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• Coup: President Talon safe, army regaining control – Benin govt

  07-12-2025 10:26 via vanguardngr.com
  Benin’s President Patrice Talon is safe and the army is regaining control, after a group of soldiers said they had ousted him from power, the presidency told AFP on Sunday.“This is a small group of people who only control the television,” his office said. “The regular army is regaining control. The city and the country are completely secure.”
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• Nigeria has no Commander-In-Chief 

  09-12-2025 14:35 via vanguardngr.com
  By Prince Adewole AdebayoNigeria’s G20 seat was left vacant as President Tinubu was forced to abandon his visit owing to a worsening security crisis. Credit: ShutterstockPublic service, and the privilege of public office, demands sacrifices from anyone who claims the mantle of leadership. The first and simplest of these is presence – the willingness to stand before your people when the country faces its gravest challenges. In moments of national fear, a leader must not hide. A true
  
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• Tanzania deploys security operatives to prevent Independence Day protest

  09-12-2025 14:31 via vanguardngr.com
  Tanzanian Government on Tuesday said it has deployed police and soldiers to its commercial city, Dar es Salaam, to prevent a proclaimed protest by activists.Some activists had earlier called for mass protest to denounce the violent suppression of demonstrations around elections in October.According to the government, any protests on the anniversary of mainland Tanzania’s independence from Britain in 1961 would amount to a coup attempt and urged people to stay at home.The police and army w
  
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• Akume urges MDAs to embrace digital transformation

  09-12-2025 14:31 via vanguardngr.com
  By Folarin Kehinde, AbujaSecretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has called on all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to embrace digital transformation, urging even those who are not digitally inclined to rise to the challenge with responsibility and dignity.Akume made the call in Abuja on Tuesday at the launch of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council’s Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS), where he acknowledged the difficulties often associated
  
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• Preventable maternal mortality a violation of women’s rights – Mimiko

  09-12-2025 14:27 via vanguardngr.com
  —Seeks stronger laws, accountability against preventable maternal mortalityBy Dayo Johnson AkureFormer Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has described preventable Maternal mortality as a violation of woman’s right that requires urgent judicial and activist intervention.Mimiko, while delivering keynote at the 2025 International Federation of Female Lawyers (FIDA) Week in Akure, said Nigeria must urgently move from “policies to tangible action” in protecting and em
  
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• These Looted Benin Bronzes Are Home. What Now?

  09-12-2025 14:16 via nytimes.com
  Western museums are returning the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, but a state-of-the-art museum to display them is still a long way off.
  
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• No Christian genocide in Nigeria – Yakassai faults foreign media, Trump

  09-12-2025 14:16 via vanguardngr.com
  Elder statesman and founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Abubakar Tanko Yakasai, has dismissed claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, insisting that Christians and Muslims have coexisted peacefully for generations.Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, the veteran politician accused foreign media of inflaming religious tensions and criticised U.S. President Donald Trump for comments suggesting targeted killings of Christians in the country.Yakasai, a prominent figu
  
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• 10 women killed during protest over military delay in Adamawa communal clash

  09-12-2025 14:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Umar Yusuf, YolaAt least 10 women have been killed and several others injured during a protest linked to ongoing communal violence in Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State.The incident occurred when women from affected communities reportedly took to the streets to protest the late arrival of military personnel deployed to quell the clash that had erupted in the area.According to preliminary reports, the women allegedly blocked a major road in a bid to prevent soldiers from pursuing
  
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• ECOWAS declares state of emergency in West Africa after wave of coups

  09-12-2025 14:09 via vanguardngr.com
  The Economic Community of West African States has declared a state of emergency across the region following a surge in coups, attempted coups and escalating insecurity.ECOWAS Commission President, Omar Touray, announced the decision on Tuesday at the 55th Session of the Mediation and Security Council in Abuja.According to him, West Africa now faces an “average high-risk” security rating, citing recent military interventions in Guinea-Bissau and Benin, stalled political transitions i
  
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• Judi Dench, James Bond legendary ‘M’ goes blind

  09-12-2025 14:05 via vanguardngr.com
  Oscar-winner and James Bond star Judi Dench has said sight loss due to macular degeneration means she can no longer see faces clearly, calling the condition a “crusher” as she marked her 91st birthday on Tuesday.The veteran star of stage and screen, whose role as “M” in eight Bond films shot her to global fame, has suffered from the degenerative eye condition for over a decade.Last year she disclosed it had reached the point where she had effectively been forced to retir
  
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• Senate approves Tinubu’s request to deploy troops to Benin Republic

  09-12-2025 14:03 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry Umoru, ABUJAThe Senate has expeditiously approved the request by President Bola Tinubu for the deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin for a peace mission.According to the Senate, confirming and approving President Tinubu’s decision to deploy troops to the neighbouring Republic of Benin as part of a peace mission a failed coup attempt against President Patrice Talon was to save unnecessary çriminality and disruption of property.The Senate resolved into the C
  
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• Nigeria, Saudi Arabia sign defence pact

  09-12-2025 13:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoSOKOTO: The Federal Government and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen defence and military cooperation between the two nations.The agreement, according to a statement by Special Assistant on media to the Minister of State, Defence, Ahmed Dan Wudil, will cover strategic collaboration across security, military training, intelligence sharing, defence production, and joint operations for sustainable security develo
  
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• Nigeria risks deepening health crisis

  09-12-2025 13:58 via vanguardngr.com
  …as Experts Warn of Severe Funding Gap for Family Planning CommoditiesBy Joseph Erunke, AbujaNigeria’s chronic underfunding of family planning commodities is pushing the country toward a deeper public health and economic crisis, the Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) has warned.AHBN’s Programme Delivery Lead and Francophone Liaison, Amina Haladu Mohammed, raised the alarm while delivering a presentation titled “Nigeria’s Family Planning Commodities: Pills, Polici
  
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• ECOWAS flags Nigeria, others as highest in displaced population

  09-12-2025 13:55 via vanguardngr.com
  By Favour Ulebor, AbujaThe ECOWAS Commission has revealed that Nigeria, Niger and other Sahelian countries now account for the highest number of displaced persons in West Africa, as instability, coups and terrorist attacks continue to force millions from their homes.This was disclosed on Tuesday in Abuja during the 55th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council at ministerial level, where the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, warned that the region is facing
  
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• The Conflict Over Nigeria’s Returned Treasures

  09-12-2025 13:52 via nytimes.com
  Western museums are returning the Benin Bronzes — priceless items looted during colonialism — to Nigeria, but political infighting has jeopardized the ability to display and maintain the masterpieces. Our reporter, Alex Marshall, traveled to Nigeria to see some of the Bronzes.
  
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• Anambra Govt to procure, distribute N200m seedlings in 2026

  09-12-2025 13:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Vincent UjumaduThe Anambra State Government has announced plans to spend N200 million on the procurement and distribution of endangered Igbo traditional fruit tree seedlings in 2026.The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Foster Ihejiofor, disclosed this while defending his ministry’s 2026 budget proposal before the Finance and Appropriation Committee of the State House of Assembly.According to Ihejiofor, the state will procure 60,000 ukwa (African breadfruit) seedlings at the cost
  
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• Cartoon: ‘See smile, maybe the notes na mint’

  09-12-2025 13:49 via vanguardngr.com
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• Tanko Yakasai @ 100: These crop of leaders should learn from 1st Republic politicians

  09-12-2025 13:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dapo AkinrefonOn Friday, December 6, 2025, Vanguard called to wish elder statesman, Alhaji Salihu Abubakar Tanko Yakasai, a happy 100th birthday. Interestingly, he responded by saying “How are you Chief Dapo”. Read Also: Tinubu writes Senate, seeks confirmation of three ambassadorial nomineesIt was supposed to be a courtesy call but Vanguard ended up asking him to speak. When probed, Alhaji Yakasai said: “Dapo, I am very tired, I have had a busy day but if you can
  
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• Ogun records 502 cases of gender-based violence in 11 months – Commissioner

  09-12-2025 13:40 via vanguardngr.com
  The Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development says the state recorded 502 cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) between January and November.Mrs Adijat Adeleye, the Commissioner, disclosed this during an advocacy walk held in commemoration of the 2025 16-Day of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in Abeokuta on Tuesday.She said that the rise in sexual assault, domestic abuse, child molestation, digital harassment and intimate partner violence underscored the urgent need for
  
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• 5 underdog teams poised to surprise at AFCON 2025

  09-12-2025 13:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Enitan AbdultawabAs the clock to AFCON 2025 draws closer, a number of underdog sides might be subtly preparing to upend the status quo on the continental stage.In the past editions, a couple of seemingly weak teams have reached the knockout stages of the competition, frustrating and upsetting stronger teams on the field of play.This article compiles a list of underdogs who could make history at the 2025 AFCON.Zambia
  More than a decade after lifting the AFCON trophy in 2012, Zambia are showin
  
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• Under-fire Alonso says Real Madrid situation can ‘change quickly’

  09-12-2025 13:23 via vanguardngr.com
  Under-pressure Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso insisted the situation he is in can swiftly change ahead of a potentially pivotal Champions League clash against Manchester City on Wednesday.Los Blancos have won just two of their last seven games across all competitions, losing 2-0 against Celta Vigo on Sunday in La Liga, with Spanish media reporting Alonso faces the sack with a defeat against Pep Guardiola’s side.“This is a team, a club, we are united, and when you’re Real Madrid
  
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• Obi 2027: From coalition to collision — Lagos APC mocks ADC

  09-12-2025 13:17 via vanguardngr.com
  …Warns Against Distracting Tinubu
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniThe Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the reported directive by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to Peter Obi over his 2027 presidential ambition as a failed political arrangement, labelling it a “coalition without democracy, fairness or future.”In a statement issued on Tuesday, Lagos APC spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, reacted to the ADC’s public call for Obi to clarify his po
  
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• Abuja–Kaduna train service disrupted temporarily, NRC urges passengers to remain calm

  09-12-2025 13:08 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniThe Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has appealed to passengers using the Abuja–Kaduna train service to remain patient, describing the current disruption on the route as temporary.The Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, made the appeal in a statement issued on Tuesday, following public concerns over the reduced frequency of train services on the corridor.According to Opeifa, the NRC reviewed a recent article by veteran journalist Muhammad Iskeel
  
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• Global aircraft shortfall hits 5,300 – IATA

  09-12-2025 12:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dickson OmobolaInternational Air Transport Association, IATA, has disclosed that aircraft delivery shortfalls have reached 5,300 units, saying accumulated losses in deliveries over the past five years and a record-high order backlog could keep the pressure on until 2034.IATA, in its 2025 analysis of aerospace supply chain bottlenecks, stated that the order backlog had surpassed 17,000 aircraft, almost 60 per cent of the active fleet.The airline trade association noted that while deliveries o
  
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• Army denies shooting women protesters in Adamawa

  09-12-2025 12:53 via vanguardngr.com
  …Says Rival Community Gunfire Killed TwoBy Kingsley OmonobiThe Nigerian Army’s 23 Brigade in Adamawa State has denied reports that its troops opened fire on women protesting a communal clash in Lamurde, allegedly killing seven of them.The Brigade said neither the Commander nor his escorts was present at the scene when the violence occurred, insisting that the report was false and misleading.In a statement issued on Tuesday, the spokesperson of 23 Brigade, Captain Olusegun Abidoye,
  
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• Special Forces storm terrorist hideout, kill 11 in gun battle

  09-12-2025 12:52 via vanguardngr.com
  ….Foil planned attack on Sokoto communityBy Kingsley OmonobiTroops of the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army have foiled an attempt by heavily armed terrorists to invade a community in Sokoto State and carry out mass kidnappings.Military sources disclosed that during a fierce gun battle, eleven terrorists were neutralised, while visible bloodstains at the scene indicated that several fleeing attackers escaped with gunshot injuries.According to the sources, the operation took place in the ea
  
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• Tinubu writes Senate, requests to deploy troops to Benin Republic

  09-12-2025 12:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry Umoru, ABUJAPresident Bola Tinubu has written the Senate, seeking its consent to deploy to the Republic of Benin for combat operations in another country.The letter was read on Tuesday by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, during plenary.According to the President, the letter, which was in sequel to section 5(5) of 1999 Constitution as amended, also became imperative following the need for peacekeeping as a sister country.The President said that deploying the troop
  
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• Breaking: Tinubu writes senate, requests to deploy troops to Benin Republic

  09-12-2025 12:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry Umoru, ABUJAPresident Bola Tinubu has written the Senate, seeking its consent to deploy to the Republic of Benin for combat operations in another country.The letter was read on Tuesday by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, during plenary.According to the President, the letter, which was in sequel to section 5(5) of 1999 Constitution as amended, also became imperative following the need for peacekeeping as a sister country.The President said that deploying the troop
  
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• We weren’t there - Army denies shooting civilians during Adamawa communal clash

  09-12-2025 12:23 via vanguardngr.com
  The Headquarters 23 Brigade of the Nigerian Army has dismissed reports alleging that its personnel shot civilians during a communal clash in Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Monday, 8 December 2025.In a statement posted on its X handle on Tuesday, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Sector 4 Operation Hadin Kai / 23 Brigade, Captain Olusegun Abidoye, described the claims as “baseless and misleading,” insisting that neither the Brigade Commander nor his
  
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• NYSC is your chance to know Nigeria, Kaduna gov tells corps members

  09-12-2025 12:21 via vanguardngr.com
  Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has urged corps members to see their service year as a unique opportunity to understand Nigeria and contribute meaningfully to national unity and development.Sani gave the charge at the closing ceremony of the 2025 batch ‘C’ Orientation Course of the corps members deployed in the state on Tuesday in Kaduna.He was represented by the state’s Commissioner of Youth Development, Gloria Ibrahim.Sani commended the corps members for successfully comple
  
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