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The Oluwo of Iwo, Osun State, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has voiced his support for the proposal to implement Sharia law in the South-West, stating that its practice has long been part of Yoruba tradition. His remarks followed plans by an Islamic organization to inaugurate a Sharia council on January 11, 2025, at the Muslim Community Islamic Centre on Oba Adeyemi High School Road, Mobolaje Area, Oyo, Oyo State. However, the event has been postponed indefinitely due to widespread public opposition. Critics argued that the predominantly Yoruba South-West differs significantly from the northern region, where Muslims form the majority. Speaking with…

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has apologised to the president of neighbouring Azerbaijan for the downing of a commercial airliner in Russian airspace, in which 38 people were killed, but stopped short of saying Russia was responsible. In his first comments on the Christmas Day crash, Putin said the “tragic incident” had occurred when Russian air defence systems were actively repelling Ukrainian drones. Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky said Russia must “stop spreading disinformation” about the strike. The plane reportedly came under fire from Russian air defence systems as it tried to land in Chechnya – forcing it to divert across the…

A Brightline train collided with a fire truck on Saturday morning in Delray Beach, Florida, injuring three firefighters and 12 train passengers, according to city officials. The three injured firefighters from Delray Beach were transported to a local hospital, where they are currently in stable condition. Although two of the firefighters were initially listed in critical condition, their status has since improved. In addition to the firefighters, 12 passengers from the train were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, assisted by Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Fortunately, there have been no reported fatalities. The accident occurred around 10:45 a.m.…

A devastating plane crash in South Korea has resulted in at least 120 confirmed deaths, with dozens more reported missing. The incident occurred on Sunday morning when Jeju Air Flight 2216, a Boeing 737-800, crashed while attempting to land at Muan International Airport. The flight was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members, all of whom were returning from Bangkok, Thailand. Eyewitnesses reported hearing loud bangs before the aircraft skidded off the runway and struck a perimeter wall, subsequently bursting into flames. Initial investigations suggest that the landing gear may have malfunctioned, potentially due to a bird strike, as images…

The popular Odenigbo Nsukka Deeper Life Church has been razed down by a fire incident that broke out around 1 pm on December 28, 2024 in the university town of Nsukka. It was gathered that residents of the area were thrown into confusion as to what may have caused the inferno as shops close to the Deeper Life church were burnt to ashes over the fire incident. According to Vanguard report, many shops were burnt but it took the intervention of Wilson Fire Service, a private fire service station to control the raging fire. Meanwhile, a team of Policemen were…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said the support from the people of Rivers State has kept him going. This is as the governor said God is the reason Rivers State triumphed over the political crisis experienced in the state, stressing that He also stopped those behind it. Fubara spoke at the Christmas Ballad hosted by former governor of Rivers State, Dr Peter Odili, at his residence in Old GRA, Port Harcourt. Fubara also insisted that God was in control of the affairs of the state, adding that as they looked forward to a prosperous 2025, they should be…

Personnel of the Department of State Service (DSS) neutralised at least three notorious bandits in Dogon Dawa, Mairiga Local Government Area of Niger State on Friday in a coordinated efforts aimed at taking the fight to the criminals. During the attack, several other bandits, according to sources, fled into the bushes with bullet wounds, while the DSS operatives recovered three AK-47 rifles and three motorcycles from the fleeing bandits. Security sources told Sunday Vanguard that Friday’s ambush by the DSS was the result of weeks of intelligence gathering and the interception and analysis of communication amongst the bandits by the…

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has provided an update on his surgery. Saka will be sidelined for several months after sustaining a hamstring injury in the 5-1 victory over Crystal Palace on December 20. Arsenal defeated Ipswich Town 1-0 in their first game without Saka and are set to face Brentford on New Year’s Day without the England international. Saka was substituted in the 24th minute against Crystal Palace and replaced by Leandro Trossard. Saka posted a photo of himself in the hospital bed following his surgery. He wrote in the caption of his Instagram post, “The majority see obstacles, but…

The Abia State Government has given reasons it embarked on recovery of some schools handed over to missions and churches in the state. THE SUN reports that administration of former Governor Theodore Orji had handed over the schools previously owned by missions back to them for anticipated effective running. However, recently, Abia Government began moves to reverse such handover, citing various reasons. In a statement, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ukoha Njoku Ukoha said during the administration of ex-Governor Orji when the schools were returned to missions, the policy permitting such return did not allow the missions to…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced on Saturday that it was running maintenance exercises which will affect power supply in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was disclosed in a statement by the General Manager of public affairs at the TCN, Ndidi Mbah, who stated that TCN engineers would conduct planned maintenance exercises at two transmission substations this weekend. “Today, Saturday, December 28, 2024, from 9 am to 1 pm. Maintenance will be carried out on a 60MVA power transformer and its associated switchgears at the Gwagwalada 330/132/33kV Transmission Substation. “During the period, Abuja DisCo will…