The Renaissance Hotel, Ikeja was the venue for the Apple iPhone 8 launch on Friday, October 27th, 2017.
The hall was filled with Apple’s Value Added Distributor and ‘who is who’ in the smartphone industry, corporate bodies, Telco’s, financial services providers, authorized partners and Apple enthusiasts nationwide.
In his welcome speech, the Regional Head (West Africa) for Redington’s Telco-Africa business – Sivadoss Vijayakumar reiterated the company’s commitment to continue to provide an excellent support structure to its Partners and as an...
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
Female suicide bombers kill six farmers in Maiduguri
The Police in Borno on Tuesday said four female suicide bombers were killed while trying to sneak into Maiduguri metropolis.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Victor Isuku, in a telephone interview said that the incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. in Tomsu Ngamdu community on the outskirts of Maiduguri.
He said that one of the suicide bombers detonated her explosive near a military checkpoint, while the other one detonated hers at a Civilian Joint Task Force checkpoint, killing themselves and injuring six farmers nearby.
He...
Osun lecturers give Aregbesola 21-day strike notice over half salary
Lecturers at the polytechnics and colleges of education owned by the Osun State Government have given Governor Rauf Aregbesola a 21-day ultimatum to resume payment of full salaries and address other issues including obnoxious taxes, lack of good roads and toilets for students.
The lecturers, who are operating under the aegis of Council of Academic Staff Unions of Osun State Owned Tertiary Institutions gave the ultimatum in a letter dated November 6 to Aregbesola.
The lecturers said in the copy of the letter which was made available to our correspondent...
Two women killed as soldiers repel Boko Haram in Gulak
At least two civilians were killed when dozens of Boko Haram fighters tried to storm a town in Gulak, Adamwa State but were repelled by troops, locals said on Tuesday.
The attempted raid on Gulak, in the Madagali area of the far north of Adamawa state, happened at about 7:30 pm (1830 GMT) on Monday and involved about 50 jihadists.
“There was a gunfight that lasted for almost half an hour,” said Maina Ularamu, a former chairman of the Madagali local government area.
“One of the (Boko Haram) pick-up trucks, which was laden with explosives, tried...
2019: PDP can’t get it easy — Bafarawa
SOKOTO—A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has posited that until the party was ready to work honestly and collectively, it will not grab the leadership of the country on a platter of gold. Attahiru Bafarawa He spoke when he received officials of the Sokoto State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, who paid him a courtesy visit. Speaking further, he said: “The media is the live wire of any society, but it will only succeed if practitioners are fair and fearless....
6,000 get free medical services in Kebbi
BIRNIN KEBBI— THE medical team currently offering free outreach service in Kebbi State has so far treated about 6,000 patients suffering from different kinds of diseases. Chairman of the outreach committee, Dr. Aminu Haliru Bunza, disclosed this to newsmen yesterday at new Kebbi Medical Centre, Kalgo. Bunza, who is also Director Medical Services at Ministry of Health, Birnin Kebbi, further stated that of the number, 160 patients with eye problems were operated on, 100 on dental and 98 treated for dental and abdominal problems. He said: “About 700...
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Monday, 26 June 2017
Five thousand cultists in Ogoni land, Rivers State, have renounced their membership
Five thousand cultists in Ogoni land, Rivers State, have renounced their membership of different cult groups and have accepted Christ as Lord and Saviour at a Peace and Unity Crusade organised by different denominations in conjunction with The Deeper Christian Life Ministry in Bori, Rivers State.
The cultists who gave their lives to Christ shortly after a sermon delivered by the General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor W. F....
Saturday, 24 June 2017
These 38 Nigerian universities have increased their school fees
There have been changes in school fees of some institutions, below is a table of such changes according to Vanguard:
Institution Old fees New fees
1. UNILAG N14,500 N63,500
2. ABU N27,000 N41,000
3. UNN N60,450 N66,950
4. OAU N19,700 N57,700
5. UNIZIK N20,100 N65,920
6. BUK N26,000 N40,000
7. UNIABUJA N39,300 N42,300
8. UDU N32,000 N43,000
9. NOUN N36,000 N41,000
10. UNIBEN N12,000 N49,500
11. UNILORIN N16,000 N75,500
12. FUTA N13,560 N83,940
13. FUTMINNA N20,000 N37,000
14. FUNAAB N18,250 N33,000
15. UNICAL N30,500 N42,750
16. UNIUYO N71,000 N84,250
17....
President Buhari to return to Nigerian within the next week
Sahara Reporters is reporting that President Muhammadu Buhari is set to return to Nigeria in the next some few days after spending about two months abroad.
According to the report, two presidential aides revealed the likely arrival date of the President late on Friday, June 23.
According to them, the President’s health is greatly improved.
They however expressed reservations on the report that President Buhari was scheduled to return today, Saturday, June 24.
“Mr. President [Buhari] is getting better and wanting to return to Nigeria very soon,”...
Police says it is under pressure to release Evans the kidnapper
- Acting Lagos state commissioner of police Galadanshi Dasuki revealed this to newsmen on Saturday, June 24
- Dasuki however said the police was not in a hurry to release the arrested kidnapper
- He said the Force wants to fully interrogate Evans and use information learned from him to arrest other kidnappers
The Lagos state Command of the Nigeria Police Force has raised the alarm that it is being pressured to release arrested billionaire kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans.
Daily Trust reports that acting Lagos state commissioner...
Friday, 23 June 2017
Controversy as Falz tells singers to stop praising ‘Yahoo Boys’
Falz the Bad Guy has stirred some controversy after his advice to fellow singers, to stop praising Yahoo Boys, a parlance for internet fraudsters .
Falz spoke in an interview on Oak TV, that hailing the Yahoo Boys amounts to glorification of what is wrong in society and urged artists to desist from doing so for the sake of the future.
In his interview, Falz made mention of no one, but he was soon pitted against 9 Ice , an older musician, with commentators...
Nigerian woman cured of rare skin cancer in India
Thirty - seven- year -old Nigerian woman, Amina Abubakar was not sure that she will survive after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 by a Nigerian hospital .
But it was a wrong diagnosis for Amina, who was a final year medical student . As it turned out, she was actually suffering from skin cancer.
After struggling for more than three years , Amina can now breathe easy . Thanks to the treatment that cured her at a city hospital in Bengaluru,...
We have not taken over Etisalat- Banks cry out.
The consortium of 13 banks involved in Etisalat Nigeria loan on Thursday refuted reports that they have taken over the operations of the company.
A management source close to the banks who pleaded anonymity said in Lagos that there was no truth in the report making the round.
The source said that the banks ’ major interest was the loan repayment borrowed by the company and not takeover .
“We are not telecommunication companies , all we want is our...
Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, condemns recent ethnic attacks in Taraba
Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, condemns recent ethnic attacks in Taraba, orders deployment of extra military officers to the state
Acting president Yemi Osinbajo, has condemned the outbreak of crisis in some communities in Taraba state that has led to the death of over 100 people and destruction of property worth millions.
The renewed crisis started in in Mambilla Plateau on Monday and spread to some other neighboring communities. According to reports, Fulani herdsmen in the affected communities recorded the most casualties.
In a statement released...
Ex-militants assure oil firms of peace, security, in Niger-Delta
Multi-national oil companies operating in the Niger Delta, have been assured of an enabling environment to carry on their business activities when they comply with the Federal Government’s directive to relocate their administrative headquarters to their various operational bases in the region.
Giving the assurance in Bomadi, Delta State, ex-militant leader and Delta State Chairman, Phase 3 ex-militants, Mr Preye Ekpebide (ambassador of peace), said...
42-yr-old caught caught by his wife having sex with goat- Kastina.
A 42-year-old father of six children, Babangida Garba, who alleged that his wife usually starved him of sex, has been arrested in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State for having sex with a goat.
Garba, who was paraded alongside other suspects for various criminal offences by the state Commissioner of Police, CP Usman Abdullahi, yesterday, admitted that he committed the offence.
The incident was said to have occurred in Ungwar Mata, Funtua council, where Garba was said to have had intercourse with his neighbour’s goat.
The Police Commissioner,...
Two storey building collapses in Lagos.
A two-storey building under construction collapsed, yesterday, in the densely-populated Ogbowankwo, Ajegunle area of Lagos, leaving several persons injured.
A witness, Fatai Balogun, who claimed to be sleeping in the building as he was recently ejected from his one-room apartment at Layinka Street, said he woke up to observe the early morning prayer before preparing what to eat for the Muslim fast, when he saw part of the building collapsing.
He...
12-yr-old boy kills landlady
A 12-year-old boy, who allegedly robbed and killed his landlady at Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday, was among those paraded for various offences by the state Police Command, yesterday.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zanna Mohammed, who briefed reporters on the arrest of over 60 kidnappers, robbers, murderers, cultists and ritualists in the last three weeks, said the teenager confessed that he committed the act because a cult group told him that one of the conditions for initiation was that he must have...
Man, 57, lures 8-yr-old girl with Viju milk, rapes her
A 57-year-old man, Aminu Ibrahim, who allegedly raped a minor after luring her with N50 and milk, was, yesterday, granted bail by a Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwa Nama.
Ibrahim, of Agada Sogai, Jos, was first arraigned on May 6, on charges bordering on rape and criminal intimidation.
Ibrahim denied committing the offences, but the court ordered his remand and adjourned the case until yesterday.
The offences contravened Sections 282 and 396...
Thursday, 22 June 2017
SERG commends FG, DSS for freeing Ifeanyi Ubah
The South-East Revival Group, SERG, has commended the Department of State Services, DSS, and the Federal Government for listening to the voice of reason and freeing the Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah.
The group also commended coalition of civil society and human rights activists who played one role or the other during the oil magnet’s incarceration.
This was contained in a statement signed by its Convener and...
U.S. President Donald Trump said he wouldn’t want a poor person incharged of economy....
U.S. President Donald Trump said he wouldn’t want a poor person in charge of the economy, as he defended his cabinet, which is thought to be the wealthiest in the country’s history.
“Somebody said, ‘Why did you appoint a rich person to be in charge of the economy?’” he told supporters at rally in Iowa.
“So I said …. because that’s the kind of thinking we want… because they’re representing the country.”
Making a particular reference to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, a billionaire former investor, Trump said:, “They don’t want the money. And they...
Ebonyi APC repositions ahead of 2019- Chairman
The Ebonyi chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the party has been repositioned to achieve landslide victory in the 2019 general elections.
The Acting Chairman, Mr Eze Nwachukwu, who spoke in an interview with the newsmen in ebonyi on Thursday, said the party structures are being strengthened.
According to him, all the party structures in the state are being repositioned ahead of the 2019 general elections.
“The party structure and all its organs from the ward, local and state levels are undergoing internal reforms in line with...
Herdsmen kill one in Delta community
SUSPECTED herdsmen, Tuesday night, attacked a farm settlement at Umueze near Oloa-Ossissa community, Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Delta State, killing a 15-year-old boy, Nnamdi Okonkwo, and inflicting bullet wounds on his father.
According to Vanguard the deceased was with his father, Anarobi Okonkwo, at their camp along Abalam-Ossissa Road when the herdsmen invaded.
A source in the Ossissa said the herdsmen earlier “chased farmers with guns...
How police averted blockade of Enugu-Makurdi highway by irate drivers
The police in Enugu said on Thursday that they prevented a blockade of traffic on the Enugu-Makurdi highway by aggrieved truck drivers protesting ill-treatment of a colleague.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Enugu, SP Ebere Amaraizu, made this known in a statement in Enugu.
Amarizu said that it took the intervention of police operatives of Udenu Division and other nearby divisions to appease the truck drivers.
He said that the incident, which started about 11 a.m. on Wednesday, took place at Ohulor community in Udenu Local Government Area...
Why Nigerian students pay more in private universities
From our findings, the fees vary depending on course, year (whether first year or returning student), federal, state or private university. In most cases, science courses cost more than non-science courses while professional courses like medicine and law cost even more.
Again, the higher you go in class, the lower the fees. First year students pay a lot higher than returning students because there are some fees paid in the first year that are not...
Woman, 26 year old charged for abducting teenage lover
A 26-year-old woman, Oluchi Paul, was, yesterday, brought before an Ikeja chief magistrate’s court over the alleged abduction of a teenage boy.
The accused, a trader, who resides at 6, Yanusa Lane, Water Works, Iju, a suburb of Lagos, is facing a three-count charge bordering on abduction.
The prosecutor, Inspector Clifford Ogu, told the court that the offences were committed between March and May at the residence of the accused.
According to Ogu, “the accused abducted a 17-year-old boy for the purpose of having sex with her, while his parents were...
Nigeria Alleged N3.1bn fraud: Court defers Suswam’s trial till Sept 28
The Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, fixed September 28 to resume hearing on the nine-count money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, entered against former governor of Benue State, Mr. Gabriel Suswam.
Suswam, who piloted the affairs of Benue State from 2007 to 2015, is facing trial alongside his erstwhile Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Omodachi Okolobia.
The duo were alleged to have looted about N3.1 billion, being proceeds of shares owned by Benue State government and Benue Investment and Property Company...
Nigeria is free to restructure, but… —Makarfi
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Caretaker Committee, NCC, has lent its voice to calls for the restructuring of the country by some eminent Nigerians and groups.
Chairman of the committee and former governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, who spoke at a briefing in Abuja, yesterday, urged Nigerians to work assiduously towards making the federation a more perfect union, adding there was nothing wrong in looking at the structure...
Herdsmen menace, prophesy foretold by Nnamdi Kanu —IPOB
THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, said, yesterday, that some of prophesies of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, three years ago, were already manifesting in the form of the activities of herdsmen in the southern part of the country and the recent quit notice on Igbo residing in the north by some northern groups.
In a statement made available to Vanguard, IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, recalled that Kanu had also predicted on October 14, 2015 before his arrest, that there were plans to encourage the migration of Fulani...
Nigeria It is not only the Biafrans who are disgusted with this country – Onaiyekan
ABUJA – The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, yesterday, said anger and dissatisfaction expressed by people would continue in the country, when federal character principle leads to injustice and marginalization.
Cardinal-Onaiyekan
To address the ongoing agitation in Nigeria, the Cardinal charged the Federal Government to change the rules of governance in addition to yielding to call by Nigerians to restructure the country.
Onaiyekan,...
Scientists find a final cure for HIV/ AIDs
British man with HIV undergoing a pioneering treatment to cure him of the disease has shown “remarkable” progress, doctors have told a newspaper.
Scientists treating the 44-year-old patient are now hopeful of a breakthrough in what has been described as “one of the first serious attempts at a full cure for HIV”.
Results showed the man’s most recent blood test showed no detectable HIV was present.
Results showed the man’s most recent blood test showed no detectable HIV was present.
The man, who has remained anonymous, is the first of 50 people to...
Monday, 19 June 2017
Welcome To M-poolz News Blog: President of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman has warned President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he cannot Islamise Nigeria.
Welcome To M-poolz News Blog: President of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman has warned President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he cannot Islamise Niger...
Sunday, 18 June 2017
Nigeria’s two leading artistes, Wizkid and Davido have locked horns in a supremacy battle to prove who is better in the music industry.
The battle which was fought and may still be continued in the ring of social media sees the two musical gurus take swipes at each other, sparking comments from their fans.
It all began with the “If” artiste, Davido, throwing the first verbal punch shortly after the release of Wizkid’s single, “Sounds from the other side,” when he took to his Snapchat to say, “Nah ‘pon pon’ sounds dey reign now oooo! No Jonze, all other sounds na the least for now....
Nigerian hackers steal $3b worldwide: Reports
Nigerian hackers and cyber criminals are being accused of masterminding a grand theft of information and money running into billions of dollars, worldwide.
According to experts, the Nigerians are able to carry out the heist by sending phishing emails to commercial organizations and industrial enterprises, which they later steal dry.
The FBI estimates that these phishing attacks have cost companies over $3 billion. The number of affected companies...
President of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman has warned President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he cannot Islamise Nigeria.
The Apostle who expressed outrage at the removal of Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) as a subject of study from the secondary school curriculum described it as a move to Islamise Nigeria, which he said can never happen.
In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, spokesman of the church, Apostle Suleman also said that President Muhammadu Buhari, by this new policy, has confirmed that he set out to Islamise the country soon after being sworn in on...
Photos: Houses where Evans, the kidnapper keeps his victims
Notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, AKA Evans, who was arrested recently by the police for coordinating several high profile kidnappings and armed robberies within Lagos, Anambara and Enugu State, receiving millions of dollars as ransom, Sunday took police operative to two houses (Dens) in Ejigbo and Igando areas in Lagos state, where he kept some of his victim for months.
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South East rulers, Osinbajo during consultative meeting
Traditional Rulers from the South East during the consultative meeting with the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Sunday.
The meeting was aimed at promoting peace, as well as protecting lives and properties of all Nigerians.
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo Chairman, South East Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Eberechi Dick Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu with other Traditional Rulers from South East during...
Saturday, 17 June 2017
Apapa road to be closed for one-year as FG begins reconstruction
A section of the Apapa Wharf road will be shut down for a year to allow engineers carry out reconstruction of the road that has been in a deplorable state for many years.
Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this at the signing of a N4.34 Billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dangote Group and other stakeholders for the reconstruction of the road in Lagos today June 17th.
The reconstruction according to Fashola,...
Friday, 16 June 2017
Woman accused of setting foster child ablaze over N1,000 in Lagos
A 34-year-old woman has got on the wrong side of the law for allegedly setting her 12-year-old foster daughter ablaze. The accused, Uzoma Austin, who lives at 5, Adesoji Street, Agiliti, Mile 12, Lagos was brought before an Ogudu magistrate’s court in Lagos Wednesday.
According to the prosecutor, Sergeant Lucky Ihiehie, the woman set the little girl ablaze on June 8, at her residence, for stealing N1,000. The case was taken up by the Lagos State...
Photo: 2 Nigerians arrested in Ghana for daylight robbery
The Cantonment Divisional Police Command in Ghana, have arrested two Nigerian nationals for daylight robbery near the presidential palace in Accra.
3News reports that the two suspects, Ndubueze Odoemenam and Chiokoko Amadie were arrested
Wednesday afternoon after they had gone to carry out their operation.
The two suspected robbers reportedly deflated the tyres of their victim at the Flagstaff House traffic light and snatched GH¢6,000 he had withdrawn...
