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• Group alleges plot to manipulate appointment of AAU substantive VC

  05-05-2025 20:03 via vanguardngr.com
  …Due process being followed – SchoolBy Ozioruva AliuBENIN CITY – A group, Concerned Edo Citizens, on Monday alleged that there is a plot by some senior government officials who it alleged of planning to manipulate the appointment of a substantive Vice Chancellor for the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma in Edo State.The group said the plot is not to pick somebody out of the first three people that emerged as frontrunners in the interview conducted.It identified the first
  
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• Police ACP slumps, dies during meeting in Ebonyi

  19-12-2025 04:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jeff AgbodoABAKALIKI—An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ogbon-Inu Taiwo Popoola, serving in the Ebonyi State Command, reportedly slumped and died during a management meeting at the command headquarters in Abakaliki.
  Sources said the incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. during a meeting in the Commissioner of Police’s office.ACP Popoola was rushed to the police clinic, but efforts to revive him failed. His body was later taken to the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching
  
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• PSC promotes one DIG, 7 AIGs, 13 CPs, 30 DCPs, 724 others D-G

  19-12-2025 04:38 via vanguardngr.com
  The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday approved the promotion of senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force following written examinations and oral interviews held on December 17, 2025, at its Abuja headquarters, presided over by Chairman DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd).Among those promoted is AIG Mohammed Usman Gumel , elevated to Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG). He was previously AIG in charge of the Community Policing Project Department at Force Headquarters.Others are Se
  
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• Jurisdiction row stalls Alaba Market eviction case

  19-12-2025 04:36 via vanguardngr.com
  Proceedings at the Ajegunle District Magistrate’s Court has been stalled following a jurisdictional objection over the enforcement of an eviction judgment on shops at Alaba International Market, Ojo.The President of the Association for the Protection and Defence of Human Rights, Mr. Eric Igweokolo, told the court that the eviction allegedly carried out on shops H9 and H9A belonging to Mr. Eke Chukwu and Mrs. Jane Ezeiffeoma was improper, arguing that the properties were not the subject ma
  
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• Scores injured as tanker explosion rocks Auchi

  19-12-2025 04:28 via vanguardngr.com
  BENIN CITY—Scores of people have been injured and properties worth hundreds of millions of naira destroyed following a fuel tanker explosion in Auchi, headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area, Edo State.The petrol-laden tanker reportedly fell along the Auchi–Okene Highway, spilling its contents into drainages across the town, with some flowing into underground tunnels.Eyewitnesses said the tanker exploded, and the fire spread along the drainage channels, triggering secondar
  
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• Troops kill commander, terrorists in Mandara Mountains, foil Bitta infiltration

  19-12-2025 04:26 via vanguardngr.com
  Maiduguri— Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK, have thwarted an early-morning attempt by terrorists from the Mandara Mountains to infiltrate Bitta, killing a notorious Boko Haram/ISWAP commander and several insurgents, in a major blow to their operational capability.A military source, who spoke anonymously, revealed that the encounter occurred at about 0030 hours on 18 December 2025, with troops using advanced surveillance to detect the terrorists’ advance.“Exercising tactica
  
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• Court rejects ex-AGF, Malami’s bail plea

  19-12-2025 04:24 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA—A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, yesterday, dismissed an application seeking to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to release former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, from its custody.Malami, who has spent about 10 days in detention, is under investigation over multiple allegations, including alleged financial impropriety involving recovered loot and reported links to terro
  
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• Uncertainty over NAF aircraft departure to Portugal after release in Burkina Faso

  19-12-2025 04:02 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nkiruka Nnorom and Favour UleborThe Federal Government has expressed uncertainty over the current status of the 11 soldiers and aircraft detained in Burkina Faso, casting doubt on reports that they have departed for Portugal.According to the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, while the Burkinabè authorities have released the personnel and aircraft, it was unclear whether they have actually taken off from Burkina FasoThough he confirmed that the soldiers
  
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• Akpabio backs death penalty for kidnappers, hails Tinubu’s kidnap-rescue feat, pledges bloc votes for 2027

  19-12-2025 03:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA – PRESIDENT of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has thrown his weight behind death penalty for kidnappersHe has also applauded President Bola Tinubu’s handling of national security, hailing the recent rescue of kidnapped children and pledging the Senate’s support for stronger deterrents against violent crime, including capital punishment for kidnapping.Speaking on Thursday, at the 14th National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress, APC at th
  
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• 2027: FCT monarchs assure Tinubu of support, hail Wike over infrastructural development

  19-12-2025 03:44 via vanguardngr.com
  The Gomo of Kuje, Alhaji Dr Haruna C Jibrin, Esu Sa’Rubochi, Alhaji Brahim Mohammed Pada and Etsu of Kwali, Luka Ayedo Nizassan, have declared their support for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, noting that satellite towns in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have not felt the impact of the federal government as it has happened in the last two years.The traditional rulers spoke while playing host to the FCT Renewed Hope Ambassadors, led by its Coordinator, Hon Adamu Abdulla
  
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• Electoral Act: Reps back 2-year jail term, N5m fine for vote buyers, sellers

  19-12-2025 03:34 via vanguardngr.com
  By Gift ChapiOdekinaABUJA-The House of Representatives has approved far-reaching amendments to the Electoral Act, introducing stiffer penalties for vote buying and selling, including a minimum of two years’ imprisonment or a N5 million fine, or both, alongside a 10-year ban from contesting elections.The decision was taken during the clause-by-clause consideration of the report of the House Committee on Electoral Matters at the Committee of the Whole, presided over by the Deputy Speaker, B
  
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• Tax laws: Altering legislations through official gazette, illegal — Lawyers

  19-12-2025 03:23 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Henry Ojelu, Gift Odekina & Elizabeth OsayandeABUJA — Legal practitioners in the country have weighed in on the allegation that tax reform laws passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Bola Tinubu were altered in the copy that was officially gazetted.This came as the Speaker House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas has set up a seven-man ad-hoc committee to investigate allegations of discrepancies between the tax bills passed by the Natio
  
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• Oil sector: Far-reaching reforms coming, Eyesan, Mohammed vow

  19-12-2025 03:15 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry UmoruABUJA — President Bola Tinubu’s nominees as chief executives of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, yesterday, told senators that they would implement far-reaching reforms to stabilise the country’s oil and gas sector.Following a letter from President Bola Tinubu confirming the appointments of Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan for NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Mohammed for NM
  
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• Minister urges youths in North East to desist from engaging into social Immoralities

  19-12-2025 00:38 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ndahi Marama, MaiduguriThe Minister for Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande has urged Youths in the North East sub-region not to engage in to social immoralities which hampers on their future and development of the Nation.Alawande stated this at a North East Yound Entrepreneurship Summit which took place on Thursday at Forshams Hall, Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.The Summit which bring together hundreds of youth groups and associations was sponsored by the North East Development
  
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• Davido to perform at AFCON 2025 opening concert

  18-12-2025 23:58 via vanguardngr.com
  Afrobeats megastar, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke will be performing at the opening concert of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2025 in Rabat, Morocco, on Saturday.Read Also: Carter Efe becomes Africa’s most-followed Twitch streamer after Davido appearanceThe Confederation of African Football, CAF, announced this in a statement on Thursday.Also performing are French Montana; Moroccan singer, Douaa Lahyaoui; French-Moroccan star, Lartiste, and Says’z.Acording to CAF, &ldq
  
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• McIlroy wins BBC sports personality award for 2025 heroics

  18-12-2025 23:41 via vanguardngr.com
  Rory McIlroy won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in a public vote on Thursday after a career-defining 2025 campaign.Read Also: I assured US, EU we’ll establish state police system – TinubuHe edged out Women’s Rugby World Cup winner Ellie Kildunne and Formula One world champion Lando Norris.McIlroy became only the sixth man to complete golf’s career Grand Slam with a long-awaited victory at the Masters in April.He also helped inspire Europe to a dramatic Ryde
  
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• I assured US, EU we’ll establish state police system – Tinubu

  18-12-2025 23:27 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJAPRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, assured the United States of America, USA, and the European Union, EU, that Nigeria will establish state police to tackle insecurity challenges.Read Also: Tinubu to govs: Obey Supreme Court, hand LGs their allocationThe President made the promise at the 14th All Progressives Congress, APC, National Caucus meeting at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.Also, he advised governors and party leaders to be flexible in their action
  
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• Why we’re now considering satellite for telecom services – Airtel

  18-12-2025 23:03 via vanguardngr.com
  By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorAirtel Nigeria has confessed that with Spacex’s Starlinks, provision of telecom services through satellite communication has become both effective and cost effective.Read Also: Tinubu to govs: Obey Supreme Court, hand LGs their allocationThat was the line dropped by the CEO of the Company, Dinesh Balsingh while fielding questions from journalists today as he announced Airtel Africa’s partnership with Starlinks to provide satellite mobile services acr
  
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• Napoli beat Milan in Italian Super Cup semi-final

  18-12-2025 22:50 via vanguardngr.com
  Napoli downed AC Milan 2-0 in Thursday’s Italian Super Cup semi-final in Riyadh.David Neres opened the scoring near the break with Rasmus Hojlund’s lightning low shot after the hour sealing the encounter at the King Saud University Stadium, one of the proposed venues for the 2034 World Cup.The Serie A champions will face the winner of Friday’s second semi-final between Bologna and Inter Milan in Monday’s final.“We put in a big performance, both in commitment and in
  
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• K1 drags Gov Abiodun, five others to court over Awujale stool

  18-12-2025 22:38 via vanguardngr.com
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaFuji music icon, Otunba Wasiu Ayinde Adesanya, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate (KWAM1), has approached an Ogun State High Court, sitting in Ijebu-Ode, seeking an order of interim injunction to restrain Governor Dapo Abiodun and five others from taking further steps in the process of installing a new Awujale of Ijebuland.Joined as respondents in the suit are the Chairman of Ijebu-Ode Local Government, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, th
  
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• Tinubu to govs: Obey Supreme Court judgement, hand over local govt their allocation

  18-12-2025 22:24 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday told the 36 governors to hand over local government allocation to the local government areas in compliance with the Supreme Court judgement.The President said there will not be an autonomy to local government areas without funded mandate.Speaking at the 14th APC National Caucus meeting at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, the President said he had assured the United States and the European Union that Nigeria will esta
  
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• Tinubu to govs: Obey Supreme Court, hand LGs their allocation

  18-12-2025 22:24 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJAPRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday told the 36 governors to hand over local government allocation to the local government areas in compliance with the Supreme Court judgement.The President said there will not be an autonomy to local government areas without funded mandate.Speaking at the 14th APC National Caucus meeting at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, the President said he had assured the United States and the European Union that Nigeria will establish s
  
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• Troops of Operation HADIN KAI decimate terrorists’ commander, others from Mandara mountains

  18-12-2025 22:23 via vanguardngr.com
  … Foiled infiltration attempt into Bitta of BornoBy Ndahi Marama, MaiduguriTroops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have again decisively thwarted an early-morning attempt by terrorists operating from the Mandara Mountains to infiltrate Bitta, neutralising one of notorious Boko Haram/ISWAP Commander, (Name withheld), and several insurgents, dealing a significant blow to their operational capability.This was disclosed on Thursday by a credible military Source, who is not authorized to talk to
  
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• Yuletide: Patronise only recognised motor parks for travel safety – RTEAN

  18-12-2025 22:12 via vanguardngr.com
  The Chairman of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Kwara branch, Comrade Abdulrahman Onikijipa, has on Thursday urged residents to prioritise their safety during the festive season.He urged members of the public to ensure that they patronise only recognised motor parks in a bid to stay safe.Onikijipa spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on the need to be cautious while embarking on travels in the yuletide.According to him, patronising roadside drivers
  
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• I’ll overhaul Osun health sector if… – Oyebamiji

  18-12-2025 22:08 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboThe All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Osun State, Mr Bola Oyebamiji has disclosed that he will overhaul the health sector in the State of elected governor next year.Speaking at the inauguration of his wife, Dr Sekinah Bola-Oyebamiji as the President of Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) in the state, he decried the moribund state of health facilities across the State.Speaking with newsmen on the side of the inauguration, he said
  
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• AGF Fagbemi, NBA, others kick against death penalty for kidnapping

  18-12-2025 21:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry Umoru, ABUJAThe move by the Senate to impose the death penalty for kidnapping by classifying the offence as an act of terrorism has suffered a major setback, as the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has kicked against it, warning that capital punishment would not deter kidnapping and could, in fact, worsen Nigeria’s security challenges.Other stakeholders like ex-NU Envoy Uchenna Emelonye, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),
  
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• 2027: Peter Obi intensifies consultations, visits Abdullahi, IBB

  18-12-2025 21:32 via vanguardngr.com
  By John Alechenu, AbujaAhead of the 2027 general elections, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 polls, Mr Peter Obi, has intensified consultations with northern leaders.He first took a trip to Zaria in Kaduna State and then Minna in Niger State. In Zaria, he met the former Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, who is also the Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), and then Minna, where he met Babangida.Obi, who confirmed this dev
  
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• Trump signs order reclassifying marijuana as less dangerous

  18-12-2025 21:08 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was signing an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, in one of America’s biggest shifts in drug policy for years.The move stops short of full federal legalization for recreational use across the United States but is aimed at encouraging medical research on the use of cannabis products.“Today, I’m pleased to announce that I will be signing an executive order to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Sche
  
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• Tinubu writes Senate, to present 2026 budget Friday

  18-12-2025 20:50 via vanguardngr.com
  The Senate has received President Bola Tinubu’s letter seeking to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly on Friday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the letter was read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary.In the letter, Tinubu, in his capacity as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, will present the proposed 2026 budget at 2:00 p.m.NAN reports that the annual bu
  
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• Ngige storms APC caucus meeting in Aso Villa

  18-12-2025 20:35 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJAFormer Governor of Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige, stormed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus meeting, barely hours after he left the Kuje prison.Senator Ngige, who was the immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, was recently remanded in Kuje prison following corruption allegations against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The former governor was granted bail earlier on Thursday, and he was able to fulfil the bail condi
  
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