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Under the 1999 Constitution, the President of Nigeria is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. As the Chief Executive of the Federation, the Nigerian President is also often regarded as potentially one of the most powerful persons in the world. He can make or break anyone. Yet, we notice that not all Nigerian presidents are able […]
The post Who is Tinubu’s faceless ‘boss’? By Ochereome Nnanna appeared first on Vanguard News.
In the past, not many people knew anything about the Department of State Services (DSS) formerly known as the State Security Service (SSS). The few who knew something about the organization merely called it, government spy or the Secret Police because it reportedly operated in secrecy, wearing hoods and silencing anti-establishment critics. Indeed, its personnel […]
The post DSS has become Nigeria’s most proactive agency, by Tonnie Iredia appeared first on Vanguard News.
“No revolution is the fault of the people but the fault of the government” – Johann Goethe, 1749-1832, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ. A revolution is underway in the Northern states of Nigeria. The downtrodden, constituting 99.9 per cent of the population, hitherto docile beggars, saying “rankadede” to the privileged 0.1 per cent are sick and […]
The post From begging to banditry: Revolt of the almajiris, by Dele Sobowale appeared first on Vanguard News.
Beloved, congratulations! You made it to the sixth month of the year. Thanks be to God. The sixth month isn’t just the end of the first half of the year, it can be called the month of Good News because of significant events recorded in the sixth month according to the Holy Bible. Perhaps you have […]
The post Wait for the good news, by Funmi Komolafe appeared first on Vanguard News.
As a young Mass Server (or altar boy as they are called these days) at St. Christopher’s Catholic School on Ikot-Ekpene Street, near the famous Mile 1 market in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, one song I loved so much in my Hymn Book back then was ‘When the roll is called up yonder’. […]
The post Roll call without Nigeria, by Patrick Omorodion appeared first on Vanguard News.
The boy child is not a problem to be fixed with slogans or sympathy. He is a reflection of what we have decided to tolerate
The post An autopsy of the silent son, by Stephanie Shaakaa appeared first on Vanguard News.
My Geography teacher in secondary school, Mr Ikoro, candidly dropped a wise saying that has stuck for over 50 years (I have quoted it here perhaps more than once): “Every charitable or uncharitable attitude is a boomerang”. People now frequently use the Hindu Sanskrit word: “karma” to clothe the principle that a person’s action – good […]
The post Insecurity: Incompetence, collusion or both? By Ochereome Nnanna appeared first on Vanguard News.
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic,” Peter F. Drucker The reactions generated by my recent article, “Northern Nigeria and an APC Second Term: Negotiation or Surrender?”, have been illuminating, thoughtful, and in many respects sobering. Among the responses received was a particularly frank intervention […]
The post Northern Nigeria beyond power: The imperative of internal renewal, by Usman Sarki appeared first on Vanguard News.
Writing about the fresh aspirations of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on the Digital Switch-Over (DSO) and FreeTV being prepped for launch on June 17, 2026, we declared our support for the regulator in choosing the satellite option but warned that the process needs to be more transparent and inclusive. Before the afternoon of the very […]
The post Saving DSO from needless controversies, by Okoh Aihe appeared first on Vanguard News.
In the latest footage released by the Ansaru faction of the Boko Haram terrorists that kidnapped 46 Nigerians in two communities in Ogbomoso Local Government Area of Oyo State, nearly all of them being schoolchildren and their teachers, one of the terrorists can be seen pointing the barrel of his weapon in the face of Mrs. […]
The post Take the war to terrorists, their sympathisers and sponsors, by Rotimi Fasan appeared first on Vanguard News.