A member of the United States House of Representatives, Riley Moore, has said the administration of President Donald Trump will closely monitor how Nigeria conducts its 2027 general elections. Moore, a Republican representing West Virginia, made the remarks during an interview with NoireTV published on the platform’s s…
Lagos consumers are increasingly turning to stockfish heads as scarcity of stockfish continues to push up prices of the popular soup ingredient across major markets in the state. The traders and consumers, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Sunday in Lagos, attributed the developm…
Nigerians have continued to express divergent views on the Federal Government's extension of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation course as well as other reforms it approved for the scheme. The government extended the orientation course from three weeks to six weeks. The reforms were aimed at strengtheni…
"Disclosure of the requested information would strengthen public confidence in the credibility of the National Assembly and the integrity of the appropriations process, promote transparency in the management of public resources, and enable citizens to meaningfully scrutinise the exercise of parliamentary oversight." "T…
People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centers and made last-minute preparations on Sunday, hours before a “super typhoon” was projected to bulldoze through the US Pacific territories. Super Typhoon Bavi was forecast to roar westwards over the area at around 10:00 Monday (0000 GMT) with …
For many Nigerians hoping to relocate abroad, 2026 has presented both new opportunities and tougher challenges. Several traditional migration destinations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and parts of Europe, have tightened immigration policies through stricter visa rules, tougher residency r…
Iranian leaders joined prayers Sunday over the casket of late supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a second day of funeral ceremonies, but his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei was conspicuously absent. The elder Khamenei ruled the Islamic republic from 1989 until he was killed aged 86 in an airstrike on the first day o…
By Hadiza Yusuf The Bauchi State House of Assembly has intensified efforts to address unsafe childbirth practices and unregulated blood transfusions with a proposed law aimed at reducing preventable maternal deaths and improving healthcare standards across the state. Speaker of the Assembly, Dr. Abubakar Suleiman, disc…
Nigerian music promoter and socialite, Sam Larry, has reportedly been hospitalised following a road accident along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road in Lagos State. The crash, which reportedly occurred in the early hours of Saturday, involved the vehicle conveying Sam Larry and a trailer. Reports indicate that the vehicle…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of gross corruption following claims that ₦8.83 trillion in 2025 expenditure was not captured in the national budget. Obi made the allegation in a statement posted on his X (formerly T…
France booked their place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after edging Paraguay 1-0 in their Round of 16 encounter on Sunday, and will now face Morocco in the next round. The match remained goalless at the end of the first half, with Paraguay frustrating the French attack and preventing Les Bleus from …
By Demola Akinyemi OSOGBO - Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has approved the reconstitution of the Imole Campaign Council (TICC) to accommodate prominent former members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who recently defected to the Accord in the state ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The…
By Henry Umoru Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, yesterday, said that the growing hunger of Nigerian citizens will get worse unless the people elect leaders who have citizens' welfare at heart. The former Anambra State governor, while reacting to the United Nations World Food Pr…
***Command contradicts narrative: Officers overpowered By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The lynching of Malama Ummulkhair Muhammad in Maraban Jos, Kaduna State, has once again exposed the deadly consequences of mob justice and renewed troubling questions about the ability of law enforcement agencies to protect citizens placed in…
US President Donald Trump hailed America on its 250th birthday Saturday as the “crowning achievement” of human history, even as he used the event to renew his attack on domestic opponents he branded communists. In a speech delayed by several hours when storms forced the temporary evacuation of crowds in Washington, Tru…
By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Asiwaju Mandate Group (AMG) in Ondo State has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee's (NWC) reversal of several Senate and House of Representatives primary election results saved the party from what it described as an "electoral precipice." Speaking in Akure, the…
…sea, and that is why the ground is not submerged underwater". Mohammed spoke to Sunday Vanguard through the Head, Geographic Information System, GIS, and Remote Sensing, Emmanuel David Tuna, at the weekend. "From the point of the bank or the beach area, it is above sea level. Now, some sections, particularly in Ikoyi,…
…addressed. "An internal processes which will be sorted out internally", he told Sunday Vanguard.
By Dayo Johnson, Rotimi Ojomoyela, Adeola Badru, Samuel Oyadongha, Egufe Yafugborhi, Ozioruva Aliu, Ike Uchechukwu, Ochuko Akuopha, Jeff Agboddo, & Daniel Abia What began as days of persistent rainfall has quickly escalated into widespread flooding across several states, leaving a trail of destruction that has once aga…
…published on Obi’s verified social media platforms, as well as full-page apologies in Vanguard, The Punch, The Guardian, THISDAY and The Nation newspapers. In addition, Arabambi is demanding the payment of ₦50 billion, as compensation for what he described as injury to his reputation, dignity, political standing and pu…
The Police Command in Ogun says it has apprehended 89 motorists for number plate violations across the state, foiled armed robbery operations, and recovered stolen motorcycles. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said th…
By Efe Onodjae The Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, has said the implementation of the National Single Window has not resulted in additional demurrage charges for shippers, despite initial concerns that the initiative could slow cargo clearance and create congestion at the nation’s ports. Executive Secretary and Chief …
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu could visit the White House as early as next week, US President Donald Trump told Axios on Saturday, adding that the prime minister “knows who the boss is” in their relationship. The possible meeting comes amid reports of tensions between the two leaders over efforts to end the war against I…
Mr Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Saturday expressed concerns over a recent United Nations warning about a worsening food crisis in Northern Nigeria, calling for urgent government intervention to prevent further deterioration. Obi, a former governor of Anambra, …
US Vice President JD Vance on Saturday slammed those who criticize America’s “imperfections” in a lengthy July Fourth address from the deck of an amphibious assault ship in New York. Vance’s speech came as dozens of tall ships from more than 20 countries sailed into New York harbor to celebrate the 250th anniversary of…