Nigeria is taking steps to de-radicalise convicted Boko Haram terrorists through the development of a range of expert psychologists and counselors to pioneer rehabilitation efforts. Deputy Ambassador to the UN, Amb. Samson Itegboje, disclosed this while presenting Nigeria’s statement to the UN Security Council on the recent visit of the Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and…
A massive oil field has been discovered in the Niger Republic, according to the country’s Ministry of Petroleum. The field, which is located in the Agadem basin, is estimated to hold up to 60 billion barrels of oil. This discovery is a major breakthrough for Niger, which has been struggling to diversify its economy away…
The United States has designated six individuals for their support of the terrorist group Boko Haram. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday added Nigerian nationals Abdurrahman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad to the List…
You can see the biography of Peter Obi’s running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba Ahmed, below. Okupe who appeared on Channels Television on Tuesday, said the presidential candidate himself will announce his running mate, adding that Obi and the LP were looking out for a young vibrant politician from the north with a measure of intellect,…
By Adebayo Paul APC Candidate, Binani Sues INEC For Cancelling Her Declaration As Adamawa Governor. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Adamawa governorship election, Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as “Binani has taken legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the cancellation of her declaration as Adamawa governor in the March…
A top official of the Nigeria Correctional Service has debunked the report that suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari and some high-profile inmates have escaped Kuje Prison. The official who spoke with Vanguard claimed that terrorists who bombed Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja on Tuesday night attempted to gain access to Kyari’s cell but were…
By Samson Ezea It is indeed another year of stock taking of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s seven years of good governance and people-oriented programmes in Enugu state that has endeared him and his administration to the people of the state. These seven years which include four years of his first term and three years of his…
Ugwuanyi’s political masterstroke and Enugu’s ambience By Chidi Wilfred It was the philosophical Soren Kokegarde who said “an individual is the substance in a human person”. Suffice it to say that the term ‘personality’ can actually be defined as the characteristic sets of behaviours, cognitions and emotional patterns that evolve from biological and environmental factors….
The United States has finally endorsed the candidacy of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the post of Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) following the withdrawal of South Korea’s Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee from the race. A statement from the Office of the United States Trade Representative seen by Vanguard stated: “The United States…
The former President declared that secession is not the way to go and promised his loyalty to a united Nigeria. Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said he will never support calls for secession. This is as he revealed why he doesn’t believe in and would never support the agitations for the Yoruba…
