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• Bayelsa holds National Intermediate Games trials

  30-08-2026 02:19 via punchng.com
  
  The Bayelsa State Athletics Association will hold trials on Monday, August 31, 2026, to select track and field athletes who will represent the state at the forthcoming maiden National Intermediate Games in Lagos. The exercise is aimed at identifying talented young athletes across Bayelsa State who will compete in the national competition and showcase theirRead More: https://punchng.com/bayelsa-holds-national-intermediate-games-trials/
  
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• NDLEA intercepts N6.2bn drugs hidden in Ghana soap, opioids at Lagos airport

  30-08-2026 13:07 via punchng.com
  
  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted consignments of captagon, popularly known as the “Jihadi drug,” and millions of opioid tablets worth over N6.2bn at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The agency disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday by its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. According to the NDLEA, operativesRead More: https://punchng.com/ndlea-intercepts-n6-2bn-drugs-hidden-in-ghana-soap-opioids-at-lagos-airport/
  
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• APM Terminals Apapa records 6% export growth in H1 of 2026

  30-08-2026 12:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Godwin Oritse APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria’s largest container terminal, recorded a 6 per cent increase in export volumes in the first half of 2026, re-enforcing  its continued efforts to boost the country’s non-oil exports and enhance Nigerian businesses’ access to international markets.Terminal Managing Director of APM Terminals Apapa, Kamal Alhraishat, attributed the growth to the resilience of Nigerian exporters, supported by a series of operational and servic
  
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• Alvarez rejoins Atletico Madrid training as move to Barcelona fades

  30-08-2026 12:58 via vanguardngr.com
  Julián Alvarez has returned to training with his Atletico Madrid teammates after recovering from an illness that kept him out of the squad for several days.The Argentina international resumed group training on Sunday following Atletico’s victory over Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.Alvarez had been absent from team training for two days because of illness before spending another two sessions working individually as he followed a personalised recovery progr
  
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• Fire guts Abuja building materials market

  30-08-2026 12:52 via punchng.com
  
  A devastating Abuja market fire at Eda Plaza, Jabi, destroyed building materials worth millions. Read about the extensive damage and eyewitness accounts.Read More: https://punchng.com/fire-guts-abuja-building-materials-market/
  
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• Nigerian-British boxer Moses Itauma discharged from hospital after losing to Hrgovic

  30-08-2026 12:52 via vanguardngr.com
  British-Nigerian heavyweight boxer Moses Itauma has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home with his family after suffering the first defeat of his professional boxing career.The 21-year-old was taken to hospital following his ninth-round stoppage loss to Croatia’s Filip Hrgovic in their fight for the vacant IBF heavyweight title at The O2 in London.Moses Itauma was carried out of the ring on a stretcher after appearing severely exhausted during the closing stages of the co
  
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• 5 top foldable phones cheaper than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7

  30-08-2026 12:39 via vanguardngr.com
  Foldable phones have become some of the most expensive devices on the market, with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 ranking high in the list.
  However, buyers do not necessarily have to spend a fortune to get a premium foldable phone. Several competitors offer book-style foldables with large inner displays, flagship processors and advanced cameras for less than Samsung’s latest Fold.Here are five options worth considering:1. Motorola Razr FoldMotorola’s Razr Fold is one of the newest
  
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• Excess sugar consumption puts children at risk of obesity, paediatrician warns

  30-08-2026 12:36 via punchng.com
  
  A paediatrician warns that excessive sugar consumption in children can lead to obesity, diabetes, and other health issues. Learn how to manage children’s sRead More: https://punchng.com/excess-sugar-consumption-puts-children-at-risk-of-obesity-paediatrician-warns/
  
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• Fix diapidated federal highways before Yuletide,Igbo group tasks Umahi

  30-08-2026 12:34 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ugochukwu AlaribeUMUAHIA – The Igbo Community Association ,Abuja, has tasked the Minister of Works,Engr. David Umahi, to urgently make efforts to fix the federal highway linking the South East zone with other parts of the country before the yuletide.In a statement by its President General and Emmanuel Onah, Nze Ikenna Ellis- Ezenekwe and Emmanuel Onah, respectively, the group said it is worried over the silence of the federal government to the deplorable state of federal road networks
  
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• 8 most expensive presidential jets in the world

  30-08-2026 12:30 via vanguardngr.com
  Presidential and VIP jets are often fitted with luxurious cabins, private bedrooms, meeting rooms, advanced communications systems and other features designed to provide comfort, security and efficiency.Some governments also use modified commercial aircraft as official presidential transport, while wealthy individuals have spent hundreds of millions of dollars buying and customising aircraft to their preferences.Here are eight of the most expensive presidential and VIP jets associated with worl
  
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• Nepal begins burials as flood death toll rises to 752

  30-08-2026 12:21 via punchng.com
  
  Nepal has begun burying hundreds of flood victims after taking DNA samples, as the death toll from devastating Nepal floods rises to 752.Read More: https://punchng.com/nepal-begins-burials-as-flood-death-toll-rises-to-752/
  
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• Sunday morning inferno razes Abuja’s building materials market

  30-08-2026 12:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: A fire outbreak has destroyed shops and goods reportedly worth millions of Naira at Eda Plaza, a building materials market located opposite Chida Hotel in Jabi, Abuja.An eyewitness was quoted by the Nigerian Television Authority NTA as stating that the alarm was raised around 3am on Sunday when his brother-in-law, who owns two shops and a packing store within the affected plaza, received a distress call from a colleague at the market.National Public Relations Officer and H
  
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• ‎2027: Fubara’s support group collapses structure into Rainbow Coalition

  30-08-2026 12:07 via vanguardngr.com
  …warns women against sale of voteBy Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT: A political-pressure group in Rivers State, Rivers Women Unite for Sim, RWUS, has collapsed its structure into the Renewed Hope Agenda family and the Rainbow Coalition led by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike. The group also called on women in the state to go all out to obtain their Permanent Voter’s Card, PVC, and prepare to participate actively in the 2027 general polls.&lrm
  
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• Police kill two kidnappers, rescue truck driver in Ogun

  30-08-2026 12:04 via punchng.com
  
  Ogun State Police Anti-Kidnapping Unit killed two suspected Ogun kidnappers and rescued an abducted truck driver, recovering AK-47s and N2m.Read More: https://punchng.com/police-kill-two-kidnappers-rescue-truck-driver-in-ogun/
  
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• Nigerian jailed eight years in US for stealing $7.5m from charities

  30-08-2026 12:04 via punchng.com
  
  A Nigerian national, Olusegun Adejorin, has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the United States for using a business email compromise scheme to steal more than $7.5m from two charitable organisations. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland disclosed this in a statement posted on its website on Friday. USRead More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-jailed-eight-years-in-us-for-stealing-7-5m-from-charities/
  
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• MLS: Messi hits 927 career goals with four strikes against Montreal

  30-08-2026 12:04 via punchng.com
  
  Lionel Messi scored four goals against CF Montreal, reaching 927 career goals and ending Inter Miami’s winless streak. Read about Messi’s latest achievemenRead More: https://punchng.com/mls-messi-hits-927-career-goals-with-four-strikes-against-montreal/
  
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• IG backs mobile police to tackle banditry, insurgency

  30-08-2026 12:04 via punchng.com
  
  Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, expresses confidence in the Mobile Police Force’s ability to tackle banditry and insurgency across Nigeria.Read More: https://punchng.com/ig-backs-mobile-police-to-tackle-banditry-insurgency/
  
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• Chelsea sign Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa

  30-08-2026 12:04 via punchng.com
  
  Chelsea officially signs Argentina’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa. Discover details of his three-year contract and his aRead More: https://punchng.com/chelsea-sign-argentina-goalkeeper-emiliano-martinez-from-aston-villa/
  
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• Petrol imports surge despite rising local refining capacity — CPPE

  30-08-2026 11:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Udeme AkpanNigeria’s petrol imports surged by 233.9 per cent between May and July 2026, despite a significant expansion in domestic refining capacity, raising fresh concerns over the future of local refining and the country’s dependence on imported petroleum products.
  The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, disclosed this in a policy brief on rising petroleum-product imports and the future of domestic refining, citing data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstr
  
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• Ogun police neutralise two suspected kidnappers, recover two AK-47 rifles, N2m

  30-08-2026 11:49 via vanguardngr.com
  By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Ogun State Police Command have killed two suspected kidnappers during a counter-tactical operation along the Papalanto–Ilaro Road, recovering two AK-47 rifles, 25 rounds of live ammunition and N2 million allegedly linked to the gang.The operation also led to the safe rescue of an abducted professional truck driver, who was reportedly kidnapped at about 11:10 p.m. on August 25, 2026, around Ajibawo, Ibese, Ogun
  
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• Early cancer diagnosis boosts treatment success — FG

  30-08-2026 11:43 via punchng.com
  
  The Federal Government emphasizes that early cancer diagnosis significantly improves treatment success rates and chances of cure. Learn about cancer stagesRead More: https://punchng.com/early-cancer-diagnosis-boosts-treatment-success-fg/
  
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• Dangote price hike pushes Abuja petrol prices to N1,300/litre

  30-08-2026 11:43 via punchng.com
  
  Many filling stations across the Federal Capital Territory have increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol. The development came despite a decline in international crude oil prices from $92 per barrel to $87.31 per barrel. Brent crude stood at $88.10 per barrel, down 0.47 per cent, while West Texas IntermediateRead More: https://punchng.com/dangote-price-hike-pushes-abuja-petrol-prices-to-n1300-litre/
  
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• Marine, blue economy agencies generate ₦1.83tn in 2025 — Oyetola

  30-08-2026 11:11 via vanguardngr.com
  …As minister presents three-year scorecard, unveils first national policyBy Godwin OritseThe Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has disclosed that agencies under the ministry generated ₦1.83 trillion in 2025, representing a 160 per cent increase from the ₦700.79 billion recorded in 2023.Oyetola attributed the growth to regulatory reforms, stronger revenue assurance, digitisation and efforts to eliminate financial leakages, saying the development refl
  
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• Soldiers kill terrorist, recover machine guns in Katsina

  30-08-2026 11:07 via punchng.com
  
  Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have killed a key terrorist lieutenant and recovered machine guns, rifles, ammunition and motorcycles during clearance operations in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. The operation was conducted on August 29, 2026, as troops of Sector 2 advanced into identified terrorist enclaves inRead More: https://punchng.com/soldiers-kill-terrorist-recover-machine-guns-in-katsina/
  
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• SERAP, NGE threaten lawsuit over foreign aid bill

  30-08-2026 11:07 via punchng.com
  
  SERAP and NGE threaten legal action against the Foreign Aid Bill, 2026, citing threats to civic space, media freedom, and democratic participation in NigerRead More: https://punchng.com/serap-nge-threaten-lawsuit-over-foreign-aid-bill/
  
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• Anambra LG polls peaceful as APGA targets 21/21 victory

  30-08-2026 11:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nwabueze OkonkwoONITSHA — The ongoing local government chairmanship and councillorship elections in Anambra State were largely peaceful on Saturday, with voters turning out across polling units in the state’s 21 local government areas.Unlike previous elections, when ballot materials were reportedly delivered late to some polling units, the materials for Saturday’s exercise arrived early at most locations visited.At St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Isingwu, Oraifite Ward 1
  
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• APM Terminals Apapa records 6% export growth in H1 2026

  30-08-2026 11:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Godwin OritseAPM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria’s largest container terminal, recorded a six per cent increase in export volumes in the first half of 2026, reinforcing its efforts to support the country’s non-oil exports and improve Nigerian businesses’ access to international markets.The Terminal Managing Director, Kamal Alhraishat, attributed the growth to the resilience of Nigerian exporters, supported by operational and service improvements aimed at facilitating export trade.
  
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• Choose cooperation over division, G100 urges opposition parties ahead of Summit

  30-08-2026 11:00 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: The G100 has called on opposition political parties, their leaders, candidates and members to embrace cooperation rather than division as they prepare for the First Summit of Nigeria’s opposition political parties holding Monday in Abuja.In a statement on Sunday in Abuja and signed by Salihu Moh. Lukman on behalf of the group, the G100 said the gathering comes at a defining moment for the country’s democracy, noting that “millions of Nigerians are looking
  
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• Okpebholo building Edo Diaspora will be proud to return to – Ajayi

  30-08-2026 10:58 via vanguardngr.com
  …..APC Diaspora chieftain celebrates governor at 56
  …..Hails inclusive leadership, development strides
  …..Says birthday messages will fade, legacy will remainAll Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in the Diaspora, Femi Ajayi, has congratulated Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on his 56th birthday, saying the governor is building a state its citizens abroad will be proud to return to, invest in and call home.Ajayi said the governor’s birthday offered an
  
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• Ogun commissioner urges NGOs to build trust, partnerships

  30-08-2026 10:44 via punchng.com
  
  Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Bolu Owotomo, urges NGOs to build long-term, trust-based partnerships for national development.Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-commissioner-urges-ngos-to-build-trust-partnerships/
  
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