The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called for increased investment in second-chance education for girls whose schooling has been disrupted by early pregnancy, economic hardship, cultural barriers and other challenges.

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has charged private guard operatives in the Federal Capital Territory FCT to serve as a critical intelligence-gathering arm of the nation’s security architecture, urging them to observe, document and promptly report suspicious activities within their areas of operation. FCT Commandant of the NSCDC, […]

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the factors that will decide the fates of the candidates for the governorship election in Osun State scheduled for August 15.

By Henry ObettaAhead of the 2027 general elections, Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, and members of the National Association of Bloggers have mobilised support for the second-term bid of Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, and his Deputy, Mr Peter Odey, staging a one-million-man march in Calabar […]

…Says any change to party’s presidential ticket must follow due process By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — The presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Party, ADP, Ambassador Aliyu Bin Abbas, has expressed concern over reports of possible attempts to alter the party’s presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections. Abbas, in a statement signed by […]

Former Puerto Rican boxer Prichard Colón has died at the age of 33, almost 11 years after suffering a severe brain injury during a professional fight that left him in a persistent vegetative state.

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Five transmission towers along the Ikot Abasi-Eket 132kV Double Circuit Transmission Line have collapsed following extensive vandalism of the facilities, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has said. According to a statement issued by TCN on Friday in Abuja, the damage was discovered during a routine joint patrol of the transmission […]

By Henry Ojelu The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday introduced a new dimension to political campaigning in Osun State with the deployment of an automated mobile stage for its mega rally in Osogbo, the state capital. The innovation, provided by campaign management firm Monan Innovation, became one of the talking points at the rally […]

By Boluwaji Obahopo The Commissioners of Police in Kogi and Edo states, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi and CP Patrick Daaor, have intensified security collaboration between the two states with a joint patrol at Aguda Village, along the Okene-Auchi Expressway, at the Kogi-Edo boundary. The exercise, conducted on Thursday, was aimed at assessing ongoing joint clearance […]

By Juliet Umeh The FIFA World Cup, the Super Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, heartbreak, the Blord-VDM saga and the mysterious “67” Gen Z meme were among the stories that drove Nigerians to Google in the first seven months of 2026. Fresh Google Trends data covering January to July showed that Nigerians used the […]