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• FIFA confirms VAR technology failure during Qatar vs Switzerland match

  14-06-2026 13:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Enitan AbdultawabFIFA has explained the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) process that led to a penalty being awarded during the World Cup match between Qatar and Switzerland, insisting that a technical problem did affect the final decision.In a statement, FIFA explained that a temporary technical issue prevented the offside animation graphic from being displayed ahead of the penalty awarded to Switzerland in the 14th minute of the match.“During the Qatar vs. Switzerland match in the San F
  
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• Why I wore black to Alexx Ekubo’s Service of Songs – Daddy Freeze

  14-06-2026 18:33 via vanguardngr.com
  Media personality Daddy Freeze has defended his decision to wear black to the service of songs held in honour of late actor Alex Ekubo, insisting that the actor’s death should be viewed as a tragic loss rather than a moment of celebration.The service of songs took place in Lagos on June 10, 2026, ahead of Ekubo’s funeral. Guests had been instructed to wear white, a dress code clearly stated on the event invitation. However, Daddy Freeze and his wife attended the event dressed in bla
  
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• 5 dead, 11 confirmed cases in Plateau cholera outbreak

  14-06-2026 18:32 via vanguardngr.com
  Dr Nicholas Baamlong, Plateau’s Commissioner for Health, says the state has recorded 11 confirmed cases of cholera, five deaths, and 53 suspected cases.Baamlong, who disclosed this to journalists on Sunday in Jos, said the confirmed and suspected cases were reported in Pushit, Mangu 1 and Mangu 2 communities in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA).According to Baamlong, the state Ministry of Health is intensifying public health interventions to contain the outbreak, prevent further spread, a
  
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• Insecurity: Ministers, governors may become targets, Buratai warns

  14-06-2026 18:30 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoKADUNA — Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), has warned that Nigeria’s worsening security situation could deteriorate further if urgent and decisive measures are not taken, cautioning that political leaders, including ministers, senators, and governors, may become targets of bandits and insurgents.Buratai gave the warning in a statement titled, “A frank and patriotic advice on Nigeria’s escalating security crisis,” foll
  
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• Save Festac town from further loss of public facilities, residents tell Tinubu

  14-06-2026 18:28 via vanguardngr.com
  By  Mathew JohnsonResidents of Festac Town in Amuwo-Odofin  area of Lagos, over the weekend, appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in what they described as the continued disposal of public facilities and open spaces within the estate, warning that the development could pose environmental, security and social challenges to the community.The appeal was made during a press conference organised by the Take Back Festac movement, where residents and community stakeholders called f
  
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• Lagos activates operation BioShield’ over Ebola

  14-06-2026 18:10 via vanguardngr.com
  …Threat… Says no Ebola case in NigeriaBy Chioma ObinnaThe Lagos State Government on Sunday said it has launched a statewide emergency public awareness campaign tagged “Operation Lagos BioShield” to strengthen surveillance and prevent the possible importation of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) into the state amid fresh outbreaks in parts of East and Central Africa.
  Disclosing this, the State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, however, reassured residents that there
  
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• I told Abacha to disband clique of ‘bad influence’ officers around him — Abubakar

  14-06-2026 18:09 via vanguardngr.com
  —His cabal marked me 3 other senior officers dow—He was devoted to friends
  —Only in 1999 I was shown money transferred to Abacha’s family, associatesBy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has revealed how a clique of officers who acted as a kitchen cabinet for the then Head of State, General Sani Abacha, had marked him and a few other senior military officers down for elimination from the regime.General Abubakar said he tol
  
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• FCT residents decry rising cost of tomatoes

  14-06-2026 18:04 via vanguardngr.com
  Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed concern over the  continued increase in the price of tomatoes.The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that the situation was making things difficult for both traders and residents.A market survey conducted by NAN in some markets in the FCT showed a sharp rise in tomato prices in recent weeks.A vegetable seller at the Suleija market, Malam Isah Ado, said they were facing challenges in their b
  
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• We’ll rescue abducted Ondo community head – Govt assures

  14-06-2026 18:03 via vanguardngr.com
  —Deploys surveillance techBy Dayo Johnson AkureOndo State Government has said that all security and intelligence mechanisms have been activated to ensure the rescue of 60-year-old Adeniyi Adelana, community head of Ode Oriya Village in Owo LGA, who was kidnapped Saturday by six gunmen.His wife was shot in a failed attempt to abduct her.The commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Idowu Ajanaku, said this in Akure while reassuring the victim’s family and the public.Ajanaku
  
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• Atiku tackles Tinubu over fresh N3.3trn power debt bond, demands full disclosure

  14-06-2026 17:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar has described President Bola Tinubu’s plan to raise another bond to settle power sector debts as a display of fiscal recklessness, institutional dishonesty, and contempt for public accountability.The former vice president, in a statement on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said Nigerians have every right to be outraged by what he called a recurr
  
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• 2027: Why SouthEast will reject Peter Obi for Tinubu – Umahi

  14-06-2026 17:44 via vanguardngr.com
  ……says Tinubu has actualized abandoned colonial era roads in the regiomBy Soni Daniel, Northern Region EditorAbakiliki: The people of the South East region will gladly reject their own son, Peter Obi. And vote for President Bola Tinubu in next year’s election, Minister of Works, Eng.David Umahi, has said.
  Umahi, who spoke while inspecting some ongoing Federal roads in Ebonyi on Saturday evening, said it was a mistake for the people of the region to vote for Peter Obi in the
  
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• Pregnant woman, children among 11 mourners feared dead in Benue boat tragedy

  14-06-2026 16:44 via vanguardngr.com
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiTragedy struck in Benue State on Saturday night as at least 11 mourners, including a pregnant woman and six children, were feared dead after a boat conveying them home from a burial ceremony capsized on the River Benue in Makurdi Local Government Area, LGA.The victims were reportedly returning to Daududawadawa community, an island settlement located behind the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering (NASME) Barracks in the North Bank area of Makurdi, when the boat ove
  
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• Dismissed civil servants seek Tinubu, Akpabio’s intervention in reinstatement battle

  14-06-2026 16:42 via vanguardngr.com
  By Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaSome federal civil servants, allegedly dismissed illegally from the Federal Ministries of Environment and Works, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the National Assembly to intervene in a prolonged battle for reinstatement.They also called on Civil Society Organisations (CSO), labour unions, and well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) to implement a Senate resolution directing their recall and deployme
  
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• Ondo Amotekun parades 97 suspected criminals

  14-06-2026 16:39 via vanguardngr.com
  –Women, informants, fake ‘madmen’ among suspects—- Raises alarm over influx of Northerners in Ondo forestsBy Dayo Johnson AkureOndo State security outfit Amotekun has paraded 97 suspected criminals, including women, arrested across all 18 council areas within 14 days.Parading the suspects in Akure, Amotekun Commander Chief Adetunji Adeleye said arrests covered kidnapping, violation of the anti-open grazing law, burglary, robbery, vehicle hijacking and theft.Adeleye said
  
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• 2027 polls: Wike-led PDP faction inaugurates new Exco in Sokoto

  14-06-2026 16:16 via vanguardngr.com
  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated newly elected state executive committee members in Sokoto State.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fresh executive members were inaugurated in Sokoto ahead of the 2027 general elections.The congress was supervised by officials from the PDP National Secretariat and representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).Leader of the deleg
  
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• FIFA under fire after Hakimi, Vinicius told not to speak Spanish at World Cup

  14-06-2026 16:10 via vanguardngr.com
  By Enitan AbdultawabFIFA has come under scrutiny after several high-profile players, including Achraf Hakimi and Vinicius Junior, were discouraged from speaking Spanish during media engagements at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States.The issue first surfaced ahead of Morocco’s Group C clash with Brazil when a Spanish-speaking journalist attempted to question Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi in Spanish.Despite Hakimi, who grew up in Madrid and speaks the language fluently, indicating
  
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• Murder attempt: Traditional rulers council confident of suspects’ arrest, prosecution

  14-06-2026 16:01 via vanguardngr.com
  By Daniel Abia, P/HarcourtThe council of traditional rulers in Khana local government area of Rivers state has raised the alarm over what it claimed to be a sponsored protest by some persons in the area to cover up the ongoing investigation of attempted assassination on the life of His Majesty, King Suanu Baridam.A statement from the palace of the King who is also the chairman of Khana traditional rulers council on Sunday said it was curious that certain individuals have become apprehensive whe
  
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• Umahi: Tinubu’s achievements in infrastructure will sell him through in 2027 election

  14-06-2026 15:51 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jeff Agbodo, AbakalikiThe Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s achievements in infrastructure development across six geopolitical zones in the country will sell him through in 2027 election.Umahi said in South East zone where he hails from, no opposition candidate can execute the magnitude of projects Tinubu has executed in the zone.He stated this when he led Renewed Hope Media Team to inspect the ongoing federal government projects across
  
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• Police arrest man with 150 live venomous scorpions in luggage

  14-06-2026 15:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Enitan AbdultawabSouth African authorities have arrested a 28-year-old man after discovering 150 live venomous scorpions concealed inside his luggage at Cape Town International Airport.The suspect was apprehended on Friday following an intelligence-led operation involving members of the Kuilsriver Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit and conservation officials from Cape Nature.According to police, officers acted on information that a man travelling through the airport was in possession of
  
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• Gunmen abduct 60 year-Old ondo community head, shoot wife

  14-06-2026 15:32 via vanguardngr.com
  –Community in shock as police launch manhuntBy Dayo Johnson AkureSuspected gunmen have abducted 60-year-old Adeniyi Adelana, community head of Ode Oriya Village in Owo council area of Ondo State and shot his wife.A police source said six armed men stormed the residence around 8:05pm Saturday.The assailants invaded under cover of darkness and whisked the victim away through a nearby bush path to an unknown destination.Contacted, the state Police Command spokesperson DSP Jimoh Abayomi said
  
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• 2027: How INEC can achieve free, fair, credible elections – Baba-Ahmed

  14-06-2026 15:23 via vanguardngr.com
  National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has outlined measures for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair and credible elections in 2027.Baba-Ahmed, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said that the commission must be strengthened to insulate it from undue political influence.He said that the appointment of the INEC chairman, national commissioners and resident electoral commissioners (RECs
  
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• Military airstrikes kill 27 terrorists in Borno Tumbus enclaves

  14-06-2026 15:10 via vanguardngr.com
  Air Component of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai neutralised 27 terrorists in separate air interdiction missions targeting terrorist enclaves in the Southern and Northern Tumbus areas of Borno.The operational report of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, indicating that the strikes were conducted following Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions across the theatre.According to the report, air assets comprising
  
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• Critics wanted Uzodimma to fail, but he shocked them — Emelumba, Info Commissioner

  14-06-2026 15:10 via vanguardngr.com
  •Says Imo moving toward 24-hr electricity supply
  •Dismisses claim governor runs state from AbujaBy Nnamdi OjiegoAs many states across Nigeria continue to grapple with poor electricity supply and infrastructure deficits, Imo State government says it is moving toward a 24-hour power supply system through the state-backed Orashi Electricity project. In this interview, the Commissioner for Information, Declan Emelumba, says critics who expected Governor Hope Uzodimma to fail were disappoi
  
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• Defamation: Former Imo Gov, Achike Udenwa demands N5b from Kenneth Okonkwo

  14-06-2026 14:24 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chidi Nkwopara
  Former Imo State governor, Chief Achike Udenwa, has demanded N5 billion from a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, over the alleged defamatory remarks he made recently on a national television programme.
  Udenwa made the demand in a three-page letter, CSAN/GC/26/25, dated June 11, 2026, addressed to Kenneth Okonkwo and signed by his lawyer, Chief Soronnadi A. Njoku, SAN.
  Part of the letter read: “Most regrettably, your defamatory statement
  
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• 5 records broken so far at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

  14-06-2026 14:19 via vanguardngr.com
  The 2026 FIFA World Cup is only a few days old, but history is already being made across North America.
  Here are five notable records and milestones that have fallen during the opening matches of the tournament:1. Canada Earns Its First-Ever World Cup PointAfter losing all six of its previous World Cup matches across the 1986 and 2022 tournaments, Canada finally got off the mark with a 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The result ended one of the longest winless starts in World Cup histo
  
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• Lagos police begin clampdown on vehicles without proper number plates

  14-06-2026 13:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Esther OnyegbulaThe Lagos State Police Command has announced plans to commence a statewide enforcement exercise against vehicles operating with covered, obscured, unauthorised, defaced or no registration number plates as part of efforts to strengthen security and curb criminal activities across the state.The exercise, which begins on Monday, June 15, 2026, follows a directive from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, aimed at enhancing public safety and preventing crimi
  
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• Food industry on brink as rising costs, forex crisis trigger mass layoffs

  14-06-2026 13:53 via vanguardngr.com
  By Victor Ahiuma-YoungGENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Nigeria’s food and beverage industry is facing a worsening employment crisis as rising production costs, foreign exchange volatility and regulatory measures continue to force companies to cut jobs and scale down operations.
  The Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association, FOBTOB, has raised the alarm over increasing layoffs across the sector, warning that unless urgent interventions are implemented, more workers could be thrown int
  
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• Illegality of negotiating with terrorists

  14-06-2026 13:49 via vanguardngr.com
  It is public knowledge officials of the Federal Government and some State Governments have been holding meetings and negotiating with terrorists and bandits. Based on the negotiations, thousands of ‘repentant’ terrorists and bandits have been forgiven and given cash gifts of undisclosed sums of money. Since the satanic Boko Haram sect and similar bodies have been proscribed under the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, their members and allies shall be prosecuted and not pam
  
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• Falana to FG, governors: Negotiating with terrorists attracts 20-year jail term

  14-06-2026 13:49 via vanguardngr.com
  Prominent human rights advocate Femi Falana has strongly condemned the Federal and State governments for negotiating with and rewarding terrorists, declaring the practice entirely illegal.Delivering the keynote address titled “Rising Under Pressure-Human Rights in an era of insecurity, Economic Strain & Democratic Uncertainty” at the Amnesty International Second Annual General Meeting in Abuja on June 13, 2026, Falana warned that government officials are committing a grave offen
  
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• FIFA to pay Somali referee Artan full World Cup fee despite US entry denial

  14-06-2026 13:46 via vanguardngr.com
  Somali referee Omar Artan will receive his full World Cup remuneration despite being barred from entering the United States to officiate at the tournament.Artan, 34, was detained and questioned for 11 hours by US immigration officials upon arriving at Miami International Airport on Monday before being informed that he would not be allowed into the country. His diplomatic passport and single-entry US visa were ultimately rejected.A US government official said the decision was linked to an allege
  
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