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• 81.24% score five credits as NABTEB releases results

  03-09-2026 01:47 via punchng.com
  
  NABTEB has released the 2026 NBC/NTC examination results, showing 81.24% of candidates secured five credits and above, including English and Maths.Read More: https://punchng.com/81-24-score-five-credits-as-nabteb-releases-results/
  
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• Police bust alleged child-stealing gang, rescue three children in Ogun

  11-09-2026 11:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe Ogun State Police Command has arrested three women allegedly linked to a child-stealing syndicate and rescued three children during an intelligence-led operation in the Ibafo, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state.The suspects were identified as Kikelomo Jimoh, 36; Kayode Elizabeth; and Blessing Anochike, 60.The command, in a statement issued on Friday by its Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babasiyi, said detectives attached to Ibafo Divis
  
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• Nigerian newspapers review: Presidency, APC battle Obi over 2023 victory claim

  11-09-2026 11:29 via vanguardngr.com
  
  In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) taking the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to task over his claim that he won the 2023 presidential poll and would only concede in 2027 if the exercise was credible.Another headline features the vice-presidential candidate of the NDC, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, urging former Vice President Atiku Abubaka
  
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• China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says

  11-09-2026 11:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Anthropic said Thursday it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using AI to spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents.The incidents were found and disrupted between January and July, and they originated in China, Iran and west Africa, Anthropic said in a report about misuse of its models.These surveillance campaigns “targeted the same diaspo
  
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• 2027: Obafemi Martins announces Renewed Hope tournament for Tinubu’s campaign

  11-09-2026 11:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Super Eagles striker, Obafemi Martins, has announced plans to organise a youth football tournament in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 campaign.Martins disclosed this during an interview on TVC on Thursday, saying the tournament, which he described as the “Renewed Hope tournament,” would be held in November.According to the former Inter Milan and Newcastle United striker, the tournament will involve teams from the six geopolitical zones, with additional tea
  
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• BRICS Summit: Nigeria moves to deepen ties with partners

  11-09-2026 11:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Federal Government has restated its commitment to consolidate bilateral relations with key international partners at the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit, holding from Sept. 12 and 13.The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.Nkwocha explained that the engagement would provide Nigeria with another platform to strengthen partnerships in trade, investment, energy, agriculture, solid minerals, tech
  
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• FG begins process to decriminalise attempted suicide

  11-09-2026 10:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Damilola SamuelThe Federal Government has begun the process of removing criminal penalties for attempted suicide after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the position of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare on the issue.The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, who disclosed this in Abuja at the 2026 World Suicide Prevention Day commemoration, said the matter would now be forwarded to the National Assembly for the necessary legislative proce
  
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• Dangote built country around refinery — Sanwo-Olu

  11-09-2026 10:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has described the Dangote Refinery as more than an industrial project, saying its construction demonstrated Africa’s capacity to execute ambitious projects on a market-changing scale.Sanwo-Olu spoke on Thursday at the official launch of the Africa–Diaspora Leadership Programme 2026 Young Global Leaders Convening, tagged “Building Africa at Scale,” held at the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical C
  
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• EPL: Manchester derby poses Maresca’s first big test, Chelsea aim to end Hull Honeymoon

  11-09-2026 10:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Enzo Maresca faces his first major test since stepping into Pep Guardiola’s shoes as City visit United in the Manchester derby on Sunday, while Arsenal aim to extend their flawless start at Sunderland.Alongside last season’s top two, only newly-promoted Hull remain unbeaten but their brilliant start faces an acid test against Xabi Alonso’s free-scoring Chelsea.At the other end of the table, Fulham have yet to register a point under Alvaro Arbeloa ahead of their tough trip to L
  
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• Tinubu’s Wife: Ndigbo are very nice people

  11-09-2026 10:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Nwabueze OkonkwoONITSHA — Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has described Ndigbo as “very nice” and trustworthy people, saying she was impressed by the warm reception accorded her during her visit to Anambra State.Mrs Tinubu spoke at Dr Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, the Anambra State capital, during a civic reception held in her honour after she was conferred with the chieftaincy title of Ugoeze Anambra (Royal Eagle) by the state council of traditional rulers
  
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• 2027: IGP vows ‘safe, secure’ vote despite insecurity

  11-09-2026 10:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nigeria’s police chief insisted upcoming national polls will be secure, in an interview with AFP, despite violence that usually flares up during election seasons, a jihadist insurgency and a raging kidnapping crisis.Africa’s most populous country heads to the polls in January when President Bola Tinubu will seek re-election.Votes have in the past been marred by violence, with politicians recruiting thugs to intimidate opponents and silence dissenting political views, rights groups s
  
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• New York marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

  11-09-2026 10:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  New York commemorates the 25th anniversary of the devastating September 11, 2001 attacks Friday with a ceremony marked by US President Donald Trump’s absence and right-wing outrage at the attendance of the city’s first Muslim mayor.Read Also: The 9/11 that never happened: What Britain saved the world fromTrump will pay his respects at the Pentagon, not New York, where hijacked planes destroyed the World Trade Center and killed most of the 2,977 total victims on that world-altering d
  
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• Cartoon: How not to test new bed

  11-09-2026 09:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
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• S/Africa extradites six Nigerians wanted in US romance scam

  11-09-2026 09:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  South Africa will extradite six Nigerian nationals to the United States Friday over allegations they swindled victims out of more than $6 million in a sophisticated online romance scam, police said.The men are alleged to be members an organised criminal network called Black Axe and are wanted by US authorities on charges including wire fraud and money laundering, South Africa’s elite police unit Hawks said in a statement.They were arrested in South Africa in 2021 following a major crackdo
  
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• Xenophobia: National Assembly suspends South Africa visits

  11-09-2026 09:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Boycotts South African-hosted legislative activitiesBy Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaThe National Assembly has suspended all official visits to South Africa and announced a boycott of South African-hosted legislative activities over continuing reports of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals in the country.The decision followed consultations between the leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives, according to a statement signed by the Clerk to the Nat
  
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• 2027: Tinubu, Hamzat’s victory vital to Lagos — Sanwo-Olu

  11-09-2026 09:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …As Ikorodu Monarchs, Leaders Pledge Support for APC CandidatesBy Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and the election of his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, as the next governor of Lagos State are vital to the continued development of Nigeria and Lagos.Sanwo-Olu made the remarks on Thursday during a meeting with traditional rulers and political leaders in the Ikorodu Division of the state, where the monar
  
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• 58-year-old Nigerian bishop allegedly killed in South Africa

  11-09-2026 09:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ebunoluwa SessouThe Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA) has alleged the killing of a 58-year-old Nigerian cleric, Bishop Taiwo Michael Fakunle, in Johannesburg, South Africa.Fakunle, an indigene of Iye, Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, was allegedly killed on Friday, September 4, 2026, at his residence in Kensington, Johannesburg.National President of NICASA, Rev. Frank Onyekwelu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, saying the circumstances surrounding t
  
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• ASUU threatens fresh strike, gives FG, states ultimatum

  11-09-2026 09:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Joseph Erunke, AbujaThe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to shut down public universities again, warning that it may activate its suspended strike “without any further notice” unless the Federal Government and state governments urgently resolve outstanding issues affecting lecturers’ welfare and the implementation of the 2025 agreement.The union’s latest threat followed an emergency meeting of its National Executive Council (NEC) held on Sept
  
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• Fayemi: How opponents branded me ‘Tokunbo’ in 2010 guber race

  11-09-2026 08:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has recalled how his political opponents attempted to portray him as an outsider during his campaign for the governorship of the state in 2010.Fayemi disclosed this in a book titled How To Win Elections in Nigeria, authored by Seun Oloketuyi, media entrepreneur and convener of the Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards.Fayemi, who served as governor for two non-consecutive terms, said his opponents described him as a “Tokunbo” or “Atohunr
  
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• Hardship, ignorance fuel fake goods trade — Stakeholders

  11-09-2026 08:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Prosecute sellers of substandard cables — Coleman MDBy Providence AyanfeoluwaEconomic hardship, ignorance and dwindling purchasing power are fuelling the growing trade in fake and substandard goods in Nigeria, with consumers increasingly settling for cheaper products without fully understanding the risks involved, stakeholders have said.They said the situation had become particularly troubling as many Nigerians struggle to meet their daily needs, forcing them to prioritise price o
  
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• One dies as two-storey building collapses in Lagos

  11-09-2026 07:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — Tragedy struck in Lagos on Thursday when a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition partially collapsed in Aboru, Alimosho Local Government Area, leaving one person dead and two others rescued.The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), which confirmed the incident, said the building collapsed around midnight at No. 42 Governors Road, Aboru, in the Alimosho area of the state.According to the agency, its emergency response team arrived at the s
  
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• Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, September 11, 2026

  11-09-2026 07:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The naira is trading at about ₦1,329.44 to the US dollar at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), while the dollar is quoted at around ₦1,390 in the parallel market on Friday, September 11, 2026.The latest available Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) NFEM data put the official exchange rate at ₦1,329.44 per dollar, reflecting the most recent published market data.In the parallel market, the dollar is being bought at around ₦1,380 and sold for approx
  
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• 2027: Obi supporters won’t trust INEC with votes —  Aisha Yesufu

  11-09-2026 07:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Sekinat OsundijiPolitical activist and Nigeria Democratic Congress member, Aisha Yesufu, has said supporters of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will not rely solely on electoral institutions to protect their votes in the 2027 presidential election.Yesufu said Obi’s supporters would deploy representatives to polling units and monitor the movement of election materials and results from polling units through the various collation centres to Abuja.She stated this durin
  
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• Dangote Refinery IPO: Global leaders rally behind plan to democratise Africa’s industrial wealth

  11-09-2026 06:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Udeme Akpan, Energy EditorThe proposed initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has drawn strong backing from prominent African and international leaders, who say opening the industrial giant to wider ownership could mark a new phase in African wealth creation, industrialisation and economic sovereignty.
  The leaders, speaking at the 2026 ADF Africa Diaspora Leadership Programme Young Global Leaders Convening in Lagos, yesterday, said the refinery had already d
  
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• The 9/11 that never happened: What Britain saved the world from

  11-09-2026 06:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …and What Nigeria Must LearnBy Jide AjaniTWENTY-FIVE years after the planes struck America, the most frightening part of 9/11 may not be what the terrorists achieved, but what they originally intended to achieve – and what intelligence agencies have since learned to prevent. Twenty-five years ago, the world watched in disbelief as four commercial aircraft became weapons of mass destruction. Two disappeared into the towers of the World Trade Centre. Another tore into the Pentagon.The
  
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• Kidney crisis: Rising cases, crushing treatment costs threaten Nigerians

  11-09-2026 06:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma ObinnaFOR more than 150 kidney patients gathered under canopies in Enugu, and thousands of others across the country, the struggle goes beyond the pain of a failing organ. It is a daily battle to raise the money needed to stay alive. Recently, videos and pictures of some of the patients in Enugu surfaced on social media, drawing.Recently, videos and pictures of some of the patients in Enugu surfaced on social media, drawing public attention to their plight. Many reportedly arrived in
  
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• Presidency, APC battle Obi over 2023 victory claim

  11-09-2026 06:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***Obi’s fat on ambition, drunk on political arrogance — PRESIDENCY
  ***He has reached the end, should prepare for another loss — APC
  ***None of Tinubu’s challengers has 10% of his qualities — YARI
  By Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru Johnbosco Agbakwuru Ayobami  Okerinde & Olayinka AjayiLAGOS — The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, took the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr. Peter Obi to task over his clai
  
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• Self-care key to curbing Nigeria’s rising disease burden — Experts

  11-09-2026 05:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  … Say hospitals can’t cope if Nigerians ignore prevention, rational drug use
  By Chioma ObinnaAs Nigeria battles a growing burden of chronic and non-communicable diseases, health experts have called for an urgent shift from hospital-centred healthcare to preventive self-care, warning that the country’s health system and household finances cannot withstand the rising cost of treating preventable illnesses.
  The wellness experts spoke at the third edition of the D’Bio Welln
  
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• Obi’s Benue blockade: NDC never told me to transmit letter to go, I only provided security – CP

  11-09-2026 05:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous Jannamike and John AlechenuAs reactions continue to trail the blocking of  Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi  during his visit to Benue State on Tuesday, the state Commissioner of Police,  Mr. Cletus Nwadiogbu, has said the party (NDC), never asked him to transmit a letter notifying him of  Obi’s visit to the state to Governor Hyacinth Alia.Meanwhile, the Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has condemned the attack, al
  
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• The Emperor! By Donu Kogbara

  11-09-2026 03:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nyesom Wike, the former Rivers Governor and current FCT Minister, has become the most visible, voluble and overbearing individual on the Nigerian political stage. He is more assertive and aggressive than his boss, Mr President. He hosts more pro-government media interactions, grants more interviews and issues more statements than the Minister of Information and presidential spokesmen. He is far, far louder than any other member of Tinubu’s cabinet. He boasts that APC would have won the re
  
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