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• 2027: Monarch urges scrutiny of Ogun governorship candidates

  29-08-2026 23:40 via punchng.com
  
  An Ogun monarch urges thorough scrutiny of all 2027 governorship candidates, stressing the importance of investigating backgrounds and credentials for theRead More: https://punchng.com/2027-monarch-urges-scrutiny-of-ogun-governorship-candidates/
  
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• Atiku to Tinubu: Nigerians shouldn’t pay with lives after paying more for fuel

  31-08-2026 17:41 via vanguardngr.com
  Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Bola Tinubu administration over the worsening insecurity in Benue State, saying Nigerians should not be forced to bear the cost of economic reforms while continuing to lose their lives to violence.Atiku spoke on Monday when he received ADC candidates contesting various elective positions in Benue State, where he described the state’s security crisis as both a threat
  
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• Xenophobic attack: We’ll no longer tolerate dehumanization of our citizens — Shettima

  31-08-2026 17:34 via vanguardngr.com
  — FG says it feels pained by humiliation of Nigerians in South Africa
  — As VP departs Angola for Nigeria after AU summitBy Johnbosco Agbakwuru in LuandaThe Vice-President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Monday warned that the Nigerian government and its people will no longer tolerate any form of dehumanisation of Nigerian citizens by any government.The Vice-President reiterated Nigeria’s strong opposition to xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African na
  
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• Osun election CP Erale assumes duty as 25th Delta Police Commissioner

  31-08-2026 17:30 via vanguardngr.com
  By Egufe YafugborhiASABA — The Delta State Police Command has welcomed its 25th Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel Etaifo Erale, who has assumed duty in the state.Erale takes over from CP Yemi John Oyeniyi, bringing to the command more than three decades of operational, administrative and tactical policing experience.The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, noting that Erale was posted to Delta State in August 2026 after
  
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• Lagos records 33,009 domestic, sexual violence cases in five years — AG

  31-08-2026 17:24 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — The Lagos State Government has recorded 33,009 cases of domestic and sexual violence between September 2021 and July 2026, with domestic violence accounting for the highest proportion of reported cases.The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, disclosed this on Monday at a media parley organised to herald the 2026 Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness Month in Lagos.Pedro, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the Lagos S
  
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• David Mark urges governorship candidates to shun hate speech, empty promises

  31-08-2026 17:19 via vanguardngr.com
  The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sen. David Mark, has urged the party’s governorship candidates to shun hate speech and empty promises.A statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Monday, said Mark spoke at a consultation meeting with candidates at the ADC headquarters in Abuja.Mark urged the candidates to avoid making promises they would not keep in office, warning that such conduct could erode the party’s
  
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• Kogi INEC, security agencies review plans for 2027 polls

  31-08-2026 17:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Boluwaji Obahopo, LokojaLOKOJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies in Kogi State have intensified collaboration to ensure the peaceful, free and credible conduct of the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections.The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, CP Nasir Kankarfi, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists at the Police Headquarters in Lokoja after a meeting of the Inter-Consultative Committee on Election Security (
  
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• Lionel Messi retires from int’l football

  31-08-2026 17:16 via vanguardngr.com
  Lionel Messi said on Monday he is retiring from international football after leading Argentina to a second successive World Cup final in July.“It was a decision that hurt and still hurts deep in my soul but I understand that it is the right time,” Messi, 39, wrote on Instagram.“I swear I always gave everything, not just in the last few years when we won everything but before that too, and I always fought and gave my all for this shirt,” he added.Messi led Argentina to Wo
  
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• Breaking: Messi retires from int’l football

  31-08-2026 17:16 via vanguardngr.com
  Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football with the Argentina national team.The development was made known by football journalist Fabrizio Romano on his X page on Monday.More details later…
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• 2027: NANS hails DSS over suspension of Sowore’s prosecution till after polls

  31-08-2026 17:13 via vanguardngr.com
  — Says deferring prosecution safeguards free, fair electionBy Dayo Johnson AkureThe National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has hailed the decision of the Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, to suspend the prosecution of African Action Congress, AAC, Presidential Candidate, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, until after the presidential election in January 2027.The NANS National President, Comrade Akinteye Babatunde, stated this at a press con
  
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• Benin–Asaba highway gridlock gets global attention after Al Jazeera Report

  31-08-2026 17:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Efe OnodjaeThe worsening traffic gridlock on the Benin–Asaba Highway has attracted international attention following a report by global news network Al Jazeera on the persistent crisis.The major highway, which links Edo and Delta states, has in recent times witnessed severe traffic congestion, leaving motorists and commuters stranded for hours.The development has raised concerns among road users, transport operators and residents who depend on the route for movement between the two sta
  
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• 5 potential transfers to watch as deadline day looms

  31-08-2026 17:09 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeThe summer transfer window is entering its deadline day, but the completion of Bradley Barcola’s blockbuster move to Liverpool has not ended the drama, with several high-profile deals still hanging in the balance.Liverpool completed the signing of the France forward from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for a fee worth up to £123m, including an initial £106m and £17m in potential add-ons. Barcola has signed a five-year contract and becomes the Reds’ f
  
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• Kano police arrest 244 suspects over kidnapping, robbery, others

  31-08-2026 17:08 via vanguardngr.com
  By Hadiza YusufKANO — The Kano State Police Command has arrested 244 suspects in connection with kidnapping, armed robbery, drug dealing, thuggery, vehicle theft and other major crimes across the state in August 2026.The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing at the Police Headquarters, Bompai, Kano.Bakori said the arrests followed sustained intelligence-led operations, community engagements, patrols and raids on criminal hideouts
  
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• Crude prices rise above $90 per barrel on US-Iran strikes

  31-08-2026 16:59 via vanguardngr.com
  Oil prices jumped more than two percent Monday, with the Brent international benchmark rising above $90 a barrel after a fresh flare-up in the US-Iran war.Meanwhile, stocks on Wall Street dipped and were mixed elsewhere as investors continued to react to hawkish comments from Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh.After a run lower for most of last week, oil price spiked again Monday, a day after the United States said it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strai
  
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• Police fire tear gas as Lagos pensioners protest arrears

  31-08-2026 16:52 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — Tension rose in Lagos on Monday as policemen attached to the Lagos State Command reportedly fired tear gas to disperse pensioners protesting at the Lagos House and Lagos State House of Assembly, Ikeja, over outstanding pension adjustments and wage awards.The pensioners, under the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), had gathered at the government premises to demand the implementation of approved pension increases, payment of arrears and other benefits due to them
  
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• Trial suspension: Withdraw Sowore’s charge, hand case to AGF, lawyer tells DSS

  31-08-2026 16:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry OjeluLAGOS — Lead counsel to the African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, Mr Olumide Fusika, SAN, has asked the Department of State Services, DSS, to withdraw the cyberbullying charge against his client or transfer the case to the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF.Fusika made the demand on Monday while reacting to the DSS announcement that it had suspended the prosecution of Sowore until after the 2027 presidential election.The DSS
  
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• Atiku, Obi, Makinde absent as G100, party chairmen, Reps Minority Caucus chart path to 2027

  31-08-2026 16:47 via vanguardngr.com
  .ADC, APM, NDC, PDP faction, PRP, SDP, DLA work out template
  .Coalition proposes single 4-year transition term; Govt of National Competence
  .To go into 2027 with 2023’s arithmetical lessons
  .We can replicate APC’s 2015 success — Reps Minority CaucusBy Omeiza AjayiABUJA: The presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar; the Nigeria Democratic Congress NDC, Peter Obi; and the Allied Peoples Movement APM and Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, w
  
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• Atiku, Obi, Makinde absent as G100, party chairmen, Reps caucus chart path to 2027

  31-08-2026 16:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJAThe presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar; the Nigeria Democratic Congress NDC, Peter Obi; and the Allied Peoples Movement APM and Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, were absent as leaders of Nigeria’s six main opposition political parties converged on the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, on Monday for the first summit of Nigeria’s opposition political parties – a gathering aimed at building a framework f
  
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• Ex-int’l Obafemi Martins backs Seyi Tinubu for NFF presidency

  31-08-2026 16:21 via vanguardngr.com
  By Efe OnodjaeFormer Super Eagles striker, Obafemi Martins, has expressed confidence in Seyi Tinubu’s leadership potential, suggesting that the Nigerian businessman could one day become president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.Martins made the remarks while speaking on the Mikel Obi podcast, where he described Seyi as young and someone who understands what Nigerians want.According to Martins, although Seyi is not currently the president of the NFF, he believes the businessman is
  
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• At least 2,500 buildings destroyed in Nepal valley – Report

  31-08-2026 16:13 via vanguardngr.com
  More than 2,500 buildings were destroyed in Nepal’s Trishuli valley in tsunami-like glacial floods on August 26, according to an AFP computation of data from Europe’s Copernicus observatory.That’s about two-thirds of all buildings in the three potentially affected zones studied by Copernicus’ emergency management service.When partially damaged buildings are included, the proportion of structures affected rises to more than seven out of 10, underscoring the flood’s
  
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• Anambra CP visits family of slain advertising personality

  31-08-2026 16:10 via vanguardngr.com
  By Vincent UjumaduAWKA — The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has visited the family of late advertising personality, Isaac Nwosu, popularly known as Aiza, who was murdered in Awka, the state capital, on Sunday.Nwosu’s body was found inside his Toyota Hilux vehicle, while another body was discovered on the street on Sunday night.Following the incident, CP Ama held a two-hour closed-door strategic meeting with the Command’s strategic and operational offi
  
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• Security forces rescue 10 corps members from Kogi forest

  31-08-2026 16:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Boluwaji Obahopo, LokojaTen National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted by suspected kidnappers have been rescued from Egume Forest in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.The victims were rescued in a joint operation involving the police, military, Department of State Services (DSS) and other security and auxiliary forces.The 10 were among 15 corps members kidnapped last week while travelling from Abuja to Bayelsa State.The abductors were said to have contacted some of the victi
  
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• North Central insecurity: Tinubu seeks community-based security strategy

  31-08-2026 16:04 via vanguardngr.com
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiMAKURDI — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged stakeholders in the North Central geopolitical zone to move beyond rhetoric and develop practical, measurable and sustainable solutions to insecurity ravaging parts of the region.Tinubu gave the charge on Monday at the 2026 North Central Regional Security Summit in Makurdi, Benue State, insisting that the summit must not end with another communiqué that would be forgotten.The President, who was represented by t
  
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• Crude prices rise above $90 per barrel, US stocks dip on Iran strikes

  31-08-2026 16:01 via vanguardngr.com
  Oil prices jumped more than two percent Monday, with the Brent international benchmark rising above $90 a barrel after a fresh flare-up in the US-Iran war.Meanwhile, stocks on Wall Street dipped and were mixed elsewhere as investors continued to react to hawkish comments from Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh.After a run lower for most of last week, oil price spiked again Monday, a day after the United States said it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strai
  
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• EFCC recovers N1.233trn in 34 months

  31-08-2026 15:56 via vanguardngr.com
  ABUJA – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it recovered N1.233 trillion between October 2023 and July 2026, as part of the enforcement drive under its Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede.The Commission also reported $684.48 million in recoveries during the 34-month period, spanning 16 currencies, while 10,872 convictions were secured from 14,476 cases filed. Of the naira recoveries, N397.26 billion was classified as direct recovery for the Federal Government, while N83
  
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• Flash flood: emergency agencies launch rescue operation in Kaduna

  31-08-2026 15:52 via vanguardngr.com
  Emergency response agencies in Kaduna have launched evacuation, search and rescue operations following a flash flood that swept through parts of Kaduna metropolis on Sunday evening.The incident affected Asikolaye and the Federal Polytechnic, Tudun Wada, in Kaduna North Local Government Area.The response involved the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA); Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency; Federal and Kaduna State Fire Services; Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; Red Cross So
  
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• OML 42: Nestoil invests $28m in rigs to boost production

  31-08-2026 15:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaNestoil Group has invested about $28 million in two drilling rigs as part of efforts to boost crude oil production and strengthen indigenous drilling capacity in Nigeria.The Group disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying its strategic business unit, Scorpio Drilling International, recently deployed the Pathfinder 500 rig to Oil Mining Lease (OML) 42, where it completed workover operations on two producing wells without any Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) incid
  
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• ‘Despised every moment’ – Frustrated Djokovic crashes out of US Open first round

  31-08-2026 15:32 via vanguardngr.com
  By Enitan AbdultawabNovak Djokovic has suffered a shock first-round exit at the 2026 US Open after losing to Argentina’s Mariano Navone in a gruelling five-set encounter at Flushing Meadows.The 39-year-old Serbian, who was targeting a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title, was defeated 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 by the world No. 49 in a match that lasted four hours and 36 minutes.The defeat marked Djokovic’s earliest exit from a Grand Slam since the 2006 Australian Open and the
  
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• Woman arrested for alleged attempt to smuggle ‘Colos’ into Ogun prison

  31-08-2026 15:28 via vanguardngr.com
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, has arrested a female visitor, identified as Mrs Iyabo Sowunmi, for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected illicit drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ibara, Abeokuta.Sowunmi was arrested at about 1:33 p.m. on Friday during routine screening at the facility’s main entrance after correctional officers allegedly detected suspicious substances concealed inside a 1kg sachet of Milo bevera
  
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• Nigeria’s GDP grows 4.43% in Q2’26 — NBS

  31-08-2026 15:25 via vanguardngr.com
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanABUJA — Nigeria’s economy expanded by 4.43 per cent year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of 2026, Q2’26, up from 4.23 per cent recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday.The latest figure was contained in the NBS Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report for Q2’26.The bureau said both the oil and non-oil sectors recorded growth during the quarter, expanding by 7.31 per cent and 4.31 pe
  
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