Vanguard Latest News Sunday 18th October 2026
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 18/10/26
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target=_blank>2027: Ondo targets one million votes for Tinubu — Oke
By Dayo Johnson, Akure A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Chief Olusola Oke, SAN, has expressed confidence that the state will deliver more than one million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Oke spoke at the weekend in Akure during the inauguration of the Ondo State
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target=_blank>Martinez starts for Man Utd after outburst
Lisandro Martinez was named in Manchester United’s starting line-up to face Leeds on Sunday despite his controversial remarks about the struggling club’s hierarchy.
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target=_blank>I don’t want my son to lose Medicine and Surgery admission — Abia pastor cries out
…330 UTME score, no N500,000 to secure admissionBy Steve OkoUMUAHIA — For Rev. Enyinnaya Nwabuko, a rural pastor in one of the foremost Pentecostal churches who has spent nearly two decades preaching the gospel, one prayer now weighs heavily on his heart: that poverty will not destroy his son’s dream of becoming a medical doctor.
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target=_blank>Flamingos lose 2-1 to Poland in U-17 Women’s World Cup opener
Nigeria’s Flamingos began their campaign at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco with a 2-1 defeat to Poland in their opening Group B match on Saturday.
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target=_blank>Oyebanji credits Tinubu’s policies for Ekiti development
By Rotimi Ojomoyela ADO-EKITI — Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has credited President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies and increased financial resources available to state governments for the development recorded by his administration, pledging to consolidate the gains in his second term. Oyebanji, who was inaugurated for a second term on Friday, October 16, 2026, also
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target=_blank>Customs, Afreximbank plan Nigeria-Benin, Cameroon border upgrade
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced discussions with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on plans to modernise Nigeria’s borders with Benin Republic and Cameroon to improve trade facilitation and cross-border efficiency. The proposed sub-regional programme is also aimed at advancing the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade
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target=_blank>Nigeria to miss men’s U-17 World Cup after crashing out of WAFU B
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have been eliminated from the 2026 WAFU-B U-17 Championship after playing a 1-1 draw with Côte d’Ivoire on Saturday in Burkina Faso, ending their hopes of qualifying for the 2027 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.
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target=_blank>2027: Reject political violence, electoral manipulation – Forum warns N-Delta youths
…demands transparency in refinery, seaport dev. By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT: Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Forum has warned youths of the region to avoid been used by self seeking politicians to cause violence or electoral manipulation during the forthcoming 2027 general elections. This was as the forum called on the Federal Government to
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E2%82%A6511-4m-seized-pharmaceuticals-illicit-drugs-to-nafdac-ndlea/ target=_blank>Customs FOU ‘A’ hands over ₦511.4m seized pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs to NAFDAC, NDLEA
By Godwin Oritse The Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has handed over seized pharmaceutical products and illicit drugs with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦511,4Million to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for
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target=_blank>Ijaw group urges FG to integrate AI into technical education to prepare youths for future jobs
By Adeola Badru The chieftain of the Ijaw National Congress, Dadiowei Akpeti has urged the Federal Government to integrate Artificial intelligence (AI) into technical education, warning that training young people in conventional vocational skills alone may not adequately prepare them for the changing demands of the global labour market. Akpeti said technical and vocational education
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