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• Benue Killings: FG, US interventions very helpful — Gov Alia

  01-09-2026 11:35 via vanguardngr.com
  Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has described interventions by the Federal Government and the United States as “very helpful” in addressing the persistent insecurity in Benue and other parts of the North-Central region.Alia spoke on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, where he also called for stronger collaboration among states in the region to develop a coordinated response to insecurity.The governor said the region needed to move beyond
  
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• Use subsidy gains to revamp refineries, ex-IYC president urges Tinubu

  01-09-2026 14:27 via punchng.com
  
  Former President of the Ijaw Youth Council, Udengs Eradiri, has called on President Bola Tinubu to channel savings from fuel subsidy removal into the rehabilitation of Nigeria’s refineries and strengthening local government autonomy. Eradiri, in a statement he personally signed and made available to our correspondent on Tuesday, said the President needed to change theRead More: https://punchng.com/use-subsidy-gains-to-revamp-refineries-ex-iyc-president-urges-tinubu/
  
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• Customs invites 3,852 recruits for screening in Abuja

  01-09-2026 14:27 via punchng.com
  
  The Nigeria Customs Service invites 3,852 successful candidates for physical screening and documentation in Abuja. Learn about the requirements and schedulRead More: https://punchng.com/customs-invites-3852-recruits-for-screening-in-abuja/
  
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• Celebrate kidney donors, doctors, not victimise them — Surgeon

  01-09-2026 14:27 via punchng.com
  
  A surgeon advocates celebrating kidney donors and doctors in Nigeria, urging a regulated system over victimisation amidst organ harvesting allegations.Read More: https://punchng.com/celebrate-kidney-donors-doctors-not-victimise-them-surgeon/
  
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• 2027: Oyo APC Rep aspirant sheaths sword, pledges support for party

  01-09-2026 14:27 via punchng.com
  
  An All Progressives Congress aspirant for Irepo/Orelope/Olorunsogo Federal Constituency in Oyo State, Abdullah Bello, on Tuesday, sheathed his sword and pledged to mobilise for the party ahead of the 2027 general elections, despite alleging irregularities in the primary process. Bello, in a statement issued in Ibadan, the state capital, said the decision followed a reconciliationRead More: https://punchng.com/2027-oyo-apc-rep-aspirant-sheaths-sword-pledges-support-for-party/
  
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• Iran president meets Putin on sidelines of SCO summit

  01-09-2026 14:16 via vanguardngr.com
  Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian held talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan, the Iranian presidency said.“During the meeting, the latest state of bilateral relations between Iran and Russia was reviewed and the two sides discussed ways to strengthen and expand cooperation in various fields,” said the presidency in a statement accompanied by images of Putin and Pezeshkian shaking h
  
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• 2027: Opposition coalition may struggle to agree on single candidate – Ndujihe

  01-09-2026 14:15 via vanguardngr.com
  By Osundiji SekinatThe Politics Editor of Vanguard Newspaper, Clifford Ndujihe, has said opposition parties seeking to form a coalition against the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, may struggle to unite behind a single presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections.Ndujihe stated this on Channels Television on Tuesday morning while analysing the opposition’s ongoing coalition efforts and the prospects of a united challenge to the APC.According to him, although the opposi
  
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• 2027: Police to hold stakeholders’ security training in Ogun

  01-09-2026 14:11 via punchng.com
  
  The Ogun State Police Command has scheduled a security stakeholders’ workshop ahead of the 2027 general elections in a bid to ensure adequate participation and a credible election process. The meeting, themed ‘Elections, Community Mobilisation, The Law and The Media,’ will be held from September 22-23, 2026. According to a statement signed by the workshop’sRead More: https://punchng.com/2027-police-to-hold-stakeholders-security-training-in-ogun/
  
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• Customs generates N1.38trn, seizes smuggled goods worth N61.3bn in 2 months

  01-09-2026 14:11 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generated N1.38 trillion in July and August while intercepting smuggled goods with a combined Duty Paid Value exceeding N61.3 billion.The National Public Relations Officer of the NCS, DCC Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Joint Security News Briefing by security and law enforcement agencies.Maiwada said the revenue comprised N784.66 billion generated in July and N595.58 billion collected in August.He said the Apapa Area Comman
  
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• Court fixes Sept 10 to hear suit seeking halt to Oyo LG polls

  01-09-2026 14:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, AbujaThe Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday slated September 10 to commence hearing a suit seeking to halt local government elections in Oyo State.Justice Obiora Egwuatu ordered the service of the Originating Summons on both the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), listed as the 1st and 2nd defendants.The suit, brought before the court by an electorate in the state, Mr Akinloye Olusegun O
  
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• How ex-gov Sylva rose through APC before EFCC summons

  01-09-2026 13:56 via punchng.com
  
  Timipre Sylva’s political journey within the All Progressives Congress spans more than a decade, taking him from a former Peoples Democratic Party governor of Bayelsa State to a major figure in the APC and one of the party’s leading financiers in the state. His political fortunes within the APC, however, have taken a dramatic turnRead More: https://punchng.com/how-ex-gov-sylva-rose-through-apc-before-efcc-summons/
  
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• FRSC recovers stolen vehicle in Abuja, hands over to police

  01-09-2026 13:56 via punchng.com
  
  The Federal Road Safety Corps has recovered a stolen white pick-up vehicle in the Federal Capital Territory and handed it over to the Nigeria Police Force for further investigation. The vehicle, a white pick-up with registration number YAB 677 XD, was recovered in the early hours of Sunday, August 23, 2026, at about 3 amRead More: https://punchng.com/frsc-recovers-stolen-vehicle-in-abuja-hands-over-to-police/
  
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• Iran pledges to reciprocate interim commitments to US

  01-09-2026 13:49 via vanguardngr.com
  President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran will immediately reciprocate if the U.S. returns to its commitments under an interim deal ‌signed in June.He made his comments at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek.This statement was made after the first exchange of direct attacks in the U.S.-Iran conflict since late July.The U.S. struck Larak Island, and Iran ⁠thereafter launched attacks on two U.S. air bases in Jordan.Pezeshkian was quoted by an Iranian state media  &
  
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• Oil resumption: No threats to Ogoni negotiations with FG, MOSOP affirms

  01-09-2026 13:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By Daniel Abia P/HarcourtThe President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Fegalo Nsuke, said there is no threat to ongoing negotiations between the federal government and the Ogoni people.Nsuke said that angry comments from some interest groups do not threaten the process, as the members of MOSOP, the Ogoni masses and drivers of the Ogoni resistance are fully mobilised to support the process and are following events very keenly.He described opposition from interest gr
  
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• NSA not behind Tin Can Island arms importation, says Arms Centre boss

  01-09-2026 13:34 via punchng.com
  
  The Director-General of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, DIG Johnson Kokumo (retd) has dismissed allegations contained in a viral video claiming that persons arrested over the seizure of illegal arms at the Tin Can Island Port were allegedly being sponsored by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. AddressingRead More: https://punchng.com/nsa-not-behind-tin-can-island-arms-importation-says-arms-centre-boss/
  
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• Aston Villa sign Mbaye from PSG for reported £47m

  01-09-2026 13:34 via punchng.com
  
  Aston Villa signed Senegal winger Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth a reported £47 million ($63 million) on Tuesday. Mbaye played 31 times in all competitions for PSG last season as the French club won the Champions League and the Ligue 1 title. The 18-year-old also appeared four times for Senegal atRead More: https://punchng.com/aston-villa-sign-mbaye-from-psg-for-reported-47m/
  
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• FG expands national tertiary institutions’ ranking, makes participation compulsory

  01-09-2026 13:34 via vanguardngr.com
  The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has expanded Nigeria’s national tertiary education ranking framework to cover universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.‎This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Mr Ikharo Attah, Special Adviser to the Minister on Media and Communications.‎Attah quoted Alausa to have announced the development at a meeting with the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee (NURAC), adding that participation was now
  
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• G-100: Turaki-led PDP joins opposition move to defeat Tinubu

  01-09-2026 13:33 via vanguardngr.com
  The Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed the G-100 (a group of 100 opposition stalwarts) driven process of creating an all-opposition front to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.A statement on Tuesday by the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said the decision was informed by the “wailings of Nigerians groaning under the repressive Bola Tinubu APC-led Federal Government,” and the need
  
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• Aston Villa sign Senegal winger Mbaye from PSG

  01-09-2026 13:18 via vanguardngr.com
  Aston Villa signed Senegal winger Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth a reported £47 million ($63 million) on Tuesday.Mbaye played 31 times in all competitions for PSG last season as the French club won the Champions League and the Ligue 1 title.The 18-year-old also appeared four times for Senegal at the recent World Cup, netting against France to become the youngest African player to score in the men’s tournament.He has been capped 15 times by Senegal since makin
  
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• Zambia president begins second term as rival faces treason charges

  01-09-2026 13:14 via punchng.com
  
  Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in for a second term Tuesday with the main opposition leader—who was the runner-up in last month’s elections—in jail on treason charges. The August 13 ballot was marred by allegations of intimidation, pro-government bias and restrictions on the opposition, tarnishing the copper-rich country’s democratic reputation. Thousands of people wearingRead More: https://punchng.com/zambia-president-begins-second-term-as-rival-fa
  
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• Messi legacy will live forever, says Beckham

  01-09-2026 13:14 via punchng.com
  
  David Beckham said Lionel Messi’s “legacy will live forever” after the Argentina legend announced his retirement from international football. Messi on Monday revealed he had called time on his remarkable career with Argentina after 207 caps and 125 goals. The 39-year-old won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and his last game for his countryRead More: https://punchng.com/messi-legacy-will-live-forever-says-beckham/
  
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• 2027: Tunji-Ojo-backed group begins voter education drive in Ondo

  01-09-2026 13:14 via punchng.com
  
  As the campaign for the 2027 general election begins across the country, a campaign support group sponsored by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has commenced a statewide voter education programme to sensitise residents on the need to exercise their civic responsibility in the election. In a statement issued on Monday by the coalition’s presidentRead More: https://punchng.com/2027-tunji-ojo-backed-group-begins-voter-education-drive-in-ondo/
  
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• Messi legacy will ‘live forever’, says Beckham

  01-09-2026 13:14 via vanguardngr.com
  David Beckham said Lionel Messi’s “legacy will live forever” after the Argentina legend announced his retirement from international football.Messi on Monday revealed he had called time on his remarkable career with Argentina after 207 caps and 125 goals.The 39-year-old won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and his last game for his country was Argentina’s World Cup final defeat against Spain in July.Messi’s brilliance for Argentina and Barcelona made him one of the world
  
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• FG destroys 1,419 illicit weapons, recovers 5,449 firearms in 2026

  01-09-2026 13:07 via vanguardngr.com
  The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has destroyed 1,419 illicit weapons and recovered 5,449 firearms in recent operations nationwide.The ​‌‍‍‍‍⁠⁠‌‍​⁠‍​‍⁠‍‌​director-general of the centre, retired DIG Johnson Kokumo, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the Joint Security News Briefing.The briefing was organised for spokespersons of defence, security and law-
  
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• US lists two family visa options for foreigners seeking permanent residence

  01-09-2026 13:06 via vanguardngr.com
  The United States Government has outlined two family-based immigrant visa categories available to foreign nationals seeking to move to the country permanently through qualifying family relationships.The US Department of State said foreign citizens seeking permanent residence in the country through family connections must obtain an immigrant visa and meet the requirements for their respective category.According to the department, there are two main types of family-based immigrant visas: Immediat
  
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• Ogun issues fresh flood alert ahead of September rains

  01-09-2026 12:58 via punchng.com
  
  The Ogun State Government has issued a fresh flood alert ahead of the second phase of the 2026 rainy season, advising residents in vulnerable communities to remain vigilant and relocate to safer locations where necessary. The warning, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, followed a forecast byRead More: https://punchng.com/ogun-issues-fresh-flood-alert-ahead-of-september-rains/
  
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• Ekiti to unlock tourism potential through cultural festivals

  01-09-2026 12:58 via punchng.com
  
  The Ekiti State Government has begun moves to explore the cultural festivals of different communities to harness the economic potential of tourism in the state. The Director-General of the Ekiti State Bureau of Tourism Development, Wale Ojo-Lanre, said the state government had urged communities to formally register their cultural festivals with the bureau. Ojo-Lanre, whoRead More: https://punchng.com/ekiti-to-unlock-tourism-potential-through-cultural-festivals/
  
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• 2027: Atiku pledges direct payment of LG funds

  01-09-2026 12:58 via punchng.com
  
  The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to ensure that funds meant for Nigeria’s local governments are paid directly to them immediately after he is sworn in as President. Atiku made the pledge in a statement signed and posted via X.com by his official spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, on Tuesday. TheRead More: https://punchng.com/2027-atiku-pledges-direct-payment-of-lg-funds/
  
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• Our Predictions for the Biggest Football Matches of the Weekend

  01-09-2026 12:56 via punchng.com
  
  Get expert football match predictions for the weekend’s biggest fixtures. We analyze title races, derbies, and relegation battles to find betting opportuniRead More: https://punchng.com/our-predictions-for-the-biggest-football-matches-of-the-weekend/
  
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• Ekiti 2027: APC, ADC, 10 other parties set for battle over 26 Assembly seats

  01-09-2026 12:49 via vanguardngr.com
  By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-EkitiThe All Progressive Congress (APC), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and ten other political parties have fielded 174 candidates for the 26 seats in the Ekiti State House of Assembly in the 2027 general election.This was contained in a document signed and made available to journalists by the Ekiti State Legal Officer I of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Sina Ogundana.The document showed that the All Progressives Congress (APC), African Democr
  
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