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.

…State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, gave the directive in Abuja yesterday while delivering the keynote address at the NMDPRA General Counsel and Legal Advisers Forum. The two-day forum has as its theme: "Beyond Compliance: Driving Regulatory Certainty and Investment Confidence in Nigeria's…

…Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Malam Aminu Kano International Airport; Port Harcourt International Airport; and Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo. Why should the case of Enugu International Airport be different?” the group asked. It also questioned why…

…to the party's deregistration. Speaking with Vanguard on the development Monday in Abuja, the NDC National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, said that the party has appealed the case, saying, “Our legal team were in Lokoja to file the stay of execution on the ruling, we are waiting for them to return to Abuja with the…

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…

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA - The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State, Dr Maurice Vunobolki, has said political godfathers do not decide election outcomes in the state, insisting that Adamawa voters have consistently shown they make up their own minds at the ballot box. With po…

…that have demonstrated goodwill and maintain functioning diplomatic relationships with Abuja. Rwanda is not a security risk. Kenya is not a security risk. The citizens of countries that have opened their doors to Nigeria are not arriving on Nigerian soil to cause trouble. They are arriving as tourists, investors, confe…

…beyond doubt that he was prepared for the job from day one, having landed in Abuja with a clear vision, bold determination and the political will to confront the development challenges that had long been plaguing the FCT and written his name in grandeur. The first and most important task he has tackled headlong, is the…

…2027 general election. The statement was signed by the Atiku Media Office and issued in Abuja on June 27, 2026 and also shared on X by the ex-VP's aide Paul Ibe. According to him, any effort to restrict political competition or limit citizens' choices at the ballot box poses a serious threat to democratic governance an…

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to remove the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) from its register of political parties following a Federal High Court ruling that set aside the judgment which had compelled the commission to register the party. INEC, which had initially…

…chat organised by the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa, PAACA, in Abuja. The suspension came against the backdrop of a controversy that arose after the voter registration details of actor and politician, Emeka Ike, surfaced online during a dispute linked to a political party primary election in the Fed…

…per litre. Currently retail fuel prices stand at between N1,241 and N1,305 per litre in Abuja and its environs. However, Nigerians are clamouring for a further drop in retail fuel to around N800 and N900 per litre, the rate before the Iran-United States-Israel war, which escalated on February 28, 2026. BREAKING: Again,…

…the vice president, he spoke at the Northern Nigeria Human Capital Development Summit in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the summit was organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in collaboration with the Northern Nigeria Governors' Forum. According to Shettima, no region in the country…

…on the order of the former FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, at Eagle Square, Abuja, on August 1, 2024, while he was covering the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests. The Court agreed with Counsel to the applicant, Collins I. Maidoh-Anene, Esq., that the Nigerian police's detention of the journalist and seizur…

…Alex Ologbose, and his wife, Hope Onome Oghelemu, has told a Federal High Court in Abuja how she allegedly lost N58.1 million in an investment scheme linked to the defendants. The development emerged on June 22, 2026, during proceedings before Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court, Abuja. According to the Eco…

…election in the state. In a statement issued on Monday by the British High Commission in Abuja, the UK commended Ekiti voters for participating in the June 20 election and exercising their democratic rights. It also congratulated Governor Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on his re-election. The High Comm…

…quarter of 2026. The Authority Chief Executive, Rabiu Umar, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during an emergency stakeholders' meeting on rising LPG prices convened by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo. Umar described imports as the immediate solution to the LPG supply shortfall, sayi…

…to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen George Akume, disclosed on Monday in Abuja during the commemoration of World Refugee Day 2026, themed "Until Everyone is Safe." The World Refugee Day celebration served as a platform to highlight the plight of displaced populations and reinforce commitments by stakeholders…

…before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja on June 22, 2026. According to the anti-graft agency, Ayeni was re-arraigned on an amended 18-count charge bordering on alleged criminal breach of trust, misappropriation and diversion of funds amounting to N15.6 billion following t…

…peaceful exercise of his human rights." According to reports, a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of Sowore at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of his application challenging the revocation of his bail. The court made the order after dismissing an application by Sowore seeking the…

…network at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna, and a 3MW plant at the University of Abuja. It also features massive infrastructure additions for regional healthcare and academic hubs including a 7MW system at the University of Calabar and its Teaching Hospital in Cross River State, alongside a massive 12MW installa…

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA A fresh petition before the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has sought to reopen an investigation into the educational qualifications President Bola Tinubu used to secure clearance to contest the 2023 presidential election. The petition, dated June 19, was filed by a civil…

…Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, at the Commission's headquarters in Abuja. The proposed partnership is expected to provide pension coverage for an estimated nine million transport workers operating across motor parks, interstate routes, logistics corridors and urban transport networks nationwide. At th…

Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja was far less known until June 15, 2026 when an ill-considered judgement he delivered led to political eruption in the country. It was capable of derailing the political process and, several persons and organisations including the judiciary, scrambled to douse the…

…and retreat of the governing board of the South East Development Commission (SEDC) in Abuja earlier this year, Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State reminded the region of an uncomfortable truth. "Economically speaking, the South-East is insignificant. Our wealth is largely outside the South-East," said Pro…