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‘Collect Illegal Fees? Lose Your Job’ — Abia Govt Warns Principals
The Abia State Government has issued a stern warning to principals and heads of public schools in the state, threatening to dismiss anyone found sabotaging its free education policy through illegal collection of fees and levies. The warning was handed down by the State Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s State...
11 PDP Governors Urge Supreme Court To Stop Emergency Rule In Rivers
Eleven governors from the Peoples Democratic Party have petitioned the Supreme Court to question President Bola Tinubu's authority to suspend a state's democratically elected government. The suit filed by the governors also challenges the declaration of a state of emergency rule in Rivers State. While the media previously reported that the suit had been filed before the Supreme Court, the governor's...
New Leadership For Rivers Electoral Commission As Ibas Appoints New Chairman, Members
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, Rivers State's sole administrator, has given his approval for the selection of a new chairman and members for the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission. According to the statement, the new RSIEC Chairman, Dr. Micheal Ekpai Odey, will work with six members and four professors. The appointment was announced in a government special announcement issued on Wednesday by...
IGP Orders Counter-Terrorism Unit To Plateau Amid Killings
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has directed the prompt deployment of counterterrorism units, tactical squads, and advanced surveillance resources to impacted communities in response to the resurgence of deadly attacks in Plateau State since March 28, 2025. In a statement released on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, the police chief described the...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Dip As Trump’s China Tariffs Take Effect
President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Chinese goods went into effect just after midnight Tuesday, causing Ethereum to drop 8.3% to its lowest level since March 2023 and Bitcoin to drop 4.1% to $76,550. The broader crypto market mirrored the global selloff, with Ethereum leading losses among top tokens. Dogecoin fell 16.3%, while Solana and Cardano dropped 18% and 23.7%, respectively,...
Bode George: APC Lacks Structure, It’s A One-Man Show
Chief Bode George, a former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a "one-man show" and dismissed it as having no true political structure. The elder statesman made the statement on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Morning Brief while addressing the possibility of a third political force, such...
Police Inspector Slumps, Dies In Calabar After Watching Arsenal Defeat Real Madrid
Stephen Enang, an Inspector of Police in Calabar, reportedly slumped and passed away shortly after Arsenal defeated Real Madrid, a Spanish powerhouse, 3-0 on Tuesday night. Inspector Enang, a native of Ekori in the Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, was attached to the Akim Police Division along IBB Way, Calabar. Multiple eyewitnesses told Vanguard that the deceased, a...
Drinking, Smoking, Eating While Driving Could Lead To Jail Term, LASTMA Warns
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has cautioned drivers that eating, drinking, or smoking while behind the wheel could result in imprisonment. LASTMA stated that smoking, eating, or drinking while driving is a punishable offense under the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018. This was disclosed in a post shared on its official X handle on Wednesday. The agency stated,...
”NNPC Crude Suspension To Dangote Refinery Affected OPEC Output” – Report
The decision of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to suspend crude supply to the Dangote and other refineries affected the output of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in March. A Reuters survey found that OPEC oil output fell in March as Nigeria curbed deliveries to domestic refineries. In March, supply from Nigeria, Iran, and Venezuela fell by 50,000...
”Pascal Dozie Wrote His Name In Gold” – Gov. Otti Mourns
The Governor of Abia State. Alex Otti has described the death of the founder of Diamond Bank Plc, Dr. Pascal Dozie, as a huge loss to the nation. Otti said in a statement by his media aide, Ferdinand Ekeoma, on Wednesday in Umuahia that Dozie was a renowned entrepreneur and icon in the banking industry. It will be recalled that the...
