Controversy still trails the land dispute between two neighbouring communities of Abagana in Njikoka Local Government Area and Ukpo in Dunukofia Local Government Area, with the Anambra State Police Commissioner, Mr. Sam Okaula threatening to arrest more people found to be involved in what he described as arson, murder and other sundry offences. One person was killed and the Divisional Police ...

The incessant rain that is plaguing many locations in Lagos and Ogun state may have started wrecking havoc on inhabitants of the city of excellence. This is following the incident that occurred yesterday at Mechanic Village, Agidingbi, Ikeja. A 16-year-old girl, Faizan Muritala was on Tuesday confirmed dead after their residential building collapsed in Lagos. The incident occurred at Kuata ...

The Federal Government has said that its affordable housing schemes will soon transform thousands of Nigerians from being tenants to proud owners of houses and plots of land. This is contained in a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja on Monday. Shehu said the scheme operated through ...

As the race to the highest political seat of power in Edo state heats up, the two political stalwarts in Nigeria; the ruling All Peoples Congress and The Peoples Democratic Party are having a go at it. The Governorship aspirant of PDP, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has come out to blame the outgoing Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole The PDP ...

Disturbed by the frequent cases of collapsed buildings in different parts of the country, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has called for legislation to regulate the activities of workers in the construction and building industry. Okowa, while declaring open the 18th National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers, NUCECFWW in ...

Community leaders from Adekoyeni, Ajambata, Araromi Orita and Oluwanishola (a.k.a Abule Teacher) in Ogun State have cried out over alleged use of the name of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to seize land unjustly. The leaders, in a petition to the Ogun State government and signed by National Secretary and General National Legal Director of the Movement for Islamic Right and ...

Despite the notice of 100 percent increase in toll fares placed on vehicles entering or leaving the airport by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, motorists in Lagos State, yesterday, paid the old toll. Human rights activist and veteran journalist, Mr. Richard Akinola, confirmed to Vanguard that the toll gate attendants collected the old toll. He said: “I decided to ...

Although the highly anticipated eclipse typically called Annular eclipse, was witnessed in some states of the federation such as; Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers and Sokoto states, many Nigerian cities including the federal capital territory, Abuja did not witness it as predicted. In a related development, the National Space Agency has come out to blame cloud cover for the non-occurrence in many ...

Moving into and setting up your new home is definitely one of the most exciting things – especially for those who never find enough outlets for their ideas and designs. However, there are some houses or homes with certain interior designs that leaves you wondering what was going on in the mind of the homeowner whilst the idea for the ...

Dreams of lower construction costs by prospective homeowners might have become a nightmare, going by fresh increase in the price of cement products by manufacturers. The development has already triggered a ripple effect in the open market, with prices going up by about 44 per cent in few days. Investigations revealed that operators under the Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria ...