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• Cartoon: ‘Tailor, I need two more caps’

  04-06-2026 10:03 via vanguardngr.com
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• S’west private schools threaten protest over abducted Oyo teachers, pupils

  04-06-2026 11:13 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adeola BadruThe National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), South-West Zone, has threatened to mobilise thousands of school proprietors, teachers and students for peaceful protests across the region if abducted teachers and pupils in Oyo State and other parts of the country are not released by June 10.The association issued the warning while condemning the recent abduction of teachers and pupils in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, describing the incident as an at
  
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• Davido’s aide Israel DMW to bury father in July

  04-06-2026 11:07 via vanguardngr.com
  Davido’s logistics manager, Israel Afeara, widely known as Israel DMW, has announced the funeral arrangements for his late father, Eric Afeare.Mr Afeare, a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, died on March 2 at the age of 71 following a brief illness. He reportedly passed away at a hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State.According to the burial programme released by the family, most of the ceremonies will take place at Oguedo Quarters, Ivbiu-Ake, in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State
  
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• Tragedy: Son beats 65-year-old father to death in Ondo, arrested

  04-06-2026 10:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dayo Johnson, AkureThe Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old man, Nsikak Kingsley, for allegedly beating his 65-year-old father, Adone Peter, to death during a domestic dispute in Oda Community, Akure South Local Government Area.It was gathered that the incident followed a heated altercation between father and son, which escalated into violence.A police source said the suspect allegedly attacked the deceased and inflicted severe head injuries on him.The victim was rushed to a
  
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• Unsafe food kills 1.5m people worldwide annually – WHO

  04-06-2026 10:51 via vanguardngr.com
  Unsafe food causes an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year worldwide, according to new data from the World Health Organisation (WHO).This highlights the often-overlooked toll of contaminated food on health, development, and fragile economies.The new insights, released on Wednesday, ahead of next week’s World Food Safety Day (WFSD), celebrated on June 7, show that children under five are particularly vulnerable.Unsafe food is any food that may cause illness, in
  
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• N/Korea’s Kim vows ‘exponential’ boost in nuclear forces

  04-06-2026 10:46 via vanguardngr.com
  Kim Jong Un vowed an “exponential” increase in nuclear military capabilities as state media reported the North Korean leader visited a new atomic facility.The nuclear-armed country is believed to operate uranium enrichment facilities at three sites — Yongbyon, Kangson and Kusong.Kim on Wednesday went to a “newly-inaugurated nuclear materials production factory”, Pyongyang’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.KCNA reported that Kim noted an
  
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• Nigeria ranks among 10 worst countries for workers

  04-06-2026 10:36 via vanguardngr.com
  By Victor Ahiuma-YoungNigeria has been ranked among the 10 worst countries in the world for workers’ rights, according to the 2026 Global Rights Index released by the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC.Read Also: Right to strike: Labour, employers at war over ICJ affirmation The report paints a grim picture of the state of labour rights in the country, citing attacks on trade union independence, arbitrary arrests, intimidation of workers, and widespread union-busting
  
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• Right to strike: Labour, employers at war over ICJ affirmation 

  04-06-2026 10:31 via vanguardngr.com
  By Victor Ahiuma-YoungNigeria’s industrial relations space has been thrown into renewed debate as organised labour and employers disagree sharply over the scope and limits of workers’ right to strike, following divergent interpretations of the recent ruling by the International Court of Justice, ICJ on the right of workers to strike.Read Also: ‘Don’t test us, minimum wage is constitutional matter,’ Labour cautions governors over N100,000 proposalIt will b
  
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• Saving teacher education through Dual Mandate Policy 

  04-06-2026 10:26 via vanguardngr.com
  •As candidates shun admission to COEs By Adesina WahabWith over one million candidates unable to secure admission into tertiary institutions yearly in the country, over 300,000 admission spaces are always unfilled in Faculties of Education in universities and even Colleges of Education that are supposed to train teachers.The development is not only putting teacher education in difficulty, but is aggravating the already short supply of competent teachers in the country. Available
  
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• Meet ‘2026 World Cup’s least-known player’ who gained 4.9 million followers after viral challenge

  04-06-2026 10:15 via vanguardngr.com
  New Zealand footballer Tim Payne met the influencer behind his stunning viral fame on Wednesday, presenting him with a team shirt after gaining almost five million Instagram followers in a week.Argentine social media giant Valen Scarsini, known as “El Scarso”, last week asked his fans to boost unheralded Payne’s following, calling him the “least known” player at the World Cup.It kicked off an online explosion of interest with Payne going from 4,000 followers to 4.9
  
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• Apple removes Russia’s state-backed messenger from App Store

  04-06-2026 10:11 via vanguardngr.com
  Apple has removed Russia’s state-backed Max messenger from its App Store, the app’s Russian developers said Thursday.Moscow has for months been pushing Russians to install Max — a super-app that lacks encryption and that critics say could be used to track people.It has throttled WhatsApp and Telegram, the country’s two largest messengers, and forced civil servants, state companies, schools and government agencies to move their communications onto Max.“Max is tempor
  
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• Obi defends Pastor Adeboye, warns Nigerians against ethnic division

  04-06-2026 10:06 via vanguardngr.com
  Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has defendedPastor Enoch Adeboye against recent criticisms over his alleged role in the cancellation of a planned protest, warning Nigerians against narratives that could deepen ethnic and social divisions.In a statement posted on his verified X account on Thursday, Obi said Nigerians must learn from the experiences of the 2023 elections, particularly in Lagos, where political discourse shifted from issues of governance and competence
  
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• Ekiti 2026: 16 days to go, Oyebanji dominates, opposition struggles for relevance

  04-06-2026 09:53 via vanguardngr.com
  By Rotimi OjomoyelaAs Ekiti State moves toward the June 20, 2026 governorship election, the political atmosphere is becoming increasingly intense despite recent efforts by stakeholders to maintain peace.A total of 1,059,360 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots across 2,445 polling units in 177 wards spread across the state’s 16 local government areas.Read Also: Senate to FG, security agencies: Deploy all resources to rescue kidnapped school childrenAlthough,
  
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• US hails Nigeria counterterrorism efforts, confirms joint operation against ISIS leader

  04-06-2026 09:44 via vanguardngr.com
  The United States has reaffirmed its counterterrorism partnership with Nigeria, citing recent joint operations that dealt a major blow to the Islamic State terrorist network.The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the disclosure while speaking on U.S. foreign policy and international security cooperation.Rubio disclosed that American and Nigerian security agencies recently collaborated in an operation that eliminated a senior global ISIS leader operating from within Nigeria.According to hi
  
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• World Cup fans barred from bringing water bottles into stadia

  04-06-2026 09:33 via vanguardngr.com
  FIFA has banned fans from bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup venues in a last-minute policy change that will force thirsty supporters to pay for bottled water, The Athletic reported on Wednesday.As recently as last month, FIFA’s official stadium code of conduct included a clause which read: “For the avoidance of doubt, empty, transparent, reusable plastic bottles, up to (1 liter in) capacity, may be brought into the Stadium.”However The Athletic reported on Wedne
  
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• Mali bans use of motorcycles outside major cities

  04-06-2026 09:17 via vanguardngr.com
  Mali has banned the use of certain motorcycles outside of major cities as the country battles a jihadist insurgency, according to a government order broadcast on Wednesday.Motorcycles are the preferred means of transport for jihadist groups in Mali, which has been plunged into a security crisis as jihadists blockade its capital Bamako.An order read out on national television on Wednesday evening said the “circulation of motorcycles with an engine capacity of 125 cc and above, outside majo
  
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• Insecurity: Delay on State Police may trigger self help — Afenifere warns

  04-06-2026 09:16 via vanguardngr.com
  — Says fire-brigade security deployment infeasible, ineffectiveBy Dayo Johnson AkureThe Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has warned that the delay in the establishment of state police may trigger self help.It faulted the federal government’s reactive deployment of security forces after terror attacks, describing the approach as infeasible and ineffective in protecting citizens.According to the groups Secretary General, Chief Sola Ebiseni, “If there is any issue on
  
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• Insecurity: Delay on State Police may trigger self help — Afenifere

  04-06-2026 09:16 via vanguardngr.com
  — Says fire-brigade security deployment infeasible, ineffectiveBy Dayo Johnson AkureThe Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has warned that the delay in the establishment of state police may trigger self help.It faulted the federal government’s reactive deployment of security forces after terror attacks, describing the approach as infeasible and ineffective in protecting citizens.According to the groups Secretary General, Chief Sola Ebiseni, “If there is any issue on
  
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• NDC NEC: Obi urges aspirants to accept results

  04-06-2026 09:13 via vanguardngr.com
  …Dickson promises reconciliation after primariesBy Henry Umoru, AbujaABUJA — Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged aspirants who lost in the party’s recent primaries to accept the outcomes and work for the unity and growth of the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.Speaking at the second National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the NDC in Abuja, Obi appealed to members to put aside grievances arising from the primarie
  
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• US House votes to curb Trump on Iran war 

  04-06-2026 09:05 via vanguardngr.com
  The US House of Representatives has backed a resolution seeking to halt American military action in Iran — a symbolic move that deals a political blow to President Donald Trump as efforts to find a deal with Tehran stagnate.Weeks of complicated talks marked by sharp rhetoric and flare-ups of violence have not managed to reach a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which is essential to oil supplies.Washington and Tehran have sent divergent messages in recent days, with Ira
  
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• 2027: El-Buba endorses Adebayo for president

  04-06-2026 08:54 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry Umoru, AbujaABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, renowned cleric and Convener of the Initiative for a Better and Brighter Nigeria, Prophet Isa El-Buba, has declared support for the presidential ambition of Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader, Adewole Adebayo, saying he is better positioned to lead Nigeria than other opposition contenders.El-Buba also warned against any attempt to turn Nigeria into a one-party state, stressing that democracy thrives on justice, equity
  
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• Trump says will make ex-personal lawyer permanent attorney general

  04-06-2026 08:52 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he intended to nominate his former personal lawyer as attorney general on a permanent basis.Todd Blanche currently serves as acting chief of the Justice Department after Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi following scrutiny over her handling of the release of investigative files regarding late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Blanche, the former number two in the Justice Department, has since pursued indictments for Trump’s perceived enemies,
  
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• Reform Proposals: Campaign to scrap Law School unsettles Council of Legal Education

  04-06-2026 08:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA — Far-reaching proposals capable of overhauling the nation’s legal education system dominated discussions at the 2026 Legal Education Summit organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
  Prominent among the proposals were demands for the Nigerian Law School (NLS) to be scrapped, as well as calls for a reduction in the number of years required for the study of law.
  The Council of Legal Education (CLE) is the statutory body responsible for regulating lega
  
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• 7-month-old baby among 13 abducted by terrorists in Borno

  04-06-2026 08:34 via vanguardngr.com
  •Families beg FG for rescue of travellers
  By Ndahi MaramaMAIDUGURI — Fear and anxiety have gripped families in Borno State following the abduction of 13 travellers, including women and a seven-month-old baby, by suspected Boko Haram insurgents along the Biu–Damaturu highway through the Kamuya axis of the state.
  The victims were reportedly abducted on April 15, 2026, when terrorists intercepted two Golf Wagon vehicles conveying passengers along the road and whisked them away to
  
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• Tambuwal, ADC guber candidate bemoan rising terrorism

  04-06-2026 08:26 via vanguardngr.com
  …Seek urgent security overhaul after deadly Sokoto attacks
  …Police foil fresh terror attack, recover 25 rustled cattle
  By Musa UbandawakiSOKOTO — Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and the Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the state, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, have raised fresh alarm over the worsening insecurity in Sokoto following renewed deadly attacks on com
  
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• INSECURITY IN YORUBALAND:Is Amotekun still effective in S-West?

  04-06-2026 08:23 via vanguardngr.com
  ….Stakeholders call for stronger legal backing…Commitment has declined…Operatives have displayed bravery— Afenifere…We’ve curtailed excesses of criminals—CommandersBy Dayo Johnson, Rotimi Ojomoyela, James Ogunnaike & Adeola BadruTHE operations and effectiveness of the Western Nigeria Security Network, WNSN, code-named Amotekun, have come under scrutiny.Operation Amotekun, which acts as a vital grassroots intelligence network, has remained signif
  
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• M-East war: Iran has agreed not to stock nuclear weapon — Trump

  04-06-2026 08:13 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency reportU.S President, Donald Trump, yesterday claimed that Iran has agreed it will not have a nuclear weapon and that the country’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was involved in negotiations with the US.
  The bold claims were made during an interview on the New York Post’s Pod Force One podcast, as violence erupted in the Gulf once again after the US and Iran exchanged series of strikes.
  Trump’s remarks followed comments by the US Secretary of S
  
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• Manufacturing recovery lifts Business Confidence Index to 104.6pts — NESG

  04-06-2026 08:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Babajide KomolafeThe Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, has reported an improvement in business confidence in May 2026, driven largely by a strong recovery in the manufacturing sector and robust consumer demand despite persistent cost pressures.According to the latest NESG Business Confidence Monitor, BCM, the Current Business Performance Index rose to 104.6 points in May from 102.1 points recorded in April, indicating an expansion in business activities across the economy.The report
  
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• Nigeria, 7 others risk 12.5% US tariff over forced labour claims

  04-06-2026 08:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nkiruka NnoromNigeria and seven other African countries risk losing wider access to the American market as the United States moves to slap a 12.5 per cent tariff on their exports over alleged failure to curb forced labour in supply chains.
  The proposal was unveiled by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, USTR, as part of a sweeping probe covering 60 economies worldwide.
  Aside from Nigeria, the African countries listed are Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco an
  
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• Chimamanda Adichie’s son probe: Court adjourns to Oct 8

  04-06-2026 08:09 via vanguardngr.com
  By Innocent AnabaThe coroner’s inquest into the death of 21-month-old Master Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of renowned author Chimamanda Adichie and Dr. Ivara Esege, suffered a major setback, yesterday, after Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital told the Coroner’s Court that it had obtained an order of the Lagos State High Court staying further proceedings.
  Meanwhile, the court adjourned the case to October 8, 2026.
  The matter came before Coroner Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji at Igbosere Mag
  
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