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• Candidates upload: APC, PDP, ADC, others didn’t meet July 11 INEC deadline —Source

  28-07-2026 05:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •As internal discord trails APC’s State Assembly nomination processBy Omeiza AjayiABUJA—Despite repeated claims by some leading political parties in the country that they beat the July 11 deadline for uploading their National Assembly candidates into a dedicated portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Vanguard checks have revealed the contrary.Multiple sources at INEC have disclosed that no political party, including the All Progressives Congress, APC
  
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• Xenophobia in S’Africa: Tinubu snubs Ramaphosa’s envoy

  28-07-2026 05:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •As FG demands early warnings pact ratification •Pretoria launches investigation into death of NigerianBy Nkiruka Nnorom President Bola Tinubu has declined to receive a special envoy dispatched by South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, Vanguard can authoritatively report.The development came amid growing concerns over persistent xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa.Sources familiar with the matter, who spoke exclusively with Vanguard yesterday, said t
  
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• Family seeks N35m to save man battling end-stage kidney disease

  28-07-2026 04:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma ObinnaFamily, friends and well-wishers have appealed to Nigerians for financial support to enable Mr Bobby Dennar undergo an urgent kidney transplant after he was diagnosed with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
  Dennar, who has been battling Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) since January 2025, is currently dependent on dialysis twice weekly to stay alive as his condition continues to deteriorate.
  Narrating his ordeal, he said medical specialists have advised that an urgent kidney transplant
  
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• Naira depreciates to N1,407/$ in parallel market 

  28-07-2026 04:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanThe  Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,407 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,400 per dollar  last week Friday.Similarly, the naira depreciated to N1,364 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market,  NFEM.Data  from the Central Bank of Nigeria,  CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira rose to N1,364 per dollar from N1,361 per dollar last weekend,  indicating N3 depreciation for the naira.Consequently, the marg
  
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• Tinubu to announce fresh pay increase for soldiers soon —Defence Minister

  28-07-2026 04:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, retd, has said President Bola Tinubu would soon announce a new salary increase for personnel of the armed forces, as part of the federal government’s efforts to improve troops welfare.Musa, who disclosed this at a one-day training and financial empowerment workshop for widows and wives of service personnel at Lungi Barracks, Abuja, said the federal government remained committed to ensuring that military personnel were a
  
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• How PFIPC was created — Accountant-General

  28-07-2026 04:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***Reps summon Adeyemi, order IGP to  produce him tomorrowBy Gift Chapi OdekinaABUJA — The House of Representatives Committee investigating the alleged operation of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, yesterday ordered the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Olatunji Disu, to produce the alleged mastermind, Mr. Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, before it by noon tomorrow.This is even as the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, revealed that a f
  
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• Illegal car race: Police arrest driver for killing trader in Imo

  28-07-2026 02:29 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emmanuel IheakaOWERRI – The Imo State Police Command has arrested one Dike Chibuike Micheal, for allegedly killing a trader in an illegal car race in Imo State.It was gathered that one Chibuike Friday, a trader, and another were hit down on Sunday evening during a car racing activity in front of the Imo State University campus Owerri.An eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity, stated that the racers hit down the two passersby, leaving Chibuike feared instantly dead, while the ot
  
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• Bridge Clinic bags record eighth NHEA IVF Service Provider Award

  28-07-2026 01:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Marks 30 years of fertility care
  By Chioma ObinnaBridge Clinic has reinforced its position as one of Nigeria’s leading fertility centres after winning the IVF Service Provider of the Year award for a record eighth time at the 2026 Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA).
  The latest recognition, announced at the 12th edition of the NHEA held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, underscores the clinic’s sustained leadership in assisted reproductive healthcare and comes as it
  
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• Blind after treatment, Ayoola’s fight for sight enters desperate phase as children leave school

  28-07-2026 01:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Thanks Nigerians for N1.1m support, appeals to Tinubu for N15.2m life-saving surgery
  By Chioma ObinnaMonths after his heartbreaking story first appeared in Vanguard, Ayoola Idowu is still trapped in darkness.
  The father of two, who says he became permanently blind following a radiotherapy procedure, has yet to raise the N15.2 million needed for a cornea transplant in India that doctors say could restore his sight.
  While donations from compassionate Nigerians have kept hope alive, they h
  
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• Outrage, as car racers kill 1, another hospitalised in Imo

  28-07-2026 01:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emmanuel IheakaYoung people engaging in reckless car racing competition have killed one person and left another seriously wounded in Owerri, Imo State.An eyewitness said the car racing, which happened at the ever busy Imo State University junction on Sunday evening, was almost becoming a regular.The eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity, stated that the racers hit down two passersby, leaving one dead instantly while the other sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the hospital
  
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• Open Lagos Health Sector Spot-Check begins ahead of 2030 SDG deadline

  28-07-2026 01:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  … CSOs to assess 72 health facilities across 18 LGAs
  By Chioma ObinnaA coalition of civil society organisations, in collaboration with key health sector stakeholders, has launched the Open Lagos Health Sector Spot-Check, an ambitious accountability initiative that will assess 72 public health facilities across 18 local government areas in Lagos State as part of efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery ahead of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  The week-long exercise, schedu
  
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• Ex-NAF officer faults FG’s timeline for functional army divisions

  28-07-2026 00:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Cynthia Alo Former Nigerian Air Force spokesman Group Captain Sadeeq Shehu (Retd.) has faulted the Federal Government’s timeline for starting up four new army divisions, saying it is unrealistic to expect any of them to be combat-ready within the stipulated months.This is even as he pointed out that the proposed 28,000 recruits are grossly insufficient to populate all four divisions.Recall that last week, President Bola Tinubu approved the establishment of four new army divisions
  
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• Building collapse: Anambra govt vows prosecution if foul play is detected

  28-07-2026 00:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Anambra Government says it has taken tough measures against incessant building collapses in the state to safeguard lives and property.The state Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Dr Law Mefor, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen in Awka on the outcome of the state Executive Council meeting.Mefor said that the council resolved that engineers and approving officials found culpable in the building collapse incident would be held accountable.The commiss
  
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• BBNaija introduces ‘The Gambit’ twist, two housemates barred from ₦160m prize

  28-07-2026 00:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Big Brother Naija has unveiled its first major twist of the new season, introducing a strategic feature known as “The Gambit,” which will secure two housemates a place in the grand finale while denying them the opportunity to win the show’s ₦160 million grand prize.The surprise announcement was made during Monday’s live interaction with the housemates and was also published across the reality show’s official social media platforms. Organisers simultaneously o
  
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