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• Forest security, mineral resources and food security

  20-07-2026 01:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By YUSUF KOLAWOLEThe sovereignty of any nation is not measured only by the strength of its military or the size of its economy; it is also reflected in its ability to control its territory, protect its natural resources, secure its food systems, and guarantee the safety of its citizens. For Nigeria, a country blessed with vast forests, abundant mineral resources, fertile agricultural land, and strategic geographic importance, the protection of these assets is directly linked to national so
  
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• Orji Kalu welcomes Oluremi Tinubu to Abia

  21-07-2026 13:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has welcomed the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to Abia State on the occasion of her visit to the Akwete Weaving Cooperative Society in Akwete, Ukwa East Local Government Area.In a statement issued on Monday by his media office, Kalu described the visit as an opportunity to draw greater attention to the rich cultural heritage of Akwete weaving, one of Nigeria’s most renowned indigenous crafts.He said sust
  
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• Delayed rainfall, low food prices stall farming activities in Yobe

  21-07-2026 13:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Maryam Abdulaziz UsmanDelayed rainfall in Yobe State has disrupted farming activities, leaving many farmers unable to begin cultivation and depriving farm labourers of their primary source of income.In previous years, the rainy season would have been fully established across most parts of the North-East by late July. This year, however, rainfall has remained inconsistent, forcing many farmers to postpone planting.A visit to the area in front of the Family Support Hospital in Damaturu showed
  
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• Alara of Aramoko: Don’t shift goalposts, Ademulegun faults Ekiti govt over voting dispute

  21-07-2026 13:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  —Obey 2024 chieftaincy declarationBy Dayo Johnson AkureA public affairs analyst, Omojola-Martins Ademulegun, has urged the Ekiti State Government to stay out of the selection process for the Alara of Aramoko stool and to obey the law.Ademulegun, in a statement on Monday, said Governor Biodun Oyebanji should not “shift the goalposts in the middle of the game.”“The choice is clear. Let us obey the law and finish what we started,” he said.The throne became vacant foll
  
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• Iran steps up attacks in return to war with US

  21-07-2026 13:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Iran stepped up its attacks in the Middle East on Tuesday, two weeks after its war with the United States resumed, with sirens sounding in Bahrain and Jordan announcing it had intercepted two waves of missiles and drones.Iran’s Yemeni allies, the Houthis, declared they would blockade Saudi Arabia’s ports, in what would throw the world’s energy markets into further chaos after the Islamic republic blockaded the crucial Strait of Hormuz.Iran’s Revolutionary Guards meanwhil
  
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• Fire destroys 17 shops in Lagos market

  21-07-2026 12:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says a suspected electrical surge caused a fire that destroyed 17 shops at Sabo Market in Ikorodu early Tuesday.The agency disclosed this in a statement issued by its Head of Public Affairs, Mr Afolabi Olawale, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.LASEMA said the fire started at about 1:10 a.m. and was extinguished through a joint operation involving its Tiger Squad and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.It sai
  
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• US issues security alert to citizens amid ongoing Mideast conflict

  21-07-2026 12:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The U.S. Department of State on Tuesday issued the second security alert in three days amid heightened Mideast tensions, advising U.S. citizens to exercise increased caution.“Due to heightened tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation.The notice posted on the Department of State’s website read: “Americans currently in the Middle East should exercise caution and heightened vigilance and should be prepared
  
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• 10 players, coaches who broke records at World Cup 2026

  21-07-2026 12:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The 2026 FIFA World Cup was not only memorable for Spain’s triumph over Argentina in the final but also for a series of historic individual achievements, with eight players and two coaches rewriting the tournament’s record books.From Lionel Messi, who made history as the player with most victories, to Kylian Mbappe becoming the competition’s all-time leading scorer, while Didier Deschamps and Dick Advocaat also set coaching milestones, the tournament produced some of the most
  
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• FRSC confirms two dead in Abeokuta auto crash

  21-07-2026 12:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command, says two persons have died in a road crash involving a Lexus car and a motorcycle at the Leme area of Abeokuta.The command’s public relations officer, Mr Afolabi Odunsi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abeokuta.Odunsi said the incident occurred at about 5:45 p.m. on Monday involving a black Lexus car with registration number KJA 398 JR and a black TVS motorcycle with registration number AYT 837 QU.He said six ad
  
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• ‘Don’t take that REA chairmanship appointment,’ – Fayose’s brother tells ex-governor

  21-07-2026 11:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Isaac Fayose has advised his elder brother, former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, to reject his newly announced appointment as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) board, insisting the position does not match his political profile.In a video shared on his Instagram page on Monday, Isaac said the former governor should instead hand the appointment to one of his sons, maintaining that someone of his brother’s stature deserved a higher federal office.His reaction followed the
  
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• EFCC clears immigration CG Nandap of visa fraud probe

  21-07-2026 11:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous Jannamike, AbujaThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday said the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap, is not under investigation over alleged visa racketeering, contrary to media reports linking her to the ongoing visa fraud probe.The clarification came as the anti-graft agency maintained that its investigation remains focused on some immigration officers accused of alleged visa fraud, with more prosecutions likely as the probe
  
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• New UK govt tackles cost of living with energy tax cut

  21-07-2026 11:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday kickstarted his programme to ease the cost of living for millions of Britons by planning to remove tax on household electricity bills.The Labour leader, who took over as PM on Monday, said value added tax (VAT) would be taken off bills from October in a policy costing the government about £850 million ($1.143 billion) in the current UK financial year.“We’re taking immediate action to cut taxes on energy bills, put more
  
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• FCT farmers lament delay in release of 6,800 bags of fertiliser

  21-07-2026 10:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Gabriel Ewepu, AbujaFarmers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the auspices of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) FCT Chapter, have expressed concern over the alleged delay in the release of 6,800 bags of free fertiliser meant for the 2026 wet season farming.The fertilisers were reportedly distributed under the National Agricultural Development Fund’s Renewed Hope Farm Input Support Programme (FISP).Speaking with Vanguard, the Chairman of AFAN FCT Chapter, Dr Perp
  
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• We’ve decided to reward Tinubu, Ododo with our votes – Kogi people

  21-07-2026 10:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Soni Daniel, Editor, Northern RegionFor empowering the Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, to undertake critical projects that have improved their lives, the Kogi people have decided to re-elect President Ahmed Tinubu and the governor of the state in the next election.
  The people of the state said they felt a sense of belonging with the various federal and state projects, including roads, schools, hospitals and other vital infrastructure that have added value to their wellbeing.The Kogi
  
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• North Korea reaffirms support for Moscow over Ukraine

  21-07-2026 10:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  North Korea reaffirmed its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine as the nations’ foreign ministers met in Moscow, Pyongyang’s state media reported Tuesday, increasing speculation Kim Jong Un may soon visit the Kremlin.Diplomatically isolated North Korea and Russia have rapidly expanded cooperation since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.Pyongyang has sent troops to Russia’s embattled Kursk region and supplied Moscow with weapons systems, in r
  
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• ‘My football dream ended after coach abused me,’ Peller claims

  21-07-2026 10:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  TikTok content creator Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has alleged that he was sexually abused by a football coach as a teenager, saying the traumatic experience brought an end to what he believed could have been a successful football career.Speaking on the latest episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, published on YouTube on Monday, Peller said the alleged incidents occurred when he was between 14 and 15 years old.According to him, the experience forced him to abandon his ambition of b
  
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• Cartoon: ‘Bros, welcome back to home of monkey business’

  21-07-2026 10:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Vanguard NewsThe post Cartoon: ‘Bros, welcome back to home of monkey business’ appeared first on Vanguard News.
  
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• Cross River residents fall prey to another Ponzi scheme, leaving hundreds in Tears

  21-07-2026 09:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emma UnaCALABAR – Despite repeated public warnings and previous enforcement actions, residents of Cross River State have continued to fall victim to a recurring wave of Ponzi scheme operators, the latest being TAG Investment Platform, which reportedly collapsed after operating for only three weeks in Calabar, the capital.Angry clients stormed the company’s office on Friday to discover that operators had fled, prompting them to cart away available items left behind, including
  
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• ECOWAS approves appointment of new officials

  21-07-2026 09:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the appointment of new persons to fill its strategic statutory positions and specialised institutions from 2026 to 2030.This is contained in a communique on Tuesday at the end of the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Lungi, Sierra Leone.The new appointments include five commissioners for the ECOWAS Commission, five judges for the ECOWAS Court of Justice, an auditor-general of ECOW
  
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• NDLEA shooting: Parents of slain toddler seek compensation as survivor brother, 4, loses eye

  21-07-2026 09:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ozioruva AliuFor the past three years, the family of Fidelis Omhonria, from Ubiaja in Esan South-East Local Government Area, Edo State but based in Asaba, Delta State has been trapped in a nightmare that began on July 13, 2023.On that fateful day, their lives were shattered when personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on an undisclosed operation around Okpanam Road in Asaba, Delta State, opened fire, hitting their two young sons.Onose Ivan Omhonria, just two years
  
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• Koka Flyover: Heavy traffic overhead, rising nuisance, security concerns underneath

  21-07-2026 09:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Egufe YafugborhiDelta State grapples with balancing human rights with public safety as squatters swell under Asaba overpass.It’s 8:12am and traffic on the Asaba-Onitsha Highway is already heavy. Above, vehicles race across Koka Flyover. Underside, on bare concrete, men are just waking up. More had left earlier. Mats are rolled. Bedspreads folded. A few polythene bags with clothes are tucked to one side.   No cooking pots. No heavy luggage. Just the barest safeguards
  
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• Northern Christians question N1.9bn church allocation in N8bn religious budget

  21-07-2026 09:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Northern Christian Association (NCA) has called on the Federal Government to explain what it described as a significant disparity in the allocation of about N8.05 billion for church and mosque projects in the proposed 2026 Appropriation Bill, saying the distribution raises concerns about fairness and equal treatment.In a statement issued on Monday, the association’s chairman, Rev. Joseph Hayab, said while the NCA was not opposed to government funding for religious projects, such alloc
  
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• Troops arrest suspected foreign terrorist fighter, illegal immigrant, six logistics suppliers in Borno

  21-07-2026 09:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ndahi Marama, MaiduguriTroops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have arrested a suspected foreign terrorist fighter, an alleged illegal immigrant and six suspected terrorist logistics suppliers during intelligence-driven operations in Borno State.The Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Maiduguri.According to him, troops of the 115 Task Force Battalion, Sector 4 OPH
  
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• Yobe begins health insurance enrolment for retired civil servants

  21-07-2026 09:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ‎‎By Maryam Abdul-aziz Usman‎‎The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA) has commenced the enrolment of retired civil servants into the state’s health insurance scheme as part of efforts to expand access to affordable healthcare and strengthen social protection.‎‎The Executive Secretary of YSCHMA, Dr. Babagana Tijjani, disclosed this during an interview in Damaturu, saying the exercise is in line with Governor Mai Mala Buni’s directive
  
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• Middle East conflict, funding cuts push 30.4 million into humanitarian crisis — WHO

  21-07-2026 08:56 via vanguardngr.com
  
  … 27 attacks on health care recorded in one month… Appeals for $6.42m to sustain lifesaving health services in Sudan, Somalia, DjiboutiBy Chioma ObinnaThe World Health Organization, WHO, has raised fresh alarm over a worsening humanitarian and public health crisis across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, warning that renewed conflict, disease outbreaks, food insecurity and severe funding shortages are pushing millions deeper into emergency conditions.In its latest Health Emergenci
  
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• NAFDAC blacklists Onifam laboratories over regulatory breaches

  21-07-2026 08:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma ObinnaThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has blacklisted Onifam Laboratories Limited, its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, members of its board of directors and other affiliated individuals and entities over alleged regulatory violations.The agency said the sanction, which takes immediate effect, bars the company and the affected individuals from participating, directly or indirectly, in pharmaceutical activities regulated by NAFDAC.In
  
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• Osun 2026: APC accuses Adeleke administration of neglecting health sector

  21-07-2026 08:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboThe National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has accused the Osun State Government of neglecting the health sector, alleging that many healthcare facilities lack personnel and essential medical supplies.Basiru made the remarks during a campaign rally in Ila-Orangun in support of the APC governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 15 governorship election.According to him, the previous APC administration expanded
  
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• Osun 2026: Adeleke seeks re-election support in APC candidate Oyebamiji’s hometown

  21-07-2026 08:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboOsun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Monday campaigned in Ikire, the hometown of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, urging residents to support his re-election bid in the August 15 governorship election.Addressing supporters at a campaign rally in Ikire, the headquarters of Irewole Local Government Area, Adeleke said he shares a personal connection with the town, having attended Nawairudeen Grammar School there.The governor rec
  
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• 2027: We have written agreement Obi will serve only four years — Kwankwaso

  21-07-2026 08:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The vice-presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has confirmed that he and the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have a written agreement that Obi will serve only one four-year term if elected president in 2027.Kwankwaso disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday while responding to questions about Obi’s repeated promise to spend only one term in office.According to him, he has no rea
  
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• Battle for Osun: Who wins the 2.34m electorate?

  21-07-2026 08:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina AbubakarOSOGBO— WITH just over four weeks to the governorship election in Osun State and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, confirming that 2,339, 233 residents registered to participate in the polls, candidates and political parties are intensifying moves to warm themselves into the hearts of the people with a view to winning their support to emerge as the next Governor of the state.
  Of the 14 political parties and their candidates listed by INEC for the August
  
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