The King would find the idea of people paying homage to him during his Coronation “abhorrent”, the broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby believes. For the first time, the public are being given an active role in the ceremony as they are invited Read more…
Month: May 2023
A wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and their “middleman” have been jailed for an organ-trafficking plot, after bringing a man to the UK from Lagos. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice, 56, wanted a new kidney for their Read more…
All of Kiev’s decisions are ultimately dictated by Washington, including which targets to hit and by what means, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed on Thursday. His comments came after two Ukrainian drones unsuccessfully attempted to strike the Kremlin in Read more…
The Ukrainian Air Force admitted on Thursday evening that a drone destroyed over Kiev earlier in the day had been one of their own, which they somehow lost control of. “Since the uncontrolled presence of the UAV in the sky Read more…
Max Air airline has joined Nigerian Air-force, Air Peace and Azman air in airlifting stranded Nigerians being evacuated from Sudan to Egypt. In a statement issued on Thursday via its official Instagram handle, the airline will send out its Boeing Read more…
President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has told Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike that he owes him nothing following the governor’s request that the federal government, when Tinubu take over, should refund the money expended on construction of federal roads by the state Read more…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Southeast Zone has ratified the suspension of some leaders of the party accused of anti-party activities in Enugu and Abia States. The Zonal Secretariat of the party stated that the ratification followed the South East Read more…
The Senate on Tuesday appealed to the United Kingdom government for clemency as a UK court prepares to sentence Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. The Red Chamber made the appeal barely 48 hours before Read more…
The Archbishop emeritus of the Catholic Dioceses of Abuja Cardinal John Onaiyekan,has criticised the government rush to swear in Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President, despite the case in court. According to Onaiyekan, “it doesn’t make much sense” for President-elect Read more…
Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to comments by Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan against the upcoming May 29 swearing in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Recall Vanguard had earlier published Read more…
Imo State gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Samuel Anyanwu has said no level of intimidation from Governor Hope Uzodimma will deter the party from taking over the Douglas House come November 11, 2023. Anyanwu said this Read more…
The Abia State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji was, on Tuesday, allegedly impeached by 18 out of 24 members of the House. However, in a reconvened plenary of the House later in the afternoon , 8 members Read more…