US President Donald Trump has announced steep tariffs on auto imports and parts, provoking threats of retaliation from trading partners ahead of further promised trade levies next week. Wall Street slumped ahead of Trump’s Wednesday afternoon announcement, while the world’s top-selling automaker Toyota plunged more than three percent. Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tokyo […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government is working to establish a sustainable land administration system in the country. Shettima represented by Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, made this known at a three-day National Land Conference 2025 on Wednesday in Abuja. The conference with the theme: “Reforming Land Governance […]

Police investigation into alleged infiltration of the National Assembly by the Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB) of Russian is causing apprehension in the Senate. However, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) appears to be in a quandary over the investigation. Checks revealed that the Police Headquarters had invited the Chairman of the Committee on Senate Services, Sunday […]

State governments have voiced strong opposition to a bill in the House of Representatives seeking to remove the constitutional immunity shielding governors, deputy governors, and the vice president from prosecution for crimes. The bill, which has passed its second reading, aims to amend Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution, retaining immunity for the President, while […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday wrote to the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and the Presiding Officer of the Senate Godswill Akpabio, confirming that the contact details of the petitioners’ representatives in the recall process have now been corrected. This followed an amendment made by the constituents of Kogi Central […]

Lagos State government yesterday demolished structures that are allegedly in contravention of the state’s building regulations in Agric Bus Stop, Owusu 1 Community Development Area (CDA), Ikorodu, Lagos. The demolition, however, rendered some residents homeless, and also affected businesses and worship centres. When The Guardian visited the area, officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) […]

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has charged Nigerian politicians to always be truthful to the electorate during and after electioneering campaigns. The monarch urged them, especially public office seekers, to always endeavour to know the people they intend to govern and understand their plights. Sulu-Gambari gave the charge on Wednesday while receiving a […]

Patrick Kluivert said it was “just the beginning” after his Indonesia side beat Bahrain 1-0 in front of nearly 70,000 in Jakarta to breathe new life into their World Cup qualifying hopes. Five days after Barcelona and Dutch great Kluivert saw his team thrashed 5-1 by Australia in his first game as coach, Oxford United’s […]

Argentina celebrated their 2026 World Cup qualification with a dazzling 4-1 thrashing of arch-rivals Brazil in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister and Giuliano Simeone sealed an emphatic win for the world champions, who had been assured of their World Cup berth after Bolivia’s 0-0 draw with Uruguay earlier Tuesday. […]

Zimbabwe’s Warriors. Yesterday, at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, brought Nigerians back to the reality of the country’s football with a well executed counter-attacking game that earned them a 1-1 draw with the Super Eagles. Coming the same day South Africa defeated Benin Republic 2-0 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, the draw all but put paid […]

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, says the apex bank remains resolute in its commitment to maintaining order in the country’s foreign exchange market by identifying and eliminating bad actors whose activities undermine the stability of the naira. This came as findings showed that the naira depreciated slightly at the official […]

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested four suspects, including a native doctor, in connection with the ritual killing of two seven-year-old siblings, Chizaram Onuche and Chidinma Onuche. The arrest followed a report transferred from the Special Area Division, prompting operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit to take swift action. The suspects were arrested […]