16+ min ago   (76+ words) Vanguard News Falana tasks FG to sue S-Africa over killings of Nigerians LAGOS—HUMAN rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, yesterday, tasked the Federal Government to move beyond diplomatic condemnations and institute legal proceedings against South Africa over the alleged killings…...

22+ min ago   (445+ words) AKURE — The Ondo State Police Command has arrested 15 suspects in connection with the sale and distribution of a local herbal alcoholic mixture popularly known as “monkey tail,” suspected to have caused the deaths of 30 people in Odigbo Local Government Area…...

55+ min ago   (296+ words) Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State Ado-Ekiti — Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has formulated six issues for determination before the Election Petition Tribunal hearing petitions arising from the June 20, 2026 governorship election in the state. The governor’s issues for determination were…...

25+ min ago   (719+ words) By Udeme Akpan & Marian Eko LAGOS — The surge in international crude oil prices above $100 per barrel is pushing up petrol prices across Nigeria, with major marketers raising pump prices and creating fresh pressure on transporters, commuters, households and businesses. MRS…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (261+ words) Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has said the average Nigerian can survive on N3,000 daily, arguing that poverty benchmarks should be considered within the economic context of individual countries. Omokri stated this on Sunday Politics, a television programme, while discussing…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (571+ words) Warns against cultural erosion, social media blackmail By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has said his administration has completed more than 500 kilometres of roads across the state since assuming office. Nwifuru stated this at the…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago   (312+ words) ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this during an interview on the Naija Unfiltered Podcast, while responding to whether the opposition party could realistically defeat the incumbent despite the multiplicity of opposition groups. Abdullahi said the party had no…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1284+ words) By Dr. Gabriel Atumeyi In nearly two decades as a journalist, I have rarely been inclined to commend public servants. But when something genuinely deserves praise, I do not hold back. Such is the case with a development that has…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago   (513+ words) Nigeria has moved beyond making digital payments possible – Adeoye Remi Vanguard News Nigeria has moved beyond making digital payments possible – Adeoye Remi In an era when a failed transfer can disrupt a business, delay a transaction or leave millions of…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (693+ words) Nigeria’s digital economy is expanding at a pace that is increasingly exposing the fragility of the infrastructure carrying it, with electronic payments reaching a record N1.053 quadrillion in the first quarter of 2026 while 5,934 fibre-optic cable cuts were recorded across the country…...