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Gunmen, suspected to be cultists, have beheaded Bako Angbashim, the divisional police officer (DPO) in charge of Ahoada in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, South-south Nigeria. The incident happened on Friday night. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the officer, a superintendent of police, was beheaded by suspected members of Iceland cult group in Odemude, a community in the …

Nigerians have called for a restructuring of the Judiciary, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), after scrutinizing the judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, PEPT, delivered on Wednesday. Elder statesmen, leaders, retired judges, lawyers, and activists, who spoke to Saturday Vanguard, this weekend, faulted the judgment, saying that the operators, not necessarily our laws, were the problem of …

Following the outcome of the 2023 presidential election and the judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday, Nigeria finds itself at a crucial juncture. The focus has now shifted to how Nigeria can improve its electoral system to foster a stronger democracy. Saturday Vanguard shares the opinions and insights of key stakeholders, highlighting theirrecommendations for reform. Amend 1999 …

The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC has drawn a battle line with the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike over the demolitions in the capital city, Abuja. The NLC president Comrade Joe Ajaero in an interview described the demolitions whichhe said were mainly directed at the poor as akin to Hitler’s tyranny. Responding to question during an interview on AIT, …

President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the construction of 1,000 houses in Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, and Benue States as part of a broad plan by the Federal Government to address the conflict in the north, according to Vice President Kashim Shettima. Shettima who represented President Tinubu, disclosed this at the weekend in Maiduguri, Borno State during …

Leaders and diplomats the world over expressed condolences and support on Saturday for Morocco after a devastating earthquake struck near tourist hotspot Marrakesh. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit late Friday killed at least 632 people and injured 329 others, including 51 in critical condition, according to Moroccan authorities. Support poured in from leaders across the world, including – Europe – …

MARRAKECH, Morocco — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages hit hardest. People woken by the quake ran into the …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  A gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Martins Azekhumen Okoukoni has pledged to change the present narrative of Edo State with institutional reforms if elected governor of the state come 2024. He expressed confidence that with the ideology of the LP and his own progressive personality, the needed apparatus to checkmate corrupt …

Bendel Insurance FC of Benin, Edo State is set for another thrilling continental showdown as they advance in the CAF Confederation Cup with a first-leg clash against Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) of Morocco in the Second Qualifying Round of the competition. The Edo-based team will host the 2021/2022 CAF Confederation Cup winners for a place in the group stage, …

…to showcase opportunities for State’s prosperity created by Obaseki in 7 years Asue Ighodalo, the Chairman, Alaghodaro Economic Summit Limited/Gte has said the seventh edition of the Alaghodaro Summit will be used to showcase the innovative policies and gains of reforms implemented by the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to create prosperity for the State and improve the livelihoods of Edo people. Ighodalo said …