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• CBEX: Investors will get their money back – EFCC assures

  16-04-2025 17:13 via vanguardngr.com
  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has assured Nigerians that efforts are underway to recover funds lost to the collapsed digital investment platform, CryptoBank Exchange (CBEX), which reportedly defrauded investors of N1.3 trillion.Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said the agency had previously warned the public against Ponzi schemes.“You’ll recall that on March 11 this year, the Executive Chairman of the EFC
  
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• Enugu LG boss dislodges kidnappers on ambush

  18-04-2025 12:48 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omotola AdekonyeGunmen who have been kidnapping and terrorizing Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State and environs have been disloged by the convoy of the council boss, Mr Chijioke Ezugwu.It was learned that the gunmen, who laid ambush on the road for motorists who ply the area which leads to Umulokpa, headquarters of the agricultural had attacked Ezugwu’s convoy, which was leaving the headquarters after a security meeting where measures to wipe out the criminals was discussed
  
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• 2027: You’re an opportunist  —  Former CPC chief blasts El-Rufai

  18-04-2025 12:29 via vanguardngr.com
  By Bayo WahabFarouk Aliyu, Former Minority leader of the House of Representatives and founding member of the Congress for Progressive Change, has described Malam Nasir El-Rufai as an opportunist whose loyalty is only tied to what he gains from politics.El-Rufai was among the northern politicians who galvanized support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2023 presidential election, but recently, the former Governor of Kaduna started opposing his administration, criticising the president, desc
  
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• Video: Portable, Speed Darlington trade punches ahead of boxing bout

  18-04-2025 12:26 via vanguardngr.com
  Controversial singers Portable and Speed Darlington traded punches during their weigh-in ahead of the celebrity boxing match, Chaos In The Ring, happening Friday at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Lagos.This Speed Darlington and Portable fight serious o pic.twitter.com/iXapyU5XE8— MBAH (@Mbahdeyforyou) April 17, 2025
  While other fighters kept it civil, the musicians exchanged heated words and scuffled briefly before bouncers stepped in.
  The long-standing rivalry between the two entertaine
  
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• Female actors must reject sex-for-roles culture – Abigail Nmah

  18-04-2025 12:25 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chioma OkoyeProminent Nollywood actress, scriptwriter, and entrepreneur, Abigail Ebunoluwa Nmah, has sparked a crucial conversation within the Nigerian film industry, calling on female actors to unequivocally reject the exploitative culture of exchanging sex for roles.Speaking passionately, Abigail Nmah—who is also the wife of Marvin Nmah, a pioneer of the globally recognized Afro-Adura musical movement—emphasized her deep commitment to a Nollywood rooted in merit, professionalis
  
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• Three more Nigerian girls rescued from human trafficking in Ghana – NIDCOM

  18-04-2025 12:15 via vanguardngr.com
  By Favour Ulebor, AbujaThe Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has confirmed that three more Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and repatriated to the country.In a press statement signed by the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, on Friday, the commission said the girls, Divine, Favour, and Bright, aged between 17 and 19, were lured into prostitution by their aunts who deceived them with promises of gainful employment in Ghana.Sp
  
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• Meet Nigeria-born chef Kwame Onwuachi who made TIME100 Most Influential List

  18-04-2025 12:15 via vanguardngr.com
  Kwame Onwuachi’s journey from the Bronx to global culinary recognition is a testament to his passion for food, culture, and the rich history of the African diaspora.In 2025, he earned a spot on TIME’s prestigious 100 Most Influential List, cementing his place as one of the most influential chefs of his generation.From humble beginnings to culinary stardomBorn in Long Island and raised between New York City, Louisiana, and Nigeria, Kwame Onwuachi’s connection to food was rooted
  
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• Bitter Atiku building a coalition of desperate political orphans - Northern youths

  18-04-2025 12:04
  A group of Northern youths under the auspices of the Arewa Youth Council (AYC) has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for his persistent attacks on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group described Atiku's posture as bitter, hypocritical, and marked by desperation, following decades of failed presidential bids. In a statement issued in Kaduna on Thursday, April 17, 2025, AYC's President, Comrade Adams Reuben, said the former Vice President's criticism of Tinubu is both laughable and
  
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• Ndume condemns killing of two soldiers, civilians in Gwoza village by Boko Haram

  18-04-2025 11:58 via vanguardngr.com
  …Lauds Brigade Commander, TroopsBy Ndahi Marama, MaiduguriSenator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC – Borno South) has once again condemned a fresh Boko Haram attack on the recently resettled community of Yamtake in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, which resulted in the killing of two soldiers and an unspecified number of civilians.The former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, while expressing deep concern, praised Brigadier General Nasir Abdullahi, Commander of the 26 Task
  
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• Dubai-Taiwan Campaign: Soludo to suffer electoral disgrace – Obidike

  18-04-2025 11:54 via vanguardngr.com
  The much-touted “African-Dubai-Taiwan” campaign mantra of Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has been described as one of the biggest election campaign scams in Nigeria’s political history.Soludo, who first contested the governorship in 2010 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and later won in 2021 under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), had pledged to transform Anambra into the “Dubai-Taiwan-Silicon Valley of Africa.” However, as the Nov
  
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• US threatens to withdraw from Ukraine talks if no progress

  18-04-2025 11:50 via vanguardngr.com
  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said Washington could soon exit efforts to reach a Ukraine ceasefire if it decided peace was not “doable”, after meeting European and Ukrainian officials in Paris.European powers have been seeking a seat at the table since US President Donald Trump shocked them by opening talks to end the three-year-old war with Russia.But Trump’s push to stem the fighting started by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has stumbled, with Russia&r
  
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• Two killed as police officer’s son opens fire at US university

  18-04-2025 11:37 via vanguardngr.com
  Two men were killed in a mass shooting at a university in Florida allegedly carried out by the son of a local deputy sheriff with her old service weapon, police in the southeastern US state said Thursday.Five people were wounded when the gunman — identified as Phoenix Ikner — rampaged through Florida State University, shooting at students, before he was shot by local law enforcement.A sixth person was hurt trying to run away from the shooting, Chief Lawrence Revell of the Tallahasse
  
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• Kogi Central Youths condemn attack on Natasha’s family home, demand urgent investigation

  18-04-2025 11:33 via vanguardngr.com
  The Say No to Violence in Ebiraland (SNTVE), a leading peace advocacy group in Kogi Central Senatorial District, has strongly condemned the recent armed invasion of the family home of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
  The group has called on the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies to urgently investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.In a statement issued on Friday, SNTVE described the attack as a calculated attempt by sinister forces to destabilize the r
  
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• Photos: Tunde Onakoya embarks on 70-Hour chess marathon

  18-04-2025 11:27 via vanguardngr.com
  Nigerian chess icon and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya has kicked off his second ambitious attempt to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon.The marathon began on Thursday at the iconic Times Square in New York City, where Onakoya aims to play nonstop chess for 70 hours—without losing a single game.
  Under GWR rules, he’s permitted only a five-minute break every hour throughout the marathon.In a video shared on his official X (formerly T
  
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• Tunde Onakoya’s 70-hour chess marathon for GWR begins in New York

  18-04-2025 11:22
  
  Tunde Onakoya’s second attempt to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon with 70-hour has started in New York. The GWR attempt commenced on Thursday at Times Square, New York City, as the Nigerian chess champion and founder of Chess in Slums Africa looks to break a 61-hour marathon. Recall that in April 2024, Onakoya completed a 60-hour chess marathon, playing alongside US chess master Shawn Martinez. That feat surpassed the previous 56-hour record held by Nor
  
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• Davido releases 5th studio album, ‘5ive’

  18-04-2025 11:11 via vanguardngr.com
  Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has released his fifth studio album titled ‘5ive’.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that as part of the prelude to the release of ‘5ive’, the singer had previously dropped three singles, ‘Be There Still’, ‘Funds’, featuring Odumodublvck and Chike, and ‘Awuke’, featuring YG Marley.The 17-track project includes features from artistes like Chris Brown, Omah Lay, Victony, Becky G,
  
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• CBN: Strengthening banks to achieve $1trn economy

  18-04-2025 11:03 via vanguardngr.com
  By Babajide KomolafeBuilding bigger and stronger banks comes with great benefits to the banks, their customers and the wider economy.  For a government that wants to grow its economy to $1 trillion mark, the support of the financial services sector led by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso is crucial.  The CBN boss had explained that bank recapitalization ensures that lenders are well-capitalized, enabling them to take on greater
  
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• Police heighten security measures in Lagos ahead of Easter

  18-04-2025 10:54 via vanguardngr.com
  As Lagos prepares for the Easter celebrations, the Lagos State Police Command has significantly increased security presence across the state to ensure a peaceful, safe, and crime-free holiday.In a statement released on Friday and signed by the Command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, the Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, ordered the immediate deployment of a robust contingent of officers and tactical units. These include conventional police personnel, the Police Mobile Force, Ra
  
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• Miyetti Allah seeks presidential order on protection of pastoralist communities

  18-04-2025 10:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has appealed for a Presidential directive to security agencies to ensure effective security for pastoralist communities across the country.The National Secretary-General of MACBAN, Alhaji Bello Gotomo made the appeal in a statement on Friday in Abuja.He also called on the Federal Government to end all forms of alleged discriminatory practice against pastoralists in the country.Gotomo emphasised the need for the office of the National
  
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• Nigerian skitmaker Zicsaloma calls out LUTH over alleged unprofessionalism toward ailing mother

  18-04-2025 10:31 via vanguardngr.com
  By Efe OnodjaePopular Nigerian skitmaker, Aloma Isaac, widely known as Zicsaloma, has publicly criticized the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) for what he described as unprofessional and inhumane treatment of his mother, who is currently battling cancer.In a heartfelt video shared on his Instagram page, Zicsaloma recounted the distressing ordeal, claiming that his mother was denied entry into LUTH by hospital security personnel and a doctor, despite her critical condition.“Our me
  
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• Easter Celebrations: IGP orders tight security, visibility policing nationwide

  18-04-2025 10:21 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiAs Christians across Nigeria prepare to mark the 2025 Easter celebration, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed Commissioners of Police (CPs) across all State Commands and Formations—as well as their supervising Assistant Inspectors-General of Police—to implement watertight security measures and enhance visibility policing nationwide.In a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, the IGP emphasized
  
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• Anambra court adjourns N50m defamation suit against town union leader to July 29

  18-04-2025 10:17 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nwabueze Okonkwo, OnitshaThe Administrative Judge of the Idemili Judicial Division of Anambra State, Justice Alexander Okuma, has adjourned further hearing in a N50 million defamation suit filed by Sir San Chimezie Igbokwubili Obii, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Obosi community, to July 29, 2025.Sir Obii is suing the President-General of the Obosi Development Union (ODU), Barrister Chimezie Obiajeh, and the ODU itself, for allegedly defaming his character on a public WhatsApp platform.
  
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• Anambra traditional rulers call for peace amid Plateau, Uromi killings

  18-04-2025 10:13 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nwabueze Okonkwo, OnitshaIn response to the recent spate of killings in Uromi, Edo State, and Bassa in Plateau State, traditional rulers in Anambra State have called on Nigerians to embrace peace and shun violence.The monarchs, under the aegis of the Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council (ASTRC), condemned the attacks and urged citizens to avoid actions that could trigger reprisals reminiscent of the 1966 crisis in which many innocent Nigerians lost their lives.Speaking from his palace in
  
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• Gridlock: Three feared dead in multiple auto crash on Kara Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan expressway

  18-04-2025 09:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniTragedy struck in the early hours of Friday—Good Friday—following a multiple auto crash on Kara Bridge, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident reportedly claimed at least three lives and left several others injured.The incident has caused a severe traffic gridlock in the area, as desperate motorists resorted to driving against the flow of traffic (One-Way).One of the deceased victims was seen lying lifeless on the road.An eyewitness, Mr. Akeem Abdul, sai
  
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• Rivers: I wasn’t trained to take orders from a military administrator, says ex-magistrate on resignation

  18-04-2025 09:39 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ayobami OkerindeA former Chief Magistrate in Rivers State, Ejike George, has explained that his recent resignation from the judiciary was due to his refusal to operate under what he described as a military-style administration.He made this known during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today; on Thursday, George stated that heRecall that in a letter dated April 11, 2025, and addressed to the Honourable Chief Judge of Rivers State through the Secretary of the Rivers State
  
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• How 17-yr-old Mustapha moved from Almajiri to producer of shoes and handbags

  18-04-2025 09:14 via vanguardngr.com
  By Bashir Bello, KANO Seventeen-year-old Abubakar Mustapha’s life has changed significantly. Once a child beggar, Mustapha has moved out from the Almajiri cycle and is now a proud producer of shoes and handbags.Read Also: Insecurity: How bandits, killer-herdsmen have impacted farming, food supplyMustapha said, for years, he went from house to house begging. But, with the help of an intervention programme by UNICEF and the Eleva Foundation, he has now acquired skills to star
  
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• No Boko Haram suspects apprehended in Lagos – Police

  18-04-2025 09:13 via vanguardngr.com
  The Police Command in Lagos State has debunked a publication in some newspapers dated April 17, 2025, asserting that hundreds of Boko Haram suspects have been apprehended in Lagos.The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, refuted this in a statement on Friday in Lagos.He said that following the publication, the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Olohundare Jimoh, directed an immediate investigation into the report to ascertain the true position of the claim.“The outcom
  
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• It was a token of appreciation - Chinese man seen giving cash to Nigerian Police speaks out

  18-04-2025 09:07
  
  A Chinese national captured in a now-viral video handing out cash to Nigerian police officers has broken his silence, offering clarity on what many have called a “shameful” incident. In the footage, several officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) were seen lined up to receive N5,000 each from a delegation led by the Chinese man. The video sparked outrage online, with critics accusing the officers of compromising their integrity. Reacting to the controversy on Thursday, the man ide
  
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• U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles coach unveils 24-man squad

  18-04-2025 09:06 via vanguardngr.com
  Head coach of the U-20 national team, Flying Eagles, Aliyu Zubairu, has unveiled a 24-man squad for the upcoming U-20 AFCON in Egypt.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will take place from April 27 to May 18.Zubairu named first-choice goalkeeper Ifeanyi Harcourt, defender and captain Daniel Bameyi, midfielder Sulaiman Alabi and forward Kparobo Arierhi in the squad.The squad is a blend of home-based and foreign players who have intensified t
  
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• Cartoon: ‘God will GEORGE WIKEd PDP members’

  18-04-2025 09:05 via vanguardngr.com
  Read Also: Insecurity: How bandits, killer-herdsmen have impacted farming, food supplyVanguard NewsThe post Cartoon: ‘God will GEORGE WIKEd PDP members’ appeared first on Vanguard News.
  
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