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• GPT-6 Astra: OpenAI unveils AI model that can operate computers

  04-09-2026 13:49 via vanguardngr.com
  By Juliet UmehOpenAI has unveiled GPT-6 Astra, a new artificial intelligence model capable of operating computers and executing complex tasks for users, in what experts describe as another major step towards autonomous AI.The model’s unveiling comes amid intensifying competition between OpenAI and rival AI company, Anthropic, with the rivalry driving rapid advances in artificial intelligence.A demonstration of Astra showed the model performing tasks across different computer applications,
  
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• Oyebanji hails ex-Ekiti governor Oni on 72nd birthday

  05-09-2026 11:38 via punchng.com
  
  Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji congratulates former governor Segun Oni on his 72nd birthday, praising his service and contributions to the state.Read More: https://punchng.com/oyebanji-hails-ex-ekiti-governor-oni-on-72nd-birthday/
  
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• La Liga: Madrid deserved win despite 1-0 loss to Betis, says Mourinho

  05-09-2026 11:38 via punchng.com
  
  José Mourinho reflects on Real Madrid’s 1-0 loss to Real Betis, stating his team deserved to win despite failing to convert chances. Read his post-match coRead More: https://punchng.com/la-liga-madrid-deserved-win-despite-1-0-loss-to-betis-says-mourinho/
  
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• Troops rescue 36 abductees, neutralise terrorists kingpins in 1 week – DHQ

  05-09-2026 11:34 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Defence Headquarters says troops have rescued 36 abducted persons and neutralised several terrorists in fresh operations across the country.The Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday on the military operations conducted between Aug. 31 and Sept. 3.He said the operations targeted terrorists, kidnappers, arms traffickers, criminal networks and secessionist elements across various theatres.Onoja said troops of Operation HADI
  
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• Soldiers rescue 36 abductees, kill terrorist kingpins in one week – DHQ

  05-09-2026 11:23 via punchng.com
  
  Nigerian troops rescued 36 abductees and killed several terrorist kingpins in recent operations across the country, the Defence Headquarters announced.Read More: https://punchng.com/soldiers-rescue-36-abductees-kill-terrorist-kingpins-in-one-week-dhq/
  
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• Consumer protection council seizes expired agrochemicals, seals warehouse in Kano

  05-09-2026 11:23 via punchng.com
  
  Kano Consumer Protection Council seizes 419 cartons of expired agrochemicals and seals a warehouse, preventing unsafe products from reaching consumers.Read More: https://punchng.com/consumer-protection-council-seizes-expired-agrochemicals-seals-warehouse-in-kano/
  
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• ‘Don’t divorce your husbands; I was joking’ — Yobe APC Chair apologises

  05-09-2026 11:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Maryam Abdul-aziz UsmanChairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Yobe State, Muhammad Gadaka, has withdrawn his controversial call for women to end their marriages if their husbands prevent them from voting for the party in the 2027 elections.Read Also: 2027: Violence looms as politicians threaten voters, opponents across nationGadaka also apologised to the public, saying the remark was made as a joke, and not intended to encourage married women to divorce their husbands.“I wi
  
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• Rivers Assembly probes funding of PAMO university

  05-09-2026 10:56 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Davies IheamnachorRivers State House of Assembly has set up a committee to inquire into the funding of the PAMO University of Medical Sciences, PUMS.The assembly disclosed this move in a statement dated 3rd of September and signed by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Hon. Enemi Alabo George.This came hours after the assembly had okayed the 2026 state’s Appropriation Bill of N1.8trn and the budget subsequently signed into law by Governor Siminalayi Fubara.The assembly had ex
  
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• US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown

  05-09-2026 10:43 via punchng.com
  
  The US midterm elections have begun with confusion over mail voting as President Trump seeks new restrictions. Learn about the legal battles and potentialRead More: https://punchng.com/us-midterms-begin-with-chaos-over-mail-voting-crackdown/
  
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• 2027: Peter Obi gives money too  - Lere Olayinka counters ‘no shishi’ narrative

  05-09-2026 10:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Bayo WahabLere Olayinka, a media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has challenged the widely held perception of the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, as a politician who does not spend money to pursue elective office.Olayinka alleged that the former governor of Anambra State gave money to delegates while seeking the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 election.He made the clai
  
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• ‎‎Rivers assembly probes funds released to PAMO varsity

  05-09-2026 10:25 via punchng.com
  
  The Rivers State House of Assembly has launched a probe into funds disbursed to PAMO University of Medical Sciences since 2017. Learn more about the RiversRead More: https://punchng.com/rivers-assembly-probes-funds-released-to-pamo-varsity/
  
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• Luis Enrique extends contract as PSG coach until 2030

  05-09-2026 09:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Head coach Luis Enrique has agreed a three-year contract extension with two-time defending European champions Paris Saint-Germain, the Ligue 1 giants announced Friday.The Spaniard’s previous deal had been due to expire at the end of this season, but he has signed a new contract lasting until 2030.The news was announced ahead of PSG’s Ligue 1 match against Monaco at the Parc des Princes, with players Joao Neves, Fabian Ruiz, Willian Pacho, Lucas Beraldo and Senny Mayulu all also penn
  
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• Cultism spreading into robbery, kidnapping, oil bunkering; affects Ughelli, Agbor, Sapele, Warri night life

  05-09-2026 09:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Akpokona OmafuaireThe passage of the Delta State Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Cultism (Amendment) Bill, 2025, by the Delta State House of Assembly was widely welcomed as a decisive step towards curbing one of the state’s most persistent security threats. Read Also: 2027: Violence looms as politicians threaten voters, opponents across nationThe amendment seeks to strengthen existing legislation by providing a clearer legal definition of cultism, improving prosecution, and reinforcing me
  
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• Dangote Petroleum Refinery set for landmark IPO following SEC approval

  05-09-2026 09:29 via vanguardngr.com
  
  … Proposed 4.1bn share offer could raise approximately ₦2.15trn
  By Udeme AkpanThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the commencement of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, paving the way for what could become one of the largest capital market transactions in Nigeria’s history.
  The approval was conveyed in a letter to the Lead Issuing House, Vetiva Advisory Services Limited, and signed by the Director of t
  
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• Tacha breaks silence after arrest over alleged N5m fraud

  05-09-2026 09:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Says,’I’ve never spoken to the lady in question before’By Israel Ojekunle, Chidinma Nwobodo & Ihemeje SuccessFormer BBNaija star Natacha Akide, popularly known as Tacha, has spoken out days after her arrest, insisting that the allegations against her were false.Tacha was arrested at her Lagos residence on Sunday, August 30, after she failed to honour police invitations. The arrest, she says, followed an online accusation that she defrauded a woman of N5 million.In an inter
  
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• Rivers: How Orbih fought for Wike against Amaechi

  05-09-2026 09:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emmanuel AzikenChief Dan Osi Orbih built much of his political reputation fighting Adams Oshiomhole in Edo State, but one of his most consequential interventions occurred across the state boundary in Rivers.Read Also:
  It was an intervention that became part of the political rupture between Nyesom Wike and Rotimi Amaechi and helped change the balance of power in Rivers politics and consequentially pushed the former into his present trajectory as one of Nigeria’s most enduring political
  
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• Russian strike kills four in Ukraine — Military

  05-09-2026 09:03 via punchng.com
  
  A Russian strike in Kamianske, southeastern Ukraine, killed four people and wounded five others. This attack occurred despite a proposed ceasefire.Read More: https://punchng.com/russian-strike-kills-four-in-ukraine-military/
  
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• 23-yr-old DELSU undergraduate crowned king

  05-09-2026 08:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko AkuophaA 23-year-old undergraduate of Microbiology at Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, Prince Daniel Afamefune Chukwujindu, has emerged as the 11th Ajeh of Ekwuoma Kingdom in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State.Prince Daniel, who succeeds his late father, King Chinedu Samuel Chukwujindu, Ezeagu-Ukpo I, was formally enthroned yesterday after the completion of the burial rites of the late monarch, who died on June 2, 2026.His emergence follow
  
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• Drug addiction took 10 years of my life, left me smelling at work — Man narrates

  05-09-2026 08:49 via punchng.com
  
  A Nigerian man shares his harrowing 10-year journey through drug addiction, detailing job loss, family strain, and his path to recovery. Learn about his exRead More: https://punchng.com/drug-addiction-took-10-years-of-my-life-left-me-smelling-at-work-man-narrates/
  
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• Trump sends envoys to Moscow, Kyiv with new plan to ‘end war’

  05-09-2026 08:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump said Friday he is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with a plan to end more than four years of war in Ukraine.The move marks Washington’s latest bid to break a diplomatic stalemate in Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.A senior Ukrainian official told AFP the envoys were due in Kyiv on Sunday.US outlet Axios reported they would meet Russian Pr
  
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• Serena, Venus Williams fall in thrilling return to US Open doubles

  05-09-2026 08:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Serena and Venus Williams electrified Arthur Ashe Stadium but fell to Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint in three thrilling sets in their return to the US Open women’s doubles on Friday.The superstar sisters, whose 14 Grand Slam doubles titles include two US Opens, rallied from a break down in the third set and led the deciding 10-point tiebreaker 5-0 but fell 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (10/7).Venus, 46, and Serena, 44, hadn’t played Grand Slam doubles since the 2022 US Open and last won a titl
  
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• 2027: If you sample 1,000 Nigerians, 900 won’t vote for Tinubu — Henry Shield

  05-09-2026 08:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Political analyst, Henry Shield, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu may struggle to replicate the number of votes he secured in the 2023 presidential election, predicting that a majority of Nigerians would not vote for the president if an opinion survey were conducted.Shield made the claim during an interview on Vanguard’s Politics Hub, where he was asked to provide evidence for his assertion that Tinubu would not secure as many votes in 2027 as he did in the 2023 election.According t
  
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• Williams sisters fall in return to US Open doubles

  05-09-2026 08:35 via punchng.com
  
  Serena and Venus Williams made a dramatic return to US Open doubles, falling in three sets. Relive the electrifying match and their comeback bid.Read More: https://punchng.com/williams-sisters-fall-in-return-to-us-open-doubles/
  
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• Morning recap: Celestial pastor kills wife over infidelity, outcry as fake products flood markets, other top stories

  05-09-2026 08:19 via punchng.com
  
  A Celestial Church of Christ shepherd in Ogun State has allegedly macheted his wife to death during a midnight domestic dispute over suspected infidelity before throwing himself under a speeding truck on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The Auditor-General for the Federation has flagged N33.75bn in cash transfers to more than 3.29 million vulnerable households, saying theRead More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-celestial-pastor-kills-wife-over-infidelity-dies-under-truck-auditor-general-flags-
  
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• Are women in Tinubu’s cabinet exercising power?, by Stephanie Shaakaa

  05-09-2026 07:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nigeria’s public arena is full of remembering years. The connection for men who speak loudly, the men who appear decade live lines/last connection, credentials, for context when dynamic local management structure updates and political standings and their micro-version context the background context of government.
  Women context are often lumped inside standard, context structures where they make automatic photographic values they are appointed, mostly contexted as evidence that government
  
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• How Boko Haram–ISWAP fighters clashed, attacked APC guber candidate’s convoy

  05-09-2026 07:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ndahi Marama, MaiduguriFresh violence has gripped Borno State as rival factions of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, engaged in deadly clashes in Sambisa Forest, while Boko Haram terrorists also launched an attack on the convoy of All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Mustapha Gubio.Security sources confirmed that at least 23 terrorists were killed in renewed fighting between Boko Haram and ISWAP around the Chingolo axis of Bama Local Government
  
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• Did Adeleke comply with Wike’s orders to protect his victory?

  05-09-2026 07:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Juliet UmehWhat happens after the votes have been counted and an election won? For Nigeria’s democracy, the answer may sometimes lie beyond the ballot box. That question has come into sharper focus following a revelation by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, about what happened behind the scenes after Gov. Ademola Adeleke’s re-election in the August 15 Osun State governorship election.Read Also: 2027: Outrage trails Donald Duke’s human sacrifice revelat
  
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• ‘I needed money for wedding,’ kidnap suspect confesses

  05-09-2026 07:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Evelyn UsmanThey came from Agadagba community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Not to trade. Not to visit. They came to Lagos to kidnap.Read Also: 2027: Violence looms as politicians threaten voters, opponents across nationAnd as you read this piece, the Lagos State Police Command has apprehended three members of a cross-state kidnap syndicate that abducted a businesswoman in the Ijedodo area of the state, collected N21 million as ransom before her release.The suspects: Semi Bu
  
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• How Osun state adopts better women entrepreneur selection option, optimises result

  05-09-2026 07:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ifeanyi ChukwuFor many years, some government sponsored empowerment programmes in Nigeria have selected women entrepreneurs based on an existing conventional criteria. This involves the quality of a business plan, the sector, the location, and whatever prior trading experience an applicant could show.But a recent findings at the office of Osun State Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare indicates otherwise. An official of the ministry who spoke on anonymity, said those criteria kept
  
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• 2027: Violence looms as politicians threaten voters, opponents across nation

  05-09-2026 07:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza AjayiWhen the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, blew the whistle last month to signal the commencement of political campaigns towards next year’s elections, the degree of threats and intimidation unleashed by highly placed political office holders across the country was disheartening.Read Also: 2027: Outrage trails Donald Duke’s human sacrifice revelationA section of Nigeria’s political elite openly threaten voters, opponents and
  
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