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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, October 9, 2025, granted clemency to 175 convicts in the exercise of his discretionary power of Prerogative of Mercy, as contained in Section 175 (1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). The decision was aimed at correcting what he saw as […]

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar, on Tuesday resumed duties at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, pledging to pursue a comprehensive amendment of the NEITI Act 2007 to strengthen the organisation’s powers and effectiveness. In his maiden address to management […]

… As SORA Tech targets mosquito breeding sites By Chioma Obinna As malaria-carrying mosquitoes change their behaviour and weaken traditional prevention tools, Japanese health-tech startup SORA Technology said it is set to launch drone-guided malaria control in Nigeria, following years of work across West and East Africa. In a virtual interview with Vanguard, SORA’s Chief […]

“Fear no forest because it is dense”— African proverb It is difficult to recall a time when we worried as much over our circumstances as we do today. Our first seven or so decades until independence were spent as a colony of the British. We were cobbled together basically as a commercial entity which promised and […]

By Sola Ogundipe The Senate Committee on ICT and Cybersecurity is committed to ensuring regulations to safeguard Nigerian minors from the growing threat of harmful online content and excessive technology use. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cybersecurity, Senator Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, who disclosed this, said children now prefer isolation with their […]

By Chioma Obinna As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark this year’s World Children’s Day, themed “My Day, My Rights”, the question is how well the country has protected its children? From Lagos to the remotest parts of Maiduguri, children hawk goods on dusty roads instead of being in classrooms. Others work […]

By Onyeka Ezike Renowned American photographer Reed Davis, in partnership with Nahous Gallery, has opened a new exhibition titled “Textures of Humanity,” a photo book exhibition that explores African culture and culinary art from Reed Davis’s tours across West, East, North, and Southern Africa over more than a decade. The seasoned photographer uses his camera […]

By Chioma Obinna Medical doctors under the auspices of the Medical Guild on Sunday called on the state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to immediately intervene in a series of unresolved issues that it says have weakened the state’s healthcare system and worsened the welfare of doctors.The Medical Guild is an umbrella body of doctors under […]

By Adeola Badru IBADAN — THE HID Awolowo Foundation has announced that its National Dialogue on Women in Politics: Thirty Years After Beijing, scheduled for Tuesday, 25 November 2025, will now be held in a hybrid format to accommodate both in-person and virtual participants. The foundation, in a statement, said the adjustment followed the tragic passing […]

The Federal Government says the 25km access road linking Lekki Deep Seaport to Epe  and Ijebu-Ode will be delivered within its 21-month schedule. The government described the project as highly viable and fully on course. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, gave the assurance during an inspection of the road project in Lagos on […]

Former Abia State governor and Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, has alleged that politicians are behind the recent surge in killings and abductions across the country, claiming the violence is part of a calculated attempt to destabilise President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Kalu asserted that the […]

Jude Bellingham struck late on to secure Real Madrid a 2-2 draw at Elche on Sunday, taking his team top of La Liga by a point. Xabi Alonso’s side struggled against their mid-table opponents in an entertaining battle in which Madrid twice came from behind. Aleix Febas fired the hosts ahead before Dean Huijsen levelled […]