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• Kenyans arrested protesting US Ebola centre

  09-06-2026 09:25 via vanguardngr.com
  Several Kenyans were arrested on Tuesday in the latest protests against an Ebola quarantine centre being built for US citizens in a tourist town.The centre at Laikipia Air Base in the town of Nanyuki, under the shadow of Mount Kenya, is set to quarantine Americans arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is battling a major Ebola outbreak.Kenya has never recorded a case of Ebola, and many oppose the idea of bringing potential carriers of the highly contagious disease into the
  
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• I will be at World Cup, says Trump

  10-06-2026 20:12 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to attend the World Cup, as the global football tournament prepares to kick off.“I will, I will,” Trump said when an AFP reporter asked him in the Oval Office if he planned to be at any World Cup matches.He did not give any details, but FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has said he expects Trump to present the trophy to the winning team at the final on July 19.Last year Trump did the honors — and was booed — at the FIFA Club W
  
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• Panic grips Minna as rumours of school attacks trigger mass withdrawal of pupils

  10-06-2026 20:08 via vanguardngr.com
  By Wole MosadomiMINNA — Panic swept through Minna, the Niger State capital, on Wednesday as parents rushed to schools to withdraw their children following rumours of an impending attack by armed groups on educational institutions in the city.The scare also forced many shop owners to close their businesses and return home amid fears of possible insecurity.The development followed the circulation of unverified reports claiming that a violent group had threatened to attack some communities i
  
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• U.S shuts down birth tourism rings, revokes over 600 visas worldwide

  10-06-2026 20:04 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nkiruka NnoromThe U.S. government has launched a crackdown on birth tourism networks, revoking over 600 visas issued to foreigners who used the route to secure citizenship for their children.
  The Department of State stated this yesterday in an X post, saying that under President Donald Trump, tje department was “defending the integrity of U.S. citizenship by ending illegal birth tourism schemes.”
  The department warned that no foreigner is permitted to obtain a visitor visa primar
  
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• Senate orders Kyari’s arrest over N210tn audit queries

  10-06-2026 20:01 via vanguardngr.com
  …Ex-NNPCL CFO Denies Missing FundsBy Henry UmoruABUJA — The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has ordered the arrest of former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, following his failure to appear before the committee investigating audit queries relating to NNPCL’s finances between 2017 and 2023.The directive was issued on Tuesday during an investigative hearing chaired by Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo (PDP, Gombe
  
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• Customs records 88 vegetable oil seizures worth N1.314bn

  10-06-2026 19:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Efe OnodjaeThe Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has disclosed that it recorded 88 seizures of smuggled vegetable oil products valued at N1.314 billion in Duty Paid Value, DPV, between 2025 and 2026, as it unveiled plans to strengthen intelligence-driven operations to curb illicit imports and protect local investments.The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, made the disclosure during a stakeholders’ meeting with operators in the vegetable oil industry at the Service Headquarte
  
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• Troops uncover suspected IPOB/ESN arms cache in Enugu

  10-06-2026 19:42 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiTroops of the 82 Division Garrison operating under Sector 1 of Operation Udoka, in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Enugu State Command, have uncovered a suspected arms hideout and recovered a cache of weapons and ammunition in Enugu State.The operation was carried out as part of Operation Eastern Sanity II, a security initiative aimed at consolidating peace and stability in the South-East.Disclosing the development on Wednesday, the Ac
  
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• Recurring methane leaks trigger health scare in Ijebu-Ode schools

  10-06-2026 19:39 via vanguardngr.com
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaFor more than two months, a troubling environmental mystery has cast a shadow over Ijebu-Ode and neighbouring communities in Ogun State, turning classrooms into scenes of panic and leaving parents, teachers and government officials searching for answers.What began as an isolated incident at a secondary school in April has evolved into a recurring public health concern, affecting hundreds of students across multiple schools and raising urgent questions about environme
  
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• Troops repel terrorist attacks in Zamfara, recover arms and motorcycles

  10-06-2026 19:30 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiTroops of Operation Fansan Yamma have repelled separate terrorist attacks in Zamfara State, neutralising several attackers and recovering weapons, ammunition, and other items during operations in Maru and Kaura Namoda Local Government Areas.Military sources disclosed that the operations were carried out on June 9, 2026, following intelligence reports on terrorist activities in the affected communities.According to the sources, troops responded to an attack in Kanoma District
  
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• Delta Police arrest woman for allegedly abducting two babies

  10-06-2026 19:27 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ochuko AkuophaASABA—Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a woman accused of abducting two babies in separate incidents in Ughelli, Delta State.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed the arrest in a video shared on social media, stating that the suspect, identified as Joy, was apprehended after allegedly taking the children from their caregivers.According to Edafe, investigations revealed that one of the babies, aged four months, w
  
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• Religious leaders demand release of abducted school children, decry rising insecurity

  10-06-2026 19:20 via vanguardngr.com
  By OLAYINKA LATONALAGOS—Religious leaders across Christian and Muslim faiths have jointly condemned the rising wave of kidnappings in Nigeria, particularly recent attacks involving school children and teachers in parts of Oyo and Borno States, calling for their immediate and unconditional release.The leaders spoke in separate reactions and religious gatherings, where they also urged government authorities to intensify efforts to tackle insecurity across the country.At the monthly Thanksgi
  
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• SMBLF to Tinubu: Call for national security emergency, special terrorism courts

  10-06-2026 19:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry Umoru, AbujaThe Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a comprehensive national security emergency, warning that worsening insecurity across the country has reached alarming levels.The group also urged the Federal Government to significantly increase funding, equipment, and welfare support for the armed forces, police, intelligence agencies, and other security services battling terrorism and banditry.In a statement signed on Wednes
  
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• Seven students injured as armed robbers attack Ebonyi Female Hostel

  10-06-2026 19:05 via vanguardngr.com
  …Cart Away ValuablesBy Jeff Agbodo, AbakalikiSeven students of the Ebonyi State College of Health Science and Technology, Ngbo, in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, have been injured following an armed robbery attack on the institution’s female hostel.The attack reportedly occurred at about 2 a.m. on Tuesday when suspected robbers invaded the hostel through a bush path and forced their way into students’ rooms.The attackers were said to have broken down doors and
  
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• Publishers reject textbook ranking policy, fault N2,000 per-page fee

  10-06-2026 18:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adesina WahabThe Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has faulted the Federal Ministry of Education over a proposed policy to introduce ranking of educational textbooks, warning that it could destabilise the publishing industry and create a “winner-takes-all” system.The association also rejected an increase in textbook assessment fees from N300 per page to N2,000 per page, describing the increment as excessive and capable of making books unaffordable for pupils and students.Brie
  
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• NEMA mobilises for arrival of evacuees from South Africa

  10-06-2026 18:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Joseph Erunke, AbujaThe National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has activated comprehensive reception arrangements for Nigerian citizens being evacuated from the Republic of South Africa ahead of their arrival in the country.NEMA Director-General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has deployed the agency’s response team to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, to work with relevant government agencies in receiving and supporting the returnees.According to the agency, the first batch
  
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• Nigeria on wrong path — Labour, Olawepo-Hashim

  10-06-2026 18:54 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — Organised labour on Wednesday joined former presidential candidate, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, civil society groups, youth organisations, women leaders and other advocates to launch the Movement for Democratic Renewal, MDR, in Abuja amid concerns over governance, insecurity and declining public confidence in democratic institutions.Organisers said the movement was launched in response to concerns about weakening institutions, shrinking civic space and declining
  
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• NRS unveils Rev360 to boost tax compliance, track evaders

  10-06-2026 18:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefThe Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has unveiled Rev360, a new digital tax administration platform designed to streamline tax processes, improve compliance, and help identify tax evaders.Speaking at the launch in Abuja, Executive Chairman of the NRS, Dr. Zacch Adedeji, described the platform as a major step in the Service’s transition to a more integrated and intelligent tax administration system under its Tax Administration 3.0 reform agenda.He said the plat
  
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• Security in Nigeria, South East not for political games — Bishop Ikeakor

  10-06-2026 18:46 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chimaobi NwaiwuThe Anglican Bishop of Amichi Diocese, Bishop Ephraim Ikeakor, has warned that the worsening security situation in Nigeria, particularly in the South East, should not be treated as a political issue, but as a national emergency requiring urgent and sincere action.He blamed rising insecurity on what he described as selfishness among political leaders and their failure to speak truth to those in authority, adding that such silence has worsened the crisis.Bishop Ikeakor also faul
  
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• Senator Natasha’s suspension was our lowest point in 3 years — Senate Leader

  10-06-2026 18:43 via vanguardngr.com
  By John Alechenu, AbujaSenate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has described the six-month suspension of Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as one of the lowest moments of the 10th Senate, admitting that the incident negatively affected the chamber’s public image.Speaking at events marking the third anniversary of the 10th Senate in Abuja, Bamidele said the episode was regrettable and had created a perception of disunity and insensitivity within the upper legislative chamber.Ac
  
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• Panic as podium collapses at Adeleke canvassers’ inauguration in Osun

  10-06-2026 18:34 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboThere was panic on Saturday at Ijebu-Jesa, headquarters of Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State, after a podium collapsed during the inauguration of vote canvassers for Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election campaign.The event, which began around noon, had Governor Adeleke, his elder sister Modupe Adeleke-Sanni, and other dignitaries in attendance. It was organised by Mr. Pelumi Olajengbesi.Midway into the programme, the governor was invited to acknowledge s
  
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• ‘I never victimised anyone’ – Bill Gates tells Epstein hearing

  10-06-2026 18:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday said that he “never victimized anyone” as he faced questioning from US lawmakers over his ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Gates, one of the world’s richest men and a leading philanthropist, was appearing before the House Oversight Committee for a transcribed interview about the disgraced financier, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges involving underage girls.“I nev
  
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• Jarigbe: Don’t drag me into smear campaign against Gov Otu

  10-06-2026 18:32 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ike Uchechukwu, CalabarSenator representing Cross River North, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, has dismissed claims of rivalry with Governor Bassey Otu, insisting that he is not in any form of competition with the governor.In a strongly worded statement made available to Vanguard, the lawmaker accused unnamed individuals of using fake media accounts to create discord between him and the governor.He warned those behind the alleged campaign to stop dragging his name into what he described as a smear eff
  
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• Agunechemba: We locked ourselves up for weeks to nurture Anambra homeland law — Udeze

  10-06-2026 18:27 via vanguardngr.com
  By Vincent UjumaduAWKA—Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Dr. Somtochukwu Udeze, has recounted the rigorous process that led to the passage of the Anambra Homeland Law, saying lawmakers had to isolate themselves for weeks to properly deliberate and refine the legislation.Speaking with journalists at the Assembly complex in Awka, Udeze said the lawmakers deliberately restricted their movements in order to focus on producing what he described as a “model law” aimed
  
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• Lagos 2027: Sonayon-James thanks Tinubu, APC leaders, pledges support for Hamzat

  10-06-2026 18:19 via vanguardngr.com
  Damilola Sonayon-James, the All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 Lagos State governorship election, has expressed gratitude to party leaders and supporters following her nomination, describing the development as a reflection of the opportunities available in Lagos State.In a statement posted on her X account on Wednesday, James said she accepted the nomination with humility and thanked God for what she described as His guidance throughout her political jour
  
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• Trump vows attacks on Iran after ‘playing us for suckers’

  10-06-2026 18:13 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday he will renew attacks on Iran, saying Tehran’s peace negotiators “keep playing us for suckers.”“We’re going to be attacking them — attacking them very hard,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “We were really close to a deal, but they keep tapping us along, they keep playing us for suckers.”AFP
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• 2027: Bandits collect taxes, govt offers excuses — Donald Duke

  10-06-2026 18:09 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA—Presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Dr. Donald Duke, on Wednesday delivered a strong critique of Nigeria’s security and governance situation, saying parts of the country are now effectively under the control of criminal groups.Speaking at an event in Abuja where he received the PRP Certificate of Return and the party flag ahead of the 2027 general elections, Duke said successive governments have failed in their primary responsibil
  
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• Fire outbreak in Senate office quickly contained during NDDC screening

  10-06-2026 18:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry UmoruABUJA—There was a brief fire outbreak in the Senate wing of the National Assembly on Wednesday, which was swiftly brought under control by lawmakers, preventing it from spreading further.The incident occurred at Senate Hearing Room 107 during the screening of Dr. Zainab Marwa as a member of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), representing the North-East geopolitical zone.The fire was reportedly contained through the quick intervention of Sen
  
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• Zamfara police neutralise bandit leader, arrest suspects, recover arms

  10-06-2026 18:03 via vanguardngr.com
  By Idris Salisu, GusauThe Zamfara State Police Command says it has recorded another breakthrough in its ongoing operations against banditry and other violent crimes in the state.In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, the Command said operatives of the Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU), led by CSP Usman Halilu Modibbo, the Divisional Police Officer of Bukkuyum Division, carried out a coordinated anti-banditry operation that resulted in the neutralisat
  
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• Magistrate’s car stolen outside Abia court

  10-06-2026 17:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ugochukwu Alaribe, UmuahiaA Toyota Corolla belonging to a Chief Magistrate in Umuahia, Abia State, has been stolen from where it was parked outside the court premises along Finbarrs Road.The victim, Chief Magistrate Mrs Ngozi Pearl Lekwa of Court 2, Umuahia, said she parked the black Toyota Corolla at about 9am before proceeding to her office for official duties.She said she later stepped out of the court premises shortly after noon, only to discover that the vehicle was no longer where she
  
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• Ondo vows to prosecute land grabbers, recover government property

  10-06-2026 17:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dayo Johnson, AkureThe Ondo State Government has vowed to prosecute individuals involved in the illegal encroachment, sale, or occupation of government lands and buildings across the state.The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Kayode Ajulo, SAN, disclosed this while addressing ongoing efforts by the State Task Force on Property Protection and Anti-Land Grabbing.Ajulo said several individuals and groups had unlawfully occupied, developed, and sold government land without any l
  
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