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• FG revokes Raycon’s Calabar-Odukpani-Itu Road contract, reassigns job to Hitech

  07-12-2025 19:09 via vanguardngr.com
  By Egufe YafugborhiUYO — The Federal Government has terminated the rehabilitation contract awarded to Raycon and Company (Nigeria) Limited on a 9.7-kilometre section of the Calabar–Odukpani–Itu Road over what it described as unacceptable slow pace of work.Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced the revocation during an inspection tour of road projects in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, declaring that the project was “definitely beyond the capacity” of the contr
  
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• Tinubu warns public officers against nepotism, corruption

  08-12-2025 16:11 via vanguardngr.com
  —As Mbah, Akume, Idris, Wike, Keyamo, 45 others clinch NEAPS awardsBy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA-PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Sunday night warned public office holders to desist from nepotism, cronyism and political patronage, saying they are the root causes of corruption.The President, who spoke at the Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service, NEAPS, at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja. said these vices distract public officers from delivering on their mandate and aspirations.President T
  
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• FCT ’ll continue to build more houses for judges — Wike

  08-12-2025 16:06 via vanguardngr.com
  The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has reiterated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will continue to support the judiciary to enhance productivity, reduce delays, and uphold the independence and integrity of the judiciary.The Minister disclosed that budgetary provisions had been made to construct additional residential houses for FCT High Court Judges to mitigate housing shortages and ensure all judicial officers are appropriately accommodated.Wike, in his goodwill messag
  
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• LASTMA condemns one-way driving as delivery rider suffers severe fracture in Maryland crash

  08-12-2025 15:56 via vanguardngr.com
  By Precious EnaikeThe Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has decried the rising spate of one-way driving in the state, following a serious accident on the Odo Iya-Alaro Bridge, inward Maryland, that left a delivery motorcyclist with a grievous limb fracture.The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, followed the residual gridlock caused by a truck fire on the same stretch of the Ikorodu Road corridor earlier in the morning. The aftermath of the inferno left traffi
  
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• Trump says to sign order blocking AI regulation by states

  08-12-2025 15:54 via vanguardngr.com
  President Donald Trump said Monday he will attempt to strip states of the right to regulate the surging AI industry, arguing the move is vital to maintain US dominance.“There must be only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI,” he posted on his Truth Social platform, announcing an executive order that would seek to prevent state-level regulation.Trump has made a major play to position the United States at the head of the global race to build and control AI tools pre
  
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• Police withdrawal from VIP: IGP’s monitoring team arrive Anambra

  08-12-2025 15:53 via vanguardngr.com
  The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit on enforcement of police withdrawal from the Very Important Persons (VIPs) escort duties has arrived Anambra for the exercise.The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said that the Commissioner of Police (CP), Ikioye Orutugu, made this known while receiving the team on Monday in Awka.He quoted Orutugu as saying that, “the Anambra Police Command today December 8 formally receives operatives of the IGP
  
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• Barcelona defence on ‘another level’ now, says Flick

  08-12-2025 15:46 via vanguardngr.com
  Barcelona coach Hansi Flick claimed Monday his team’s defending is now on “another level” after a run of good results.The Catalans have won three matches in a row after a 3-0 defeat by Chelsea in the Champions League near the end of November.Barca face Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday in Europe as they fight for a top eight finish in the league phase.With several players back from injury last week Barca beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 and Real Betis 5-3.“Everyone knows what happe
  
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• Lagos begins plans to rebuild police stations destroyed during #EndSARS unrest

  08-12-2025 15:45 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniThe Lagos State Government has begun moves to reconstruct police stations that were destroyed during the 2020 #EndSARS protests, as part of broader efforts to close lingering security gaps across the state.The initiative, being coordinated through the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), was disclosed alongside plans for the 19th Annual Town Hall Meeting on Security, scheduled for December 11, 2025, at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island.The #EndSARS protests, which st
  
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• FG to Courts: Speed up hearing of terrorism, kidnapping cases

  08-12-2025 15:35 via vanguardngr.com
  …electoral matters consume our time, energy, A court president lamentsBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJAThe Federal Government, on Monday, urged the judiciary to expedite hearings on cases involving terrorism, human trafficking, kidnapping and similar serious crimes.According to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, the judiciary, as the guardian of justice and the custodian of the rule of law, “must lend its weight to national effort
  
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• Xabi Alonso faces sack if Real Madrid lose to Man City in Champions League

  08-12-2025 15:22 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emmanuel OkogbaReal Madrid manager Xabi Alonso is under mounting pressure ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Manchester City, with Marca reporting that the coach could lose his job if the team fail to produce a strong result.The warning comes after a turbulent weekend at the Santiago Bernabéu, where club president Florentino Pérez and senior directors held a late-night crisis meeting in response to Madrid’s 2–0 defeat to Celta Vigo. The loss leav
  
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• Ex-footballer Barton handed suspended sentence for offensive posts

  08-12-2025 15:13 via vanguardngr.com
  Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton was spared jail on Monday after being given a suspended sentence for grossly offensive social media posts concerning British broadcaster Jeremy Vine and television pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.Last month a jury found Barton had “crossed the line between free speech and a crime” with six posts on X — formerly Twitter.At Liverpool Crown Court on Monday, Judge Andrew Menary sentenced Barton to six months in custody, suspended for 18
  
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• [Video]‘Stop singing, give your speech’ – Remi Tinubu tells Adeleke in Ile-Ife

  08-12-2025 15:08 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry OduahFirst Lady Senator Remi Tinubu clashed with Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Sunday in Ile-Ife, Osun State, during an event marking the 10th coronation anniversary of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, where she was conferred with the chieftaincy title of Yeye-Asiwaju of Ile Oodua.Adeleke and several dignitaries from across the country, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, incumbent and former governors, senators and traditional rulers, were at the event.In the
  
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• Video: ‘Stop singing, give your speech’ – Remi Tinubu tells Adeleke in Ile-Ife

  08-12-2025 15:08 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry OduahFirst Lady Senator Remi Tinubu clashed with Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Sunday in Ile-Ife, Osun State, during an event marking the 10th coronation anniversary of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, where she was conferred with the chieftaincy title of Yeye-Asiwaju of Ile Oodua.Adeleke and several dignitaries from across the country, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, incumbent and former governors, senators and traditional rulers, were at the event.In the
  
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• If agreements are implemented, terrorism ‘ll be destroyed in Nigeria – US lawmaker

  08-12-2025 14:59 via vanguardngr.com
  A United States congressman, Rep. Riley M. Moore, has expressed strong optimism that terrorism in Nigeria can be crushed if the resolutions reached during recent high-level security discussions between the United States and Nigeria are fully implemented.Moore made this known after a closed-door engagement between a visiting US Congressional delegation and Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, where both sides discussed measures to strengthen security cooperation and dismantle
  
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• If agreements are implemented, terrorism in Nigeria will be destroyed – Rep. Riley M. Moore

  08-12-2025 14:59 via vanguardngr.com
  A United States congressman, Rep. Riley M. Moore, has expressed strong optimism that terrorism in Nigeria can be crushed if the resolutions reached during recent high-level security discussions between the United States and Nigeria are fully implemented.Moore made this known after a closed-door engagement between a visiting US Congressional delegation and Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, where both sides discussed measures to strengthen security cooperation and dismantle
  
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• AI tools help choose best embryos for IVF

  08-12-2025 14:59 via vanguardngr.com
  Artificial intelligence tools can now help choose the most promising embryos for in vitro fertilisation (IVF), although experts have warned of some ethical concerns.Procedures such as IVF allow millions of children to be born across the world each year to parents who have otherwise struggled to conceive.However the success rate of the procedure, which involves creating an embryo by fertilising an egg with sperm in the lab, can vary widely and declines with age.Now, almost 50 years after the firs
  
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• Davido’s ‘Galorizzy’, Wizkid’s ‘Money Constant’ battle for Detty December 2025 anthem

  08-12-2025 14:49 via vanguardngr.com
  By Efosa TaiwoEvery year, Nigeria’s festive season arrives not just with parties and concerts, but also with a defining soundtrack — the one song that becomes the heartbeat of Detty December.Last year, “Oblee” by DJ YK Mule, featuring Kashcoming, Slimcase, and Qdot, served as the official anthem for Detty December 2024. Fido later joined the festive wave, dropping his hit single “Joy Is Coming” just 11 days before Christmas, which quickly became the uplifting
  
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• Attempted coup: Benin’s President thanks army leaders for ‘remaining loyal’

  08-12-2025 14:41 via vanguardngr.com
  Benin’s President Patrice Talon has thanked army leaders for helping to defeat an attempted military coup in the West African nation. He also vowed that the mutineers would be punished.On Sunday morning, a group of soldiers calling themselves the Military Committee for Refoundation seized control of state television and announced that the government had been dissolved.Just hours later, the minister of interior said the takeover attempt had been “foiled.”Talon addressed the nat
  
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• BTC Price Fluctuations Unaffected by Returns? PEPPER Mining Becomes a New Safe Haven for Global Investors

  08-12-2025 14:33 via vanguardngr.com
  Amidst the significant price volatility of Bitcoin (BTC) over several consecutive days, global cryptocurrency market sentiment has been fluctuating. For investors seeking stable returns, the traditional “buy low, sell high” strategy has become increasingly difficult, significantly increasing the market’s demand for safe, stable, and sustainable return channels. Recently, the AI ​​cloud mining platform PEPPER Mining has rapidly gained popularity, becoming a “s
  
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• How vehicle particulars saved me from Benin coup – Dele Momodu

  08-12-2025 14:30 via vanguardngr.com
  Politician and Publisher, Dele Momodu, has revealed that but for last-minute issues with his vehicle’s papers he would have been caught in the Benin Republic attempted coup.Read Also: Explainer: Did Nigeria act legally by sending fighter jets into Benin?According to him, the setback with particulars “was what saved us” as it halted the journey he planned to start at 5 a.m., which would have had him in Benin Republic at the exact period the coup was unfolding.Momodu narrated hi
  
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• Best Betting Sites in Nigeria: Five Licensed Bookmakers

  08-12-2025 14:25 via vanguardngr.com
  Step into any viewing centre on a Saturday and you’ll hear the same soundtrack: arguments over line-ups, shouts when a late goal lands, and quiet complaints about one game that “cut the ticket”. Whether it is on a phone or in a neighbourhood betshop, sports betting has become part of everyday life for many Nigerian men.With so many platforms fighting for attention, the real issue is no longer who has a flashy app, but who is properly licensed, stable, and serious about paying
  
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• Ladoja urges FG to reopen all land borders

  08-12-2025 14:23 via vanguardngr.com
  The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has appealed to the Federal Government to open all land borders in Nigeria to ease movement of persons and goods across the sub-region as provided under the ECOWAS trade liberation scheme.Ladoja made the appeal when the outgoing Controller of Customs, Oyo/Osun Area Command, Compt. Gambo Aliyu, paid him a farewell visit at his Bodija residence in Ibadan on Sunday.He recalled that the federal government, during the tenure of late President Muhammadu
  
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• Insecurity: IYC calls for state police, demands decisive action from FG

  08-12-2025 14:13 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emem Idio, YenagoaThe Ijaw Youth Council,IYC, Worldwide, has joined calls to demands the implementation of state policing as a panacea to the security challenges facing the nation, lamenting that the escalating violence, kidnappings, and killings have created a humanitarian crisis, displacing families, disrupting economic activities, and undermining the livelihood of the people.Thia is just as the group call on the federal government and state governors to take immediate action to address th
  
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• Liverpool could leave Salah out of Inter Champions League clash after interview – Report

  08-12-2025 14:09 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emmanuel OkogbaLiverpool forward Mohamed Salah could be left out of the squad for the club’s upcoming UEFA Champions League clash against Inter Milan, according to emerging reports suggesting that his recent interview has created tension around team selection.Salah, who has been underwhelming this season, was quoted in an interview expressing frustration about his treatment at the club.
  He complained about being left to play fringe roles and alleged a conspiracy to get him out of the c
  
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• Bwala, Rufai trade words over suspension claim

  08-12-2025 14:09 via vanguardngr.com
  A public exchange of accusations erupted on Monday between Arise Television anchor, Oseni Rufai, and Daniel Bwala, spokesperson to President Bola Tinubu, following a claim that the broadcaster had been suspended.Rufai, who recently returned from a break, used Monday’s edition of the Arise TV Morning Show to dismiss the rumour of his suspension as he linked Bwala to the suspension claim.“Bwala wants one of my Meta glasses. I can give him one. A government official woke up on Monday m
  
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• Salah is destroying his legacy – Rooney

  08-12-2025 14:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Enitan AbdultawabFormer Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has warned that Mohamed Salah is “destroying his legacy” at Liverpool, urging manager Arne Slot to assert his authority by excluding the forward from upcoming matches.Rooney’s remarks, aired on the latest episode of his podcast, come amid growing tension between Salah and the club after the Egyptian star publicly claimed his relationship with Slot had broken down.Salah, who has not started any of the club’
  
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• Fintiri orders curfew in Adamawa community after unrest

  08-12-2025 13:45 via vanguardngr.com
  Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Lamurde Local Government Area following a fresh eruption of communal hostilities.The directive was announced on Monday in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Hussaini Hammangabdo, who confirmed that the governor has instructed security operatives to immediately move into the troubled communities.According to the statement, Fintiri has ordered security agencies to respond swiftly to the renewed cr
  
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• Court refuses Nnamdi Kanu’s motion for transfer from Sokoto Correctional Centre

  08-12-2025 13:34 via vanguardngr.com
   The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, declined to grant a motion ex parte filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kanu, who was convicted of terrorism offences, is seeking “an order compelling the complainant (Federal Government) and/or the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to forthwith transfer him from the Sokoto Correctional Facility to a custodial facility within the jurisdiction of
  
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• Boko Haram insurgency has lasted 15 years, longer than civil war — Obasanjo

  08-12-2025 13:24 via vanguardngr.com
  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern that the Boko Haram insurgency has persisted for 15 years with no end in sight, noting that it has now lasted far longer than the Nigerian Civil War, which ended after 30 months.Obasanjo warned that Nigeria’s struggle with insurgency and banditry will continue unless the military undergoes specialised foreign training, strengthens intelligence gathering and deploys modern technology in its operations.He made the remarks on Sunday wh
  
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• Ouattara sworn in for fourth term as Ivory Coast president

  08-12-2025 13:07 via vanguardngr.com
  President Alassane Ouattara, 83, was on Monday sworn-in for a fourth term as leader of Ivory Coast.Ouattara was reelected in October with nearly 90 percent of the votes cast in the West African nation. He vowed to “loyally defend the constitution” at the inauguration.AFP
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