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His mates. Controversial musician, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has declared himself police ambassador a few days after causing a stir while evading arrest by police officers. Portable made this known in a post on his Instagram page, where he shared photos of himself with his father and other high-ranking officers in the Lagos…

Electoral Body. As the Iranians continue to mourn the death of former President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash over the weekend, the Islamic State will now hold a presidential election on June 28. This is coming as the United States gave a positive nod to the demise of President Ebrahim Raisi, claiming that Iranians…

Nyesom Wike. Pensioners in Rivers State took their protest to the Rivers State Government House yesterday to demand for the payment of their pension owed them by the Nyesom Wike led administration.   According to the protesting pensioners, they have been owed pension since 2015 and are praying the Governor Sim Fubara to pay off…

Sim Fubara. The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Sim Fubara has submitted eight commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly led by Rt. Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo for immediate screening. The nominees were screened yesterday at the Legislative Quaters of the Government House, awaiting swearing in which would happen anytime from now. The list. The…

Board members. Transcorp Power Plc, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group), announced impressive financial performance at its recently concluded 11th Annual General Meeting (AGM), the first since the Company went public, via a listing by introduction of its shares, on March 04, 2024. The Company recorded gross earnings of N142.1 billion, a 57.3%…

Residents. Following continuous engagements by the Enugu State Government with property and business owners operating in government’s premises at the proposed transport interchanges in Abakpa, Gariki as well as Nsukka town, residents across the stated have lauded the government for its liberal and humane approach to dealing with members of the public. These commendations were…

Logo. Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, is set to wrap up the season 3 edition of its remarkable reward initiative, the 5 for 5 Promo, in a grand finale slated for Friday, May 31, 2024, in Lagos. Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo is a…

Gov. Mbah. Governor of Enugu of State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Monday toured the Sapphire Ceramics Company at Obinofia Ndiuno, Ezeagu LGA, Enugu State, where he pledged to sustain the improved ease of doing business in the state under his leadership. Mbah said the successes recorded by the company were testimonies to the state’s improved…

NLC President. Organised Labour has on Tuesday rejected the N54,000 proposed by the Federal government as new minimum wage. FG had in a meeting with Labour proposed N54,000 as against its earlier N48,000 offer. One of the leaders of the Organised Labour who attended the meeting revealed this to Vanguard in a telephone conversation. Recall…

Gov. Adeleke with his daughter. Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde, has celebrated his daughter, Tobi, over her graduation from Yale University in the United States of America. Makinde made this known after sharing pictures from the graduation via his Facebook page on Tuesday, May 21. He wrote: “Congratulations, my darling Tobi on your graduation from Yale…

Cardoso. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has increased the benchmark interest rate to 26.25 per cent. This was disclosed by the Governor of the CBN who doubles as the Chairman of the MPC at the end of the 295th MPC meeting held in Abuja. At the March MPC meeting, the…

Zack Orji. Nollywood actor Zack Orji has denied claims that he stated he is from Gabon, following a podcast video that went viral on Monday. The video appeared to show the actor revealing that he was born in Gabon, which would make him a citizen of the Central African nation According to Orji, his father’s…

Yul & Pope. Nollywood Actor, Yul Edochie has revealed why he did not attend the burial of his late colleague, Junior Pope Odonwodo. Recall that the 43-year-old actor died alongside four other people on April 10, after their boat capsized in the Anam River, in Anambra State, while returning from a movie shoot. He was…

Fubara, Wike & Ibim. Veteran media practitioner, former Commissioner of Information and Communications and former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari has aired her view concerning the ongoing political crises in her home state, Rivers between the camp of the former governor Nyesom Wike and that of Sim Fubara.…

Fubara. Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has emphatically stated that the state is in a critical situation where it has become obvious that the political crisis cannot be resolved. Fubara, announced a plan by his administration to set up a panel of inquiry into the governance of the state. Speaking on Monday after swearing in…

Ebrahim Raisi. The United States of America has revealed a number of reasons that might have led to the crash of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Raisi, alongside the country’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian lost their lives in a helicopter crash that occurred in a mountainous area in the province of East Azerbaijan,…

LASU. Two students of the Lagos State University were hit by stray bullets outside the school campus at a popular students’ residential area called PPL late Monday. While the names of the students are yet to be known, likewise the identity of the shooter(s), it was reported that the victims were hit when they went…

Davido & Akpabio. Senate president, Godswill Akpabio has urged the famous Afrobeat singer, Davido not to allow anyone drag him into politics. Akpabio gave the cautionary advice in Abuja on Monday during the singer’s courtesy visit. Receiving Davido, Akpabio expressed his delight and commended the musician for making the country proud. “For me and for…

Buba Marwa. Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has charged the Nigerian Military School (NMS) boys to always make discipline, hardwork, loyalty, and patriotism their watchwords in all they do throughout the duration of their study in the school and afterwards. Marwa who gave…

Monday & Asue. Democracy and politics are two interesting engagements where citizens are allowed to flourish their interest and choices in a free and fair manner. One of the PDP Campaigners on a platform I belonged had challenged me to market my candidate Senator Monday Okpebholo to him, instead of complaining about Godwin Obaseki and…