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• UK govt to limit protections for refugees

  15-11-2025 23:14 via vanguardngr.com
  Britain will drastically reduce protections for refugees under plans to overhaul its asylum system, the Labour government said on Saturday.The measures were announced as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure over irregular migration in the face of soaring support for the hard right.“I’ll end UK’s golden ticket for asylum seekers,” interior minister Shabana Mahmood declared in a statement.Presently, those given refugee status have it for five years
  
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• Abakaliki FC suspend coach Onyedika indefinitely

  15-11-2025 23:08 via vanguardngr.com
  The Management of Abakaliki FC of Ebonyi has announced the indefinite suspension of its Chief Coach, Ifeanyi Onyedika, over the team’s “unimpressive” performances so far.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the decision was announced on Saturday at the Pa Ngele Oruta Stadium, Abakaliki, after the team drew 1-1 with Calabar Rovers of Cross River in its opening Nigeria National League fixture.The Chairman of the club, Sen. Obinna Ogba, told newsmen after the match that
  
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• PDP ratifies Damagum as substantive national chairman

  15-11-2025 23:04 via vanguardngr.com
  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ratified Umar Damagum as its substantive National Chairman at its 2025 elective National Convention in Ibadan on Saturday.Hon. Tony Abineri, Chairman, Edo Chapter of the PDP and leader of the Forum of State Chairmen, moved the motion for Damagun’s ratification as PDP chairman on behalf of other delegates.The motion was seconded by Edward Marshal, another prominent party chieftain, in adherence to Section 32 of the PDP Constitution (as amended).&ldquo
  
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• Zelensky renews calls for more air defence after deadly strike on Kyiv

  15-11-2025 22:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday renewed his plea for more air-defence systems a day after Russian strikes on Kyiv killed seven people.His latest comments came after Russian missiles struck apartment blocks across the Ukrainian capital Friday.Russia’s invasion has dragged on for nearly four years, with diplomatic efforts to end the war failing, and fears are growing for the country’s energy security ahead of a fourth winter of war.Ukraine said Russian attacks had k
  
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• Istanbul hotel evacuated after tourists die of suspected poisoning

  15-11-2025 22:22 via vanguardngr.com
  The hotel where a family of Turkish-German tourists were staying when they suffered suspected poisoning that killed the mother and two children, was evacuated Saturday, local media reported.All guests staying at the unnamed hotel in the Fatih neighbourhood near Istanbul’s historic peninsula were relocated to other hotels, BirGun newspaper said, without saying how many people were involved.Another two tourists staying at the same hotel were taken to hospital Saturday after coming down with
  
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• Regina Daniels’ leaked medical reports genuine – Ned Nwoko

  15-11-2025 21:37 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry UmoruABUJA- Senator Ned Nwoko (APC, Delta North) has claimed that the medical and toxicology reports of his estranged wife, Regina Daniels, circulating widely on social media are genuine.In a statement signed by the communication team lead of the lawmaker’s office, the Senator addressed the alleged substance abuse issues involving Regina, claiming that multiple medical facilities had detected dangerously high levels of several substances in her system and that she was rushed unco
  
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• How Does the iPad 2025 Pro AI Function? Find Out Here

  15-11-2025 21:28 via vanguardngr.com
  Tech giant, Apple, has announced plans to introduce a new model to its iPad Pro lineup, the iPad Pro 2025.Although most of the features are no different from the 2024 version, this version comes with an added boost on performance. One of the features that many tech enthusiasts will be looking to see is the AI performance.Why, you may ask?The AI functionality is available in previous models but this one is different.
  Let’s dig a bit deeper into how the iPad 2025 Pro Ai works.What is the iP
  
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• ‘Illegal convention cannot expel me’ — Imo PDP chair explodes

  15-11-2025 21:26 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA – Embattled Imo State PDP Chairman, Hon. Austine Nwachukwu, has pushed back forcefully against his purported expulsion from the party, insisting that the event that allegedly removed him never legally existed and therefore had no authority to take action against him.He argued that two valid Federal High Court judgements had stopped the PDP from holding any national convention until unresolved state congresses were completed, making the entire exercise fundamenta
  
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• Mutfwang distances self from expulsion of Wike, Fayose, others from PDP

  15-11-2025 21:23 via vanguardngr.com
  By Marie-Therese NanlongJos – Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has formally distanced himself from the motion seeking the expulsion of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose; former National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu; and other senior members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.In a statement issued on Saturday night by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, Governor Mutfwang clarified that the
  
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• Obi to Soludo: Eschew bitterness, be magnanimous in victory

  15-11-2025 21:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By John Alechenu, AbujaThe 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has urged Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo to eschew bitterness and be magnanimous in victory as he begins his second term in office.Obi advised the governor to eschew bitterness while steering the ship of state noting that the governor’s “unfortunate and bitter” outbursts against him while collecting his certificate of return were misplaced.In a statement signed by the Spokesp
  
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• Spain on World Cup brink as Belgium also made to wait

  15-11-2025 21:09 via vanguardngr.com
  Spain all but mathematically booked their ticket to the World Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of Georgia on Saturday, with Turkey delaying their celebrations by edging Bulgaria 2-0.A brace by Marko Arnautovic fired Austria to a 2-0 win away to Cyprus that nudged them closer to World Cup qualification for the first time since 1998.But Belgium missed the chance to secure their spot at the finals after they were held to a 1-1 draw in Kazakhstan.Mikel Oyarzabal bagged a brace as Spain maintained their per
  
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• NFVCB to honour 22 Nollywood icons turning 50, 60

  15-11-2025 20:55 via vanguardngr.com
  The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says it will honour 22 Nollywood stars and legends who have reached the milestone ages of 50 and 60 during the 2025 Peace Anyiam-Osigwe Nigeria Digital Content Regulatory Conference.Dr Shaibu Husseini, the Chief Executive Officer of NFVCB, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos.The conference, scheduled to hold from Nov. 18 to Nov. 19, has the theme ‘From Volume to Value: The Future of Nollywood in the Digital Age’.Husseini sa
  
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• Fintiri disowns move to expel Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu as PDP crisis deepens

  15-11-2025 20:55 via vanguardngr.com
  Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has firmly distanced himself from the decision to expel the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and other key stakeholders from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), warning that such actions could worsen the party’s lingering internal crisis.In a statement on Saturday, Fintiri stressed that he had no hand in the push to remove Wike, former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, and former PDP National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, desc
  
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• M23, DR Congo sign new peace roadmap in Doha

  15-11-2025 20:27 via vanguardngr.com
  The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia signed a new peace framework on Saturday in Qatar aimed at ending the fighting that has devastated eastern DRC.Qatar, with the United States and the African Union, has shuttled between the two sides for months hoping to end the conflict in DRC’s mineral-rich east, where the M23 has captured key cities.DRC and M23 signed one ceasefire deal and an earlier framework in July. But each side has accused the other of breaking the
  
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• Estevao, Casemiro on target for Brazil in Senegal win

  15-11-2025 20:15 via vanguardngr.com
  Brazil beat fellow World Cup qualifiers Senegal 2-0 at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium on Saturday thanks to goals from teenager Estevao and veteran Casemiro.Carlo Ancelotti’s team, featuring a mouthwatering attacking combination of Estevao, Matheus Cunha, Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr, dominated the first half of the friendly in London.Manchester United’s Cunha headed against the bar as Brazil took a firm grip on the game but Chelsea’s Estevao gave the South Americans the lead the
  
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• PDP Convention: Outcome to turn party’s fortunes around – Makinde

  15-11-2025 19:44 via vanguardngr.com
  The host governor of the 2025 PDP National Convention, Gov. Seyi Makinde, says the outcome of the conversation will turn the fortunes of the party’s national outlook.Makinde stated this on Saturday in his welcome address at the ongoing PDP convention, held at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan.The governor, who noted that PDP had sacrificed a lot to make the convention a reality, charged all the delegates to remain united and peaceful throughout the period.He also commended the efforts of t
  
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• PDP’s convention in Ibadan is ‘Dirty December in November’ — Wike, Fayose react to expulsion

  15-11-2025 19:31 via vanguardngr.com
  By Idowu BankoleLere Olayinka, A Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, has reacted to the expulsion of his principals, Nyesom Wike and ex-Governor of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose, describing it as “Dirty December in November’ coming early in Ibadan.In a statement on Tuesday, sent to Vanguard, Olayinka noted that PDP members had travelled to Ibadan to begin their celebrations long before December arrived, adding that whatever comments emerged fr
  
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• PDP’s convention in Ibadan is ‘Detty December in November’ — Wike, Fayose react to expulsion

  15-11-2025 19:31 via vanguardngr.com
  By Idowu BankoleLere Olayinka, A Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, has reacted to the expulsion of his principals, Nyesom Wike and ex-Governor of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose, describing it as “Detty December in November’ coming early in Ibadan.In a statement sent to Vanguard on Saturday, Olayinka noted that PDP members had travelled to Ibadan to begin their celebrations long before December arrived, adding that whatever comments emerged fr
  
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• Trump’s Africa envoy says Sudan ‘world’s biggest humanitarian crisis’

  15-11-2025 19:26 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump’s Africa envoy Massad Boulos on Saturday called the war in Sudan “the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis”, telling AFP he hoped to see diplomatic progress towards peace.Since its outbreak in April 2023, the war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced nearly 12 million.At the end of October, the paramilitary group seized control El-Fasher, the conclusion of a
  
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• 153 Palestinians who landed in S/Africa unexpectedly had third-country approval, Israel says

  15-11-2025 19:06 via vanguardngr.com
  Israeli authorities said on Saturday that 153 Palestinians who turned up unexpectedly in South Africa, triggering questions from its president, had received entry approval from an unnamed third country.Shimi Zuaretz, a spokesman for COGAT, the Israeli body that runs civil affairs in the Palestinian territories, told AFP they had only been allowed to leave Gaza “after COGAT received approval from a third country to receive them”.He did not name the country.After landing in Johannesbu
  
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• 153 Palestinians who landed in S/Africa unexpectedly had approval – Israel

  15-11-2025 19:06 via vanguardngr.com
  Israeli authorities said on Saturday that 153 Palestinians who turned up unexpectedly in South Africa, triggering questions from its president, had received entry approval from an unnamed third country.Shimi Zuaretz, a spokesman for COGAT, the Israeli body that runs civil affairs in the Palestinian territories, told AFP they had only been allowed to leave Gaza “after COGAT received approval from a third country to receive them”.He did not name the country.After landing in Johannesbu
  
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• PDP expels Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu, others over-anti party activities

  15-11-2025 19:02 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adeola Badru, IbadanThe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday, expelled former Rivers State Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesome Wike; factional chairman of the party, Samuel Anyanwu; and former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, from the party over anti-party activities.Read Also: PHOTOS: PDP members troop to venue as two-day Ibadan convention beginsThe motion for their expulsion, which was unanimously supported by the members of the party at the
  
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• Israel says Gazans who landed in S. Africa unexpectedly had third-country approval

  15-11-2025 18:38 via vanguardngr.com
  Israeli authorities said on Saturday that 153 Palestinians who turned up unexpectedly in South Africa, triggering questions from its president, had received entry approval from an unnamed third country.Shimi Zuaretz, a spokesman for COGAT, the Israeli body that runs civil affairs in the Palestinian territories, told AFP they had only been allowed to leave Gaza “after COGAT received approval from a third country to receive them”.He did not name the country.After landing in Johannesbu
  
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• Benue Gov, Rev Fr Alia, inspects new Brewery, vows industrial takeoff

  15-11-2025 18:06 via vanguardngr.com
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiBenue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has inspected ongoing construction at the Food Basket Brewery located in Akile along the Makurdi-Gboko Road, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to driving industrial growth across the state.The Governor was joined on the inspection tour by the Commissioner for Trade, Industry and Investment, Alumo Orpin, the Group Managing Director of the Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC), Dr. Raymond Asemakaha and othe
  
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• PDP convention in Ibadan: Angry delegates pull down posters of absent governors

  15-11-2025 18:00 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adeola Badru, IbadanAngry delegates at the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, convention in Ibadan have shown their displeasure by pulling down posters bearing the images of governors who are absent at the convention.Governors Ademola Adeleke (Osun) and Agbu Kefas (Taraba) are “conspicuously absent” at the ongoing convention of the party being held at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan.The party, which has been “mired in crisis,” “vowed to carry o
  
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• How I want to be buried – Fayose

  15-11-2025 17:57 via vanguardngr.com
  Former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose has outlined directives for how he wants his burial handled, stating that his remains must be interred within four weeks of his death and that no one should visit his final resting place afterwards.Fayose, who turns 65 today, made the remarks in a six-minute video posted on YouTube by City Edge TV on Saturday.
  He emphasised that the Ekiti State Government should take full responsibility for his body and funeral arrangements.He said: “Remember me
  
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• Climate change: Again, Peter Obi decries Nigeria’s 749 delegates to COP30

  15-11-2025 17:46 via vanguardngr.com
  By John Alechenu, Abuja
  The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has decried what he described as another stunning display of misplaced priorities by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration for sending a 749-member delegation to COP30.Obi noted that China, a world power with a far bigger economy and population figures sent 789 delegates to the same event.The former Anambra State Governor, shared his thoughts in a post titled: “In Delegations, Nigeria com
  
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• Nigeria’s Oshodi re-elected as ITTF executive vice president

  15-11-2025 17:26 via vanguardngr.com
  Nigeria’s Wahid Oshodi has been re-elected Executive Vice President of the International Table Tennis Federation during the continuation of its online Annual General Meeting on Saturday.Olabanji Oladapo, a former secretary general of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, has also been confirmed as a member of the ITTF Council following ratification.Oshodi, who also leads ITTF Africa, secured his re-election in the first round of voting contested by 15 candidates from several regions.He finished
  
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• Damagum, Bala Mohammed, Makinde, others receive flags as PDP national convention begins in Ibadan

  15-11-2025 16:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adeola Badru, IbadanThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention is underway in Ibadan, as leaders of the party have received the flags of the party, the Nigerian national flag, and the National Convention Flag, among others.National Chairman of the PDP Amb. Ilya Damagum received the flag of the PDP, while the Chairman of the National Convention and Governor of Adamawa, Governor Umaru Fintiri, received the National Convention Flag.Governor of Bauchi State and Chairman of the PDP Go
  
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• FG taking necessary steps to end insecurity in Nigeria, says AGF

  15-11-2025 16:42 via vanguardngr.com
  By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has acknowledged insecurity challenges ravaging the country, noting however that the government is taking all necessary steps to ensure that killings and banditry are brought to an end.While acknowledging the insecurity challenges, Fagbemi insisted that the Federal Government was “winning the war against terrorism” and intensifying efforts to curb killings, b
  
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• Osun 2026: Oyebamiji resigns as NIWA boss to pursue guber ambition

  15-11-2025 16:21 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboIn a bid to pursue his governorship aspiration, the Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr Bola Oyebamiji, has resigned his appointment.Oyebamiji, popularly called AMBO, is one of the leading contenders for the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s governorship ticket; hence, the decision to resign and pursue his ambition.A statement issued by the AMBO Media Office on Saturday stated that Oyebamiji’s resignation is in compliance with S
  
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• Turaki’s candidacy: Kebbi PDP boycotts Ibadan national convention

  15-11-2025 16:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin KebbiThe Kebbi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday announced its decision to boycott the party’s national convention scheduled for November 15, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State.According to the chapter’s Publicity Secretary, Sani Dododo, the Kebbi PDP is distancing itself from the convention due to the candidacy of Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, who is seeking the position of national chairman.The chapter questioned Turaki’s legitimacy as a
  
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• PDP Convention: Damagum, governors arrive; Kebbi boycotts Ibadan over Turaki 

  15-11-2025 16:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Laolu Elijah, Ibadan, & Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Umar Iliya Damagum, has arrived the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, venue of the party’s 2025 Elective National Convention.Read Also: PDP Convention: 17 states accredited, voting starts 4pmMeanwhile, the Kebbi State chapter of PDP has announced its decision to boycott the party’s Ibadan national convention.Also, at the venue, governors of Oyo, Adamawa,  Zamfara a
  
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• Ex-Abia gov, Sen. Orji, quits PDP

  15-11-2025 15:51 via vanguardngr.com
  By Steve OkoFormer Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.This was contained in a letter by the former governor to the PDP chairman in his Umuahia Ward 1 and made available to the media on Saturday.Senator Orji, who represented Abia Central at the eighth and ninth Senate, won the Abia governorship election in 2007 on the platform of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) but later dumped the party for the PDP in 2011 a
  
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• Ethiopia confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus

  15-11-2025 15:51 via vanguardngr.com
  Ethiopia has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the south of the country, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday.The Marburg virus is one of the deadliest known pathogens. Like Ebola, it causes severe bleeding, fever, vomiting and diarrhoea and has a 21-day incubation period.Also like Ebola, it is transmitted via contact with bodily fluids and has a fatality rate of between 25 and 80 percent.The head of the World Health Organization
  
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• NNPP founder laments betrayal by Kwankwaso, Galadima

  15-11-2025 15:41 via vanguardngr.com
  The Founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has again lamented what he called betrayal by Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso and Elder Buba Galadima.Aniebonam described the betrayal as people struggling over what doesn’t belong to them.Aniebonam, who is also the  Chairman, Board of Trustees of the NNPP, made this known in a statement in Lagos following fresh crisis in the party.Recall that in a letter to INEC dated Oct. 31 by Kwankwaso’s group,
  
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• Tinubu urges Nigerian academia to proffer solutions to societal problems

  15-11-2025 15:38 via vanguardngr.com
  President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian academia to urgently come out with impactful research that would offer solutions to the country’s challenges.Tinubu made the appeal at the award of postgraduate certificates at the 36th Convocation of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) on Saturday.The President, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, said he believed that FUTA is endowed with high-quality
  
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• Top 5 phones with best camera quality under N200,000

  15-11-2025 14:51 via vanguardngr.com
  Finding a budget-friendly smartphone with great camera quality is easier today than ever. Several mid-range devices now offer flagship-level photography features without crossing the N200,000 mark.
  Below are five of the best camera phones you can buy in Nigeria within this price range:1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
  The Redmi Note 10 Pro remains one of the strongest camera performers in its category, thanks to its 108MP main camera. It captures sharp and detailed photos and also supports 4K video r
  
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• PDP Convention: 17 states accredited, voting starts 4pm

  15-11-2025 14:36 via vanguardngr.com
  By Laolu Elijah, IBADANThe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, elective convention scheduled for today is progressing steadily as more party chieftains from across the 36 states continue to arrive at the venue.Read Also: PHOTOS: PDP members troop to venue as two-day Ibadan convention beginsAs of 1:35 p.m., the stadium was almost filled to capacity, with 17 states out of the 36 and the FCT already accredited.
  Although the convention was initially slated to begin at 10 a.m., it was shifted to 4 p.m. t
  
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• Benin extends presidential term to seven years

  15-11-2025 14:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Lawmakers in Benin approved on Saturday a constitutional amendment extending the presidential term of office from five years to seven and creating an upper house of parliament.The limit on the number of presidential terms remains set at two in the west African nation.Current head of state Patrice Talon will step down next April after a decade in power.His candidate, Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni, is the clear favourite to win the April presidential election.The amendment was adopted by a lar
  
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• Calls for Amupitan’s removal misguided, says Arewa Youth Group

  15-11-2025 14:06 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoThe Arewa Youth Alliance for Religious Harmony has expressed concern over calls for the removal or resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, describing the demands as unnecessary and potentially distracting.At a press conference on Saturday at the Arewa House in Kaduna, the group said attempts to pressure Amupitan out of office were “ill-advised” and amounted to politicising an academic opinion he
  
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• Borno Ambush: Brigade Commander led troops back to base – Army

  15-11-2025 14:04 via vanguardngr.com
  Troops of the 25 Task Force Brigade have thwarted an ambush by terrorists around Wajiroko in Azir-Multe, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno, while returning from a routine patrol along the fringes of the Sambisa Forest.This is contained in a statement by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele, on Saturday in Abuja.Anele said the patrol team, led by the Commander of the 25 Task Force Brigade, Brig.-Gen. M. Uba, and reinforced by members of the Civilian Joint Task
  
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• Quit illicit drug trade or face tougher crackdown, Marwa warns

  15-11-2025 13:56 via vanguardngr.com
  The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has warned drug barons, traffickers and their cartels to quit the criminal trade or face more hard time during his second tenure.Marwa said this while receiving the jubilating management staff, officers, men and women of the agency gathered to welcome him at its National Headquarters in Abuja.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Marwa was reappointed by President Bola Tinubu for a second tenure of
  
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• Trump calls Thailand, Cambodia after new clashes

  15-11-2025 13:43 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump said he called Thailand and Cambodia on Friday to bolster the peace deal he helped broker, after fresh clashes erupted between the Southeast Asian neighbors.Trump co-signed a truce between the two countries on October 26 during a tour of Asia, touting it as one of several peace deals around the world that he believes should win him the Nobel Peace Prize.But Thailand suspended the deal on Monday after an alleged landmine blast, and the two sides traded accusations of ne
  
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• Army denies abduction of Brigade Commander in Borno

  15-11-2025 13:26 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports alleging the abduction of the Commander, 25 Task Force Brigade, Brig.-Gen. M. Uba, during an ambush by terrorists in Wajiroko, Azir-Multe axis of Damboa Local Government Area of Borno.This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Maiduguri by Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele, Acting Director, Army Public Relations.Anele said the troops, who were on a routine patrol to secure communities around Wajiroko and the fringes of Sambisa Forest, came under heavy
  
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• People afraid of free, fair elections seeking Amupitan’s sack — Arewa Youths

  15-11-2025 13:05 via vanguardngr.com
  The Arewa Youths Alliance for Religious Harmony on Saturday rejected calls for the sack or resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan.According to them, those behind the campaign are people “afraid of free, fair and credible elections.”The group made its position known during a press briefing at the Arewa House, Kaduna, where it described the demands for Amupitan’s removal as “ill-advised” and an attemp
  
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• We won’t stop fighting for survival of Nigerian Universities – ASUU

  15-11-2025 12:59 via vanguardngr.com
  …Urges FG to prioritise educationBy Marie-Therese NanlongJos – The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has called on the Federal Government to prioritise education, which is the bedrock of national development, saying that despite threats, the Union will not stop fighting for the survival of Nigerian universities.Speaking on Saturday at a press conference organised by the Bauchi Zone of the Union, the Zonal Coordinator, Professor Timothy Namo, said the inability of the feder
  
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• World Cup Play-Off Final: Ndidi cleared to face DR Congo

  15-11-2025 12:35 via vanguardngr.com
  Wilfred Ndidi has been cleared to play for the Super Eagles in Sunday’s crucial World Cup play-off final against DR Congo, following confirmation from the Confederation of African Football (CAF).CAF stated that yellow cards accumulated during the World Cup qualifying rounds do not carry over into the playoff stage, meaning Ndidi is not at risk of suspension for the decisive fixture.
  There were earlier reports that Ndidi’s yellow card in Nigeria’s 4-1 semi final victory over Ga
  
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• Monye’s Resignations: Our struggle is tough not many can endure – Yunusa Tanko

  15-11-2025 12:28 via vanguardngr.com
  John Alechenu, AbujaThe Obidient Movement has acknowledged the recent resignations of some of its interim appointees, the latest being the Director of Mobilisation, Morris Monye.National Coordinator of the Movement, Dr. Yunusa Tanko expressed the organization’s gratitude to all for their service to “the shared mission of rescuing Nigeria from bankrupt politics.”In a statement he signed on Saturday, Tanko explained that the movement, under the leadership of Mr. Peter Obi, recog
  
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• Death toll from Indonesia landslide rises to 11

  15-11-2025 12:25 via vanguardngr.com
  A landslide on Indonesia’s Java island has killed at least 11 people, an official said Saturday, updating a previous tally as rescuers scrambled to find 12 others who are still missing.The landslide, caused by heavy rainfall, hit three villages in Central Java province on Thursday, burying some houses and damaging others.“As of Saturday afternoon, the number of victims who were found dead is 11, while 12 more are still being searched for,” local search and rescue chief Muhamma
  
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