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• DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254

  22-06-2026 21:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  More than 1,000 Ebola infections have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the latest outbreak has killed more than 250 people, official figures showed Monday.The country’s National Institute of Public Health (INSP) confirmed 1,003 cases and 254 deaths, with a fatality rate of 25 percent.The latest outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic fever was declared on May 15.Almost all cases are in Ituri province in the northeast, a conflict-weary region plagued by armed groups.In
  
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• Honour terms of your visa, US Mission warns Nigerians

  23-06-2026 07:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •Restates warning against overstayBy Nkiruka NnoromUnited States Mission in Nigeria has reminded Nigerian travellers to strictly comply with US immigration laws, saying adherence to visa terms was key to protecting future travel and study opportunities.The reminder, shared under the hashtags #VisaWiseTravelSmart, comes amid ongoing efforts by the US to curb visa overstays and maintain the integrity of its immigration system.In a message posted on its official X handle yesterday, the m
  
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• Starmer: Presidency, Peter Obi bicker over call for Tinubu’s resignation

  23-06-2026 07:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •Tinubu should resign like Starmer, says Obi •Call childish, hollow, puerile — PresidencyBy Henry Umoru & Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — THE Presidency and the presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for the 2027 elections, Peter Obi, were yesterday locked in a war of words over the resignation of British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer.While Obi asked President Bola Tinubu to resign, having failed to deliver on his electoral premises as Starmer, the
  
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• Full details: One injured as suspected bomb explodes in Lagos

  23-06-2026 06:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Esther OnyegbulaA suspected Improvised Explosive Device, IED, yesterday detonated beneath a parked vehicle in the Oke Mushin area of Lagos, injuring the owner and causing panic among residents.The explosion occurred around 6 a.m. at 22, Wey Street, Oke Mushin, when the owner of a gold Toyota Sienna, with registration number AAA11FX, attempted to start the vehicle after it had been parked overnight.The blast triggered a swift response from security agencies, including bomb disposal exper
  
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• Starmer resigns as UK PM, likely replacement, Burnham sworn in as Labour MP

  23-06-2026 06:44 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Nkiruka Nnorom and Favour Ulebor, with agency reportsBritish Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, yesterday announced his resignation, saying a new leader would be in place before Parliament returned in September.Starmer’s decision comes less than two years after he led the Labour Party to a landslide election victory that promised to bring stability to British politics.Speaking on his decision, Starmer said he had accepted that many within his party no longer believed he was the best pe
  
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• Naira rises to N1,394/$  in parallel market

  23-06-2026 06:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanTHE  Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,394 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,405 per dollar last weekend.Likewise, the naira appreciated to N1,369 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market,  NFEM.
  Data  from the Central Bank of Nigeria,  CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the market fell to N1,369 per dollar from N1,371.5 per dollar last weekend,  indicating N2.5 appreciation for the naira. Consequently, the mar
  
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• Insecurity: 22 killed in Plateau, kidnappers strike in Ondo, protests rock Oyo

  23-06-2026 06:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  –Health workers, security personnel among those killed
  –Panic in Owo as gunmen abduct mother, 2 kids; attack pastor’s home in twin raidsBy Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South-West, Dare Fasube, Esther Onyegbula, Adeola Badru & Golok NanmwaJOS — No fewer than 22 persons, including health workers and security personnel, were killed by gunmen in Sunday night attack on Kawel village in Mushere District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.Several others
  
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• Bomb blast rocks Lagos market; police assure residents of safety

  23-06-2026 06:34 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, has assured residents that a commercial area in Lagos, remains safe following a bomb explosion suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which triggered brief panic in the area.Tijani gave the assurance on Monday while addressing journalists at the scene of the incident at the Shoe Materials Market in Mushin, after security operatives conducted a comprehensive sweep of the area.According to him, the police received in
  
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• Gas from lab, earthquake, quarry? – Recurring leaks trigger panic in Ijebu-Ode schools

  23-06-2026 05:29 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaFor more about two months, a troubling environmental mystery has cast a shadow over Ijebu-Ode and neighbouring communities in Ogun State. It has turned classrooms into scenes of panic, leaving parents, teachers and government officials searching for answers.Read Also: Ogun relocates students of Ijebu-Ode School over methane gas pollutionWhat began as an isolated incident at a secondary school in April has evolved into a recurring public health concern, affecting hund
  
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• Troops rescue 47 Boko Haram/ISWAP captives in Borno village

  23-06-2026 00:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ndahi MaramaThe Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has recorded yet another significant humanitarian success with the rescue of 47 persons, mostly women and children who were held captive by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Kangarwa village, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.This success story took place on 20 June 2026.In a press statement signed by the Acting Media Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Moha
  
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• Alleged N15.6bn fraud: EFCC re-arraigns former Skye Bank chair Ayeni

  23-06-2026 00:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, now Polaris Bank Limited, Tunde Ayeni, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, over an alleged N15.6 billion fraud.A statement by the EFCC’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said Ayeni was re-arraigned on Monday before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie on amended 18 charges bordering on alleged criminal breach of trust, misappropriation and d
  
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• France-Iraq World Cup game suspended due to severe weather alert

  23-06-2026 00:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The World Cup match between France and Iraq was suspended at half-time on Monday due to a severe weather alert, as fans were told to take shelter from an approaching thunderstorm.A FIFA official said the game in Philadelphia, which kicked off at 2100 GMT, would be delayed for at least half an hour, including the scheduled 15-minute half-time break.France were leading 1-0 at the interval in the Group I contest thanks to a Kylian Mbappe goal in the 14th minute.AFP
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• Trump criticises Keir Starmer after resignation announcement

  22-06-2026 23:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump criticized outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday after the Labour leader announced he would resign, saying he had “really hurt himself” over energy, immigration and his handling of relations with Washington.“I think he’s a lovely man,” Trump told reporters at an Oval Office event, before accusing Starmer of mishandling Britain’s energy policy by failing to exploit North Sea oil and allowing “windmills all over
  
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• Trump threatens to not help NATO countries if asked

  22-06-2026 23:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump said Monday that he could refuse to help NATO countries as payback for the lack of support from member nations with the US military operation in Iran.“We spent all of this money. And then when we want to maybe have help on small stuff… They say no we would rather not help,” Trump said during a press conference in the Oval Office.“Stupid thing to say, because we can say that to them if we want, and we might,” he added.Despite strained rela
  
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• FG orders clampdown on marketers hoarding, diverting LPG

  22-06-2026 23:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Federal Government has ordered a clampdown on marketers engaged in hoarding or diversion of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas following the recent surge in the price.The government directed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and other regulators to intensify market surveillance, investigate product hoarding and diversion, and sanction operators found manipulating the market.Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ek
  
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• Over 100,000 candidates register for 2026 NABTEB exam – Registrar

  22-06-2026 23:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  More than 100,000 candidates have registered for the 2026 National Business Certificate (NBC) and National Technical Certificate (NTC) examinations nationwide.Dr Mohammed Aminu-Muhammed, Registrar, National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), said this on Monday while monitoring the ongoing 2026 examinations at Government Technical College, Kano.He said the rising enrollment reflected growing acceptance of technical and vocational education among Nigerians.Aminu said the board r
  
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• Farmers/herders clash claims 8 lives in Kebbi

  22-06-2026 22:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Haruna AliyuNo fewer than eight persons have been killed following a communal clash between farmers and herders in Gulma town, Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.The violence reportedly began when a Fulani herder allegedly stabbed a farmer to death on his farmland.In a reprisal attack, members of the farming community allegedly attacked Fulani settlements in the area, killing about eight persons and escalating tensions within the community.Confirming the incident to our corresponde
  
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• Two children die in France as heatwave blasts Europe

  22-06-2026 22:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Two children were found dead in a car in France on Monday as much of Europe sweltered through record high temperatures and national authorities launched urgent measures to reduce the impact.The youngsters, aged two and four, were found in their family car in a residential parking lot in the southern town of Carpentras, where investigators said they believed the heatwave was the most likely reason for the deaths.The latest heatwave to hit Europe has seen outdoor events cancelled, transport disru
  
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• NMDPRA to issue import permits to bridge LPG supply gap – Umar

  22-06-2026 22:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will issue and closely monitor import permits to bridge 165,000-metric-tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply gap in the third quarter of 2026.The Authority Chief Executive, Rabiu Umar, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting on rising LPG prices convened by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo.Umar described imports as the immedi
  
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• Police arrest suspected kidnapper, recover AK-47 in Plateau

  22-06-2026 21:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Golok NanmwaPlateau State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle in Bokkos Local Government Area as part of ongoing efforts to tackle criminal activities across the state.The Command said the suspect was arrested following intelligence reports on the activities of suspected kidnappers operating within the area.According to a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Alfred Alabo, police operatives attached to Bokkos D
  
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• Belgium’s Doku welcomes baby boy after World Cup controversy

  22-06-2026 21:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Jeremy Doku has become a father, the Belgian football association announced Monday, days after the player’s plans to leave the World Cup to be there for the birth sparked controversy.After consultations with medical staff, Doku was allowed to temporarily leave the Red Devils before last Sunday’s game with Iran to join his wife in London where the couple welcomed a baby boy, Praise, it said.“Jeremy received the news before yesterday’s match that the birth was imminent,&rd
  
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• ‘Release Sowore now, drop all charges’ – SERAP tells Tinubu govt

  22-06-2026 21:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged “the government of President Bola Tinubu to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Omoyele Sowore and drop all charges of criminal defamation and cybercrimes against him, as he is detained solely for the peaceful exercise of his human rights.”According to reports, a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of Sowore at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of his application cha
  
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• I warned about Buhari’s govt, but Nigerians didn’t listen  -  Oritsejafor

  22-06-2026 21:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ayo Oritsejafor, has said he warned Nigerians ahead of the 2015 general election that the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari would fail, but his concerns were ignored.Speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Monday, Oritsejafor said he foresaw challenges under the Buhari government and had expressed his concerns before the administration took office.“In 2014, I tried to warn this nation of the direct
  
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• Peter Obi’s call for Tinubu’s resignation childish, hollow – Presidency

  22-06-2026 21:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruThe Presidency has described the call by the National Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate in the 2027 election, Peter Obi, that President Bola Tinubu should resign based on a comparison with the British Prime Minister’s voluntary exit as childish and hollow.The Presidency said such a comparison is not only misplaced but also reflects a selective and distorted view of Nigeria’s realities since 2023.In a statement in Abuja on Monday issued by the pre
  
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• Messi sets World Cup scoring record as Argentina down Austria

  22-06-2026 21:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Lionel Messi became the World Cup’s all-time leading goalscorer on Monday, scoring twice as holders Argentina powered into the last 32 with a 2-0 victory over Austria.Messi swept home a low finish in the 38th minute of the Group J game in Arlington, Texas to take his career World Cup goals tally to 17, one clear of the previous record of 16 he shared with Miroslav Klose.He then extended his record to 18 goals, ramming home a finish through a crowd of defenders deep in stoppage time to put
  
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  22-06-2026 21:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Betting predictions are everywhere- Who will win. Who will score. Which odds look “too good to miss.” The language is confident, the graphics are convincing, and the promise is always the same: someone, somewhere, has spotted what everyone else missed.Maybe. Maybe not. For most bettors, there is a more useful question to ask before the match even begins: what bookmakers, bonuses and offers are actually available right now?That is where BOOLDO puts its focus.BOOLDO is built for users
  
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• Borno Govt clarifies allegation of N4b failed railway project

  22-06-2026 21:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ndahi Marama, MaiduguriThe Borno State Government under the leadership of Governor Babagana Zulum has clarified the allegations purportedly circulating in some media platforms (Not Vanguard), that a wooping sum of N4 billion was approved for reconstruction of railway project in Maiduguri metropolis and Jere local government area but to no avail.Prof. Usman A. Tar, Commissioner, Ministry of Information and Internal Security, Borno State made the clarification in a press statement on Mond
  
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• Ghana coach Queiroz says playing England ‘easiest’ World Cup game

  22-06-2026 20:56 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz said facing a team of England’s calibre at the World Cup is the “easiest type of game” to approach, as both sides bid for a place in the last 32.The 73-year-old Portuguese is at his fifth World Cup — and his first with Ghana — having taken charge in April in what is his ninth role as a national team manager.The former Real Madrid boss and Manchester United assistant led Iran at the past three World Cups, suffering a 6-2 hammering by Engla
  
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• Plateau govt condemns Kawel attack, orders manhunt for perpetrators

  22-06-2026 20:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Golok NanmwaJOS — The Plateau State Government has condemned the attack on Kawel community in Mushere Chiefdom, Bokkos Local Government Area, which left over 22 persons dead and others injured.The government described the incident, which occurred on Sunday  as a heinous and senseless act of violence against a peaceful community.In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Rt. Hon. Joyce Lohya Ramnap, the government expressed condolences to the famil
  
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• 2027: Security, LG autonomy top my agenda for Ogun, says Adebutu

  22-06-2026 20:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …..laments poor state of police facilities, advocates rural development, agricultural revolutionBy James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State during the forthcoming elections, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, on Monday declared that security, local government autonomy, rural development, agriculture, education and economic empowerment would form the cornerstone of his administration if elected governor in 2027.Adebutu stated this during an int
  
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