The Nigerian Naira maintained a stable trajectory against the United States Dollar during the Tuesday morning trading session, February 3, 2026.

By Emma Unah A disturbing trend has taken hold in Calabar, Cross River State, where young girls between 15 and 30 are increasingly getting hooked on shisha, a flavoured tobacco mixed with molasses and inhaled using a water pipe.    These young women are easily recognizable with their king-size nose rings, multiple earrings, and ankle chains and […]

LAGOS—Nigerians in the Diaspora, coordinated by Mrs. Stella Okengwu, have petitioned the National Assembly over alleged non-payment of compensation for investments demolished during the construction of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway at Okun Ajah, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. The petition, submitted on behalf of affected investors under Winhomes Estate Global Services Limited, raised […]

By Bashir Bello KANO—An early morning fire, yesterday, razed some parts of Kano essential commodities market, popularly known as Singa market. It was gathered that the cause of the inferno was still sketchy at press time. However, spokesperson of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif, confirmed the inferno, saying the service received a distress […]

Former Justice Minister Abubakar Malami, SAN, has prayed a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to vacate the interim order made against three of the 57 property listed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for forfeiture to the Federal Government. Malami, former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Muhammadu Buhari administration, is challenging the […]

By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR—Pandemonium broke out on Sunday in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, after a 23-year-old man allegedly slit his father’s throat with a machete. Vanguard gathered that the tragic incident occurred around O 3 Palace, Usaja, in Ikpakapit Ward of the community. The suspect, identified as Bassey Ubi, was […]

A joint security team had a breakthrough after gun battle with suspected kidnappers and bandits in Niger State, during which 10 kidnapped victims were rescued.

No fewer than 100 persons would have lost their lives following the discovery of an object suspected to be a bomb at the United Evangelical Church, Ehere/Umuola, Ogbor Hill, Aba, Abia State.

The Managing Director, Shekinah British International School, Ihiagwa, Owerri West Council Area of Imo state, Dr. Obinna George Smart Unegbu, on Tuesday said the Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodinma is now repositioning and rebuilding the state for the future. Unegbu spoke in a statement to newsmen in Owerri, about the Imo state at 50 golden […]

Oyo State has honoured popular tech entrepreneur, Tunde Buremo, with the Change Maker Award in the Technology Category, in recognition of his contributions to technology-driven innovation and the development of scalable digital platforms serving users across Nigeria and Africa at large. The award was presented by the Governor Seyi Makinde, weekend, at the Lekan Salami […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira today appreciated to N1,465 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,470 per dollar last weekend.Similarly, the naira strengthened in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM, appreciating to N1,384.5 per dollar. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira fell to […]

The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja yesterday issued an order of interim injunction barring the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, from embarking on any form of industrial action or protest in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

State governments are now to bear the cost of electricity subsidy, along with the Federal Government, President Bola Tinubu, has directed.

For years, the lack of access to public power supply has worsened hardship for residents of Ikot Ebo, Uyo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.  

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