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• Just in: Three Katsina PDP Reps defect to APC

  08-05-2025 12:49 via vanguardngr.com
  By Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaThree members of the House of Representatives from Katsina State elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) formally announced their defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).The announcement was made during plenary at the National Assembly in Abuja and was read out by the Speaker of the House, Rep Tajudeen Abbas, who presided over the session.The defecting lawmakers cited the lingering internal crisis and unresolved issues within the
  
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• Oyebamiji, Adeleke disagree over state of health facilities in Osun

  20-12-2025 20:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboOsun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke and the governorship candidate on the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State Mr Bola Oyebamiji on Saturday disagreed over the state of health facilities in the State.Oyebamiji had disclosed that, it elected governor next year his administration will overhaul the health sector with a view to reviving the sector he described as moribund.Oyebamiji in a statement issued by his media office and signed by Adebayo Adedeji, said Govern
  
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• NNPP holds convention, re-elects NWC members

  20-12-2025 19:45 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry UmoruABUJA- THE New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has re-elected the National Working Committee members for another four years as its national officers.The re-election took place on Saturday in Abuja during the party’s national elective convention.The re-elected NWC members are Dr. Ajuji Ahmed, National Chairman, Alhaji Abba Kawu, Deputy National Chairman, North, Chief Onu Nwaze, Deputy National Chairman South, Hon. Dipo Olayokun, National Secretary and Hon. Oladipo Johnson, Natio
  
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• CDC issues alert as new ‘Super Flu’ strain spreads globally

  20-12-2025 19:29 via vanguardngr.com
  By Sola OgundipeA new Super Flu strain is spreading globally, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has warned.In a statement, the agency said the newly mutated fast-moving variant of influenza A, known as H3N2 subclade K, has become dominant in multiple Northern Hemisphere countries, raising concern about a potentially severe 2025–2026 flu season.First detected in Europe after the season’s flu vaccines were selected, the variant carries seven new mutations that scientis
  
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• CBN directs banks to configure ATMs, POS terminals for foreign card transactions

  20-12-2025 19:15 via vanguardngr.com
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanIn a bid to ensure uninterrupted and efficient transactions for users of foreign-issued payment cards across Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and non-bank acquirers to configure all automated teller machines (ATMs), POS, and virtual terminals to accept international cards with Nigerian acquirers, comply fully with card association standards, and possess the necessary certifications to enable seamless transaction processing.The apex bank disclos
  
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• Former Edo commissioner Charles Idahosa dies at 72

  20-12-2025 18:58 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ozioruva AliuBENIN CITY – A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Commissioner for Information during the Lucky Igbinedion administration, Charles Idahosa, has died at age 72.“Daddy was full of life this morning. As usual, he came downstairs receiving people. I don’t know what happened; it is shocking,” a source close to the family said.Idahosa, popularly known as Akakasiaka and Charlie Tempo, was a very vocal politician and was the political adv
  
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• Chelsea chaos not a distraction says Maresca

  20-12-2025 18:52 via vanguardngr.com
  Enzo Maresca insisted the speculation over his Chelsea future has not been a distraction after the Blues battled back to rescue a 2-2 draw against Newcastle on Saturday.Maresca’s side were sliding towards a damaging loss at St James’ Park after Newcastle striker Nicolas Woltemade netted twice in the first half.But Reece James’ superb free-kick and a fine individual strike from Joao Pedro ignited Chelsea’s stirring escape act, keeping them in contention for a top four fin
  
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• Who rewrote Nigeria’s tax law? – ADC alleges post-passage changes

  20-12-2025 18:45 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for the immediate suspension of Nigeria’s newly enacted tax laws, alleging that key provisions were altered after the bills were passed by the National Assembly and signed by President Bola Tinubu, raising what the party describes as a serious constitutional crisis.The opposition party stated that the alleged alterations amount to an executive takeover of the legislative process. It warned that allowing su
  
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• 10 easy ways to eat healthier without dieting

  20-12-2025 18:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Eating healthy doesn’t have to be complicated or exhausting. With a few simple changes, you can improve your diet, boost your energy, manage your weight, and make better food choices without the pressure of strict dieting.1. Add more leafy greensLeafy greens like spinach, kale, and arugula are packed with vitamins, minerals, fibre, and antioxidants. They support brain health, reduce bloating, and are low in calories. They’re also easy to add to meals, blend them into smoothies, toss
  
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• Haaland sends Man City top, Chelsea fightback frustrates Newcastle

  20-12-2025 18:30 via vanguardngr.com
  Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League by beating West Ham 3-0, while Chelsea fought back to salvage a 2-2 draw at Newcastle on Saturday.Read Also: Africa Cup of Nations to be held every four years after 2028 editionArsenal can retake top spot for Christmas when they visit Everton later, but City ramped up the pressure on the Gunners with a seventh consecutive win in all competitions.The Hammers feared a rout when Haaland smashed home after just five minutes.Alpho
  
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• Tinubu names varsity after late Sheikh Bauchi

  20-12-2025 18:27 via vanguardngr.com
  By Charly AgwamPresident Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, in Bauchi State, describing his death as a “great national loss”.Tinubu noted that the Sheikh’s life exemplified humility, service, and dedication, and prayed for Allah’s mercy and admission into Jannatul Firdaus.He also prayed for strength for the family, government, and people of Bauchi State and announced that the Federal Un
  
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• Gunmen attack bereaved Benue family, demand money made from burial

  20-12-2025 18:24 via vanguardngr.com
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiBarely five days after burying their mother, the family of Lawrence Iorwa has been plunged into fresh tragedy following a violent attack on their family compound by unknown armed men.Read Also: From ‘padded budget’ to ‘forged laws’; Peter Obi reacts to tax laws’ alterationsAccording to eyewitness accounts, three unidentified gunmen, stormed the residence of the mourners in the early hours of Friday, subjecting family members to severe beatings
  
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• Female sweeper killed in Lagos road accident

  20-12-2025 17:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Esther OnyegbulaA female member of staff of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has lost her life in a road traffic accident along Meiran Road, inward Iyana Ekoro axis of Lagos, after being knocked down by a commercial bus that was allegedly reversing unlawfully on the expressway.Confirming the incident in a statement, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said the victim was carrying out her routine environmental sanitation duties when the tragedy occurred.According
  
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• Tinubu departs Maiduguri for Bauchi

  20-12-2025 17:56 via vanguardngr.com
   President Bola Tinubu has departed Maiduguri, Borno State, for Bauchi after inaugurating key projects and attending the marriage ceremony of a son of a former Borno Governor, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff.Read Also: Video: Watch Tinubu board presidential jet for 3-state tourTinubu inaugurated the terminal extension of the upgraded international wing of the General Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Maiduguri.He also inaugurated Schools, electric buses, taxis and tricycles procured by the Bor
  
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• Troops arrest suspected gunrunner, recover arms in Plateau 

  20-12-2025 17:45 via vanguardngr.com
   Troops of Joint Task Force Operation-Enduring Peace (JTF-OPEP), have arrested a suspected gun runner at Mairana community of Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau.Maj. Samson Zhakom, the Media Officer of the operation disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Jos.Zhakom said that the operation, held on Friday, followed a credible intelligence report.“Troops in collaboration with an intelligence agency tactical team, acting on credible intelligence, established a snap check
  
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• Tambuwal to world powers: Nigeria’s insecurity is criminal, not religious

  20-12-2025 17:13 via vanguardngr.com
  By Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoSOKOTO:–Former Sokoto State Governor and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Tambuwal, on Saturday issued a strong national and international call for urgent support to help Nigeria overcome its worsening security crisis, describing the situation as alarming and demanding collective action at home and abroad.Addressing journalists at his residence in Sokoto metropolis, Tambuwal stressed that insecurity in Nigeria cuts across all regions a
  
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• Drug test policy for schools will reduce substance abuse – Marwa

  20-12-2025 17:05 via vanguardngr.com
  Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd) on Saturday said that the new drug test policy for schools will discourage substance abuse.According to him, the move will also curb drug abuse by young people, especially those aspiring to gain admission into tertiary institutions.Marwa said this when he received the Vice Chancellor of the Taraba State University, Prof. Sunday Bako, who led a team of his management staff to seek partnership with the NDLEA.
  
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• From ‘padded budget’ to ‘forged laws’; Peter Obi reacts to tax laws’ alterations

  20-12-2025 17:03 via vanguardngr.com
  Peter Obi has described the discrepancies between the tax reform laws passed by the House of Representatives and the gazetted versions signed by President Bola Tinubu as a migration from padding budgets to altering laws.
  Read Also: Reps constitute committee to probe alleged alterations in tax lawsThe Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate accused the Federal Government of toying with public trust.Peter Obi tasked the Federal Government on leadership rooted in due process, transparency
  
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• I’ll retire from politics after my tenure as gov – Otti

  20-12-2025 16:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By Steve OkoGovernor Alex Otti has restated his “long-standing position to retire from active politics” after his tenure as governor, insisting that he has no presidential, vice presidential or senatorial ambition after his governorship position.Otti made the explanation while reacting to a viral video in which someone was berating him over his recent visit to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu at the Sokoto Correctional Centre, alleging that he is nursing presidential or vice presidential ambition a
  
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• Cultists kill FUO graduate in Bayelsa 

  20-12-2025 16:45 via vanguardngr.com
  By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio A graduate of the Federal University, Otuoke,  Bayelsa State, was on Friday night shot dead in a suspected cult clash.Read Also: Trump bans Nigerians, others from US citizenship, green card applicationsIt was gathered that the clash was between members of the Neo Black Movement otherwise known as Black Axe and Vikings (DNKI).The deceased graduate identified as Mark was reportedly shot in the stomach and attempts by friends and sympathisers to rush h
  
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• Who’s in Epstein files: famous faces, many blacked-out pages

  20-12-2025 16:36 via vanguardngr.com
  The US Justice Department has begun releasing a long-awaited cache of records from its investigations into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – though much of the material remained heavily redacted.Among the trove released Friday are numerous photographs depicting former Democratic president Bill Clinton and other luminaries, including Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson, in Epstein’s social circle.The sweeping blackouts across many of the documents
  
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• Africa Cup of Nations to be held every four years after 2028 edition

  20-12-2025 16:29 via vanguardngr.com
  The Africa Cup of Nations will be staged every four years following an edition planned for 2028 in a major change to what is currently a biennial showpiece, African football chief Patrice Motsepe announced on Saturday.The Confederation of African Football president revealed the change as part of a significant restructuring of the international game on the continent to help it fit better into a packed global calendar.An AFCON every two years was a vital source of revenue for African national ass
  
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• Raphinha snub for FIFA Best XI ‘a joke,’ says Flick

  20-12-2025 16:20 via vanguardngr.com
  Barcelona coach Hansi Flick raged against Raphinha’s omission from FIFA’s team of the year, labelling the world football governing body’s ‘The Best Men’s XI’ a joke on Saturday.The Brazilian was essential on the left wing for the Catalan giants as they won a domestic treble last season.However, the 29-year-old was not chosen as part of the dream line-up, voted for by national team coaches, captains, journalists and fans, behind players including Chelsea&rsquo
  
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• Borno emerges winner of 2025 National Qur’anic Competition

  20-12-2025 15:49 via vanguardngr.com
  Borno has emerged as the overall winner in the male category of the National Qur’anic Recitation Competition, ‘Borno 2025’.The results were announced by Prof. Abubakar Yelwa, the Director of the Centre for Islamic Studies at Usmanu Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, at the closing of a long-weekend event on Saturday in Maiduguri.Yelwa declared Musa Ahmed Musa from Borno as the overall male champion while Hafsat Muhammad Sada from Kano State secured the overall title in the female c
  
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• Chelsea fightback in Newcastle draw eases pressure on Maresca

  20-12-2025 15:42 via vanguardngr.com
  Chelsea saved Enzo Maresca from more awkward questions as they fought back from two goals down to rescue a 2-2 draw against Newcastle on Saturday.Maresca’s side were in danger of a damaging defeat after Newcastle’s Nick Woltemade struck twice in the first half at St James’ Park.But Chelsea hit back after the interval thanks to Reece James’s superb free-kick and Joao Pedro’s eye-catching solo effort.Chelsea remain fourth in the Premier League after a disappointing r
  
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• 12 dead, 2 injured in Kogi road accident

  20-12-2025 14:42 via vanguardngr.com
  The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 12 persons with two others injured in an auto crash that occurred on Friday along the Ejule – Enugu highway in Kogi.Read Also: Trump bans Nigerians, others from US citizenship, green card applicationsMr Tenimu Etuku, The FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday.Etuku described the accident as “fatal and very unfortunate”, adding that one child was among 12 persons that died.Ac
  
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• Tinubu arrives Maiduguri to inaugurate projects, attend Modu Sheriff son’s wedding

  20-12-2025 14:31 via vanguardngr.com
  President Bola Tinubu on Saturday arrived in Maiduguri, Borno, to inaugurate key development projects and attend the wedding of the son of the former Governor of the state, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff.Read Also: Video: Watch Tinubu board presidential jet for 3-state tourThe President’s aircraft touched down at the General Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Maiduguri, at about 12:55 p.m.He was received by Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina, Amadu Fintiri of Adamawa St
  
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• Fubara’s defection excites Odili, says Rivers will benefit more from centre

  20-12-2025 14:30 via vanguardngr.com
  By Daniel Abia, Port HarcourtThe defection of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to attract commendations across the state.Reacting to the governor’s decision, former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, described the move as timely and beneficial, saying it would enhance the overall development of the state.Odili said the defection effectively aligns Rivers State with the Federal Gov
  
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• Lamurde killings: Rights group sues FG for N10bn over death of women protesters

  20-12-2025 14:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry OjeluA human rights organisation, Cadrell Advocacy Centre, has dragged the federal government before the ECOWAS Community Court over the alleged extra-judicial killing of at least nine unarmed women protesters by soldiers of the Nigerian Army in Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State.The suit, filed at the regional court in Abuja, was brought by Cadrell in the public interest and on behalf of the victims and their families.The organisation, led by its Executive Director, Mr. Ev
  
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• Deeper Life Church Attack: Victims, survivors laud DSS

  20-12-2025 14:15 via vanguardngr.com
  *Hopeful justice will be servedBy Soni DanielAbuja: Following the arraignment of Abdulmalik Abdulazeez Obadaki, the suspected mastermind of the 2012 gun attack on a Deeper Life Bible Church, Otite, near Okene, in Kogi State, which killed over 19 worshippers by the Department of State Services, the families of victims and survivors have applauded the secret police for re-arresting and speeding up Obadaki’s trial.The victims, their families, survivors, as well as residents of the town, expr
  
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