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• Bandits may be getting support from those in authority – Ex-NYSC DG

  20-06-2026 09:09 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoFormer Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Maharazu Tsiga (retd.), has alleged that bandits terrorising communities across Northern Nigeria may be receiving support from certain persons in positions of authority.Tsiga made the assertion in Kaduna while speaking with journalists during a press conference organised by colleagues, friends and associates of the late Major-General Rabe Abubakar (retd.), who died in bandits’ capti
  
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• Ekiti Governorship Poll: Vote-buying clash rocks Ilawe-Ekiti

  20-06-2026 15:25 via vanguardngr.com
  …ADC Supporter InjuredBy Dayo JohnsonADO-EKITI — Drama erupted on Saturday at Unit 4, Ward 2, Ilawe-Ekiti in Ekiti South-West Local Government Area during the governorship election, as supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) clashed over alleged vote-buying.The incident occurred shortly after the ADC governorship candidate, Dare Bejide, voted at the polling unit.Bejide alleged that some political actors attempted to distribute cas
  
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• Ondo by-election: INEC assures smooth process despite network challenges

  20-06-2026 15:24 via vanguardngr.com
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election.The commission said the exercise has so far been peaceful despite some network-related challenges.The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo State, Mr Mutiu Agboke, in an interview with newsmen said on Saturday in Okitipupa while monitoring the election.Agboke said that the majority of polling units opened on schedule, with electoral officials
  
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• Just In: Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over Israel attacks on Lebanon

  20-06-2026 15:22 via vanguardngr.com
  Iran’s central military command announced on Saturday that it had once again closed the vital Strait of Hormuz over Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon, describing them as a breach of Tehran’s agreement with the US.“It is hereby announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed to vessel traffic; It is noted that this first step is a response to the enemy’s breach of promise, and if the aggression continues, further steps will be planned and taken to force the en
  
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• Ex-Governor Ugwuanyi votes, commends peaceful conduct of electorate

  20-06-2026 15:17 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chinedu AdonuFormer Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Saturday cast his vote at about 12:20 p.m. in the ongoing Enugu North Senatorial District by-election.Speaking with journalists shortly after voting, Ugwuanyi commended the electorate for their peaceful conduct during the exercise.He also praised the Enugu State Government and security agencies for ensuring adequate security, which he said created a conducive environment for voters to exercise their civic rights.The former
  
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• Accord Party reaffirms support for Gbenga Hashim’s 2027 presidential bid in Ekiti

  20-06-2026 15:10 via vanguardngr.com
  The Accord Party in Ekiti State has restated its support for the presidential ambition of Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim ahead of the 2027 general elections, pledging to mobilise grassroots backing for his candidacy across the state.The endorsement was made on Thursday during the party’s governorship rally in Ado-Ekiti, which drew party leaders, women groups, youths, and supporters from across the state.Speaking at the event, the Ekiti State Chairman of the Accord Party, Philip Adeniji, descri
  
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• Troops rescue 22 kidnap victims, foil abduction attempts in Sokoto

  20-06-2026 15:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiTroops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North-West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued 22 kidnapped victims in separate operations conducted in Sabon Birni and Isa Local Government Areas of Sokoto State.The successful operations also foiled an attempted mass abduction by terrorists, further reinforcing ongoing efforts to safeguard lives and property across the region.The Media Information Officer of the operation, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, said the rescues underscore the
  
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• Navy intercepts two boats, arrests 13 over illegal black sand mining in Bayelsa

  20-06-2026 15:01 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Nigerian Navy has recorded another breakthrough in its campaign against the illegal exploitation of natural resources with the interception of two wooden boats conveying illegally mined black sand and the arrest of 13 suspects in Bayelsa State.Disclosing the development, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho said the operation was carried out by personnel of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Formoso following credible intelligence on the movement of boats suspected to be involve
  
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• No electoral act amendment before 2027 polls, says Senate leader Bamidele

  20-06-2026 14:25 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dayo JohnsonADO-EKITI — Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has ruled out any amendment to the Electoral Act before the 2027 general elections, saying the National Assembly will allow the current law to operate fully before considering further reforms.Bamidele made the declaration on Saturday after casting his vote in Iyin-Ekiti during the Ekiti State governorship election.The Senate Leader commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and voters for the smooth co
  
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• Enugu North By-Election: Large voter turnout at Iheaka as BVAS fails to capture APC candidate

  20-06-2026 14:15 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dennis AgboThere was a large turnout of voters on Saturday at Iheaka Central School in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State during the ongoing Enugu North Senatorial District by-election.The polling unit, which is that of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate, Mr. Ikeje Asogwa, witnessed a steady influx of voters who turned out to exercise their franchise.However, the exercise was briefly marred by a technical challenge after the Bimodal Voter Accreditation S
  
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• Iran university expels six students over alleged protest roles

  20-06-2026 14:12 via vanguardngr.com
  Iran’s top engineering university has expelled six students over their alleged involvement in anti-government protests earlier this year, local media reported.What began in December as cost-of-living protests escalated into anti-establishment demonstrations across the country that peaked in January, though smaller rallies continued on campuses in the weeks that followed.“The Disciplinary Committee of Sharif University of Technology, in separate preliminary rulings, expelled six stud
  
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• Ekiti guber: Oyebanji commends voters for ‘impressive turnout’ confident of victory

  20-06-2026 14:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Rotimi OjomoyelaADO-EKITI—GOVERNOR Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has commended residents for the impressive turnout recorded during Saturday’s governorship election across the state, describing the large turnout as a demonstration of the people’s commitment to democracy and good governance.The governor expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the exercise, noting that eligible voters trooped out early to participate in the electoral process in an orderly and peaceful man
  
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• Ekiti guber: ‘No voter ’ll be disenfranchised’ — Gov Oyebanji

  20-06-2026 14:12 via vanguardngr.com
  EKITI—Ekiti State Governor, GOVERNOR Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the ongoing governorship election, describing the turnout of voters as impressive and the exercise as peaceful across the state.The governor, who gave the assessment shortly after casting his ballot alongside his wife at polling unit 003, Oyebanji’s Compound, RA 06, Ekiti West local government area on Saturday, urged voters to remain orderly despite pocket of technologi
  
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• Ekiti poll could rewrite state’s political history, says Senate leader Bamidele

  20-06-2026 14:08 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dayo JohnsonADO-EKITI — Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State could mark a historic turning point in the state’s political landscape, citing impressive voter turnout and widespread enthusiasm among the electorate.Bamidele made the remark on Saturday after casting his vote at Eyelori Compound, Unit 003, Iyin Ekiti.Speaking with journalists, the Senate Leader said reports from polling units across the state suggested a st
  
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• Ondo South By-Election: APC’s Faduyile predicts victory, commends peaceful poll

  20-06-2026 14:06 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dayo JohnsonAKURE — The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election, Prof. Dayo Faduyile, has expressed confidence in securing victory at the polls, citing positive feedback from polling units across the district and the peaceful conduct of the election.Faduyile spoke shortly after casting his vote at Ward 6, Unit 5, LA Primary School, Ode Ikoya, in Okitipupa Local Government Area.He described the early assessment of the election a
  
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• Ekiti: Fayose votes, predicts victory for APC’s Oyebanji

  20-06-2026 14:06 via vanguardngr.com
  By Rotimi Ojomoyela, EkitiFormer Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Saturday expressed confidence that Governor Biodun Oyebanji would emerge victorious in the ongoing governorship election in the state.Fayose spoke shortly after casting his vote at Polling Unit 1, St. David Primary School, Afao-Ekiti, in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area.“Oyebanji has already won the election,” Fayose told journalists after voting.According to him, the body language of the people and dev
  
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• NAF airstrikes destroy terrorist hideouts, neutralise scores in North-West

  20-06-2026 14:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified its offensive against terrorists and armed bandits in the North-West, successfully destroying identified strongholds and neutralising several insurgents in a series of intelligence-led air operations.The operations, carried out by the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma Sector 1, targeted terrorist enclaves around Kidandan and other locations within the Joint Operations Area.In a statement on Saturday, NAF Director of Public Re
  
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• Amaju Pinnick as ‘life president’ of NFF

  20-06-2026 13:52 via vanguardngr.com
  By Douglas Baye-OsagieAs Nigerians watch the ongoing FIFA World Cup in hurt with the absence of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, a video has sparked discussion from one of the men who should be quietly easing himself out of the leadership system of Nigerian football.
  Amaju Pinnick, speaking recently on Arise TV on the affairs of Nigeria’s football governing body, is quoted to have said: “we work together, I work with them, and I don’t have any regret.” He added: “I ca
  
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• Enugu North by-election: PDP candidate Ezeme votes, alleges violence, voter suppression

  20-06-2026 13:46 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dennis AgboThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Enugu North Senatorial by-election, Dr. Nestor Ezeme, has expressed concern over reports of electoral violence and the late arrival of election materials in parts of the district, describing the situation as a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise voters.Ezeme spoke shortly after casting his vote at about 11:45 a.m. at his Umundu polling unit on Saturday.He lamented that voting commenced late in several areas, noting that some pol
  
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• Enugu North by-election marred by late arrival of materials

  20-06-2026 13:36 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chinedu AdonuThe ongoing Enugu North Senatorial District by-election on Saturday experienced delays in several polling units due to the late arrival of electoral materials and inadequate deployment of election personnel.At Amube Wards 1 and 2 in Ohom Orba Community, Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, voter accreditation had not commenced as of 10:45 a.m. because election materials arrived only shortly before that time.Speaking with journalists, the All Progressives Congress (APC) ag
  
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• Gunmen attack Plateau community, kill pregnant woman, youth

  20-06-2026 13:23 via vanguardngr.com
  …BYM raises alarm over fresh kidnapping along Kassa–Barkin Ladi roadBy Golok Nanmwa, JosGunmen have killed a pregnant woman and a young man during a fresh attack on Dyan community in Rim Village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.Sources in the community said the attackers stormed the area at about 10 p.m. on Friday and opened fire, killing the victims and throwing residents into mourning.The deceased were identified as Mrs Happiness Pam, 32, who was pregnant, and Daniel
  
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• FUOYE sanctions two over leaked video of suspended SUG president

  20-06-2026 13:21 via vanguardngr.com
  The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has suspended two students over their alleged involvement in the cyberbullying of the institution’s suspended Students’ Union Government (SUG) President, James Iyanuoluwa Adio.The decision was announced in a statement published on the university’s official news portal on Friday and signed by the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tajudeen Opoola, through the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration).The affected students, Alao Iyanuoluwa
  
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• FUOYE sanctions two over leaked video of suspended ex-SUG president

  20-06-2026 13:21 via vanguardngr.com
  The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has suspended two students over their alleged involvement in the cyberbullying of the institution’s suspended Students’ Union Government (SUG) President, James Iyanuoluwa Adio.The decision was announced in a statement published on the university’s official news portal on Friday and signed by the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tajudeen Opoola, through the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration).The affected students, Alao Iyanuoluwa
  
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• Bolivian president declares state of emergency after weeks of protests

  20-06-2026 12:53 via vanguardngr.com
  Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency across the Latin American country on Saturday after more than six weeks of road blockades and protests demanding his resignation, saying he had exhausted “all avenues of dialogue.”The decision came hours after Paz signed an agreement with the country’s main trade union federation, Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB), ending the protests sparked by Paz’s plans for the economy.But not all sectors were covered b
  
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• Ondo by-election: Aiyedatiwa predicts strong turnout, urges vigilance

  20-06-2026 12:52 via vanguardngr.com
  Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Saturday expressed optimism about a significant voter turnout in the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election.Aiyedatiwa, who spoke with newsmen at his Polling Unit 05 in Ugbo Ward 4, Obenla community, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, said the political atmosphere in the district had remained active ahead of the election.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the by-election is being conducted to fill the vacant Senate seat formerly occu
  
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• Itsekiri sue INEC over Warri constituency delineation implementation

  20-06-2026 12:14 via vanguardngr.com
  A group of concerned Itsekiri has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State.This followed moves by INEC to commence implementation of the controversial Ward/Constituency Delineation issues affecting the Warri Federal Constituency.In an Originating Summons in Suit No. SUIT NO. FHC/WR/CS/120/2026 IN RE: A CAUSE TO CHALLENGE THE ACTIONS, DECISIONS OR ACTIVITIES OF THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) IN RELA
  
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• Ondo South by-election: Commercial motorists, residents defy movement restriction order

  20-06-2026 12:11 via vanguardngr.com
  Some residents of Okitipupa in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State moved freely on Saturday despite a restriction order announced ahead of the Ondo South Senatorial by-election.The police command in the state had announced restrictions on human and vehicular movement from 6.00a.m. to 6.00p.m. across the senatorial district on Saturday to ensure security during the election.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the by-election is being held across the six local government areas
  
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• NDPC seeks clarification from INEC over alleged data breach

  20-06-2026 12:08 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says it has twice requested the Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over allegations of a data breach.The National Commissioner of NDPC, Dr Vincent Olatunji, disclosed this in Abuja during a media parley to mark three years of the commission.Olatunji said the request followed the signing of the Nigeria Data Protection Act by President Bola Tinubu on June 12, 2023, noting that it was part of
  
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• Voting commences in Nasarawa North bye-election

  20-06-2026 11:57 via vanguardngr.com
  …as Akwanga chairman praises INECBy Edwin Philip, LafiaThe senatorial bye-election for Nasarawa North Senatorial District has commenced, with electoral materials arriving as early as 8 am. Commenting on the process, the chairman of Akwanga LGA, Hon. Safiyanu Isa Andaha, who voted at Konfar Sarkin 003, said he voted at about 8:32 am.Andaha commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for their punctuality and organisation of the process and asked them to keep it up.He sa
  
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• Brazilian legend Ronaldinho signs with Serie C side Ravenna

  20-06-2026 11:51 via vanguardngr.com
  Brazilian football legend and World Cup winner Ronaldinho has agreed a surprise deal with Italian third-tier club Ravenna FC, more than a decade after bringing his illustrious playing career to an end.The 46-year-old, who retired after a brief spell with Brazilian side Fluminense in 2015, is set to be unveiled by Ravenna at an event in Miami next week.Ronaldinho’s arrival initially sparked speculation that he could make a sensational return to football, but club officials have clarified t
  
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