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A self-described “plus-size rapper” from Detroit has filed a lawsuit against ride-share service Lyft after a driver refused to let her into his car and cancelled her ride. The artist, who performs under the moniker Dank Demoss, believes she was illegally discriminated against due to her weight, as footage shared by the rapper ahead of the suit shows her attempting to…
Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in 2023, says he will not accept President Bola Tinubu even if he volunteered to be his bail surety. Sowore is currently in police custody after he was invited for questioning over allegations of cyberstalking, negligent acts, and intimidation. The police invitation was about a…
The recent tanker explosion that led to the death of 21 people so far has continued to spark reactions across board. The Chairman of the House Committee on Nigeria-Republic of Ireland Parliamentary Friendship Association and member representing Enugu-East Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency, Prof. Sunday Paul Nnamchi, has joined forces with 15 lawmakers to call for immediate…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said that the Federal Government is ready to welcome deported Nigerians from the United States. The Director of Media and Corporate Affairs of the commission, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, in an interview with Vanguard on Tuesday evening, said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was in charge of such development….
US President Donald Trump has ordered the construction of a migrant detention facility in Guantanamo Bay which he said would hold as many as 30,000 people. He said the facility at the US Navy base in Cuba, which would be separate from its high-security military prison, would house “the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a grievous lone vehicular accident involving a Toyota Sienna (KTU 666 JP) at Conoil, inward Secretariat, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. This tragic occurrence, which transpired earlier Wednesday, resulted in the untimely demise of the driver, while three other occupants—two males and one female—suffered severe injuries. Responding…
A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. There was no immediate word on casualties or the cause of the collision, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington were halted as helicopters from…
The Federal Government, through The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has announced the suspension of operations by Max Air following Tuesday’s night incident involving the airline’s aircraft in Kano. A Max Air B734 aircraft with registration marks 5N-MBD, had experienced a tyre burst on landing at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Tuesday, 28th,…
Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company (DisCo), has since the middle of January embarked on an aggressive provision of prepaid meters to customers as part of its strategic plan to be the first power firm in Nigeria to provide all customers with prepaid meters in the next 15 months. Its Managing Director, Ugo Opiegbe,…
The Court of Appeal Enugu Division has firmly dismissed the appeal lodged by Dr. Ngozi Unaogu, the acting Medical Director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, alongside three consultant psychiatrists—Drs Ubochi Vincent, Justin Acho, and Ugwuonye Onyekachi, against senior nurse Afam Ndu. The case, with suit number CA/E/47/2022, contested the 2021 ruling of the Enugu…