By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The State Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Aliyu Abubakar Aliyu has been suspended by the members of the Executive Council of Zarawuyaku Ward in the Biu local government area of Borno State. The PDP Exco of Zarawuyaku Ward, led by the Ward Chairman, Yunusa Mohammed, passed a vote of […]

THE Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, APC, Kano North has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) on implementing the scheme with N2.79 billion through his foundation.

Sub-Saharan Africa faces a persistent challenge: providing universal access to essential health services amid constrained budgets and growing populations. Maureen Amaonosi Oyarekhua, a public health financing expert with extensive experience across Nigeria and the region, has spent over a decade developing strategies that align health spending with population needs. In this interview with The Vanguard, […]

Interswitch, has commenced the sale of JAMB ePINs for the 2025 examination cycle, ensuring a seamless registration experience for prospective candidates

“Well, I think as you know, the U.S. Government has provided training and equipment to Nigeria for quite a while, so hopefully that will help them out.

…VP Shettima, Asagba of Asaba, Thomas, Momoh, INC, Alaibe, Smooth mourn…Jonathan, Gowon, Kukah, Diri, Iboru, Ararume, Diete Apiff, others visit Clark’s Asokoro residence By Samuel Oyadongha Henry Umoru, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Steve Oko, Ochuko Akuopha, Alumona Ukwueze & Chinonso Alozie ABUJA—THE Senate has urged the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency immortalise late former […]

By Favour Ulebor Abuja — National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed that four persons lost their lives while 50 others sustained injuries in the Talata Mafara market explosion in Zamfara State on Tuesday. In a statement, yesterday, NEMA’s Director General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, said the agency swiftly deployed a rescue team from its Sokoto […]

Security operatives have disrupted a religious gathering of Shi’a Muslims in Abuja, leading to significant tension among residents.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated the newly developed Karmo District Market in Abuja; describing it as a significant step towards fostering economic growth and enhancing trade within the capital city.

By Akpokona Omafuaire UGHELLI—MEMBERS of Courses 18, 19, 20 Policemen forced out of office have dragged the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Police Service Commission, PSC, and Force Secretary before the National Industrial Court demanding enforcement of its earlier unappealed decision. In the suit filed by Edwin Okoro, has ACP Chinedu Emengaha and seven others […]

By: Kingsley Omonobi The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has arrested a member of a criminal gang, which specialises in stealing motorcycles from Okada operators, after he invited one of his gang members, prepared food for him to eat and killed him (gang member). Spokesperson of the command, Josephine Adeh, said the arrest was […]

ABUJA—Kidnappers have reportedly shot dead two people in their captivity over a delay in the payment of ransom in Gwargwada, Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Vanguard gathered that the two victims, Mohammed Danladi and Nasiru Yusuf, natives of Gwargwada village, were abducted alongside a herder and a woman at Gwombe junction, […]

The Federal Government on Wednesday disclosed that Nigeria’s petrol consumption has dropped to 50 million litres per day with local refineries supplying half of the daily requirements.

Joseph Ayodele, who has also done a lot of work on bullying in schools, said the menace is more rampant than imagined

CHAIRMEN and councillors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, yesterday, took over the control of local government council secretariats across the state.