A protester participating in the ongoing peaceful protest in Lagos State has cautioned fellow demonstrators to be vigilant. In an exclusive interview with Vanguard, the protester, who is in his late 50s and has participated in many protests in the…
Very angry man is suddenly a lot less shouty after being told he faces jail
A road rage driver filmed screaming abuse at a fellow motorist appeared a lot more subdued after he was told he could face prison. Peter Abbott, 60, was a lot less slavering when he emerged from Poole Magistrates Court where…
CISLAC, YIAGA, CODE, CDD, 45 other CSOs decry attacks on anti-graft agencies
A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has raised the alarm over alleged “malicious attacks on anti-corruption agencies” in the country. Addressing reporters yesterday in Abuja, the civil society groups said the anti-corruption agencies were targeted to weaken and distract…
World Cancer Day: 573, 653 deaths occurred in Africa in 2022 – WHO
As the world on Sunday marks this year’s World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization, WHO, has raised alarm over what it described as a ‘disheartening’ situation of cancer in the African region, disclosing that approximately 882 882 new cancer…