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• 2027: Cross River group pledges bloc votes for Otu, Tinubu

  29-08-2026 18:36 via punchng.com
  
  A Cross River group pledges bloc votes for Governor Bassey Otu and President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election, citing achievements and demanding deRead More: https://punchng.com/2027-cross-river-group-pledges-bloc-votes-for-otu-tinubu/
  
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• Ogun commissioner urges NGOs to build trust, partnerships

  30-08-2026 10:44 via punchng.com
  
  Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Bolu Owotomo, urges NGOs to build long-term, trust-based partnerships for national development.Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-commissioner-urges-ngos-to-build-trust-partnerships/
  
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• Kano to rehabilitate 10,000 drug users in one year

  30-08-2026 10:44 via punchng.com
  
  Kano State targets rehabilitating 10,000 drug users within a year, combining detoxification, skills acquisition, and economic empowerment to tackle substanRead More: https://punchng.com/kano-to-rehabilitate-10000-drug-users-in-one-year/
  
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• Diphtheria cases recorded in Kano involved 16,000 unvaccinated children — Official

  30-08-2026 10:44 via punchng.com
  
  Kano State records over 32,000 diphtheria cases since 2022, with more than 16,000 involving unvaccinated children. Learn about the public health crisis inRead More: https://punchng.com/diphtheria-cases-recorded-in-kano-involved-16000-unvaccinated-children-official/
  
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• Gunmen abduct two passengers after blocking Plateau highway

  30-08-2026 10:42 via vanguardngr.com
  Two passengers have been abducted by gunmen after the assailants reportedly blocked the Bokkos–Barkin Ladi road in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.The incident occurred at about 8:40pm on Friday, according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication.The report said troops of Sector 4, Operation Enduring Peace, were deployed after receiving a distress call about the attack along the highway.On arrival, the troops reportedly discovered that the gunmen had mounted
  
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• Chelsea sign goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa

  30-08-2026 10:38 via vanguardngr.com
  Chelsea have completed the signing of Argentina international goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa on a three-year contract.The 33-year-old joins the Blues after six seasons at Villa, where he established himself as one of the Premier League’s leading goalkeepers.Martinez, who was part of Argentina’s 2022 World Cup-winning team, said he was delighted to join Chelsea and believes the move is the right fit for his ambitions.“I’m delighted to be at this football cl
  
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• VIDEO: NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs hidden in iron boxes

  30-08-2026 10:27 via punchng.com
  
  Watch video of NDLEA operatives discovering cocaine and heroin concealed in fireproof iron safe boxes during a raid in Port Harcourt.Read More: https://punchng.com/video-ndlea-uncovers-illicit-drugs-hidden-in-iron-boxes/
  
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• NASARAWA: Inside the Gov Sule good governance template

  30-08-2026 10:27 via vanguardngr.com
  …How he endears himself to Tinubu, the peopleBy Soni Daniel, Northern Region EditorGovernor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State is a man who has already written his name on gold, but he may not know. He has also created impact by what he has done in the state.
  Nobody saw it coming but his accomplishments are obvious. Through the monument he is building, Sule, has stamped his footprint on history and rewritten the story of Nasarawa and himself. The construction of two gigantic flyover bridge
  
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• Niger CP demands additional force to end insurgency

  30-08-2026 10:10 via punchng.com
  
  Niger State Commissioner of Police requests additional force and modern tools to combat the ongoing Niger insurgency, assuring residents of their safety.Read More: https://punchng.com/niger-cp-demands-additional-force-to-end-insurgency/
  
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• DSS to suspend Sowore cybercrime case till after 2027 election

  30-08-2026 10:10 via punchng.com
  
  The DSS has directed the suspension of Omoyele Sowore’s alleged cybercrime case until after the 2027 presidential election, allowing him to participate fulRead More: https://punchng.com/dss-to-suspend-sowore-cybercrime-case-till-after-2027-election/
  
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• Nigerian man sentenced to 8 years in U.S. prison for $7.5m charity scam

  30-08-2026 10:10 via vanguardngr.com
  A Nigerian national has been sentenced to eight years in a United States federal prison for carrying out a business email compromise scam that defrauded two charitable organisations of more than $7.5 million.U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang sentenced 32-year-old Olusegun Adejorin to 96 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after he was convicted of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and unauthorised access to a protected computer to obtain information.The Federa
  
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• SERAP, NGE threaten legal action over unlawful Foreign Aid Bill

  30-08-2026 10:02 via vanguardngr.com
  ..Call it blatant assault on civic space, media freedomThe Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to “immediately reject and withdraw the Foreign Aids (Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill, 2026 (SB.1034), as the Bill is unnecessary, unlawful, unconstitutional and threatens civic space, media freedom
  
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• Akeem Lawal collapses political structure into Kwara APC

  30-08-2026 09:57 via vanguardngr.com
  …Urges supporters not to return to oppositionBy Demola Akinyemi, IlorinThe son of former Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Mohammed Lawal, and Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in the last election, Alhaji Akeem Lawal, has declared support for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.Lawal, while declaring his political structure for the governor in Ilorin on Saturday, said the structure inherited from his late father had been collapsed
  
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• Political heavyweights, monarchs storm Asaba for Oborevwori’s son’s wedding

  30-08-2026 09:55 via vanguardngr.com
  By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko AkuophaASABA — Delta State capital, Asaba, was agog on Saturday as political heavyweights, governors, traditional rulers, business leaders and other dignitaries from across Nigeria converged for the wedding of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s son, Innocent, to his heartthrob, Tobore Arigbodi.The ceremony, which attracted dignitaries across political party lines, featured the solemnisation of the marriage at Living Faith Church (Winners’ Chapel), I
  
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• Abuja filling stations increase petrol pump prices

  30-08-2026 09:53 via vanguardngr.com
  Many filling stations across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol.The development came despite a decline in international crude oil prices from 92 dollars per barrel to 87.31 dollars per barrel.Brent crude stood at 88.10 dollars per barrel, down 0.47 per cent, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell 0.16 per cent to 83.40 dollars per barrel.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Dangote Refinery increased it
  
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• Police foil bandits’ attack on Gusau-Funtua highway, rescue nine

  30-08-2026 09:52 via vanguardngr.com
  By Idris Salisu, GusauThe Zamfara State Police Command has foiled a bandits’ attack along the Gusau-Funtua Federal Highway in Tsafe Local Government Area and rescued nine victims who were intercepted by the armed criminals.The command also recovered 11 locally fabricated AK-47 rifles in a separate operation on the highway.The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said the incidents occurred on August 28, 2026.According to him, the Tsafe Divisional Police Headquarters receiv
  
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• UNN equips academics with AI skills to transform research, teaching

  30-08-2026 09:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chinedu AdonuThe Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has begun equipping its academics and students with practical Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills to improve research, teaching, postgraduate supervision and academic administration.The initiative was the major outcome of a two-day Train-the-Trainers Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence for Academia Productivity,” organised by the faculty in partnership with the Design Thinking Center (DTC) and
  
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• Onitsha building materials market leaders debunk N50m goods seizure

  30-08-2026 09:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emma NnadozieONITSHA — The leadership of the Onitsha Building Materials Market Traders Association has debunked allegations that personnel of the Onitsha Area Command of the Anambra State Police Command have been raiding shops and confiscating goods worth N50 million in the market.Chairman of Ozomagana Building Materials Market Traders Association, Mr Obiora Okoro, and the Secretary, Mr Patrick Obiekwe, who separately addressed newsmen at the weekend, said they were shocked by reports
  
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• Messi scores four as Inter Miami thrash Montreal 7-1 to end winless run

  30-08-2026 09:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Lionel Messi scored four goals as Inter Miami snapped their five-game winless streak with a 7-1 thrashing of struggling Montreal in Major League Soccer on Saturday.Miami have endured a rocky spell since the resumption of play following the World Cup finals, losing four of their previous five games heading into Saturday’s clash in Florida.But the reigning MLS Cup champions got back to winning ways with a confident performance against Montreal, who are languishing second from bottom in the
  
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• Early cancer diagnosis improves chances of effective treatment, outcome – FG

  30-08-2026 09:34 via vanguardngr.com
  The Federal Government has underscored the importance of early cancer detection, saying the stage at which the disease is diagnosed determines the treatment approach and chances of cure.Dr Uchechukwu Nwokwu, National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP), Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja.Nwokwu also explained how cancer progresses through four stages, adding that it was not a single disease but
  
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• Tinubu campaign council: Nwifuru’s omission may send wrong signal — Ogah

  30-08-2026 09:27 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jeff Agbodo, AbakalikiThe member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Chinedu Ogah, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reconsider the exclusion of Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general election.Ogah, an APC chieftain, said Nwifuru deserved a prominent role in the campaign structure because of his commitment to the party, effo
  
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• Trans-Sahara highway will boost security, commerce in Southeast — Umahi

  30-08-2026 09:26 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jeff Agbodo, AbakalikiThe Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has said the ongoing construction of the Trans-Sahara Superhighway will significantly improve security, agriculture and commerce in Benue, Ebonyi and Enugu states when completed.Umahi said the three states were important agricultural zones and that the highway would ease the movement of farm produce from rural communities to markets.The minister stated this while inspecting the Trans-Sahara Superhighway project at the Benue-Eb
  
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• Kenyans, Ethiopians dominate Enugu City Marathon

  30-08-2026 09:21 via vanguardngr.com
  …Nigerians shine in 10km category…Mbah vows to make Enugu Africa’s sporting capitalAthletes from Kenya and Ethiopia dominated the 42km category of the second Enugu City International Marathon, as the event ended in grand style on Saturday.The competition also saw Nigerian athletes excel in the 10km category, with athletes from Plateau State claiming the top three positions in the men’s race.The 42km race, which featured professional athletes from different parts of the
  
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• Cybercrime: DSS suspends Sowore prosecution until after 2027 polls

  30-08-2026 09:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Soni DanielThe Department of State Services (DSS) has suspended the prosecution of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, over alleged cyber-bullying until after the 2027 general elections.The DSS has reportedly directed its private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, to take steps to suspend the case instituted against Sowore.The development comes nearly a year after the DSS approached the court to determine whether Sowore could use his Facebook and X account
  
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• 2027: ‘Relax, Tinubu is fixing Nigeria’ group mobilises Northwest

  30-08-2026 09:16 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoA support group canvassing the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027, under the aegis of Relax, Tinubu Is Fixing Nigeria, has commenced grassroots mobilisation across the seven states of the North-West geopolitical zone.The group, which on Saturday inaugurated coordinators and members from Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto and Zamfara states in Kaduna, urged Nigerians to be patient with the administration, saying the country was undergoing a process
  
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• Morning recap: Four reasons US shouldn’t release my FBI records –Tinubu, INEC unveils 2027 gov candidates, other top stories

  30-08-2026 09:03 via punchng.com
  
  President Bola Tinubu is fighting to block the release of his unredacted FBI and DEA records, citing privacy and lack of public interest. Get the full storRead More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-four-reasons-us-shouldnt-release-my-fbi-records-tinubu-inec-unveils-2027-gov-candidates-other-top-stories/
  
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• ‘I just lost my mum, can’t lose my sister,’ says sibling of abducted corps member

  30-08-2026 09:03 via punchng.com
  
  A sister of an abducted NYSC corps member in Kogi State makes an emotional appeal to the government and security agencies to rescue her sibling and others.Read More: https://punchng.com/i-just-lost-my-mum-cant-lose-my-sister-says-sibling-of-abducted-corps-member/
  
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• Governors, others converge on Delta for Oborevwori’s son’s wedding

  30-08-2026 09:03 via punchng.com
  
  Asaba, Delta State capital, on Saturday hosted Nigeria’s political, traditional and business elite as Innocent Oborevwori, son of the state Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, married Tobore Arigbodi. Tobore is the daughter of Chief Brodericks Arigbodi. The wedding attracted serving and former governors, National Assembly members, political leaders across party lines, monarchs, religious leaders, business executives andRead More: https://punchng.com/governors-others-converge-on-delta-for-oborevw
  
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• FG’s N20.4trn resource figure raises more questions than answers — Dele Oye

  30-08-2026 09:00 via vanguardngr.com
  …as new spending commitments hit N30.6trn…Raises fresh concerns over $5bn Abu Dhabi facility….Says Nigeria remains heavily dependent on borrowing despite subsidy removal‘How Naira lost 29% of value in four years’By Nnamdi OjiegoThe Federal Government’s economic reform figures have raised a fresh fiscal question, with former President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, Hon. Dele Oye, drawing attent
  
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• Onitsha Head Bridge is 60, and somebody is stealing its bones

  30-08-2026 08:55 via vanguardngr.com
  1st Niger Bridge, built to unite Nigeria, is now being dismantled, piece by piece, introducing a new threat as vandals target bolts, braces and steel componentsBy Egufe YafugborhiFor six decades, the First Niger Bridge has stood over the River Niger, carrying generations of Nigerians, traders, travellers, families, trucks and buses between Onitsha and Asaba.
  But at 60, the iconic Onitsha Head Bridge in Anambra State is confronting a threat that has little to do with age alone.
  Somebody is alleg
  
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