The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has sweeps all the 21 local government chairmanship seats in Anambra State in the local government elections conducted on Saturday, August 29. The Chairman of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission, ANSIEC, Mrs Genevieve Osakwe, who declared the results on Sunday in Awka, said the election was free, fair and credible and was conducted peacefully in accordance with the state electoral laws and guidelines. Mrs Osakwe stated that APGA...

Dr Aminu Yusuf Wushishi, chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), has died at the age of 66, eight months after assuming office as the commission’s eighth substantive chairman. Yusuf died on Friday, 28 August 2026. His death was confirmed by his Special Adviser on Media, Stanley Nwosu, who said the NPC chairman died after a brief illness. “Yes, it is true. The NPC chairman died after a brief illness,” Nwosu told Vanguard. Reports said...

Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old, saying he has evidence to prove the allegation in court. Atiku made the claim in a BBC interview published on Friday while defending his decision to contest the 2027 presidential election despite concerns about his age. The former vice-president said he remained physically fit and capable of leading the country, comparing his...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, has awarded full scholarships to members of Team Rivers, who emerged champions at the Presidential Inter-Schools Debate Championship, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to investing in education and rewarding academic excellence. The Governor announced the scholarship awards on Friday during the inauguration of the newly reconstructed Bonny National Grammar School in Bonny Local Government Area of the state, where he described education as the most critical investment in the future...

The Enugu State Government has issued a statement regarding a report circulating on social media about the sale of assets belonging to the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS), Enugu State Water Corporation, Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, and the State Liaison Office in Lagos. Refuting the report, the Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Nathaniel Urama, in a press statement, said the publication did not emanate from either the Enugu State Government or the Ministry of...