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• Bolivia orders state intervention as fuel shortage bites

  03-09-2026 07:38 via punchng.com
  
  The Bolivian government announced Wednesday that it had placed state oil company YPFB under temporary supervision, citing problems with fuel imports and distribution amid a severe supply crisis. Long lines of drivers queuing for scarce fuel have become a regular sight in Bolivia, where President Rodrigo Paz took power last November on a pledge toRead More: https://punchng.com/bolivia-orders-state-intervention-as-fuel-shortage-bites/
  
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• APC chairman begins two-week vacation ahead of 2027

  08-09-2026 22:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABUJA — THE National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has commenced a two-week vacation outside the country following his first year in office.The party, in a statement signed by Abimbola Tooki, Special Adviser to the National Chairman on Media and Information Strategy, said the vacation was aimed at allowing Yilwatda to rest, reflect and re-strategise ahead of the 2027 general elections.According to the statement, Yilwatda’s first year as nat
  
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• Attack on Obi disgraceful assault on democracy —  Aondoakaa

  08-09-2026 22:34 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Benue State, Chief Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, has condemned the alleged attack on the Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, in Makurdi, describing the incident as a “disgraceful assault on democracy.”Aondoakaa, a former Attorney General of the Federation, alleged that the attack was carried out by thugs led by the Senior Special Assistant to the Benue State Gover
  
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• Nigeria in IDP camp’ – Peter Obi laments killings, displacement in Plateau

  08-09-2026 21:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Golok NanmwaJOS- Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has lamented the prolonged killings and displacement of thousands of Nigerians in Plateau State, saying the continued existence of internally displaced persons (IDP) camps underscores the need for the government to do more to secure citizens and facilitate their safe return home.Obi spoke when he visited Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State to sympathise with persons affected by insecurity, s
  
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• 2027: ‘APC will come last’ —  Adebayo vows to defeat Tinubu

  08-09-2026 21:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyePresidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, has declared that President Bola Tinubu is beatable in the 2027 election, predicting that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will come last.Adebayo stated this on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while responding to questions on his chances against Tinubu and whether the President’s re-election bid was difficult to defeat.He said those who con
  
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• Nigeria, Canada to set up joint team over visa delays

  08-09-2026 20:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  — To tackle irregular migration, removal of persons without legal statusBy Omeiza AjayiABUJA — The Federal Government and the Government of Canada have agreed to establish a joint technical working group to address persistent delays in the processing of Canadian visa applications by Nigerians and develop a framework for the removal of persons without legal status in Canada.Head, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Interior, Mary Ali, disclosed this in a statement issued ye
  
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• Four years enough to transform Nigeria — Adebayo

  08-09-2026 20:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  — Says elites in Villa, govt houses are Nigeria’s problem
  — Challenges Tinubu to public debateBy Henry UmoruABUJA — Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said four years is enough for a determined government to transform Nigeria, urging voters to reject what he described as the country’s “politics of comedy and clowning.”Adebayo also identified what he described as the political elite occupying the Presi
  
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• Attack on Obi: Igbo Group demands apology from Governor Alia

  08-09-2026 20:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  — Condemns reported obstruction of NDC candidate’s visitBy Jeff Agbodo, AbakalikiABAKALIKI — The Igbo Renaissance Group has condemned the reported obstruction of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, from visiting communities affected by the recent killings in Benue State.The group also demanded a public apology from the Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, to Obi over the reported incident.In a statement, the group’s chair
  
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• Eguavoen appointed interim Super Falcons coach ahead of 2028 Olympic qualifiers

  08-09-2026 20:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Super Eagles head coach Augustine “Cerezo” Eguavoen has been appointed to lead Nigeria’s Super Falcons on a temporary basis as the search for a permanent manager continues.
  His immediate assignment is navigating the 2028 Olympic Games second-round qualifying tie against Comoros this October.
  Eguavoen brings top-tier experience to the role, having previously guided the Super Eagles to a bronze medal at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.Joining the interim technical
  
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• Obi: HURIWA tackles Benue Govt over reported blockade

  08-09-2026 20:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  — Says those who stopped Obi couldn’t stop killings in BenueBy Chioma ObinnaLAGOS — The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has condemned the reported blockade of the convoy of the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, while attempting to enter Benue State.HURIWA described the incident as “lawless, reckless and misdirected”, questioning the circumstances surrounding the reported confrontation and the decision t
  
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• Tinubu mourns Peter Onwubuariri, media aide who served three presidents

  08-09-2026 20:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of Peter Onwubuariri, Assistant Director, Media, at the Presidential Villa and former North American Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria.Onwubuariri died after a prolonged illness, leaving behind a career spanning journalism, public service and media operations at the Presidential Villa.In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja on Tuesday, Tinubu described the death as a painful loss to th
  
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• Ekiti Guber: Tribunal strikes out Oluyede’s petition against Oyebanji

  08-09-2026 20:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Rotimi OjomoyelaADO-EKITI — The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has struck out the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Dr Wole Oluyede, challenging the re-election of Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress, APC.The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Abubakar Idris Kutigi, struck out the petition at its first sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday following a motion for withdrawal filed by Oluyede.Other members
  
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• Guest allegedly kills female companion in Calabar hotel

  08-09-2026 20:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  — Police detain receptionist, launch manhunt for suspectBy Ike UchechukwuCALABAR — The Cross River State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a male guest who allegedly lodged with a female companion, later found dead in a hotel room in Calabar South Local Government Area of the state.The hotel receptionist has also been detained for questioning as police intensify investigations into the incident.The incident reportedly occurred at a hotel on Clifford Street, Calabar South.Con
  
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• Court fixes Sept 21 to hear motion for winding up of NICON Insurance

  08-09-2026 20:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA— The Federal High Court in Abuja has slated September 21 to hear a petition seeking to formally wind up NICON Insurance Limited following the cancellation of its operating licence.Justice Chigozie Onah, while fixing the matter for hearing, ordered that assets, properties, investments, bank accounts, books, records, documents, and other proprietary interests of the company “be preserved and protected from any disposition, dissipation, alienation, encumbranc
  
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• ‘I returned Ogogo’s N25m to his family after his death’ – Imam

  08-09-2026 20:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Chief Imam of Ilaro, Ogun State, Tajudeen Adewunmi, has explained why he returned N25m entrusted to him by late veteran Yoruba actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, before his death.Adewunmi said the actor transferred the money to him to complete the rebuilding of his grandfather’s house and not for a mosque project, as was later rumoured.The Imam spoke in an interview with BBC Yoruba, shared on Instagram on Monday, where he recounted his relationship with the late actor and
  
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• NDC condemns attack, obstruction of Peter Obi in Benue

  08-09-2026 19:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  *Calls on Benue State Government and relevant security agencies to immediately investigate this incident, bring the perpetrators to justice
  By Henry UmoruABUJA- THE Leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress,  NDC, has condemned in very strong terms what it described as the shameful attack and obstruction of its Presidential candidate ahead of next year’s election, Peter Obi, by suspected hired thugs in Benue State today.In a statement  on Tuesday by the National Publicity Se
  
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• ‘Diversify funding or stagnate’ – Education Minister reads riot act to varsities

  08-09-2026 19:29 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Joseph Erunke, ABUJAThe Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has read the riot act to vice-chancellors of Nigeria’s public universities, warning them to stop relying almost exclusively on government allocations. He urged them to aggressively pursue alternative sources of funding.Read Also: ‘You’ve had enough; someone handsome raped you’ – Nigerian migrant Gift Oladele tells British girlAlausa, who expressed concern over the poor resource mobilisation capacit
  
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• Nigerians Ganiyu, Somoye arrested over scheme to sell green cards, citizenship for cash

  08-09-2026 19:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Two Nigerians, Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu, a former senior immigration services officer with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Adeniyi Akeem Somoye, have been arrested in the United States over an alleged scheme to receive illegal payments in exchange for manipulating and expediting immigration applications.United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Ryan Raybould, announced the arrests, saying the two men were allegedly involved in a multi-year scheme to rece
  
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• IPOB questions continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu

  08-09-2026 19:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  — Group urges Court of Appeal to hear his pending appealBy Chimaobi NwaiwuNNEWI — The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has questioned the continued detention of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and called for the speedy hearing of his appeal at the Court of Appeal.The group also raised questions over the legal basis of Kanu’s conviction, arguing that the trial was conducted under the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act 2013, which it said had been repealed.In a statement by it
  
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• El-Rufai: MBF backs Musa, demands probe into alleged bandit payments

  08-09-2026 19:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoKADUNA — The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has expressed solidarity with the Minister of Defence, Gen Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd), over his recent comments concerning the administration of former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, demanding an independent investigation into allegations of payments to bandits during the former governor’s tenure.The forum also called for a review of unresolved cases of mass killings and other violent incidents recorded in
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan ‘surprised’ by King Charles’ announcement

  08-09-2026 18:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeKing Charles has reaffirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan remain non-working royals, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly “surprised” that they were not informed about the clarification before it was made public.A spokesperson for the couple said they were “a little surprised not to have been told about this in advance”, although royal sources told the BBC that Harry and Meghan had been made aware of the letter before its publication.The let
  
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• Osun poll: APC files withdrawal notice over controversial petition

  08-09-2026 18:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina Abubakar
  The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has filed a notice of withdrawal before the Election Petition Tribunal against its controversial petition against Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election.The tribunal had on Monday pasted a notice displaying two petitions purportedly filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the re-election of Governor Adeleke.The petitions, which were dated September 5, 2026, were past
  
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• 8 countries where nurses earn the highest salaries

  08-09-2026 18:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Okafor MmesomaNurses are among the most sought-after healthcare professionals globally, but salaries vary widely depending on factors such as experience, specialty, qualifications, location and employer.For internationally trained nurses considering opportunities abroad, countries offering higher salaries can be particularly attractive. However, salary is only one factor to consider, as professional licensing, language requirements, immigration rules and the cost of living can also affect th
  
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• 2027: APC govt has done nothing for South-East, Peter Obi our only hope — Dan Ulasi

  08-09-2026 18:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Elder statesman, Chief Dan Ulasi, has said Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) remains the only hope of the South-East ahead of the 2027 presidential election, alleging that the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government has done nothing for the region.Ulasi made the assertion on AIT’s Kakaaki programme on Tuesday, arguing that Obi would secure overwhelming support across the South-East because of what he described as the region’s fee
  
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• Sage Grey targets stock market, commercial banking licence

  08-09-2026 18:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dickson OmobolaFinancial institution, Sage Grey Finance Limited, has disclosed plans to list on the stock exchange and access more capital in-country, saying plans are also underway to acquire a commercial banking licence to provide more services and reduce its cost of operations.Runsewe said it was more sustainable to match the company’s operations in Nigeria with capital sourced from the country.Addressing newsmen at the company’s headquarters in Lagos, where it celebrated its
  
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• Tinubu to Banks: Rethink risk, drive real economy, not just profits

  08-09-2026 18:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …CIBN President says stronger indices must improve living standards
  …Nigeria’s credit bypassing job creators — World Bank
  …CBN: Recapitalisation reveals depth of local capitalBy Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has challenged Nigerian banks to rethink their approach to risk and play a more active role in driving economic growth and improving the welfare of Nigerians, insisting that strong profits alone are no longer enough.Tinubu s
  
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• Don’t just focus on profits, Tinubu tells banks

  08-09-2026 18:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefPresident Bola Tinubu has challenged Nigerian banks to rethink their approach to risk and play a more active role in driving economic growth and improving the welfare of Nigerians, insisting that strong profits alone are no longer enough.The President spoke at the opening of the 19th Annual Banking and Finance Conference of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) in Abuja, yesterday.Represented by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of t
  
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• ‘You’ve had enough; someone handsome raped you’ – Nigerian migrant Gift Oladele tells British girl

  08-09-2026 18:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A teenager has recalled the terrifying moment she was dragged into the woods and raped by a Nigerian migrant, who dodged deportation because it would ‘breach his human rights’, DailyMail reports.Gift Oladele, 24, targeted the 19-year-old as she walked home on an isolated footpath in Wrexham, Wales, after a night out on September 7 last year. The teenager has now revealed that after the attack, Oladele said to her: ‘I think you’ve had enough now. At least you have be
  
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• Russia says Putin, Trump had ‘frank’ call after US envoys visit

  08-09-2026 17:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump had an “extremely frank” phone call on Tuesday, after US negotiators visited Moscow over the weekend, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters, including AFP.Steve Witkoff, who is Trump’s business ally, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, visited the Russian and Ukrainian capitals at the weekend for talks with both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.In a one-hour call on Tuesday, Pu
  
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• 2027: Christians, Muslims, traditionalists unite in prayer for Tinubu, Hamzat

  08-09-2026 17:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniChristians, Muslims and traditional worshippers gathered in Lagos on Tuesday to pray for peaceful conduct of the 2027 general elections, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and other All Progressives Congress, APC, leaders urged residents to shun violence before, during and after the polls.The interdenominational prayer session, held at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos Island, was organised to seek divine direction, commit the electoral p
  
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