Defecting Zamfara PDP chairman worked against party before joining APC – Council Chairman
The Chairman of Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Munnir Haidara, has alleged that the former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaura-Namoda, Sadiq Chiroma, had been working against the party long before he formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Police arrest suspected killers of retd Delta judge
By Ochuko Akuopha ASABA—THE Delta State Police Command, yesterday disclosed that it has arrested a security guard, one Godwin Mngumi and one other suspect in connection with the murder of retired Delta State High Court Judge, Justice Ifeoma Okogwu. Police Public Relations Officer of the State Command, Mr. Bright Edafe, who confirmed this in a […]
Benin’s Failed Coup as a Stress Test for Democratic Resilience in West Africa
By Adejumo Kabir Adeniyi and Dr. Ola Bello The attempted military coup in the Republic of Benin has sent shockwaves far beyond the borders of the small West African State. For Nigeria, Benin is more than just a neighbouring country; it is a country whose economy is fused with Nigeria’s, particularly Lagos State, through decades […]
Solid Minerals: Nigeria joins AEMBANK
FOLLOWING years of intense negotiations, the Federal Republic of Nigeria has formally acceded to the Charter of the African Extractive Minerals Development Bank, AEMBANK.
Court stops sale of aircraft over alleged indebtedness
By Henry Ojelu A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting in Bwari, has issued an interim order restraining Galactic Aviation Limited and two others from selling an Embraer EMB-145LR aircraft identified as 5N-BZM. Justice M. A. Madugu granted the order on Friday, December 5, 2025, after hearing an ex parte application filed […]
Revealed: How Abuja street names are allegedly sold for up to N35m
By Luminous Jannamike Abuja—A Vanguard investigation has uncovered an alleged multi-million-naira payment scheme within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC)’s street-naming and house-numbering process, in which applicants were reportedly asked to pay large sums into private bank accounts instead of authorised government revenue accounts, despite the honour being officially presented as free. The probe began […]
