Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said he will resign his position if the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, can mention any federal project he has attracted to Rivers State as a minister since 2015. Wike in a statement signed on Saturday evening by his Special Adviser, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, also accused Amaechi of embezzling…
Atletico Madrid edged city rivals Real Madrid to the La Liga title in dramatic fashion after coming from behind to beat Real Valladolid in the final game. Diego Simeone’s side trailed to Oscar Plano’s strike but turned the match around in the second half through goals from Angel Correa and Luis Suarez. Real scored…
Yoruba nation agitators under the platform of Ilana Omo Oodua on Saturday stormed the streets of Akure, the capital of Ondo state in continuation of its support rally across the southwest states. This development is in defiance to warning by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, in March this year, that all agitators for Yoruba nation…
The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria, on Saturday, said it has recovered the black box of a Nigerian Air Force Beechcraft 350 jet which crashed on Friday near the Kaduna International Airport. AIB-N said its investigators will download and analyse vital information contained in the recorders to ascertain the cause of the crash that claimed…
The residents of Maiduguri, Borno State capital have expressed doubts over the alleged killing of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, saying they would need proof of facts regarding the claims that Shekau was actually killed or killed himself with others during a clash with Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP as being reported….
Following the tragic death of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other officers, the Biafra Nations League, BNL, has sent a strong message to President Mohammadu Buhari, the Inspector General of Police and all Service Chiefs, describing the deaths as a lesson. VAM News had earlier reported, that…
The Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, was recently thrown into mourning after losing one of its prolific filmmakers, Abiodun Aleja. Aleja who was also a producer and actor reportedly gave up the ghost on Friday, May 21, 2021, after battling health complications. According to reports, the actor was admitted to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital…
Suspected Fulani herdsmen at the early hours of Friday invaded Tse Ancha in the Agan community of Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State and killed eight people. Tse Ancha is about a kilometer to the Abegana IDP camp where seven people were killed by suspected herdsmen about three weeks ago. The invasion and gruesome…
A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has called on Nigerians to pray hard because a lot of things are about to change in the country. This is following the death of the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru. Fani-Kayode urged Nigerians to be courageous, stay safe and strong over…
He decried how the love of material things and money had displaced the values of honesty and hard work. Obasanjo stated this at the inauguration of the Prof Abayomi Oluwatosin Jiboku Building and Entrepreneurship Centre at the Lariken International College, on Friday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, He said, “One…
