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By Udeme Akpan THE price of crude oil has risen from $68 to $70 per barrel in the international market as a result of rising demand, thus raising hope for the implementation of the nation’s N8.6 trillion 2018 budget. Oil money A survey of the market by Vanguard showed that … via Vanguard News...

PREPARATORY to the hosting of the 2018 edition of African Senior Athletics Championship, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has said Asaba is ready to host Africa. The Governor who inspected the 22, 000 sitting capacity Stephen Keshi stadium, Asaba which will be used for the...

The police have, Wednesday, arraigned one Nkechiyelu Nwajagu, 25, who allegedly locked up her 11-year-old cousin in a room for two days. The accused, who resides at 12, Baderin St., Mafoluku, Oshodi, a suburb of Lagos, is standing trial in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly causing...

Former Arsenal legendary striker, Ian Wright said coach Arsene Wenger was wrong to have played Alex Iwobi against Chelsea in their Caraboa Cup semi-final after the player was reported to be partying ahead of Arsenal’s FA Cup loss to Nottingham Forest. Iwobi Wright accused Wenger of displaying...

Human Rights Group on Thursday condemned authorities in Tanzania for arresting five schoolgirls for being pregnant, saying they should have arrested the men who impregnated them instead. The girls, aged between 16 and 19, were arrested by police in the southeastern town of Tandahimba over the...

The naira Wednesday depreciated to N360.73 per dollar for the first time this week in the Investor and Exporter window, prompted by a 16 percent decrease in dollar supply. Data from the Financial Market Dealers Quote (FMDQ) showed that indicative exchange rate for the window, known as Nigerian...

Romelu Lukaku is seeking legal advice over the claim by Everton’s major shareholder Farhad Moshiri that a voodoo message influenced his decision to leave the club in the summer, a representative of the Manchester United striker told the BBC on Wednesday. Lukaku “Romelu’s decision had nothing to...

President Donald Trump’s administration will not allow drilling for oil and gas off the coast of Florida after a plea from the state governor, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, said. “I support the governor’s position that Florida is unique and its coasts are heavily reliant on tourism as an...

President of Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria, AISSON Dr. Ona Ekhomu, yesterday, advised the Federal Government and security agencies to be on the alert and investigate returnees from Libya who claimed to be Nigerians, with a view to preventing ISIS fighters...

Some filling stations in Badagry town of Lagos State are selling petrol between N180 to N210 per litre, newsmen report. Newsmen, who went visited many petrol stations in the town, observed that they were under lock and key, however four stations were seen selling fuel on Tuesday. The same...

There was pandemonium in Abuja as Police, again clashed with over a hundred members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as the Shia group, during the group’s protest on Monday. The group which marched to the National Assembly’s main gate on Monday and attempted to forcefully enter the...

Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), on Sunday declared that the Boko Haram insurgents have been defeated by troops in the northeast. http://ift.tt/2CKUPiZ Buratai made the declaration at a special service to commemorate the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, held at ST...

No fewer than 490 out of 5,027 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrived in Port Harcourt Airport on Sunday. They arrived at about 4.55p.m. Details later. Details later The post Breaking- 490 out of 5027 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrive PH Airport appeared first on Vanguard News. via Vanguard...

•I opened the floodgates for other Nigerians to own banks• •The secret of my healthy life at 84 By Jimoh Babatunde As the Asiwaju of the Ijebu Christians Association and the Olori Omo-Oba of Ijebuland, Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun, the Founder of FCMB Group, holds an annual New Year …...

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar There was pandemonium in Iso Bendege community of Boki Local Government Area of Cross River state as cultists engaged in a reign of terror in a war of supremacy forcing residents to flee into bush and leaving two people dead with a police man critically injured. …...

This weekend, GOtv MAX and Plus subscribers will be treated to select games from the FA Cup and in addition, GOtv MAX subscribers will also get to enjoy all the action from the Spanish La Liga. Today’s FA Cup matches will be aired live on Gotv, beginning with the Manchester … via Vanguard...

Former Manchester United and Juventus striker Carlos Tevez agreed a move back to boyhood club Boca Juniors on Friday after 12 months in Chinese football with Shanghai Shenhua, the Argentine team announced. #BienvenidoCarlitos ¡Tevez volvió a casa! Hoy se sumó al plantel de Guillermo en Cardales...

The Trump administration’s decision to enforce federal anti-marijuana laws has sent shivers through users, medical patients and businesses encouraged by the growing number of states legalizing the drug. Marijuana Cannabis growers, sellers and financial institutions supporting them, a roughly $7...

Eleven people were injured Friday when a barrier collapsed at the Gulf Cup final in Kuwait, shortly after Oman beat the United Arab Emirates on penalties to claim the title. Sattam al-Sahli, head of communications for the 23rd Gulf Cup, told AFP they had been hospitalised for “minor injuries”...

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Friday he had never had any reason to question President Donald Trump’s mental fitness and intends to continue in office. Rex Tillerson Tillerson’s comments came in an interview to CNN in the aftermath of a bombshell book that cited White House aides...