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• Governor Lawal executing N140 billion projects across Zamfara – Official 

  04-11-2025 20:13 via vanguardngr.com
  The Zamfara Government says projects worth over N140 billion are currently being executed in the 14 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Mahmud Dantawasa, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Gusau, on Thursday.Dantawasa said that while some of the projects had been completed, others were still ongoing, “demonstrating the administration’s serious commitment to rebuilding Zamfara.“The administration of Law
  
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• Rivers: APC welcomes Fubara, issues membership card

  12-12-2025 12:38 via vanguardngr.com
  …Fubara promises to strengthen partyBy Davies Iheamnachor, PORT HARCOURTThe All Progressives Congress, APC, has formally received the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, into the party.The APC delegation on Friday was led by the Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Tony Okocha, and the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo.At the reception which was held in State Government House, Port Harcourt, the governor filled out the APC membership form and other party documents and
  
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• Photos: Moments from the grand opening of Detty December Fest in Lagos

  12-12-2025 12:37 via vanguardngr.com
  Nigerian superstars Wande Coal and Young Jonn headlined the explosive opening night of the Detty December Fest at Ilubirin, Ikoyi, officially launching a month-long celebration of music and nightlife in Lagos.The night featured electrifying performances from Ice Prince, Darey Art Alade, Jerry Shaffer, and Fola, with DJs Deluxe and YK keeping the energy high. A highlight was the stunning aerial display by Zenit Aerial Ballerinas from Spain.Running until December 31, the festival spans Ilubirin a
  
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• SECURITY BOOST: Police deploy 50 officers to Enugu LGA

  12-12-2025 12:27 via vanguardngr.com
  …As Chairman extol Gov Mbah for the boostBy Emma NnadozieDetermined to ensure security of life and properties of the people of Uzo- Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, the council chairman, Mr. Chijioke Ezugwu, yesterday, received over 50 police officers, deployed to the newly constructed Divisional Police base at Camp, Nkpologu, in Adada development area of the council.The council chairman had preparatory to the arrival of the 50 Police officers, provided 50 mattresses, 50 chair
  
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• Man kills nursing mother, baby over paternity feud in Katsina

  12-12-2025 12:25 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ogalah IbrahimA 30-year-old nursing mother and her 10-month-old baby were murdered and dumped in a well in Sheme village, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.Read Also: Ex-labour minister Ngige docked, remanded in Kuje prisonThe evil deed was reportedly carried out by men involved in a paternity dispute with the deceased.The Police in Katsina have arrested one of the suspects, Rabi’u, 35, who reportedly confessed to carrying out the killing alongside an accomplice now on the
  
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• From Owerri to Abuja: Guinness Turns Premier League Weekend into an Epic Match Day Takeover

  12-12-2025 12:25 via vanguardngr.com
  Over the weekend, two Nigerian cities, Owerri and Abuja, became pilgrimage grounds for football faithful, as Guinness staged a sweeping, high-energy celebration of football, culture, and community. What unfolded was more than a football viewing; it was a portrait of how a brand has mastered the choreography of fandom, building on its cultural currency to orchestrate gatherings that feel both spontaneous and meticulously engineered.In Owerri, the sun dipped lazily behind the city’s skyline
  
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• Davido, Olamide, Asake set to light up December festivities in Lagos and Abuja

  12-12-2025 12:14 via vanguardngr.com
  Some of Nigeria’s biggest stars are gearing up to take over the festive season as Lagos and Abuja prepare for a December packed with powerhouse performances.
  At the Nigerian Breweries Legendary Christmas Press Cocktail, organisers unveiled a star-first lineup that places the continent’s most influential music heavyweights at the heart of this year’s celebrations.Leading the season’s entertainment wave is Davido, who will headline the Abuja leg of the festivities with his
  
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• Nigeria’s exports hit N22.8trn in Q3 2025 as raw materials surge 136%

  12-12-2025 12:09 via vanguardngr.com
  …India, Spain, and France among top buyersBy Progress Godfrey, AbujaNigeria’s export earnings rose to ₦22.8 trillion in Q3 of 2025 (Q3’25), driven largely by a strong rebound in raw material shipments despite weaker performance in agricultural and manufactured goods.This is according to the latest Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).When compared to the Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) figure of ₦20,537.17 billion in Q3&rsqu
  
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• AFCON: Complete records of all 34 tournament champions

  12-12-2025 11:58 via vanguardngr.com
  Records of 34 Africa Cup of Nations champions (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against):1957: Egypt        2 2 0 0  6 11959: Egypt        2 2 0 0  6 11962: Ethiopia     2 2 0 0  8 41963: Ghana        3 2 1 0  6 11965: Ghana        3 3 0 0 12 51968: Zaire        5 4 0 1 10
  
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• UK health service hit by ‘super flu’ outbreak

  12-12-2025 11:56 via vanguardngr.com
  The UK is facing an “unprecedented wave of super flu”, a health chief warned Friday as the health minister urged doctors to call off a threatened five-day strike ahead of Christmas.Wes Streeting said the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) was in an “incredibly precarious situation” as flu cases mounted, and was facing a “challenge unlike any it has seen since the pandemic”.NHS figures published on Thursday showed flu cases at a record level for the ti
  
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• Ex-labour minister Ngige docked, remanded in Kuje prison

  12-12-2025 11:42 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJAA High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Gwarinpa, on Friday, remanded the former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, in Kuje prison.Justice Maryam Hassan issued the remand order after the erstwhile minister pleaded not guilty to an eight-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) preferred against him.The court held that he should remain in detention till Monday, when his bail application will be heard.Ngige, w
  
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• Defence minister visits family of slain Brigadier-General Musa Uba

  12-12-2025 11:32 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), on Thursday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Brigadier General Musa Uba.The visit was “a show of solidarity with the Nigerian Armed Forces and deep respect for the family of the late Brigadier General Uba.”According to a post on X, General Musa, who met with the wife and children of the late General Uba at the family residence in Abuja, paid glowing tribute to “the fallen hero, while h
  
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• Supreme Court overrules FG, affirms death sentence for Maryam Sanda

  12-12-2025 11:21 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJAThe Supreme Court, on Friday, reaffirmed the death sentence that was handed to the daughter-in-law of a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Maryam Sanda, for committing culpable homicide.An Abuja high court had, on January 27, 2020, sentenced her to death by hanging after she was found guilty of stabbing her husband, Bilyamin Bello, to death at their Abuja residence in 2017.Though she had already spent about six years and eight months at the Suleja
  
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• Series of Israeli strikes hit Lebanon

  12-12-2025 11:03 via vanguardngr.com
  A series of Israeli strikes hit south and east Lebanon on Friday, state media reported, as Israel’s army said it was targeting Hezbollah sites, the latest such raids despite a year-old ceasefire.Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported strikes in around a dozen locations, including up to around 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the Israeli border, citing at times “heavy raids”.Israel has kept up strikes on Lebanon despite a November 2024 ceasefire that was sup
  
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• Estos tesoros saqueados regresaron a su país. ¿Y ahora qué sigue?

  12-12-2025 11:03 via nytimes.com
  Los nigerianos habían pedido a los museos occidentales que devolvieran los bronces de Benín desde la década de 1930. En meses recientes, más de 100 esculturas han regresado al país.
  
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• Nigerian newspapers review: US seizes Nigerian-owned supertanker over alleged crude theft

  12-12-2025 10:41 via vanguardngr.com
  In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the US Coast Guard and Navy intercepting Nigerian-owned supertanker Skipper over alleged crude oil theft, piracy and other transnational crimes.Another headline states that Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, died yesterday after collapsing in his Yenagoa office.Vanguard also reports that President Bola Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees had a smooth Senate screening on Thursday,
  
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• COAS visits Oba of Lagos, solicits traditional support for military operations

  12-12-2025 10:41 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday, 11 December 2025, paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, His Royal Majesty Oba Rilwan Akiolu I, at his palace in Lagos.During the visit, the COAS expressed profound appreciation to the revered monarch and the council of Obas for their consistent support of the Nigerian Army.He noted that the purpose of his visit was not only to extend his gratitude but also to seek the blessings of the royal fat
  
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• Liverpool boss Slot to hold talks with unhappy Salah

  12-12-2025 10:29 via vanguardngr.com
  Liverpool boss Arne Slot said he would speak to Mohamed Salah on Friday morning before deciding on the forward’s availability for this weekend’s match against Brighton.Salah accused Liverpool of throwing him “under the bus” and said he had no relationship with the Dutch manager after he was left on the bench for last week’s 3-3 draw at Leeds — the third match in a row that he did not start.The 33-year-old did not travel for Tuesday’s Champions League ma
  
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• Build consensus before demanding new Oyo State – Olubadan tells advocates

  12-12-2025 09:58 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adeola BadruThe Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has urged campaigners advocating the creation of a New Oyo State, with Oyo as its proposed capital, to put their house in order if they hope to realise their ambition.Receiving the Committee on the Creation of Ibadan and New Oyo State at the Olubadan Palace, Oke-Aremo, Ibadan, yesterday, Oba Ladoja noted that while the creation of an Ibadan State might be more straightforward, disagreements over the name or potential capital of the
  
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• Messi to unveil 21-metre statue of himself on India ‘GOAT’ tour

  12-12-2025 09:44 via vanguardngr.com
  Lionel Messi will unveil a 21-metre (70-foot) statue of himself in India on Saturday as he embarks on a three-day tour of the country that has sparked a fan frenzy.The iron sculpture in Kolkata, which shows Messi holding aloft the World Cup, is part of a so-called GOAT Tour that will take in four Indian cities and a possible meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The 38-year-old Argentina and Inter Miami superstar will unveil the monument virtually rather than in person for security reasons.
  
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• Eat’n’Go Nigeria launches Environmental Sustainability initiative with Akada, Recycles Over 1000kg of Waste

  12-12-2025 09:33 via vanguardngr.com
  Eat’n’Go Limited, the leading QSR operator and master franchisee of Domino’s Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery, and Pinkberry in Nigeria, is proud to announce its strategic partnership with Akada, a recycling and waste management company committed to environmental preservation.Launched recently, this partnership reinforces Eat’n’Go’s long term commitment to fostering a cleaner, healthier environment. Through this collaboration, Akada collects, processes, and re
  
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• DSS releases three wrongly detained banditry suspects

  12-12-2025 09:32 via vanguardngr.com
  …Awards N3m compensationBy Soni Daniel, AbujaThe Director General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the immediate release of three men found to have been wrongly detained by the agency over their suspected involvement in banditry and kidnapping.The trio of Umar Ibrahim, Alhaji Bello Rabiu, and Jaja Sarki Bamo, who were arrested in June this year, were ordered freed after the DSS reviewed their cases and found them to be innocent of the alleged crim
  
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• Eat’n’Go Nigeria Expands Footprint, Opens New Chevron Outlet 

  12-12-2025 09:25 via vanguardngr.com
  Eat’n’Go Nigeria, the parent company of Domino’s Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery, and Pinkberry, has officially launched its newest outlet in Chevron, marking another milestone in the company’s journey. This worldclass location provides customers with an unparalleled dining experience, further cementing Eat’n’Go’s position as a leader in the quick service restaurant industry in Nigeria and across Africa. The Chevron outlet, which officially opened
  
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• ‘Your sacrifice keeps Nigeria standing’ – COAS to troops

  12-12-2025 09:02 via vanguardngr.com
  The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday delivered an emotional goodwill message to officers and soldiers, declaring that their sacrifices remain the backbone of Nigeria’s peace and stability.Shaibu, represented by the Director-General of the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre, Maj.-Gen. Tariwerie Gagariga, stated this at the 2025 Chief of Army Staff Christmas Carol in Abuja.He said the Yuletide season offered troops a moment to reflect on the year’s
  
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• Calm returns to Cotonou with Beninese coup plotters on the run

  12-12-2025 08:45 via vanguardngr.com
  Five people are lined up before Chantal Dagah’s newsstand in Benin’s economic capital Cotonou — a sure sign of trouble.Traffic at her kiosk, just steps away from several government ministries that were guarded by tanks the day after the coup attempt, usually comes in dribs and drabs, but the day after the coup people across the seaside city were eager for more information.The day before, a group of soldiers took over the national television station and announced that President
  
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• Family counters Amakaeze’s claims, says Obi Cubana owes no debt

  12-12-2025 08:42 via vanguardngr.com
  A major twist has emerged in the dispute involving nightclub entrepreneur Obi Cubana and Rev. Chidiebere Amakaeze, as the clergyman’s siblings have publicly disowned his claims, insisting that Cubana is not indebted to the family in any way.In a viral video released on Thursday, five of the six surviving Amakaeze siblings defended the businessman, stating that he had consistently supported the family and met all financial obligations relating to the Wuse 2 property at the centre of the co
  
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• ‘Forex-based pricing threaten Detty December’

  12-12-2025 08:13 via vanguardngr.com
  By Matilda IkediobiManaging Director of Travelden, a subsidiary of Finchglow Holdings Ltd, Mr Gbenga Onitilo, has warned that overpricing threatens Yuletide festivities, otherwise known as Detty December, saying hotels, apartments and event tickets are now being charged in foreign exchange.Onitilo lamented the exorbitant pricing, saying it was forcing many people to seek cheaper alternatives in other African countries such as Ghana and Rwanda.Addressing newsmen in Lagos, he urged government to
  
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• Nigeria’s oil output drops to 1.486m bpd in November- OPEC

  12-12-2025 07:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Udeme Akpan, Energy EditorThe Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, has said that   Nigeria’s oil output, excluding Condensate, dropped by 0.7 percent   to 1.486 million barrels per day, bpd in November from 1.496 million bpd produced in October 2025.  The Organisation does not consider Condensate, which Nigeria produces about 196,028 bpd, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC.OPEC disclosed this
  
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• You were “Hero of Political Integrity,” PDP mourns Bayelsa Deputy Governor

  12-12-2025 07:09 via vanguardngr.com
  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed profound grief over the passing of Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo, who reportedly collapsed and died earlier today.In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, MNIPR, the party described Senator Ewhrudjakpo as a “trusted, faithful party man” and a “hero of political integrity.”
  The announcement noted that the news of his death has left the PDP
  
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• FG scales up CREDICORP YouthCred Scheme

  12-12-2025 07:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Joseph Erunke, AbujaThe Federal Government has expanded the YouthCred for Employed Youth initiative under the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), describing it as a decisive move to equip young Nigerians with the financial tools needed to thrive in a credit-driven economy.The scheme allows employed Nigerians aged 18 to 39 to access up to N5 million in affordable credit, with no collateral required.Unveiling the expanded programme at the Ministry of Finance Auditorium in Abuja,
  
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