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The Osun governorship election is marred by vote-buying allegations. Also, Atiku sues Tinubu over alleged forged documents. Get the full morning recap.
Adeleke campaign raises alarm as Osun Speaker’s residence is surrounded by armed personnel on election day, preventing movement. Clarification sought.
IOM says an EU-funded peacebuilding project in Katsina and Zamfara has achieved about 87 per cent of its planned activities, but warns that funding shortages could make it difficult to sustain the gains after the 18-month intervention ends. The post IOM says scarce funds threaten...
Rescuers combed through debris for survivors Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 20 people and sending thousands fleeing. The post Powerful earthquake off Indonesia kills 20, sparks mass evacuations appeared first o...
“January belonged to AFCON, and to heartbreak,” Google said. "Nigeria vs Morocco" became one of the biggest individual queries of 2026. The post World Cup, Super Eagles’ AFCON heartbreak, others dominate Google searches appeared first on Vanguard News.
By Dickson Omobola The decision of aviation unions to picket Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, Tuesday, has elicited sharp criticism from stakeholders in the country’s air transport sector, with many saying the action constituted serious safety and security concerns. From...
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, has dragged President Bola Tinubu before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking his disqualification read more Atiku opens fresh legal battle, sues Tinubu over 2027 Eligibility
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja A former national President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) Williams Akporeha, has kicked against a directive by the Nigeria Labour
The two Koreas remain technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict, triggered by a North Korean attack, ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty. The post S’Korea president proposes talks with North to formally end Korean War appeared first on Vanguard News.
The ordeal reaches a painful climax on the roughly two-kilometre stretch from Okwe Junction to the New Building Materials Market The post 2km of Chaos: How Asaba-Onitsha Expressway punishes road users, businesses appeared first on Vanguard News.
Chief Joseph Ebere Ezeokafor, chairman of Jezco Group of Companies, popularly known as Jezco, has regained his freedom after spending several days in the custody of his abductors. Ezeokafor, who
For the newlyweds, the real ceremony begins after the celebration - with rent, food, electricity, healthcare, transportation, employment and, eventually, cost of raising children The post More knocks on Kano mass wedding: ‘Same compassion should go to schools, hospitalsR...
Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has alleged that soldiers are attempting to prevent him from entering Osun State as residents prepare to vote in Saturday’s governorship election. The post Soldiers trying to prevent my entry into Osun, Davido allege...
The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has dismissed allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that political thugs are being accommodated read more TICC denies APC claim of thugs in Osun Government House
Lecturer made her uncomfortable; supervisor asking to see her after hours, a hint that her academic future depends on becoming more accommodating The post The Door Must Stay Open: What women in Nigerian universities have learned to fear, by Stephanie Shaakaa appeared first on Van...
While tribal relations in Southern Nigeria have deteriorated of late, many marriages between Yorubas and Igbos continue to thrive in all strata of society The post Being Wife of Dancing Governor: ‘What I discovered about the Adeleke family’ appeared first on Vanguard ...
This is in the family’s resolve to continuously work musically to keep their father’s musical heritage and legacies alive. The post Prince Nico boys conquer Enugu with father’s music, plan African tour appeared first on Vanguard News.
Euro 2020 champion Ciro Immobile announces his retirement from professional football at age 36, citing physical pain and family time.
WAEC extends 2026 GCE registration deadline to August 28. Prospective candidates can now complete their WAEC GCE registration for the computer-based exam.
A powerful 7.7-magnitude Indonesia earthquake off Flores island sparked mass evacuations and a tsunami warning. Learn about the impact and aftermath.
Nigerian professor Ibrahim Abubakar has been appointed CEO of CEPI. Learn about his background, research, and global health contributions in this profile.
Peter Obi visits communities in Benue State affected by recent attacks, urging the Federal Government to intensify efforts to protect lives and property.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung proposes talks with North Korea to formally end the Korean War, despite Pyongyang’s deepening ties with Russia.
Afrobeats star Davido alleges soldiers are trying to prevent his entry into Osun State during the governorship election, despite statewide movement restric
At the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), the corridors once alive with the hum of discovery now echo with uncertainty The post NIMR crisis deepens as research professors face premature retirement appeared first on Vanguard News.
“My parents are late. I dream of getting married and raising my own family. I am now 45 and I struggled hard to go to university" The post I served university for six months, sent away without receiving any salary – Physically-challenged Nwosu appeared first on Vanguard N...
By Mobolaji Sanusi “Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.”— Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986). After
Today, August 15, 2026, no fewer than 1,906,390 voters in Osun State are expected to choose a governor from 13 candidates produced across the political spectrum. The post OSUN ELECTION 2026: Live Updates appeared first on Vanguard News.
Experts have warned that repeated deployments and prolonged absence of military men, who are fathers, are weakening homes The post Deployment tearing military homes apart: Experts propose 12-point rescue plan appeared first on Vanguard News.
Unfortunately, those days - when an everyday football fan on the street could name Nigeria’s first X1 offhandedly – have become a very distant past The post Nigerian football: Westerhof writes President Tinubu appeared first on Vanguard News.