Vanguard News media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Vanguard News as leaning left. We have seen it on 93 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Vanguard News biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Vanguard News as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Vanguard News left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Vanguard News as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Vanguard News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Vanguard News are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Vanguard News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Vanguard News’s own report linked underneath.
Iran's judiciary announced the execution of a man convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad. The individual was accused of providing information about missile sites in Isfahan province. The execution took place on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
Vanguard News reported it asIran executes man accused of providing missile info to Israel (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
At least 82 people have died and dozens are missing following the collapse of an informal gold mine in Sudan's West Kordofan State. Rescue operations are facing significant challenges due to a lack of necessary equipment.
Vanguard News reported it asAMSG expresses deep pain over miners killed in Sudan’s mine collapse (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Lambeth Palace has revoked an award given to Muslim cleric Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi. The honour was for reconciliation and interfaith co-operation, but resurfaced comments from 2007 about Osama bin Laden led to its withdrawal.
Vanguard News reported it asArchbishop 'withdraws' award given to Muslim cleric who praised bin Laden (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Veteran Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs has died at the age of 84. His passing was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, on Instagram. The family described the late actor as 'The Lion of Lufodo'.
Vanguard News reported it asBreaking: Veteran actor Olu Jacobs dies at 84 (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on certain South African nationals, citing race-based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures. South Africa has rejected the US allegations, stating the measures are based on mischaracterised policies and fringe group information.
Vanguard News reported it asUS announces visa restrictions on some South African officials over land reform policies (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested Mexican national Arturo Carrera Loaiza at Lagos airport on August 19, 2026, while he was attempting to flee the country. The agency also dismantled an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State.
Vanguard News reported it asNDLEA dismantles industrial-scale meth lab in Oyo, nabs fleeing Mexican (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
Vanguard News reported it as'I am the hoax buster' - Trump rejects AI danger warnings (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
Vanguard News reported it as'I am the hoax buster' - Trump rejects AI danger warnings (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei has stated that there will be no negotiations with the United States until Iran's conditions are met. He responded to US President Donald Trump's statements about being open to negotiations, asserting that the balance of power regarding oil and the straits has changed.
Vanguard News reported it asIran: No talks with US until conditions are met (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
The Sokoto State Government has ordered the indefinite closure of the Musa Lukuwa Jumu’at Mosque in Mabera, declaring it a crime scene. The government has also established a committee of Islamic scholars to investigate the causes of the attack on cleric Musa Lukuwa and prevent future occurrences.
Vanguard News reported it asSokoto govt shuts mosque, orders probe into attack (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Vanguard News reported it asUS military says Iran war has led to munitions shortfall (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held separate meetings with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Discussions covered bilateral cooperation in areas including trade, investment, defence, and the digital economy.
Vanguard News reported it asNigeria, India aim to rebuild trade to $15bn as Modi pushes for more crude purchases (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
An Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian man in the leg during a confrontation over grazing land in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses claim settlers initiated the conflict, leading to Israeli forces firing on villagers. The IDF confirmed a soldier fired and has launched an investigation.
Vanguard News reported it asHouthis target Saudi base as Iran denies involvement in Yemen war (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Leaders of the BRICS nations have issued a joint declaration expressing deep concern over escalating Middle East tensions. They called for maximum restraint and condemned unilateral sanctions not authorized by the UN, stating they violate international law.
Vanguard News reported it asBRICS nations call for 'maximum restraint' in Mid-East war (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is visiting his golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, for the Irish Open. His trip includes planned meetings with Irish leaders and is met with objections from lawyers and planned protests.
Vanguard News reported it asTrump arrives in Ireland for golf tournament, PM talks (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Lithuania's territory would be targeted by Russian nuclear weapons if the country allows allies to deploy them. This warning comes as Lithuania's parliament considers removing a constitutional ban on nuclear weapons.
Vanguard News reported it asRussia threatens to point nuclear warheads at Lithuania (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in New Delhi, discussing ways to boost bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030. They reviewed progress in defence, energy, and space, and Modi gifted Putin a Russian translation of the Thirukkural.
Vanguard News reported it asIndia welcomes Russia, Iran leaders for BRICS summit overshadowed by war (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a car ride in Delhi on Friday. This was their fourth joint car journey, following previous instances in Bishkek and Tianjin. The leaders met at Bharat Mandapam before the BRICS summit.
Vanguard News reported it asIndia welcomes Russia, Iran leaders for BRICS summit overshadowed by war (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
Vanguard News reported it asNew York marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Algeria has announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and the closure of its airspace to UAE-registered civilian and military aircraft. Commercial flights will be exempt until 2026. The UAE expressed hope the decision is temporary.
Vanguard News reported it asAlgeria cuts diplomatic ties with the UAE (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Mixed factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
Who owns it
- Vanguard Mediaunknowndirect owner
- Sam Amuka-Pemuunknownparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Nigeria
- Official site
- vanguardngr.com
- Seen publishing on
- vanguardngr.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 93
- Reports listed
- 94
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
94 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 46 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Vanguard News ran the story anyway.
Across the 93 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Vanguard News: its report arrived a median of 22 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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