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• Edo Queens clinch second NWFL premiership title, secure continental ticket

  15-06-2026 11:46 via vanguardngr.com
  By Enitan AbdultawabEdo Queens have been crowned champions of the 2025/26 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership after finishing top of the Super Six playoffs in Port Harcourt.The Benin City-based side sealed the title on the final day of the competition following a goalless draw against defending champions Bayelsa Queens at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium on Saturday. The result saw Edo Queens finish with 10 points from five matches, enough to reclaim the league crown.The triumph mark
  
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• Eight people feared dead in B-52 plane crash – US military

  16-06-2026 00:24 via vanguardngr.com
  Eight people are feared to have died when a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after take-off in California on Monday, the US air force base where the accident happened said.“An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress carrying eight people on a routine test mission crashed today shortly after take-off at 11.20 am (PDT). Initial indications are that the crash was not survivable,” said a statement from Edwards Air Force Base.AFP
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• No panic, says De la Fuente after Spain held by Cape Verde

  16-06-2026 00:20 via vanguardngr.com
  Spain boss Luis de la Fuente said he is still convinced La Roja will go far at the World Cup despite failing to break down debutants Cape Verde in a 0-0 draw to open their tournament.The European champions badly missed the spark of Lamine Yamal, who was deemed only fit enough for a second-half cameo on his return from injury, as they struggled to even create chances against a side ranked 67th in the world.“We are completely calm, convinced that there is a long way to go. As we see it, we
  
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• State police creation doesn’t mean abolition of NPF – IGP Disu

  16-06-2026 00:18 via vanguardngr.com
  The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Olatunji Disu, says the creation of the state police does not mean abolition of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).Disu stated this while addressing personnel of the police force on Monday in Dutse, Jigawa.He said the clarification was imperative to address concerns among officers and men of the force surrounding the creation of the state police.The I-G said the legislative development concerning the creation of the state police has generated considerable disc
  
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• Xenophobia: S’Africa intensifies crackdown on illegal immigration

  16-06-2026 00:15 via vanguardngr.com
  South Africa has intensified immigration enforcement nationwide, arresting more than 40,000 undocumented migrants this year as authorities tighten border controls and accelerate repatriations.The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, disclosed this during a media briefing in Pretoria.Kubayi said intelligence-led operations were ongoing at land, sea and air ports of entry to identify undocumented migrants and employers violating immigration laws.She said the crack
  
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• Ebola cases hit 782 as DRC outbreak worsens

  16-06-2026 00:12 via vanguardngr.com
  Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have risen to 782, including 178 deaths, as the outbreak spreads to two additional health zones, authorities said.The latest situation report showed that 72 new confirmed cases, including 29 deaths, were recorded in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu.The newly affected health zones are Nia-Nia in Ituri and Mabalako in North Kivu, bringing the total to 31.A health zone is a local public health management unit responsible for surveill
  
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• Court refuses Sadiya Farouq’s request to set aside arrest warrant

  16-06-2026 00:09 via vanguardngr.com
  Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application filed by a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, seeking to set aside the bench warrant and warrant of arrest earlier issued against her.The judge ruled that Farouq failed to provide a valid reason for her absence from court and ruled that the law empowered the court to issue a bench warrant where a defendant deliberately fails to appear in a criminal
  
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• AFCON drama is behind us, says Senegal coach ahead of World Cup opener

  16-06-2026 00:01 via vanguardngr.com
  Senegal coach Pape Thiaw insisted Monday that the controversy of January’s Africa Cup of Nations final was firmly a thing of the past as his side focus on the World Cup and their opening opponents, France.“I am not going to go back over the AFCON, that’s behind us. This is the World Cup. We have prepared well for it and we are focused on tomorrow’s match,” Thiaw said of Tuesday’s Group I clash at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.It is almost exactly five mon
  
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• Belgium, Egypt draw 1-1 in World Cup group game

  15-06-2026 23:14 via vanguardngr.com
  Belgium and Egypt drew 1-1 in their World Cup opener on Monday after a second-half Belgian equalizer spoiled Mohamed Salah’s 34th birthday.Emam Ashour opened the scoring early in the first half in Seattle, before Romelu Lukaku came off the bench after the hour to force Egypt’s Mohamed Hany into an own goal.With the draw, seven-time Africa Cup of Nations champions Egypt’s wait for a first victory at a World Cup goes on.This is their fourth participation in the global showpiece
  
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• Iran war saved Israel from threat of nuclear annihilation – Netanyahu

  15-06-2026 23:08 via vanguardngr.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran had spared his country from what he described as the Islamic republic’s threat of “nuclear annihilation”.In his first public remarks since the United States and Iran announced an agreement in the early hours of Monday to end the Middle East war, Netanyahu also said that Israeli troops would remain in Lebanon, Gaza, and Syria for “as long as necessary”.Spea
  
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• England ready to take final step at World Cup – Saka

  15-06-2026 23:05 via vanguardngr.com
  Bukayo Saka says England have the “talent, passion and confidence” to finally win the World Cup after a series of agonising near-misses in major tournaments.The Arsenal winger was part of Gareth Southgate’s team that twice fell at the final hurdle in the European Championship and reached the World Cup quarter-finals in Qatar in 2022.That came after a run to the semi-finals in Russia four years earlier.Saka was asked at England’s Kansas City training base on Monday what l
  
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• Ogun 2027: Iyabo Obasanjo returns to PDP, backs Adebutu

  15-06-2026 23:01 via vanguardngr.com
  By James OgunnaikeFormer Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, has formally returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), barely one week after she resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC).The daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo made her return known on Monday at the PDP Secretariat in Abeokuta, during the unveiling of Alhaja Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, former Group Business Editor of The PUNCH, as the party’s deputy governorship can
  
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• Osun Police boss dismisses allegations of bias, rejects redeployment calls

  15-06-2026 22:58 via vanguardngr.com
  The Commissioner of Police in Osun, Ibrahim Gotan, has dismissed allegations of bias in the handling of politically related violence in the state, describing the claims by a group of protesters as untrue.Reacting to calls for his redeployment during a news conference on Monday in Osogbo, Gotan stated that his conscience was clear.The police commissioner said he had made significant strides in crime-fighting within the year he has served in the state.He noted that while individuals have the righ
  
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• Four notable upsets in history of World Cup

  15-06-2026 22:49 via vanguardngr.com
  Cape Verde’s memorable World Cup debut in holding European champions Spain to a 0-0 draw on Monday is one of the great upsets in the tournament’s history.AFP Sports picks out four upsets prior to the the side from the tiny volcanic archipelago of just 525,000 people proving more than a match for a football superpower:United States v England — 1950The US coach said his team were like “sheep ready to be slaughtered” as they prepared to face an England team labelled a
  
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• AIG Jimoh mourns passing of DSP Salihu Khan

  15-06-2026 22:37 via vanguardngr.com
  By Florencemary NwabuezeThe Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, AIG Olohundare Jimoh, has expressed profound grief and heartfelt condolences to the Lagos State Police Command on the painful demise of Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Salihu Khan.According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Afolayan Gbenga, issued on Monday, the deceased served as the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Department of Fi
  
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• Deregistration: We’ll be on 2027 ballot, Accord vows

  15-06-2026 22:31 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeAccord on Monday rejected the Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of five political parties, insisting that it remains a legally recognised political platform and will participate in the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections as well as the 2027 general election.The party said it would appeal the ruling, arguing that the judgment was delivered despite a subsisting Court of Appeal order staying proceedings in the matter.
  It also maintained that its elector
  
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• Hijrah: Adeleke declares Wednesday public holiday

  15-06-2026 22:21 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina AbubakarOsun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the declaration of Wednesday, June 17, as a public holiday to mark the commencement of 1448 Hijrah.In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Rasheed Aderibigbe, on Monday, said the decision will allow Muslims to join in marking the beginning of the new Islamic year.It reads further, “Osun State Government is pleased to announce that Wednesday, 17th June, 2026 will be observed as a Public Holiday to commemo
  
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• Police deploy ICT tools to rescue abducted Oyo teachers, pupils — DIG

  15-06-2026 22:16 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adeola BadruDeputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Adegoke Fayoade, has disclosed that advanced policing technology has been deployed in efforts to secure the release of teachers and students abducted by bandits in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, assuring that security operatives were working to ensure their safe rescue without casualties.The DIG made the remarks on Monday during an official duty tour of the Oyo State Polic
  
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• Troops rescue widow of former defence spokesman Rabe Abubakar from terrorists

  15-06-2026 21:42 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiTroops of the Nigerian Army, with the support of the Nigerian Air Force, have successfully rescued Mrs Amina Abubakar, wife of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar and former Director of Defence Information, who was abducted by bandits alongside her husband a few weeks ago.Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, while making this known on Monday, said, “The rescue operation followed intensified search-and-rescue efforts conducted by troops of Operati
  
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• Troops rescue widow of former defence spokesman Rabe Abubakar from bandits

  15-06-2026 21:42 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiTroops of the Nigerian Army, with the support of the Nigerian Air Force, have successfully rescued Mrs Amina Abubakar, wife of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar and former Director of Defence Information, who was abducted by bandits alongside her husband a few weeks ago.Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, while making this known on Monday, said, “The rescue operation followed intensified search-and-rescue efforts conducted by troops of Operati
  
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• ADC deregistration: Atiku fingers Tinubu over plot against opposition

  15-06-2026 21:30 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza AjayiPresidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned a Federal High Court judgment seeking to deregister the ADC and four other opposition political parties, describing it as a dangerous assault on constitutional democracy and further evidence of a coordinated effort to eliminate political opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections.Atiku, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Monday,
  
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• State Police ‘ll solve over half of Nigeria’s security problems – Ex-DSS director, Ejiofor

  15-06-2026 21:26 via vanguardngr.com
  By James OgunnaikeA Former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor, has renewed his call for the establishment of state police, insisting that the initiative remains one of the most effective solutions to Nigeria’s escalating security challenges.Ejiofor also urged the Federal Government to diversify Nigeria’s defence procurement partnerships, warning against overreliance on a limited number of foreign allies for military equipment and security cooperation.Th
  
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• Osun LG judgement: Withdraw security cover for APC council officials – Adeleke tells police

  15-06-2026 21:23 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina AbubakarOsun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has called on the Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, to withdraw security cover for controversial local government council officials elected under the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.The governor disclosed this following the Federal High Court judgement which nullified the tenure determination suit brought before it by the APC council officials.The council officials asked the court to determine whether their tenure ended in
  
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• Obi condemns court-ordered deregistration of ADC, others

  15-06-2026 21:19 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry UmoruPresidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ahead of the 2027 polls, Peter Obi, has condemned in very strong terms the order given by the Federal High Court in Abuja that the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and four other parties should be deregistered for failing to meet constitutional requirements.The former Anambra State governor, who took a swipe at the pronouncement, warned that the nation’s sacred institutions must not be sacrificed on the altar o
  
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• Deregistration: We won’t allow one-party state, Accord warns

  15-06-2026 21:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeThe Accord Party has rejected a court judgment said to have deregistered it and four other political parties, warning that Nigeria must not be allowed to drift towards a one-party state.The party said it was challenging the ruling through the courts and expressed concern that recent developments in the political space could weaken the multiparty system that underpins democratic governance.The position was stated by the Ogun State Chairman of the Accord Party, Hon. Rotimi Ok
  
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• Benue Boat Mishap: Family of six among victims – NIWA

  15-06-2026 20:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiThe National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has confirmed that a family of six was among victims of a weekend boat accident in Makurdi, Benue State, which claimed 11 lives.The NIWA Area Manager in Makurdi, Mr. Andrew Ndahi, disclosed this after a fact-finding visit to Daudu-Dauda settlement, an island community behind the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering (NASME), where the incident occurred.Ndahi attributed the tragedy to violations of safety regulations, in
  
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• Hezekiah to Soludo: Stop demolishing people’s shops

  15-06-2026 20:49 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emmanuel IheakaOWERRI – The Founder of Living Christ Mission Incorporated, Most Rev. Daddy Hezekiah, has appealed to the Governor of Anambra State Government, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to halt the demolition of traders’ shops in parts of the state.Hezekiah made the appeal while speaking at his ancestral home in Umugara, Nkwerre, Imo State, saying the exercise was worsening the economic hardship faced by many residents.He expressed concern over the demolition of shops in Onitsha and
  
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• OPC disowns suspects arrested in Adelabu family kidnap case

  15-06-2026 20:42 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dapo AkinrefonLAGOS – The Oodua People’s Congress has distanced itself from individuals arrested in connection with the abduction of the sister and twin nephews of former Power Minister, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, in Ibadan, Oyo State.The clarification followed claims by one of the suspects alleging affiliation with the group.In a statement issued by its President, Mr. Wasiu Afolabi, the organisation said it had no connection with the arrested individuals and rejected any attempt to
  
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• APC may lose 2027 Abia Guber poll if issues persist – Ex-NASS member

  15-06-2026 20:39 via vanguardngr.com
  By Steve OkoUMUAHIA – Former House of Representatives member and founding member of the All Progressives Congress in Abia State, Hon. Mezie Chiekwe Esiaga, has warned that the party risks a poor performance in the 2027 governorship election if internal disagreements over its primary are not resolved.Speaking during a media chat in Umuahia, Esiaga said the party could face a worse outcome than it recorded in 2023 if corrective steps are not taken.He expressed concern over the conduct and o
  
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• DCP Khan Salihu dies in Lagos

  15-06-2026 20:35 via vanguardngr.com
  By Precious Enaike
  Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, Lagos State Police Command, DCP Khan Salihu, is dead.
  The cause of his death was unknown as at the time of filing this report. However, sources at the Command Headquarters said he had complained of feeling tired after returning from the mosque on Sunday and requested a leave of absence to rest at home.
  He was, however, reportedly rushed to the hospital upon arrival, where he was pronounced dead.
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