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• INEC: Amupitan away on official assignment

  16-09-2026 18:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained that its Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, is currently away from Abuja on an official assignment, stressing that he has the authority to delegate his responsibilities to any National Commissioner.INEC Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, gave the clarification in response to questions raised by the Obidient Movement over the whereabouts of the Chairman.“The Chairman is on an official assignm
  
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• Marafa vows to resign if insecurity persists after two years

  17-09-2026 13:36 via vanguardngr.com
  By Idris Salisu, GusauThe Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, governorship candidate in Zamfara State, Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, has pledged to resign if his administration fails to achieve at least 75 per cent of its security objectives within two years, if elected governor in the 2027 general elections.Marafa made the declaration on Wednesday while responding to questions from journalists in Gusau.He said his administration would set a two-year target for addressing insecurity, adding that h
  
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• INEC releases final candidates’ list for Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye

  17-09-2026 13:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ben Ngwakwe, GombeThe Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the final list of candidates cleared to contest the forthcoming House of Representatives bye-election for the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State.The final list was contained in a statement signed by Rose Oriaran-Anthony, Secretary to the Commission, and obtained in Gombe on Thursday.According to the list, Yaya Alfa Muhammad is the candidate of the Allied Peoples Party, APP; Kallamu Usman
  
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• Mutilated corpse of woman found in Jos wildlife forest reserve

  17-09-2026 13:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Golok NanmwaThe mutilated corpse of a woman has been found along a stream in the Wildlife Park Forest Reserve in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.The incident was reported at about 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, after security operatives responded to a report of the discovery.According to security sources, concerned family members launched a search for the woman after she failed to return home and subsequently discovered her body near a stream within the forest reserve.The corpse was
  
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• Mutilated corpse of woman found in Jos forest reserve

  17-09-2026 13:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Golok NanmwaJOS — The mutilated corpse of a woman has been found along a stream in the Wildlife Park Forest Reserve in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.The incident was reported at about 9:30 a.m. on Thursday after security operatives responded to a report concerning the discovery.According to security sources, family members of the deceased had launched a search after she failed to return home and subsequently found her body near a stream within the forest reserve.The
  
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• Ondo confirms 48 deaths, 182 cases from suspected alcohol poisoning

  17-09-2026 13:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Ondo State Government has confirmed the deaths of 48 persons from the consumption of a local alcoholic drink suspected to be contaminated with methanol.The Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Akure.Ajaka said 182 cases have been reported at medical facilities across Odigbo and Irele Local Government Areas of the state.He said Irele Local Government Area of the state had emerged as the latest flashpoint of the in
  
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• Why it’s harder for female artistes to be successful – Fave

  17-09-2026 13:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nigerian singer Chidozie Godsfavour Ugochinyere, popularly known as Fave, has spoken about the challenges female artistes face in the music industry, saying their success is often judged by their appearance rather than their talent.Fave made the remark during a recent episode of the Afropolitan podcast, where she compared the expectations placed on female artistes with those placed on their male counterparts.According to the singer, women in the industry are often expected to meet certain physi
  
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• Ninth woman found dead in South Africa killing spree

  17-09-2026 13:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  South African police on Thursday recovered the body of a ninth woman east of Johannesburg in two months, as a string of murders continues to stoke public anxiety.The country has one of the world’s highest homicide rates but the discovery of the women’s bodies, partially naked and battered, has raised fears that a serial killer or group of killers may be operating in the area.Police have imposed a lockdown in Kempton Park in the Ekurhuleni municipality and officers mounted roadblocks
  
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• Drug trafficking: Court sentences South African woman to 25 yrs in prison

  17-09-2026 12:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman, Will Ann, to 25 years’ imprisonment for smuggling 5.75kg of heroin into Nigeria.Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, held that Nigerian law does not respect emotions.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ann was arrested when she trafficked the substance through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had, in August, arraigned Ann be
  
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• 2027: Opposition coalition moves to accept more parties

  17-09-2026 12:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza Ajayi, AbujaThe Central Leadership Committee of the G100-backed coalition of opposition parties has resolved to expand its membership to accommodate other opposition parties interested in joining the national anti-Bola Tinubu coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections.This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Salihu Moh. Lukman on behalf of the Coalition Parties, following the inaugural meeting of the Central Leadership Committee held on Wednesday. The Commit
  
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• Jibrin warns APC govs against embarrassing Wike

  17-09-2026 11:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza AjayiA chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC and federal lawmaker, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, has warned aggrieved governors within the party against publicly embarrassing the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, insisting that no member of the ruling party can claim not to have benefited from his efforts in delivering President Bola Tinubu.Jibrin, a former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, spoke on Wednesday night while featuring on
  
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• Nigerian newspapers review: Tinubu must intervene in Wike, APC govs’ feud – PCC

  17-09-2026 11:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) urging President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the face-off between governors elected on the APC platform and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike.Another headline features the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) calling on the government to approve wage awards for workers to cushion the impact of the high price of petroleu
  
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• Canada alliance plan ‘not against anyone’, EU says after Trump threat

  17-09-2026 11:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  EU chief Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal to make Canada an “associate member” of the bloc is not aimed against the United States, the European Commission said Thursday after President Donald Trump threatened trade ties over the plan.Trump called von der Leyen’s unprecedented overture towards Ottawa “laughable” on Wednesday, telling reporters he could impose “very serious tariffs” or “stop trading with Europe” should the plan go ahead.&
  
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• Photos: “Stop giving loans to Nigeria”, ActionAid, others protest Nigeria’s rising debt, borrowing

  17-09-2026 11:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ActionAid Nigeria, market women, university students and other civil society groups on Thursday staged a protest at the gate of the Federal Ministry of Finance over Nigeria’s rising debt stock and the Federal Government’s continued borrowing.The protesters called on the Federal Government to reconsider further borrowing, while urging the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, IMF, to stop extending additional loans to Nigeria.They said continued borrowing was placing a growing
  
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• Boehly and Walter sell Chelsea stake to Clearlake Capital

  17-09-2026 11:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly and director Mark Walter have sold their stakes in the Premier League side to majority owner Clearlake Capital, which has assumed full control, the club announced Wednesday.American billionaires Boehly and Walter were two of the investors who partnered with Clearlake to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich for £2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) in May 2022.“Chelsea Football Club today announced affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (‘Clearlake’) w
  
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• Lagos 2027: ‘I will campaign in Yoruba’ — GRV

  17-09-2026 11:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Bayo WahabThe Lagos governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said he will campaign in Yoruba ahead of the 2027 election.Rhodes-Vivour, who contested the 2023 governorship election on the platform of the Labour Party, disclosed this during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday.He was responding to questions about his inability to speak Yoruba, an issue that featured prominently in the campaign against him in the 2023 election after an interview
  
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• Klopp calls up 44 players in huge first Germany squad

  17-09-2026 10:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Germany coach Jurgen Klopp handed 16 players their first call-ups on Thursday as he unveiled a 44-man squad for his first camp since taking over as coach in the summer.Teams are restricted to naming 20 outfield players and three goalkeepers for each match but the former Liverpool manager took the unusual step of naming a larger squad.Klopp has split the group into two separate squads for Germany’s four upcoming Nations League fixtures.The first group will be available for the games fixtur
  
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• Obi-Kwankwaso ticket will rewrite Nigeria’s political history — Ijebor

  17-09-2026 10:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Engr. Anselm Ijebor, has said the emergence of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, will alter Nigeria’s political equation ahead of the 2027 presidential election.Ijebor, who spoke with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, said Obi’s emergence had introduced what he described as a fresh political proposition into the 2027 contest.He said Obi&rs
  
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• Anambra Debts: Obidient coordinator, Tanko releases Obi’s 2014 handover report, N86.7bn net balance

  17-09-2026 10:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Nwafor Sunday Polycarp, Online News EditorThe National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has released a copy of former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi’s 2014 handover report, which showed a net balance of N86.67 billion in the state’s financial position at the end of his administration.Tanko shared the document on X on Wednesday amid the ongoing dispute between Obi and the Anambra State Government over loans, inherited debts and other financial obligations attr
  
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• FG clears N18.96bn PHCN pension arrears for 3,958 retirees

  17-09-2026 10:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Victor Ahiuma-YoungThe Federal Government, through the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, has completed the payment of N18.96 billion in outstanding pension arrears to 3,958 former employees of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, under the Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, DBS.According to a statement by PTAD’s Head of Corporate Communications, Olugbenga Ajayi, dated September 17, 2026, the latest payment, amounting to N9.48 billion, represents the outstanding 50
  
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• FLIGHT DISRUPTIONS: Air Peace, UNA fault NCAA data

  17-09-2026 10:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dickson OmobolaNigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, and United Nigeria Airlines, UNA, have faulted the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, report on the number of flight delays and cancellations by airlines in August, saying it is filled with inaccuracies.NCAA’s Summary of Domestic Airline Flight Disruptions Operations in August showed that domestic airlines collectively recorded 4,801 disruptions out of 7,961 operated flights, with Air Peace recording the highest figure, ha
  
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• Only ‘idiots’ think N. Korea to give up nuclear weapons – Leader’s sister

  17-09-2026 10:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday that the country’s nuclear-armed status was “absolute”, calling those hoping for its denuclearisation “idiots”.North Korea has legally enshrined its status as a nuclear weapons state, with its leadership declaring the country’s atomic arsenal permanent and irreversible.US President Donald Trump said in August that Pyongyang possesses 57 “very powerful” nuclear weapons, with Seoul
  
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• Peter Obi mourns Olu Jacobs, silent on N127bn Anambra debt

  17-09-2026 10:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Nwafor Sunday Polycarp, Online News EditorPeter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has mourned veteran actor, Olu Jacobs, amid an ongoing dispute with the Anambra State Government over loans and other financial liabilities allegedly incurred during his tenure as governor of the state.Obi, in a statement posted on his X handle on Thursday, described Jacobs as a symbol of excellence in the Nigerian creative industry and expressed condolences to his family, fri
  
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• US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly

  17-09-2026 10:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The United States has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, a source familiar with the case said Wednesday.In a separate statement that did not mention Abbas by name, the State Department say it would deny visas to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and officials with the Palestinian Authority (PA), “as a consequence of their failure to reform, contrary to their commitments to the United States
  
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• Corruption, Customs racketeering, govt infighting frustrating trade with Nigeria — US Report

  17-09-2026 10:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Nkiruka NnoromTHE United States government has indicted Nigeria’s trade environment as one of the most corrupt and frustrating in the world, citing endemic corruption, inter-agency infighting, extortion at the ports and an opaque regulatory system as major barriers to foreign trade and investments in Nigeria.Read Also: Kara bridge repairs: Gridlock shuts down Lagos, jerks up transport faresThis is contained in the US 2026 National Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers of the Presid
  
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• Trade Fair Market calm as police probe protest

  17-09-2026 09:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniThe Lagos State Government and the state Police Command have assured traders, foreign investors and members of the public that normalcy has returned to the International Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, Lagos, following a protest by local traders over the alleged involvement of Chinese nationals in retail trading.The assurance came as the police said efforts were underway to identify and arrest those alleged to have participated in the demonstration.The protest reportedly occurred
  
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• Trade Fair Market calm as police hunt protesters

  17-09-2026 09:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniThe Lagos State Government and the state Police Command have assured traders, foreign investors and members of the public that normalcy has returned to the International Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, Lagos, following a protest by local traders over the alleged involvement of Chinese nationals in retail trading.The assurance came as the police said efforts were underway to identify and arrest those alleged to have participated in the demonstration.The protest reportedly occurred
  
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• EFCC’s push to block payment of legal fees in foreign currency draws backlash

  17-09-2026 09:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA — A fresh row is brewing between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and legal practitioners across the country over a renewed push to bar the use of foreign currency in settling legal fees.
  The anti-graft agency, on September 11, condemned the practice of lawyers billing their clients in foreign currencies as “unethical and illegal,” warning that it would take decisive action against offenders.
  The EFCC’s Acting Director of the
  
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• AGN Lagos mourns Olu Jacobs, hails Nollywood icon

  17-09-2026 09:45 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ayo OnikoyiThe Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Lagos State Chapter, has mourned the death of veteran actor and filmmaker, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, describing him as one of the enduring figures in Nigeria’s entertainment industry.Jacobs died on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at the age of 84. His death was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, who described him as “The Lion of Lufodo” and appealed to the public and social media influencers to re
  
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• ‘I’m free of cancer’ – Trump’s chief of staff says

  17-09-2026 09:44 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles said Wednesday she was free of cancer, nearly six months after revealing her diagnosis.Wiles, dubbed the “Ice Maiden” by Trump, announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in March and was receiving treatment.In a post on X, Wiles said that after a medical appointment this week “my pathology results came back clear. I am cancer free.”Wiles, 69, thanked her family, friends and doctors and gave a &ld
  
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