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• How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Betting with Bizbet

  28-11-2025 19:32 via vanguardngr.com
  There was a time when most betting sites looked questionable: unclear betting odds, confusing payouts, and no real sense of how anything worked. Now the situation is better. Nowadays, platforms like bizbet come with upfront rules and fair systems. Unfortunately, numerous bettors make the same mistakes, particularly beginners.
  And it’s not bad luck. It’s usually simple, avoidable things: skipping the terms and conditions, betting without a set budget, or chasing bonuses without under
  
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• Army Chief orders troops in Kwara, Edo, Kogi to intensify offensive against criminals

  22-12-2025 19:44 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has directed troops deployed across Kwara, Edo, and Kogi states to intensify offensive operations aimed at decisively flushing out kidnappers and other criminal elements.Lt. Gen. Shaibu issued the directive on Monday, 22 December 2025, while addressing officers and soldiers at Odugbo Barracks, Ibadan, during his maiden operational visit to the 2 Division Area of Responsibility.“Go after the kidnappers and
  
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• Trump removes dozens of career ambassadors appointed under Biden

  22-12-2025 19:42 via vanguardngr.com
  The Trump administration is removing dozens of ambassadors appointed under the Biden administration as part of a broad reshuffle to align the diplomatic corps with its foreign policy priorities.The heads of mission, mostly career diplomats, have been notified they must leave their posts by mid-January, according to the American Foreign Service Association, which represents State Department employees.Press reports said ambassadors from 30 countries will be affected, particularly in Africa.The re
  
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• Lagos court sentences man to 13 months community service for illegal waste dumping

  22-12-2025 19:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniA special Offences Mobile Court in Oshodi, Lagos State, on Monday sentenced 48-year-old Makinde Rasaq to 13 months of community service at Kirikiri Correctional Centre for illegally dumping waste in Lagos Island.Makinde, who was arrested with a Honda SUV filled with refuse, pleaded guilty to seven charges, including breach of peace, indiscriminate dumping of waste, non-patronage of Private Sector Partnership (PSP) operators, illegal transportation of waste without a valid li
  
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• More Abducted Nigerian Children Are Released, Government Says

  22-12-2025 19:34 via nytimes.com
  A spokesman for the Nigerian government said the “remaining” students taken from a Catholic school had been freed, but the local diocese said that only a “second batch” had been released.
  
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• UK singer Chris Rea dies at 74, days before Christmas

  22-12-2025 19:32 via vanguardngr.com
  British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, best known for the 1980s festive hit “Driving Home for Christmas”, has died at the age of 74, his family announced on Monday.“It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Chris,” a spokesperson for his wife and two children said in a statement shared with UK media.“He passed away peacefully in hospital earlier today following a short illness, surrounded by his family.”A post on his official social m
  
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• Uba Sani signs 2026 budget, education takes lion’s share

  22-12-2025 19:30 via vanguardngr.com
  Governor Uba Sani has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, with Education taking the largest share of 25% of the N985.9 billion budget of Kaduna State.Speaking at the Council Chambers of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Monday, the Governor said that the budget ‘’reflects our resolve to consolidate the gains we have made while laying even stronger foundations for sustainable growth.’’Governor Uba Sani disclosed that ₦698.9 billion, representing 70.9 percent of t
  
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• ‘Oversabi Aunty’ earns N99.8m in opening weekend

  22-12-2025 19:17 via vanguardngr.com
  ‘Oversabi Aunty’ has recorded a strong debut at the Nigerian box office, grossing N99.8 million in its opening weekend to emerge as the second highest-grossing film of the weekend.Read Also: Funke Akindele’s ‘Behind The Scenes’ Crosses ₦512m in one weekThe movie, distributed by FilmOne Entertainment, also ranks as Nollywood’s second highest opening film of 2025, underscoring a solid start in cinemas nationwide.In a post shared on its official Insta
  
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• Gov Alia presents N605.5bn 2026 budget to Benue Assembly

  22-12-2025 19:11 via vanguardngr.com
  …Focuses on Rural Development and Livelihood SupportBy Peter Duru, MakurdiThe Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, on Monday presented a N605.5 billion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the Benue State House of Assembly, with strong emphasis on rural development, livelihood support, and sustained economic growth.Titled “Budget of Rural Development, Livelihood Support and Sustained Growth,” the proposal comprises N281.09 billion for recurrent expenditure
  
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• AFCON ’25: We’ve plans to stop Osimhen – Tanzania coach Gomandi

  22-12-2025 19:06 via vanguardngr.com
  By Enitan AbdutawabTanzania head coach, Manuel Gomandi, says his team has put a tactical plan in place to neutralise Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen, ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations clash, while warning that the Super Eagles’ attacking depth remains a major threat.Speaking at the press conference on the eve of the group-stage encounter, Gomandi said Tanzania’s preparations have focused on limiting Osimhen’s influence but stressed that Nigeria’s attacking options mak
  
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• Ghana passes law to legalise cryptocurrency

  22-12-2025 19:00 via vanguardngr.com
  Ghana’s parliament has legalized cryptocurrency, taking a major step toward regulating the fast-growing digital asset market.
  The move responds to concerns from the Bank of Ghana over widespread, unregulated crypto use, with nearly 3 million Ghanaians—around 17% of adults—reportedly involved in transactions.The Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill will allow licensing of crypto platforms and oversight of their activities.
  Bank of Ghana Governor Johnson Asiama said the law will
  
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• Sanwo-Olu swears in speaker’s son, Vinod Obasa’s as Agege LG boss

  22-12-2025 18:56 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniLagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, swore-in the Vice-Chairman of Agege Local Government Area, Mr Abdul Ganiyu Vinod Obasa, son of the Speaker, state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa as the substantive Chairman of Agege Local Government Area.Sanwo-Olu, however, described the event as a call to service to the people of Agege and Lagos in general, urging him to prioritise grassroots development and align his administration with the state’s development
  
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• Extractive sector vital to Nigeria’s economic stability – Akume

  22-12-2025 18:53 via vanguardngr.com
  By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaNigeria’s extractive sector remains central to the country’s economic stability, revenue mobilisation, and long-term development, even as the Federal Government intensifies preparations for the nation’s next validation under the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has said.Akume, who also chairs the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI
  
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• Video: Patson Daka lands on his neck while attempting acrobatic celebration at Afcon

  22-12-2025 18:50 via vanguardngr.com
  Leicester star Patson Daka was lucky to avoid a serious injury after landing on his neck while celebrating a goal at the Africa Cup of Nations.The 27-year-old striker scored a stoppage-time equaliser in Zambia’s group stage stalemate with Mali.Daka grabbed a share of the spoils with a stunning diving header after Lassine Sinayoko thought he had found the winner.
  WTF.. Patson Daka landed on his neck trying to do a backflip celebration after scoring a last minute goal for Zambia against Mal
  
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• FG orders mandatory drug testing for public service applicants

  22-12-2025 18:48 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: The Federal Government has approved a new policy making “mandatory pre-employment drug testing” a key requirement for all prospective entrants into the public service.The directive was issued through a service-wide circular from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation OSGF to all Ministries, Departments and Agencies MDAs, as well as extra-ministerial departments.A statement by Director of Information and Public Relations in the OSGF
  
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• Insecurity: Sanwo-Olu explains how Lagos will integrate state police

  22-12-2025 18:47 via vanguardngr.com
  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has explained how the state plans to integrate a proposed state police structure into its existing security framework to tackle rising insecurity and improve coordination among law enforcement agencies.Sanwo-Olu spoke on Monday during an interview on TVC, where he reiterated his support for the creation of state police, describing it as a necessary step toward building a more responsive and effective security system.According to the governor, the introd
  
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• No terrorist group domiciles in Iwo, says Oluwo

  22-12-2025 18:43 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboThe traditional ruler of Iwo, Osun State, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has dismissed reports claiming the existence of a terrorist group in the town, describing such claims as false and deliberately intended to discredit Iwo’s security and religious integrity.The rumours surfaced after an Islamic group based in Iwo was featured on social media last week showing its leader and followers reciting Arabic texts in support of the Palestinian cause. The group was subsequent
  
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• Funke Akindele’s ‘Behind The Scenes’ Crosses ₦512m in one week

  22-12-2025 18:42 via vanguardngr.com
  Award-winning actress and producer Funke Akindele has set a new milestone in Nollywood with her latest film, “Behind The Scenes,” which has become the highest-grossing Nollywood movie of 2025, surpassing ₦500 million in just one week.The achievement further cements Akindele’s reputation as a box office powerhouse.FilmOne Entertainment, the film’s distributor, revealed that “Behind The Scenes” broke five opening-weekend records, becoming the first Nollyw
  
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• UK street artist Banksy unveils latest mural in London

  22-12-2025 18:40 via vanguardngr.com
  British street artist Banksy unveiled his latest work in central London on Monday amid speculation over an identical second work which has appeared elsewhere in the city.Read Also: Kogi govt, FRSC, Military, others battle Lokoja-Abuja gridlockThe black and white mural painted on the side of an old building in Bayswater shows two people, probably children, in winter hats and wellington boots lying down, looking up and pointing to the sky.Banksy, whose real identity has not been revealed, posted
  
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• Akwa Ibom community cuts costs of marriage and burial rites

  22-12-2025 18:37 via vanguardngr.com
  …Sanctions Against Violations to Take Effect From 2026By Egufe YafugborhiThe Ekid people of Akwa Ibom State have reduced excessive financial demands in traditional marriage and funeral rites to ease the burden on families and suitors.Implemented under the Ekid Peoples Union (EPU), the reforms aim to restore order, dignity, and sustainable development in Ekid land. In recent years, inflated marriage and funeral lists had made weddings unaffordable for many suitors and caused delays in bur
  
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• I resisted attempt to evict me from villa – Aisha

  22-12-2025 18:35 via vanguardngr.com
  —Says Buhari was vulnerable to manipulation—Explains why ex-president pleaded with Tinubu not to probe kinsmenBy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA —FORMER First Lady, Dr. Aisha Buhari said she resisted spirited attempts by a powerful cabal living in Aso Villa with their wives and grandchildren to push her and her children out of the presidential villa.She also said that some powerful individuals capitalized on Buhari’s fondness and attachment to his extended family and old friend
  
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• Bride, bridesmaids still held 24 days after Chacho village abduction in Sokoto

  22-12-2025 18:31 via vanguardngr.com
  By Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoSokoto—Grief and anxiety continue to grip Chacho village in Wurno Local Government Area, Sokoto State, as a bride, her bridesmaids, and several wedding guests abducted by gunmen on November 29 remain in captivity 24 days after the attack.The victims were seized on the eve of the wedding, turning what should have been a joyous occasion into a nightmare, amid Nigeria’s rising tide of mass abductions in the northwest.A mother of the bride, who requested anonym
  
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• Ghana wants to do away with the ‘Detty’ in ‘Detty December’

  22-12-2025 18:27 via vanguardngr.com
  Ghana is looking to move away from the popular term “Detty December”, a label widely used for the country and Nigeria’s end-of-year party season, saying it carries “negative connotations.”“On a personal level I don’t want the word ‘detty’ to be associated with anything Ghana… that’s something I’m not very comfortable with,” Kofi Okyere-Darko, Ghana’s official for diaspora affairs, told the BBC.“Detty&rdqu
  
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• 130 St. Mary’s Catholic School kidnap victims rescued, reunited with families in Niger State

  22-12-2025 18:23 via vanguardngr.com
  By Wole Mosadomi, MinnaMinna—Governor Mohammad Umaru Bago of Niger State has officially received the 130 rescued pupils and teachers of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, at the Government House in Minna. The victims were abducted on November 21, 2025, and were successfully rescued on Sunday.The rescued children and staff were handed over to the governor by Major General Adamu Laka (Rtd), National Coordinator of the Counter Terror
  
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• ADP raises alarm over alleged tax law alteration, calls for oil theft reform, security overhaul

  22-12-2025 18:16 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry Umoru, AbujaThe Action Democratic Party (ADP) has raised concerns over allegations that the presidency assented to a tax law materially different from the version passed by the National Assembly, warning that such an act, if proven, would constitute a serious breach of the Constitution and a threat to democratic governance.Speaking at a press briefing on the state of the nation, ADP National Chairman Engr. Yabagi Yusuf Sani called for a thorough investigation into the matter, emphasizi
  
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• AFCON ’25: Daka strikes late as Zambia snatch draw against Mali

  22-12-2025 18:12 via vanguardngr.com
  Leicester City striker Patson Daka headed home in injury time as Zambia held Mali to a 1-1 draw in their opening Africa Cup of Nations game on Monday.Daka, who has scored just once for Leicester in the English Championship this season, threw himself at a Mathews Banda cross in the second added minute at the end of the game to earn the Chipolopolo an unlikely point.Mali dominated much of the Group A encounter but saw El Bilal Toure squander a penalty late in the first half at the Stade Mohammed
  
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• Enugu Anglican bishop urges Southeast Govs to strengthen regional security architecture

  22-12-2025 18:09 via vanguardngr.com
  By Anayo Okoli, EnuguThe Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Enugu, Rt. Rev. Prof. Samuel O. Ikeh, has called on Southeast governors to collaborate on a robust security framework to address rising insecurity in the region.Bishop Ikeh urged the governors to emulate their Southwest counterparts, who have established a regional intelligence-sharing arrangement to gather information and respond swiftly to security threats. He noted that Northern governors have also pooled resources to tackle insecuri
  
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• Kogi govt, FRSC, Military, others battle Lokoja-Abuja gridlock

  22-12-2025 17:42 via vanguardngr.com
  The  Kogi Government, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, and other security agencies, including the  military are battling to ease the huge gridlock that engulfed the Lokoja-Abuja Road since Friday evening.Read Also: Trump recalls US ambassador to NigeriaOfficials of  government, FRSC, military, and police manned the road  from the Murtala Mohammed Bridge through Koton Karfa to Ozi community near Gegu, controlling  traffic to loose the gridlock.The FRSC Sector Commander i
  
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• Top 10 European countries with best road networks

  22-12-2025 17:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Europe is renowned for its well-developed infrastructure, and road networks play a crucial role in connecting cities, towns, and rural areas efficiently.
  Here’s a look at the top 10 European countries with the best road networks in 2025:1. GermanyGermany is famous for its autobahn system, which allows high-speed travel across the country. Its roads are well-maintained, with modern engineering, efficient traffic management, and extensive connectivity between cities and industrial hubs.2. S
  
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• FG officially designates kidnappers, bandits as terrorists

  22-12-2025 17:34 via vanguardngr.com
  The Federal Government has officially classified kidnappers and violent armed groups operating across the country as terrorists.The development signaled a major escalation in Nigeria’s response to abductions, attacks on farmers and persistent community violence.The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the development during the Federal Government’s end-of-year press briefing in Abuja on Monday.Idris said the new designation marks a clear depart
  
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