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• 10 NYSC members rescued from Kogi forest — DHQ

  31-08-2026 19:41 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiTen members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, abducted by suspected kidnappers have been rescued from Egume Forest in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, disclosed this on Monday, saying the operation was conducted by joint security forces.The victims were among 15 corps members kidnapped last week while travelling from Abuja to Bayelsa State.The kidnappers were reportedly demanding N20 million ransom from the families of some of th
  
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• Nigeria, IEA pact justifies Tinubu’s policy choices – Shettima

  03-09-2026 21:55 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruIn a move to boost energy security and economic growth, Nigeria and the International Energy Agency signed an agreement establishing a Joint Work Programme to improve data for energy policy and investment throughout the value chain.This is as the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said Nigeria’s formal admission into the IEA as an Association Country is a significant milestone for the country and another testament to the gains of the economic reforms of the
  
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• Private vasities back FG’s plan for 20,000 medical students yearly

  03-09-2026 21:48 via punchng.com
  
  Private universities support the Federal Government’s plan to increase medical student admissions to 20,000 annually, urging full integration of private inRead More: https://punchng.com/private-vasities-back-fgs-plan-for-20000-medical-students-yearly/
  
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• Nigeria denies supporting military coups anywhere in Africa

  03-09-2026 21:48 via punchng.com
  
  Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs denies claims that Nigeria supports military coups, reaffirming commitment to democracy and constitutionalRead More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-denies-supporting-military-coups-anywhere-in-africa/
  
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• NECO question papers were sold for ₦3,000 before exams — Minister

  03-09-2026 21:48 via punchng.com
  
  Education Minister, Dr Tunji Alausa, reveals NECO question papers were sold for ₦3,000 before exams, highlighting widespread malpractice in Nigeria.Read More: https://punchng.com/neco-question-papers-were-sold-for-%e2%82%a63000-before-exams-minister/
  
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• ICC dismisses anonymous petition against Nigeria

  03-09-2026 21:48 via punchng.com
  
  The ICC has dismissed an anonymous petition against Nigeria regarding alleged systemic kidnappings, as confirmed by AGF Lateef Fagbemi.Read More: https://punchng.com/icc-dismisses-anonymous-petition-against-nigeria/
  
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• FG hails Otu as C’River revives newspaper corporation, printing press

  03-09-2026 21:48 via punchng.com
  
  The Federal Government commends Governor Bassey Otu for reactivating the Cross River State Newspaper Corporation, a bold investment in democracy and publicRead More: https://punchng.com/fg-hails-otu-as-criver-revives-newspaper-corporation-printing-press/
  
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• Insecurity: We’ve defeated terrorists; attacks no more rampant — Defence Minister Musa

  03-09-2026 21:45 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeMinister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has said Nigeria has defeated terrorists to a significant extent, claiming that attacks by terrorist groups are no longer as rampant as they were previously.Musa stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he assessed the country’s security situation and the changing nature of threats confronting Nigerians.The minister said while terrorist attacks had reduced, kidnapping had become a more promi
  
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• US ICE agent accused of lying about shooting immigrant

  03-09-2026 21:35 via vanguardngr.com
  A federal immigration agent is facing charges of making false statements about the January shooting of a Venezuelan migrant in Minnesota, US media reported Thursday.The indictment of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is a rare case of the Trump administration pursuing charges against a law enforcement officer.Christian Castro, 52, was one of two agents placed on leave earlier this year for allegedly lying about the January 14 shooting in Minneapolis of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis,
  
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• Ballon d’Or: List of Nigerian footballers who have been shortlisted for award

  03-09-2026 21:33 via vanguardngr.com
  Nigeria has produced several footballers who have earned recognition among the world’s best players, with a number of them receiving nominations for the prestigious Ballon d’Or award over the years.From the golden generation of the 1990s to the modern era, Nigerian stars have featured on the shortlist for football’s most coveted individual prize.Finidi George was among the first Nigerians to receive a Ballon d’Or nomination. The former Ajax and Real Betis winger was nomi
  
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• Imo returnees from S’Africa appeal to Uzodimma for ₦1m grant

  03-09-2026 21:31 via punchng.com
  
  Over 30 Imo indigenes who returned from South Africa appeal to Governor Hope Uzodimma to extend the ₦1m grant given to other returnees to them.Read More: https://punchng.com/imo-returnees-from-safrica-appeal-to-uzodimma-for-%e2%82%a61m-grant/
  
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• FG reaffirms commitment to complete Ogoni cleanup

  03-09-2026 21:31 via punchng.com
  
  The Federal Government reaffirms its commitment to completing the Ogoni cleanup project in Rivers State, marking 10 years of remediation efforts.Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-reaffirms-commitment-to-complete-ogoni-cleanup/
  
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• NDLEA uncovers Mexican cartel links to meth labs in Ogun, Oyo forests

  03-09-2026 21:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By James OgunnaikeThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised the alarm over attempts by international drug cartels to establish production bases in Nigeria, disclosing that Mexican-linked criminal networks are behind efforts to set up industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratories in forests across Ogun and Oyo states.The agency also revealed that it had recently dismantled a drug cartel operating along the Togo-Benin Republic-Nigeria corridor and intercepted consignments of coc
  
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• Tinubu not on trial in US – Presidency

  03-09-2026 21:15 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruThe Presidency has clarified that the ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation involving President Bola Tinubu before a United States federal court is a civil records-disclosure dispute and not a criminal case against the President.It said: “For clarity, the matter is a civil records-disclosure dispute under the United States Freedom of Information Act. It is not a criminal case against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, nor has the court found him guilty of an
  
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• Tinubu’s US record dispute is a civil matter — Presidency

  03-09-2026 21:01 via punchng.com
  
  The Presidency clarifies that President Tinubu’s US record dispute is a civil FOIA matter, not a criminal case, dismissing reports of wrongdoing.Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubus-us-record-dispute-is-a-civil-matter-presidency/
  
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• Reps panel orders DisCos to clear outstanding debts

  03-09-2026 21:01 via punchng.com
  
  The House of Reps Committee on Power urges electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to urgently settle outstanding market debts to ensure Nigeria’s poweRead More: https://punchng.com/reps-panel-orders-discos-to-clear-outstanding-debts/
  
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• EXPLAINER: How Chelsea sold 39 players this summer – Report

  03-09-2026 21:01 via punchng.com
  
  Explore how Chelsea completed a record-breaking summer, selling 39 players and generating over £500m. Unprecedented player clear-out explained.Read More: https://punchng.com/explainer-how-chelsea-sold-39-players-this-summer-report/
  
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• FIFA blasts UEFA ‘smear campaign,’ fights World Cup plan disclosures

  03-09-2026 21:00 via vanguardngr.com
  FIFA has accused UEFA of a “smear campaign” and a “fishing expedition” after European football’s governing body asked US judges to force it to hand over documents related to its failed World Cup investor plan.Global soccer body FIFA’s divisive plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to investors, unveiled in July, triggered a huge backlash across the sport, with UEFA threatening to boycott the World Cup unless the plan was scrapped.While FIFA quickly aborted the
  
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• US court’ll determine release or withholding of Tinubu’s records, not Atiku – Presidency

  03-09-2026 20:56 via vanguardngr.com
  The Presidency has said it is the United States District Court for the District of Columbia that can determine whether President Bola Tinubu’s records will be released or withheld in the ongoing Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, case before it, and not Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.Read Also: We were offered $3m to stop campaign against Tinubu — Atiku-linked US lobbying firmAlso, the Presidency explained that it was a civil records-disclosure dispute, and neither was it a criminal case agai
  
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• 2027: Our votes must count; we’ve had enough of this nonsense — Peter Obi

  03-09-2026 20:56 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adegboyega AdeleyePresidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has warned that Nigerians will no longer tolerate attempts to undermine their votes in the 2027 general election, insisting that every vote must count.Obi stated this on Thursday at an NDC town hall meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where he joined the party’s vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, in engaging with Nigerians ahead of the 2027 election.The former Anambra State gove
  
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• 2027: Utomi-led MCE begins opposition coalition talks

  03-09-2026 20:43 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry UmoruABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Movement for Credible Elections (MCE) has commenced engagements with opposition political parties and presidential candidates as part of efforts to build a common political platform and consensus candidacy.The MCE Political Commission, chaired by the convener of the movement and one of its founding leaders, Prof. Patrick Utomi, was constituted in July to lead consultations with presidential candidates and leaders of opposition
  
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• 2027: They want to stop Atiku because he wants to make life better — Okonkwo

  03-09-2026 20:36 via vanguardngr.com
  By Sekinat Osundiji
  Atiku Abubakar’s spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, has alleged that efforts to revive old allegations against the former vice-president are aimed at preventing him from contesting the 2027 presidential election.Okonkwo, a lawyer and spokesperson for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, made the allegation on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.He was reacting to renewed scrutiny of Atiku’s dealings in t
  
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• Inspector dies after weekly police walkathon in Sokoto

  03-09-2026 20:32 via vanguardngr.com
  By Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoSOKOTO — The Sokoto State Police Command has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of Inspector Adamu Isah, a police officer attached to the Department of Operations, who collapsed shortly after participating in the Command’s weekly physical fitness exercise.Isah reportedly collapsed on Wednesday after taking part in the Command’s weekly Walkathon held at the Police Command Headquarters in Sokoto.The exercise, conducted every Wednesday,
  
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• Makinde calls for reset of Nigeria’s economy, political order

  03-09-2026 20:28 via vanguardngr.com
  …Oyo governor says institutions have failed to deliver for majorityBy Dapo AkinrefonIBADAN — Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday called for a reset of Nigeria’s economy and political order, saying the country’s existing systems and institutions had failed to deliver meaningful improvements in the lives of the majority of Nigerians.Makinde made the call in his latest newsletter titled, “The Business of Governance,” where he argued that Nigeria&rsquo
  
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• ICC not investigating Nigeria for crimes against humanity — AGF Fagbemi, SAN

  03-09-2026 20:25 via vanguardngr.com
  …. vows action over petition by unknown personBy Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA— The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has dismissed as false the claim that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating Nigeria for alleged crimes against humanity.However, the AGF, in a statement on Thursday, admitted that a petition anonymously filed before the global court, seeking an investigation into alleged “systemic kidnappings in
  
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• FIFA accuses UEFA of ‘smear campaign’ over dropped World Cup investment plan

  03-09-2026 20:24 via punchng.com
  
  FIFA has accused UEFA of waging a “smear campaign” against the world governing body and its president, Gianni Infantino, as the dispute over a scrapped plan to bring private investment into FIFA’s commercial rights intensifies. The latest escalation came after UEFA asked US courts to release documents and obtain testimony relating to FIFA Forward EnterpriseRead More: https://punchng.com/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-smear-campaign-over-dropped-world-cup-investment-plan/
  
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• Evening Recap: DSS bans civil arrests, Fubara signs N1.84tn budget, online mockery raises N14m for graduate, other top stories

  03-09-2026 20:24 via punchng.com
  
  Catch up on top Nigerian news: DSS bans civil arrests, Fubara signs N1.84tn budget, N14m raised for graduate, and other key stories.Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-dss-bans-civil-arrests-fubara-signs-n1-84tn-budget-online-mockery-raises-n14m-for-graduate-other-top-stories/
  
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• Oyo Assembly approves N210bn supplementary budget

  03-09-2026 20:22 via vanguardngr.com
  ..2026 spending rises to N1.102trnBy Adeola BadruIBADAN — The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved a N210 billion supplementary appropriation for the 2026 fiscal year, raising the state’s total approved budgetary provision to N1.102 trillion.The approval was given during plenary on Thursday following consideration and adoption of the report of the House Committee on Finance, Appropriation and State Economic Planning on the Oyo State Supplementary Finance Bill, 2026.The supplemen
  
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• Oyo nabs 55 environmental offenders

  03-09-2026 20:10 via punchng.com
  
  Oyo State apprehended 55 environmental offenders in Ibadan for various infractions, reiterating its commitment to enforcing environmental laws and promotinRead More: https://punchng.com/oyo-nabs-55-environmental-offenders/
  
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• Northern govs mourn Gumel, Zurmi emirs

  03-09-2026 20:10 via punchng.com
  
  Northern governors express condolences on the passing of the Emirs of Gumel and Zurmi, highlighting their legacies of peace and development.Read More: https://punchng.com/northern-govs-mourn-gumel-zurmi-emirs/
  
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