News

ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian filmmakers Damilola Osikoya of Switch Visual Production and Nora Awolowo of Rixel Studios on their Guinness World Record achievement. The filmmakers reportedly set the record for the largest attendance at a film screening during a showing of Black Market in Lagos on September 26, 2026. In a […]

The post Tinubu congratulates Nigerian filmmakers on Guinness record appeared first on Vanguard News.

Retired officer appeals to Corps Marshal By Adeola Badru A retired pioneer officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Deacon Sunday Dairo, has appealed to the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, to consider employment opportunities for the children of the agency’s pioneer personnel. Dairo said such intervention would help ease the hardship faced by retired […]

The post FRSC pioneer seeks jobs for officers’ children appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Idris Salisu, Gusau GUSAU — Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have foiled two separate abduction attempts and rescued 10 victims in different parts of Zamfara State. The Media Information Officer of JTF North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. […]

The post Troops rescue 10 victims, foil abductions in Zamfara appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr. Joseph Utsev, has warned that Nigeria’s rivers are facing increasing pollution pressure from population growth, urbanisation, untreated wastewater and other human activities. Utsev spoke on Monday as Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2026 World Rivers Day, with […]

The post World Rivers Day: Nigeria’s rivers face rising pollution — Minister appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) have foiled two separate abduction attempts and rescued 10 victims in different locations across Zamfara State. The Media Information Officer, Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Danja said troops operating in Maru Local Government […]

The post Army rescues 10 kidnapped victims in Zamfara appeared first on Vanguard News.

LAGOS — Fire on Monday gutted the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command office in Apapa, Lagos, destroying property worth millions of naira. The fire, which reportedly started at about 10:23 a.m. from an electrical surge in the conference room, spread to other sections of the building. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]

The post Fire guts customs Western Marine Command office appeared first on Vanguard News.

ABIA — Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has called on investors who previously relocated from the state to return and take advantage of what he described as the growing investment opportunities in the state. Otti made the call on Monday while announcing the commissioning of the 55-room ORIS Signature Hotel on Okigwe Road, Aba. The […]

The post Investors who relocated from Abia should return — Otti appeared first on Vanguard News.

The Nigerian Navy has commenced recruitment for the 2026 Batch 39 Basic Training School, with applications scheduled to open on October 2 and close on October 31, 2026. The Navy announced this in its recruitment guidelines posted on its official X handle on Monday, directing eligible Nigerians to submit their applications through its official recruitment […]

The post Navy opens 2026 Batch 39 recruitment, sets Oct 31 deadline appeared first on Vanguard News.