The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria on Monday described as offensive and provocative, an Easter advert by Sterling Bank Plc comparing the resurrection of Christ with the rising of Agege Bread. APCON also said the advert copy was not submitted for approval before it was made public. In a statement …

Senator Tanko Al-Makura has dismissed as ‘fake news’ a statement on social media alleging his defecting from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). This was contained in a press statement issued by the press secretary, Danjuma Joseph, for the senator on Monday, saying: ‘The …

Legal icon and elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola, says an interim government should replace the current administration at the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari tenure in 2023. Babalola told a news conference in Ado-Ekiti on Monday that the interim government should be in office for six months to chart a …

Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Thursday April 14, 2022, convicted and sentenced four internet fraudsters to prison for fraud. The convicts are Chigbolu Stephen Kanayo (aka Brad Pitt) Udoh Godspower (aka Wang Wei); Orome Collins (aka Wang Wei) and Clifford Otsu …

The ancient city of Wukari, in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State was thrown into excitement weekend, as the 40MW Kashimbilla hydro-power plant illuminated the town. Vanguard learned that though the project is yet to be commissioned, the town is now powered by the substation. The project, which started …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has hailed the leadership qualities of Presidential Aspirant, Honourable Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, and prayed for God’s guidance and blessings upon him as he seeks the highest office in Nigeria. According to a statement from Right Honourable Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi Media Office, the …

I Will Not Remain Silent: Muslim Man who Left His marriage says He Did so because His Wife Beats & Abuses Him Monday A Muslim man has sparked a debate on social media as he opened up about why he left his marriage The man, Merbaan Talib, said he suffered …

Cristiano Ronaldo has suffered personal tragedy with news of the death of one of his newborn twins. The Manchester United striker announced the sad passing of his baby boy in a message on Instagram signed by himself and girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez. “It is with our deepest sadness we have to …

Another Russian village was attacked from Ukraine early on Tuesday, the governor of the southwestern Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov has claimed. The settlement of Golovchino, located some 10km from the Ukrainian border, was targeted, the governor announced on his Telegram channel. A local woman was wounded in the attack and …

Tinubu doesn’t take up an impossible assignment nor romance failure. He will shock opportunists and pessimists. – Chief Bisi Akande Everything is now in place for the mother of all conventions, which will determine the presidential candidate for Africa’s largest political party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. The party has …