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• Global Ebola risk ‘remains low’, WHO chief says

  24-06-2026 17:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The global risk “remains low” from a deadly Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization chief said Wednesday, after a case was confirmed in France.France on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory: a doctor who had flown back from the DR Congo, which is fighting a major outbreak.The case is the first of the deadly haemorrhagic fever identified outside the African continent during the current outb
  
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• Self-medication worsening liver disease crisis, experts warn Nigerians

  25-06-2026 01:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma ObinnaMedical experts have raised the alarm over the growing culture of self-medication in Nigeria, warning that the dangerous practice is fueling liver-related diseases and putting millions at risk of irreversible organ damage.The experts said indiscriminate use of painkillers, antibiotics and herbal mixtures, often without proper diagnosis or medical supervision has become a silent but serious public health threat.The experts spoke during a webinar titled: “The Hidden Costs of
  
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• The Strait of Hormuz must stay open

  25-06-2026 01:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most critical oil chokepoint, and its uninterrupted flow is essential to global stability. Every day, approximately 21 million barrels of crude oil—roughly 21 per cent of global petroleum consumption—pass through this narrow waterway between Iran and Oman. To nickname it a “special international waterway” and treat it as a universal resource is not a mere geostrategic fiction but an economic necessity. The strait must never again
  
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• Peter Obi and Bayo Onanuga’s red herring, by Ikechukwu Amaechi

  25-06-2026 01:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  I was saddened watching Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, discuss the state of the nation on Arise Television on Tuesday. To be fair, though, he is the president’s spokesperson and his job entails defending the indefensible. But beyond that, he has the reputation of insensitivity to the plight of ordinary Nigerians whenever he finds himself on the corridors of power, an attitude he exhibited grotesquely during the interview. Niger
  
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• Emotional mastery: When confidence lives in your body, by Ruth Oji

  25-06-2026 01:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Your body is communicating right now. Before you say a single word, your shoulders, your hands, your posture, and your breathing are already sending a message to everyone watching you. The question is: what message are you sending?Nervous body language undermines everything you say. It doesn’t matter how brilliant your ideas are or how thoroughly you’ve prepared. If your body is trembling, if your shoulders are hunched, if your voice is shaky, people will doubt you. They’
  
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• Oyebanji: The legacy of the righteous

  25-06-2026 01:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olusesan AlabiOn Tuesday, 9 June 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in Ekiti to commission the Ado-Ekiti Flyover Bridge named after him. He was represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima. This 1.2-kilometre road is the latest in the series of projects classified by Governor Biodun Oyebanji as his legacy projects. In Nigerian governance, a legacy project refers to a high-impact, capital-intensive, and long-term infrastructural or structural initiative undertaken by an administratio
  
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• 2027: Why Seriake Dickson’s NDC can’t be a viable ruling party 

  25-06-2026 01:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Senator Seriake Dickson, founder and leader of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, and the duo of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, the party’s presidential flagbearer and running mate, are in a marriage of convenience. Obi and Kwankwaso were like a driver in need of a vehicle; Dickson’s NDC was a vehicle in need of a driver. So, the marriage was consummated out of necessity and desperation, not love. But the unsavoury personal and relational dynamics pose serious threats to a
  
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• How Atiku’s AUN is impacting Northern Nigeria

  25-06-2026 01:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By MARGEE ENSIGNI  have had the challenge and privilege of leading universities on three continents: Africa, North America, and, most recently, Europe, at the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG). But I will never forget in a hurry my experiences at the American University of Nigeria, Yola.The AUN, where I was president from 2010 to 2017 and then again from 2021 to 2022, is explicit about its mission to be “Africa’s development university” and to ensure that the local c
  
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• Police commended for recovering 504 rustled animals

  25-06-2026 01:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Governor Dauda Lawal had commended the police for their remarkable display of bravery and commitment to the fight against banditry in Zamfara state.On Saturday, the Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the Zamfara Police Command successfully recovered 329 cattle and 175 sheep from bandits in the Gambanda forest in Gummi Local Government.In a statement by his spokesperson Sulaiman Bala Idris, Governor Lawal, described the Zamfara State Police’s renewed efforts as encouraging and promisin
  
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• How we utilise World Bank’s SABER fund — Zamfara gov’t

  25-06-2026 01:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The World Bank’s State Enabling Business Environment Reforms (SABER) Programme funds are being utilized for the development of the state, Zamfara State Government said.This was revealed by Governor Dauda Lawal, who was represented by Deputy Governor Mallam Mani Mummuni, during the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) national town hall and state engagement tour in Zamfara State.The tour was part of a nationwide town hall meeting and stakeholder engagement focused on
  
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• NDLEA dismantles industrial-scale meth lab in Oyo Forest

  25-06-2026 01:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  … Arrests Mexican, Four NigeriansBy Kingsley OmonobiThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered and dismantled a fortified industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory hidden in a forest in Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State, arresting a Mexican national and four Nigerian collaborators linked to an international drug cartel.The agency said the operation dealt a major blow to transnational drug syndicates seeking to establish synthetic drug ma
  
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• Electricity: 655m still in darkness as WHO, partners warn of Global Energy, health crisis

  25-06-2026 01:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma ObinnaA new global report released on Wednesday has revealed that over 655 million people across the world still live without electricity, while nearly two billion continue to rely on polluting fuels for cooking, exposing them to severe health risks and widening inequalities.The report tagged: “Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2026”, jointly released by the World Health Organisation, (WHO), International Energy Agency, World Bank Group and other global partners,
  
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• Nigerian army raises alarm over fraudsters using its name to solicit funds

  25-06-2026 00:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Nigerian Army (NA) has alerted the general public to the activities of unscrupulous individuals and criminal syndicates who are fraudulently soliciting funds under the guise of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2026.A statement by Col Appolonia Anele, Director of Army Public Relations said, ” These impostors have been circulating fake letters, proposals and sponsorship requests to individuals, financial institutions, corporate organizations and government a
  
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• Viral video: Police dismisses false bandits narrative in Katsina

  25-06-2026 00:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Nigeria Police Force has “categorically disclaimed the false and misleading narrative accompanying a viral video circulating on social media which alleges that a uniformed police officer was seen interacting with armed bandits in Katsina State.Force Public Relations Officer, CSP ANiete Iniedu while making this known ,said , “For the avoidance of doubt, the individuals featured in the video are not bandits.“They are duly recognized members of the Vigilant
  
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• Kwankwaso threatens N10bn lawsuit against Primate Ayodele over alleged defamatory remarks

  25-06-2026 00:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruThe Vice Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC and former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has threatened legal action against Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, demanding a retraction and apology over what he described as alleged defamatory comments made against him.In a legal notice issued through his lawyers and made public by his media aide, Hon. Saifullahi Hassan, Kwankwaso who warned that h
  
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• 83-yr-old Zimbabwe President wins Senate backing for term extension

  25-06-2026 00:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Zimbabwe’s Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved controversial constitutional amendments that would keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in office until 2030, giving the changes full parliamentary support after earlier consent from the lower house.The amendments are among the most contentious political issues in the country where 83-year-old Mnangagwa’s Zanu-PF party holds a strong majority in parliament and has ruled since independence in 1980.Senate president Mabel Chinomona sa
  
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• Bosnia in strong position to reach last 32, Qatar out of World Cup

  24-06-2026 23:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Bosnia-Herzegovina are on the verge of reaching the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time after beating 2022 hosts Qatar 3-1 in their final Group B match on Wednesday.Bosnia move onto four points and are in a strong position to be one of the best eight third-placed teams to progress to the last 32.Qatar meanwhile exit at the group stage, just as they did four years ago.Goals from Bosnia’s youngest ever World Cup player, 18-year-old Kerim Alajbegovic, and an own goal by Qatar
  
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• Switzerland beat Canada 2-1 to clinch top spot in World Cup Group B

  24-06-2026 23:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Ruben Vargas and Johan Manzambi fired Switzerland to top spot in World Cup Group B on Wednesday with a 2-1 win over Canada as the co-hosts also ensured a historic spot in the knockout rounds.With the top two teams in the pool meeting in Vancouver, both knew that a victory would ensure first place in the group and, in theory, a kinder draw in the knockout stages.Vargas and Manzambi’s second-half strikes were enough to ensure the Swiss finished on seven points, while Promise David pulled a
  
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• Northern communities need urgent investment in health, education — Shettima

  24-06-2026 22:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for urgent investments in health, education and skills development across northern Nigeria.Shettima said that communities in the region had continued to bear the consequences of inadequate human capital development.Represented by Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the vice president, he spoke at the Northern Nigeria Human Capital Development Summit in Abuja.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the summit was organised by the
  
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• EFCC files charge against Miyetti Allah president over $2.53m terrorism financing, money laundering

  24-06-2026 22:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 12-count charge against Bello Abdullahi Bodejo before a Federal High Court in Abuja, accusing him of alleged terrorism financing and money laundering involving a total of $2.53 million.According to court documents filed on June 22, 2026, the anti-graft agency alleges that Bodejo received and possessed large sums of foreign currency suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities, in violation of provisions of the Money Laundering (
  
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• ‘My own kind of politician, I don’t steal money’ – Desmond Elliot

  24-06-2026 21:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Actor-turned-politician Desmond Elliot has said his political career has been guided by service and not personal enrichment.
  The lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly made the remarks during an interview on Morayo Brown’s programme, where he reflected on leadership, governance and his experience in politics.
  Elliot urged politicians to remain mindful of the temporary nature of power and public office.
  “We will all die one day. We are not h
  
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• More than 500 mothers, babies harmed, lost in UK’s largest maternity inquiry

  24-06-2026 21:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  More than 500 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died due to poor care at a UK hospital, according to a damning report published Wednesday, in the country’s latest maternity scandal.At least 156 cases involved the death of babies and six mothers also died at two units run by Nottingham University Hospitals Trust in central England.The independent probe was the largest maternity inquiry in the history of the state-run National Health Service (NHS) involving over 2,50
  
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• No nation can finance its development on external dependence alone — FG

  24-06-2026 21:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — The Federal Government on Wednesday said no nation can finance its development on the basis of external dependence alone.The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, stated this in his remarks at a high-level capacity-building session with chairpersons of state revenue services and the joint revenue board, on the occasion of an experience-exchange visit by the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to
  
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• British Airways pilot jailed eight years for raping groomed minor

  24-06-2026 20:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emmanuel OkogbaA former British Airways pilot has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after grooming and sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl he met online.Kwame Yeboah, 30, a Ghana-born ex-England youth basketball player, contacted the victim through video chat site Omegle before continuing explicit conversations on Instagram. He later drove from Berkshire to Merseyside, where he twice raped the girl in his car after checking into a hotel.Liverpool Crown Court heard Yeboah emot
  
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• Accord, APC absent as police convene Osun peace parley ahead of governorship poll

  24-06-2026 20:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina AbubakarOSOGBO — The absence of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC) dominated discussions on Wednesday as the Osun State Police Command convened a stakeholders’ meeting aimed at curbing rising political violence ahead of the state’s governorship election.The peace parley, organized by the police, brought together representatives of political parties, civil society organizations, media practitioners, students and other stakeholders to promote peace
  
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• One killed, another injured in suspected herdsmen attack on Benue community

  24-06-2026 20:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Peter DuruMAKURDI — Tension has enveloped Tse Orhungul settlement on the outskirts of Yogbo in Mbayer/Yandev Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State following an attack by suspected armed herders that left one person dead and another seriously injured.The incident, which occurred on Tuesday evening, was reportedly triggered by a dispute over cattle allegedly grazing on a maize farm near the community.Residents said a group of youths discovered the cattle destroying cr
  
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• IGP raises alarm over rising killings of police officers nationwide

  24-06-2026 20:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chinedu AdonuENUGU — Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has expressed concern over the increasing number of police officers being killed in the line of duty, saying the Nigeria Police Force continues to suffer casualties while combating insecurity across the country.Speaking on Tuesday during the commissioning of a state-of-the-art Forensic and Investigation Centre built by Godfrey Okoye University in partnership with the Enugu State Government, the IGP said police personnel h
  
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• Police deny inviting traditional ruler over Oyo schoolchildren abduction probe

  24-06-2026 20:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adeola BadruIBADAN — The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that a traditional ruler in Oriire Local Government Area was invited for questioning in connection with the ongoing investigation into the abduction of teachers and schoolchildren in the area.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, described the reports as false, misleading and unfounded, insisting that the tradition
  
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• Senate passes bill to double police trust fund allocation to 1%

  24-06-2026 20:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruABUJA — The Senate has passed a bill seeking to increase the statutory allocation to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) from 0.5 per cent to 1 per cent of revenue accruing to the Federation Account, in a move aimed at strengthening police funding, improving operational capacity and enhancing the welfare of personnel.The legislation, titled Police Trust Fund Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026 (SB. 1030), was read for the third time and passed following the considerati
  
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• How thugs killed my husband — Widow of slain Accord party member

  24-06-2026 20:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ….Adeleke Offers Educational Support to Four ChildrenBy Shina AbubakarOSOGBO — The widow of an Accord Party member allegedly killed by gunmen in Esa-Oke, Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, has recounted the circumstances surrounding her husband’s death, alleging that he was shot in her presence by assailants linked to local political violence.The deceased, Aderogba Ajayi, an indigene of Esa-Oke and member of the Accord Party, was reportedly killed on Tuesday night by
  
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