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• Former Gombe commissioner dumps APC, backs Pantami

  13-09-2026 02:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Joins PDP, endorses ex-minister for governorBy Ben Ngwakwe, GombeGOMBE — A former Commissioner of the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission, Hon. Muhammad Ismail City, popularly known as Katukan Akko, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and declared support for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspiration of Professor Isa Ali Pantami.City, a former Executive Chairman of Akko Local Government Area and businessman, formally endorsed Pantam
  
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• Foreign nationals targeted in S/Africa’s extortion explosion

  14-09-2026 11:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A South African and his two sons, one a police officer, appeared before a Cape Town magistrate last month accused of extorting around 50 convenience stores run by Ethiopians and Somalis.Also in the dock was a Somali alleged to have collected “protection fees” from the shopkeepers outside Stellenbosch, the winelands capital 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Cape Town.The trial has highlighted the targeting of foreign-owned “spaza” shops in a growing extortion economy that pre
  
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• Lagos APC gov candidate, Hamzat visits churches ahead of 2027

  14-09-2026 11:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Hamzat, has intensified engagements with Christian communities in the state, visiting churches ahead of the 2027 governorship election.Hamzat disclosed the visits in posts on his X account on Sunday.He said he joined the Love of Christ Generation Church in Oniru, Lagos, to commemorate the church’s 19th anniversary.“Nineteen years of continuous service and impact in our communities is an admirable feat
  
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• I deserve Ballon d’Or this year — Barca’s Yamal

  14-09-2026 11:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Lamine Yamal believes he and Kylian Mbappe are the two best players in the world and said he deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or after a trophy-laden year with Barcelona and Spain.“For me, Mbappe and me, we’re the two best players in the world,” the 19-year-old Barcelona winger said in an interview on Movistar Plus, excerpts of which were published on Sunday.“I honestly think that, as the best in the world, maybe there are two of us, and this year I would deserve
  
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• Dangote launches refinery’s N2.15tn IPO on NGX

  14-09-2026 11:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on Monday formally opened the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX).Dangote sounded the closing gong at the NGX trading floor in Lagos to mark the commencement of the offer, making it the first refinery to be listed for public subscription on the Nigerian stock market in the Exchange’s 66-year history.The IPO, which opened on Monday, September 14, 2026, comprises
  
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• Concession of Kings College stalls resumption of unity colleges

  14-09-2026 11:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adesina WahabThe 155 unity colleges run by the Federal Government across the country did not resume for academic activities on Monday as parents and guardians refused to let their children and wards go back after the long holiday.The development is a fallout from the concession of Kings College, Lagos, to the Old Boys Association, which parents and others are opposed to.Checks by Vanguard across the country showed that the colleges were desolate of students on Monday.Speaking with our corres
  
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• South Korea coach Moreno denies using ChatGPT to prepare games

  14-09-2026 11:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  South Korea’s new interim coach Robert Moreno said Monday that he wanted to make fans in the country “happy” after a disastrous World Cup and series of damaging controversies.Former Spain coach Moreno, who was forced to deny earlier this year that he used ChatGPT to prepare for games, will be in charge for friendly matches in the coming months.The Korea Football Association (KFA) said he could stay on for the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia in January-February, “subject to an
  
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• Labour Party disowns Arabambi over Obi credential case

  14-09-2026 10:56 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By John Alechenu, AbujaThe Labour Party (LP) has said Abayomi Arabambi, who sued the West African Examinations Council, the National Youth Service Corps and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, over Peter Obi’s academic records, has since ceased to be its member.National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ken Asogwa, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Monday.Asogwa said the party ignored the report when it first circulated on social media but decided to respond after it appeared in mains
  
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• ‎Lagos: Commuters stranded as commercial bus drivers strike over alleged extortion

  14-09-2026 10:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ‎By Rosemary Iwunze‎Commuters plying the Iyana-Ipaja/Iyana-Iba axis of Lagos are currently stranded as commercial bus drivers operating along the route embarked on a strike over alleged extortion by law enforcement and transport regulatory agencies.‎Vanguard investigation revealed that the drivers were protesting alleged incessant extortion by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA; the Police; the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC; and members of the National Union of R
  
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• Adamawa declares Monday work-free day in honour of Bamanga Tukur

  14-09-2026 10:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has declared Monday a work-free day to honour the late Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, former governor of the defunct Gongola State.Tukur, a prominent elder statesman and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was buried in Yola on Sunday after funeral prayers at the Lamido’s Palace.Fintiri, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Humwashi Wonosikou, said the declaration was to enable residents to pay their last respects to the
  
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• Zverev holds off Shelton to win US Open title

  14-09-2026 10:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Alexander Zverev held off Ben Shelton to win the US Open on Sunday, capturing the second Grand Slam of his career just months after winning the French Open.The top-seeded German ruthlessly snuffed out a late surge by Shelton to triumph 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-2, ending the eighth seed’s bid to become the first US man in 23 years to win a Grand Slam title.Zverev expunged the bitter memory of his 2020 US Open defeat, when he was two points from victory before falling to Dominic Thiem in five
  
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• Reno Omokri’s ₦3,000 claim detached From reality — Onoh

  14-09-2026 10:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Denis AgboABUJA — Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has come under criticism from former South-East spokesman to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Chairman of the Forum of Former Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Josef Onoh, over his claim that an average Nigerian can comfortably live on a daily budget of ₦3,000.Onoh described the claim as economically unrealistic and disconnected from the current cost-of-living situation facing Nigerian househ
  
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• Terror Alert: CAN, Muslims tighten security in Osun

  14-09-2026 08:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboFollowing an alert by the Department of State Services, DSS, over an alleged plan to attack worship centres in Osun State, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and the Muslim community have adopted measures to prevent possible attacks.The development followed separate meetings between the DSS and religious leaders in Osogbo last week, where they were reportedly advised to take precautionary measures against possible attacks.The alert came amid an intelligence repo
  
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• FIFA/CAF Intervention: NFF needs experienced hands — Onyeabor

  14-09-2026 08:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chinedu AdonuA legal practitioner and football stakeholder, Joe Onyeabor, has urged the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to prioritise competence, experience and proven capacity as FIFA and CAF move to intervene in the crisis surrounding the administration of Nigerian football.Onyeabor, who specifically backed the consideration of Rangers International Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Amobi Ezeaku, for a greater role in the proposed restructuring of the NFF, said Nigerian footba
  
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• NDC condemns attack on members in Enugu

  14-09-2026 08:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruABUJA — The National Leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has condemned the alleged attack on its members during a grassroots meeting in Obuoffia Ward, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State.The party described the incident as unprovoked and warned against what it called incessant assaults on its members by suspected state-sponsored thugs.In a statement issued late Sunday by the National Publicity Secretary of the NDC, Osa Director, the party said it
  
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• Lagos Coastal Road: Concerned citizen alleges clash between FG, Lagos officials

  14-09-2026 08:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …seeks Tinubu’s intervention over alleged obstruction of Federal Task ForceBy Florencemary NwabuezeTension is reportedly mounting along portions of the Lagos Coastal Road over alleged moves by officials of the Lagos State Government to obstruct the activities of a Federal Government Task Force saddled with the recovery and protection of Federal landed properties and enforcement of the approved coastal highway setback.The allegation was contained in a statement issued by Ismaila Ali
  
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• Video: Desmond Elliot begs Gbajabiamila for forgiveness, seeks return to APC

  14-09-2026 08:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Lagos State House of Assembly member, Desmond Elliot, has apologised to Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, over his actions during the last All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Lagos.
  'I'm sorry.'– Desmond Elliot begs Gbajabiamila for forgiveness, seeks return to APC pic.twitter.com/RQaBwLFdSg— Vanguard Newspapers (@vanguardngrnews) September 14, 2026
  Elliot is seen in a video circulating on social media, on his knees pleading with Gbajabiamil
  
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• Desmond Elliot begs Gbajabiamila for forgiveness, seeks return to APC

  14-09-2026 08:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Lagos State House of Assembly member, Desmond Elliot, has apologised to Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, over his actions during the last All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Lagos.Elliot is seen in a video circulating on social media, on his knees pleading with Gbajabiamila for forgiveness and seeking reintegration into the ruling party in Lagos.“I’m sorry, I have no excuse, I have nothing other than to say I’m deeply sorry and I am h
  
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• Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, September 14, 2026

  14-09-2026 08:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Nigerian naira opened the new week relatively stable against the United States dollar, with the official market rate remaining significantly below the parallel-market quotation.At the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), the dollar is currently around ₦1,326.84, according to live exchange rate data for Monday, September 14, 2026.The parallel market, meanwhile, is trading the dollar at about ₦1,380 to buy and ₦1,390 to sell, based on the latest avail
  
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• Stealing from the poor is Abuja’s favourite game

  14-09-2026 07:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dele Sobowale
  Two former Ministers of Humanitarian Services – one sacked but allowed to go home and the other now on the run – symbolize how public servants in Abuja view Nigeria’s poor people. They are not to be helped; they are to be robbed. President Tinubu, like his predecessors, Jonathan and Buhari – is just finding that out the hard way. If he wants to know why the poor people are not experiencing the positive impacts of his reforms, he will be well advised
  
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• Stock market losses N1.9trn to profit-taking

  14-09-2026 07:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •Analysts finger Dangote Refinery IPOBy Peter EgwuatuThe Nigerian equities market reversed bullish trend last week, as N1.9 trillion was lost to widespread profit-taking across major stocks.The market was bullish penultimate week, as investors gained N3.73 trillion on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX.However, last week’s trading was characterised by heavy selling pressure across banking, industrial goods, consumer, oil and gas, and insurance stocks, with the bearish sentiment exten
  
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• Ryna Isah emerges Little Miss Amazing Nigeria 2026

  14-09-2026 07:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ayo OnikoyiWARRI, Delta — Ryna Isah, who represented Delta State as “Warrior Delta,” has emerged winner of the 2026 Little Miss Amazing Nigeria beauty pageant.Isah was crowned Little Miss Amazing Nigeria 2026 at the grand finale held on September 6, 2026, in Warri, Delta State.The event brought together young girls from different parts of the country who competed in activities designed to test and showcase their confidence, intelligence, creativity, talent, discipline and l
  
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• Manufacturers’ unsold goods rise to N1.7trn

  14-09-2026 05:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***As cost of operations rises***Dangote Cement, UACN lead inventory build-up
  ***Financial experts give more insight, proffer way out
  By Peter EgwuatuManufacturing companies across sectors listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, entered the second quarter of 2026 with combined inventories (unsold goods) of about N1.77 trillion, even as their cost of sales rose to N1.43 trillion, highlighting the growing financial pressures confronting businesses and consumers.Financial Vanguard findings s
  
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• Benue blockade of Peter Obi unacceptable

  14-09-2026 04:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The September 8, 2026 blockade of Peter Obi’s convoy in Benue State, as he travelled to Yelwata to commiserate with families devastated by the June 2025 massacre, is a disturbing development that must not be dismissed as a mere quarrel between politicians. It raises a fundamental question about the health of Nigeria’s democracy, where an opposition presidential candidate can easily be obstructed and intimidated.The circumstances surrounding the incident make it particularly troublin
  
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• Peter Obi and the hard road to a new Nigeria

  14-09-2026 04:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Fred ChukwuelobePeter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, sat down with Arise Television anchor Ojy Okpe for an extensive conversation on the election and a wide range of issues confronting Nigeria. It was one of those interviews that leaves you with plenty to think about long after the television has gone off.Obi spoke about his plans to ensure that the votes of Nigerians are respected, what he would do if he loses a free, fair and cred
  
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• A campaign of accusations: Sheikh Jingir, General Chris Musa, and Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed, by Suleiman A. Suleiman

  14-09-2026 04:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ([email protected]; 07066451983 SMS)It has been just over a month since the 2027 election campaign season officially kicked off. So far, the campaign has been dominated by debates on competing economic policies, particularly the fuel subsidy removal policy. However, it is also becoming increasingly clear that the election will not be fought on policy debates alone. Religion, ethnicity, and age-old political whispers, rumours, and wild accusations, often borne of personal inte
  
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• Fuel price rises, deepens pressure on homes, businesses

  14-09-2026 04:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***Transporters, commuters toolMRS raises pump price to N1,400/litre
  ***NNPC stations move to N1,375/litre lIndependent marketers raise prices to N1,400/litreBy Udeme Akpan & Mariam EkoThe surge in international crude oil prices above $100 per barrel is pushing up petrol prices across Nigeria, with major marketers raising pump prices and creating fresh pressure on transporters, commuters, households and businesses.MRS filling stations have increased their petrol price to N1,400 per litre fr
  
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• The spike in the drink of our political leaders, by Owei Lakemfa

  14-09-2026 04:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Democracy, at least theoretically, is about choice. I have no doubt that our political leaders agree. However, the problem many of those in power have is that Nigerian voters are not mature enough to exercise their right to make a choice. So, they need to be tutored and guided. But if the voters fail to follow simple instructions on who to vote for, they will be punished. Some of the teacher-politicians prefer simple sanctions. Some, severe, such as expulsion from their residential or work area
  
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• Leadership Man of the Year: Why Abdul Samad, Nduka matter

  14-09-2026 03:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Garba ShehuThis year, the Leadership newspaper is conferring its prestigious Man of the Year award on two Nigerian icons in recognition of their leadership journeys:Prince Nduka Obaigbena, one of Nigeria’s most famous and admired media figures, is a man who shaped, and continues to shape, different eras in Nigerian journalism.Abdul Samad Isyaku Rabi’u, born on August 4, 1960, is a Nigerian billionaire businessman and cement magnate.His is a name that goes far beyond the boardroom
  
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• Fr Alia, the seduction of power, and the Catholic duty to pray

  14-09-2026 03:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chris AgbedoI have read Valentine Obienyem’s “Fr. Alia and the Seduction of Power” with a mixture of concern and sadness. Concern, because the conduct attributed to Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, Governor of Benue State, raises questions that deserve serious scrutiny. Sadness, because the article, in its passionate condemnation of the priest-governor, seems to me to cross a line that a Catholic should approach with considerably greater caution.Let me state my position plainly. I d
  
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