The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, has commended the resilience of Nigerians returning from South Africa amid rising anti-immigration tensions and xenophobic attacks. The minister praised the returnees for maintaining good conduct despite the circumstances that forced them to l…
Its Gino World Jollof Festival campaign featuring Hilda Baci also earned it multiple award nominations.
Drawing on a six-year study covering attacks between 2020 and 2025, Mr Vierhout, who spoke in Jos during a peace summit on Monday, said the dominant focus on jihadist groups such as Boko Haram obscures a far deadlier reality on the ground.
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) must maintain a high level of professionalism, mission readiness, and decisive air power effectiveness to defeat terrorism in the country. Aneke said this on Tuesday in Abuja, at the first Nigerian Air Force Safety Review Boar…
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The new season addresses identity, healing, grief and other issues affecting young adults.
"The clarity provided by this committee will serve as a solid foundation for the critical conversations we must continue to have as a people," Governor Mutfwang said.
Between 2020 and 2024, official figures show a gradual increase in membership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), with more than 80% of new members under the age of 35.
It marks a major milestone as he celebrates 15 years in the music industry.
By Egufe Yafugborhi For 72 hours, progress froze on Imoniyamen Street. What was meant to be a celebratory kickoff for a long-awaited Delta State government road contract in Iwhrekpokpor, an Ughelli North suburb, turned into a standoff between community leadership and the project contractor. At the centre of it is the a…
Interviews with community leaders, farmers, herders, security officials, and victims' families indicate that the crisis in Gurfata did not begin with killing but with disputes over land use and access between farmers and herders.
The clarification follows widespread reports that Mr Rabiu, one of Africa's wealthiest businessmen, had offered approximately $1.1 million to acquire a controlling stake in the four-time Nigerian champions
***Dangote Refinery determines price changes - Marketers ***NLC blames govt for fuel price standoff By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor, Victor Young, Ediri Ejoh & Obas Esiedesa LAGOS - The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, to ensure petroleum market…
...Say FG funding withdrawal will undermine airport standards By Anayo Okoli ENUGU - The Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT), a group of prominent Igbo intellectuals, traditional rulers and stakeholders, has rejected the Federal Government’s concession of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, to a private comp…
By Henry Umoru The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has appealed last week’s Lokoja Federal High Court judgment, mandating the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, not to recognise the NDC as a political party pending when all legal issues surrounding it are resolved. The NDC has maintained that it remains…
First, the village referred to here is the original place, easily identified as your ancestral resting place. It is the place parents told you that you hail from. It could be a place of birth, a place where you grew up from childhood, and where you heard that your forefathers are from. It is also the […]
Mr Ozekhome's defence team took the EFCC witness to task over the findings of his forensic examination of the Tali Shani passport allegedly forged by Mr Ozekhome and his co-defendant.
An opposition leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday he had been banned from leaving the country and stripped of his passport, condemning it as “intimidation” amid tensions with the government. Delly Sesanga, who heads the Envol party and is an ex-minister and former lawmaker, is a leading member of a n…
One of the most memorable highlights of the convention was the official presentation of Olayinka Hakeem Babalola as the incoming Rotary International President for 2026-2027. This happened on the last day of the convention's General Closing Session between 3.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. local time, when Babalola presented his…
Brazil’s quest to win a record sixth World Cup heads into the knockout stages on Monday as Carlo Ancelotti’s team face Japan in the last 32, before four-time champions Germany play Paraguay and Morocco take on the Netherlands in perhaps the tie of the round. The Brazilians are desperate to win the World Cup again, 24 y…
The police command in Imo has rescued a kidnap victim from a forest bordering the Nekede, Ihiagwa and Agbala areas of the Owerri West Local Government Area. The command's public relations officer, DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. Okoye said the operation was part of efforts to eliminate …
By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The federal government has confirmed that the next evacuation flight bringing Nigerians home from South Africa will depart on Tuesday as efforts continue to ensure the safety of citizens following fears of possible xenophobic attacks. Speaking with Vanguard on Monday, the spokesperson for the Mi…
Newly appointed head coach David Fizdale is set to lead the D'Tigers into their first competitive assignment
…Production faces fresh pressure Rising insecurity across Nigeria's major sesame seed-producing belts and the increasing threat of flooding during the
Corporate Nigeria is on a 24-hour countdown as the National Revenue Service (NRS) prepares to enforce its mandatory electronic invoicing