Vanguard

Vanguard is a daily newspaper that comes from Vanguard Media, located in Lagos, Nigeria. This media outlet was founded in 1984 by journalist Sam Amuka-Pemu along with three of his friends. In addition to its print version, Vanguard also offers an online edition. It stands out as one of the few newspapers in Nigeria that operates independently of political influence, joining the ranks of This Day, The Punch, The Sun, and The Guardian.

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Running mate: I'll do whatever Tinubu wants in 2027 - Barau

2 days ago | vanguardngr.com | Idowu A Bankole

By Henry UmoruABUJA- AHEAD of the 2027 Presidential election, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, APC, Kano North, has reacted to calls that he should be made running mate of President Bola Tinubu in 2027, saying, ” I will do whatever the President wants me to do “.
FG postpones recruitment into paramilitary services

2 days ago | vanguardngr.com | Idowu A Bankole

By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: The Federal Government has postponed recruitments into the paramilitary services under the Ministry of Interior. This was disclosed in a statement issued Wednesday by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board CDCFIB.
Confusion as two 'ADA' emerge in INEC's list of 110 party registration bids

2 days ago | vanguardngr.com | Idowu A Bankole

By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: Two political associations seeking registration as political parties have submitted identical acronyms to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The first is the All Democratic Alliance, ADA, being promoted by Chief Akin Ricketts and said to be one of the special purpose vehicles that the anti-Tinubu coalition is seeking to use as a platform in the 2027 general election.
Landing Levies: NAMA threatens sanctions against defaulting oil firms

2 days ago | vanguardngr.com | Idowu A Bankole

By Dickson OmobolaNigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, has warned oil and gas companies operating in the country to either pay their $300 helicopter landing levies or face sanctions. NAMA, in a statement, gave all affected oil companies a seven-day ultimatum to formally communicate to Naebi Dynamic Concepts Ltd their proposed payment plans and modalities for payments.
PDP NWC waking up too late - Wike ally, Deeyah

2 days ago | vanguardngr.com | Idowu A Bankole

By Davies IheamnachorPORT HARCOURT: A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, Hon. Emmanuel Deeyah, who is a strong ally of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, has stated that the decision of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party to reinstate Sen. Samuel Anyanwu as the PDP’s national secretary did not come early.
Bandits kill PDP leader, son in failed Kwara kidnap attempt

2 days ago | vanguardngr.com | Idowu A Bankole

By Demola Akinyemi, IlorinSuspected bandits have reportedly killed the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Alhaji Abdullahi Kpotun, along with his son in Lile village in the Patigi local government council area of Kwara State. Vanguard reliably gathered that the incident happened in a botched abduction on Tuesday night in the village.
Tinubu to Sule: Do not concentrate on solid minerals and leave agric

2 days ago | vanguardngr.com | Idowu A Bankole

—Sule appeals to Tinubu to resume oil exploration in Nasarawa—Political coalition triggers are political IDPs—-TinubuBy Abel Daniel, LafiaPresident Bola Tinubu has advised Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa not to put his egg in one basket by concentrating on solid minerals development, but to give more priority to agricultural development in the state, which is part of his renewed hope agenda.
Through triumph, trials God has been my firm anchor at 60 - Sanwo-Olu

2 days ago | vanguardngr.com | Idowu A Bankole

…as Oyebanji, Aiyedatiwa, Adeleke, Makinde, Hamzat, Obasa lead dignitaries to celebrate the birthdayBy Olasunkanmi AkoniIt was praise and worship galore as Governors Abiodun Oyebanji, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Ademola Adeleke, Seyi Makinde, of Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo States, respectively, led dignitaries to celebrate Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at 60.
PDP’s directive asking Samuel Anyanwu to resume ignorance of the law - Wike

2 days ago | vanguardngr.com | Idowu A Bankole

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has faulted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s directive that its National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu should resume duty, describing it as ignorance of the law. Wike stated this, in Abuja on Wednesday, during the inauguration of the newly constructedInterchange that linked Wole Soyinka Way (Arterial Road N20) to Murtala Mohammed Expressway.
Senate passes Rivers 2025 Appropriation Bill of N1.48trn

2 days ago | vanguardngr.com | Idowu A Bankole

The Senate, on Wednesday, passed the Rivers 2025 Appropriation Bill of N1.48 trillion. This followed the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Ad hoc Committee on Oversight of Emergency Rule in Rivers. Making the presentation, Chairman of the Committee and Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele said that for the record, emergency rule is not a substitute for democratic governance in any political climate.