By Evelyn Usman The Lagos State Taskforce has intensified its clean-up and enforcement operations against street urchins, popularly known as Omotaku, who loiter around major roads and traffic points, harassing and extorting motorists, especially when vehicles break down. It was disclosed that 281 suspected members of Omotaku have been arrested in the past week. Some […]

By Akpokona Omafuaire OGHIOR—Tragedy struck Oghior Community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State on Wednesday as a young man, identified as Saturday Okutu, allegedly set his aged father, Pa Chicago Okutu, ablaze while under the influence of drugs. Eyewitnesses said the tragic incident followed a violent confrontation involving the suspect. Community sources who […]

By Akpokona Omafuaire UGHELLI—Suspected Fulani militants have laid siege to Umeh Community in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, unleashing mayhem on residents. Reports obtained by Vanguard revealed that a group of suspected Fulani herders has occupied surrounding bushes in the community, preventing residents from accessing their farms. The situation took a dangerous […]

By Henry Ojelu LAGOS—Mrs Christiana Akingboye, widow of the late Bamidele Akingboye, former Ondo State Social Democratic Party governorship aspirant, has said the final legal advice from the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has brought long-awaited closure to her family after months of suspicion and emotional strain following her husband’s death. Speaking at […]

Residents of Turan District in Kwande Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State were once again plunged into grief following a fresh attack by suspected armed herders that claimed the lives of two farmers and displaced several others.

Sixty years after the January 15, 1966, aborted coup, eminent Nigerians, yesterday, reflected on the incident that they said had changed the course of Nigeria’s socio-economic and political development and urged a quick return to fiscal and true federalism to save the country.

The Federal Ministry of Works has proposed to spend over N500 million on training of hairdressers, makeup artists, supply of grinding machines, motorcycles, mini-vans and anti-drug abuse sensitisation/advocacy in selected states of the federation in 2026.

Outrage has continued to trail the killing of a young legal practitioner, Barrister Peter Ihimiekpen, following what the Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Alumni Association described as a “senseless and unlawful” shooting by a serving police officer in Owerri, Imo State.

By Udeme Akpan To optimise Nigeria’s electricity potential, the country needs to critically examine the terms and conditions attached to foreign incentives coming to the power sector, according to a new study published in Energy Research & Social Science. The study, focusing on the interdisciplinary links between energy systems, markets, business, and society, spanning topics […]

Mahdavi Raja, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Nigeria, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to protecting its citizens’ rights and freedom. He said that the country was also committed to safeguarding public order and national security through targeted reforms, to ease economic pressure and restore calm. Raja said this in […]