Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has expressed regrets over what he described as the lackluster approach of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA to social change, saying the situation has not only…
Month: May 2022
OCO: Obanikoro will not step down for anyone
The Obanikoro Campaign Organisation, OCO, said the former minister of state for defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, is poised and enthusiastically ready to participate in the forthcoming APC senatorial primaries for Lagos State….
JUST IN: Nigeria’s Accountant-General Arrested Over Alleged N80bn Fraud
Ahmed Idris, Nigeria’s accountant general of the federation, was on Monday arrested by the Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N80bn fraud. In a mailed statement,…
2023 Nigeria Presidency: Another APC Aspirant Makes U-turn, Withdraws From Race
Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum, has withdrawn from the presidential race in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and has returned to work. VAM news learnt that sylva is the third…
Ukrainian forces reach Russian border near Kharkiv
Ukrainian troops counter-attacking against Russian forces in the country’s northeast have pushed them back from the city of Kharkiv and advanced as far as the border with Russia, Ukrainian officials said on…
Somali Reelects Sheikh, 5 Years After He Was Voted Out
Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was re-elected as the East African country’s head of state on Sunday. In the election for the country’s highest office, the 66-year-old politician defeated 35 competitors,…
Adesina Meets Mamman Daura, Intensifies Lobby of Buhari’s Circle
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, who is among the 25 presidential aspirants that submitted forms for screening under the All Progressives Congress (APC) has intensify lobby…
Popular Nollywood actor Leo Mezie is dead
Nollywood actor and movie producer, Leonard Chimezie Onyemachi, better known as Leo Mezie, is dead. The thespian died on Saturday, May 14, after a long battle with kidney disease. Earlier in 2016…
Court remands PDP gubernatorial aspirant
The embattled People’s Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Farah Dagogo, has again been remanded in the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre by a high court. Justice Chiwendu Nworgu remanded Dagogo, who…
Ben Foster Calls it an end with watford
Ben Foster who has played for Watford football club for six years has announced he is leaving Watford at the end of the season after six years with the club. The 39yr-old…