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By Iliasu Idris The recent invasion of our beloved town by notorious bandits that reverberates through the streets of Birnin Kebbi has become an interesting focus of national security. Nigeria is witnessing an unfortunate realization where political machinations have not merely collided with public safety but have precipitated a catastrophe...

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council calls on members of the public, government agencies, corporate organizations, and individuals to exercise caution against faceless coalitions and groups that exploit the union’s secretariat as a venue to stage press conferences under false pretenses for fraudulent purposes. In a statement issued...

He emphasised that school authorities, teachers, and PTA forums must take the lead in the sensitisation. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigerian schools to integrate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) education into their curriculum as part of efforts to end the harmful practice. Denis Onoise, a UNICEF child...

Rihanna has become a mother of three after welcoming a daughter with her partner, artiste A$AP Rocky. Rihanna has become a mother of three after welcoming a daughter with her partner, artiste A$AP Rocky. The Barbadian singer announced the news on Instagram on Wednesday, revealing that their baby girl, Rocki...

Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo has secured a decisive re-election victory as President of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) for a second four-year term. The NYCN 2026 National Elective Congress, held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, saw Sukubo garner an impressive 756 votes, dwarfing his closest rivals – Elizabeth Olawande...

An angry mob, yesterday, set ablaze a lady accused in a failed child kidnapping attempt in Agbarho community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. An eyewitness, who spoke to Vanguard at the scene of the incident on Ekwvere Road claimed that the lady hid the seven year old...

A civil society watchdog has accused suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti‑Uduaghan of orchestrating a violent bid to storm the National Assembly after her office was unsealed. National Integrity Watch says video footage showing the Deputy Director of the Sergeant‑at‑Arms, Alabi Adedeji, removing a red seal from the senator’s office door early...

In a decisive move to stem the rising tide of insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Minister, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the clearance of Kobi Forest, a notorious hideout for criminals linked to recent kidnapping incidents in the Guzape and Asokoro Village axis of Abuja.  The move is part...

Core loyalists of Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara, including former members and leaders of the disbanded  Simplified Movement have besieged the Government House gate in Port Harcourt to receive him. A former Speaker of the dissolved illegal three-man House of Assembly, Victor Oko-Jumbo, was among Fubara’s loyalists, who led others to...

A fresh division appears to be brewing within the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) over the 2027 presidential election, following conflicting public statements from its leaders on the contentious issue of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid. The controversy began on Wednesday after the Forum’s National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur Muhammad...