Jimoh Jubril, a middle-age man was on Monday arraigned before a magistrate court in Akure, Ondo State, for allegedly destroying Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s campaign vehicle. Jubril, an indigene of Owo and Akeredolu’s kinsman, was arrested by the police during an unrest in the town in which a vehicle branded with Governor Akeredolu’s campaign poster was […]

The Police in Ebonyi has given a 14-day ultimatum to persons in possession of illegal firearms in the state to surrender them to the command. Commissioner of Police in the state Philip Maku stated this while inaugurating a Taskforce Enforcement Team to mop up illegal firearms in the State. The taskforce is headed by a […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it may respond to some of the issues raised by the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal when it is availed of the full judgment of the case. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, stated this in an interview with […]

Nigeria’s effort to contain the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have been slowed by fatigue, helplessness and mistrust among citizens and governments. Medical experts, who spoke with The Guardian on the matter, reacted to the submission of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, who lamented how challenging it is to contain the […]

The 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), yesterday, began nationwide amid complaints. In Bauchi State, it was one disappointment too many at the centres covered. Students that spoke with newsmen complained of their names not being found on the master lists. When The Guardian visited the Gen. Hassan Katsina Secondary School in the […]

Malam Wada Maida, the chairman, Board of Directors of the News Agency of Nigeria, is dead. Malam Lawal Sale Maida, a member of his family, who confirmed this to the NAN, said that Maida died in Abuja on Monday. He was aged 70. Maida, former Editor-in-Chief and later Managing Director of NAN, was one of […]

DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the Progressives Governors Forum Salihu Lukman has come under fire for his constant attack on the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its former chairman Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Lukmon has been issuing statements in his “personal capacity”, attacking the APC and Oshiomhole without being called to order by the Forum of APC governors. Oshiomhole […]

FORMER Imo State Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha on Monday said Governor Hope Uzomma has sidelined key All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in the state. He said the state is only “APC in name” and that the current administration’s is controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to Okorocha, Uzodimma did not appoint any key […]

HE Police in Imo State have arrested 15 people who allegedly attacked the convoy of Governor Hope Uzodimma on Monday. He was on his way to the 34 Attilary Brigade, Obinze, to inaugurate an officers mess built by the state government when the incident occurred. The hoodlums, armed with guns and machetes, claimed to be […]

BAYELSA State Governor Duoye Diri has been removed from office. The State Governorship Election Tribunal, which sat in Abuja, removed him through a two-to-one split verdict. But the governor and his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), have said they will appeal the judgment. The tribunal voided the election of the governor and his deputy, […]

The Bayelsa State Gubernatorial Petition Tribunal has nullified the election of Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State. The election was nullified based on a petition filed by the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party, which argued that it was unlawfully excluded from participating in the election. Delivering judgment on Monday, the panel led by Justice Yunusa Musa […]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a hospital on Monday for a medical check-up, a government source said, after a top official voiced concern the premier was suffering from fatigue because of his workload during the coronavirus pandemic. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, plans to return home later on Monday after the examination at Tokyo’s […]