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• CJN to Courts: Start virtual hearing of cases to reduce delays

  15-12-2025 16:59 via vanguardngr.com
  … warns against conflicting orders on election mattersBy Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA– Perturbed by the backlog of cases awaiting judicial attention, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Monday, urged various courts in the country to commence virtual hearing of cases.According to her, the raditional courtroom methods alone can no longer sustain the weight of matters pending for adjudication.The CJN spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2025/2026 Legal Year o
  
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• Tension in Ondo as suspected cultists kill RUGIPO undergraduate

  16-12-2025 22:02 via vanguardngr.com
  —- One suspect arrested, manhunt launched for others— PoliceBy Dayo Johnson AkureA 25 year old student of the Ondo state owned Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Ayodele Peter, has been gruesomely murdered by suspected cultists in Opomulero area of Owo, in the state.Pathetically, the victim was said to still be mourning the death of his mother, who reportedly passed away about three weeks before the sad incident.Vanguard learnt that the clash was sequel to supremacy battle between cult mem
  
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• 54 Gombe residents die of snake bites in 2025 – Official

  16-12-2025 22:01 via vanguardngr.com
  Dr Nuhu Bile, the State Epidemiologist, Gombe State Ministry of Health, on Tuesday said no fewer than 54 snake bite-related deaths have been recorded in the state in 2025.Bile stated this in Gombe during the State Public Health Emergency Management Committee (S-PHEMC) meeting in the state.The meeting, which was supported by UNICEF, was chaired by Mr Manassah Jatau, the State Deputy Governor who is  the Chairman of the PHEMC in the state.Bile, while giving the summary of surveillance activi
  
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• Police arrest social media influencer ‘Peller’ over alleged attempted suicide, reckless driving in Lagos

  16-12-2025 22:00 via vanguardngr.com
  By Efe OnodjaeThe Lagos State Police Command has arrested and detained a 20-year-old social media influencer, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, over an alleged attempted suicide and reckless driving that resulted in a serious road crash in Lagos.The arrest followed a viral video that surfaced on Sunday, December 14, 2025, showing the suspect driving dangerously on a public road while live-streaming the act on social media. The incident reportedly led to a severe motor accident, during w
  
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• APC chairman, Yilwatda reaffirms Party stability drive as TPI emerges as ideological nerve centre

  16-12-2025 21:46 via vanguardngr.com
  The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, on Tuesday reaffirms the party’s commitment to institutional stability, intellectual rigour and evidence-based decision-making, as he undertakes a facility tour of the office of The Progressive Institute (TPI) in Abuja.Describing the visit as his first official engagement with the Institute, Professor Yilwatda commends the leadership and staff of TPI for their vision, resilience and commitment
  
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• Electricity: NISO blames low gas supply as grid drops below 3,500mw

  16-12-2025 21:43 via vanguardngr.com
  By Obas EsiedesaElectricity generation on Nigeria’s National Grid fell below 3,500 megawatts on Tuesday following gas supply constraints that forced several gas-fired power plants to record zero or significantly reduced output.The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) said the decline in generation was caused by gas pipeline vandalism within the upstream gas supply network, which disrupted gas availability to a number of power generation facilities.Checks on data supplied by the ind
  
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• Customs intercept N2.28bn undeclared foreign currencies at Lagos airport

  16-12-2025 21:06 via vanguardngr.com
  Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted undeclared foreign currencies worth about N2.28 billion from an Austrian national at the Lagos airport.The Customs Area Controller, MMIA Command, Comptroller Chidi Nwokorie, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos while briefing newsmen on the seizure.Nwokorie said the suspect, identified as Mr Kavlak Onal, an Austrian citizen, was arrested by officers of the Anti-Money Laundering Unit on Satur
  
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• Abuja traditional leaders drum support for Tinubu, Wike

  16-12-2025 20:47 via vanguardngr.com
  Traditional and community leaders in Karshi, Karu, Garki and Bwari in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have promised to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu to succeed.The leaders made the promise when the FCT Renewed Hope Ambassadors, led by its Coordinator, Mr Adamu Abdullahi, visited the communities on Tuesday.The leaders also expressed satisfaction with the efforts of FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, in driving development across the territory.They equally said that the appoi
  
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• Police insist no court order restrained tinted glass permit enforcement

  16-12-2025 20:42 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigeria Police Force had insisted that there was no court order that restrained the force from enforcing the tinted glass permit, as had been speculated.The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that the order being talked about was to maintain the status quo on the issue.He said the status quo at the time the order was made was the enforcement of the policy.“At no point did any court restrain the Nigerian Police Force from enforcing t
  
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• Full list of winners at Fifa’s The Best Awards

  16-12-2025 20:32 via vanguardngr.com
  France and Paris Saint-Germain attacker Ousmane Dembele won the men’s FIFA Best award at a ceremony in Qatar on Tuesday, while Barcelona midfield maestro Aitana Bonmati collected the women’s prize.Dembele, 28, won the Ballon d’Or in September, rewarding an exceptional season with PSG, which included the Ligue 1 club’s first Champions League title.“I wanted to thank my teammates. Hard work pays off, it’s been a fantastic year for me, both individually and coll
  
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• Ned Nwoko Insists Regina must undergo drug rehab before access to children

  16-12-2025 20:24 via vanguardngr.com
  Senator Ned Nwoko has rejected claims by his estranged wife, actress Regina Daniels, that she has been denied access to their children, insisting that a court has already set conditions she must meet before contact can be restored.In a statement issued on Tuesday by his communications team and shared on his X account, Nwoko described Daniels’ recent social media posts as misleading and inconsistent with established family practices.
  He said the suggestion that the children were being hidd
  
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• Explainer: Why DR Congo might lose their 2026 World Cup Playoff spot to Nigeria

  16-12-2025 20:18 via vanguardngr.com
  Nigeria’s hopes of making the 2026 FIFA World Cup could be reignited amid reports that DR Congo might face disqualification from the playoff stage of the African qualifiers.
  But why exactly is DR Congo’s spot under threat? Here’s what you need to know.1. Alleged use of ineligible players
  The main issue revolves around up to six DR Congo players who recently switched national allegiance. Reports suggest they may not have completed FIFA’s full eligibility process. Specific
  
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• Budget ministry adopts ECM to bolster efficient, transparent operations

  16-12-2025 20:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Progress GodfreyIn a bid to drive efficiency, transparency and digital transformation in service delivery within Nigeria’s Civil Service, the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning has adopted the Enterprise Content Management  (ECM) System.The ECM is currently being implemented across various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). It is a platform powered by government-owned Galaxy Backbone Limited, designed to transform internal processes by improving how docume
  
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• Stock market extends gain by N13bn

  16-12-2025 20:00 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigerian stock market has recorded its second positive performance in the week, as N13 billion was added to investors’ wealth.The uptick was driven by increased investor interest in stocks like Aluminium Extrusion Industries, Guinness Nigeria, Multiverse Mining, Mecure, Sovereign Trust Insurance and 26 other advancing stocks.Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation, which opened at N95.267 trillion, rose by N0.01 per cent or 13 billion, to close at N95.280
  
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• Stop promoting individual interests over party ideology, Ogun APC tells PDP

  16-12-2025 19:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By James Ogunnaike, ABEOKUTA
  The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the state of promoting individual interests over party ideology, constitutional order and institutional discipline.Read Also: Photos: Akpabio dispels ill-health, death rumours with photos from Senate plenaryAPC described the tendency as retrogressive and incompatible with democratic governance.The APC made the allegation in a state
  
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• Supreme Court’s decision on Rivers’ emergency rule plus for nation’s democracy – Fagbemi

  16-12-2025 19:58 via vanguardngr.com
  The Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has hailed Monday’s decision by the Supreme Court, affirming the President’s power to declare emergency rule in any state of the federation.This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Kamarudeen Ogundele, the Senior Assistant to the President, Communication and Publicity office of the AGF and Minister of Justice, on Tuesday in Abuja.The attorney-general said the judgment is a further consolidation of Nigeria’s
  
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• Tinubu advocates electoral reforms, party unity

  16-12-2025 19:51 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adeola Badru President Bola Tinubu has urged leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State to unite and strengthen the party ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing such unity as the best tribute to the late Senator Abiola Ajimobi. Read Also: Photos: Akpabio dispels ill-health, death rumours with photos from Senate plenaryThe President was represented by the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Dr Zacheus Adedeji, at the 8th Senator Abio
  
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• Cardoso reaffirms commitment to Nigeria’s economic stability

  16-12-2025 19:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefThe Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has reaffirmed his commitment to safeguarding Nigeria’s economic stability amid ongoing global economic uncertainties.Cardoso made the pledge while engaging senior business leaders and institutional investors in Washington, D.C., during the U.S.–Nigeria Executive Business Roundtable on Monday, according to a statement issued by the CBN on Tuesday.He underscored the pivotal role of
  
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• Turaki tightens grip on PDP as ex-govs, ministers close ranks

  16-12-2025 19:14 via vanguardngr.com
  *Since 2015, Nigerians have been unhappy, angry – Babangida Aliyu*PDP will win again, not by numbers, but by courage – ShekarauBy Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki (SAN), on Tuesday moved to consolidate his authority within the party as former governors and ministers elected and appointed on the PDP platform rallied behind the new National Working Committee (NWC), in what appears to be an early, coordinated eff
  
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• NLC threatens indefinite strike over alleged plot to attack insecurity protesters

  16-12-2025 19:05 via vanguardngr.com
  *Says violence against peaceful protesters act of terrorismBy Victor Ahiuma-YoungABUJA — The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has raised the alarm over what it described as a clandestine plot by unscrupulous agencies and political hirelings to infiltrate and violently disrupt its planned National Day of Protest and Mourning scheduled for December 17, 2025.The labour centre warned that any attack on peaceful protesters would be regarded as an act of terrorism and could trigger an immediate, c
  
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• Edo NLC factions differ on planned nationwide strike

  16-12-2025 19:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ozioruva AliuBENIN CITY – THE two factions of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Edo State on Tuesday differed on Wednesday’s planned nationwide protest against insecurity and other national issues.While the caretaker committee set up by the national leadership of the Union of Comrade Joe Ajaero led by Professor Monday Igbafen pledged its support after what it was said was a State Executive Committee (SEC) of the union, the Acting Chairman of the Union inaugurated by the affil
  
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• Family, hospital tango over woman’s death after childbirth

  16-12-2025 19:04 via vanguardngr.com
  …They were negligent – Family…We were not, we even donated blood – HospitalBy Adesina WahabThe family of Mrs Akubo Lovelyn John and the management of Gynescope Specialist Hospital, Lagos are now at loggerheads over the death of the woman some hours after giving birth at the health facility.The John Family is accusing the medical personnel in the hospital of negligent in the handling of the woman’s case and even referring her to another medical facility when they
  
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• Photos: Akpabio dispels ill-health, death rumours with photos from Senate plenary

  16-12-2025 19:03 via vanguardngr.com
  Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed widespread rumours about his alleged collapse and ill health by sharing photos of himself presiding over Senate plenary on Tuesday.The rumours, which circulated widely on social media and were amplified by an online news platform on Monday, claimed that Akpabio collapsed earlier this month and was flown to London on a private jet for medical treatment.The report alleged that the Senate President “collapsed on the 10th of this month and was r
  
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• Akpabio dispels ill-health, death rumours with photos from Senate plenary

  16-12-2025 19:03 via vanguardngr.com
  Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed widespread rumours about his alleged collapse and ill health by sharing photos of himself presiding over Senate plenary on Tuesday.The rumours, which circulated widely on social media and were amplified by an online news platform on Monday, claimed that Akpabio collapsed earlier this month and was flown to London on a private jet for medical treatment.The report alleged that the Senate President “collapsed on the 10th of this month and was r
  
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• Senate approves three-year 2026–2028 MTEF/FSP projections

  16-12-2025 19:01 via vanguardngr.com
  • Slashes oil benchmark to $60, backs N54.46trn 2026 spending plan to cushion global shocks• Sustains 1.84mbpd oil output; exchange rate at N1,512/$; inflation seen easing to 16.5%, 13% and 9%• Approves N20.13trn deficit, N17.88trn borrowing, N15.52trn debt service• Endorses tax reforms, National Scanning Policy to boost revenue, transparencyBy Henry UmoruABUJA — The Senate has approved the 2026–2028 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Pa
  
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• Police arrest 9 suspected arms, drug traffickers, recover firearms, ammunition, narcotics

  16-12-2025 18:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiABUJA — The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of nine suspected gun runners and arms couriers and the seizure of a large cache of firearms, ammunition, and drugs in operations across several states, including Adamawa, Kaduna, Zamfara, and others.The arrests were made by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and supported by the Department of State Services (DSS). Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed the details during
  
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• ‘I had to stop the show’ — Fola apologises after safety scare at debut headline concert

  16-12-2025 18:38 via vanguardngr.com
  Rising music sensation Fola has issued a public apology following backlash over safety concerns at his first-ever headline concert.The event, held on December 15 at the Balmoral Event Center, reportedly exceeded the venue’s capacity, leading to rowdy scenes and multiple safety breaches.
  The situation ultimately forced the singer to halt his performance midway through the show.Addressing the incident, Fola acknowledged that the safety of his fans should have taken priority and expressed re
  
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• Go hard after terrorism financiers, Ogun students charge Tinubu

  16-12-2025 18:36 via vanguardngr.com
  By James OgunnaikeStudents in Ogun State under the umbrella of the National Association of Ogun Students (NAOSS) have charged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to go hard and be more decisive in dealing with identified sponsors and financiers of terrorism in Nigeria.NAOSS acknowledged the incumbent administration’s intense efforts in combating terrorism, insurgency, banditry and kidnapping across the country; dealing with the backers of perpetrators of these criminal elements would serve as a d
  
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• Kogi Govt uncovers massive arms cache from criminal hideouts

  16-12-2025 18:31 via vanguardngr.com
  Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has announced the recovery of a massive cache of arms and ammunition from criminal hideouts, following a decisive joint security operation carried out in the state.Ododo disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday at  the Government House, Lokoja.He stated that the operation was the outcome of a week-long, sustained, intelligence-driven surveillance by security agencies working in firm coordination with the state government.According to him, security operatives
  
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• REA, NBS partner to deliver comprehensive energy data for Nigeria

  16-12-2025 18:22 via vanguardngr.com
  By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaABUJA — The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct a nationwide energy survey aimed at closing long-standing data gaps in Nigeria’s power sector. The initiative is expected to guide policy, attract investment, and accelerate universal electricity access.Signed in Abuja, the agreement establishes a National Energy Survey based on the Multi-Tier Tracking Framework
  
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