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• Insecurity: ‘He’s done his bit,’ Adeboye defends Tinubu

  29-06-2026 16:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has defended President Bola Tinubu against criticism over worsening insecurity, saying the president has fulfilled his responsibility by issuing directives to the military.Speaking at the US-Nigeria Faith Heroes Award Gala organised by the Save Nigeria Group in Washington on June 23, Adeboye said those blaming Tinubu for the country’s security challenges were unfair in their assessment of the presid
  
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• 2026 World Cup: 5 African countries eliminated from tournament

  02-07-2026 01:05 via vanguardngr.com
  Senegal became the fifth African country to be eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after suffering a 3-2 defeat to Belgium in their Round of 32 clash on Wednesday.Belgium, who had trailed 2-0 with four minutes of normal time remaining, advanced to the last 16 thanks to a Youri Tielemans penalty in the fifth minute of stoppage time at the end of extra-time.Also on Wednesday, the Democratic Republic of the Congo were eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Engl
  
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• Belgium beat Senegal 3-2 after extra time to reach World Cup last 16

  02-07-2026 00:53 via vanguardngr.com
  Belgium completed an incredible late comeback to beat Senegal 3-2 after extra-time with a hotly contested penalty to reach the last 16 of the World Cup on Wednesday.Belgium, who had trailed 2-0 with four minutes of normal time remaining, advanced to the last 16 thanks to a Youri Tielemans penalty in the fifth minute of stoppage time at the end of extra-time.
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• APC ditches Suswam, 25 other NASS candidates

  02-07-2026 00:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJAThe National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has dropped former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam, former Ondo State House of Representatives member Gbenga Elegbeleye, and five other senatorial candidates from the party’s final lists of candidates forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.Read Also: APC retains Akpabio, 4 Govs for Senate raceThe development was contained in a correspondence signed by both the
  
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• FG reduces vehicle import levies as dealers await Green Tax details

  02-07-2026 00:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Efe OnodjaeThe Federal Government’s reduction in vehicle import levies has officially taken effect, offering hope of lower vehicle prices while prompting auto dealers to seek clarity on the newly introduced Green Tax before assessing the full impact of the policy.The implementation, which commenced under the 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures, reduces the import levy on new vehicles from 20 per cent to 10 per cent, while the levy on used vehicles has been cut from 15 per cent to five per cent
  
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• Lovers arrested after climbing to top of Empire State Building for proposal

  01-07-2026 23:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Two people were arrested on Wednesday after climbing to the top of the antenna of the Empire State Building in New York, where they unfurled a banner carrying a message about love and peace before descending the structure.The pair, dressed in black and wearing masks, appeared to have climbed onto a narrow ledge near the top of the iconic skyscraper’s antenna, which stands 1,454 feet (443 metres) above midtown Manhattan. News helicopter footage showed the two embracing, appearing to kiss a
  
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• Tottenham agree club record £100m move for Newcastle’s Tonali

  01-07-2026 23:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Tottenham Hotspur are poised to sign Sandro Tonali after agreeing a club-record £100 million ($133 million) fee for the Newcastle midfielder, several British media reports said Wednesday.Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi appears set to win the race for the services of his fellow Italian despite interest in the 26-year-old from Premier League champions Arsenal, the club’s arch north London rivals, and Manchester City.Wednesday’s reports said an initial fee of £92.5million plus
  
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• Full list of 36 Borno students still kidnappers’ den

  01-07-2026 23:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, has released the identities of the 36 students still being held by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, following Monday’s deadly attack on the school.Read Also: Terrorists invade Borno school, kidnap students
  The victims were among candidates sitting for the ongoing National Examinations Council, NECO, Senior School Certificate Examination when the gunmen stormed the school, killing a teacher and abdu
  
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• Full list of 36 Borno students still in kidnappers’ den

  01-07-2026 23:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, has released the identities of the 36 students still being held by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, following Monday’s deadly attack on the school.Read Also: Terrorists invade Borno school, kidnap students
  The victims were among candidates sitting for the ongoing National Examinations Council, NECO, Senior School Certificate Examination when the gunmen stormed the school, killing a teacher and abdu
  
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• Aircraft that landed on Delta road had no mechanical fault – Keyamo

  01-07-2026 23:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dickson OmobolaMinister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, Wednesday, disclosed that the the private aircraft with registration number N989BC which landed on a road in the Ogwashi-Uku area of Delta State some weeks ago did not suffer any mechanical failure, but mistakenly landed on a road that the pilots mistook for a runway.Keyamo said the aircraft had been cleared to land at Asaba Airport but failed to touch down on the designated runway.He said the control tower lost
  
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• Fake agency DG fraudulently opened CBN account – Presidency

  01-07-2026 22:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Presidency has alleged that Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who purportedly paraded himself as the Director-General of a non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council cum Presidential Economic Advisory Council, fraudulently opened a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) account using forged government documents.In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency said police investigations uncovered t
  
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• Presidency denies existence of Presidential Economic Advisory Council

  01-07-2026 21:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruThe Presidency has denied existence of Presidential Economic Advisory Council purportedly headed by one Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew as the Director-General.The Presidency also warned politicians and members of the public who are weaponising Adeyemi’s claim against the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila to refrain from swallowing his narrative hook, line and sinker.In a statement on Wednesday issued by the presidential spokesman, Mr. Bayo Onanuga,
  
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• Presidency defends Gbajabiamila, says alleged DG forged appointment letter

  01-07-2026 21:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruThe Presidency has denied existence of Presidential Economic Advisory Council purportedly headed by one Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew as the Director-General.The Presidency also warned politicians and members of the public who are weaponising Adeyemi’s claim against the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila to refrain from swallowing his narrative hook, line and sinker.In a statement on Wednesday issued by the presidential spokesman, Mr. Bayo Onanuga,
  
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• Nigeria has moved from economic decline to stability – Oyedele

  01-07-2026 21:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefThe Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, yesterday, declared that Nigeria has successfully moved from a period of economic decline and instability to one of macroeconomic stability.The Federal Government’s priority, he said, is now to accelerate inclusive growth that delivers tangible benefits to citizens and businesses.He spoke at the Nigeria Employers’ Summit 2026 organised by the Nigeria Employers’
  
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• Nigerian nun arrested on way to church released from US custody

  01-07-2026 21:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A Nigerian Catholic nun, Sister Leticia Ugboaja, has been released from the custody of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after she was arrested while walking to Mass in south Texas.Ugboaja was on her way to Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in McAllen, Texas, near the US-Mexico border, when ICE officers detained her, according to a statement issued by the church on social media.The incident drew widespread attention after the church publicised her arrest online, prompting inter
  
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• World Cup: Tuchel reveals reason behind England comeback win against DR Congo

  01-07-2026 21:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  England coach Thomas Tuchel said his team had never stopped “believing” after making a terrible start in their come-from-behind World Cup win against the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday.Brian Cipenga had fired the Congolese into a shock lead after seven minutes in Atlanta, but Harry Kane scored twice in the second half of a nervy contest to send England into a last-16 meeting with tournament co-hosts Mexico in the Estadio Azteca.“We kept believing. We had the worst s
  
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• Sokoto Court sentences six convicted armed robbers to death

  01-07-2026 20:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoA High Court sitting in Sokoto has sentenced six men to death by hanging after convicting them of armed robbery and related offences, with the trial judge warning against the growing involvement of youths in violent crime.Justice Malami Umar Dogondaji of Sokoto State High Court II delivered the judgments on Wednesday after finding the defendants guilty following separate trials.Five of the convicts — Ibrahim Hassan, Dansule Mohammed, Aminu Isah, Bello Mohammed an
  
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• Alleged Forged Certificates: ICPC details case against ex-minister Nnaji

  01-07-2026 20:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has detailed its case against former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Geoffrey Uchechukwu Nnaji, saying it is investigating allegations that he submitted a forged degree certificate from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and a false National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate during his ministerial screening in 2023.The investigation focuses on th
  
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• Ex-driver sentenced to death for murder of elderly Abuja couple

  01-07-2026 20:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has secured the conviction of Jonathan Marcus for the murder of an 80-year-old man, Mr. Adebola Ezekiel, and his wife, Mrs. Abiodun Ezekiel, at their residence in Apo Legislative Quarters, Abuja.The command disclosed that the couple was murdered on April 1, 2024, at their home in Zone D, Apo Legislative Quarters, prompting an extensive police investigation.According to the police, investigations led to the arrest of Marcus, a
  
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• Negative narratives hinder Africa’s investment drive – Afreximbank President

  01-07-2026 20:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Dr George Elombi, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has urged African journalists to reshape the continent’s narrative to boost investment and development.
  Elombi, who is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, made the call during a media roundtable in Abuja on Wednesday.
  He stressed that prevailing international perceptions of Africa continued to affect the continent’s ability to attract investment, raise capital and secure the expertise re
  
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• Middle East carries half of global humanitarian burden — WHO

  01-07-2026 20:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma ObinnaThe World Health Organisation has sounded a grave warning that the Eastern Mediterranean region now carries nearly half of the world’s humanitarian burden, even though it accounts for less than 10 per cent of the global population, exposing millions to worsening disease outbreaks, collapsing health systems and preventable deaths.
  Speaking at an emergency press briefing, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Hanan Balkhy, said the region is at a dangerous tip
  
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• Osun 2026: We will wait at polling units for voters – REC

  01-07-2026 20:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  … says INEC to deploy 4,427 BVAS for pollBy Shina Abubakar, OsogboThe Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, has pledged that the Independent National Electoral Commission’s poll workers for the August 15 governorship poll will be waiting for voters at the various polling units across the State.-Addressing reporters at a briefing to state the commission’s level of preparedness for the election, she said the commission’s major objective
  
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• Ebola crisis may push 985,000 deeper into poverty, trigger 2,520 infant deaths — UNDP

  01-07-2026 20:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …May cost African economies up to $3.6 billion
  By Chioma ObinnaA new United Nations assessment has raised alarm that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could unleash a devastating socioeconomic crisis far beyond infections, pushing an estimated 985,000 more people into poverty and triggering up to 2,520 excess infant deaths from disrupted healthcare services.
  The report also projected that even under a best-case containment scenario, the DRC could lose over
  
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• FG to borrow N5.8trn through treasury bills sales

  01-07-2026 20:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Elizabeth Adegbesan
  As part of the Federal Government’s (FG) borrowing plan for the 2026 budget, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued Treasury Bills (TBs) to raise N5.8 trillion in the third quarter of 2026 (Q3’26).This represents a 241 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase when compared to N1.76 trillion sold in Q3’25.CBN disclosed this today in its Nigeria Treasury Bills Issue programme for Q3’26.
  Treasury Bills are short-term (less than one year) debt instrum
  
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• Alleged fake Presidential Council DG to face trial – Presidency

  01-07-2026 20:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Presidency has restated that Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew, who allegedly posed as the Director-General of a non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, is an impostor facing criminal prosecution over alleged forgery, impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the clarification in a statement posted on his X platform on Wednesday, following renewed public interest in the case.According to the
  
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• Oyo Assembly receives Makinde’s request for N330bn budget realignment

  01-07-2026 20:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Oyo State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, received a request from Gov. Seyi Makinde for approval of N330 billion budget realignment and supplementary appropriation.
  The executive communication transmitted by Makinde to the House was read during plenary by the Speaker, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin.
  The governor’s letter of request was accompanied by two bills- the Oyo State Supplementary and Realignment Appropriation Bill, 2026 and the Oyo State Supplementary Finance Bill, 2026 – for pass
  
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• England survive DR Congo scare to reach World Cup last 16

  01-07-2026 20:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Harry Kane rescued England from a seismic World Cup shock with two late goals to beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1 in Atlanta and secure a place in the last 16.Aiming to end a 60-year wait to win a major tournament, Thomas Tuchel’s men escaped humiliation and one of England’s worst-ever World Cup exits, thanks to their talismanic captain, after Brian Cipenga’s early goal gave Congo an early lead.But the Three Lions will need to improve for the daunting task of facing c
  
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• Singer Chris Brown ordered to pay housekeeper $13m after dog attack

  01-07-2026 20:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A Los Angeles jury has found American singer Chris Brown liable for negligence in a civil lawsuit stemming from a 2020 dog attack that seriously injured his former housekeeper, Maria Avila.The verdict, delivered after a two-week trial, requires Brown and his company, Black Pyramid LLC, to pay Avila $12.9 million in damages, according to Billboard.Avila sued Brown after she was attacked by a 200-pound Caucasian shepherd named Hades while taking out the rubbish at Brown’s home in Tarzana, C
  
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• Waterways: Lagos, operators deepen Ferry Safety training

  01-07-2026 20:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniThe Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), in partnership with global ferry association Interferry, has completed the second module of its Ferry Safety Development Programme (FSDP), aimed at strengthening ferry safety and operational standards.No fewer than 50 participants received practical seamanship training at Sea School, Apapa, during the session.The June module focused on ropes and knots, mooring and anchoring, as well as deck main
  
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• PDP governorship aspirant Aondoakaa condemns Benue killings

  01-07-2026 20:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Demands Stronger Security MeasuresBy Peter Duru, MakurdiFormer Attorney General of the Federation and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Benue State, Chief Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), has condemned the recent wave of deadly attacks across the state, calling on the government to take decisive action to end the persistent bloodshed and protect vulnerable communities.In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Media Assistant, James Ian, Aondoakaa described the continued ki
  
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