“We had just been through a battle. It was really tough out there. It is easy to try and create this division. It seems like an English mentality, an English thing to do at these major tournaments.

“This Bill builds on the significant work already done in this regard by the House of Representatives and incorporates additional safeguards to ensure that the creation of a dual policing structure to address our nation’s evolving national security challenges can be achieved quickly and effectively to the benefit of all Nigerians,” he said.

England’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina has been classified as the tournament’s highest-risk fixture, prompting heightened security measures involving the FBI, FIFA and local law enforcement.

Health workers fighting the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo are threatening to strike over unpaid wages, as the World Health Organization warned Tuesday the extent of the epidemic could be four times larger than reported.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had said on Monday that “anyone found supporting or assisting these groups will now face up to 14 years in prison”.

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday offered a deeply personal account of his years working with late President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the former Nigerian leader as a man of unwavering integrity, uncommon compassion and absolute trust in those who served under him.

A 300-level student of the university, Pius Atok, who spoke to Vanguard, said the body was discovered on a farm within the university community.

A Canada-based Nigerian doctor, Dr. Zo, has urged skit maker and singer Carter Efe to delete a video he made about his United States visa, warning that American immigration officials could interpret it negatively.

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Chairman of the UN Fifth Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Matters, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, has urged Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to demonstrate compassion by apologising to the abducted schoolchildren and their teachers over what he described as the government’s failure to provide adequate security in Oyo […]

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have rescued seven travellers abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Riyom highway in Plateau State.

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) to provide a comprehensive breakdown of outstanding operating surplus and other revenues allegedly owed to the Federal Government by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and other government agencies.

A 2022 Argentina jersey signed by star player Lionel Messi is being auctioned too, as well as a US jersey signed by the United States’ men’s team.

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Abeokuta South State Constituency II in the 2027 general election, Hon. Adeoye Adewale Adeniran, has declared that providing reliable electricity would be a major priority of a Chief Oladipupo Adebutu-led administration, describing stable power supply as the foundation for economic growth, industrial expansion and […]

The 41-year-old NBA all-time scoring leader has said he will not return to the Los Angeles Lakers but wants to play a 24th season with another club.

The Federal Character Commission (FCC) and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) have strengthened their partnership to ensure fair federal representation in recruitments, promotions and other personnel processes, in line with Federal Character Principles and the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution.