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• Barcelona confirm Jesus arrival from Arsenal

  01-09-2026 15:11 via vanguardngr.com
  Barcelona signed Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal on Tuesday on a deal until 2029, after they were unable to pry Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid.“Barcelona and Arsenal have reached a deal for the Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus,” said the Catalan club in a statement, with Spanish media reporting that they paid the Gunners around 10 million euros ($11.5m).Jesus arrives to bolster an attack weakened by the departures of Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres earlier this
  
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• Tinubu’s reforms transforming indigenous firms into global brands – Shettima

  07-09-2026 20:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruVice President Kashim Shettima on Monday said that through reforms instituted across diverse sectors in Nigeria, the administration of President Bola Tinubu is supporting the transformation of indigenous companies into international brands.He observed that companies such as Flutterwave, Moniepoint, Andela and others are leveraging the gains of the administration’s economic reforms to scale their operations and expand their businesses.The Vice President made the obser
  
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• Dangote refinery to launch IPO on September 14

  07-09-2026 20:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  LAGOS — Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has signed its initial public offering (IPO) documents with advisers and other parties involved in the proposed offer, ahead of its planned opening on September 14, 2026.The documents were signed on Monday at a preliminary signing ceremony for the proposed IPO of the refinery.Speaking at the event, Chuka Eseka, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Vetiva Capital Management Limited, said the refinery was expected to li
  
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• South-South governors back Tinubu for 2027, seek economic integration

  07-09-2026 20:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ike Uchechukwu, CalabarCALABAR — The South-South Governors’ Forum (SSGF) has declared that the region has what it takes to become Nigeria’s most formidable economic bloc, while pledging “100 per cent” support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.The governors also resolved to reposition the region as an integrated economic powerhouse by fast-tracking rail connectivity, rehabilitating seaports, promoting industrialisation and presenting a uni
  
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• Osun poll: Confusion as APC denies filing petition against Adeleke

  07-09-2026 20:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  – Tribunal displays APC, PDP petitions
  – Accord: We are not perturbed, it is their rightBy Shina Abubakar, OsogboOSOGBO — Confusion has trailed the notice of election petitions displayed at the Election Petition Tribunal Secretariat in Osogbo on Monday, following the denial by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it filed any petition challenging Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election.The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal had displayed two petitions
  
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• 2027: Amupitan unveils real-time tracker for election preparations

  07-09-2026 20:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Cmmission INEC is set to roll out a first-of-its-kind, real-time readiness tracker that will allow the Commission to monitor election preparations across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory FCT instantly, with the Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, saying the innovation would replace “reactive panic with proactive management.”Amupitan disclosed this on Monday in Lagos while declaring open a two-day Strategic Oper
  
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• 2027: Taraba indigenes list 42 unfulfilled promises against Gov Kefas

  07-09-2026 20:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: Stakeholders in Taraba state under the aegis of Concerned Taraba Citizens have listed 42 unfulfilled campaign promises against Governor Agbu Kefas, insisting that the outstanding projects cannot be ignored as the governor seeks a second term in the 2027 governorship election.The group’s Executive Director, Yakubu Haruna, in a statement, said the list cuts across some of the most critical needs of the state, spanning roads and transportation, education, healthcare, wa
  
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• NAFDAC destroys N1.5trn fake Products, secures 64 convictions

  07-09-2026 20:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  … Says 47,830 facilities under surveillance… 137 truckloads seized in Lagos, Onitsha, Aba… 3 firms caught refilling branded 19-litre water bottles… Fake drinks account for over 50% of court victoriesBy Chioma ObinnaThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has intensified its crackdown on counterfeit and substandard regulated products, destroying fake goods worth more than N1.5 trillion and securing 64 convictions against offenders bet
  
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• Two youths missing in Cross River community as group condemns violence

  07-09-2026 20:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — The apex socio-cultural organisation of the Boki people in Cross River State, Ochibe Boki, has condemned what it described as “incessant violence” among Boje, Iso-Bendeghe and Nsadop communities, calling for the immediate and safe return of two youths who have been missing since August 5.In a statement issued on Monday, the spokesperson for Ochibe Boki, Hon. Cletus Obun, expressed concern over the disappearance of Obi Bisong, 22, and Nkpe Elvis Ek
  
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• FG borrowing like drunken sailor despite revenue windfall – Atiku

  07-09-2026 20:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Federal Government of reckless borrowing despite a windfall in oil revenue, saying the administration of President Bola Tinubu has continued to pile up domestic debts at a time crude oil prices have soared well above the benchmark used for the 2026 budget.In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the former vice president said i
  
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• Nigeria’s trade surplus jumps 67% to N12.59trn in Q2’26

  07-09-2026 20:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Yinka Kolawole
  Nigeria’s merchandise trade surplus surged by 66.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter to N12.59 trillion in the second quarter of 2026, from N7.55 trillion recorded in Q1, as a sharp rise in exports widened the gap between the country’s earnings from exports and its import bill.
  In its foreign trade statistics report released on Monday, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, noted that Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stood at N41.44 trillion in Q2’26, compr
  
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• Olowu visits burnt Baale’s residence, urges calm over alleged arson

  07-09-2026 20:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaABEOKUTA — The Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Abeokuta, Oba Saka Adelola Matemilola, has appealed for calm and restraint following the alleged burning of the residence of the Baale of Elere-Adubi in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Rasheed Adubi.Oba Matemilola made the appeal when he led a delegation of traditional rulers and community leaders on a condolence and peace visit to the affected community.The delegation included the Towulade of Owu-Akinale,
  
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• Dangote targets 10m shareholders as Refinery IPO opens

  07-09-2026 20:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olakunle Oke, Marvellous Uzoma and Kamsy GbenobaThe Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has commenced its Initial Public Offering (IPO), with President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, targeting 10 million shareholders across Africa in what he described as an “IPO for the people.”
  The refinery is offering its shares at N525 each, with a minimum subscription of 10 shares, as it seeks to raise more than N2 trillion to fund its expansion programme.
  However, Da
  
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• Nasarawa SDP crisis deepens as Ajegena moves to control secretariat

  07-09-2026 19:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Edwin Phillip, LafiaLAFIA — The leadership crisis rocking the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Nasarawa State deepened on Monday as the party’s state chairman, Barrister Ibrahim Likita Ajegena, said he had assumed control of the party secretariat in Lafia.Ajegena also declared that the party was prepared to wrest power from the ruling party in the state and at the centre in the 2027 general elections.Addressing journalists against the backdrop of the lingering disagreement within
  
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• UK passport intervention: No extra charges, Tunji-Ojo clarifies

  07-09-2026 19:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABUJA — The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has clarified that Nigerians in the United Kingdom applying for international passports under the ongoing special intervention exercise are not required to pay charges beyond the official passport fees.The clarification followed concerns over inconveniences reportedly experienced by Nigerians in the UK during the application and processing of their passports.Tunji-Ojo, in a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and
  
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• 11 feared killed as Boko Haram attacks Adamawa community

  07-09-2026 19:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  YOLA — No fewer than 11 people were feared killed on Monday after suspected Boko Haram insurgents invaded Zaranga village in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State.A resident, who spoke to PUNCH Online on the telephone but asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak to journalists, said the attackers invaded the community in the early hours of Monday, shooting residents and setting houses ablaze.“For now, 11 dead bodies have been recovered. Many people are sti
  
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• 2027: Aiyedatiwa denies sponsoring opposition candidates

  07-09-2026 19:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Insists: I’ve not asked any candidate to contest under another partyBy Dayo Johnson, AkureAKURE — Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has denied allegations that he is involved in anti-party activities following the substitution of his preferred National Assembly candidates by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Aiyedatiwa spoke on Monday at a stakeholders’ meeting with APC local government and ward chairmen in Akure.The governor desc
  
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• US Green Card Lottery: Full list of countries excluded from programme

  07-09-2026 19:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The US Diversity Visa, popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, excludes nationals of a number of countries each year based on their recent levels of immigration to the US.For the DV-2026 programme, natives of 20 countries were not eligible to participate, according to the US Department of State.The Diversity Visa programme makes immigrant visas available to people from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States.
  Under US law, countries from which more than 50,0
  
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• 2027: They may discount us, but our votes will count — Makinde

  07-09-2026 19:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Clears the air on petrol pricing…Says: ‘Government must show its workings’…Peter Obi says Makinde qualified to be president…Not every candidate is electable – Daura…‘Disregard us at your own peril’ – Bala Mohammed…Dantalle: ‘Reset Nigeria’ beginsBy Luminous JannamikeABUJA — Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, on Monday fired back at those dismissing his
  
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• ‘Stripping one of highest-paying jobs in Lagos’ — Tosin Akinbo

  07-09-2026 19:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Media personality and socialite, Tosin Akinbo has claimed that stripping is among the highest-paying jobs in Lagos, revealing that some strippers can earn millions of naira in a single night.Akinbo made the claim while speaking on the TalkYourTalk Podcast hosted by Nini OJ, where he discussed the nightlife industry and the spending habits of wealthy clubgoers.According to him, a stripper once approached him after making a significant amount of money in one night.“Stripping is one of the h
  
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• King Charles classes Harry and Meghan as ‘private citizens’

  07-09-2026 19:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  King Charles III on Monday said his son Harry and the prince’s wife Meghan are not to be considered “working members of the royal family” after they moved back to Britain from the United States.The couple left Britain and quit royal duties in 2020 amid a royal family feud.But in a surprise move last month Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, returned to live in the UK with their two young children Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five.In the letter Charles makes clear that the couple’s
  
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• 2027: Shettima urges transporters to keep Tinubu mobilisation peaceful

  07-09-2026 19:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  —As support group sets 20m-vote target for Tinubu–Shettima, inaugurates nationwide structureBy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Monday, urged transport operators rallying support for President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election to keep their nationwide political activities peaceful, responsible and focused on issues.Senator Shettima gave the advice during the inauguration of the national working committee and nationwide structures of Tran
  
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• NNPC disowns tanker found with 2,145kg cannabis

  07-09-2026 18:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaABUJA — The 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.NNPCL, 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 neithe
  
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• Four arrested over mob killing of groom-to-be in Lagos

  07-09-2026 18:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Esther OnyegbulaLAGOS — The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged mob killing of Basit Kolade, who was beaten to death by a group of men on Lagos Island, weeks before his wedding.Kolade, who had recently returned to Nigeria ahead of his wedding scheduled for later this month, was allegedly attacked around Freeman Street, Lagos Island, on September 2, 2026, following an altercation involving his vehicle and a motorcycle.The spokesperson for
  
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• N33.75bn cash transfer: Tinubu govt turned relief into racket — ADC

  07-09-2026 18:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the Tinubu administration of turning its social intervention programme into a racket after an Auditor-General’s report found that N33.75 billion in cash transfers to 3.29 million households could not be matched to verified beneficiaries.The party said the finding was particularly troubling because the government had announced a fresh $1 billion social protection programme despite unresolved questions over
  
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• This could be my year to win Ballon d’Or – Mbappe

  07-09-2026 18:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeReal Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe believes this could finally be his year to win the Ballon d’Or, while dismissing Paris Saint-Germain’s success since his departure, according to the BBC.The 27-year-old scored 42 goals in 44 games for Real Madrid last season but ended the campaign without a major trophy, while PSG won the Champions League for the second successive season since his exit.Mbappe also won the World Cup Golden Boot with 10 goals, taking his tournamen
  
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• Southern Kaduna killings: El-Rufai family gives Gen Musa 7 days to prove allegation or face suit

  07-09-2026 18:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABUJA — The family of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has given the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), seven days to provide evidence or retract his allegation that the former governor planned killings in Southern Kaduna.The family made the demand in a statement issued on Monday and signed by Mohammed Bello El-Rufai on behalf of the family.Musa had, during a live edition of Politics Today on Channels Television on September 3, 2026, allegedly accused the f
  
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• 10 places in the world where people are not allowed to visit

  07-09-2026 18:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  While much of the world is open to tourists, there are places where visitors are either completely prohibited from entering or allowed access only under very strict conditions.The reasons vary. Some locations are protected because of fragile ecosystems or ancient archaeological remains, while others are restricted for security, religious or cultural reasons.Here are 10 places around the world where ordinary visitors cannot simply walk in.1. North Sentinel Island, IndiaNorth Sentinel Island, loc
  
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• Lagos urges motorists to plan journeys as Kara bridge repairs begin

  07-09-2026 18:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Lagos State Government has urged motorists to plan their journeys as repair works begin on damaged expansion joints at Kara Bridge.The repairs on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway section are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, according to the government.The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.Osiyemi said the rehabilitation was a scheduled intervention by the Federal Ministry of Works to restore the damaged expansion joints.&
  
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• Iran to announce restricted zone outside Strait of Hormuz

  07-09-2026 18:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  TEHRAN — Iran will announce a restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, has said.Rezaei said any vessel attempting to pass through the zone without prior coordination with Tehran would be placed on Iran’s sanctions list.Speaking in an interview with state-run IRIB TV, he said the zone would stretch from “the line where the U.S. naval blockade begins to the Strait of Hormuz region and insi
  
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