No fewer than 11 passengers were burnt to death in a fatal road accident, which involved a trailer and a Marcopollo bus, at Soka Bridge in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Council of Ondo State yesterday. The deceased whose identities were yet to be ascertained were passengers of the Marcopollo bus. According to an eyewitness, the accident was caused by the truck driver, who drove against traffic at excessive speed. The eyewitness who gave her name as Moyosore disclosed that the truck rammed into the Marcopollo bus, which was said to be coming from the Benin axis. She said:…
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The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has raised an alarm over alleged move by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, spread fake news to defame its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, through social media influencers barely a few weeks to the election. The campaign council said a dedicated team for that sole purpose had already been constituted, “working day and night,” from the PDP headquarters in Abuja. In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, the PCC said the main opposition party had also “recruited many…
The President Muhammadu Buhari and the House of Representatives are on collision course over the deadline for the withdrawal of old naira notes. The CBN had before now, given January 31 deadline for the exchange of old naira notes of N200, N500 and N1000 with the new ones. But the President yesterday, on the request of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN approved a 10-day extension of the deadline for the withdrawal of old naira notes to February 10, 2023. A seven-day grace period, beginning on February 10 to February 17,2023, was also approved to enable Nigerians deposit their…
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, says N1.7 trillion worth of naira notes have been returned to banks so far,with N500 billion more to go. The bank on Sunday extended the deadline for the swap of the old notes for new ones at the commercial banks from January 31, 2023 to February 10. Those who still have the old notes after February 10 will enjoy a seven-day “grace period” to deposit them directly with the CBN. After February 17, the old notes will cease to be legal tender, the governor said. In a press…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has released Captain Warredi Enisuoh, Executive Director of Operations and Technical of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, TSSNL, the pipeline surveillance company operated by ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, who the anti-graft agency detained January 19. Report from Vanguard gathered that EFCC freed Enisuoh from its custody, Tuesday, about 72 hours after the company raised the alarm about his detention. Enisuoh, who spoke to Sunday Vanguard on phone, yesterday, confirmed his release but pleaded that he would not want to make comments on his ordeal since he has a matter with…
At least three policemen were shot dead and another injured when unknown gunmen attacked policemen at the border checkpoint along the Enugu/Abakaliki expressway. The hoodlums who operated in a Sienna bus reportedly opened fire at the checkpoint killing three policemen on the spot. Another policeman who was shot on the leg is said to be receiving treatment at a hospital in the Ebonyi State Capital. The incident took place Saturday night at the border checkpoint between Enugu and Ebonyi States. Police spokesperson in Ebonyi, Chris Anyanwu confirmed the incident. “Yesterday’s attack by unknown gunmen at Ebonyi/Enugu boundary took place…
Three people were shot dead and four wounded in fresh US shooting. Reports said the shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m. in the Beverly Crest neighborhood. This is at least the sixth mass shooting in California this month. The report said emergency services rushed to the swanky address in the Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles overnight, where they found three people dead in a vehicle parked outside. Four others were being treated in hospital Saturday, two of them for critical injuries. According to metro.us, last Saturday, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran gunned down patrons at a ballroom dance hall in…
All is now set by a Federal High Court in Abuja to deliver a landmark judgment on Monday, January 30 in a suit seeking removal of President Muhammadu Buhari from office on account of alleged illegalities in the 2019 presidential election. The judgment billed to be delivered by Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo will also resolve a request seeking to stop the conduct of the 2023 Presidential election. A notice for the judgment delivery just sighted by our correspondent at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja indicated that the verdict would be handed down by 9 am by Justice Ekwo.…
The Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] has extended the deadline for old naira notes with extra 10 days. In a statement issued on Sunday by the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, the bank says the new deadline is now February 10. More to come….
The Osun Election Petition Tribunal has stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the July 16 Governorship election, Adegboyega Oyetola, were able to prove a case of forgery against incumbent Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke. The Tribunal had earlier observed Oyetola had presented forgery case, established against Governor Adeleke, was not enough to disqualify him from contesting the July 16 Governorship election, adding that he had acquired additional qualifications. Delivering the majority judgement, the Tribunal led by Justice Tertsea Kume, noted that the petitioners were able to prove forgery case against Governor Adeleke as EC9, which is…
Manchester City on Friday night beat EPL table toppers, Arsenal, to qualify for the 5th round of the English FA Cup. Nathan Ake’s strike earned Pep Guardiola’s men a place in the fifth round in world’s oldest football competition. The Dutch defender was the unlikely match-winner with a composed finish to inflict a first defeat on the Premier League leaders since November.
Dozens of residents of Osun State trooped out on Saturday to protest the verdict of the Tribunal, which sacked Governor Ademola Adeleke. Recalls that the Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, on Friday sacked Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate,6 after it said it found proof of over-voting. It also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately withdraw the certificate of return issued to Governor Adeleke, and present it to his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola. Despite the plea for calm, this morning, some major roads in Osogbo and Ilesa were blocked by protesters, said to be unhappy…