Thursday, 27th August 2026

Vanguard News

  • Home
  • News
    • Top Stories
  • E-editions
  • Politics
  • Metro
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • ALLURE
  • Home
  • News
    • Top Stories
  • E-editions
  • Politics
  • Metro
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • ALLURE
  • Home
  • News
  • E-Editions
  • Politics
  • Metro
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Allure
  • Home
  • News
    • Top Stories
  • E-editions
  • Politics
  • Metro
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • ALLURE
  • Home
  • News
  • E-Editions
  • Politics
  • Metro
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Allure
NFF Board Resignation: Sports Commission splits over choice of Normalisation C'ttee Chair

NFF Board Resignation: Sports Commission splits over choice of Normalisation C’ttee Chair

"We’ve seen this movie before. When administrators fight, players suffer, sponsors run, and FIFA starts asking questions"
Breaking: NLC General Secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja dies at 60

NLC General Secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja dies at 60

Fuel subsidy: Atiku’s third U-turn exposes political posturing — PRESIDENCY

Fuel subsidy: Atiku’s third U-turn exposes political posturing — PRESIDENCY

latest news

01:12 pm
CDS Olufemi Oluyede

DHQ debunks AI-generated video targeting Chief of Defence Staff

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked a fabricated video generated with artificial intelligence and falsely portraying the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, as making statements suggesting partisan political support.

01:12 pm
01:03 pm
Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo faces backlash over N700,000 matchmaking platform

Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo faces backlash over N700,000 matchmaking platform

Lead pastor of David’s Christian Centre and a popular relationship coach, Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo has sparked mixed reactions after unveiling a Christian matchmaking platform, Mentor To Marry, with membership packages costing up to N700,000 annually.

01:03 pm
12:55 pm
Air Peace diverts Lagos-Asaba flight over poor visibility

Air Peace diverts Lagos-Asaba flight over poor visibility

The airline’s spokesperson, Mr Osifo-Whiskey Efe, said in a statement that the development disrupted the flight and would delay other flights across its operating network.

12:55 pm
12:46 pm
‘There’ll be no negotiation’ — Atletico Madrid rule out Alvarez move to Barcelona

‘There’ll be no negotiation’ — Atletico Madrid rule out Alvarez move to Barcelona

Atlético Madrid have ruled out any possibility of Julián Alvarez joining Barcelona, with the club’s board unanimously backing the decision

12:46 pm
01:02 pm
Breaking: NLC General Secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja dies at 60

NLC General Secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja dies at 60

The General Secretary of NLC, Emmanuel Ugboaja, is dead. Ugboaja, the fifth General Secretary of the NLC, died after a protracted illness.

01:02 pm
12:35 pm
‘He didn’t rape, kill; only had an affair’ – Odogwu Asaba’s wife defends husband

‘He didn’t rape, kill; only had an affair’ – Odogwu Asaba’s wife defends husband

The wife of Delta State content creator Ifeanyi Ogbonna, widely known as Odogwu of Asaba, has spoken publicly about the allegations against her husband, insisting that he did not rape 20-year-old Favour Agbro.

12:35 pm
12:56 pm
NFF Board Resignation: Sports Commission splits over choice of Normalisation C'ttee Chair

NFF Board Resignation: Sports Commission splits over choice of Normalisation C’ttee Chair

“We’ve seen this movie before. When administrators fight, players suffer, sponsors run, and FIFA starts asking questions”

12:56 pm
12:29 pm
Russia dismisses as ‘scare stories’ US reports about attacking NATO

Russia dismisses as ‘scare stories’ US reports about attacking NATO

The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed as “scare stories” US media reports suggesting that Russia could attack NATO, following a rare visit by the CIA director to Moscow.

12:29 pm
12:27 pm
Swallowed by silt: Survivors recount Nepal flood horror

Swallowed by silt: Survivors recount Nepal flood horror

A few walked alone, their faces frozen in shock, as helicopters landed every few minutes on a football field inside the town’s military cantonment, whipping up clouds of dust.

12:27 pm
12:18 pm
Police foil bandit attack, neutralise suspect in Katsina

Police foil bandit attack, neutralise suspect in Katsina

He said the report indicated that suspected armed bandits riding on motorcycles were sighted moving towards the two villages.

12:18 pm
Latest News

Politics

Get rid of ‘kakistocrats’ in your govt or else… — Ndume warns Tinubu

Get rid of ‘kakistocrats’ in your govt or else… — Ndume warns Tinubu

Ndume cited recent controversies involving a government agency and the suspension of a permanent secretary in the Presidency as evidence of what he described as weaknesses within the administration.
Fuel subsidy: Atiku’s third U-turn exposes political posturing — PRESIDENCY

Fuel subsidy: Atiku’s third U-turn exposes political posturing — PRESIDENCY

Former-Vice-President-Atiku-Abubakar

2027: Tinubu’s aide identifies ‘arithmetic flaw’ in Atiku’s petrol subsidy plan

2027: Tinubu has done a lot for Nigerians, he’ll be re-elected — Akpabio

2027: Tinubu has done a lot for Nigerians, he’ll be re-elected — Akpabio

Presidential campaign council list to be adjusted, not reviewed — Presidency

Presidential campaign council list to be adjusted, not reviewed — Presidency

Top Podcasts

ONE VOTE: Will Nigerians vote with their stomachs?

ONE VOTE: Will Nigerians vote with their stomachs?

12:40 pm
Iwoye: Àwọn ọlọ́pàá mú ènìyàn mẹ́ta ní ìlú Jos nítorí ikú Ibrahim ti won fi esun ole kan…

Iwoye: Àwọn ọlọ́pàá mú ènìyàn mẹ́ta ní ìlú Jos nítorí ikú Ibrahim ti won fi esun ole kan…

09:11 am
ONE VOTE: Where are the Senate and House of Reps candidates for 2027?

ONE VOTE: Where are the Senate and House of Reps candidates for 2027?

06:45 pm
Ìwòye: NSCDC gba àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ọgọ́jọ sílẹ̀ ní ilé ẹ̀kọ́ gíga ayédèrú; Ilé ẹjọ́ dá ẹjọ́ ikú fún òjíṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run, Ubong Basi, tó pa ọmọ ẹ̀ nítorí àìlera

Ìwòye: NSCDC gba àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ọgọ́jọ sílẹ̀ ní ilé ẹ̀kọ́ gíga ayédèrú; Ilé ẹjọ́ dá ẹjọ́ ikú fún òjíṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run, Ubong Basi, tó pa ọmọ ẹ̀ nítorí àìlera

02:49 am
BBNaija contestants who fail to plan for life after show will fall by road side – Seyi Awolowo

BBNaija contestants who fail to plan for life after show will fall by road side – Seyi Awolowo

05:57 pm
Favour pa ara rẹ̀ nítorí pé arákùnrin Ifáyín Ọ̀gbọ́nnà fi ipá bá a lòpọ̀ ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Delta; Musbau pa ìyàwó rẹ̀ nítorí oúnjẹ ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Nasarawa

Favour pa ara rẹ̀ nítorí pé arákùnrin Ifáyín Ọ̀gbọ́nnà fi ipá bá a lòpọ̀ ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Delta; Musbau pa ìyàwó rẹ̀ nítorí oúnjẹ ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Nasarawa

01:29 am
ONE VOTE: Your Vote Starts Before Election Day

ONE VOTE: Your Vote Starts Before Election Day

05:36 pm

More News

Nigerian newspapers review: NFF President, other board members resign

Nigerian newspapers review: NFF President, other board members resign

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, and other board members resigning following poor management of Nigerian football.
Why we increased petrol export volume - Dangote

Why we increased petrol export volume – Dangote

Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, August 27, 2026

Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, August 27, 2026

NFF President Gusau, other board members resign

NFF President Gusau, other board members resign

Naira

N600bn disbursed to 10m households under cash transfer scheme — FG

Metro

‘He didn’t rape, kill; only had an affair’ – Odogwu Asaba’s wife defends husband

‘He didn’t rape, kill; only had an affair’ – Odogwu Asaba’s wife defends husband

The wife of Delta State content creator Ifeanyi Ogbonna, widely known as Odogwu of Asaba, has spoken publicly about the allegations against her husband, insisting that he did not rape 20-year-old Favour Agbro.
Troops scuttle ransom exchange, rescue kidnap victim in Kebbi

Troops scuttle ransom exchange, rescue kidnap victim in Kebbi

After 30 years in service, physically challenged retired Lagos LG chief cries over unpaid benefits

After 30 years in service, physically challenged retired Lagos LG chief cries over unpaid benefits

Mother, toddler daughter die in lightning strike

Mother, toddler daughter die in lightning strike

Onitsha: UNIZIK business school begins research on declining apprenticeship 

UNIZIK suspends professor stripped over alleged sexual assault

Columns

2027: Vote ‘right’ or be banished? By Ikechukwu Amaechi

2027: Vote ‘right’ or be banished? By Ikechukwu Amaechi

06:51 am
Dr Abati’s misrepresentations of the ICPC “fake agency” investigation, by Suleiman A. Suleiman

Dr Abati’s misrepresentations of the ICPC “fake agency” investigation, by Suleiman A. Suleiman

07:27 am
Olu Fasan

Sheikh Jingir: Tinubu strips Christianity of political relevance in Nigeria, by Olu Fasan

06:41 am
Press Freedom Day: Combat fake news or be consumed by it – Dr. Ruth Oji

Why smart people are often misunderstood, by Ruth Oji

06:58 am
Lessons From Osun 2026 and the road to 2027: Parties, personalities and the coming contest (2), by Usman Sarki

Lessons From Osun 2026 and the road to 2027: Parties, personalities and the coming contest (2), by Usman Sarki

06:18 am
“Anambra House” and other bigotries, by Ochereome Nnanna

“Anambra House” and other bigotries, by Ochereome Nnanna

06:48 pm
So much song and dance over the APC’s Presidential Campaign Council, by Rotimi Fasan

So much song and dance over the APC’s Presidential Campaign Council, by Rotimi Fasan

06:10 am

Entertainment

Video of Funke Akindele, JJC Skillz vacationing in Paris with twin sons surfaces

Video of Funke Akindele, JJC Skillz vacationing in Paris with twin sons surfaces

Nollywood actress Funke Akindele and her former husband, entertainer Abdulrasheed Bello, popularly known as JJC Skillz, have reunited in Paris, France, where they are currently on vacation with their twin sons.
Poco Lee in UK court storm: charges, detention and what happens next

Poco Lee in UK court storm: charges, detention and what happens next

Why I’m quitting music – Nigerian billionaire son Raheem Okoya

Why I’m quitting music – Nigerian billionaire son Raheem Okoya

Ogogo’s daughter didn’t welcome child, family says

Ogogo’s daughter didn’t welcome child, family says

Poco Lee’s management breaks silence, denies drink-spiking claims

Poco Lee’s management breaks silence, denies drink-spiking claims

Promoted

MEXC-realstocks.jpg

MEXC Launches RealStocks API with 0 Commissions for Quantitative Traders

The Nigerian Fan's Roadmap to World Cup Betting: Decoding Top Tips, Odds, and Match Previews

The Nigerian Fan’s Roadmap to World Cup Betting: Decoding Top Tips, Odds, and Match Previews

What Makes Teen Patti Master’s Interface the Smoothest Experience for Mobile Card Lovers?

What Makes Teen Patti Master’s Interface the Smoothest Experience for Mobile Card Lovers?

just risk

Risk-On or Risk-Off? How to Read Global Sentiment Before You Trade

Videos

I’m a homeless widow, but won’t fornicate to survive — Joyce, graduate, mother of four

I’m a homeless widow, but won’t fornicate to survive — Joyce, graduate, mother of four

Nostalgia, glitz as icons reunite for Daddy Showkey’s 50th anniversary celebration

Nostalgia, glitz as icons reunite for Daddy Showkey’s 50th anniversary celebration

Don’t shake hands indiscriminately with men

Don’t shake hands indiscriminately with men

People Talk: If You Could Ask President Tinubu One Question Today, What Would It Be

People Talk: If You Could Ask President Tinubu One Question Today, What Would It Be

ICYMI

Benin-Asaba Road: Umahi orders arrest of contractors removing asphalt

Benin-Asaba Road: Umahi orders arrest of contractors removing asphalt

By John Alechenu ABUJA — The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has criticised the concessionaire handling the Benin-Asaba Highway over the slow pace of work and ordered the arrest of any contractor found removing asphalt from existing carriageways. Umahi gave the directive on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, during an on-the-spot assessment of the 125-kilometre […]
Remi Tinubu

FG launches $1bn HOPE programme to move vulnerable Nigerians to self-reliance

Highways of horror: Motorists wail, spend 4 days on Benin-Asaba road

Highways of horror: Motorists wail, spend 4 days on Benin-Asaba road

Canada unveils counter-tariffs of 15-50% on US goods

Canada unveils counter-tariffs of 15-50% on US goods

Why Awujale deserves GCON honour - Tinubu

IJEBULAND: Inside story of the Awujale succession crisis

Today’s toons

Cartoon: ‘Hello… who’s fooling who?’

Cartoon: ‘Hello… who’s fooling who?’

Cartoon: Grammar governor, shakis governor, native doctor governor, dancing governor – what’s next?

Cartoon: Grammar governor, shakis governor, native doctor governor, dancing governor – what’s next?

Cartoon: The gods are hungry, too

Cartoon: The gods are hungry, too

Newsletter Thumbnail

Subscribe to our E-EDITIONS

Subscribe to our digital e-editions here, and enjoy access to the exact replica of Vanguard Newspapers publications.

Subscribe

Business

Five PFAs control pension market, account for 54% of new RSAs

Five PFAs control pension market, account for 54% of new RSAs

•States still foot-dragging on CPS implementation By Rosemary Iwunze Five Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs, out of 18 licensed operators accounted for 54.41 per cent of new Retirement Savings Account, RSA, registrations in the first quarter of 2026, Q1’26, indicating continued concentration in Nigeria’s pension market. According to the Q1’26 industry report released by the National […]
Banks slash lending, cut N5.4trn across key sectors

Heritage bank depositors demand full payment, seek FG, CBN, NDIC intervention

Tax Reform

Lawyers rally support for Tax Ombud’s drive to increase tax compliance

NIMASA cracks down on Cabotage law violations

NIMASA cracks down on Cabotage law violations

Universal Insurance drags NAICOM to court

Universal Insurance drags NAICOM to court

Health

Cancer cases set to rise 67% by 2050 — GLOBOCAN

Cancer cases set to rise 67% by 2050 — GLOBOCAN

Pathology crisis: Nigeria has less than 200 specialists for 200m people

Pathology crisis: Nigeria has less than 200 specialists for 200m people

No HIV cure yet, but treatment can make virus undetectable — NACA DG

No HIV cure yet, but treatment can make virus undetectable — NACA DG

ILERA EKO: LASHMA tasks media to drive health insurance uptake

ILERA EKO: LASHMA tasks media to drive health insurance uptake

Sports

‘There’ll be no negotiation’ — Atletico Madrid rule out Alvarez move to Barcelona

‘There’ll be no negotiation’ — Atletico Madrid rule out Alvarez move to Barcelona

Atlético Madrid have ruled out any possibility of Julián Alvarez joining Barcelona, with the club’s board unanimously backing the decision
UCL 2026 Playoffs : All you need to know

2026/27 Champions League draw – pots, date, time, how to watch

Yaya Touré makes history as first African manager in UCL league phase

Yaya Touré makes history as first African manager in UCL league phase

NFF Congress summons emergency meeting over federation affairs

NFF Congress summons emergency meeting over federation affairs

NFF President Gusau, other board members resign

NFF President Gusau, other board members resign

Relationships

Parents who think their children are the greatest!

Parents who think their children are the greatest!

‘I regret snatching my friend’s husband’ — Reader

‘I regret snatching my friend’s husband’ — Reader

Put your wife down at your peril!

Put your wife down at your peril!

Dear Bunmi, I know it sounds strange that at this time and age, there could be a virgin in her thirties but that’s exactly what I am

Dear Bunmi, I’m a virgin at 30; nervous with my boyfriend

Special Report

100 days after, where are the 44 missing Borno schoolchildren?

100 days after, where are the 44 missing Borno schoolchildren?

On May 15, Boko Haram terrorists invaded Mussa Central Primary School in Askira-Uba LGA of Borno, and abducted over 40 schoolchildren, including a toddler

LG Autonomy

APC Campaign Council: Meet 14 governors tasked with delivering Tinubu in 2027

As the 2027 general elections approach, political parties are gearing up for the contest, with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking to retain the presidency and strengthen its hold across the country. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened the 2027 electioneering season, paving the way for political parties to roll out their […]

AFCON 2025: Nigeria beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties to win bronze

World Cup, Super Eagles’ AFCON heartbreak, others dominate Google searches

“January belonged to AFCON, and to heartbreak,” Google said. “Nigeria vs Morocco” became one of the biggest individual queries of 2026.

Being Wife of Dancing Governor: ‘What I discovered about the Adeleke family’

Being Wife of Dancing Governor: ‘What I discovered about the Adeleke family’

While tribal relations in Southern Nigeria have deteriorated of late, many marriages between Yorubas and Igbos continue to thrive in all strata of society

More Columns

Technology

NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B: $2bn satellites may trigger broadcast, broadband boom in 2028

NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B: $2bn satellites may trigger broadcast, broadband boom in 2028

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorIf the timeline set by the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT, for the deployment of its two new communications satellites remains on course, Nigeria’s broadcast and broadband sectors could be heading for a major capacity boom by 2028. That prospect received a major boost at the weekend after the Federal Executive […]

GITEX NIGERIA: Proxynet’s future-ready digital ecosystems may fix puzzles for SMEs

GITEX NIGERIA: Proxynet’s future-ready digital ecosystems may fix puzzles for SMEs

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorThe theme of this year’s GITEX Africa, “Beyond Connection: The bridge to sovereign innovation not only holds a strong position in Africa’s quest to accelerating digital transformation, it also holds a future for Nigeria’s bougeoning Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, SMEs who have long struggled to give their thriving businesses strong […]

Redmi 17: Xiaomi bets on 7,500mAh battery to win Nigeria’s smartphone market

Redmi 17: Xiaomi bets on 7,500mAh battery to win Nigeria’s smartphone market

By Prince Osuagwu Hi-Tech EditorFor many Nigerians, the smartphone has quietly become an office, classroom, entertainment centre, bank, marketplace and communication hub—all rolled into one. The problem is that keeping this increasingly important gadget alive still depends on one thing Nigerians cannot always take for granted: electricity. Xiaomi appears to have spotted that pain point […]

WhatsApp introduces new tools to combat account theft, scams

WhatsApp introduces new tools to combat account theft, scams

By Islamiyyah Adekanbi WhatsApp has introduced new security features aimed at helping users prevent unauthorised access to their accounts, strengthen account recovery and make safer decisions when dealing with unknown callers. The messaging platform said the latest upgrades were designed to give users greater control over their account security as scams and attempts to gain […]

More Technology

Education

Oyo student wins 8 awards, sets sights on studying medicine

Oyo student wins 8 awards, sets sights on studying medicine

By Ifunanya Ndigwe On graduation day at Saint Bernardine’s Girls Grammar School, Oyo, Adesokan Yesiroh Omotoyosi kept walking up to the stage. Eight times. By the end, she had been named ‘Overall Best Student’ and ‘Overall Best in Science’, plus six other awards. Well-wishers also gave her cash gifts worth over N100,000. Yesiroh just finished […]

JAMB

How to upload O’Level results from home — JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a new system allowing candidates to upload their O’Level results from home without visiting a Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre.

FG releases 2026/2027 Unity Schools admission list

FG releases 2026/2027 Unity Schools admission list

The Federal Government has released the 2026/2027 admission list for successful candidates offered places into Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) of federal unity colleges across the country.

JAMB

JAMB moves O’Level upload online, ends CBT centre visits

…Candidates can now verify, upload results from home By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has introduced an online system allowing candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions through the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to verify and upload their O’Level results from home. The new service, which initially covers […]

More Education
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Online Casino ohne OASIS
  • Meilleur casino en ligne
  • Najlepsze kasyna online
  • Australian online casinos
  • Casinos sin licencia
  • Allure
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Columns
  • Crime Alert
  • Editorial
  • Discussion
  • Education
  • E-Editions
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Features
  • Foreign
  • Health
  • Homes & Property
  • Human Angle
  • Insurance and You
  • pension
  • Interviews
  • Labour
  • Law & Human Rights
  • Metro
  • Motoring
  • Politics
  • Relationships
  • Special Report
  • Sports
  • Sweet Crude
  • Technology
  • The Arts
  • Cartoons
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Videos
  • Viewpoint
  • Woman’s Own
  • Worship
© 2026 Vanguard Media Limited, Nigeria
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Online Casino ohne OASIS
  • Meilleur casino en ligne
  • Najlepsze kasyna online
  • Australian online casinos
  • Casinos sin licencia