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Family sources said bandits refused to release the Emir of Bungudu after collecting N20 million, until they got more money. Armed bandits collected a multi-million naira ransom before they released the Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara State, Hassan Attahiru, family sources have said. The bandits successfully negotiated the ransom with emirate officials despite the shutdown of telecommunications in the state. The ransom …

The Kaduna State Government has said starting from October 31, civil servants who are yet to be vaccinated for COVID-19 will be denied access to government offices. Visitors will, however, be permitted entry upon presentation of evidence of registration with the state Ministry of Health for vaccination, while wearing their facemasks. This was disclosed in a statement titled, ‘Compliance with …

A Catholic priest said on Sunday that he respected the police’s decision not to grant him access to a crime scene to give the last rites to the British lawmaker Sir David Amess. In a now-deleted video posted to his Twitter account on Oct. 17, Fr. Jeff Woolnough said he hoped that his remarks would be the “end of the …

*VP adds: There are world class experts here, we must build local capacity *Health sector reforms committee an important vehicle of transformation Nigeria must take its own destiny in its hands, build local capacities that will ensure health access to the people, and take advantage of the opportunity to become a leading nation in healthcare. This is the submission of …

Legal icon and elder statesman, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, yesterday, tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to give the country a new constitution before the 2023 general elections. Speaking with Vanguard in Ado Ekiti, the foremost educationist and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Ekiti State, said that Nigerians are desirous of a new constitution. His words: “There’s need for restructuring. …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has described as false a newspaper report that it paid N20 million to some bandits in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun earlier seized from troops. The air force said the report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) was part of a campaign to further the cause of insecurity in Nigeria by elements who see it (NAF) as …

Prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas across Nigeria continued on the upward trend, despite significant increase in local production of the product. The product local production according to the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) report on LPG supplied in September 2021, released yesterday, increased to 49,453.081 Metric Tonnes, MT, in September 2021. Vanguard gathered …

• LCCI estimates losses at about N700b, economists say over N1tr lost to mayhem• Insurers settled N5.4b #EndSARS claims• Private sector, govt yet to recover from #EndSARS, says ex-LCCI boss Besides authorities’ resistance to activities commemorating one year anniversary of #EndSARS protests this week, the Federal Government appears to be haunted by worries of social resistance in implementing certain policies …

•Don’t bring party down with selfish interest, APC warns members •We’ll resolve issues arising from state congresses before nat’l convention — PDP •Confusion as APC gets 3 state excos in Akwa Ibom •Akpabio, Akpanudoedeghe, Enang fight dirty •S-West PDP crisis deepens •PDP Scribe: Obi, Udenwa, Ihedioha kick against imposition of Anyanwu •Harbour, Abia APC chairman extends olive branch to aggrieved …

One year after what victims described as genocide against #EndSARS protesters, 300 of them are still in Kirikiri Correctional centre in Lagos prison. The victims were arrested on October 20, 2020, when soldiers stormed the Lekki toll gate in Lagos and allegedly shot at protesters, who had gathered that Tuesday, following a movement to end the excesses of the now …