Recently in Esiele, an elderly woman stopped briefly outside a school gate and stared into the compound beyond. The classrooms were open. The blackboards were still hanging where they had always hung.

Nigeria has been ranked third globally, after Egypt and Ethiopia, among countries where female genital mutilation (FGM) is still widely practised. Statistics also indicate that Ekiti and Osun states record some of the highest prevalence rates of the harmful practice in the South-West region of the country.

The true test of the Tinubu administration will not be found in Central Bank reports, external reserve figures, or economic forecasts

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to break the 12-year monopoly of South African firm Optasia on airtime credit lending and data advance services in Nigeria, authoritative sources have told Vanguard.

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has imposed a statewide night-time ban on commercial motorcycle operations in the state, banning okada riders from operating between 10:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. as part of a broader security crackdown aimed at curbing criminal activities and enhancing public safety.

As controversy continues to trail the death of 17-year-old Sesugh Atser during an encounter with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Makurdi, Benue State, his grieving mother and relatives are demanding justice and a full account of the circumstances that led to his death.

When a gang of kidnappers checked into a hotel in Bucknor Estate, Isolo, Lagos, they thought they had found the perfect cover.

Former Minister of Sports under President Muhammadu Buhari, Barr. Solomon Dalung, has accused the federal government of lacking the political will to tackle the worsening insecurity across the country, saying the administration of President Bola Tinubu was more preoccupied with the 2027 general elections than with the lives of Nigerians being lost daily to terrorist attacks and abductions.

By Ozioruva Aliu, BENIN CITY AS abducted students, pupils and teachers of Community Grammar School, Ahoro-Esiele; L.A. Primary School, Ahoro-Esiele; and Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo state spend their third week. in the hands of their abductors, a House of Representatives aspirant for the Oredo Federal Constituency […]

By Ozioruva Aliu, BENIN CITY THE governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo on Friday described trees as essential to life, and not just symbols of life and that planting and allowing them to flourish was a way of cushioning climate change. The governor stated this when he performed a symbolic planting of a tree […]

Lagos State Government is repositioning culture, tourism and the creative economy as year-round growth drivers that would move beyond the Detty December season to generate economic value throughout the year. Mr Idris Aregbe, Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts and Culture, gave the assurance during an interview with journalists on efforts to […]

By Esther Onyegbula Nigerian entrepreneur, philanthropist and Labour Party candidate for Bende Federal Constituency in the 2027 House of Representatives election, Chimaobi Desmond Anyaso, has called for a new generation of trust-driven leadership and stronger institutions as the foundation for Africa’s sustainable development. Anyaso made the call while speaking as a panelist at the 10th […]

By Esther Onyegbula The immediate past Vice-Chairman of Badagry Local Government, Mrs Elizabeth Kappo, has congratulated Princess Damilola Sonayon James on her emergence as the All Progressives Congress, APC, deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 Lagos State governorship election. Kappo, in a statement made available to journalists on Friday, described James’ selection by the leadership […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou The family of the late former Head of State, Major General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, has paid tribute to the late Lt. Col. Francis Adekunle Fajuyi, describing his death as a “supreme and heroic sacrifice” that remains one of the most defining symbols of loyalty and national unity in Nigeria’s history. Son of Aguiyi-Ironsi […]

By Matthew Johnson Group Managing Director of Xtralarge Farms and Resorts, Dr Moji Davids, has called on governments, investors and stakeholders across the world to embrace agritourism as a pathway to food independence, wealth creation and sustainable economic development. Davids made the call at the World Agritourism Festival 2026 themed, “Agritourism Without Borders: Connecting Food, […]