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• Alia commends DSS for arresting suspects over Ayilamo attack

  12-09-2026 08:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiBenue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has commended the Department of State Services, DSS, for the prompt and professional operation that led to the arrest of three suspects allegedly linked to the attack on Ayilamo community in Logo Local Government Area, LGA, of the state.The Benue State Police Command had confirmed that four policemen and seven other persons were killed during the Thursday evening attack by suspected armed herdsmen on the community.The attack, whi
  
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• Chelsea face stern Hull test as Blues seek return to winning ways

  12-09-2026 15:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Chelsea will look to return to winning ways when they host Hull City at Stamford Bridge today with both sides making strong starts to the Premier League season.Fourth-placed Chelsea against a Hull City side sitting third after three matches. While the Blues have collected six points, Hull have seven and are yet to concede a league goal this season.Chelsea will, however, take confidence from their remarkable record against Hull. The London side have won their last nine meetings in all competitio
  
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• List of countries offering eVisa to Nigerians in 2026

  12-09-2026 14:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nigerian passport holders can travel to a number of countries by applying for a visa electronically instead of visiting an embassy or submitting a traditional paper visa application.An eVisa is generally an electronic travel document that is applied for online before travelling. However, requirements, processing times, fees and permitted length of stay vary from one country to another.According to current passport and visa data, Nigerians have access to dozens of destinations offering eVisa or
  
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• Atiku’s subsidy plan failed under Obasanjo – Presidency

  12-09-2026 14:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Presidency has said that Atiku Abubakar’s plan to subsidise crude for local refineries failed when it implemented under former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration.Read Also: Atiku backs Dangote, says subsidy proposal only for local refineriesOtega Ogra, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on digital and new media, made the point while reacting to the proposal by the former vice-president for a production subsidy for local refineries.Ogra wrote on
  
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• Lil Durk acquitted in US murder-for-hire trial, faces fresh case

  12-09-2026 14:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Grammy-winning American rapper Lil Durk has been acquitted of all charges in a federal murder for hire case in the United States, but he remains in custody ahead of another trial scheduled for October.The Chicago-born rapper, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, was accused of orchestrating the 2022 killing of Saviay’a Robinson, the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo, in Los Angeles.A jury returned its verdict on Friday after three days of deliberations, acquitting the 33-year-old of
  
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• Again, two Nigerians killed in South Africa’s xenophobic crisis

  12-09-2026 14:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Federal Government has confirmed the killing of two Nigerians in separate incidents in South Africa, amid renewed concerns over attacks targeting foreigners in the country.Oluwafemi Adeniyi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, identifying the victims as Taiwo Fakunle and James Nwankwo.According to Adeniyi, Fakunle was murdered at his residence in Kensington, Johannesburg, on September 4, while Nwankwo was reportedly killed the fo
  
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• Worst DR Congo Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases

  12-09-2026 13:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak of the deadly disease ever, according to figures from the Congolese authorities.Thought to have been spreading under the radar for weeks, the DRC officially detected the latest outbreak in mid-May, with nearly 3,400 people killed in its 17th epidemic of the highly infectious virus.It began in the northeastern Ituri province before spreading to conflict-plagued, remote eastern and northern r
  
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• Barcelona have to win Champions League this season – Flick

  12-09-2026 13:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Barcelona coach Hansi Flick warned his players Saturday that any drop in focus could bring them crashing back down to earth after a spectacular start to the season.The Spanish champions have won all five matches they have played across all competitions, scoring 22 goals and conceding just three, ahead of Sunday’s visit to face Levante in La Liga.“We know in football things can change very fast. I like that we are enjoying the situation (right now),” Flick told reporters.&ldquo
  
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• Trump says Yemen’s Houthis have asked US not to intervene

  12-09-2026 12:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump said Saturday that Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi fighters, who have seized a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia, have asked Washington not to intervene.The Houthis have taken control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive.Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has relied on the area ever since Iran’s Hormuz blockade choked off its shipments via the Gulf.“The Houth
  
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• Ebonyi police rescue abducted cleric, arrest suspected cultist

  12-09-2026 12:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Jeff Agbodo, AbakalikiOperatives of the Ebonyi State Police Command have rescued a Methodist cleric, Rev. Ede Sunday, who was abducted in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.The command also said it arrested a suspected cultist and recovered a locally made Beretta pistol loaded with one round of 9mm ammunition in a separate operation in Abakaliki.The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.According to him, Rev. Ede was abducted
  
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• Dangote adjusts petrol price 6.7% to N1,350/litre

  12-09-2026 12:44 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Udeme Akpan, Energy EditorThe Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased its Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly known as petrol, gantry price by 6.7 per cent to N1,350 per litre from N1,265 per litre, effective September 12, 2026.
  The refinery also raised its coastal price to N1,783,530 from N1,669,543, representing an increase of N113,987, or 6.8 per cent.
  In a memo to customers, Dangote Petroleum Refinery announced the revised prices, saying: “Dear valued customer, please find below
  
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• Middle East has no need for US ‘policeman’ – Iran

  12-09-2026 12:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a “regional policeman”, with the two countries at war and vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz.“We do not need a regional policeman,” he said on the sidelines of a BRICS summit in India during a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.“The territorial integrity and security of the region can only be guaranteed by its main players and
  
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• ‘Heat kills 23 prisoners’

  12-09-2026 12:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  At least 23 prisoners have died in Tunisia in recent weeks due to extreme heat, according to rights advocates, who have long condemned harsh detention conditions made worse by overcrowding.Authorities have yet to release figures for prison deaths this summer, with an official saying no death could be attributed to heat without confirmation from forensic doctors.Read Also: ‘If God saves me, I’ll never drink again’ – Survivor of Ondo herbal drink tragedyYet the Tunisian Le
  
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• 2027: ‘Campaign of lies’ against PRP candidate must stop — Party

  12-09-2026 12:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The People’s Redemption Party, PRP, has warned that a ‘campaign of lies’ against its Bauchi State governorship candidate Shehu Buba, must stop, accusing political opponents of spreading false allegations linking the candidate with banditry and kidnapping.The party, which had initially kept quiet over the allegations, said it could no longer remain silent after becoming convinced that the claims were part of a deliberate effort to damage the c
  
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• Zazzau Emirate has 11 LGAs, dozens of chiefs — Bamalli

  12-09-2026 11:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoZARIA — The Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, has disclosed that the emirate covers 11 local government areas and has dozens of traditional institutions whose salaries and allowances are largely funded through monthly contributions from the councils.Bamalli, who spoke in an interview at his palace in Zaria, said the traditional institution had enjoyed greater financial stability since the Kaduna State Government introduced a system under which the monthl
  
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• Dangote: N525 refinery shares will hit N10,000

  12-09-2026 11:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Udeme AkpanPresident of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, being offered at N525 each, could rise to N10,000 in the future.Read Also: Dangote adjusts petrol price 6.7% to N1,350/litreDangote also assured small-scale investors participating in the refinery’s Initial Public Offering, IPO, that they would be prioritised in the allocation of shares.He spoke in Hausa during an interview with Abis Fulani, while discussing the propose
  
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• Dangote: N525 refinery shares may hit N10,000

  12-09-2026 11:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Udeme AkpanPresident of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, being offered at N525 each, could rise to N10,000 in the future.
  Dangote also assured small-scale investors participating in the refinery’s Initial Public Offering, IPO, that they would be prioritised in the allocation of shares.
  He spoke in Hausa during an interview with Abis Fulani, while discussing the proposed IPO and its potential benefits to investors.
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• Dangote: N525 refinery shares can hit N10,000

  12-09-2026 11:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Udeme AkpanPresident of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, being offered at N525 each, could rise to N10,000 in the future.Read Also: Dangote adjusts petrol price 6.7% to N1,350/litreDangote also assured small-scale investors participating in the refinery’s Initial Public Offering, IPO, that they would be prioritised in the allocation of shares.He spoke in Hausa during an interview with Abis Fulani, while discussing the propose
  
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• US varsity probes Uju Anya’s ‘threatening’ posts amid backlash

  12-09-2026 11:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, said it has begun reviewing recent social media posts attributed to Nigerian-born academic Dr Uju Anya, describing the remarks as “hostile and threatening” amid mounting backlash online.Anya is an associate professor of second-language acquisition in the university’s Department of Languages, Cultures and Applied Linguistics.The university said Anya is currently on voluntary professional leave and is not tea
  
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• Yemen’s Houthis take over strait vital to global shipping

  12-09-2026 11:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Iran-backed Houthis controlled Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast on Saturday after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive the previous day, cementing their hold on a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia.The developments are likely to deepen the Middle East war’s impact on international commerce as Saudi Arabia shut down an oil pipeline following attacks, and after months of Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.Following a week-long offensive th
  
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• Man nabbed while attempting to sell own baby

  12-09-2026 11:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Steve Oko, UMUAHIAThe Abia State Police Command said it had arrested a man and three accomplices allegedly caught while attempting to sell and traffic his 16-month-old biological daughter for financial gain.Read Also: ‘How I made $300 from my 8-yr-old daughter’s pornographic video’The four suspects were arrested by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Gender Unit, at a hotel in Obi, Obingwa Local Government Area, on September 7, 2026.Commissioner
  
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• Tyla and Other Stars Cancel Concerts Amid Anti-Immigrant Backlash

  12-09-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  As anti-immigrant sentiment and vigilante violence fuel outrage across the continent, some fans abroad are rejecting South African performers.
  
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• Explanation on how subsidy gains are spent isn’t on Tinubu – Abiodun

  12-09-2026 11:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has said state governors, rather than President Bola Tinubu, should account for how the financial gains from the removal of petrol subsidy are being spent.Abiodun spoke on Thursday at an All Progressives Congress rally held at the Dipo Dina International Stadium in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.The governor, speaking in Yoruba, argued that state governors were better positioned to explain how the additional funds had been utilised because the removal of subsidy had incr
  
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• CONTROVERSY: Peller comes under scrutiny after TikTok bans Carter Efe’s 5.6m account

  12-09-2026 10:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Aiyedun OluwadamilolaAn old video of Nigerian content creator Peller appealing to fans to report fellow creator Carter Efe’s TikTok account has resurfaced online, days after TikTok permanently banned Carter Efe’s main account for the second time over a year.The clip began circulating on September 9, with social media users linking Peller’s appeal to the subsequent removal of Carter Efe’s account.Carter Efe, a streamer, comedian and musician, lost access to his officia
  
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• Trump arrives in Ireland for golf tournament, PM talks

  12-09-2026 09:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Donald Trump landed in Ireland under tight security Saturday for two days of diplomacy and golf, on a trip that again blurs the lines between his presidency and personal business interests.The US president touched down at Dublin airport in his Qatari-gifted plane shortly before 8:25 am (0725 GMT), AFP reporters saw.At least 4,000 police and other personnel, including snipers, have been mobilised for the visit, in what has been dubbed one of the biggest security operations ever mounted in I
  
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• Two jailed for violent burglary of Man City goalkeeper Donnarumma

  12-09-2026 09:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Two men involved in a violent burglary of Manchester City’s Italy international goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and his pregnant girlfriend at their home in Paris were on Friday given prison sentences.Donnarumma was savagely beaten in the robbery while his then fiancee, now wife, Alessia Elefante, was choked with a cable and later suffered a miscarriage blamed on the trauma of the incident.Ilyas Kherbouch, 21, the mastermind of the burglary, was sentenced to nine years in prison and fined
  
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• I’m restoring subsidy to cut fuel, transport costs – Atiku

  12-09-2026 09:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has explained that his plan to restore fuel subsidy is aimed at supporting local refining and reducing the cost of petrol, rather than subsidising imported fuel.Atiku made the clarification in a series of posts on his X platform on Saturday, saying his proposed policy would amount to a “production subsidy” rather than an import subsidy.He explained that the government would support crude oil refined in Nigeria to enable domestic refineries to pro
  
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• Suspected alcohol poisoning: Ondo govt confirms 29 deaths, 60 cases

  12-09-2026 09:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Ondo State Government has confirmed the death of 29 people from suspected poisoning linked to the consumption of alcoholic substances in the Odigbo Local Government Area.The Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, who disclosed this on Friday night in Akure, said that there were 60 suspected cases from the incident.He explained that three people were currently on admission in hospitals, while 27 others remain under medical observation.Ajaka said 95 per cent of those affected were males age
  
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• DR Congo school fire stampede death toll rises to 26 – UNICEF

  12-09-2026 09:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A fire and stampede at a school in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 26 children, the UN children’s agency said on Friday, with some pupils leaping from windows on high floors to escape the carnage.The blaze in the city of Bukavu on Thursday began around 9:00 am (0700 GMT) while the children were in lessons, forcing some to try to escape by jumping from higher floors, a teacher told AFP.“In the middle of class, I suddenly heard students screaming, so
  
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• Niger appoints new chief of staff after thwarted mutiny

  12-09-2026 09:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Niger’s junta chief appointed a new chief of staff, state TV reported on Friday, after a thwarted army mutiny last month shook his grip on power.Supporters of the military government put down the attempted uprising with the help of Russian mercenaries, but not before intense fighting in the capital.Disgruntled soldiers attacked several sensitive sites in Niamey and hunkered down in a key military base at the airport.“By a decree signed on September 11, 2026, General Abdour
  
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