The abducted Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, Hon. Chris Ohizu has been beheaded. The council boss was butchered after his abductors allegedly received N6 million as ransom. Video of his beheading surfaced online on Sunday, as his killers insisted that there would be no election in the country. A source at the …

The passengers stranded in a forest at Itakpe, Kogi State, when the Warri-Itakpe train derailed two weeks ago, have been evacuated by staff members of the railway station, who used a cab. One of the staff members revealed this to Vanguard, adding that there was no report of injury. Barely a month after no fewer than 20 passengers were abducted …

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has announced that 31 January remains the deadline for filing the annual tax returns by employers of labour. According to a statement on Sunday by the Head of Corporate Communications at LIRS, Monsurat Amasa, the Executive Chairman, Mr Ayodele Subair said that all businesses and employers of labour residents within the state must …

Amid the growing concerns over the spread of banditry, insurgency and other violent crimes around the country, an advocacy group, The Yoruba Leadership and Peace Initiative (TYLPI) is to hold a high level workshop on safety and security in the region. The workshop, with the theme “Safety and Security in Yorubaland: An Advisory for Stakeholders”, will hold at the Conference …

Seventeen years after the national census, Nigeria will conduct another exercise from 29 March running for four days. That will be about two weeks – precisely 18 days – after the last set of general elections (the governorship and house of assembly) is conducted on 11 March. Announcing the population census date, the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), …

Tinubu praises Festus Keyamo’s contributions to democracy, rule of law at 53 For his contributions to the struggle towards the sustenance of democracy and good governance in Nigeria, All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a goodwill message to the Minister of State, Labour and Productivity, Barrister Festus Keyamo on his 53rd birthday. While congratulating …

President Muhammadu Buhari will be in Lagos on Monday and Tuesday for a two-day working visit to commission five projects. During a media briefing at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Ikeja on Friday, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso said all hands are on deck by the state government to ensure a hitch-free working visit. …

In the most recent security recommendations released on Thursday, the United Kingdom and Australia urged their people to stay away from visiting Nigeria. Additionally, the European Union (EU) cautioned that the “security situation” was extremely hostile and that it might prevent elections from taking place in some areas of the nation. The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and Bulgaria …

The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion on Murtala Muhammed Way and Apapa Road, Oyingbo from 23rd January till March 31, 2023, for the construction of the Red Line project. In a statement on Thursday, the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde explained that the total lane closure would be sustained to allow the contractor to complete the construction …

Following reports of hidden fees demanded in government-owned schools, the Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board (FCT-UBEB) has assured residents of its readiness to confront illegal payments in public schools. During an anti-corruption radio programme, Public Conscience on Wednesday in Abuja, the FCT-UBEB Chairman, Hassan Sule committed to fighting extortion and other forms of illegalities that could hamper citizens …