Supreme Court goes fully digital, ditches paper records to curb tampering
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri On April 23, Vanguard Law & Human Rights highlighted some of the challenges plaguing the Nigerian judiciary, chief among them the judiciary’s continued reliance on analogue systems. This factor, it noted, was partly responsible for the slow pace of justice administration in the country — a situation that breeds widespread public dissatisfaction […]
Woman, toddler among victims rescued from well in Kano
A 32-year-old woman and her 18-month-old son were among victims rescued from a well in separate incidents recorded in Kano State on Friday.
Ojude Oba: Cultural festival driving tourism, global attention to Ijebuland
Ojude Oba Festival has moved from being a colourful cultural gathering in Ijebuland to become one of Nigeria’s biggest tourism spectacles
Beulah: Restoring hope to child-amputees, driving inclusive education
“When Beulah was born, the diagnosis made it clear that amputation was the best option following the congenital deformity of her right limb”
INSECURITY: 1,095 DAYS AFTER – Tinubu’s Long War
When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took the oath of office on May 29, 2023, he inherited not only an economy under severe strain but also one of the most complicated security crises in Nigeria’s modern history.
‘600m Africans in darkness’: Workers reject AfDB, World Bank electricity plan
Nigerian and other African labour unions have rejected the AfDB, and World Bank-backed “Mission 300” electricity initiative
Students hospitalised after Edo Children’s Day stadium stampede; govt probes
Students were rushed to Edo State Specialist Hospital after a stampede at the Samuel Ogbemdia Stadium during the Children’s Day celebration.
16 die in Kenya girls’ hostel fire
“She broke both her legs jumping from the window. Thank God she is strong. It is every mother’s nightmare”
Meta launches paid subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp
Meta on Wednesday launched paid subscription plans for its flagship apps, marking a major push by the tech giant to diversify beyond its longtime reliance on advertising revenue.
Police arrest mother, daughter over alleged N18m romance scam
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre, NPF-NCCC, have arrested a mother and her daughter over their alleged involvement in a romance scam that reportedly defrauded a Malta-based victim of more than N18 million.
2027 Elections: Hopes dim for Nigeria’s 80,000 inmates
As of February 9, 2026, Nigeria’s total inmate population stood at 80,812.
