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• Gombe PDP politicising diphtheria outbreak — APC

  15-09-2026 10:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ben Ngwakwe, GombeGOMBE — The All Progressives Congress (APC), Gombe State chapter, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of politicising the diphtheria outbreak in the state, describing the opposition party’s position on the health emergency as “dangerous ignorance and insensitivity.”The APC, in a statement issued on Monday by its State Publicity Secretary, Murtala Usman Wuro Tale, said the PDP’s comments were inappropriate at a time when health author
  
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• Why I don’t have plans to get married – Tyler Perry

  15-09-2026 15:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Hollywood filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has revealed that he has no plans to get married, saying the financial and emotional consequences of divorce have influenced his decision.The 57-year-old entertainment mogul, who has never been married, made the disclosure during a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show.
  Perry said his decision was not because he does not believe in love, but because he wants to protect what he has built over the years.According to Perry, he has watched people ar
  
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• Police warn against violence, hate speech ahead of 2027 polls

  15-09-2026 15:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 4, Makurdi, Morris Dankombo, has warned political actors against violence, misinformation and inflammatory statements ahead of the 2027 general elections.Dankombo gave the warning on Tuesday in Lafia during a stakeholders’ engagement with the Nasarawa State Police Command and other critical stakeholders as part of his familiarisation tour of the state.He urged political party leaders and their supporters to conduct their ac
  
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• Police rescue 2 kidnap victims, arrest 3 suspects in Ondo

  15-09-2026 15:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Police Command in Ondo State says it has rescued two kidnapped victims and arrested three suspects at Isua-Akoko in Akoko South-East Local Government Area of the state.DSP Abayomi Jimoh, command’s Spokesperson, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Akure, said the command also recovered N1.5 million, which was suspected to be payment of ransom.According to Jimoh, the breakthrough was recorded on Sept. 11 following credible intelligence that a group of suspected kidnappers a
  
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• NDLEA dismantles industrial-scale meth lab in Oyo, nabs fleeing Mexican

  15-09-2026 15:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Tuesday that its operatives have dismantled yet another industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory and arrested a Mexican drug kingpin who was attempting to flee the country through the Lagos airport.The agency said the breakthrough was recorded in a fresh operation that further exposes the desperation by transnational cartels to infiltrate Nigeria’s forests and rural communities.The Chairman/Chief Executive Offi
  
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• Full List: ‘Widow’s Bay’ leads 2026 Emmy winners with record 14 awards

  15-09-2026 14:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega Adeleye‘Widow’s Bay’ dominated the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, setting a new record with 14 awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series, as the 2026 ceremony produced a night of historic wins and broke the previous comedy single-season record of 13 set by ‘The Studio’.The series emerged as the biggest winner of the night, setting a new single-season record for wins by a comedy series at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards with 14 total victories while &lsq
  
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• Barca’s Flick says supporting ‘self-confident’ Yamal Ballon d’Or bid

  15-09-2026 14:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Tuesday he will support teenage winger Lamine Yamal’s bid to win the Ballon d’Or, noting the player’s “self-confidence” on and off the pitch.The 19-year-old forward, who won the World Cup with Spain and La Liga with Barca last season, said Sunday he believes he deserves the individual accolade.Yamal claimed in an interview with Movistar that he and Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe were the two best players in the world and that his
  
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• Wike to Uzodimma: Rainbow coalition not responsible for your abysmal support for Tinubu

  15-09-2026 14:44 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza AjayiFederal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has queried why the Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Hope Uzodimma, was unable to garner massive support for President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 election, saying modern politics is no longer about coming from fourth position to emerge governor.He insisted that his own task ahead of 2027 is to mobilise support for President Tinubu’s re-election, not to intervene in local poli
  
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• Owie carpets Tinubu over concession of Kings College

  15-09-2026 14:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ozioruva AliuBENIN CITY – FORMER Chief Whip of the Senate, Sir Rowland Owie on Tuesday carpeted President Bola Tinubu over the concession of Kings College Lagos to the old boys association of the school, a decision that has resulted into a national strike by staff of unity schools across the country.They are contending that such fate would befall all other unity schools in the country if that of Kings College succeeded as they argue that it was a surreptitious way of privatising the sc
  
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• Tribunal slams SDP over lack of diligent prosecution of case against Oyebanji

  15-09-2026 14:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Rotimi OjomoyelaEkiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has slammed the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and 1st petitioner over unnecessary delay in presentation of witnesses for speedy trial of the petition.The Chairman of the three-man tribunal, Justice Abubakar Kutigi, expressed disappointment and anger over the way the petitioner’s counsel, Ebenezer Akingbule, who stood in for the lead counsel, Adebayo Adewole, was foot-dragging and adopting delay tactic in the presentati
  
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• Some people sponsor terrorism to blackmail Tinubu as they did to Jonathan — Bishop Kawas

  15-09-2026 14:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The President-General of the Charismatic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Leonard Bature Kawas, has alleged that some individuals are sponsoring banditry, kidnapping and terrorism in the country in an attempt to discredit President Bola Tinubu’s administration.Kawas made the allegation while defending the recent endorsement of Tinubu for a second term during an interview on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Tuesday.The cleric said the endorsement was not financi
  
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• ‘Why?’ — Richarlison reacts with crying emoji after Spurs snub

  15-09-2026 14:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeTottenham forward Richarlison has reacted angrily to being left out of the squad for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup clash with Liverpool, posting a “Why?” message alongside a crying emoji on social media.According to the BBC, the Brazil international shared a screenshot of a post about his omission before adding the brief message, amid growing uncertainty over his future at the north London club.Richarlison’s latest reaction comes days after a proposed return
  
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• As Ballon d’Or vote nears, stars campaign for the award

  15-09-2026 14:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  With less than two weeks to go before Ballon d’Or voting closes, many leading candidates are campaigning hard to be awarded football’s top individual honour.This self-promotion is a relatively recent development in a team sport where, until a few years ago, the top individual prize went largely unnoticed until it was time to present it.But now, the Ballon d’Or dominates the football conversation during the months when the new European season is still finding its feet.The trophy
  
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• ‘I am the hoax buster’ – Trump rejects AI danger warnings

  15-09-2026 14:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed fears that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity, repeatedly calling them a hoax and rejecting global calls to put guardrails around the fast-moving technology.“I am the Hoax Buster, and I’m right now breaking another Hoax — That AI is going to take over, consume, and destroy the World, and that Robots will be marching into our Cities, and getting rid of us all!” he said on his Truth Social network.Trump compared th
  
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• Armed men kill two, injure 2 in Imo

  15-09-2026 14:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chidi NkwoparaTwo young men were reportedly killed, while others sustained varying gunshot wounds, when unidentified gunmen attacked them near the Secondary Technical School, Irete, Owerri West Local Council Area of Imo State.Vanguard gathered that the incident, which occurred last Monday, has sent palpable shockwaves among residents of Irete and the surrounding communities of Umuguma, Okuku, Ndegwu and Amakohia-Ubi, where armed Fulani herdsmen have been terrorising for a long while.A villag
  
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• 2027: Court adjourns NDC primary dispute to Wednesday

  15-09-2026 14:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olayinka AjayiThe Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned to Wednesday, September 16, 2026 a suit challenging the nomination of candidates by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for the 2027 elections.Justice D.E. Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division, adjourned the matter after counsel to the plaintiffs, Monday Mawah, sought to join the party’s nominee, Funsho Dorothy, and amend the pending suit.The NDC counsel, D.D. Duru, opposed the application, with
  
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• Neymar, Coutinho reunite at Santos for first time at club level

  15-09-2026 13:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeBrazil stars Neymar and Philippe Coutinho will finally play together at club level after Santos signed the former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder for the rest of the season.Coutinho, 34, joined Santos on a free transfer after leaving boyhood club Vasco da Gama in February, reuniting with Neymar, his close friend and former Brazil team-mate.According to Reuters, the move marks the first time the pair will play together at club level, despite their long-standing friendship
  
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• Iran: No talks with US until conditions are met

  15-09-2026 13:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A top Iranian security official on Tuesday said that Iran would not negotiate with the United States until its conditions were met.Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, made the remarks in a post on X in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments on Monday.Trump said Tehran wanted to reach a deal “quickly and badly” and that Washington could resume negotiations with Iran.“The failing Nation of Iran wants to make a deal, quick
  
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• 2027: Atiku will win 19 states in North, 3 in Southwest — Kenneth Okonkwo

  15-09-2026 12:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign has projected that former Vice President will win all 19 states in the northern region and three states in the Southwest in the 2027 presidential election.Okonkwo made the projection during an interview on AIT’s Democracy Today on Monday while assessing the chances of the major contenders ahead of the election.According to him, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, on whose platform Atiku is expected to contest, ha
  
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• Full List: Stadiums that will host UEFA finals from 2027 to 2029

  15-09-2026 12:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  UEFA has confirmed the stadiums that will host some of the biggest European football finals between 2027 and 2029.The selected venues span several major football cities across Europe, including Munich, Barcelona, Lyon, Cardiff, Bucharest, Belgrade, Turin, Budapest and Amsterdam.The fixtures cover the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women’s Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League and UEFA Super Cup.Here is the full list of stadiums that will host UEFA finals between 2027 a
  
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• Kenya to host 2029 World Athletics Championships as Africa’s first

  15-09-2026 12:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nairobi will host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, beating off competition from London, Munich and Rome to become the first African hosts, World Athletics announced Tuesday.The 2031 championships will be held in Munich, track and field’s governing body said after a council meeting in Budapest, host to the recently concluded Ultimate Championship.“We were fortunate to have four outstanding bids for 2029 and 2031, and this was not an easy decision for the Council,” World
  
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• Obi: I have no objection to the release of my academic records.

  15-09-2026 12:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Peter Obi has said he has no objection to the release of his academic records amid reports of a legal action seeking certified true copies of his certificates and other educational documents.Obi stated this in a statement posted on X on Tuesday, saying he had given consent for the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to make available his academic records and other official documents relating to his admission and studies, subject to appl
  
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• ‘I have no objection’ – Obi urges UNN to release his academic records

  15-09-2026 12:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Peter Obi has said he has no objection to the release of his academic records amid reports of a legal action seeking certified true copies of his certificates and other educational documents.Obi stated this in a statement posted on X on Tuesday, saying he had given consent for the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to make available his academic records and other official documents relating to his admission and studies, subject to appl
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan switch children’s school over security concerns – UK media

  15-09-2026 12:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Prince Harry and his wife Meghan changed their children’s school for security reasons, just days after the start of the school year in England where the pair recently resettled, British media outlets reported Monday.The couple left Britain and quit royal duties in 2020 during a royal family feud and Harry subsequently waged a years-long, ultimately unsuccessful, legal battle to retain UK taxpayer-funded security while living in California.Now back with their seven-year-old son, Prince Arc
  
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• China imposes travel restrictions to protect ‘national security’

  15-09-2026 12:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  China imposed sweeping travel restrictions on its citizens on Tuesday, including exit bans on those deemed to endanger the country’s “industrial or technological security”.Citizens who violate technology import and export regulations could be banned from leaving China, the State Council said.Those who engage in illegal activities abroad could be “prohibited from leaving the country for a period of six months to three years from the date of their return to China”.Ch
  
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• Abia debunks N50,000 akara tax claim

  15-09-2026 12:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Steve OkoAbia State Government has debunked reports that akara sellers and other petty traders in the state are being compelled to pay N50,000 as tax, describing the claim as misinformation.The government also said it had approved the designation of some historical and natural sites as State Monuments and State Natural Monuments, while declaring Aba a Creative and Innovative City.Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists on the outcom
  
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• Petrol at N1,350 cheaper in Nigeria than neighbouring countries — Dangote

  15-09-2026 12:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Safiu VictoriaPresident of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said petrol selling at N1,350 in Nigeria is still cheaper than the product in neighbouring countries, a price difference he said is encouraging cross-border smuggling.Dangote said petrol in neighbouring countries is between 30 and 50 per cent more expensive than in Nigeria, creating a strong incentive for traders to move the product across the borders for higher returns.He made this known during an interview aired on Arise TV on Tu
  
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• Iran rejects any talks with US after Trump remarks

  15-09-2026 11:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Iran’s security chief on Tuesday rejected any talks with the United States after President Donald Trump said he was open to resuming discussions on the Middle East war.“Don’t get distracted by the U.S. president’s mixed signals — from ‘no negotiations’ to ‘we’re ready to talk’,” the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, posted on X.“The stakes around oil and the straits have changed. Da
  
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• ‘Having a son isn’t my priority; my daughters have done better’ – Dangote

  15-09-2026 11:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said having a son is not currently a priority for him, stressing that he is satisfied with the achievements of his three daughters.Dangote, 69, made the disclosure in an interview aired by Arise News on Tuesday, when he was asked whether he still desired a male heir to carry on the family name.“That is not my priority because God controls everything. You can pray for God to give you a son, but he might be the one to take down the
  
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• Saudi Arabia vows to respond ‘firmly’ to Houthi attacks

  15-09-2026 11:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Saudi Arabia vowed Tuesday to respond “firmly” to attacks by Yemen’s Houthis, after the Iran-backed fighters wounded 13 people in the kingdom in an assault using ballistic missiles and drones.The Houthis have been engaged in renewed fighting with Saudi-backed government forces since Yemen’s civil war reignited in July, when the group declared a maritime blockade on Riyadh and began targeting its ships in the Red Sea.They seized control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and
  
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