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• 6 countries going to 2026 World Cup without any home-based player

  06-06-2026 13:32 via vanguardngr.com
  As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches, six participating nations stand out for a remarkable reason: not one player in their squads plays club football in their home country’s domestic league.While many World Cup teams still rely on a mix of foreign-based and domestic-league players, these six nations have assembled squads made up entirely of footballers plying their trade abroad.Cape VerdeThe Blue Sharks have become one of Africa’s most consistent emerging teams despite having no pl
  
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• Iran state TV says US denied visas to 15 World Cup delegation members

  06-06-2026 14:21 via vanguardngr.com
  The United States, one of the three host countries of the 2026 World Cup, has refused to grant visas to 15 members of Iran’s delegation, state television reported on Saturday.“Visas have been issued for the national team and the technical staff, and there are 15 members of the administration and management whose visas are problematic and have not been issued by the US,” a state television reporter said from the Turkish city of Antalya, where the team is holding a training camp
  
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• World Cup 2026: 14 coaches set for rheir FIFA World Cup debut

  06-06-2026 14:09 via vanguardngr.com
  The 2026 FIFA World Cup will not only showcase some of the world’s best players but also a new generation of coaches experiencing football’s biggest stage for the first time.From decorated club managers such as Carlo Ancelotti and Thomas Tuchel to former football stars turned tacticians like Fabio Cannavaro, several managers will make their World Cup bow in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.Here is a look at some of the coaches set for their first FIFA World Cup appearance.1. Th
  
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• 2026 Common Entrance: FG hails smooth conduct as over 58,000 sit nationwide exam

  06-06-2026 13:17 via vanguardngr.com
  By Joseph ErunkeThe Federal Government has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE), describing the exercise as orderly, credible and well-coordinated across the country.Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmad, gave the assessment on Saturday after monitoring the examination at Model Secondary School, Maitama; Federal Government Boys College, Apo; and Federal Government Technical College, Garki, all in Abuja.Speakin
  
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• Revealed: How much clubs will earn from players at 2026 FIFA World Cup

  06-06-2026 13:13 via vanguardngr.com
  FIFA has confirmed that clubs will receive at least $5,000 per player per day for releasing footballers to participate in the 2026 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.The payments form part of FIFA’s expanded Club Benefits Programme, which has been increased to $355 million for the 2026 World Cup cycle.While the daily compensation rate is lower than the $10,950 paid during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the overall package is significantly larger
  
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• Air force pledges commitment to safe rescue of abducted Oyo school victims

  06-06-2026 13:11 via vanguardngr.com
  The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has assured Nigerians of the Nigerian Air Force’s commitment to the safe rescue of abducted school victims in Oyo State.Aneke gave the assurance on Saturday in Abuja during the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) second quarter 2026 route march exercise.Represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans, Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Abdullahi, the CAS said that the NAF remained committed to supporting ongoing security operations across the country.H
  
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• 2027: PRP clears Donald Duke as presidential candidate, 420 others

  06-06-2026 13:07 via vanguardngr.com
  The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has cleared a former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Duke’s clearance followed the conclusion of the review of the recently held primaries by the Primaries Appeal Committee and the subsequent approval of the committee’s report by the NWC.The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Muhamme
  
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• Iran World Cup squad heads to Mexico as US visa row erupts

  06-06-2026 13:01 via vanguardngr.com
  Iran lashed out at the United States on Saturday for refusing visas to some of its World Cup squad support staff as the players were to leave Turkey for Mexico.The row erupted just days before the June 11 start of the 2026 World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.The Iranian players, who have been at a training camp in the southern Turkish resort of Antalya since May 18, received their visas late on Friday, Washington’s envoy to Turkey Tom Barrack s
  
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• FCT Police nab suspect for allegedly supplying ammunition to terrorists

  06-06-2026 12:51 via vanguardngr.com
  The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it has arrested a wanted alleged notorious supplier of logistics and ammunition to bandits, kidnappers and terrorists.The Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Mr Ahmed Sanusi, said this during a news conference on Friday in Abuja.Sanusi said the suspect, who had been on the wanted list of the command since 2023, was arrested following a strategic intelligence-led operation by operatives of the command.According to him, the s
  
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• Iran slams US ‘discriminatory treatment’ over World Cup visa refusals for staff

  06-06-2026 12:39 via vanguardngr.com
  Iran on Saturday slammed World Cup host the United States over what it called “discriminatory treatment” in not granting visas for some members of the Iranian delegation to the tournament.“Why do you not say that visas were denied to a large portion of the managerial and executive staff, technical advisers, and others who are an integral part of any national football team?” the Iranian embassy in Turkey said in a post on X, referring to an earlier announcement by US envo
  
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• Nearly 500 confirmed cases in Central Africa Ebola outbreak – WHO

  06-06-2026 12:01 via vanguardngr.com
  Nearly 500 Ebola cases have now been confirmed in the deadly outbreak raging in central Africa, a WHO overview showed Saturday, amid mounting concern over the swelling scale of the epidemic.In its daily update on the situation, the World Health Organization tallied 452 confirmed cases, including 82 deaths, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the outbreak was declared three weeks ago.In neighbouring Uganda, meanwhile, it counted 19 confirmed cases, including two deaths.The total of 471 ca
  
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• Full list: African countries with most World Cup wins

  06-06-2026 11:54 via vanguardngr.com
  African nations have long struggled to establish themselves among football’s elite at the FIFA World Cup, often finding it difficult to progress beyond the group stage.At Italia ’90, Cameroon became the first African nation to reach the quarter-finals, while Ghana came agonisingly close to making history at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The Black Stars were denied a place in the semi-finals after Uruguay striker Luis Suarez handled the ball on the goal line in the dying moment
  
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• UNILORIN loses ex-VC, Ambali, Emir mourns

  06-06-2026 11:53 via vanguardngr.com
  By Demola Akinyemi, IlorinThe Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has announced the death of the 9th Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, OON.According to the statement issued by the institution’s Director of Information Kunle Akogun on behalf of the Vice Chancellor Professor Wahab Egbewole on Saturday, Prof. Ambali, who headed the University from 2012 to 2017, died earlier this morning after a brief illness. He was 68.Th
  
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• US strikes radar installations in Iran

  06-06-2026 11:42 via vanguardngr.com
  The United States military said it attacked radar sites on Iran’s southern coast Friday in the latest flare-up to threaten the ceasefire in the Mideast war.US Central Command said in a statement that its forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz, then attacked Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in the city of Goruk and on Qeshm Island.“The attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic,” while the strik
  
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• Kaduna: Police rescue three kidnap victims after 40 days in captivity

  06-06-2026 11:38 via vanguardngr.com
  The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued three kidnapped victims who spent more than 40 days in captivity and arrested five suspected informants linked to the kidnapping syndicate.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna.Hassan said the rescue operation was carried out by a joint security team led by personnel from Fushin Kada in collaboration with the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Hunkuyi.According to hi
  
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• 2027: ADC won’t merge with any political party, says Bolaji Abdullahi

  06-06-2026 11:35 via vanguardngr.com
  By Demola Akinyemi, IlorinThe National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has declared that the party will not merge with or join any other political party ahead of the 2027 general elections.Abdullahi, however, said the ADC remains open to individuals and political groups willing to join its fold.Speaking in Ilorin on Thursday while hosting party leaders and members to celebrate the just-concluded Eid-el-Adha festivities, he said, “ADC will no
  
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• Messi could return before World Cup opener, Scaloni reveals

  06-06-2026 11:12 via vanguardngr.com
  Lionel Messi has taken a step forward in his injury recovery and could play a few minutes in Argentina’s upcoming friendlies before their World Cup opener, coach Lionel Scaloni said Friday.“Leo is doing well, he has already trained partly with the group, he’s no longer completely separated,” Scaloni said. “It’s possible he’ll play a few minutes in the friendlies. We’ll see whether that’s tomorrow’s game or the other one.”Defending
  
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• Iran has 22 percent of missiles left – Trump

  06-06-2026 10:53 via vanguardngr.com
  Iran still has “21, 22 percent” of its missiles left, US President Donald Trump said Friday, in a week in which Tehran fired dozens of them toward regional neighbors, despite a sputtering ceasefire.“They still have capacity. They have some missiles, they have some drones. I would say, percentage wise, maybe 21, 22 percent of their missiles,” Trump told NBC News in an interview.That figure for Iran’s missile stockpile is higher than one of 18 percent Trump gave in M
  
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• Ogun police arrest two suspects linked to Edo kidnapping, murder case

  06-06-2026 10:49 via vanguardngr.com
  The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspects allegedly linked to the kidnapping and murder of two hostages in Okada, Edo State, recovering a police camouflage uniform and three mobile phones during the operation.The suspects, identified as Gafaru Adamu, 25, and Muhammed Sanni, 20, were apprehended in the Atiba area of Ijebu-Ode following intelligence-led investigations by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit.According to a statement issued on Saturday by the state P
  
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• Akpabio denies promising APC tickets to senators defeated in primaries

  06-06-2026 10:46 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emmanuel OkogbaSenate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports suggesting he promised automatic senatorial tickets to lawmakers who lost in the recent All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections.Akpabio’s clarification follows comments he made while addressing senators upon their return from a three-week recess and the Eid-el-Kabir holiday, during which he expressed optimism that efforts were being made to address concerns arising from the party’s primary process.Sp
  
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• FIFA to allow disposable water bottles at World Cup games after outcry

  06-06-2026 10:41 via vanguardngr.com
  FIFA said Friday it will allow fans to bring one “soft, plastic” disposable water bottle into World Cup venues after its ban on refillable bottles sparked an outcry.“All fans will be permitted to bring in one, soft, plastic 20 ounces (590ml), factory sealed disposable water bottle into any FIFA World Cup 2026 match in the USA and Canada,” World Cup chief operating officer Heimo Schirgi, said in a video posted on FIFA’s X account.The announcement, which FIFA called
  
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• Iranian footballers granted US visas for World Cup

  06-06-2026 10:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Iran’s football squad have been granted visas to enter the United Sates so they can play in the World Cup, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack confirmed Friday.A US administration official confirmed this separately in a statement issued by the State Department.The visa issuance means Iran will compete in the world’s top sporting event even as the Mideast war pitting it against the United States and Israel continues, albeit with a shaky truce in place.“Proud of our outstanding
  
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• US approves sale of $2 bn in anti-drone weapons to Kuwait

  06-06-2026 10:19 via vanguardngr.com
  The United States announced Friday its approval of a $1.98 billion arms sale to Kuwait, one of the Gulf countries hit by Iranian strikes during the Middle East war.In a statement, the US State Department said it would allow purchases of counter-drone technology from defense company Anduril, which was founded by a supporter of President Donald Trump.“This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a major
  
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• US military says Iran launched 7 missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain

  06-06-2026 09:42 via vanguardngr.com
  United States military officials said Iran launched seven ballistic missiles toward neighboring Gulf nations of Kuwait and Bahrain on Friday, hours after reporting four Iranian “one-way attack” drones were thwarted.In a statement posted to X, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it intercepted six of the missiles Iran launched and the seventh “did not reach its intended target.”“There are currently no reports of harm to US personnel, and Iranian claims of damaging US
  
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• India tightens security ahead of ‘Cockroach Party’ protest

  06-06-2026 09:30 via vanguardngr.com
  Indian police tightened security in New Delhi on Saturday ahead of a protest by the satirical “Cockroach People’s Party”, over alleged irregularities in major examinations.The parody “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP) — a play on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — has won millions of followers on social media since its launch last month.The movement emerged after India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant report
  
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• Poland vs Nigeria: Okoye’s critics didn’t watch match – Chelle 

  06-06-2026 09:23 via vanguardngr.com
  Head coach of the Super Eagles Eric Chelle has fired back at critics of Maduka Okoye in the 2-2 draw against Poland.Nigeria twice led in the game but conceded late in both halves to draw 2-2, and Okoye was fingered for the manner which he was beaten for the second goal which was a long range effort from almost the centre circle.Okoye dived toward the direction of the ball but was beaten by the pace and power of the strike, but some others felt he should have done better considering the distance
  
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• Navy recovers 92,660 litres of illegal diesel, disrupts oil theft network in Rivers

  06-06-2026 08:56 via vanguardngr.com
  By: Kingsley OmonobiOperatives of the Nigerian Navy have recovered 92,660 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and disrupted an oil theft network operating along the Rivers–Bayelsa border corridor.The operation, conducted under Operation Delta Sentinel, led to the discovery of the products concealed in 138 sacks within creek-side locations in Rivers State.Director of Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed the development on Saturday, saying the r
  
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• New tech detects bacteria on smartphone screen in just 5 mins

  06-06-2026 08:54 via vanguardngr.com
  By Sola OgundipeScientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a smartphone-based technology capable of detecting bacterial contamination on surfaces within minutes.
  It is a breakthrough researchers say could strengthen hygiene monitoring in hospitals, food factories, gyms and other public spaces.
  The technology, known as ‘BactiSee’, combines a chemically coated testing chip with smartphone imaging technology to quickly determine how clean a surface is and whet
  
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• Armed herdsmen have established ‘Sambisa Forest’ in Benue South – Kidnap victim

  06-06-2026 08:49 via vanguardngr.com
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiA victim of the May 22 at tack by suspected armed herdsmen on a police checkpoint at Ojano along the Enugu Road in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, who recently regained his freedom after being kidnapped during the incident, has alleged that the attackers operate a notorious criminal hideout known as “Sambisa Forest” within the area. The attack reportedly claimed the life of a young man.Read Also: Revealed: Hideouts of terrorists in YorubalandHe cla
  
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• It’s a shame not to be at 2026 W/Cup – Super Eagles star

  06-06-2026 08:41 via vanguardngr.com
  A record ten African teams will be at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Canada and the United States of America when they tournament begins next week.Flying the African flag will be Algeria, Cape Verde, Congo DR, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia.Nigeria one of the power houses of African football won’t be at the tournament for the second consecutive edition, after failing to beat Congo DR in the playoff.Looking ahead to the tournament, F
  
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