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• Lagos, Ogun police neutralise 4 kidnappers, rescue 5 victims

  27-06-2026 14:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The joint security operation between the Ogun and Lagos State Police Commands has rescued five kidnapped victims and neutralised four suspected kidnappers during a coordinated operation in Ogun.The Commissioners of Police in Ogun and Lagos states, Mr Bode Ojajuni and Mr Fatai Tijani, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Saturday at the Police Training School, Iperu.Ojajuni said the five victims were rescued unhurt from a forest around Ogbere, along the J4 corridor of the Sagamu-Benin Expres
  
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• Police launch investigation into killing of Benue Miyetti Allah chair

  27-06-2026 15:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The police have commenced a full-scale investigation into the killing of Benue Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Risku Mohammed, and one Yakubu Isa by unknown assailants.The State Commissioner of Police (CP), Cletus Nwadiogbu, made the disclosure in a statement by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Udeme Edet, issued on Saturday in Makurdi.Nwadiogbu said the victims were reportedly attacked while returning from a secur
  
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• Central African Republic declares cholera outbreak after 24 deaths

  27-06-2026 15:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Central African Republic has declared a cholera outbreak after confirming 24 deaths and 197 cases near the capital Bangui, according to the health minister.“The Ministry of Health… has today, June 26, 2026, confirmed a cholera outbreak in the health districts of Bimbo and Mbaiki”, southwest of Bangui, said Pierre Somse late Friday.Measures to limit the spread have already been put in place in affected areas, and more are being deployed in nearby towns, he added.Cholera is
  
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• NDC: How Judicial rascality can be stopped – Atedo Peterside

  27-06-2026 15:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry OduahInvestment banker and economist Atedo Peterside has said that judicial rascality can be stopped, not just by relying on appeal courts to overturn “obnoxious judgements” but through disciplinary action.Mr Peterside said on Saturday in an X post that reliance on appellate courts alone to do right would encourage judges to plunge into delivering “procurable obnoxious judgements”.The banker’s statement was in reaction to Senator Sola Akinyede’s X po
  
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• Court ruling: ‘Today it’s NDC, tomorrow it could be anyone’, ADC warns

  27-06-2026 15:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has condemned the Federal High Court in Lokoja for setting aside its earlier judgment recognising the NDC, describing the ruling as part of a broader assault on Nigeria’s democratic space ahead of the general election.The ADC said the case is no longer just about the NDC. It argued that if one opposition party could become trapped in prolonged legal uncertainty today, any other party seeking to offer Nigerians an alt
  
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• ATE 2026: When people haven’t eaten, healthcare becomes secondary — CEO Synlab, Okorie

  27-06-2026 15:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Chief Executive Officer of Synlab Nigeria, Kenneth Okolie, has argued that privatising healthcare alone will not solve Nigeria’s healthcare challenges unless the country also addresses widespread poverty and expands access to healthcare financing.Okolie made the submission while speaking during a panel session titled “Will Privatising Healthcare Save It?” at the Africa Technology Expo 2026 held in Lagos on Saturday.According to him, investments in hospitals and healthcare
  
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• Nigerian leaders lack capacity to tackle insecurity – Ogun ADC guber candidate, Ogundipe

  27-06-2026 15:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …promises tech-driven securityBy James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ogun State, Dr. Biodun Collins Ogundipe, has declared that many Nigerian leaders lack the capacity and expertise required to effectively address the country’s worsening insecurity, insisting that the persistent security crisis is a reflection of poor leadership.Ogundipe, who spoke at the BCO Unemployed Graduates Convergence in Abeokuta, themed “AI &
  
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• Venezuela earthquakes kill nearly 1,000, tens of thousands missing

  27-06-2026 13:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela rose Friday to 920, with tens of thousands reported missing as international rescue teams boosted a desperate and slow-moving search for survivors.Caracas residents jeered interim leader Delcy Rodriguez during her visit to a devastated neighborhood, as fury over the perceived lack of an official response mounted.United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher told AFP that more than 50,000 people were missing after two powerful earthquakes struck within a
  
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• NCC seeks presidential backing for local smartphone factories

  27-06-2026 13:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr Idris Olorunnimbe, has pledged to seek presidential incentives for investors ready to build smartphone factories in Nigeria.Olorunnimbe made the pledge in a statement on Saturday, following his remarks at the Digital Africa Summit Roundtable in Shanghai on June 24.He had earlier called for stronger private-sector participation in Nigeria’s digital economy and manufacturing ecosystem at the Summit.He sa
  
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• Bahrain says targeted by several Iranian drones

  27-06-2026 13:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Bahrain’s foreign ministry said Saturday that it had been targeted by several Iranian drones, accusing Tehran of sabotaging peace efforts after the United States and Iran traded strikes for the first time since signing an agreement to end the Middle East war.The ministry expressed Bahrain’s “strongest condemnation of the targeting of its territory at dawn this Saturday by several Iranian drones, in flagrant violation of its sovereignty”, saying Iran’s attacks were
  
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• Kidnapped Oyo pupils: Ogun AAC guber candidate faults slow response

  27-06-2026 13:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Oyo State, Daniel Popoola, has faulted the Federal Government and the Oyo State Government over what he described as their slow response to the abduction of pupils and teachers in Orire Local Government Area.Popoola accused the administrations of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Seyi Makinde of failing to adequately address the worsening security situation in the state, despite growin
  
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• Kidnapped Oyo pupils: AAC guber candidate faults slow response

  27-06-2026 13:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Oyo State, Daniel Popoola, has faulted the Federal Government and the Oyo State Government over what he described as their slow response to the abduction of pupils and teachers in Orire Local Government Area.Popoola accused the administrations of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Seyi Makinde of failing to adequately address the worsening security situation in the state, despite growin
  
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• Lagos moves to ease population pressure amid climate change threats

  27-06-2026 12:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ….As State Hosts Policy Dialogue on Climate Adaptation in the Gulf of GuineaBy Olasunkanmi AkoniThe Lagos State Government has announced plans to work with other South-West states on a regional development strategy aimed at reducing population pressure on Lagos as part of efforts to address climate change, environmental degradation and rapid urbanisation.The government also reaffirmed its commitment to building a climate-resilient future through deliberate policies, strategic partnership
  
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• ‘We hit terrorists hard to save Christians in Nigeria’ – Trump

  27-06-2026 12:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump has claimed that missile strikes recently authorised by his administration in Nigeria helped stop attacks on Christian communities and weakened terrorist groups operating in the country.Speaking at an event in Washington on Friday, Trump said the military operation significantly reduced the killings of Christians, whom he alleged had been targeted in large numbers.“As you know, we recently struck Nigeria and largely ended the slaughter of great Christian populati
  
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• 2026 World Cup : We will play Argentina with the right attitude – Cape Verde coach

  27-06-2026 12:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Cape Verde national football team coach Bubista said his team will approach their 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout game against defending champions Argentina with the right attitude.Cape Verde qualified for the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in their debut appearance after playing a goalless draw against Saudi Arabia on Friday, becoming the smallest nation to ever reach the World Cup knockouts.The West African team finished second in Group H with three points, coming out undefeated in a
  
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• Iran says US violated peace deal as both sides trade fire

  27-06-2026 12:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Iran on Saturday accused the United States of violating the peace deal agreed to end the Middle East war, after Washington launched strikes on Iranian territory and Tehran responded with attacks on US targets in the Gulf.The trading of fire, which came after Washington accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the week, raised questions about efforts to keep the crucial waterway open while both sides negotiate a broader, final deal.US Central Command (CENTCOM)
  
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• Pilot killed, 13 injured as small plane crashes into Beijing skyscraper

  27-06-2026 12:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A pilot was killed when his small aircraft crashed into Beijing’s tallest building, with 13 people also injured, Chinese authorities said on Saturday, without elaborating on the cause of the rare incident.Witnesses of Friday’s crash reported plane debris at the base of the 528-metre (1,732-foot) CITIC Tower, with AFP journalists at the scene seeing a hole in the windows of one of the building’s upper floors.Authorities in the capital’s Chaoyang District said in a stateme
  
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• Sanwo-Olu declares war on waste in Lagos

  27-06-2026 11:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniLagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has issued a final warning to illegal occupants and structures on the median of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, directing relevant agencies to commence a large-scale demolition and clean-up operation along the axis from Monday, as part of efforts to restore order and improve environmental sanitation.Speaking to journalists during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise at Itire Road in Surulere Local Government Area of the state, o
  
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• Mixed reactions trail Lagos monthly sanitation as refuse piles up

  27-06-2026 11:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Some residents of Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State on Saturday expressed frustration over months of uncollected refuse, saying the situation has diminished the impact of the state’s monthly environmental sanitation.The residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the June sanitation, gave differing views on the initiative, with some questioning its effectiveness and others insisting that keeping their surroundings clean remains a shared responsibility.NAN
  
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• NCDC intensifies Ebola preparedness as Nigeria strengthens border surveillance

  27-06-2026 11:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it has intensified preparedness measures against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), though there is no confirmed case in Nigeria.The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Olajide Idris, disclosed this on Friday during the 15th Expanded Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC) Meeting in Abuja.Idris said the agency had activated surveillance systems, strengthened coordination with relevant agencies and assessed treatment and laboratory infrastruc
  
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• ‘How 7 Boko Haram, ISWAP commanders were arrested while returning from Hajj’

  27-06-2026 11:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has narrated how seven commanders of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, were arrested last week at Katsina Airport while returning from the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
  Read Also: Terrorists turn communities into ghost settlementsTunji-Ojo attributed the arrests to the integration of NIMC’s identity database with the Nigeria Immigration Service and international law enforcement platforms.The minister made th
  
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• Book Review: ‘The Yahoo Boys,’ by Carlos Barragán

  27-06-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  A new book examines the desperate lives of Nigeria’s romance scam artists — and their victims.
  
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• Iran accuses US of ‘blatant violation’ of peace deal

  27-06-2026 10:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Iran on Saturday accused the United States of a “blatant violation” of the peace deal reached between the two sides to end the Middle East war after the latest American strikes on the country.“These brutal attacks, which targeted Iranian coastal surveillance facilities, are a blatant violation” of the memorandum of understanding to end the war, the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement.The US military said its forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites
  
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• Mob Action in Maraban: A crime against humanity and Islam

  27-06-2026 10:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Haroon-Ishola BalogunOn Sunday, June 21, 2026, tragedy struck Maraban Jos in Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna State. Ummulkhair, an Islamiyyah school teacher and mother of four, was brutally lynched and set ablaze by a mob. Her only “crime” was stopping to ask children for directions on her way to an Islamic lecture. Rumors spread like wildfire, falsely accusing her of attempting to kidnap the children.
  Local security quickly intervened, escorting her to a nearby police statio
  
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• Army appoints new GOCs, principal staff officers in major reshuffle

  27-06-2026 10:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the appointment of new General Officers Commanding for 6 Division, Port Harcourt and 3 Division, Jos, as well as a new Commander for Army Headquarters Garrison.Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Appolonia Anele, in a statement on Saturday, said the “strategic reshuffling of senior officers across key operational, command, training and staff appointments within the Nigerian Army (NA) i
  
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• Army appoints new general officers commanding, principal staff officers in major reshuffle

  27-06-2026 10:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the appointment of new General Officers Commanding for 6 Division, Port Harcourt and 3 Division, Jos, as well as a new Commander for Army Headquarters Garrison.Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Appolonia Anele, in a statement on Saturday, said the “strategic reshuffling of senior officers across key operational, command, training and staff appointments within the Nigerian Army (NA) i
  
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• Thailand arrests Australian after teen’s body found in suitcase

  27-06-2026 09:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Thai police have arrested an Australian man after the body of a 17-year-old girl was discovered in a suitcase, authorities said Saturday.The suspect, who denies involvement in the teenager’s alleged abduction and murder, was taken into custody after an interrogation, a police official in the resort city of Pattaya told AFP.Investigators were awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination and “other evidence” in the case before filing charges, the official said.The charges c
  
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• Insecurity: Anglican Bishop urges FG to end reintegration of repentant terrorists

  27-06-2026 09:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chinedu AdonuENUGU — The Anglican Bishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province and Enugu Diocese, Rt. Rev. Prof. Samuel Obiajulu Ike, has called on President Bola Tinubu to end the reintegration of so-called repentant terrorists, insisting that those involved in terrorism should be prosecuted instead.Bishop Ike made the call in his presidential address at the third session of the 19th Synod of the Diocese held at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Ogbete, Enugu.He lamented that despite the
  
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• African countries that have qualified for World Cup last 32

  27-06-2026 09:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Six of Africa’s 10 representatives at the 2026 FIFA World Cup have secured places in the Round of 32 following the latest round of matches.Ghana and Cape Verde became the newest teams to book their spots in the knockout stage after Saturday’s fixtures.Despite still having one group match left against Croatia, Ghana progressed after Spain edged Uruguay 1-0, a result that guaranteed the Black Stars a place in the next round.Cape Verde also advanced after recording their third consecut
  
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• DSS releases, compensates man wrongfully arrested over alleged Boko Haram links

  27-06-2026 09:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Soni DanielThe Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the immediate release of a man who was wrongfully linked to Boko Haram terrorists following a review of his case.The release followed the findings of a DSS investigation review panel, which cleared Nura Idris of allegations of collaborating with the terrorist group.In addition to ordering his release, the DSS Director-General approved a compensation package of N3 million to help Id
  
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