Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has temporarily halted hearing on the suit filed against the Kabiru Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by a faction of the party loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The acting national chairman, Mohammed Abdulrahman, alongside Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, the factional national secretary, filed […]

Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu has charged officers and soldiers graduating from Exercise Restore Hope IX to translate their intensive training into operational victories as they deploy across various theatres of operation to address Nigeria’s security challenges. He gave the charge at the final exercise and graduation ceremony held at the Nigerian […]

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers; ‎ ‎1. The Rivers State High Court Oyigbo Division sitting in Port Harcourt on Friday suspended its order restraining the state’s Chief Judge from acting on the request of the State House of Assembly to set up a panel to probe allegations of misconduct against Governor Siminalayi […] Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Saturday morning ‎

TikTok's new US joint venture has made changes to its privacy policy that include expanding the type of location data the company can collect from its 200 million American users.

Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has warned that Section One of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway may be closed to traffic if indiscipline by motorists continues to endanger lives and disrupt construction work. Umahi spoke in Lagos during parade of  suspected vandals of cat’s-eye reflective lights on the Third Mainland Bridge. The News Agency of […]

Minister of Works Engr. David Umahi has disclosed that the North-West geopolitical zone has the highest number of projects under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, securing 48 out of the 260 special intervention projects being executed nationwide. This was revealed yesterday in Kano during an inspection of ongoing and completed federal road projects by […]

A Chelsea star’s "charmed career" has been highlighted following Senegal’s dramatic victory over hosts Morocco at the recently concluded AFCON 2025.

More than 160 million Americans are expected to face an unusually brutal winter storm from Friday, with heavy snows and freezing rains forecast. The storm is expected to sweep through much of the United States, leaving “extremely dangerous” conditions in its wake as it tracks eastwards from the High Plains and Rockies, the National Weather […]

The blast happened in southwest Narino in a cocaine-producing area inhabited by the Indigenous Awa people and rife with illegal armed groups The post Cocaine lab explodes, kills nine appeared first on Vanguard News.

With the New Year’s festivities barely over, Abuja residents were rudely reminded of the longstanding affront to personal safety that has been rife in the capital city for long. Two female professionals were killed within 48 hours by traffic robbers, notoriously referred to as ‘once chance’. The first casualty was Chinemerem Pascalina Chuwumeziema, a nurse […]

Before yesterday, I had never heard of IShowSpeed, but today he’s all over my feed. If you’ve stepped outside in Lagos recently or spent five minutes on TikTok, Facebook and X, you’ve probably seen the chaos: a young American in a Super Eagles jersey, standing through a sunroof, surrounded by hundreds of screaming fans. You […]

A Kano-based lawyer, Abba Hikima, has handed over N25.2million raised through a five-day crowdfunding campaign to Malam Bashir Haruna, the widower whose wife and six children were brutally murdered in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters of Kano State last Saturday. The crowdfunding campaign was coordinated through his Facebook page and was initiated following appeals from concerned members […]

A legal firestorm has erupted within Ghana’s legal fraternity as a new lawsuit seeks to immediately halt the operations of the Ghana Law Society (GLS).

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are collaborating to strengthen security on campuses across tertiary institutions to curb incessant attacks on schools. Commandant General of NSCDC, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, who led a delegation of his principal officers on a courtesy visit to the headquarters of TETFund […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima has advocated for homegrown solutions to Africa’s economic problems, emphasising innovative approaches for growth, development and prosperity on the continent. He noted that it is only by building domestic productive capacity that African nations can convert their population and natural talents into real, resilient wealth, just as he said instead of […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Committee on Strategy, Conflict Resolution and Mobilisation has been tasked with addressing the crises rocking the party in 11 states, as well as other contentious issues. President Bola Tinubu, in the twilight of 2025, inaugurated the committee to address internal disputes within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of […]

In the world of football, fans often look to the future, hoping their teams will triumph in upcoming games and tournaments. Sometimes, people even turn to prophecies to predict the outcomes of matches, but can the intricate dance of skill, strategy, and sheer human will truly be dictated by spiritual pronouncements? SALIFU USMAN AND SAMUEL […]

Abuja was brought to a standstill yesterday as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) threw its full weight behind the ongoing indefinite strike by workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), declaring an all-out confrontation with what it described as an oppressive and insensitive administration. The post NLC shuts down Abuja, backs indefinite FCTA workers’ strike appeared first on Vanguard News.

Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a prominent founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has criticised the party’s current leadership, warning that its reversed approach to internal reorganisation is a guaranteed path to failure.

At least six residents were killed in Baidi village in the Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Wednesday night during an attack by a suspected terrorist group believed to be affiliated to the Lakurawa network, an armed group active in the area. Tangaza is one of the council areas targeted by a US […] The post Terrorists kill six in Sokoto LGA hit by US airstrike appeared first on Vanguard News.

•Accuses FMoH of injustice over delayed CONHESS adjustment By Chioma Obinna The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Friday issued a final 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Ministry of Health and relevant government agencies to immediately implement the long-delayed adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure, CONHESS, warning […] The post TUC, NLC issue 14-day ultimatum over health workers’ pay, threaten nationwide strike appeared first on Vanguard News.

Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria (DIBAN), on Friday morning, led stakeholders, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (NLC) and workers from various companies to the Lagos office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to protest the ban on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic […] The post NLC, distillers protest sachet drinks ban, accuse NAFDAC of working against local manufacturers appeared first on Vanguard News.

*Says Rivers Crisis Must Be Treated with Firmness By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has reiterated its call for the establishment of state police, insisting it would help curb the movement of terrorists and bandits across states after military dislodgement. The group also urged stakeholders to urgently address the political crisis in […] The post State Police will curb movement of terrorists, bandits across states —Afenifere appeared first on Vanguard News.

Former APC Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje celebrates the graduation of his daughter, Fatima, from the prestigious King’s College London in a proud family momen Read More: https://punchng.com/gandujes-daughter-graduates-from-kings-college-london/

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The North East Chairman and Commander of Hunters/ Vigilantes (Sarkin Baka) based in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno state, Mallam Shawulu Yohanna have confirmed the killing of a Pastor, two hunters and other two civilians when some suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists invaded Tarfa Village of Biu local government […] The post Pastor, two hunters, others killed by Boko Haram in Biu village appeared first on Vanguard News.

The University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) has been plunged into a state of grief following the tragic death of Nelson Blay Nokotey, a Level 300 Top-Up Journalism student.

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command on Friday arraigned seven suspects before the State High Court in Ilorin over allegations of conspiring to set fire to the residence of a traditional worshipper, Toyin Asabi Olorisa. The accused persons are identified as Alhaji Yekini Oloruntele, Alhaji Saliu Usman, Garba Amuda Yusuf, Alhaji Mumini […] The post Asabi Olorisa: Police arraign seven suspects for arson in Kwara appeared first on Vanguard News.

The absence of official press identification for journalists at Nigeria’s National Assembly has created a loophole exploited by impostors. The post SPECIAL REPORT: Lack of press tags makes Nigeria’s National Assembly complex unsafe appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The Presidency, yesterday laid to rest the controversy over the leadership hierarchy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State by declaring Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the leader of the party in the state. The post Fubara is APC leader in Rivers — Presidency appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Chioma Obinna The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Professor Christianah Adeyeye, yesterday reaffirmed the agency’s firm stance on the ban of alcohol in sachets and small bottles, stressing that there will be “no going back unless a legislative or legal directive allows otherwise.” Adeyeye spoke during […] The post Sachet alcohol ban stands until law changes – NAFDAC insists appeared first on Vanguard News.

•Warns churches, traders against toxic products as enforcement intensifies By Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Friday in Lagos uncovered an illegal factory producing fake “Goya oil” and dismantled a major syndicate involved in the counterfeiting of alcoholic drinks in Lagos, warning that the activities pose grave […] The post NAFDAC busts fake Goya oil factory, alcohol counterfeit syndicate in Lagos appeared first on Vanguard News.

There was pandemonium mid-week in the Nigerian media space, albeit for a brief moment, as news of a ‘missing’ nonagenarian Lagos socialite and Yeye-Oge of Lagos, Chief Mrs. Opral Benson, The post How ‘missing’ Opral Benson was found in Liberia appeared first on The Nation Newspaper.

Traditionalists and hundreds of members of Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebuland yesterday stormed Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona Archway and marched to the Ijebu Ode Local Government Headquarters in Itooro in The post Awujale: Royal family members, traditionalists protest alleged plot to impose candidate appeared first on The Nation Newspaper.

Residents of Die-Die, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja were thrown into confusion as a 27-year-old woman, Esther Akwaji, was reported to have collapsed and died The post Panic in FCT community as 27-year-old woman slumps, dies in boyfriend’s house appeared first on The Nation Newspaper.

A Nigerian, Gideon Eze, detained for six weeks in Doha, Qatar’s capital city, has cried out to the Federal Government and its relevant agencies to intervene in his case to The post Nigerian held for six weeks in Qatar cries for FG’s help appeared first on The Nation Newspaper.

Against the long and troubled backdrop of Nigeria’s democratic journey, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is deliberately reshaping the Fourth Republic through bold, pro-people reforms aimed at restoring economic justice, The post Tinubu’s Reforms recalibrating Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, says Dare appeared first on The Nation Newspaper.