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• 2 Super Eagles players likely to miss AFCON qualifiers clash

  07-09-2026 17:45 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Super Eagles preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON qualifiers have suffered another setback following an injury to striker Paul Onuachu, with Victor Osimhen already sidelined.The development is a concern for Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle, who is preparing his squad for the start of Nigeria’s qualifying campaign later this month.Onuachu picked up the injury in Trabzonspor’s 5-0 win over Gençlerbirliği in the Turkish Süper Lig on Sunday, despite
  
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• Two youths missing in Cross River community as group condemns violence

  07-09-2026 20:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — The apex socio-cultural organisation of the Boki people in Cross River State, Ochibe Boki, has condemned what it described as “incessant violence” among Boje, Iso-Bendeghe and Nsadop communities, calling for the immediate and safe return of two youths who have been missing since August 5.In a statement issued on Monday, the spokesperson for Ochibe Boki, Hon. Cletus Obun, expressed concern over the disappearance of Obi Bisong, 22, and Nkpe Elvis Ek
  
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• FG borrowing like drunken sailor despite revenue windfall – Atiku

  07-09-2026 20:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Federal Government of reckless borrowing despite a windfall in oil revenue, saying the administration of President Bola Tinubu has continued to pile up domestic debts at a time crude oil prices have soared well above the benchmark used for the 2026 budget.In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the former vice president said i
  
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• Nigeria’s trade surplus jumps 67% to N12.59trn in Q2’26

  07-09-2026 20:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Yinka Kolawole
  Nigeria’s merchandise trade surplus surged by 66.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter to N12.59 trillion in the second quarter of 2026, from N7.55 trillion recorded in Q1, as a sharp rise in exports widened the gap between the country’s earnings from exports and its import bill.
  In its foreign trade statistics report released on Monday, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, noted that Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stood at N41.44 trillion in Q2’26, compr
  
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• Olowu visits burnt Baale’s residence, urges calm over alleged arson

  07-09-2026 20:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaABEOKUTA — The Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Abeokuta, Oba Saka Adelola Matemilola, has appealed for calm and restraint following the alleged burning of the residence of the Baale of Elere-Adubi in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Rasheed Adubi.Oba Matemilola made the appeal when he led a delegation of traditional rulers and community leaders on a condolence and peace visit to the affected community.The delegation included the Towulade of Owu-Akinale,
  
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• Dangote targets 10m shareholders as Refinery IPO opens

  07-09-2026 20:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olakunle Oke, Marvellous Uzoma and Kamsy GbenobaThe Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has commenced its Initial Public Offering (IPO), with President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, targeting 10 million shareholders across Africa in what he described as an “IPO for the people.”
  The refinery is offering its shares at N525 each, with a minimum subscription of 10 shares, as it seeks to raise more than N2 trillion to fund its expansion programme.
  However, Da
  
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• Nasarawa SDP crisis deepens as Ajegena moves to control secretariat

  07-09-2026 19:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Edwin Phillip, LafiaLAFIA — The leadership crisis rocking the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Nasarawa State deepened on Monday as the party’s state chairman, Barrister Ibrahim Likita Ajegena, said he had assumed control of the party secretariat in Lafia.Ajegena also declared that the party was prepared to wrest power from the ruling party in the state and at the centre in the 2027 general elections.Addressing journalists against the backdrop of the lingering disagreement within
  
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• UK passport intervention: No extra charges, Tunji-Ojo clarifies

  07-09-2026 19:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABUJA — The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has clarified that Nigerians in the United Kingdom applying for international passports under the ongoing special intervention exercise are not required to pay charges beyond the official passport fees.The clarification followed concerns over inconveniences reportedly experienced by Nigerians in the UK during the application and processing of their passports.Tunji-Ojo, in a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and
  
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• 11 feared killed as Boko Haram attacks Adamawa community

  07-09-2026 19:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  YOLA — No fewer than 11 people were feared killed on Monday after suspected Boko Haram insurgents invaded Zaranga village in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State.A resident, who spoke to PUNCH Online on the telephone but asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak to journalists, said the attackers invaded the community in the early hours of Monday, shooting residents and setting houses ablaze.“For now, 11 dead bodies have been recovered. Many people are sti
  
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• 2027: Aiyedatiwa denies sponsoring opposition candidates

  07-09-2026 19:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Insists: I’ve not asked any candidate to contest under another partyBy Dayo Johnson, AkureAKURE — Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has denied allegations that he is involved in anti-party activities following the substitution of his preferred National Assembly candidates by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Aiyedatiwa spoke on Monday at a stakeholders’ meeting with APC local government and ward chairmen in Akure.The governor desc
  
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• US Green Card Lottery: Full list of countries excluded from programme

  07-09-2026 19:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The US Diversity Visa, popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, excludes nationals of a number of countries each year based on their recent levels of immigration to the US.For the DV-2026 programme, natives of 20 countries were not eligible to participate, according to the US Department of State.The Diversity Visa programme makes immigrant visas available to people from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States.
  Under US law, countries from which more than 50,0
  
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• 2027: They may discount us, but our votes will count — Makinde

  07-09-2026 19:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Clears the air on petrol pricing…Says: ‘Government must show its workings’…Peter Obi says Makinde qualified to be president…Not every candidate is electable – Daura…‘Disregard us at your own peril’ – Bala Mohammed…Dantalle: ‘Reset Nigeria’ beginsBy Luminous JannamikeABUJA — Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, on Monday fired back at those dismissing his
  
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• ‘Stripping one of highest-paying jobs in Lagos’ — Tosin Akinbo

  07-09-2026 19:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Media personality and socialite, Tosin Akinbo has claimed that stripping is among the highest-paying jobs in Lagos, revealing that some strippers can earn millions of naira in a single night.Akinbo made the claim while speaking on the TalkYourTalk Podcast hosted by Nini OJ, where he discussed the nightlife industry and the spending habits of wealthy clubgoers.According to him, a stripper once approached him after making a significant amount of money in one night.“Stripping is one of the h
  
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• King Charles classes Harry and Meghan as ‘private citizens’

  07-09-2026 19:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  King Charles III on Monday said his son Harry and the prince’s wife Meghan are not to be considered “working members of the royal family” after they moved back to Britain from the United States.The couple left Britain and quit royal duties in 2020 amid a royal family feud.But in a surprise move last month Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, returned to live in the UK with their two young children Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five.In the letter Charles makes clear that the couple’s
  
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• 2027: Shettima urges transporters to keep Tinubu mobilisation peaceful

  07-09-2026 19:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  —As support group sets 20m-vote target for Tinubu–Shettima, inaugurates nationwide structureBy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Monday, urged transport operators rallying support for President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election to keep their nationwide political activities peaceful, responsible and focused on issues.Senator Shettima gave the advice during the inauguration of the national working committee and nationwide structures of Tran
  
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• NNPC disowns tanker found with 2,145kg cannabis

  07-09-2026 18:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaABUJA — The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has disowned a truck bearing markings associated with the company after it was intercepted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with 2,145 kilogrammes of cannabis concealed in a compartment in Ondo State.NNPCL, in a statement by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh, on Monday, said preliminary checks showed that the vehicle, with registration number MKA 960 XC, was neithe
  
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• Four arrested over mob killing of groom-to-be in Lagos

  07-09-2026 18:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Esther OnyegbulaLAGOS — The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged mob killing of Basit Kolade, who was beaten to death by a group of men on Lagos Island, weeks before his wedding.Kolade, who had recently returned to Nigeria ahead of his wedding scheduled for later this month, was allegedly attacked around Freeman Street, Lagos Island, on September 2, 2026, following an altercation involving his vehicle and a motorcycle.The spokesperson for
  
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• N33.75bn cash transfer: Tinubu govt turned relief into racket — ADC

  07-09-2026 18:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the Tinubu administration of turning its social intervention programme into a racket after an Auditor-General’s report found that N33.75 billion in cash transfers to 3.29 million households could not be matched to verified beneficiaries.The party said the finding was particularly troubling because the government had announced a fresh $1 billion social protection programme despite unresolved questions over
  
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• This could be my year to win Ballon d’Or – Mbappe

  07-09-2026 18:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeReal Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe believes this could finally be his year to win the Ballon d’Or, while dismissing Paris Saint-Germain’s success since his departure, according to the BBC.The 27-year-old scored 42 goals in 44 games for Real Madrid last season but ended the campaign without a major trophy, while PSG won the Champions League for the second successive season since his exit.Mbappe also won the World Cup Golden Boot with 10 goals, taking his tournamen
  
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• Southern Kaduna killings: El-Rufai family gives Gen Musa 7 days to prove allegation or face suit

  07-09-2026 18:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABUJA — The family of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has given the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), seven days to provide evidence or retract his allegation that the former governor planned killings in Southern Kaduna.The family made the demand in a statement issued on Monday and signed by Mohammed Bello El-Rufai on behalf of the family.Musa had, during a live edition of Politics Today on Channels Television on September 3, 2026, allegedly accused the f
  
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• 10 places in the world where people are not allowed to visit

  07-09-2026 18:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  While much of the world is open to tourists, there are places where visitors are either completely prohibited from entering or allowed access only under very strict conditions.The reasons vary. Some locations are protected because of fragile ecosystems or ancient archaeological remains, while others are restricted for security, religious or cultural reasons.Here are 10 places around the world where ordinary visitors cannot simply walk in.1. North Sentinel Island, IndiaNorth Sentinel Island, loc
  
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• Lagos urges motorists to plan journeys as Kara bridge repairs begin

  07-09-2026 18:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Lagos State Government has urged motorists to plan their journeys as repair works begin on damaged expansion joints at Kara Bridge.The repairs on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway section are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, according to the government.The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.Osiyemi said the rehabilitation was a scheduled intervention by the Federal Ministry of Works to restore the damaged expansion joints.&
  
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• Iran to announce restricted zone outside Strait of Hormuz

  07-09-2026 18:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  TEHRAN — Iran will announce a restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, has said.Rezaei said any vessel attempting to pass through the zone without prior coordination with Tehran would be placed on Iran’s sanctions list.Speaking in an interview with state-run IRIB TV, he said the zone would stretch from “the line where the U.S. naval blockade begins to the Strait of Hormuz region and insi
  
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• Insecurity: Okpebholo meets youth leaders on security

  07-09-2026 17:56 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ozioruva AliuBENIN CITY — Edo State Governor, Monday, met with youth leaders, known as Okaighele, from the seven local government areas that make up Edo South Senatorial District, urging them to work with security agencies and other community security structures to protect their domains.The meeting, held at the Sir Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub along Airport Road, Benin City, was attended by security chiefs, vigilante groups, members of the Edo State Security Corps and other community sec
  
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• Edo committee sets Sept 20 deadline for sachet gin dealers

  07-09-2026 17:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ozioruva AliuBENIN CITY — The Edo State Consumer Protection Committee (ESCPC) has given dealers in sachet gin until September 20, 2026, to stop selling the products or face legal consequences.The committee announced the deadline on Monday following its recent public notice on the enforcement of the ban on the sale of sachet drinks by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).The decision was reached at a meeting between the committee’s management an
  
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• Drivers, cooks, traders can own refinery shares – Dangote

  07-09-2026 17:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  LAGOS — President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on Monday said drivers, cooks, traders, domestic staff and managers would have the opportunity to own shares in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE through its proposed Initial Public Offering, IPO.Dangote stated this at the signing ceremony for the registration documents of the proposed IPO in Lagos, describing the offer as an “IPO for the people” aimed at broadening ownership of the 700,000-bar
  
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• 2027: Kwankwaso will betray Obi, NDC — NNPP

  07-09-2026 17:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Juliet UmehThe New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has warned the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, against choosing Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso as running mate, alleging that the former NNPP presidential candidate could eventually turn against them.The NNPP said Kwankwaso’s political differences with the party after contesting the 2023 presidential election on its platform should serve as a warning to the NDC.The party’s National Secretary-Genera
  
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• (Video) 2027: ‘Makinde is qualified to be President’ — Peter Obi

  07-09-2026 17:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyePresidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, on Monday declared that his counterpart in the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, is qualified to become President of Nigeria.Obi spoke in Abuja at the inauguration of Makinde’s presidential campaign office ahead of the 2027 elections, urging Nigerians to freely choose their preferred candidate and opposition politicians to unite in rescuing the country.Describing Makinde as his &ldquo
  
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• 1st Niger Bridge closure begins as commuters lament Owerri Road

  07-09-2026 17:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chimaobi NwaiwuNNEWI — The temporary closure of the 1st Niger Bridge to traffic for emergency maintenance commenced on Monday, with motorists diverted to the 2nd Niger Bridge.The Federal Government had announced that the bridge would be closed for two weeks to enable the Federal Ministry of Works carry out maintenance and rehabilitation works aimed at restoring the structure to a safer and more durable condition.The closure, which began in the early hours of Monday, September 7, saw he
  
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• Dangote Refinery unveils N2.15trn IPO at N525 per share

  07-09-2026 17:34 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE on Monday unveiled a N2.15 trillion Initial Public Offer (IPO), offering Nigerians and other Africans an opportunity to acquire shares in the 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery.The offer comprises 4.1 billion ordinary shares at N525 per share, with a minimum subscription of 10 shares valued at N5,250.Chief Executive of the company, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, said the offer was aimed at raising capital for the refinery’s expansion while broadening
  
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