She also decried the alleged marginalisation of traders by political office holders despite their contributions to the growth and electoral success of the APC in Lagos State.

By Gabriel Ewepu The National Chairman of the Because of Our Tomorrow Party, BOOT Party, Sonny Adenuga, has announced that the party will conduct its primaries for the 2027 general elections on May 29, 2026. Speaking with Vanguard, Adenuga disclosed that the party would adopt an electronic voting system for its primaries instead of delegate-based […]

Uganda shut its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday in a bid to contain the Ebola outbreak that has hit its neighbour, the health ministry announced.

Canada and The Bahamas have joined the United States in imposing temporary travel restrictions linked to the Ebola outbreak affecting parts of Africa.

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on Nigerians to intensify prayers for the country and its leaders ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that Nigeria’s future depends largely on the emergence of responsible, God-fearing, and visionary leadership. The monarch, who is also President-General of the Nigerian […]

THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has called on political leaders and citizens across the country to approach the 2027 electoral season with maturity, tolerance and a sense of national responsibility, warning against divisive rhetoric and actions capable of undermining peace and stability.

—Says every Nigerian child deserves access to education By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has cautioned children not to pursue destructive or unrealistic paths and said the future they desire is shaped by the choices they make now. Senator Tinubu advised children to stay focused, make wise decisions, and use […]

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu Commercial tricycle operators in Onitsha and Ogbaru Local Government Areas of Anambra State have vowed to collaborate with security agencies to identify and apprehend criminals using tricycles to perpetrate robberies and other crimes in the areas. The operators, under the aegis of the Anambra Keke Drivers Forum, AKDF, said the decision was […]

The move reverses a previous policy of relying on video creators to self-report if they had used generative AI tools.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that a return to war with the United States was unlikely, but warned the Islamic republic stood ready to respond to any attack.

By Emmanuel Iheaka Attention, endless admiration is on Favour Ochi, who innocently picked up a pencil at the age of six to draw and has never looked back. She has rather been making tremendous progress in the arts. Long before many children learned to write neatly, Favour was already sketching faces and shapes with unusual […]

Former President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, Legborsi Pyagbara, has declared that oil production cannot resume in Ogoniland until issues of political marginalisation and exclusion of the Ogoni people are addressed.

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Iran has since kept a tight control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital global energy conduit, while the US has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports and coasts since April 13.

Oil prices plunged Wednesday on rekindled hopes for progress in US-Iran talks aimed at ending the war in the Middle East.