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• 2027: Our projects will give Tinubu easy ride in Rivers – Fubara

  16-12-2025 16:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Davies IheamnachorPORT HARCOURT: The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed optimism that his administration’s ongoing delivery of infrastructure across the state would reinforce public trust and translate into increased support for President Bola Tinubu in the state.Fubara spoke while inaugurating the 5.94–kilometre Ihuowo–Ihuama Road in Ahoada East Local Government Area, a project awarded in October 2024 by his administration.Fubara noted that the
  
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• We are not intimidated by attacks on PDP — Gbenga Hashim declares

  17-12-2025 17:11 via vanguardngr.com
  … Warns Against One-Party AgendaFormer presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has said he is not intimidated by legal or political moves he believes are aimed at weakening the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting that Nigeria’s multiparty democracy is firmly rooted and cannot be dismantled.In a strongly worded statement, Hashim said he would not be deterred by what he described as legal and political manoeuvres allegedly sponsored by the ruling All Progressives Congress (A
  
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• 7 things to do in your 20s for early retirement in Nigeria

  17-12-2025 17:06 via vanguardngr.com
  By Enitan AbdultawabIn Nigeria, the choices you make early in life can determine whether you spend your later years working out of necessity or living comfortably. This is because the country is a place of economic uncertainty, inflation and limited social security, making long-term planning crucial.Hence, there is great importance you must give to wealth building in your 20s. Building wealth early requires dedication, wise decisions and consistency rather than making millions of dollars sudden
  
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• Senate throws out Ireti Kingibe’s motion, says it is incurably bad

  17-12-2025 17:05 via vanguardngr.com
  ***Accuses her of bundling many things in one MotionBy Henry UmoruABUJA- THE Senate has thrown out a motion by Senator Ireti Kingibe, FCT which borders on the urgent need for intervention in waste Management, sewage services, protection of designated green areas and investigation into the alleged unlawful seizure of land belonging to Bwari General Hospital in the Federal Capital Territory.After listening to her presentation of the motion, with some Senators already made to speak, it was raised
  
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• LASG diverts traffic for Tincan-Apapa pedestrian bridge repairs

  17-12-2025 17:01 via vanguardngr.com
  The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion plan to facilitate repair work on the damaged pedestrian bridge at Tincan First Gate, Apapa (inward Mile 2).The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.Osiyemi said the repair work would take place on Saturday, Dec. 20, from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.“The work will be carried out in two phases. Phase one involves lifting and placing the bridge beams.“The
  
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• Buhari’s era misconstrued – Lai Mohammed

  17-12-2025 16:57 via vanguardngr.com
  The former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says his new book is aimed at correcting misconceptions, providing context, and sharing firsthand accounts of the Muhammadu Buhari administration.Mohammed stated this in Abuja on Wednesday at the presentation of his book, “Headlines and Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined an Administration”.He described the book as a personal effort to document his work as the longest-serving Minister of Information and Culture
  
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• Yuletide: Federal Fire Service warns against bush burning, fireworks

  17-12-2025 16:52 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: The Federal Fire Service FFS has declared full preparedness to respond to fire emergencies during the Yuletide and Harmattan season, warning Nigerians against bush burning, fireworks and careless handling of electrical and cooking appliances, which it said account for most fire outbreaks during the period.Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja during an interactive session with journalists shortly before a meeting with zonal controllers, the Controller General of the Federal Fire
  
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• Deforestation: FG slams total ban on wood export, revokes all existing licenses

  17-12-2025 16:50 via vanguardngr.com
  Ogalah IbrahimAs part of efforts to avert an environmental crisis, the Federal Government has declared an immediate nationwide ban on the exportation of wood and allied products.To demonstrate its seriousness, the government has also declared all previously issued licences and permits for wood extraction and exportation suspended and invalid with immediate effect.The drastic measure is contained in a new Presidential Executive Order signed by President Bola Tinubu, aimed at arresting the alarmi
  
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• CAN slams ‘Dirty Christmas’ film, demands Ini Edo’s apology

  17-12-2025 16:48 via vanguardngr.com
  *Queries NFVCB’s approval of movie titleBy Luminous JannamikeABUJA – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the title of the movie ‘A Very Dirty Christmas,’ describing it as offensive to the Christian faith and demanding a public apology from the film’s producers, including Nollywood actress and producer Ini Edo.In a statement on Wednesday by Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, the umbrella Christian body sai
  
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• Full List: Trump updates list of U.S. entry restrictions, 24 countries now affected

  17-12-2025 16:43 via vanguardngr.com
  President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced expanded US entry restrictions on foreign nationals from 24 countries, citing what his administration described as “demonstrated, persistent, and severe deficiencies in screening, vetting, and information-sharing” that pose risks to U.S. national security and public safety.The decision was outlined in a fact sheet published on the White House website titled “President Donald J. Trump Further Restricts and Limits the Entry of Foreign
  
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• Driver absconds as truck kills two, injures three – LASTMA

  17-12-2025 16:33 via vanguardngr.com
  The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says a truck collision with four other vehicles has left two dead, while three others were critically injured.The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.Bakare-Oki said the devastating road traffic calamity occurred at Iyana Meiran inward on Meiran Road, by the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Meiran, Lagos.He said that regrettably, the driver of the Silo Mixer Truck absconded from the s
  
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• FG moves to curb imported used vehicles, pushes auto policy for 2026

  17-12-2025 16:29 via vanguardngr.com
  By Theodore Opara.The Federal Government has signalled the start of a coordinated campaign against the influx of imported used vehicles into Nigeria, as it steps up efforts to strengthen local automobile manufacturing and improve the quality of vehicles on Nigerian roads.This resolve was made clear at the 18th edition of the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) International Auto Awards in Lagos, where the Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC)
  
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• Chris Okafor ties knot with partner amid actress Doris Ogala’s outburst

  17-12-2025 16:27 via vanguardngr.com
  Chris Okafor, founder of Grace Nation Ministry, has married his partner in a ceremony attended by family members and close associates.Photos from the cleric’s white wedding and traditional marriage ceremonies surfaced online on Wednesday, drawing widespread attention across social media platforms.In one of the images, Chris Okafor was seen seated beside his bride, dressed in an all-white suit with a black bow tie, while she wore a white wedding gown and held a bouquet of pink flowers.Anot
  
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• Japanese woman breaks off engagement, marries ChatGPT AI-generated character 

  17-12-2025 16:22 via vanguardngr.com
  A 32-year-old Japanese woman, Yurina Noguchi, has held a symbolic wedding ceremony with an AI-generated persona, highlighting the growing intersection between technology and personal relationships.The ceremony took place in a wedding hall in western Japan, where Noguchi, a call centre operator, exchanged vows with a digital character displayed on a smartphone. Wearing a traditional white wedding gown, she became emotional during the event, shedding tears as the vows were read.Speaking to Reuter
  
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• Top 10 African countries with best rail systems in 2025

  17-12-2025 16:21 via vanguardngr.com
  Rail transport remains a critical driver of economic growth, regional integration, and urban mobility across Africa. In recent years, several countries have made significant investments in modernising their railway infrastructure — from high-speed passenger lines to efficient freight corridors.
  As of 2025, these African nations stand out for having some of the continent’s most advanced, reliable, and strategically important railway systems.1. South AfricaSouth Africa boasts the larg
  
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• Protest: What we discussed with Tinubu – NLC President

  17-12-2025 15:57 via vanguardngr.com
  President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Joe Ajaero, says the meeting held with President Bola Tinubu by organised labour on Tuesday night centred on addressing the issue of financial insecurity of Nigerian workers.Ajaero stated this after a meeting convened by Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo with the NLC leadership in Abuja on Wednesday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu’s meeting with the NLC leadership at the State House on Tuesday night was part of the last-minute ef
  
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• We won’t tolerate unapproved banners, illegal advertisements – Ondo Govt

  17-12-2025 15:44 via vanguardngr.com
  The Ondo State Government has declared that the proliferation of illegal banners, posters and unapproved advertisements across the state would no longer be tolerated.The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Signage and Advertisement, Mr Yomi Oyekan, said in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Akure.Oyekan said that Ondo State was not a dumping ground for unauthorised advertisements, describing the practice as “defacement of public spaces.”He sai
  
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• No binding N7.6bn deal between NDIC and Senator Bunza – MD clears air on Ikoyi property

  17-12-2025 15:41 via vanguardngr.com
  By Soni Daniel, Editor, Northern RegionAbuja: The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation said on Wednesday that there was no subsisting sales agreement between it and the man, Senator Farouk Bello Bunza, who had an agreement to purchase the property from the defunct Heritage Bank.According to NDIC, Senator Bunza’s refusal to accept the revised terms of sales, which the corporation offered him in respect of the property located at Plot 55 Federal Government Layout, Banana Island, Ikoyi, La
  
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• Tinubu asks Reps to approve ₦43.56trn Re-enactment budget

  17-12-2025 15:39 via vanguardngr.com
  ….end multiple Budgets runningBy Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaPresident Bola Tinubu has formally asked the House of Representatives to approve the issuance of ₦43.56 trillion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation through the Appropriation (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2024–2025, in a move aimed at ending the practice of running multiple budgets concurrently and tightening fiscal discipline.The request was contained in a letter transmitted to the Speaker of the Hou
  
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• Bauchi PDP crisis deepens as caretaker committee takes over party structure

  17-12-2025 15:35 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA – The internal crisis within the Bauchi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened on Wednesday as a newly appointed Caretaker Committee formally announced its takeover of the party’s structure in the state, intensifying an ongoing struggle between rival leadership blocs within the party.The move has sharpened divisions between the caretaker committee, backed by a national caretaker leadership aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capi
  
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• FG to Oyo advertising regulator: Your directive on pre-exposure vetting illegal

  17-12-2025 15:31 via vanguardngr.com
  By Tunde OsoThe Federal Government yesterday warned the Oyo State Signage and Advertising Agency that its order  directing practitioners, advertisers and advertising agencies involved in out-of-home advertising in Oyo State to submit “betting and gaming-related advertising messages, promotional materials, and public communications for mandatory pre-vetting before exposure, is unconstitutional, ultra vires as “advertising regulation in Nigeria is firmly domiciled at the federal
  
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• Warner Bros. Discovery rejects hostile takeover bid by Paramount

  17-12-2025 15:24 via vanguardngr.com
  Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday rejected a hostile takeover bid by Paramount launched last week to trump plans by streaming giant Netflix to acquire the Hollywood giant and owner of CNN.In a statement, Warner Bros. said the terms of the Netflix merger were better, while the Paramount offer “once again fails to address key concerns that we have consistently communicated…throughout our extensive engagement and review of their six previous proposals.”“We are confident
  
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• US travel ban: Stay back and build your country —  Shehu Sani advises Nigerians

  17-12-2025 15:21 via vanguardngr.com
  Former lawmaker Shehu Sani has reacted to the newly announced United States travel restrictions affecting Nigerians, describing the move as a clear signal that migrants from developing countries are no longer welcome.Sani shared his reaction on X on Tuesday,  after the Donald Trump administration announced fresh visa restrictions on Nigerians seeking to travel to the United States.Under the new policy, Nigerians are barred from entering the US as immigrants or on several non-immigrant visa
  
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• Dangote: CSO storms ICPC, EFCC, demands swift probe of NMDPRA chief

  17-12-2025 15:07 via vanguardngr.com
  A civil society organisation, Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative (EUYI), on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest at the headquarters of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, calling for a swift and transparent probe of the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed.The group, led by its conveners, Com
  
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• UK PM warns Abramovich ‘clock is ticking’ over Chelsea sale fund

  17-12-2025 15:02 via vanguardngr.com
  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday warned former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich “the clock is ticking” over the frozen £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) generated from the sale of the club, which has been earmarked to help Ukraine’s war victims.Speaking in parliament, Starmer told Abramovich: “Honour the commitment you made and pay up now, and if you don’t, we are prepared to go to court so every penny reaches those whose lives have been torn apart by
  
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• Wizkid ignites ‘Detty December’ at GTCO End-of-Year bash

  17-12-2025 14:42 via vanguardngr.com
  Nigerian ace singer Wizkid officially ignited the holiday season at the GTCO end-of-year party in Lagos on Tuesday night.
  Delivering a high-octane performance that thrilled the packed crowd, the singer took a moment to claim his role as the season’s ultimate gatekeeper.“Who else go start Detty December if not Daddy Yo?”– Wizkidpic.twitter.com/Kr0fpAy7ge— OLAMIDE(@Olamide0fficial) December 17, 2025
  “Who else go start Detty December if not Daddy Yo?” he a
  
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• Insecurity: NLC observes peaceful protest in Adamawa

  17-12-2025 14:40 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Adamawa chapter, on Wednesday observed a peaceful protest, urging the Federal Government to double efforts to end insecurity, kidnapping and abduction of students in the country.Speaking at the protest in Yola, Mr Muhammad Haruna, National President, Senior Staff Association of Nigeria University (SSANU), said the NLC leadership urges the government to improve the living conditions of Nigerans.He said the issue of security was the responsibility of everyone he
  
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• Ahmed Musa announces retirement from int’l football after 15 years

  17-12-2025 14:36 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emmanuel OkogbaNigeria’s most capped international, Ahmed Musa, has officially announced his retirement from international football, bringing to an end a distinguished career with the Super Eagles that spanned nearly 15 years.In a heartfelt message addressed to Nigerians and football fans, the former Super Eagles captain reflected on a journey that began when he was a young player juggling call-ups to Nigeria’s U-20, U-23 and senior national teams simultaneously. Musa said repres
  
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• Two dead, others injured as Dangote truck crushes tricycles, mini bus at Iyana Meiran

  17-12-2025 14:35 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniPandemonium broke out in the early hours of Wednesday at Iyana Meiran Bus Stop along the Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway following a tragic auto crash that claimed the lives of two persons and left three others critically injured.The fatal accident, which involved a Dangote Cement silo mixer truck, a commercial mini bus (popularly known as Korope), and four tricycles, threw the area into chaos as sympathisers wailed uncontrollably at the scene.Eyewitnesses said the truck, re
  
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• Kano NLC joins protest, demand end to persistent insecurity

  17-12-2025 14:31 via vanguardngr.com
  By Bashir Bello, KANOThe Chairman, Kano State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Council, NLC, Comrade Kabiru Inuwa has called on President Bola Tinubu to as a matter of urgency find a lasting solution to the persistent insecurity in the country.The Chairman made the called during the nationwide protest to present it demand to Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf for onward submission to President Tinubu.Comrade Inuwa said the issue of insecurity has thrown Nigerians into untold hardship hence the need fo
  
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