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• Full list: Countries who won the World Cup unbeaten

  09-06-2026 14:14 via vanguardngr.com
  Winning the FIFA World Cup is one of football’s greatest achievements, but doing so without losing a single match makes the accomplishment even more remarkable.Throughout the tournament’s history, only a select group of champions have managed to lift the trophy while remaining unbeaten from start to finish. These teams combined talent, discipline, and consistency to navigate football’s biggest stage without suffering defeat.1. Uruguay (1930)The inaugural FIFA World Cup was hel
  
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• Israel vows war with Palestinian Aauthorities in case of Oct 7-style attack

  07-09-2026 12:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Israel on Monday threatened a “full-scale war” against the Palestinian Authority if it prepared an attack against Israeli forces or settlements similar to the one launched by Hamas from Gaza on October 7, 2023.The remarks from Defence Minister Israel Katz came after a stabbing attack in the northern occupied West Bank, with the Israeli military saying it had shot and killed the Palestinian assailant.Violence has surged in the West Bank, occupied by Israel since 1967, after Hamas&rsq
  
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• 2027: ‘No one wins election by boasting,’ Rivers ADC replies Wike

  07-09-2026 12:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  *Taunts minister’s civic receptionBy Daniel Abia, P/HarcourtThe Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared that no politician in the state can win the forthcoming 2027 elections by boosting and sugar-coating the masses with lies and vain promises.Reacting to a statement credited to the minister of the federal capital territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, during a civic reception organised in his honour by the City Boy Movement at Omagwa on Saturday that Rotimi Amaec
  
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• Myths About “Cold” and “Hot” Slot Machines: Why They Don’t Work

  07-09-2026 12:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Ask around any casino floor, and someone will swear a machine is running hot. Someone else will point at a quiet one and call it dead. Players who spin the reels on licensed gaming platforms such as Pinco repeat this hot-and-cold talk constantly, trading tips as if they were gospel. It sounds smart. It feels earned. The trouble is that the software running those reels never got the memo, and the numbers prove it.Where the Hot and Cold Idea Comes FromPeople are pattern machines. A win, then anot
  
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• Iran warns South Korea against involvement in Strait of Hormuz

  07-09-2026 12:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday warned South Korea against military deployment or involvement in US operations in the Strait of Hormuz, saying such a move would have “serious consequences”.On Friday, Seoul said it was considering “contributions” to US security efforts in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has largely controlled since the outbreak of war against the United States on February 28.South Korea said it would consider the move provided that it
  
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• Fury claims Joshua bout is off, calls for Usyk trilogy

  07-09-2026 12:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Tyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua is backing out of their much-anticipated all-British heavyweight showdown and has challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a trilogy fight.Fury and Joshua have been locked in talks over a long-awaited meeting but the “Gypsy King” is impatient at a lack of confirmation, calling his rival a “coward” last week.The two former heavyweight world champions are expected to meet in November but the location of the fight has yet to be agreed.In an exp
  
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• ‘I improved Anambra; I can do same in Nigeria’ — Obi replies Datti

  07-09-2026 11:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ayobami OkerindePeter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, has said his record as a governor demonstrates his capacity to improve Nigeria if elected president.The former Anambra state governor response came after his former running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, had said none of the politicians challenging President Bola Tinubu in 2027, including Obi, could improve the country.Read Also: Obi, Atiku, Tinubu’s 2027 challengers can&rsqu
  
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• UNGA: Tinubu, family enjoy unimpeded US transit — Jimoh Ibrahim

  07-09-2026 11:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu and members of his family enjoy unimpeded transit and cannot be arrested in the United States while attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).Ibrahim, who is also Chairman of the United Nations Committee on Budget and Administration, said this in a statement issued by the Office of the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations in New York.He said the Nigerian
  
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• AI could pose ‘existential risk to humanity’: UN rights chief

  07-09-2026 11:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The United Nations rights chief warned Monday that artificial intelligence could pose an “existential threat to humanity”, demanding immediate action to reduce the risks.Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, Volker Turk warned that humans currently faced “unfamiliar, even unprecedented” threats to their rights.“The need for AI governance is widely acknowledged, but where is the action?” he asked, warning that “delay only benefits the massive tech
  
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• 2027 election will be easier for Tinubu than 2023  -  Lere Olayinka

  07-09-2026 10:45 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lere Olayinka, has said the 2027 presidential election will be easier for President Bola Tinubu than the 2023 poll, citing the president’s political alliances and his performance in governance.Olayinka made the assertion during an interview on TVC Breakfast on Monday, where he argued that Tinubu had successfully drawn influential opposition figures closer to his administration.According to him, the president’s political strategy had
  
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• African players in Europe: Mbeumo fires solo goal as United draw

  07-09-2026 10:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Cameroon striker Bryan Mbeumo scored a superb solo goal for Manchester United, who surrendered the lead twice in a 2-2 Premier League draw against Everton at the weekend.AFP Sport highlights African headline-makers in the major European leagues:ENGLANDBRYAN MBEUMO (Manchester United)Mbeumo struck in the 46th minute, racing through to drill a fierce finish past Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. It was the 27-year-old’s second goal in three games this term after scoring in the 5-2 win aga
  
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• Plastic waste: FG mandates manufacturers, importers to take responsibility

  07-09-2026 10:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Yinka KolawoleThe Federal Government has unveiled the National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations 2026, mandating manufacturers, importers, brand owners, recyclers and other operators in the plastics value chain to take responsibility for the waste generated by their products.Unveiling the regulations in Abuja, Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, said the measure was designed to tackle plastic pollution, protect human health and the environment, while promoting a cir
  
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• Ondo father rejects drowning theory in deaths of 3 children, demands probe

  07-09-2026 10:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  —Says no water in their stomachsBy Dayo Johnson AkureA family in Ondo State is demanding a full investigation after three siblings were found dead near a stream inside the 32 Artillery Brigade Army Barracks in Akure.The deceased are 11-year-old twins, Joshua and Jacob Jonah, and their 5-year-old sister, Blessing.Their father, Samuel Jonah, who works as a farmer and security personnel within the barracks, said he doubts the children drowned and believes there may have been foul play.Jonah
  
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• PSG go for three in a row as Champions League returns

  07-09-2026 10:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Another UEFA Champions League season gets going this week with the beginning of the league phase as Paris Saint-Germain bid to join the tiny band of clubs to have won the competition three years running.PSG successfully defended their title last season when they beat Arsenal on penalties in Budapest, retaining the trophy they won for the first time in their history 12 months earlier.Luis Enrique’s side have already secured their status as one of the competition’s greatest teams by wi
  
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• Manufacturing GDP rises 3.3% to N4.13trn amid renewed optimism 

  07-09-2026 10:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By yinka Kolawole
  At the backdrop of improved optimism among manufacturers in Nigeria’s business environment, the manufacturing sector contributed N4.128 trillion to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in the second quarter of 2026 (Q2’26), indicating a 3.3 percent year-on-year (y/y) increase compared to N3.998 trillion recorded in Q2’25.Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), however, showed that the sector’s performance weakened sharply on a quar
  
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• FG and Umahi’s roads to hell – 2

  07-09-2026 10:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dele Sobowale
  The Benin-Agbor-Asaba highway to sudden death symbolizes everything wrong with how the Federal Government and Minister David Umahi have been managing Nigerian roads. The horrors of that road are being replicated everywhere – as will be demonstrated shortly. Umahi obviously is the wrong man for one of the most important assignments.Nigeria’s Federal highways constitute a reflection of the competence, or lack of it, of the Minister of Works. When David Umahi was tappe
  
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• Maritime Reforms: Nigeria’s ports record 12.3% rise in cargo throughput

  07-09-2026 09:45 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emeka AnaetoThe Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has reported significant growth in cargo throughput, vessel traffic, container movements, vehicle traffic among others in the second quarter of 2026, Q2’26, attributing the development to the various reforms the Federal Government introduced in the maritime sector.This was contained in the NPA Operational Performance Report for Q2’26 which also revealed an overall improvement in operational activities.Breakdown of the report showed
  
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• 2027: It’s call to duty not anarchy  -  Umeh defends Peter Obi’s ‘threat’ to election riggers

  07-09-2026 09:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Bayo WahabThe senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Victor Umeh, has defended Peter Obi’s warning that Nigerians would resist attempts to manipulate their votes in the 2027 general election, describing the statement as a “call to duty” rather than a threat of anarchy.Obi had recently warned that Nigerians would no longer tolerate attempts to undermine their votes in the 2027 general election, insisting that their votes must be counted and their choices r
  
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• FCMB Group projects N104.6bn Q4 profit

  07-09-2026 09:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Segun-Ogundeyi FiyinfoluwaFCMB Group Plc has projected a profit after tax of N104.61 billion for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2026, driven largely by interest income, according to an internal group earnings forecast.The forecast, prepared before the close of the third quarter, contains management estimates and does not represent audited or publicly released financial results.According to a statement from the bank released on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, the forecast puts gro
  
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• LAWMA sacks sweepers, arrests two over illegal dumping

  07-09-2026 09:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has disengaged some street sweepers, their supervisors and the service provider after investigations linked them to indiscriminate waste dumping along the Oworonshoki-Berger axis of the state.The authority also arrested two suspected illegal waste dumpers in the area.Speaking on the development at the weekend, LAWMA Managing Director, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said the action followed sustained surveillance and investiga
  
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• Adoption of T+1 going on smoothly — SEC

  07-09-2026 09:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Peter Egwuatu The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said the adoption of the T+1 settlement cycle in Nigeria’s capital market is going on smoothly, describing it as a development that has enhanced competitiveness and provided relief to market participants.Disclosing this in a media chat in Abuja last weekend, Director, Registration, Exchanges and Market Infrastructure, Mrs. Hafsat Rufai, said both local and international investors had expressed satisfaction with the new
  
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• Investors gain N3.7trn ahead of Nigeria’s climb to frontier status

  07-09-2026 09:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Peter EgwuatuThe Nigerian stock market closed last week on a positive note, as investors on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, gained N3.73 trillion.This comes ahead of the transition of the Nigerian market from unclassified to frontier market later this month.Market details last week showed that gains in MTN Nigeria by 5.0%, Seplat Energy 10.0%, Zenith 6.3% and FirstHoldco 3.4% significantly drove the NGX All-Share Index, ASI, higher by 2.4% Week-on-Week, WoW, to 246,992.44 points from 241
  
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• G100, opposition’s late scramble for unity dead on arrival — APC, Keyamo

  07-09-2026 08:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA—The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed the just-concluded summit of Nigeria’s opposition political parties as a doomed venture, insisting the gathering only confirmed the opposition camp’s anxiety over an impending defeat in the 2027 general election.
  Reacting to the summit convened by the political pressure group, G100, APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, described the summit as “dead on arrival,” accusing the part
  
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• FG begins Kara Bridge repair works Tuesday

  07-09-2026 08:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — THE Federal Government, yesterday, said it intends to carry out repair works on the Kara–Berger Bridge on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, for two weeks, just as it cautioned motorists and commuters on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway of possible travel delays.
  The project, earlier slated to commence in August 2026, was suspended for traffic review following public outcry over short notice and the need for effective traffic management.
  The two-week rehabilita
  
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• Indonesia market fire kills 11, including six children

  07-09-2026 08:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  JAKARTA — At least 11 people, including six children, have died after a fire tore through a market and nearby buildings in Indonesia’s eastern Papua region, police said on Monday.The fire broke out shortly after midnight in Paniai, Central Papua province, and quickly spread to several shophouses, according to local police spokesman Henry Manurung.“During the inspection, officers found 11 victims who had died with burn injuries. Of the 11 victims, five of them were adults, whil
  
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• It’s our turn to produce next Awujale — Fusengbuwa Ruling House

  07-09-2026 08:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABEOKUTA —THE Fusengbuwa ruling house of Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, yesterday, reaffirmed the unity of the family and its determination to produce the next Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland.
  The ruling house also warned against alleged attempts to frustrate it from exercising what it described as its lawful turn in the succession to the vacant throne.
  The leaders spoke after an enlarged meeting of princes and princesses of the ruling house held at Ile Nla (Agunsebi), Ijebu-Ode.
  The m
  
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• Sokoto: Terrorists flee as troops overrun forest hideouts, seize weapons

  07-09-2026 08:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Musa UbandawakiSOKOTO—TERRORISTS operating in parts of Sokoto State have suffered another major setback as troops of the Nigerian Army’s COAS Special Intervention Battalion 7, Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, dislodged their positions and recovered high-calibre weapons, ammunition and motorcycles during a clearance operation in Tangaza Local Government Area.
  The operation was part of the ongoing offensive campaign aimed at dismantling terrorist enclaves, restricting the movement
  
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• Kebbe attack: Sokoto govt declares total war on terrorists

  07-09-2026 08:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Musa UbandawakiSOKOTO—THE Sokoto State Government has declared total war on terrorists and other criminal elements responsible for the escalating insecurity in vulnerable communities, following the recent deadly attack in Kebbe Local Government Area.
  The government also offered N9 million in financial assistance to families of the deceased and injured victims of the attack as part of immediate measures to cushion the impact of the tragedy.
  Acting on the directive of Governor Ahmad Aliy
  
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• FCCPC probes Uber over abrupt Nigeria exit

  07-09-2026 08:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABUJA — The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commenced a probe into Uber’s abrupt withdrawal from the Nigerian market, with particular focus on how the ride-hailing company handled unfulfilled services to customers.The FCCPC Chief Executive Officer, Tunji Bello, disclosed this in an interview with Bloomberg on Sunday.Bello said the commission was examining the circumstances surrounding Uber’s exit, particularly its obligations to consumers fol
  
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• Solomon Islands PM survives ouster bid, parliament adjourned

  07-09-2026 08:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  HONIARA — Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has survived an attempt to oust his government, with parliament subsequently adjourned indefinitely to prevent another immediate challenge.The no-confidence motion was withdrawn on Sunday by its sponsor, Manasseh Maelanga, after several lawmakers crossed over to Wale’s coalition.Parliament was adjourned indefinitely on Monday, with Wale saying the break would provide time for his government to pursue major policy changes, includi
  
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