Fiercely outspoken Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 genocide inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda”, has been freed from prison after more than 900 days behind bars. Rusesabagina was released late Friday away from the media glare and will return to the United States after the Kigali government […]

International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva says that risks to financial stability had increased, stressing “the need for vigilance” following the recent turmoil in the banking sector. Speaking at a forum in Beijing, the IMF managing director said she expected 2023 “to be another challenging year”, with global growth slowing to below 3.0 percent due […]

In the last four days, five migrant boats have sunk off the southern city of Sfax, leaving 67 missing and nine dead, after a significant increase in boats heading towards Italy.

Donald Trump staged his first presidential campaign rally in Texas Saturday, brushing off his potential indictment as he railed against multiple criminal probes threatening his bid for the White House. The Republican addressed several thousand supporters — far fewer than the 15,000 he had expected — in the city of Waco as he braced for […]

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, weekend, arrested another suspected serial fake traffic officer of the agency, Mr. Omotutu Bamidele, 55, around Ikoyi area of the state.

Amid the ongoing global celebration of the year 2023 International Women’s Month, a rights group, Women Advocates Research & Documentation Centre, WARDC, has demanded justice over the alleged abduction of a 6-hour-old-baby christened Baby Joseph.

“That’s why I said every Nigerian can flourish, because we have learnt to survive in every environment. We are like roses that grow on concrete.”

The Lagos State government has concluded plans to prosecute Oluwaseun Osinbajo, the driver of the ill-fated staff bus which collided with a moving train, killing at least six persons and several others injured in the process.

The Lagos State government has concluded plans to charge Chrisland School, some members of staff and a vendor to court in the death of a student, Whitney Adeniran, for manslaughter, recklessness and negligence.

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says Nigeria has recorded over 2,056 cases of fire incidents with a loss of over N1 trillion of properties in 2022. Lagbaja gave the figures during a fire prevention and management sensitisation seminar held at the Headquarters 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna on […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure No fewer than 80 Point of Sales (PoS) agents, suspected to be buying and selling money to members of the public with higher interest have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in Ondo state. Vanguard gathered that the officials of the commission carried out the […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure A commercial driver, identified as Taiwo, has assaulted nurses at the Mother and Child hospital, Oke aro, Akure, the Ondo state capital, with cutlass, over the death of his five year old son. Consequently, police detectives, have launched a manhunt for the driver, who later fled with his dead son after […]

“After reviewing Mr. Clement’s case, I’ve directed the Honorable Attorney General to set up a meeting and pay him the compensation awarded by the Court.

“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime but blamed it on the devil”

“I want to tell those in Lagos to realise that there is no war between us and Yorubas. They are just political rascals, and we’re going to handle them,”