General news

Follow @GeneralNews_NGR

• Another round of anti-Trump protests hits US cities

  19-04-2025 22:47 via vanguardngr.com
  Thousands of protesters marched Saturday in New York and other cities across the United States for a second major round of demonstrations against Donald Trump and his hard-line policies.In New York, people rallied outside the city’s main library carrying signs targeting the US president with slogans like “No Kings in America” and “Resist Tyranny.”Many protesters took aim at Trump’s sweeping deportations of undocumented migrants, chanting “No ICE —
  
  Read more

• NBA petitioned over alleged legal impostors in anti-Kyari campaign

  08-05-2025 16:21 via pulse.ng
  
  A prominent civil society organisation, Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative (EUYI), has filed a formal petition to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), urging disciplinary action against a group of lawyers accused of orchestrating a smear campaign against Mele Kyari, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). At a press conference in Abuja on May 8, EUYI's leaders—Amb. Solomon Adodo, Comrade Danesi Momoh, and Igwe Ude-umanta
  
  Read more

• Man shot to death ‘resurfaces’ via AI to address killer in court

  08-05-2025 16:12 via vanguardngr.com
  In an unprecedented moment in an Arizona courtroom, the voice and likeness of a man killed in a 2021 road rage incident were brought back to life through artificial intelligence, allowing the victim to posthumously address his killer.Chris Pelkey, a 37-year-old Army combat veteran and devout Christian, was fatally shot by Gabriel Horcasitas at a red light in Chandler in March 2021.
  According to police, the incident unfolded after Pelkey exited his vehicle and approached Horcasitas’s car,
  
  Read more

• Okpebholo carpets Peter Obi over election victory’s comment

  08-05-2025 16:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ozioruva AliuBENIN CITY – THE governor of Edo State, Sen Monday Okpebholo has rejected the recent assertions made by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 202 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi regarding the integrity of the September 21st 2024 governorship election in the state.A statement by Okpebholo’s Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua said Obi’s claims, alleging that the election was not free and fair were not only unfounded but also disrespectful
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Some people benefiting from Ezza/Effium crisis – Gov Nwifuru

  08-05-2025 16:09 via vanguardngr.com
  …Accent to Bill for peace accordBy Jeff AgbodoABAKALIKI-GOVERNOR Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has said his administration is determined to restore lasting peace in war torn Ezza/Effium community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.Nwifuru said that enough is enough for crisis in the area, regretting that some elites are benefiting from the crisis.The governor who stated this at his office at Government House while accenting into law of bil to legalize and make binding the pe
  
  Read more

• Russia, China slam Trump’s plan for ‘Iron Dome’ missile shield

  08-05-2025 16:03 via vanguardngr.com
  Russia and China on Thursday slammed US President Donald Trump’s plan for an Iron Dome-like missile defence system as “deeply destabilising”, saying it risked turning space into a “battlefield”.Trump ordered an “Iron Dome for America” shortly after his inauguration in January, a programme to counter ballistic and hypersonic missile threats.The plan revives parts of a controversial Reagan-era plan nicknamed “Star Wars” that would have placed
  
  Read more

• Court remands 10 men for raping disabled teenager in Kaduna

  08-05-2025 16:01 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoKaduna – A Chief Magistrate court sitting in Kaduna, has remanded 10 suspects in Correctional Facility over the rape of a teenage girl living with disability in Likoro village, Kudan Local Government Area of Kaduna state.An 11th suspect was, however, at large when the case came up on Thursday.According to the First Information Report (FIR), the suspects raped the victim continuously at different intervals by luring her into their various places where they committed t
  
  Read more

• EFCC issues fresh warning to local PoS operators

  08-05-2025 15:52 via pulse.ng
  
  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a fresh warning to Point of Sale (PoS) operators across Nigeria, urging them to strictly adhere to financial regulations and intensify Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance to curb rising financial crimes. Speaking during an engagement with the Association of Mobile and Bank Agents of Nigeria (AMBAN) on Wednesday, May 7, in Kaduna, the Acting Director of the EFCC Kaduna Zonal Directorate, Bawa Kaltungo, emphasised the need for operator
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Take charge of loan scheme, NELFUND urges student leaders

  08-05-2025 15:49 via vanguardngr.com
  The post Take charge of loan scheme, NELFUND urges student leaders appeared first on Vanguard News.
  
  Read more

• Why young Nigerians launch side hustles before their NYSC year begins

  08-05-2025 15:48 via pulse.ng
  
  Faced with soaring living costs, uncertain job prospects and fierce competition for internships, they launch small ventures ranging from digital services and tutoring to food delivery and handcrafted goods during the six-month pre-service interval. Early income helps cover rent, transport and registration fees while building industry-relevant skills in marketing, customer relations and money management. It also provides seed capital for businesses that continue through service and beyond. By con
  
  Read more

• Abia Govt takes over Aba Mega Mall, pays off partners

  08-05-2025 15:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ugochukwu AlaribeThe Abia State Government has officially acquired the Aba Mega Mall, situated along the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area. The state government also settled outstanding payments to partners with vested interests in the complex.Governor Alex Otti disclosed the acquisition during a three-day Mega Crusade organized by the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries at the mall complex. He revealed that the decision to take over t
  
  Read more

• Otudeko: Court adjourns for report of settlement

  08-05-2025 15:37 via vanguardngr.com
  By Innocent AnabaA Federal High Court Lagos, has adjourned until June 11, 2025, for report of settlement, in the suit against Chairman of the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko and others.Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke adjourned the case for report of settlement, following an information by first defence counsel, Mr. Bode Olanipekun, SAN, that parties were still negotiating settlement.He told the court that settlement had not broken down but still on.Recall that at the last adjourned date of March 17, Chi
  
  Read more

• 200,000 Nigerians die annually due to food-borne illnesses – Nnaji

  08-05-2025 15:28 via vanguardngr.com
  … As NiCoFST threatens clampdown on food vendors, restaurant owners, others over harmful practicesBy Chioma ObinnaThe Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Geoffrey Nnaji, has raised the alarm over the alarming number of deaths caused by food-borne illnesses in Nigeria. According to the Minister, 200,000 Nigerians lose their lives each year due to contaminated and adulterated food.Speaking on Thursday during the official launch of the Food Safety Operational Manual and th
  
  Read more

• Igbo group berates Oba of Benin over alleged intimidation of Igbanke people

  08-05-2025 15:24 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ugochukwu AlaribeUMUAHIA- A group, the Igbo National Union,INU, has warned the Oba of Benin,Oba Ewuare 11, to stop intimidating the Igbanke people in Edo State over their desire to reunite with their Igbo kinsmen.The group said that the inclusion of the Igbanke people in the present day Edo State was done in error, either through coercion, state creation, boundary adjustment, and circumstances beyond their control.It also stated that the Igbankes were erroneously lumped together with tribes
  
  Read more

• S’Court Judgement: INEC reinstates LP’s Abure, PDP’s Anyanwu names on website

  08-05-2025 15:23 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has re-enlisted the name of Julius Abure on its website as the National Chairman of Labour Party, Vanguard checks have revealed.It also re-enlisted Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim as National Secretary of the party.According to the commission, the reenlistment was based on an order of court.The commission equally has Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP. It did not however indicate wh
  
  Read more

• Pope: What do different colour smokes mean during a conclave?

  08-05-2025 15:12 via vanguardngr.com
  Every time the Catholic Church needs a new pope, the world looks to the Vatican — not just for an announcement, but for colours of smoke that carries centuries of tradition.During the papal conclave, when cardinals gather in secrecy to elect a new pope, the colours of smoke that rise from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel send a powerful public signal: black for “no pope yet,” white for “habemus papam” — we have a pope.What Is a Conclave?A conclave is the sol
  
  Read more

• Don’t weaponise the truth  — Peter Obi replies critics who accused him of de-marketing Nigeria

  08-05-2025 15:08 via vanguardngr.com
  By Bayo WahabThe 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has told those accusing him of de-marketing Nigeria not to mistake telling the truth about the country for criticism.Obi said that the truth about the country’s challenges is essential to national growth.The ex-governor of Anambra State said this in a post on X on Thursday.Contrary to his critics, Obi argued that his comments about Nigeria’s economic and political realities are meant to tarnish the country’s
  
  Read more

• Benue: Royal father, one other killed in fresh armed herders invasion of Otukpo

  08-05-2025 15:03 via vanguardngr.com
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiThe District Head of Odugbeho in Agatu Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state, Chief Anthony Adejoh has been murdered by suspected armed herdsmen.Reports have it that the royal father and one Jerry John were gruesomely murdered Wednesday afternoon by the marauders at Otobi-Akpa in Otukpo LGA.The duo were said to be working in their farms in Otobi when the marauders stormed the area and opened fire on them.They were later discovered dead when the people who heard the so
  
  Read more

• Ikota River Encroachment: Lagos marks 39 buildings for demolition, issues quit notices

  08-05-2025 15:02 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniThe Lagos State Government has marked 39 buildings for demolition across two upscale estates in Eti-Osa Local Government Area over encroachment on the Right of Way (RoW) of Ikota Riverbank. Ikota is part of the Maroko Okun Alfa ward in the Lekki axis.The government also issued indefinite quit notices to occupants of the affected properties, urging them to vacate and relocate their belongings before the demolition exercise begins.The targeted buildings are located in Oral Ext
  
  Read more

• Soludo is competent, Tinubu commends Anambra governor

  08-05-2025 14:58 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nwafor SundayPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State for his visionary leadership and infrastructural development in the state.Tinubu, who arrived in Anambra on Thursday to inaugurate several major projects executed by the Soludo administration, expressed his admiration for the governor’s achievements.The projects set to be commissioned by the President include the Emeka Anyaoku Center at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, the new Government House, t
  
  Read more

• NCAA penalises Kenya Airways over treatment of passengers

  08-05-2025 14:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dickson OmobolaNigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has sanctioned Kenya Airways over the cases of a Nigerian passenger, Gloria Omisore, and two others.In February, NCAA summoned Kenya Airways to its headquarters in Abuja over a social media video showing a heated exchange between Omisore and a Kenya Airways’ agent at the airline’s transfer desk in Nairobi.Omisore, who was travelling from Lagos to Nairobi, Paris and Manchester via the carrier, complained about inhumane treatm
  
  Read more

• Ondo court remands self acclaimed monarch, two others over illegal installation 

  08-05-2025 14:52 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dayo Johnson, Akure An Akure Chief Magistrate Court in Ondo state, has ordered a self acclaimed traditional ruler, Adekolajo Aladeseyi and two chiefs; Fasore Lawrence and Adegbenro Akanle to be remanded in custody for instigating crisis in Ijare in Ifedore council area of the State.They were arraigned before the court by the Police for allegedly installing Aladeseyi as the monarch of the vacant stool of the Olujare of Ijare in Ifedore council area of the state. Police Prosecutor, B
  
  Read more

• Anambra in carnival mood as President Tinubu visits

  08-05-2025 14:45 via vanguardngr.com
  By Vincent UjumaduThe Anambra State capital, Awka, was filled with excitement and celebration as President Bola Tinubu arrived to commission key projects executed by Governor Chukwuma Soludo.As early as 8:00 a.m., residents of Awka set up canopies along the Onitsha-Awka Expressway, singing and dancing in anticipation of the President’s arrival. The atmosphere was festive, reflecting widespread enthusiasm for the visit.To ensure smooth movement and security, major roads linking the Enugu-O
  
  Read more

• Inter turn attention to fading Serie A title defence after Barca triumph

  08-05-2025 14:38 via vanguardngr.com
  Inter Milan come back down to earth on Sunday when they travel to Torino, hoping to relaunch their Serie A title defence, still buzzing from one of the greatest nights of European football in their history.No-one was thinking about the three-point gap separating Inter from league leaders Napoli on Tuesday night when Inter showed extraordinary guts and determination to get past Barcelona, Lamine Yamal and all, and into the Champions League final.Inter’s run to the final in Munich has come
  
  Read more

• Tinubu arrives Anambra for official visit, set to unveil new projects

  08-05-2025 14:31 via vanguardngr.com
  President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the Chinua Achebe International Airport in Umueri, Anambra State, as part of his official visit to the state.The President touched down aboard a Nigerian Air Force Airbus at approximately, adorned in traditional Akwete Igbo fabric paired with a red cap. He proceeded directly to the podium, where the national anthem was played to mark his arrival.Accompanying President Tinubu on the visit was his Special Adviser on Security, Alhaji Nuhu Ribadu, along with oth
  
  Read more

• Ondo Guber: Appeal Court dismisses Edema’s suit against Aiyedatiwa, Deputy’s victory

  08-05-2025 14:25 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dayo Johnson, AkureThe Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has dismissed the appeal filed by Olugbenga Edema, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) candidate, challenging the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Dr. Olayide Adelami, in the November 16 governorship election.In a unanimous decision, the appellate court upheld the earlier judgment of the Federal High Court, which had dismissed Edema’s suit challenging the validity of the All Progressives Co
  
  Read more

• Court rejects EFCC’s objection to Yahaya Bello’s bid to tender previous court document

  08-05-2025 14:23 via vanguardngr.com
  The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, rejected the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s objection to former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi’s attempt to tender an earlier court judgment in his ongoing alleged money laundering trial.Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that the EFCC’s objection was preemptive.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former governor, through his counsel, Joseph Daudu, SAN, had sought to tender an FCT High Court judgment
  
  Read more

• A’IBOM: Police foil kidnap plot in Eket, arrest six suspects

  08-05-2025 14:10 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chioma Onuegbu, UyoThe Akwa Ibom State Police Command successfully foiled a planned kidnapping of key personnel in Eket Local Government Area following credible intelligence.Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday in Uyo, confirming the arrest of six suspected kidnappers, including a female suspect from Cameroon.John stated: “Following credible information regarding a planned kidnapping targeting key personnel in Eket, a coor
  
  Read more

• Again, black smoke signals no decision yet in Papal conclave

  08-05-2025 14:07 via vanguardngr.com
  Black smoke rose once again from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning, signaling that the cardinals meeting in conclave have yet to agree on a new pope.Read Also: EFCC explains arrest, detention of VDMThis marks the second time black smoke has appeared, following an earlier signal on Wednesday evening, shortly after the 133 cardinals began the process of selecting a successor to Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday.The announcement of the 267th pope in the nearly 2,00
  
  Read more

• Compel manufacturers to disclose sugar, salt content in food, beverage, CAPPA tells FG

  08-05-2025 13:55 via vanguardngr.com
  By Innocent AnabaThe Federal Government has been asked to compel food and beverage manufacturers to disclose the quantity of salt and sugar in their products, to check the rising cases of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular conditions linked to their excessive consumption.Mr. Akinbode Oluwafemi, pan-African non-governmental organisation, NGO, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA’s Executive Director, at the lunch of Jun
  
  Read more

Follow @GeneralNews_NGR on Twitter!