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• Iran says Hormuz strait still closed despite transit corridor talks

  26-08-2026 08:22 via vanguardngr.com
  Iran and Oman are discussing a temporary transit corridor and mine-clearing for the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran warned on Wednesday that the vital waterway will not be reopened unless the United States ends the war.Washington has announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran into submission, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatening the Islamic republic with “economic asphyxiation”.During talks in Tehran, foreign ministers from Iran and Oman discussed a “phased f
  
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• Chelsea striker Delap joins Nottingham Forest for club record £45m

  27-08-2026 14:25 via vanguardngr.com
  Nottingham Forest have splashed a club record reported fee of £45 million ($61 million) to sign out-of-favour Chelsea striker Liam Delap.The 23-year-old has penned a five-year contract at the City Ground after failing to make the grade in one season at Chelsea.Forest were in the market for a goalscorer after failing to find the net in two defeats to Leeds in the Premier League and League Cup to begin their season under new boss Oliver Glasner in disappointing fashion.“I really can&r
  
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• 2027: IPCR boss urges youths to shun hate speech, fake news

  27-08-2026 14:22 via punchng.com
  
  IPCR boss urges Nigerian youths to shun hate speech, misinformation, and intolerance ahead of the 2027 general elections. Learn to fact-check and build peaRead More: https://punchng.com/2027-ipcr-boss-urges-youths-to-shun-hate-speech-fake-news/
  
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• Davido enabled my biggest livestream money, Cater Efe

  27-08-2026 14:21 via vanguardngr.com
  Nigerian content creator and streamer, Carter Efe, says Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, helped him make the biggest amount of money of his life through a livestream.Carter made the disclosure in a recent episode of the Cocktails & Takeaways podcast, while speaking about his streaming career, his relationship with Davido and the growth of digital content creation in Nigeria.He said Davido’s participation in one of his livestreams attracted a large audience and
  
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• DHQ debunks AI-generated video targeting Chief of Defence Staff

  27-08-2026 14:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked a fabricated video generated with artificial intelligence and falsely portraying the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, as making statements suggesting partisan political support.In a press statement, the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, said the video was fake and did not emanate from the Chief of Defence Staff.The DHQ stated unequivocally that the statements attributed to the CDS in t
  
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• 2027: I’m Nigeria’s incoming youngest president, says 35-year-old DLA candidate

  27-08-2026 14:06 via punchng.com
  
  DLA candidate Moses Adebisi, 35, declares he will be Nigeria’s youngest president in 2027, challenging Tinubu and APC. Learn about his vision.Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-im-nigerias-incoming-youngest-president-says-35-year-old-dla-candidate/
  
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• Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo faces backlash over N700,000 matchmaking platform

  27-08-2026 14:03 via vanguardngr.com
  By Osundiji SekinatLead pastor of David’s Christian Centre and a popular relationship coach, Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo has sparked mixed reactions after unveiling a Christian matchmaking platform, Mentor To Marry, with membership packages costing up to N700,000 annually.The platform, which is aimed at helping Christian singles find intentional and God-centred relationships, comes amid growing conversations about the financial pressures surrounding modern relationships and marriage.Okonkwo,
  
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• Air Peace diverts Lagos-Asaba flight over poor visibility

  27-08-2026 13:55 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dickson OmobolaNigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, has diverted a flight from Lagos to Asaba back to Lagos due to poor visibility around the runway in Asaba.The airline’s spokesperson, Mr Osifo-Whiskey Efe, said in a statement that the development disrupted the flight and would delay other flights across its operating network.The statement reads: “We wish to inform you that Air Peace flight P47860, scheduled to operate from Lagos to Asaba, diverted to Lagos due to poor vi
  
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• ‘There’ll be no negotiation’ — Atletico Madrid rule out Alvarez move to Barcelona

  27-08-2026 13:45 via vanguardngr.com
  Atletico Madrid have ruled out any possibility of Julián Alvarez joining Barcelona, with the club’s board unanimously backing the decision not to negotiate with the Catalan side.The Madrid club said its Board of Directors had expressed “absolute support” for the decision following Barcelona’s reported interest in the Argentine forward.In a statement, Atlético stressed that it remains willing to participate in normal transfer-market negotiations, provided th
  
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• NLC General Secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja dies at 60

  27-08-2026 13:38 via vanguardngr.com
  By Victor Ahiuma-YoungThe General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Emmanuel Ugboaja, is dead. Ugboaja, the fifth General Secretary of the NLC, died after a protracted illness.Details of his death were still sketchy at the time of filing this report.
  However, Vanguard gathered that NLC President Joe Ajaero read a letter from the late General Secretary’s family to members of the Congress National Executive Council, NEC, who are right now meeting in Enugu, Enugu State.The late
  
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• Breaking: NLC General Secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja dies at 60

  27-08-2026 13:38 via vanguardngr.com
  By Victor Ahiuma-YoungThe General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Emmanuel Ugboaja, is dead. Ugboaja, the fifth General Secretary of the NLC, died after a protracted illness.Details of his death were still sketchy at the time of filing this report. However, Vanguard gathered that NLC President Joe Ajaero read a letter from the late General Secretary’s family to members of the Congress National Executive Council (NEC), who are right now meeting in Enugu, Enugu State.The lat
  
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• NFF Board Resignation: Sports Commission splits over choice of Normalisation C’ttee Chair

  27-08-2026 13:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Following the resignation of the President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Ibrahim Gusau, and other board members, the National Sports Commission, NSC, chieftains are at loggerheads over who to name Normalisation Committee Chairman.Read Also: NFF President Gusau, other board members resign
  Recall that Vanguard reported how the NFF board quit following intense pressure after poor management of Nigerian football and funds.In fact, the Department of State Services, DSS, joined other security
  
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• ‘He didn’t rape, kill; only had an affair’ – Odogwu Asaba’s wife defends husband

  27-08-2026 13:34 via vanguardngr.com
  The wife of Delta State content creator Ifeanyi Ogbonna, widely known as Odogwu of Asaba, has spoken publicly about the allegations against her husband, insisting that he did not rape 20-year-old Favour Agbro.In a video shared on the content creator’s TikTok page on Wednesday, the woman, whose identity was not disclosed, said her husband had an affair with Favour but denied that the relationship involved rape.Her comments come amid an ongoing police investigation into allegations surround
  
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• Water crisis: FG begins nationwide consultation for sector-wide reforms

  27-08-2026 13:33 via punchng.com
  
  The Federal Government has launched nationwide consultations to develop a National Water Compact, addressing Nigeria’s persistent water crisis and sanitatiRead More: https://punchng.com/water-crisis-fg-begins-nationwide-consultation-for-sector-wide-reforms/
  
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• La Liga: Álvarez will not join Barcelona — Atlético Madrid

  27-08-2026 13:33 via punchng.com
  
  Atlético Madrid has definitively ruled out Julián Álvarez’s transfer to Barcelona, citing unprofessional conduct. Álvarez remains an Atlético player.Read More: https://punchng.com/la-liga-alvarez-will-not-join-barcelona-atletico-madrid/
  
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• EFCC arraigns man over N13.6m property fraud in Oyo

  27-08-2026 13:33 via punchng.com
  
  The EFCC has arraigned Yusuf Oyepeju for N13.6m property fraud in Oyo State. Learn more about the charges of forgery, stealing, and obtaining money under fRead More: https://punchng.com/efcc-arraigns-man-over-n13-6m-property-fraud-in-oyo/
  
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• Charge me to court, VeryDarkMan challenges police over checkpoint kidnapping claims

  27-08-2026 13:33 via punchng.com
  
  Social media activist VeryDarkMan dares Nigerian police to charge him to court, vowing to present evidence of security personnel aiding kidnapping there.Read More: https://punchng.com/charge-me-to-court-verydarkman-challenges-police-over-checkpoint-kidnapping-claims/
  
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• Being in debt is not a crime, CREDICORP warns lenders over recovery tactics

  27-08-2026 13:33 via punchng.com
  
  The Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation has warned lenders against harassing or humiliating borrowers over unpaid loans, saying debt recovery must be conducted lawfully and with respect for consumers’ dignity. The corporation stated this in a statement on Thursday, listing threats, abuse, contacting borrowers’ family members or employers, and publicly shaming debtors on WhatsApp or socialRead More: https://punchng.com/being-in-debt-is-not-a-crime-credicorp-warns-lenders-over-recover
  
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• Russia dismisses as ‘scare stories’ US reports about attacking NATO

  27-08-2026 13:29 via vanguardngr.com
  The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed as “scare stories” US media reports suggesting that Russia could attack NATO, following a rare visit by the CIA director to Moscow.The Wall Street Journal and CBS News reported that CIA Director John Ratcliffe had sought to dissuade Russia from attacking NATO members, amid US intelligence assessments that Moscow could seek to test the alliance.The Journal reported that President Vladimir Putin could test NATO with a “limited assault” wit
  
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• Swallowed by silt: Survivors recount Nepal flood horror

  27-08-2026 13:27 via vanguardngr.com
  Survivors from Nepal’s flood-ravaged districts, some on stretchers, others gently supported by the shoulders, were airlifted to safety on Thursday as the constant roar of helicopters echoed across the devastated town of Bidur.A few walked alone, their faces frozen in shock, as helicopters landed every few minutes on a football field inside the town’s military cantonment, whipping up clouds of dust.Among the survivors was customs agent Omkar Joshi, who spent the previous night strand
  
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• Police foil bandit attack, neutralise suspect in Katsina

  27-08-2026 13:18 via vanguardngr.com
  The Katsina State Police Command says it foiled a planned bandit attack on Dansarai and Kamfani villages in Malumfashi Local Government Area, neutralising one suspected armed bandit in the process.The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, said this in a statement issued on Thursday in Katsina.Sadiq-Aliyu said the incident occurred on Aug. 25 at about 6 p.m., following a distress call received at the Malumfashi Police Division.He said the report indica
  
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• Sule orders probe as Nasarawa hospital staff reportedly sell donated items

  27-08-2026 13:10 via punchng.com
  
  Governor Abdullahi Sule orders a probe into Umaisha General Hospital after donated mattresses and fans were reportedly sold by staff. Get the full story onRead More: https://punchng.com/sule-orders-probe-as-nasarawa-hospital-staff-reportedly-sell-donated-items/
  
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• Meet two Nigerian sisters who bagged First Class Honours in UK

  27-08-2026 13:10 via punchng.com
  
  Meet Stephanie and Isabel Offor, two Nigerian sisters who achieved First Class Honours in mechanical engineering and law with business from UK universitiesRead More: https://punchng.com/meet-two-nigerian-sisters-who-bagged-first-class-honours-in-uk/
  
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• EPL: Chelsea target 18-year-old Atalanta defender Ahanor

  27-08-2026 13:10 via punchng.com
  
  Chelsea are in talks to sign Atalanta defender Honest Ahanor, with the Italian club prepared to sell the highly rated teenager if their €40m (£34.3m) valuation is met. According to BBC Sport on Thursday, the Blues first expressed an interest in the 18-year-old when they negotiated the signing of Atalanta right-back Marco Palestra in July.Read More: https://punchng.com/epl-chelsea-target-18-year-old-atalanta-defender-ahanor/
  
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• Get rid of ‘kakistocrats’ in your govt or else… — Ndume warns Tinubu

  27-08-2026 13:06 via vanguardngr.com
  Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action against what he described as “kakistocrats” dominating the Presidency, warning that their continued presence could undermine his administration.Ndume spoke while reacting to the composition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 Presidential Campaign Council, saying the structure did not address his concerns about the competence of some officials working around the President.&ld
  
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• Hamzat mourns Eagle Online CEO, hails journalism legacy

  27-08-2026 12:57 via vanguardngr.com
  Lagos Deputy Gov. Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Thursday, mourned the death of media entrepreneur, Dotun Oladipo, describing it as a huge loss to Nigeria’s journalism community.Oladipo, who died on Tuesday at the age of 56, was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Premium Eagle Media Ltd, publishers of The Eagle Online.In a condolence statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the Deputy Governor, Mr Tunde Alao,Hamzat  expressed deep sorrow over Oladipo’s passing.H
  
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• Motorists lament obstruction, accident trap on Enugu-Onitsha Expressway

  27-08-2026 12:49 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chinedu AdonuMotorists plying the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway have raised the alarm over an abandoned heavy-duty truck obstructing the highway at 9th Mile Corner, describing it as a death trap and a threat to road users.The truck, which reportedly broke down about five days ago, has remained on the expressway, allegedly causing traffic congestion and multiple accidents.The incident occurred near the site of the international motor parts market being constructed by the Enugu State Government.A m
  
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• Over 1,100 killed, N7.8bn paid in ransoms as Nigerian kidnappings surge 66% – Report

  27-08-2026 12:38 via punchng.com
  
  No fewer than 1,142 people were reported dead across 1,713 kidnap and kidnap-related incidents between July 2025 and June 2026, and a total of N7.8 billion in ransom paid, SBM Intelligence reports According to the report released on Thursday, titled ‘The capture of the kidnap economy,’ the country recorded no fewer than 7,825 abductions withRead More: https://punchng.com/over-1100-killed-n7-8bn-paid-in-ransoms-as-nigerian-kidnappings-surge-66-report/
  
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• FIFA unveils new training programmes for club executives, players

  27-08-2026 12:38 via punchng.com
  
  FIFA has announced the fourth edition of its FIFA Diploma in Club Management and the second edition of the FIFA Players Executive Programme, with both programmes scheduled to begin in November 2026 and run until April 2028. The 18-month initiatives are designed to strengthen leadership and management skills across the football industry, bringing together clubRead More: https://punchng.com/fifa-unveils-new-training-programmes-for-club-executives-players/
  
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• Video of chief of defence staff endorsing politics fake – DHQ

  27-08-2026 12:38 via punchng.com
  
  The Defence Headquarters has debunked a viral video purportedly showing the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, making statements suggesting partisan political support. In a statement issued on its X handle on Thursday, the DHQ described the video as fabricated and said it did not originate from the CDS. “The Defence Headquarters wishes toRead More: https://punchng.com/video-of-chief-of-defence-staff-endorsing-politics-fake-dhq/
  
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