Vanguard News

By Bashir Bello KANO— Suspected bandits have launched a deadly attack on a Kano border community, Kururawa community in Lakwaya district, Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, abducting an elderly man,  Yakubu Tsohuwa and inflicted gunshot would on his his son, Badamasit A source from the area who spoke to Vanguard on condition of anonymity, […]

By Emmanuel Iheaka OWERRI—Gunmen have killed a motorist and abducted occupants of another vehicle at Amala Autonomous Community in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident in a statement, yesterday, noting that the attack occurred on Sunday evening. Investigations revealed that […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni& Precious Enaike Tragedy struck, yesterday, when two people lost their lives while others sustained critical injuries in multiple early-morning crashes involving heavy-duty vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, by the notorious Otedola Bridge and the Third Mainland Bridge. The accidents caused traffic choas across major corridors in state, stretching from Kara Bridge through […]

By Daniel Abia P/Harcourt—The Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to Timipre Sylva, Julius Bokoru, has condemned the sealing of the former minister’s Maitama home in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Bokoru in a statement, yesterday, said the action was undertaken “without a single letter, without a subpoena, without a […]

By Peter Duru Makurdi—Chairman of Ado Local Government Area of Benue State, Sunday Oche, has cried out over what he described as “relentless and coordinated attacks” by armed herdsmen on communities in the council, leaving several residents injured and dispossessed. Speaking to journalists in Makurdi, yesterday, Oche said armed herders had gone on a two-day […]

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed worry that the fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria has lasted longer than the country’s civil war that took place between 1967 and 1970.

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,475 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,463 per dollar last weekend. However, the naira was stable at N1,454 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) according to data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. As a result, the margin between the […]

President Bola Tinubu requires at least 14 days to consult the Senate for approval in the event of troops deployment for combat operations in another country.

The Federal Government, FG, is set to implement a full cashless policy in the collection of its revenues, banning cash payments, with effect from January 1, 2026.

By Shina Abubakar OSOGBO— THE Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens, CCNC, yesterday, raised fresh concerns over the prolonged withholding of local government funds meant for Osun State, warning that the development has pushed the state into what it described as a deepening socio-economic crisis. Speaking at a press conference in Osogbo, the spokesperson of the […]