By Babafemi Ogundare Some lives leave a mark on a family. Others leave a mark on a community. Then there are those rare lives whose influence stretches across nations, cultures and generations. Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua belonged firmly in the latter category. As June 5, 2026 approaches, millions around the world will pause to remember […]

By Jide Ajani Between his moustache and his hair,  I never knew which he paid more attention to in those days.  However, his well-cultivated moustache made me admire him from a distance.In fact, the first day I saw him at his Festac residence, my gaze was fixed on his moustache as he entered the living room […]

By Mohammed Aina Last Saturday was supposed to be a day of triumph for Governor Seyi Makinde. The hall in Ibadan was filled with party colours and political symbolism. Delegates rose to their feet. A new political movement announced itself. The Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) handed its presidential flag to the governor of Oyo State […]

By Sola Coker  In a nation where communities devastated by banditry, kidnappings and mass killings often receive little more than presidential statements and military assurances, Adewole Adebayo is increasingly projecting himself as a different kind of national leader — one who believes leadership means physically standing with the people in their darkest hours. From Plateau to Oyo […]

By Ausere Ofureku Saiki  The story as titled above making an appearance on page 13 of the May 26,  2026 edition  of Vanguard Newspaper by one Alemma Ozioruva Aliu should ordinarily deserve no attention for being already known within Igarra as one of his  numerous self or sponsored attempts to rewrite the history and also […]

By Abayomi Adebayo (Yomisaint) When responding to a highly critical issue, one must diligently examine the subject in its entirety, understand the concept, and avoid presenting self-serving interpretations or, at best, a position detached from reality. Therefore, I will not dwell excessively on Mr. Ajisafe’s rather dramatic intervention, which appears to contribute more to attention-seeking […]

By Sam Esiaba Dr. Kelechi Anosike was a late entrant into the race for the PDP governorship ticket. But while some earlier aspirants were waiting for endorsements from above and hoping to emerge as consensus candidates through political entitlement, Anosike chose the harder path, the path of political work, consultation, and grassroots engagement.Rather than waiting […]

By Monday Alade Nigeria stands today at one of the most critical security crossroads in its modern political and social history.Across the country from rural farming communities to major urban centers millions of Nigerians now live under the persistent shadow of insecurity. Kidnappings, armed banditry, terrorism-related violence, violent robberies, organized criminal networks, communal attacks, ritual/cult-related […]

By Kunle Somorin There is a particular kind of silence that precedes a tectonic shift in the Nigerian political landscape—a silence not of absence, but of heavy, expectant mass. In Ogun State, that silence has been broken. The political plates, which for decades have settled into a comfortable, if exclusionary, duopoly between the East (Ijebu/Remo) […]

“Do you have insurance… or are you paying this bill yourself?”The question hung in the air of a busy emergency ward in the United States of America, a simple routine question especially necessary for visitors from other countries. The fluorescent lights were harsh, the lobby busy and cold, and at the registration desk, clerks moved […]