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PoliticsSep 182027: APC governors, Wike’s feud deepensTHE feud between the All Progressives Congress, APC, governors and Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Mr. Nyesom Wike, deepened, yesterday, with APC leadership in the South-East throwing its weight behind the Progressive Governors’ Forum, PGF, ... The post 2027: APC governors, Wike’s feud deepens appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsSep 18Hajja Bintu Konto: Meet Labour Party vice presidential candidate for 2027 electionHajja Bintu Konto's impressive record of service, particularly in conflict-affected communities across Northern Nigeria, has earned her respect The post Hajja Bintu Konto: Meet Labour Party vice presidential candidate for 2027 election appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
DisasterSep 18Africa’s urban waste crisis is outpacing infrastructure investment and choking neighborhoodsJOHANNEBURG (AP) — Two men sit on top of a hill at the end of a narrow road in Johannesburg ’s industrial suburb of Kya Sands. But the hill is no natural feature — it is a mountain of illegally dumped trash, piled so high it now swallows the road beyond. “When I started as...mymotherlode · united states of america
ConflictSep 18Clashes kill 26 people in disputed Sudan-South Sudan borderLe Monde [en]
DisasterSep 18Nigeria: At least 37 suspected illegal miners die in custodyDW News [en]
DisasterSep 1837 suspected illegal miners die in custody in central NigeriaFrance 24 [en]
DisasterSep 18Almost 50 dead in Nigeria after drinking alcohol suspected to contain methanolGuardian World
WorldSep 1837 suspects of illegal mining died in cell in NigeriaNOS Buitenland
PoliticsSep 18When the state turns the law against dissent under Tinubu’s watchBy KOLAWOLE OLANIYAN It is happening again. Under President Bola Tinubu, Nigerians are facing an increasingly repressive political and legal environment. Like the Muhammadu Buhari government before it, the Tinubu administration is making an utter mockery of Nigeria’s constitutional and international obligations to respect human rights and uphold the rule of law. There is something […] The post When the state turns the law against dissent under Tinubu’s watch appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsSep 17What shall we do about South Africa? By Azu IshiekweneIf South Africa needed any serious signal that the mobs roaming the streets of its cities and townships in search of immigrants were a disgrace, the FIFA World Cup in June 2026 provided a large screen. But the country is not looking. Or it is looking but cannot see. In the last three years, according […] The post What shall we do about South Africa? By Azu Ishiekwene appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HealthSep 17Arresting the diphtheria scourgeNigeria’s continuing diphtheria outbreak is a grim reminder that preventable diseases can become deadly when public-health systems fail to sustain basic immunisation. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says more than 10,000 confirmed cases have been recorded in 2026, with Kano, Borno and Bauchi among the worst-affected states. The figures are particularly […] The post Arresting the diphtheria scourge appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsSep 17As Nigerians battle compounded hardship on a daily basis, by Adekunle AdekoyaTHE last one week has been quite impactful on Nigerians. Just as everyone was figuring how to continue managing fast-disappearing resources as prices of just about everything resumed an upward climb, the price of fuel energy took off from its precarious perch in the stratosphere, and headed for outer space. Most of us Nigerians woke […] The post As Nigerians battle compounded hardship on a daily basis, by Adekunle Adekoya appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
BusinessSep 17'This is our company': Nigerians show off oil wealth after share-buying frenzyMany Nigerians buy their first ever shares - in the oil refinery owned by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote.BBC World
WorldSep 17Thirty-seven suspected illegal miners died while in custodyNigeria police have launched an investigation into the deaths of the miners who were in the custody of the country's civil defense corps.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsSep 17I don’t tolerate godfathers so I won’t be one – OttiGov. Alex Otti of Abia says he will neither be a godfather nor impose his successor on the state after serving his second tenure in 2031. The post I don’t tolerate godfathers so I won’t be one – Otti appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsSep 172027: Former presiding officers back Tinubu, to mobilise 11 million votesThe forum resolved to take the message of the adoption of President Tinubu to all 36 states of the federation and the FCT. The post 2027: Former presiding officers back Tinubu, to mobilise 11 million votes appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
PoliticsSep 17Toyin Abraham rejects inclusion in Lagos APC campaign councilActress Toyin Abraham has denied her inclusion in the All Progressives Congress Lagos State Campaign Council’s Entertainment and Creative Economy Directorate. The post Toyin Abraham rejects inclusion in Lagos APC campaign council appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
BusinessSep 17Tinubu reacts as Nigeria wins arbitration against Sunrise PowerThursday's ICC ruling clears the single biggest legal hurdle that has paralysed the Mambilla hydro power project for years, the statement said. The post Tinubu reacts as Nigeria wins arbitration against Sunrise Power appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
WorldSep 17Police Disburse ₦39.97m To Families Of Deceased Police Officers‎The police urged the beneficiaries to utilize the funds prudently, particularly for the welfare, education and development of their families and dependants. The post Police Disburse ₦39.97m To Families Of Deceased Police Officers appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
PoliticsSep 17Lagos 2027: Egunjobi, Ninolowo dump APC for APMTwo politicians who were aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Lagos State House of Assembly have defected to the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, following changes to the APC’s candidate list for the Agege constituencies I and II. The post Lagos 2027: Egunjobi, Ninolowo dump APC for APM appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
BusinessSep 17Dangote Refinery: Sanusi Cautions Nigerians Against Using School Fees, Selling Homes To Buy SharesMuhammadu Sanusi II, who is the Emir of Kano, said it was not surprising that Kano has produced prominent entrepreneurs, like Aliko Dangote as it has been known to have people who have risk-taking, hard work, and entrepreneurship in their veins. The post Dangote Refinery: Sanusi Cautions Nigerians Against Using School Fees, Selling Homes To Buy Shares appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
PoliticsSep 17FCT Okada ban: CP orders probe into clash at Life CampThe FCT Police Command said on Thursday that following an altercation between personnel of Vehicle Inspection Office attached to the FCT Task Force and commercial motorcycle operators at Life Camp which caused some disturbance over enforcement, the Commissioner of Police has ordered an investigation into the incident. The post FCT Okada ban: CP orders probe into clash at Life Camp appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsSep 172027: Abiodun inaugurates Ogun APC campaign council, orders grassroots immediate mobilisationThe governor said that victory requires scientific and deliberate preparation The post 2027: Abiodun inaugurates Ogun APC campaign council, orders grassroots immediate mobilisation appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
PoliticsSep 17Tinubu hails Nigeria’s victory over Sunrise’s $2.35bn Mambilla claimPresident Bola Tinubu has commended the judgment of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration tribunal in Paris, framing it as a rebuke to “predatory and exploitative claims by corrupt local and international entities and their enablers and funders. The post Tinubu hails Nigeria’s victory over Sunrise’s $2.35bn Mambilla claim appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria