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By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti State has, once again, been recognised as the most fiscally transparent state in Nigeria, achieving a perfect 100 per cent score across all fiscal transparency benchmarks. The latest States Fiscal Transparency League (SFTL) Q2 2025 report by BudgIT said the rating was based on budget approval, quarterly Budget Implementation Reports (BIR), […]

•Obasanjo felicitates, warns against politics •Markets shut, airport reopens for 44th Olubadan By James Ogunnaike, Adeola Badru & Dickson Omobola Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, is in a festive mood, as President Bola Tinubu and other dignitaries prepare to attend the coronation of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, on Friday. The […]

…Highlights Nigeria’s role in shaping U.S.–Africa engagement By Favour Ulebor Abuja-The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has emphasised Nigeria’s strategic role in U.S.–Africa relations, urging Washington to prioritise deeper partnerships with anchor states on the continent. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir, yesterday, Tuggar […]Read More

By Tunde Oso The federal government has warned the public against a fake AI-generated advertisement of President Bola Tinubu circulating on Facebook. It stated that the advertisement, which falsely claimed to promote investment in a Ponzi scheme, was not authorised by the President or the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON. ARCON is a parastatal […]

…Denies demanding for N1.5trn subsidy By Juliet Umeh The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria, DAPPMAN, may have soft pedalled in its confrontation with Dangote Refinery, as the group yesterday sought collaboration with the latter. Recall that DAPPMAN and Dangote Refinery management had been at daggers drawn over the operations of the facility, […]

Rihanna has expanded her family once again, this time welcoming a daughter with her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky. The singer and business mogul shared the news on Wednesday on Instagram, posting a photo of the newborn, whom they named Rocki Irish Mayers. The couple, who already have two sons — RZA, born in 2022, and […]

Julian Alvarez scored a hat-trick to snatch Atletico Madrid a thrilling 3-2 win over Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Wednesday. The Rojiblancos fell behind in the 78th minute but Alvarez, who had opened the scoring, struck twice more in the final stages to claim three points for Diego Simeone’s side. The Argentina international helped […]

Lagos State Government has apologised to residents affected by Tuesday’s flash floods and explained that a combination of heavy rainfall, tidal lock, and illegal structures exacerbated the situation. Several neighbourhoods, including the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ago Palace Way, Apple Junction, Ago Bridge, and Mile 2, were submerged on Wednesday morning, disrupting traffic and daily activities. Videos […]

By Esther Onyegbula The Lagos State Police Command said it will on Friday arraign a National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, leader, Shamsideen Adio, popularly known as Shameleon, over the alleged killing of a dispatch rider in Lagos Island. Recalled that, Adio, 55, was arrested after he allegedly descended on the victim during a […]

By Dayo Johnson Akure—The Ondo State Police Command, has warned against jungle justice following the death of a young boy alleged to have been beaten to death, allegedly accused of plucking cocoa pods in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Vanguard gathered that the young boy was assaulted at Alumni quarters […]

By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio Yenagoa—The Bayelsa State Police Command’s Operation Puff Adder Tactical Squad has apprehended the suspected killer of Richard Ekpebu, a 42-year-old estate agent. Ekpebu was abducted and killed on July 24, 2025, with his body dumped in a bush along the New Otuoke Road near Bayelsa Palm. The suspect, identified […]

By Emma Una CALABAR—MANY persons were reportedly killed, yesterday, in the raging communal dispute between the Ochon community in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State and their Alesi neighbours in Ikom Local Government Area of the state. The conflict which has been raging for several weeks has left many people dead, houses set […]