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• Cody Gakpo requests privacy after death of unborn son

  27-06-2026 23:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo has asked for “privacy and space” following the loss of his unborn son, which was announced by his partner Noa van der Bij.Van der Bij posted a picture on Instagram of the pair holding hands over a blanket and knitted hat.“With broken hearts, we share the devastating news that our baby boy passed away during pregnancy,” she wrote.“Thank you for your love and support. Elijah Raphael Gakpo. Forever loved. Forever our son.”She also
  
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• Nico Williams hits out at Uruguay over World Cup injury

  27-06-2026 23:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Spain winger Nico Williams said suffering a latest injury setback was “one of the worst days of his life” as he criticised Uruguay for lashing out in a 1-0 defeat that ended their World Cup.Williams could miss the rest of the tournament if Spain do not go far after picking up a muscle injury that was provoked by a lunge from Nicolas de la Cruz.Moments later, Agustin Canobbio was shown a straight red card for diving in on Pau Cubarsi as the two-time World Cup winners bowed out in dis
  
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• Netanyahu says deal with Lebanon a ‘blow to Iran, Hezbollah’

  27-06-2026 22:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday hailed the US-brokered agreement with Lebanon, calling it a historic achievement that dealt a blow to arch-foes Iran and Hezbollah.“Yesterday … we achieved a historic deal for the state of Israel after direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon,” Netanyahu said in a televised briefing. “This is a blow to Iran and Hezbollah.”Netanyahu reiterated that Israeli forces would remain in the so-called securi
  
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• Saka, Rashford start as Rice rested for England at World Cup

  27-06-2026 22:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford will start for England for the first time at this World Cup, while Declan Rice drops out as one of five changes for the Group L finale against Panama on Saturday.Saka and Rashford, who both made substitute appearances in the first two games, were recalled by coach Thomas Tuchel as England seek to clinch top spot in the group.Nico O’Reilly returns at left-back while Morgan Rogers and Jarell Quansah make their first starts of the tournament. Quansah comes in
  
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• Uniosun student dies as colleagues allege negligence, varsity denies claim

  27-06-2026 22:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboStudents of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Ifetedo Campus, have alleged that negligence at the institution’s health centre contributed to the death of a final-year student, Grace Osunlakin, an allegation the university has denied.Grace, a final-year student of Criminology and Security Studies, reportedly died on Wednesday, prompting protests by students on the campus.The protesting students claimed that Osunlakin had earlier visited the university’s health
  
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• Quake damage cost equivalent to 6% of Venezuela’s GDP – UN

  27-06-2026 21:56 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The United Nations on Saturday estimated that the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela caused $6.7 billion in physical damage, equivalent to six percent of GDP.The preliminary assessment is based on seismic modeling, satellite imagery and population data. It accounts for losses to assets including housing but does not cover wider economic disruption from Wednesday’s disaster, the UN Development Programme said in a statement.UNDP said that the back-to-back quakes hit major population and
  
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• MSMEs account for 90% of businesses, 60 million jobs in Nigeria – Shettima

  27-06-2026 21:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, AbujaThe Bola Tinubu administration is building a sustainable, enterprise-led Nigeria, where MSMEs are improving livelihoods through the prosperity that is created in targeted infrastructure projects, business-support grants, and economic reforms, the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said.The core vision, according to him, is to decentralise economic opportunities so that prosperity is shared equitably among all citizens.Senator Shettima, who spoke on Saturda
  
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• Hezbollah rejects deal with Israel, which expects ‘extended stay’ in Lebanon

  27-06-2026 21:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday declared his country’s agreement with Lebanon “a blow to Iran and Hezbollah”, while the militant group’s leader Naim Qassem declared it void.The agreement, which was signed in Washington on Friday after five rounds of talks and aims to pave the way to peace between the neighbours, includes plans to disarm Hezbollah.Qassem called the agreement “humiliating, shameful, and a surrender of sovereignty” and warn
  
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• Oyo govt lifts curfew imposed on 10 LGAs, assures residents of safety

  27-06-2026 21:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Oyo State Government has lifted the curfew imposed on 10 local government areas following the recent kidnapping incident in Oriire.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state government initially imposed a 4:00p.m. to 8:00a.m. curfew on the affected LGAs but later extended it by 24 hours on Thursday.The LGAs, which include Atiba, Atisbo, Irepo, Iseyin, Itesiwaju, Olorunsogo, Oriire, Oorelope, Saki West, and Saki East, border the Old Oyo National Park.In a statement issued on Sat
  
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• Atiku to Tinubu: Buhari, Jonathan never deregistered opposition parties, learn from them

  27-06-2026 20:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has urged President Bola Tinubu to emulate the democratic conduct of former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan, saying neither administration sought to deregister opposition political parties despite intense political competition.Atiku made the call while reacting to what he described as an attempt to deregister the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) through the courts, alleg
  
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• Venezuela earthquakes kill almost 1,500, with millions more in need

  27-06-2026 20:29 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The death toll in Venezuela’s twin earthquake disaster reached 1,430 Saturday, and millions more were feared to lack sanitation and other basic needs as the first US aid flights trickled into Caracas.Facing public outrage at the response by local officials, US-backed interim Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez said the country was “not alone.”The United States said one runway at Simon Bolivar International Airport was now functioning and that C-17 US military planes were landing
  
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• How I was declared dead, taken to mortuary before doctors found pulse — Dorcas Okechukwu

  27-06-2026 20:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Christopher Ameh, BauchiDorcas Okechukwu, a graduate of Human Physiology from Madonna University and proprietor of a private school in Bauchi State, has recounted how she was declared dead by two hospitals before doctors at a third medical facility detected signs of life and began emergency treatment.Speaking with Vanguard, Okechukwu described the experience as life-changing, saying it strengthened her Christian faith and appreciation for life.According to her, the incident occurred on April
  
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• Osun: ‘Accord thugs’ shoot APC member; ‘APC thugs’ kidnap two

  27-06-2026 19:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboA member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Taofeek Mustapha was on Saturday shot by suspected political thugs.Meanwhile, thugs said to be loyal to the All Progressives Congress, APC, kidnapped two people in Ilesa.Read Also: Lagos-Ogun police kill 4 kidnappers, rescue 5 victims, as ‘Operation Kósàyè’ beginsA resident of the Oluode-Aranyin, where the incident occurred, Sola Hammed, disclosed that the hoodlums arrived in an unmarked ve
  
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• Police condemn killing of Benue MACBAN Chairman, launch full investigation

  27-06-2026 19:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiThe Benue State Police Command has condemned the killing of the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Benue State chapter, Ardo Risku Muhammad, and one Yakubu Isa, describing the attack as a senseless criminal act capable of undermining ongoing peace and security efforts in the state.Ardo Mohammad and Yakubu Isa were reportedly attacked and killed by unknown assailants on Friday while returning from a security meeting along the Okud
  
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• ‘I still send Diogo Jota messages’ — Reuben Neves

  27-06-2026 19:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Ruben Neves has revealed that he still sends WhatsApp messages to his late friend and former teammate Diogo Jota, nearly a year after the Liverpool forward died in a tragic car crash.Speaking on SIC’s Alta Definição, the Portugal midfielder said he and Jota’s widow, Rute Cardoso, have kept a WhatsApp group that includes Jota’s account, using it to share special moments and preserve his memory.“I still talk to him. Few people know this,” Neves said.&ld
  
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• E/Guinea man returns home after being forced to serve in Russian army

  27-06-2026 19:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A young man from Equatorial Guinea who thought he was going to Russia to train as a bodyguard but ended up serving in Ukraine, has returned home safely, an AFP reporter saw.Daniel Angel Masie Nchama was greeted by his parents as he stepped off an Ethiopian Airlines flight at Malabo.“It’s great to be back in the country,” he told reporters upon his arrival.He had left home in December 2025 after being contacted by a Cameroonian living in Russia, who led him to believe he was go
  
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• Osun 2026: Thugs shoot APC member in Osogbo

  27-06-2026 19:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina AbubakarA member of the All Progressives Congress, Taofeek Mustapha, was on Saturday reportedly shot by suspected political thugs.A resident of the Oluode-Aranyin, where the incident occurred, Sola Hammed, disclosed that the hoodlums arrived in an unmarked brown Sienna vehicle and started shooting sporadically into the air.“We all scampered for safety to avoid stray bullets, and we suddenly heard someone crying for help but we didn’t look back at the moment,” Hammed s
  
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• Security: Nigerian Army graduates 4,739 recruits at Osogbo depot

  27-06-2026 18:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  No fewer than 4,739 recruits of the 90 Regular Recruits Intake on Saturday passed out from the Depot Nigerian Army, Osogbo, Osun, as part of efforts to strengthen security in the country.Speaking at the event, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Waidi Shaibu, commended the Osogbo Depot for its role in producing disciplined and combat-ready soldiers.He said the depot had established itself as a credible training institution, having successfully trained 8,111 recruits to the standards of the Nigeria
  
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• Djokovic inspired by Serena as he targets history at Wimbledon

  27-06-2026 18:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Novak Djokovic is taking inspiration from Serena Williams’ sensational comeback as he sets his sights on a record-breaking triumph at Wimbledon.Williams has returned to tennis at the age of 44 and will play her first singles match in four years when she faces Maya Joint in the Wimbledon first round next week.The American legend has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles in her remarkable career, just behind Djokovic’s men’s record tally of 24.Djokovic, 39, is chasing an all-time rec
  
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• Prince Harry, wife, kids to stay at royal residences on UK visit

  27-06-2026 17:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and two children will stay at royal residences during their first family trip back to the UK in four years in July, a source familiar with the matter said Saturday.The estranged prince and his family, including seven-year-old Archie and five-year-old Lilibet, will stay in a mixture of royal residences and private accommodation during the visit, the source confirmed to AFP.The BBC reported the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be guests of King Charles III at an unspec
  
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• ATE 2026: Fintechs must prioritise trust, stronger governance as industry matures — Experts

  27-06-2026 17:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Experts in Africa’s financial technology ecosystem have said fintech companies have not “lost the plot” but must evolve into stronger, better-governed institutions capable of attracting long-term investment and sustaining financial inclusion.They spoke on Saturday during a panel session on “Have Fintechs Lost the Plot?” at the Africa Technology Expo held in Lagos.Speaking during the discussion, Chief Executive Officer of Baobab, Eric Ntumba, defended the role finte
  
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• National Assembly least trusted Nigerian institution; overtakes Police – Report

  27-06-2026 17:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …as 73% expressed little trust in judiciary By Gabriel EwepuABUJA – AN independent report tagged ‘2026 Social Cohesion Report’ released at the weekend by the Africa Polling Institute, API, an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan opinion research think-tank, indicated that the National Assembly emerged the least trusted institution of government with 77% of Nigerians having no trust, as it overtakes the Nigerian Police Force.According to the Executive Director,
  
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• 2025 API Report: NASS least trusted institution in Nigeria, overtakes Police

  27-06-2026 17:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …as 73% expressed little trust in judiciary By Gabriel EwepuABUJA – AN independent report tagged ‘2026 Social Cohesion Report’ released at the weekend by the Africa Polling Institute, API, an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan opinion research think-tank, indicated that the National Assembly emerged the least trusted institution of government with 77% of Nigerians having no trust, as it overtakes the Nigerian Police Force.According to the Executive Director,
  
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• UK to expand refugee sponsorship schemes

  27-06-2026 16:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The UK interior ministry has announced it will create new legal routes for asylum seekers, including allowing community organisations to sponsor refugees based on a similar system in Canada.The system will come into place later this year, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said late Friday, with organisations and some “trusted” universities able to sponsor refugees and first arrivals expected in autumn 2027.A route for employers to sponsor refugees is also expected to open next year, the
  
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• Lagos-Ogun police kill 4 kidnappers, rescue 5 victims, as ‘Operation Kósàyè’ begins

  27-06-2026 16:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Evelyn Usman & James OgunnaikeThe Nigeria Police on Saturday, formally launched Operation Kósàyè, a joint security offensive by the Ogun and Lagos State Police Commands aimed at dismantling kidnapping syndicates and other violent criminal networks operating along the border communities of both states.Read Also: Terrorists turn communities into ghost settlementsThe operation recorded its first major breakthrough with the rescue of five kidnap victims on Friday, b
  
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• Police launch investigation into killing of Benue Miyetti Allah chair

  27-06-2026 15:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The police have commenced a full-scale investigation into the killing of Benue Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Risku Mohammed, and one Yakubu Isa by unknown assailants.The State Commissioner of Police (CP), Cletus Nwadiogbu, made the disclosure in a statement by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Udeme Edet, issued on Saturday in Makurdi.Nwadiogbu said the victims were reportedly attacked while returning from a secur
  
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• Central African Republic declares cholera outbreak after 24 deaths

  27-06-2026 15:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Central African Republic has declared a cholera outbreak after confirming 24 deaths and 197 cases near the capital Bangui, according to the health minister.“The Ministry of Health… has today, June 26, 2026, confirmed a cholera outbreak in the health districts of Bimbo and Mbaiki”, southwest of Bangui, said Pierre Somse late Friday.Measures to limit the spread have already been put in place in affected areas, and more are being deployed in nearby towns, he added.Cholera is
  
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• NDC: How Judicial rascality can be stopped – Atedo Peterside

  27-06-2026 15:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry OduahInvestment banker and economist Atedo Peterside has said that judicial rascality can be stopped, not just by relying on appeal courts to overturn “obnoxious judgements” but through disciplinary action.Mr Peterside said on Saturday in an X post that reliance on appellate courts alone to do right would encourage judges to plunge into delivering “procurable obnoxious judgements”.The banker’s statement was in reaction to Senator Sola Akinyede’s X po
  
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• Court ruling: ‘Today it’s NDC, tomorrow it could be anyone’, ADC warns

  27-06-2026 15:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has condemned the Federal High Court in Lokoja for setting aside its earlier judgment recognising the NDC, describing the ruling as part of a broader assault on Nigeria’s democratic space ahead of the general election.The ADC said the case is no longer just about the NDC. It argued that if one opposition party could become trapped in prolonged legal uncertainty today, any other party seeking to offer Nigerians an alt
  
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• ATE 2026: When people haven’t eaten, healthcare becomes secondary — CEO Synlab, Okorie

  27-06-2026 15:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Chief Executive Officer of Synlab Nigeria, Kenneth Okolie, has argued that privatising healthcare alone will not solve Nigeria’s healthcare challenges unless the country also addresses widespread poverty and expands access to healthcare financing.Okolie made the submission while speaking during a panel session titled “Will Privatising Healthcare Save It?” at the Africa Technology Expo 2026 held in Lagos on Saturday.According to him, investments in hospitals and healthcare
  
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• Nigerian leaders lack capacity to tackle insecurity – Ogun ADC guber candidate, Ogundipe

  27-06-2026 15:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …promises tech-driven securityBy James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ogun State, Dr. Biodun Collins Ogundipe, has declared that many Nigerian leaders lack the capacity and expertise required to effectively address the country’s worsening insecurity, insisting that the persistent security crisis is a reflection of poor leadership.Ogundipe, who spoke at the BCO Unemployed Graduates Convergence in Abeokuta, themed “AI &
  
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• Lagos, Ogun police neutralise 4 kidnappers, rescue 5 victims

  27-06-2026 14:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The joint security operation between the Ogun and Lagos State Police Commands has rescued five kidnapped victims and neutralised four suspected kidnappers during a coordinated operation in Ogun.The Commissioners of Police in Ogun and Lagos states, Mr Bode Ojajuni and Mr Fatai Tijani, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Saturday at the Police Training School, Iperu.Ojajuni said the five victims were rescued unhurt from a forest around Ogbere, along the J4 corridor of the Sagamu-Benin Expres
  
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• Nigeria, EU, ECOWAS highlight regional investment opportunities at business forum

  27-06-2026 13:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Joseph ErunkeNigeria’s role as an economic powerhouse and gateway to regional markets was a central theme at the 10th Nigeria-EU Business Forum, where the European Union and the ECOWAS Commission highlighted opportunities to deepen trade, investment and sustainable economic growth.In a video message to participants, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, described Nigeria as &ldqu
  
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• Venezuela earthquakes kill nearly 1,000, tens of thousands missing

  27-06-2026 13:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela rose Friday to 920, with tens of thousands reported missing as international rescue teams boosted a desperate and slow-moving search for survivors.Caracas residents jeered interim leader Delcy Rodriguez during her visit to a devastated neighborhood, as fury over the perceived lack of an official response mounted.United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher told AFP that more than 50,000 people were missing after two powerful earthquakes struck within a
  
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• NCC seeks presidential backing for local smartphone factories

  27-06-2026 13:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr Idris Olorunnimbe, has pledged to seek presidential incentives for investors ready to build smartphone factories in Nigeria.Olorunnimbe made the pledge in a statement on Saturday, following his remarks at the Digital Africa Summit Roundtable in Shanghai on June 24.He had earlier called for stronger private-sector participation in Nigeria’s digital economy and manufacturing ecosystem at the Summit.He sa
  
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• Bahrain says targeted by several Iranian drones

  27-06-2026 13:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Bahrain’s foreign ministry said Saturday that it had been targeted by several Iranian drones, accusing Tehran of sabotaging peace efforts after the United States and Iran traded strikes for the first time since signing an agreement to end the Middle East war.The ministry expressed Bahrain’s “strongest condemnation of the targeting of its territory at dawn this Saturday by several Iranian drones, in flagrant violation of its sovereignty”, saying Iran’s attacks were
  
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• Kidnapped Oyo pupils: Ogun AAC guber candidate faults slow response

  27-06-2026 13:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Oyo State, Daniel Popoola, has faulted the Federal Government and the Oyo State Government over what he described as their slow response to the abduction of pupils and teachers in Orire Local Government Area.Popoola accused the administrations of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Seyi Makinde of failing to adequately address the worsening security situation in the state, despite growin
  
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• Kidnapped Oyo pupils: AAC guber candidate faults slow response

  27-06-2026 13:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Oyo State, Daniel Popoola, has faulted the Federal Government and the Oyo State Government over what he described as their slow response to the abduction of pupils and teachers in Orire Local Government Area.Popoola accused the administrations of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Seyi Makinde of failing to adequately address the worsening security situation in the state, despite growin
  
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• Lagos moves to ease population pressure amid climate change threats

  27-06-2026 12:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ….As State Hosts Policy Dialogue on Climate Adaptation in the Gulf of GuineaBy Olasunkanmi AkoniThe Lagos State Government has announced plans to work with other South-West states on a regional development strategy aimed at reducing population pressure on Lagos as part of efforts to address climate change, environmental degradation and rapid urbanisation.The government also reaffirmed its commitment to building a climate-resilient future through deliberate policies, strategic partnership
  
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• ‘We hit terrorists hard to save Christians in Nigeria’ – Trump

  27-06-2026 12:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump has claimed that missile strikes recently authorised by his administration in Nigeria helped stop attacks on Christian communities and weakened terrorist groups operating in the country.Speaking at an event in Washington on Friday, Trump said the military operation significantly reduced the killings of Christians, whom he alleged had been targeted in large numbers.“As you know, we recently struck Nigeria and largely ended the slaughter of great Christian populati
  
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• 2026 World Cup : We will play Argentina with the right attitude – Cape Verde coach

  27-06-2026 12:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Cape Verde national football team coach Bubista said his team will approach their 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout game against defending champions Argentina with the right attitude.Cape Verde qualified for the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in their debut appearance after playing a goalless draw against Saudi Arabia on Friday, becoming the smallest nation to ever reach the World Cup knockouts.The West African team finished second in Group H with three points, coming out undefeated in a
  
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• Iran says US violated peace deal as both sides trade fire

  27-06-2026 12:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Iran on Saturday accused the United States of violating the peace deal agreed to end the Middle East war, after Washington launched strikes on Iranian territory and Tehran responded with attacks on US targets in the Gulf.The trading of fire, which came after Washington accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the week, raised questions about efforts to keep the crucial waterway open while both sides negotiate a broader, final deal.US Central Command (CENTCOM)
  
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• Pilot killed, 13 injured as small plane crashes into Beijing skyscraper

  27-06-2026 12:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A pilot was killed when his small aircraft crashed into Beijing’s tallest building, with 13 people also injured, Chinese authorities said on Saturday, without elaborating on the cause of the rare incident.Witnesses of Friday’s crash reported plane debris at the base of the 528-metre (1,732-foot) CITIC Tower, with AFP journalists at the scene seeing a hole in the windows of one of the building’s upper floors.Authorities in the capital’s Chaoyang District said in a stateme
  
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• Sanwo-Olu declares war on waste in Lagos

  27-06-2026 11:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniLagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has issued a final warning to illegal occupants and structures on the median of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, directing relevant agencies to commence a large-scale demolition and clean-up operation along the axis from Monday, as part of efforts to restore order and improve environmental sanitation.Speaking to journalists during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise at Itire Road in Surulere Local Government Area of the state, o
  
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• Mixed reactions trail Lagos monthly sanitation as refuse piles up

  27-06-2026 11:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Some residents of Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State on Saturday expressed frustration over months of uncollected refuse, saying the situation has diminished the impact of the state’s monthly environmental sanitation.The residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the June sanitation, gave differing views on the initiative, with some questioning its effectiveness and others insisting that keeping their surroundings clean remains a shared responsibility.NAN
  
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• NCDC intensifies Ebola preparedness as Nigeria strengthens border surveillance

  27-06-2026 11:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it has intensified preparedness measures against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), though there is no confirmed case in Nigeria.The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Olajide Idris, disclosed this on Friday during the 15th Expanded Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC) Meeting in Abuja.Idris said the agency had activated surveillance systems, strengthened coordination with relevant agencies and assessed treatment and laboratory infrastruc
  
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• ‘How 7 Boko Haram, ISWAP commanders were arrested while returning from Hajj’

  27-06-2026 11:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has narrated how seven commanders of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, were arrested last week at Katsina Airport while returning from the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
  Read Also: Terrorists turn communities into ghost settlementsTunji-Ojo attributed the arrests to the integration of NIMC’s identity database with the Nigeria Immigration Service and international law enforcement platforms.The minister made th
  
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• Book Review: ‘The Yahoo Boys,’ by Carlos Barragán

  27-06-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  A new book examines the desperate lives of Nigeria’s romance scam artists — and their victims.
  
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• Iran accuses US of ‘blatant violation’ of peace deal

  27-06-2026 10:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Iran on Saturday accused the United States of a “blatant violation” of the peace deal reached between the two sides to end the Middle East war after the latest American strikes on the country.“These brutal attacks, which targeted Iranian coastal surveillance facilities, are a blatant violation” of the memorandum of understanding to end the war, the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement.The US military said its forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites
  
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• Mob Action in Maraban: A crime against humanity and Islam

  27-06-2026 10:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Haroon-Ishola BalogunOn Sunday, June 21, 2026, tragedy struck Maraban Jos in Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna State. Ummulkhair, an Islamiyyah school teacher and mother of four, was brutally lynched and set ablaze by a mob. Her only “crime” was stopping to ask children for directions on her way to an Islamic lecture. Rumors spread like wildfire, falsely accusing her of attempting to kidnap the children.
  Local security quickly intervened, escorting her to a nearby police statio
  
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