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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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• My administration laying foundation for new Nigeria that works for all – Tinubu

  23-06-2026 16:44 via vanguardngr.com
  
  President Bola Tinubu says his administration is laying the foundation for a new Nigeria that works for the common prosperity of all citizens.Tinubu made the remarks on Tuesday while inaugurating the construction of the two service carriageways of the Southern Parkway from Arterial Road S20 (Oladipo Diya Way) to Ring Road II, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.The president, represented by the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, noted that his adminis
  
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• Police bust syndicate moving military camouflage, hard drugs out of Lagos

  23-06-2026 16:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  * Arrest  4 suspects, additional 34 foreign nationalsBy Evelyn UsmanFresh concerns over the ease with which criminal elements may be accessing military gear have emerged following the discovery of 47 bags containing military camouflage uniforms and caps  inside a truck being moved out of Lagos.Four suspected members of a syndicate allegedly involved in the illegal movement and distribution of military accoutrements across the country were arrested.The suspects were apprehended in the
  
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• Iran says won’t allow UN inspectors at bombed nuclear sites

  23-06-2026 16:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Iran said Tuesday that the UN’s nuclear watchdog will not be able to inspect key nuclear sites bombed by the US and Israel last year, as the first round of talks to end the Middle East war wrapped up in Switzerland.Tehran and Washington have signed a memorandum of understanding to end a war that sowed chaos across the Middle East and rattled the global economy, embarking on a 60-day period to settle broader issues including Iran’s nuclear programme and sanctions relief.Diplomacy on
  
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• Leave Sowore, go after bandits, terrorists, Timi Frank counsels  SSS

  23-06-2026 16:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has urged the State Security Services SSS to redirect its energy away from the arrest and detention of activist and presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore and focus instead on confronting the bandits and terrorists wreaking havoc across the country.Frank, who serves as Ambassador of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua to East Africa and the Middle East, issu
  
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• Hardship: Civil servants demand 400% wage increase

  23-06-2026 16:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Victor Ahiuma-YoungCivil servants under the umbrella of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, Trade Union Side have called on the federal government and state governments to approve and implement a 400 per cent increase in the current N70,000 national minimum wage to cushion the devastating effects of the country’s economic hardship.The demand formed part of resolutions reached at the end of a two-day National Retreat and Expanded National Executive Council, or
  
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• Abia: NDLEA convicts 95 suspects in 12 months

  23-06-2026 16:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ugochukwu AlaribeUMUAHIA -The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Abia State command, has convicted 95 suspects in 104 drug cases.The agency said it filed 104 suits at the Federal High Court, Umuahia and recorded 95 convictions with 23 cases pending.Commander of the NDLEA in Abia state, Chigbu Chilee, who disclosed this to journalists in preparation for the 2026 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, with the theme “World drug problem: persisting issues,
  
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• Lagos Govt shuts i-Fitness facility in Lekki over pollution

  23-06-2026 16:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Lagos State Government has sealed a branch of i-Fitness Gym located around Jakande Roundabout in the Lekki Peninsula area of Eti-Osa Local Government Area over alleged environmental violations involving the discharge of untreated sewage into public drainage channels.The enforcement action was carried out on Tuesday by the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO), according to information shared by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on his official X acc
  
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• Ex- Ondo Lawmaker, Arowele, sues IGP, over arrest hours before primaries

  23-06-2026 16:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
   over arrest hours before primariesBy Dayo Johnson Akure Hon. Ayodeji Arowele, a two-term member of the Ondo State House of Assembly and APC aspirant for Owo/Ose Federal Constituency, has sued the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force over his arrest a few hours before the party’s primaries on May 16, 2026.Arowele, through his lawyer Chief Kunle Ijalana, filed the suit under Order 11 Rules 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules.&nb
  
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• Iran announces three-day holiday in Tehran for Ali Khamenei’s funeral

  23-06-2026 16:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Iran announced Tuesday three days of public holidays in the capital Tehran for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral ceremonies, state television reported.“The farewell ceremony and prayers for the martyred leader’s body will be held on Saturday and Sunday, July 4th and 5th, in Tehran’s Grand Mosalla, and the funeral will be held on Monday, July 6th, and Tehran province will be off for these three days,” IRGC commander Hassan Hassanzadeh, in charge o
  
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• Osas Ighodaro bags lead role in new Bollywood series

  23-06-2026 15:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Enitan AbdultawabNigerian-American actress and television host Osas Ighodaro has secured a lead role in the upcoming Nolly-Bollywood micro-drama series, Imported Bahu.The project, which was officially unveiled on Monday by executive producer Hamisha Daryani Ahuja, will see Ighodaro star alongside Bollywood actor and model Rajniesh Duggall in a story centred on love, family secrets and a cross-cultural romance.Announcing the production via Instagram, Ahuja described Imported Bahu as the first
  
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• Edo:Inegbeniki cautions Dokubo against inciting Ijaw-Benin tension

  23-06-2026 15:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A prominent Niger Delta leader, Chief Francis Inegbeniki, has advised Rivers State traditional ruler, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, to refrain from making statements capable of creating tension between the Ijaw people and their Benin neighbours in Edo State.Inegbeniki gave the warning on Tuesday in Benin City, while addressing journalists, describing Dokubo’s recent remarks as unnecessary, ill-advised, and capable of threatening the peaceful relationship that has existed between the two ethnic gro
  
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• JET-A1 CRISIS: Airlines borrowing, cutting operations to stay afloat – Onyema

  23-06-2026 15:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  urges Tinubu to review aviation taxes before more airlines collapseBy Dickson OmobolaFounder and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, Tuesday, lamented the effect of the sharp rise in aviation fuel prices, known as Jet-A1, on airline operating costs, saying operators are borrowing from banks to purchase fuel and cutting down on flight operations to stay afloat.Since the outbreak of the Iran war, aviation fuel, which accounts for about 30 per cent of an airline’s operating c
  
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• Gennaro Gattuso returns to coaching with Lazio after Italy debacle

  23-06-2026 15:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Gennaro Gattuso will make his return to coaching with Lazio after being hired by the ailing Serie A club on Tuesday, nearly three months after his short tenure as Italy coach ended in World Cup qualification failure.“S.S. Lazio S.p.A. announces that it has appointed Mr. Gennaro Gattuso as Head Coach of the First Team,” Lazio said in a statement.Italian media report that Gattuso has signed a two-year deal with Lazio, with an annual net salary of 1.5 million euros ($1.7 million).Gattu
  
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• Global rights groups back SERAP, condemn DSS N100m defamation judgment

  23-06-2026 15:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Global human rights organisations have backed the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) following a N100 million defamation judgment awarded to two Department of State Services (DSS) officials, alleging that the anti-corruption group is being targeted through judicial processes for its advocacy work.The allegations were contained in an urgent appeal issued on Wednesday by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership between the International Fed
  
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• INEC presents Certificates of Return to winners of June 20 bye-elections

  23-06-2026 14:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificates of Return to candidates who won the bye-elections held on June 20, 2026, across Rivers, Enugu, Nasarawa, Ondo and Kano states.The commission announced this on its official X platform on Tuesday.The certificates were issued on behalf of the INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan, by the Supervising National Commissioner for Rivers State, May Agbamuche-Mbu.In her remarks, Agbamuche-Mbu congratulated the winners and urged them
  
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• Jeremy Doku to rejoin Belgium squad in US after son’s birth

  23-06-2026 14:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Belgium winger Jeremy Doku will rejoin the national team in Seattle on Tuesday after leaving the squad to witness the birth of his son, Praise.The Belgian Football Federation confirmed the arrival of Doku’s first child on Monday and announced that the Manchester City star would return to camp ahead of the team’s final Group G fixture.Doku missed Belgium’s goalless draw against Iran on Sunday due to a respiratory illness. However, after receiving treatment for several days, he
  
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• Tinubu sends state police amendment bill to Senate

  23-06-2026 14:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ….Akpabio Says States Ready to Act Promptly on Proposal…As Senate is set to pass the bill tomorrow, mourns late House of Reps member, TongoBy Henry UmoruABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a Constitution Alteration Bill to the Senate seeking the establishment of state police across the federation.The proposed legislation, which seeks to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution, is aimed at creating the legal framework for state police as part of broad
  
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• Tinubu forwards State Police Constitution Amendment Bill to Senate

  23-06-2026 14:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally transmitted a Constitution Alteration Bill to the Senate seeking to establish state police across the country.The proposed legislation aims to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution to provide the legal and institutional framework for the creation and operation of state police forces in the federation.The move marks a significant step in ongoing efforts to reform Nigeria’s security architecture and deepen the role of state governments i
  
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• Fulani group urges pastoralists to deepen security cooperation in South-West

  23-06-2026 14:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Concerned Fulani People of Nigeria (CFPN) has urged Fulani pastoralists across the South-West to sustain cooperation with security agencies and host communities to strengthen peace and tackle criminal activities in the region.The group made the call in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna by its Convener, Ibrahim Chubado, while reacting to recent comments surrounding security concerns in parts of Oyo State.Chubado said pastoralists involved in cattle rearing and other legitimate livestoc
  
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• Trump says Iran agrees to ‘highest level’ nuclear inspections

  23-06-2026 14:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran has “fully and completely agreed” to allow nuclear inspectors to return to the country, and that US Navy forces would no longer blockade the Strait of Hormuz.“Iran has fully and completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future (Infinity!!!). This will insure ‘Nuclear Honesty,'” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, adding that bilateral negotiations are “going well.”“
  
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• Kwankwaso never bought 69 forms in Kano, claim is fiction — PRP

  23-06-2026 14:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Baba-Ahmed says Obi, Kwankwaso once explored joining party…insists PRP has no crisis despite court challengeBy Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, on Tuesday dismissed claims that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, bought 69 nomination forms through the party in Kano State, dismissing the allegation as fabrication and political mischief.The controversy followed claims by a man presented as the PRP’
  
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• Kebbi senator dumps APC for ADC, says no justice in ruling party

  23-06-2026 14:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruSENATOR Garba Maidoki, Kebbi  South, has dumped the ruling  All Progressives Congress (APC) for the African Democratic Congress, ADC.According to him, he defected to the ADC because of what he described as injustice and internal crises within the ruling party.Maidoki’s letter was read during plenary   by the Deputy President of the Senate,  Senator Barau Jibrin, APC, Kano North, who presided over plenary.In a letter addressed to the President of the Senat
  
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• ‘APC not threatened by opposition, Tinubu has performed above 90%’

  23-06-2026 14:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Dismisses Calls for President’s ResignationBy Samuel Oyadongha, YenagoaThe Bayelsa State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Warman Ogoriba, has dismissed calls for the resignation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing them as routine opposition politics and insisting that the President has performed “above 90 per cent” since assuming office.Speaking during an interactive session with journalists in Yenagoa on Tuesday, Ogoriba addressed issues relating to t
  
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• US to deport Nigerian man accused of rape, kidnapping, domestic violence

  23-06-2026 13:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced plans to deport a Nigerian national, Ayodeji Olamide Ajayi, over allegations of visa overstay and a series of criminal offences.According to the agency, Ajayi entered the United States in 2007 on a student visa but remained in the country after leaving school, thereby violating the terms of his stay.In a post shared on X on Monday night, June 22, 2026, ICE alleged that the Nigerian citizen accumulated a lengthy criminal r
  
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• Davido to release new single ‘I Know Who I Be’ June 26

  23-06-2026 13:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Mary AgbabiakaNigerian singer Davido has announced the release of a new song titled ‘I Know Who I Be’, marking his return with fresh music after a period of limited solo releases.
  The track, which features Jazzwrld and GL_Ceejay, is scheduled to be released on June 26.Davido, whose real name is David Adeleke, is one of Africa’s most celebrated music stars.
  He rose to fame in 2012 with the hit song Dami Duro and later founded DMW, a record label that has produced several suc
  
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• Cardoso launches CBN Naira Ambassadors Club to promote respect for currency

  23-06-2026 13:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefABUJA — Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has launched the CBN Naira Ambassadors Club, an initiative aimed at promoting the proper handling and preservation of Nigeria’s currency.The club, comprising students from secondary schools across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was inaugurated on Monday at the CBN headquarters in Abuja.Speaking at the launch, Cardoso said the campaign became necessary because of the substantial re
  
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• El–Rufai opts for no-case submission as DSS closes case

  23-06-2026 13:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday opted for a no-case submission in his ongoing trial over alleged breaches of national security.The ex-governor made this known through his lawyer, Paul Erokoro, SAN, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after the Department of State Services (DSS) closed its case.When the case was called, the DSS lawyer, Oluwole Aladedoye, SAN, informed the court that the prosecution would not be calling further witness
  
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• El-Rufai opts for no-case submission as DSS closes case

  23-06-2026 13:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday opted for a no-case submission in his ongoing trial over alleged breaches of national security.The ex-governor made this known through his lawyer, Paul Erokoro, SAN, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after the Department of State Services (DSS) closed its case.When the case was called, the DSS lawyer, Oluwole Aladedoye, SAN, informed the court that the prosecution would not be calling further witness
  
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• Lost to poverty, rescued by hope: Giving Osun’s out-of-school children second chance

  23-06-2026 13:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma ObinnaIn one community of Osun State, a free vocational centre is pulling vulnerable girls from the brink of child marriage, teenage pregnancy, and street life while giving hundreds of out-of-school youths a second chance at life.
  At 18, Yemisi Ayoola should have been preparing for her senior secondary school examinations. Instead, she was sitting at home, watching her dreams slowly slip away.Each morning, she watched other children leave for school while she remained behind, trapped
  
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