THE General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed the reasons he never fulfilled his childhood ambition to join the Army. The renowned cleric who spoke on Sunday during his sermon at the Church’s monthly Thanksgiving Service, monitored by our correspondent, said he had …
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THE Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, has dismissed what it termed an obviously doctored video clip showing four people purportedly pushing one of the train sets to be deployed for passenger operations for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit, LRMT, Blue Line. LAMATA, the supervising agency of the LRMT, Blue …
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THE presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has penned down a congratulatory message for Anthony Joshua who defeated the former world heavyweight champion, Jermaine Franklin on Saturday. Joshua was given the win by 118-111, 117-111, 117-111 on the scorecards of the three judges after the …
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THE National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Professor Rufai Ahmed Alkali has resigned as the head of the party. In a letter to the National Secretary of the party and made available to Vanguard, Alkali said he was stepping aside as the National Chairman of the party …
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SOCIO-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his “good offices and leadership position to immediately enforce the judgment by the ECOWAS Court of Justice prohibiting prosecutions of anyone on the grounds of ‘insulting’ or ‘stalking’ public officials online.” SERAP also urged him to “enforce …
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THE presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has attributed the poor performance of the party in the general elections to the difficulty of its supporters to identify the party logo on the ballot paper. Kwankwaso said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) mixed up the …
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THE Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Election, Mr. Peter Obi, has dismissed a purported audio recording of a telephone conversation between him and the Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, as product of the endless forgeries the All Progressives Congress has a notoriety for. …
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FORMER world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua got back to winning ways on Saturday night at the 02 Arena in London with a unanimous decision win over Jermaine Franklin. The 33-year-old British-Nigerian heavyweight controlled the contest against the durable American but it was not the explosive early finish many expected and …
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NIGERIA has been selected to host the fourth edition of the Intra-Africa Trade Fair in 2025, Newsextra24.com reports The Intra-African trade is a unique and valuable platform for businesses to access an integrated African market of over 1.3 billion people with a Gross Domestic Product of over US$3.5 trillion created …
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POPE Francis presided over mass in St Peter’s Square Sunday, as he kicked off events leading to Easter, just a day after leaving the hospital following a bout of bronchitis. The 86-year-old’s admittance to hospital on Wednesday with breathing difficulties sparked concerns he may not be well enough to attend …
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