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• AI could pose ‘existential risk to humanity’: UN rights chief

  07-09-2026 11:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The United Nations rights chief warned Monday that artificial intelligence could pose an “existential threat to humanity”, demanding immediate action to reduce the risks.Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, Volker Turk warned that humans currently faced “unfamiliar, even unprecedented” threats to their rights.“The need for AI governance is widely acknowledged, but where is the action?” he asked, warning that “delay only benefits the massive tech
  
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• Catholics celebrate Virgin Mary’s birthday today

  08-09-2026 08:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  TODAY, September 8, the Holy Mother Church celebrates the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commemorating the birth of the Mother of God and our spiritual mother.
  Catholics all over the world honour the Blessed Virgin Mary on this beautiful feast, recognising her as a shining example of Christian virtue. Mary’s life teaches us that, even amid the struggles and difficulties of earthly life, it is possible to remain faithful to God and journey towards heaven.
  As her children
  
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• Buhari surrounded by sycophants who weakened his govt, betrayed his trust – Lawal Daura

  08-09-2026 08:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABUJA — Former Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Lawal Daura, has blamed the failings of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration on people around him whom he described as sycophants who betrayed the confidence reposed in them.Daura, who is the vice-presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, aired Monday.He also dismissed claims that Buhari’s
  
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• Power remains biggest obstacle to industrial growth — Minister

  08-09-2026 08:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kafayat KokumoLAGOS—MINISTER of State for Industries, Senator John Enoh, has identified electricity and power constraints as the biggest obstacle to translating Nigeria’s economic growth into real prosperity, saying industries are spending more to generate power for their operations.
  Enoh, speaking at Arise TV yesterday , said the country’s 4.43 per cent real Gross Domestic Product, GDP, growth in the second quarter of 2026 was encouraging, but stressed that the government
  
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• PremiumTrust Bank gets dual credit rating upgrades

  08-09-2026 08:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry ObettaPremiumTrust Bank has received dual credit rating upgrades from Agusto& Co. and DataPro Limited, underscoring its financial strength, sound risk management and growth trajectory.Agusto upgraded the Bank’s long-term rating from BBB+ to A- and short-term rating from A2 to A1, while DataPro upgraded its long-term rating from A- to A and affirmed its short-term rating at A1. The upgrades followed the Bank’s strong performance, with a pre-tax profit of N177.1 billion a
  
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• Police bust child trafficking syndicate in Oyo, rescue 17 children

  08-09-2026 08:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiABUJA — The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered an alleged child-stealing and human trafficking syndicate operating across Oyo, Ogun and Delta states, rescuing 17 children and arresting seven suspects.The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aniete Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement, saying the breakthrough followed an intelligence-led investigation into the disappearance of a three-year-old child, Ifakunle Ifagbenro, during a masquerade festival in Oyo town on June 29
  
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• Gov Ododo bans night arrests in Kogi

  08-09-2026 08:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  GOVERNOR Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State yesterday banned night arrests across the state, warning security operatives to desist from invading homes under the cover of darkness.
  The governor gave the order while addressing first-class chiefs at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Lokoja, in what stakeholders described as one of his strongest pro-people security pronouncements.
  “No arrest should be made in the night. If you have any case against anybody, wait till daytime, follow due
  
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• Dollar to Naira Exchange Rate Today, September 8, 2026

  08-09-2026 08:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The dollar to naira exchange rate remains a key focus for Nigerians as the local currency continues to trade at different levels in the official and parallel foreign exchange markets.The latest available market data puts the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) rate at about ₦1,321.68 per US dollar. The parallel market, meanwhile, is quoting the dollar at approximately ₦1,395 to buy and ₦1,405 to sell, according to the latest available market tracker
  
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• Okonkwo takes swipe at Obi over attendance at APM campaign office launch

  08-09-2026 08:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has taken a swipe at Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), over attendance at the inauguration of the presidential campaign office of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde in Abuja.He made the remarks during an interview on News Central while responding to a question on why the ADC was not represented at the event on Monday.Explaining ADC&rsq
  
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• Benue bans extra lessons, phone use, tightens rules in schools

  08-09-2026 08:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Peter DuruMAKURDI—THE Benue State Government has rolled out stricter rules for schools as pupils, students and other learners resume for the 2026/2027 academic session, banning compulsory extra lessons, unauthorised use of mobile phones and graduation ceremonies for non-exit classes.
  The Commissioner for Education and Knowledge Management, Dr. Margaret Adamu, while welcoming learners back to school yesterday, directed school proprietors, principals, headteachers and teachers to ensure
  
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• DMO offers two savings bonds for September subscription

  08-09-2026 08:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanThe Federal Government through the Debt Management Office, DMO, has offered two savings bonds for September subscription.DMO made this announcement yesterday noting that the Savings bonds comprises a  2-Year FGN Savings Bond due Sept 16, 2028 at 14.12 percent per annum , and a  3-Year FGN Savings Bond due Sept 16, 2029 at 15.12 percent.According to DMO, the offer closes on  September 11, 2026 with settlement date slated for September 16, 2026.Coupon payment
  
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• NNPC disowns oil tanker found with 2,145kg of cannabis

  08-09-2026 08:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By ObasEsiedesa, AbujaThe Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has disowned a truck bearing markings associated with the company after it was intercepted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with 2,145 kilogrammes of cannabis concealed in a compartment in Ondo State.NNPC Ltd, in a statement by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh, on Monday, said preliminary checks showed that the vehicle, with registration number MKA 960 XC, was neither owned by t
  
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• Tinubu’s reforms push reserves to $54.13bn — O’tega Ogra

  08-09-2026 08:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABUJA — Nigeria’s gross foreign exchange reserves have risen to $54.13 billion, their second-highest level on record, according to O’tega Ogra, Senior Adviser on Digital and New Media to President Bola Tinubu.Ogra disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Monday, citing data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).According to him, the current reserve level is second only to the $62.08 billion recorded in September 2008, when Nigeria’s reserves reached their historical
  
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• Nwifuru’s comment: Ebonyi opposition won’t be intimidated – PDP

  08-09-2026 07:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Anayo OkoliENUGU — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Leader in Ebonyi State, Engr. Kalu Francis Okechukwu, has condemned remarks attributed to Governor Francis Nwifuru, describing them as a threat to democratic principles.Nwifuru had, in a viral video, charged newly inaugurated local government chairmen not to allow opposition parties to win in their respective areas, warning that any chairman who failed to comply would be removed.The governor was also heard directing the chairm
  
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• UNIZIK ASUU activates ‘no pay, no work’

  08-09-2026 07:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Vincent UjumaduNnamdi Azikiwe University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU-NAU, has begun an indefinite strike over alleged incomplete August salary, saying it has activated ‘no pay, no work’ action in the institution.
  At its congress on Monday in Awka, the ASUU -NAU , resolved to withdraw its services in compliance with the standing resolution of ASUU National Executive Council on non-payment of salaries.
  According to the ASUU-NEC standing resolution, all
  
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• Courts shouldn’t determine election outcome – Victor Umeh

  08-09-2026 07:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Anambra Central senator, Victor Umeh, on Monday said courts should not determine the outcome of elections in Nigeria, stressing that votes should count.
  Umeh was reacting to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s call on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure that votes count in 2027.
  Speaking over the weekend, Obi said the electoral umpire must ensure that the votes of Nigerians count in 2027.
  In an interview on Channels Televisi
  
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• APC unfair to S-East, says Kwankwaso group

  08-09-2026 07:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Steve OkoUMUAHIA—The Kwankwaso National Network, KNN, South-East Zone, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of treating the South-East unfairly and leaving the region behind in critical areas of national infrastructure and development.
  The group particularly lamented the absence of functional rail services in the South-East, despite major investments in railway infrastructure across other parts of the country.
  South-East Zonal Coordinator of KNN, Dr Ukpai Iro Ukpai, s
  
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• Foreign investors pull out N266bn from Nigeria in 3 yrs

  08-09-2026 06:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***Net outflow widens by 1,073%***Nigeria faces persistent foreign portfolio selling pressure — AnalystsBy Peter EgwuatuForeign Portfolio Investment (FPI) net capital outflow from the Nigerian equities market widened by more than 1,073 per cent in three years, rising from N22.68 billion in the first seven months of 2023 to N266.07 billion by July 2026, as foreign investors took more money out of the market than they brought in.Vanguard’s findings f
  
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• FIFA, CAF send delegation to Abuja, say no decision yet on Nigeria football reforms

  08-09-2026 06:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Contrary to reports that world football governing body, FIFA and the National Sports Commission (NSC) delegation led by its chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, and the Director General, Bukola Olopade, had agreed on the proposed football reform in the country, another dimension has emerged.FIFA, in an email dated 7 September addressed to Barrister Emmanuel Ikpeme and signed by Elkhan Mammadov, Chief Member Associations Officer, said, “FIFA and CAF are currently assessing the legal, governance,
  
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• Sokoto transport authority unveils ₦511m fleet renewal, converts buses to CNG – GM

  08-09-2026 02:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoSOKOTO: The Sokoto State Transport Authority (SSTA) has launched a major fleet renewal and cost cutting initiative with the acquisition of seven new 18 seater Hummer buses valued at more than ₦511 million, in a move aimed at strengthening inter state transportation and improving passenger comfort.The General Manager of the authority, Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammad, disclosed this on Monday in Sokoto while briefing journalists on the ongoing reforms designed to modernize
  
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• Ooni names NBA star Jaylen Brown ‘Babatunde’

  08-09-2026 00:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Monday hosted American basketball star Jaylen Brown and bestowed on him the traditional Yoruba name, “Babatunde”.Brown, a player for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA), arrived at the palace and was received by the Ooni.The royal father was accompanied by other traditional rulers and palace officials during the basketball star’s visit to the historic city.In a statement by his Senior Media Officer, Sodiq La
  
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• FIFA, CAF delegation to arrive Abuja Monday

  08-09-2026 00:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Insist no decision on Nigeria situation for nowContrary to reports that world football governing body, FIFA and the National Sports Commission (NSC) delegation led by its chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, and the Director General, Bukola Olopade, had agreed on the proposed football reform in the country, another dimension has emerged.FIFA, in an email dated 7 September addressed to Barrister Emmanuel Ikpeme and signed by Elkhan Mammadov, Chief Member Associations Officer, said, “FIFA
  
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• Customs officer dies in Cross River crash

  08-09-2026 00:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A 54-year-old Customs officer, Mr Etteng Ise, has died in a lone motor accident along the Ikom-Calabar Highway in Cross River.The accident occurred near Alesi Village in Ikom Local Government Area at about 2:56 p.m. on Monday.The Police command in Cross River confirmed the incident in a statement signed by its spokesman, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, on Monday in Calabar.Eitokpah said Ise, who served at the Mfum Border in Etung Local Government Area, reportedly lost control of his vehicle while avoiding
  
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• Collapsed building: Emergency responders on ground – Wike’s aide

  08-09-2026 00:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Mr Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has confirmed the collapse of a three-storey building in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, at about 7:00 p.m on Monday.Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, who confirmed the incident in a statement in Abuja, said that rescue operation is currently ongoing.He added that the officials of the FCT Fire Service were at the scene along with ambulances for emerge
  
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• ‘It’s not easy’ – Maresca agrees with Haaland that players started season tired

  07-09-2026 23:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Manchester City coach Enzo Maresca said on Monday finding form early in the season “was not easy” for his World Cup players ahead of the club’s Champions League opener at Porto.“I think it’s correct that you see these kind of players that they start to be tired,” Maresca said at the Dragao Stadium before Tuesday’s match.Maresca was responding to remarks by  Erling Haaland posted on the striker’s his YouTube channel earlier in the day.The Norw
  
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• Police deploy school protection squad in Ogun

  07-09-2026 23:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaAs public and private schools in Ogun State prepare to resume for the 2026/2027 academic session,
  the State Police Command has deployed its School Protection Squad across the state, in a move aimed at strengthening security around schools and protecting pupils, teachers and other members of the school community.The Command said the deployment was in line with the strategic policing agenda of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, which emphasises
  
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• Building collapses in Abuja hours after FCTA sealing

  07-09-2026 22:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza AjayiA building has collapsed in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, barely hours after the Development Control Department in the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA sealed the structure and directed occupants to vacate the premises.The incident, which occurred around 8pm on Monday, has triggered a rescue operation involving men of the Federal Fire Service and other emergency responders who were on ground battling to reach anyone trapped in the rubble.Three ambulances were stationed at the
  
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• 2027: Atiku using subsidy promise like APC used Muslim-Muslim ticket — Fayemi

  07-09-2026 22:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Ekiti State Governor and ex-Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi, has described the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar’s proposal on fuel subsidy as a political strategy similar to the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket adopted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election.Fayemi made the remarks during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Monday while discussing the ongoing debate over fue
  
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• D’Tigress end World Cup campaign winless after France defeat

  07-09-2026 22:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeNigeria’s D’Tigress ended their 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup campaign without a win after suffering a 111-56 defeat to France in their final Group B game in Berlin on Monday.The defeat was D’Tigress’ third in the group stage, following earlier losses to South Korea and Hungary, leaving Nigeria at the bottom of the group and out of the competition.France dominated from the opening quarter, taking a 31-13 lead before extending their adv
  
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• US Open: Zheng stuns Swiatek after another 5-0 comeback

  07-09-2026 22:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeChina’s Qinwen Zheng produced another remarkable fightback at the US Open, recovering from 5-0 down to stun former champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals.Zheng, who had also overturned a 5-0 deficit against Madison Keys in the deciding set of her previous match, extended her winning run in New York to seven matches after coming through three qualifying rounds.The 23-year-old was again facing elimination after Swiatek raced into a 5-0 lead on Arthur
  
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