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• Full list: 18 World Cup jerseys risk going unworn during group stage

  03-06-2026 23:52 via vanguardngr.com
  Up to 18 national team jerseys unveiled for this summer’s FIFA World Cup may never be worn on the pitch after FIFA confirmed the kit selections for the tournament’s group stage.The 48 participating nations have collectively released 108 outfield kits — excluding goalkeeper uniforms — ahead of the expanded tournament in the United States, according to a report by BBC. However, only 87 of those shirts are guaranteed to appear during the 72 group-stage matches.Every team ha
  
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• 2027: El-Buba endorses Adebayo for president

  04-06-2026 08:54 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry Umoru, AbujaABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, renowned cleric and Convener of the Initiative for a Better and Brighter Nigeria, Prophet Isa El-Buba, has declared support for the presidential ambition of Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader, Adewole Adebayo, saying he is better positioned to lead Nigeria than other opposition contenders.El-Buba also warned against any attempt to turn Nigeria into a one-party state, stressing that democracy thrives on justice, equity
  
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• Trump says will make ex-personal lawyer permanent attorney general

  04-06-2026 08:52 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he intended to nominate his former personal lawyer as attorney general on a permanent basis.Todd Blanche currently serves as acting chief of the Justice Department after Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi following scrutiny over her handling of the release of investigative files regarding late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Blanche, the former number two in the Justice Department, has since pursued indictments for Trump’s perceived enemies,
  
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• Reform Proposals: Campaign to scrap Law School unsettles Council of Legal Education

  04-06-2026 08:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA — Far-reaching proposals capable of overhauling the nation’s legal education system dominated discussions at the 2026 Legal Education Summit organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
  Prominent among the proposals were demands for the Nigerian Law School (NLS) to be scrapped, as well as calls for a reduction in the number of years required for the study of law.
  The Council of Legal Education (CLE) is the statutory body responsible for regulating lega
  
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• 7-month-old baby among 13 abducted by terrorists in Borno

  04-06-2026 08:34 via vanguardngr.com
  •Families beg FG for rescue of travellers
  By Ndahi MaramaMAIDUGURI — Fear and anxiety have gripped families in Borno State following the abduction of 13 travellers, including women and a seven-month-old baby, by suspected Boko Haram insurgents along the Biu–Damaturu highway through the Kamuya axis of the state.
  The victims were reportedly abducted on April 15, 2026, when terrorists intercepted two Golf Wagon vehicles conveying passengers along the road and whisked them away to
  
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• Tambuwal, ADC guber candidate bemoan rising terrorism

  04-06-2026 08:26 via vanguardngr.com
  …Seek urgent security overhaul after deadly Sokoto attacks
  …Police foil fresh terror attack, recover 25 rustled cattle
  By Musa UbandawakiSOKOTO — Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and the Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the state, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, have raised fresh alarm over the worsening insecurity in Sokoto following renewed deadly attacks on com
  
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• INSECURITY IN YORUBALAND:Is Amotekun still effective in S-West?

  04-06-2026 08:23 via vanguardngr.com
  ….Stakeholders call for stronger legal backing…Commitment has declined…Operatives have displayed bravery— Afenifere…We’ve curtailed excesses of criminals—CommandersBy Dayo Johnson, Rotimi Ojomoyela, James Ogunnaike & Adeola BadruTHE operations and effectiveness of the Western Nigeria Security Network, WNSN, code-named Amotekun, have come under scrutiny.Operation Amotekun, which acts as a vital grassroots intelligence network, has remained signif
  
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• M-East war: Iran has agreed not to stock nuclear weapon — Trump

  04-06-2026 08:13 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency reportU.S President, Donald Trump, yesterday claimed that Iran has agreed it will not have a nuclear weapon and that the country’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was involved in negotiations with the US.
  The bold claims were made during an interview on the New York Post’s Pod Force One podcast, as violence erupted in the Gulf once again after the US and Iran exchanged series of strikes.
  Trump’s remarks followed comments by the US Secretary of S
  
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• Manufacturing recovery lifts Business Confidence Index to 104.6pts — NESG

  04-06-2026 08:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Babajide KomolafeThe Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, has reported an improvement in business confidence in May 2026, driven largely by a strong recovery in the manufacturing sector and robust consumer demand despite persistent cost pressures.According to the latest NESG Business Confidence Monitor, BCM, the Current Business Performance Index rose to 104.6 points in May from 102.1 points recorded in April, indicating an expansion in business activities across the economy.The report
  
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• Nigeria, 7 others risk 12.5% US tariff over forced labour claims

  04-06-2026 08:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nkiruka NnoromNigeria and seven other African countries risk losing wider access to the American market as the United States moves to slap a 12.5 per cent tariff on their exports over alleged failure to curb forced labour in supply chains.
  The proposal was unveiled by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, USTR, as part of a sweeping probe covering 60 economies worldwide.
  Aside from Nigeria, the African countries listed are Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco an
  
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• Chimamanda Adichie’s son probe: Court adjourns to Oct 8

  04-06-2026 08:09 via vanguardngr.com
  By Innocent AnabaThe coroner’s inquest into the death of 21-month-old Master Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of renowned author Chimamanda Adichie and Dr. Ivara Esege, suffered a major setback, yesterday, after Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital told the Coroner’s Court that it had obtained an order of the Lagos State High Court staying further proceedings.
  Meanwhile, the court adjourned the case to October 8, 2026.
  The matter came before Coroner Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji at Igbosere Mag
  
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• 110 Nigerians face deportation as US launches fresh W-Africa immigration crackdown

  04-06-2026 08:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nkiruka NnoromNo fewer than 110 Nigerians are among 355 West Africans listed for deportation by the the Donald Trump’s administration as Washington intensifies its immigration enforcement under the newly expanded West Africa Operations Watch, WOW, initiative.
  The list released by the United States Department of Homeland Security, containing mames and photographs of all 355 individuals earmarked for removal, showed that Nigeria topped the country breakdown, follwed by Liberia with 94 na
  
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• N-Delta suffering from lack of implementation of laws — Ajumogobia

  04-06-2026 08:00 via vanguardngr.com
  ….Advocates stringent penalties for gas-flaring
  ….Seeks establishment of court for environmental issues
  By Davies IheamnachorPORT HARCOURT— Former Minister of Petroleum and Foreign Affairs, Mr Henry Ajumogobia, SAN, has said Niger Delta is suffering from lack of implementation and enforcement of laws.
  Ajumogobia noted that if laws were properly implemented, that issues relating to gas-flaring, underdevelopment bedeviling the region would be tackled.
  Ajumogobia spoke in Port
  
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• Itsekiri nation rejects substantial portion of INEC report

  04-06-2026 07:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jimitota OnoyumeWARRI—Itsekiri nation has reiterated its rejection of a substantial portion of the report by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on its recent ward redelineation exercise in Warri federal constituency, saying the commission allegedly violated constitutional provisions and even the Electoral Act on the exercise.
  Flanked by other leaders of the Itsekiri nation, Sunny Mene, who addressed newsmen, yesterday, in Warri, Delta State, said the ethnic nationalit
  
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• Reps endorse Akande for ICJ seat

  04-06-2026 07:55 via vanguardngr.com
  Deputy Speaker backs Nigerian-born UK nomineeBy Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaABUJA — The House of Representatives has endorsed the candidacy of Nigerian-born international law scholar, Dapo Akande, for a seat on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the 2027–2036 term.The endorsement was announced on Wednesday by Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, during a courtesy visit by Akande and officials of the British High Commission to the National Assembly in Abuja.Kalu describe
  
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• Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, June 4, 2026

  04-06-2026 07:53 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigerian currency traded within a relatively stable range against the United States dollar on Thursday, June 4, 2026, as the gap between the official and parallel foreign exchange markets remained narrow.At the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), the naira was quoted at around ₦1,373 per dollar, based on the latest available official market data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria and market trackers. The official market has largely remained within the ₦1,370–
  
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• CAPPA hails Senate on SSB tax bill, urges Reps to protect Nigerians’ health

  04-06-2026 07:51 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chioma ObinnaThe Senate has passed a landmark bill seeking to overhaul Nigeria’s tax regime on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs), drawing strong commendation from the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), which described the move as a major breakthrough in the fight against rising non-communicable diseases in the country.
  The bill proposes replacing the current flat N10-per-litre excise duty on sugary drinks with a percentage-based levy tied to retail price,
  
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• Food Crisis: Cost of healthy diet rises further — NBS Report

  04-06-2026 07:46 via vanguardngr.com
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanDespite the moderation in inflation rate reported by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, the financial burden of feeding on Nigerian households may have intensified as the national average Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) climbed to N1,541 per adult per in March 2026, about 4.4 per cent up from N1,477 in March 2025.The Bureau had reported a steady downward trend in inflation rate up till February 2026 but the trend reversed marginally in March and April.On a month-on
  
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• Insecurity, Economic Hardship: Nigeria bleeding – PFN

  04-06-2026 07:30 via vanguardngr.com
  Calls for national repentance at Lagos crusade
  Repentance, not prayers alone, key to ending crisis — ClericsBy Olayinka LatonaLAGOS — Amid rising insecurity, economic hardship and the continued abduction of schoolchildren across the country, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Lagos Mainland Province, has declared that Nigeria’s healing requires more than prayers, stressing that genuine national repentance is essential to overcoming the nation’s challenges.Speak
  
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• Owo church attack: Court sentences 4  terrorists to death by hanging

  04-06-2026 05:57 via vanguardngr.com
  *Acquits one for lack of evidence*Justice has been served — AiyedatiwaBy Dayo Johnson & Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA — THE Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, convicted and sentenced four members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group to death by hanging for their roles in the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.Those found guilty on a nine-count terrorism charge filed by the Department of State Services, DSS, on behalf of the Federal Government
  
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• You’re the rigger, not Atiku,  ADC RO fires back at Babachir

  04-06-2026 05:54 via vanguardngr.com
  •Vows to release evidenceBy Omeiza AjayiABUJA—The chairman of African Democratic Congress ADC electoral committee for Adamawa State, Dr Nicholas Msheliza, has turned the tables on former Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Babachir Lawal, accusing him of personally directing the rigging of last month’s presidential primary of the party in his home state.He also threatened to release documentary evidence to back the claim.This is coming days after Lawal had a
  
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• Gridlock returns as trucks shut Mile 2 axis of Oshodi-Apapa Expressway

  04-06-2026 05:52 via vanguardngr.com
  *Lagos govt talks tough, warns operatorsBy Victor Ahiuma-Young, Olasunkanmi Akoni & Efe OnodjaeLAGOS—After over two years of respite from the perennial traffic congestion along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, container-laden articulated trucks and fuel tankers, yesterday,  resurfaced around the Mile 2-Berger Yard axis, causing massive gridlock and obstructing vehicular movement after blocking access and adjoining roads.The situation was worsened by indiscriminate parking on bot
  
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• Naira now N1,398 /$ in parallel market

  04-06-2026 05:45 via vanguardngr.com
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanThe Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,398 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,385 per dollar on Tuesday.But the naira appreciated to N1,360 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market,  NFEM.Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria,  CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the market fell to N1,360 per dollar from N1,360.22 per dollar on Tuesday,  reflecting 22 kobo appreciation for the naira. Consequently, the margin between the par
  
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• Senate to FG, security agencies: Deploy all resources to rescue kidnapped school children

  04-06-2026 05:43 via vanguardngr.com
  *Barau, Oshiomhole, Musa want accountability by service chiefs, security agencies
  *Gunmen on rampage in Ogbomoso, IbadanBy Henry Umoru, Victor Ahiuma-Young, Omeiza Ajayi & Adeola Badru,ABUJA — The Senate yesterday asked the Federal Government to intensify efforts and deploy all necessary resources for  immediate rescue of teachers, pupils and students abducted by terrorists in Oyo and Borno states.The call came as suspected gunmen on Tuesday night, reportedly attacked the Ni
  
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• Rights Group warns against shrinking civic space over Ndibe airport questioning

  04-06-2026 02:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Steve Oko, UmuahiaThe Centre for Human Rights Advocacy and Wholesome Society (CEHRAWS) has raised concerns over what it described as the shrinking civic space in Nigeria following the reported questioning of writer, Okey Ndibe, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.The group said the incident has renewed concerns about freedom of expression and the treatment of government critics.In a statement titled “When Criticism Becomes a Crime: The Dangerous Shrinking of Civic Spac
  
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• Osun 2026: Pensioners endorse Adeleke, demand payment of outstanding wage arrears

  04-06-2026 02:34 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboOSOGBO — Pensioners in Osun State, under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), have endorsed Governor Ademola Adeleke for a second term in office, while also calling for the payment of outstanding pension-related arrears owed to retirees.The pensioners, who declared their support for Adeleke’s re-election bid, urged the state government to pay the outstanding N18,000 minimum wage arrears for 2011 and 2012, as well as the 145 per cent and 35 per
  
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• Blooming Greens School urges FG to rescue abducted pupils, teachers

  04-06-2026 02:31 via vanguardngr.com
  As institution marks 10th anniversaryBy Olayinka LatonaLAGOS — Blooming Greens School, Yaba, Lagos, has called on the Federal Government to urgently secure the release of abducted schoolchildren, teachers and other victims of kidnapping across the country, warning that growing insecurity is undermining effective learning.The appeal was made during a press briefing to unveil activities marking the school’s 10th anniversary, themed “Decade of Excellence: Shaping Futures with Pur
  
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• Zamfara transforming education through school meals — IFPRI, WFP

  04-06-2026 02:21 via vanguardngr.com
  On the education front, Governor Lawal also received accolades from international stakeholders. On February 2026, a joint team from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the World Food Programme (WFP), alongside government partners from Nigeria’s National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP), visited Zamfara.“Our mission was simple but urgent: to understand how the state’s school meal program—a recent effort, begun in 2025,” the internati
  
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• Lawal’s vision, courage truly inspiring — UNICEF

  04-06-2026 02:20 via vanguardngr.com
  On December 13, 2025, Zamfara state was named the best-performing state in primary healthcare delivery in the north-west geopolitical zone.The announcement was made at the 2025 PHC Leadership Challenge Awards in Abuja.The Awards honour strong leadership and commitment of Governors who have made significant investments in Primary Health Care (PHC).The challenge was launched by the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) in 2022 to encourage states to strengthen primary healthcare delivery and p
  
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• Governor Lawal’s giant strides unprecedented — BON

  04-06-2026 02:19 via vanguardngr.com
  The accolades for the Zamfara Rescue Mission didn’t only come from notable individuals, as corporate organizations have also appreciated the governor’s zeal in making Zamfara great again.On April 19, 2026, the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) awarded Governor Lawal the Infrastructure Governor of the Year honour for his administration’s giant strides in the Urban Renewal project across Zamfara.The BON’s Awards Selection Committee was chaired by a former Directo
  
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