By Golok Nanmwa JOS - The Plateau State Government has condemned the attack on Kawel community in Mushere Chiefdom, Bokkos Local Government Area, which left over 22 persons dead and others injured. The government described the incident, which occurred on Sunday as a heinous and senseless act of violence against a peace…
By Davies Iheamnachor, PORT HARCOURT: Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have called for a close monitoring of accountability mechanisms in the operations of Host Community Development Trusts, HCDTs, in the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA. The stakeholders said sustained oversight was critical to ensurin…
…connections. Worth celebrating also is how Nigeria's domestic success is serving as the vanguard for Mission 300, an ambitious joint partnership between the World Bank Group and the AfDB Group aiming to connect 300 million Africans by 2030. To date, over 4.5 million Nigerians have been successfully connected under this…
…certificate to INEC is not qualified to contest for the office of President of Nigeria." Vanguard News
By Prisca Sam-Duru The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), in collaboration with the University Senior Staff Club, has concluded arrangements to host the academic community, the media, cultural institutions, art enthusiasts, alumni, traditional rulers, public office holders, and the general public, for the celebration…
…Global President of COCEFAAA, Comrade Adeola Adegoke in a statement made available to Vanguard, said the current investment pattern by major International chocolate companies amounts to an exit strategy from African farmers. He said: "If there are resources to invest in growing cocoa in a bioreactor, then the claim tha…
By Theodore Opara Officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, pursuing academic and professional programmes abroad were allowed to participate in the Corps' 2026 promotion exercise remotely, in what the agency described as a major step towards digitising personnel management and eliminating barriers to career adva…
By Jeff Agbodo, ABAKALIKI Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has said leaders of the South-East are exploring political solutions that could help secure the release of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, while also sustaining peace in the region. Umahi also declared that Ebonyi State is not aligned with the Obedien…
…some of their earlier demands" and are now "largely focused on securing ransom payment." Vanguard was further made to understand that the leader of the kidnapping gang is an indigene of Oriire Local Government Area who had lived among residents before allegedly becoming radicalised by the Ansaru terrorist group and emb…
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has commenced moves to bring millions of transport workers into Nigeria's pension system through the Personal Pension Plan, PPP, in what could become one of the largest pension inclusion initiatives targeting the informal sector. The initiative emerged dur…
…funds for us as states to do other essential things for the progress of our people. Vanguard News
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has welcomed the Federal Government's move to restore gratuity payments for workers but says the decision has opened fresh questions about decades of non-payment to retired public servants. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said while the restoration of gratuity was com…
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 …
Cape Verde fought back to earn a 2-2 draw with Uruguay in World Cup Group H on Sunday as the African archipelago maintained their stunning unbeaten start at the global showpiece. The debutants took the lead in Miami against the two-time former winners when Kevin Pina rifled in their first-ever World Cup goal before Uru…
By GEORGE KIMMITT On June 18, 2026, the airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, once again became the target of a terrorist attack. Gunfire began around 6 a.m. and lasted for several hours. Considering that this is the second attack on the capital's airport this year, which, fortunately, was successfully repelled by t…
…Edwin Philips & Hadiza Yusuf & Alumona Ukwueze also contributed to this report. Vanguard News
The renewed push by the Federal Government to end open grazing and activate the so-called 470 gazetted grazing reserves is a deeply troubling return to a policy that has already generated fierce controversy, failed to win public confidence, and proved impossible to implement smoothly in the past. Nigerians were told fo…
By CHUKA NNABUIFE The Igbo people are among Nigeria's greatest wealth creators. They account for a remarkable number of the country's entrepreneurs, industrialists and billionaires. Yet, paradoxically, the South-East - the homeland of the Igbo nation - remains one of the least endowed regions in terms of infrastructure…
By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report UNITED Kingdom's Keir Starmer is expected to announce his resignation as prime minister today after overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs to make way for Andy Burnham to become Labour leader. Starmer's departure will set the UK on course for a seventh prime minister in 10 years, jus…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to uphold the highest standards of integrity and accountability in their operations. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, by the ICPC Spokesperson, Mr Okor Odey. Odey …
Tennis great Serena Williams, who retired in 2022, has been awarded a wildcard for the Wimbledon grass court championships starting in a week. Organisers released their initial list of wildcards on Sunday, with Williams, a seven-time champion at the All England Club, one of eight players awarded a place in the ladies s…
Belgium were held to a scoreless draw by Iran in a frustrating encounter Sunday that saw the Red Devils reduced to 10 men and facing the possibility of group-stage elimination for a second straight World Cup. A star-studded though ageing lineup including Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku was if anything fortunate to le…
Portugal winger Francisco Conceicao insisted on Sunday his team-mates felt no pressure to pass to Cristiano Ronaldo following scrutiny of the veteran superstar’s role in their lacklustre World Cup opener. Critics have questioned whether the 41-year-old Ronaldo’s lack of mobility is having a negative effect on Portugal’…
The Lionel Messi show rolls into Dallas with the Argentine maestro on the cusp of more footballing history when the World Cup holders face Austria on Monday. Messi, who turns 39 on Wednesday, scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria to pull level with Miroslav Klose’s all-time World Cup record of 16 goals. The skip…
Torrential rainfall and the accompanying windstorm, on Saturday night, destroyed farmlands and people's shops in Abakaliki and Akpoha Community in Afikpo North LGA of Ebonyi. The over four-hour rainfall caused severe flooding on the Abakaliki-Afikpo Expressway, submerging farmlands and destroying crops worth millions o…