In a world where politics often forgets the powerless, Congressman Charles B. Rangel stood tall—as tall as any iroko tree in the African forest. As the world mourns his passing, Nigeria joins the rest of the continent in paying tribute to a towering figure whose unwavering devotion to justice, equity, and African upliftment etched his […]

Two years after the exit of the clannish and clueless Fulanist, Muhammadu Buhari, I celebrate. His successor, Bola Tinubu, is the Yoruba face of that ugly All Progressives Congress, APC, coin. But Tinubu, for now, is not murderous, neither is he forcing other Nigerians to give up their ancestral lands for a new Yoruba “empire”. Also, […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young No fewer than 3,000 workers have been laid off by construction giant, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, in Rivers State, following significant shortfalls in periodic project cost payments by the state government, currently headed by a sole administrator. This development comes amid indications that more workers may be thrown into the labour market […]

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said Monday the Federal Government has cleared over 200,000 unprocessed passport applications since he assumed office.

“There is no doubting the fact that the era of small things and small people has finally dawned upon us”–   John Buchan Most discussions of the “National Question” invariably and instinctively boil down to one thing only – the “Northern Question”. This was particularly evident in the deliberations of the 2014 National Conference and most utterances […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his second anniversary in Office. He also commended the bold and transformative economic reforms implemented under the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Obasa in a statement released through his Media Office, praised President Tinubu’s steadfast commitment to […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has deepened its drive to digitalise the Employees’ Compensation Scheme, ECS, among others operations, by partnership the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, to integrate data-sharing and seamless validation of worker information under the ECS. In other words, National Identity Numbers, NIN, will become key to […]

The mandate Americans gave to Donald Trump to be their 47th president for a second, non-consecutive term, is all the hubris he needs to imagine he is the president of the world, literally the world’s most powerful man. He goes around with the arrogance of that assurance. Even if his America First policy subsists on an […]

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, yesterday, presented 3,500 life jackets to the Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA aimed at advancing the national initiative of enhancing safety on Nigeria’s inland waterways. Speaking at the presentation ceremony at LASWA Headquarters, Five Cowries Terminal in Lagos, Oyetola who was represented by […]

Governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 Lagos poll, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said children are not just the future, they are the promise of what can be achieved when invested in. Rhodes-Vivour, who said this in his Children’s Day message, further described childhood as a time filled with wonder, curiosity and endless […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Daurama Foundation has taken significant steps to address menstrual stigma in Nigeria through an innovative art-led campaign. The initiative, ‘My First Period; What Could Have Been Different?’, is driven by mentees of the Samira Buhari Mentorship Programme (SBMP), who use storytelling, drama, and spoken word to challenge cultural taboos […]

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The Director General of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) Comrade Issa Aremu has said that a nation that prioritizes it’s children is one that secures a prosperous future for all. Issa Aremu who said this in a statement on Children Day,he made available to Vanguard in Ilorin noted […]

By Ishola Balogun In commemoration of the second anniversary of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Europe Region, has advocated for crucial electoral reforms, emphasizing the urgent need to establish a diaspora voting system. The call was echoed by Ambassador Collins Idahosa, the regional governor of the council, who highlighted […]

The MD/CEO of Wema Bank, Mr Moruf Oseni has donated his May 27 day salary to Chiderije Mbah, a 12-year-old child who emerged winner in the Wema Bank 1-day MD/CEO initiative for Children’s Day. The Wema Bank 1-day MD/CEO initiative was launched by the Bank on May 21, 2025, calling on Nigerian children to showcase […]

By Uche Aguoru The recent article titled “2027: Ben Kalu’s Needless Battle With Southeast Governors” is, without mincing words, an unfortunate cocktail of political mischief, misplaced fears, and a glaringly weak attempt to malign the towering image of Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu. What masquerades as analysis is in fact a labored screed from a […]