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• Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway to feature relief stations, CCTV, Solar lighting – Minister

  07-12-2025 14:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ike Uchechukwu, CalabarThe Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway will soon feature relief stations, solar-powered lighting, and CCTV cameras to improve travel safety and enable emergency response times of under ten minutes, the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has announced.Umahi made the disclosure during an inspection of the Calabar–Itu Road and Sections 3A and 3B of the 750-kilometre highway, spanning 71.4 kilometres and currently under construction in Cross River State. The pr
  
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• From Egypt’s dominance to Eto’o’s goals -10 AFCON records

  08-12-2025 10:26 via vanguardngr.com
  Ten Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) records:Egypt have won the competition a record seven times, including three titles in a row between 2006 and 2010. The Pharaohs have played 111 matches in 26 editions, winning 60, drawing 24 and losing 27.—Recently re-elected Cameroon football federation president and former star Samuel Eto’o scored a record 18 goals in six tournaments between 2000 and 2010.—The late Ivory Coast icon Laurent Pokou scored the most goals by an individual in a m
  
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• Anambra killings caused by rival cult clash – Police

  08-12-2025 10:04 via vanguardngr.com
  …Four killedBy Vincent UjumaduThe Anambra State Police Command has said the deadly attack in Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, was the result of a confrontation between rival cult groups.The incident occurred at the Afor Market junction in Nawfia, forcing residents to flee to neighbouring communities for safety.Reacting to the development, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the command had earlier arrested two suspects over an alleged p
  
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• FG losing grip on insecurity – Kwankwaso

  08-12-2025 09:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Bashir Bello, KANOThe 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and former Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has raised alarm that the Federal Government is gradually losing grip in the fight against the escalating insecurity bedevilling the country.Kwankwaso, in a post on his verified Facebook handle, categorically said the Federal Government is overwhelmed by current insecurity in the country, as is evident in its tacit endorsement to allow
  
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• Trump says ‘a little bit disappointed’ Zelensky has not read peace proposal

  08-12-2025 09:39 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he felt “a little bit disappointed” with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for not engaging with a plan to end the war with Russia.“So we’ve been speaking to President Putin and we’ve been speaking to Ukrainian leaders — including Zelensky, President Zelensky — and I have to say that I’m a little bit disappointed that President Zelensky hasn’t yet read the proposal, that was as of a few hours a
  
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• Sabon Birni Council dismisses ‘Mosque Massacre’ report as troops foil bandit attack

  08-12-2025 09:30 via vanguardngr.com
  By Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoAuthorities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State have debunked reports claiming that bandits attacked a mosque and killed worshippers, including an Imam, describing the story as false and misleading.The Council Chairman, Alhaji Ayuba Hashimu, said the report was a fabrication aimed at creating fear and panic among residents.“I don’t know any mosque that was attacked, not to talk of killing of an Imam and worshippers. The story is false,&rdqu
  
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• No official notice yet on release of 100 abducted pupils, Niger CAN says

  08-12-2025 09:11 via vanguardngr.com
  The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State says it has not received official confirmation of reports claiming that 100 abducted students from Agwara have been released, though it described the development as potentially “cheering news” if verified.The clarification came from the state CAN chairman, Bishop Bulus Yohanne, in a statement issued on Sunday through his media aide, Daniel Atori.Reports had circulated earlier that some of the students kidnapped from St. Mary
  
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• We won’t let those we accepted into PDP kill our party – Wike

  08-12-2025 09:04 via vanguardngr.com
  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he and other founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not allow those who joined PDP from other parties to kill the party.Wike said this on Sunday during the 104th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led faction of the party held at the minister’s official residence in Abuja.The minister also berated the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the party for violating court jud
  
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• Defecting Zamfara PDP chairman worked against party before joining APC – Council Chairman

  08-12-2025 09:01 via vanguardngr.com
  By Idris Salisu, GusauThe Chairman of Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Munnir Haidara, has alleged that the former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaura-Namoda, Sadiq Chiroma, had been working against the party long before he formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).In a press statement issued following Chiroma’s defection to the APC on Sunday, Haidara claimed that the former party chairman had been engaging in activities that a
  
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• PANDEF calls for review of PIA, accuses NUPRC of neglecting host communities’ rights

  08-12-2025 08:48 via vanguardngr.com
  The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called for an urgent review of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), alleging that its current implementation unfairly disadvantages oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta.Disclosing this in a statement, PANDEF’s National Spokesman and Publicity Secretary, Chief Dr. Obiuwevbi Ominimini, said certain provisions of the PIA work against the interests of host communities. He noted that while Section 257 of the Act allows funds meant for host communitie
  
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• NAF clarifies deployment of fighter jets in Benin Republic coup response

  08-12-2025 08:41 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has explained its role in the regional response to an attempted coup in the Benin Republic, following unrest that was reported on Sunday.In a late-night statement, the Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the air operations were carried out within the framework of existing Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) security protocols.According to him, the NAF operated in Beninese airsp
  
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• Many feared dead as gunmen attack market area in Anambra community

  08-12-2025 08:34 via vanguardngr.com
  By Vincent UjumaduFear and confusion gripped Nawfia community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State on Sunday following a deadly attack by unknown gunmen at the Fair (Afor) Market Junction.Although details of the incident remain sketchy, eyewitness accounts and preliminary reports indicated that several people, mostly youths, were killed during the violence which occurred along the Awka–Onitsha old road. The scene was said to be littered with bodies, while signs of confrontati
  
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• “Fun to the MAX” This Christmas Season: Xiaomi Unveils The Brand New REDMI Pad 2 Pro Series in Nigeria

  08-12-2025 08:12 via vanguardngr.com
  As the festive season begins across Nigeria, Xiaomi is bringing even more excitement with the launch of the REDMI Pad 2 Pro Series, designed to deliver “Fun to the MAX” for entertainment lovers, students, families, and professionals.Arriving just in time for Christmas, the REDMI Pad 2 Pro Series also comes with exclusive gifts, making it one of the most attractive tech offers of the season.Festive Season Pricing Details and moreREDMI Pad 2 Pro (Wi-Fi only)
  6GB + 128GB — ₦
  
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• Petroleum Sector Retards National Progress

  08-12-2025 07:51 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dele Sobowale
  NNPCL is the only state-owned oil producing organization in the entire world which has become a perpetual drag on the nation’s progress. Last week, just as the nation was celebrating the declaration of Ntn profits from operations last year, Nigerians were once again reminded that very little has changed in the management of the affairs of the most important business organization in Nigeria. Until new evidence surfaces indicating a new re-orientation of corporate gove
  
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• Stock market rebounds as investors gain N2.4trn

  08-12-2025 07:22 via vanguardngr.com
  •2026 positioning beginsBy Peter Egwuatu The Nigerian stock market has recovered from losses it recorded in November as investors gained N2.436 trillion in the five trading days of last week.Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, market capitalisation, which represents the total value of shares listed on the Exchange, rose to N93.722 trillion on Friday from N91.286 trillion the previous week.In the same manner, another major market indicator, NGX All Share Index, ASI,
  
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• Group condemns call for FIRS chairman Zacchaeus Adedeji to step down

  08-12-2025 07:04 via vanguardngr.com
  The Campaign for Democracy (CD) has rejected the call by some groups asking the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacchaeus Adedeji, to step aside.The group, in a statement by its National Secretary, Comrade Olufemi Lawson, said the call is baseless, malicious and politically-sponsored.It said: “We state without ambiguity that this shadowy coalition does not represent the Arewa community, Nigerian youths, or any credible constituency in our nation.&ldquo
  
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• Pound to Naira exchange rate today, December 8, 2025

  08-12-2025 07:01 via vanguardngr.com
  The British Pound Sterling (GBP) started the week trading at strong levels against the Nigerian Naira (NGN), reflecting persistent demand for the UK currency in both the official and parallel foreign exchange markets on Monday, December 8, 2025.Official NFEM RateIn the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), the official indicative rate for one Pound Sterling was recorded at approximately N1933.77 as of the morning trading hours.This rate is in line with the high-value trading observed for the
  
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• Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, December 8, 2025

  08-12-2025 06:53 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigerian Naira experienced a relatively stable start to the week against the US Dollar across the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market, according to data monitored on Monday, December 8, 2025.NFEM Rate Holds SteadyIn the official market, the indicative exchange rate for the US Dollar to Naira was recorded at N1449.84 per dollar as of the morning of December 8, 2025. This rate reflects a continuation of the figures seen towards the end of the preceding wee
  
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• 10th Day in Captivity: Bayagan community begs, Kwara govt, police to rescue monarch

  08-12-2025 04:45 via vanguardngr.com
  By Demola Akinyemi IlorinThe Bayagan-ile Community in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara state has called for the intervention of the police, the state government and other security agencies to rescue the monarch
  Alhaji Kamilu Salami, the Ojibara of Bayagan-Ile from the bandits.Recall that the monarch, who is still in the captivity of the bandits inside the thick forests, was abducted ten days ago while on his farm.Spokesperson of the community, Alh Rafiu Ayinla Lawal, appealed in a statem
  
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• Police storm kidnappers’ camp in Abuja, rescue 7 victims

  08-12-2025 04:39 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Police in Abuja have busted a kidnapping syndicate following a raid on their den in Ushafa, which led to the rescue of seven kidnapped victims after a gun duel.Spokesperson for the FCT Command, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement. She said: “On December 5, 2025, the FCT Police Command received a distress report that armed men had invaded a community in Ushafa and abducted several residents.In a swift response, a joint team comprising operatives of the F
  
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• Police arrest suspected killers of retd Delta judge

  08-12-2025 04:37 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ochuko AkuophaASABA—THE Delta State Police Command, yesterday disclosed that it has arrested a security guard, one Godwin Mngumi and one other suspect in connection with the murder of retired Delta State High Court Judge, Justice Ifeoma Okogwu.Police Public Relations Officer of the State Command, Mr. Bright Edafe, who confirmed this in a statement, said the suspect was arrested in Anambra State and that the phone of the retired judge was also recovered from him.Recall that the lifeless
  
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• Court stops sale of aircraft over alleged indebtedness

  08-12-2025 03:54 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry OjeluA High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting in Bwari, has issued an interim order restraining Galactic Aviation Limited and two others from selling an Embraer EMB-145LR aircraft identified as 5N-BZM.Justice M. A. Madugu granted the order on Friday, December 5, 2025, after hearing an ex parte application filed by the claimant, Reekers Engineering and Construction Limited.The claimant, through its counsel, Mr. Azeez Hassan, SAN, filed and argued the motion ex parte i
  
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• Revealed: How Abuja street names are allegedly sold for up to N35m

  08-12-2025 03:51 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeAbuja—A Vanguard investigation has uncovered an alleged multi-million-naira payment scheme within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC)’s street-naming and house-numbering process, in which applicants were reportedly asked to pay large sums into private bank accounts instead of authorised government revenue accounts, despite the honour being officially presented as free.The probe began after AMAC sent letters to Vanguard’s Editor-in-Chief, Eze Anaba, and
  
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• Mehdi Jomaa, Paul Holthus lead stakeholders to Niger Delta Blue Economy Summit

  08-12-2025 03:38 via vanguardngr.com
  Stakeholders across Africa’s maritime and environmental sectors are set to gather in Akwa Ibom State for the Niger Delta Blue Economy Investment Summit scheduled for February 9–11, 2026, at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Ikot Ekpene.The summit, themed “Harnessing Blue Economy Potentials for Sustainable Development in the Niger Delta — Setting the Agenda for Shared Prosperity, Sustainability and Resilience,” aims to reposition the Niger Delta as a fr
  
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• Wike to PDP NEC: We won’t let those we accepted into PDP from other parties to kill our party

  08-12-2025 03:37 via vanguardngr.com
  Idowu BankoleMinister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he and other founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not allow those who came from other parties to join the PDP to kill the party.The Minister also berated a faction of the party for violating court judgments by conducting what he described as an “illegal convention,” insisting that the party must respect judicial processes if it intends to regain public confidence.Wike spoke on
  
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• Economy: Why some gorgeously dressed ladies steal food, plates, spoons at owambes

  08-12-2025 03:30 via vanguardngr.com
  As funny as this may sound, not all gorgeously dressed ladies at parties came to honour the celebrant.While many came to merry with the host, some came for free food as the economic downturn has reduced many people’s ability to afford three-square meals.But some others came for a sinister purpose not fit for the noble. They use the opportunity of such parties to stow away food, plates, forks and knives. The embarrassing scenario not only debases human dignity, it puts caterers and party h
  
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• Northern elites must take responsibility for security failures — Olawepo-Hashim

  08-12-2025 03:25 via vanguardngr.com
  …Welcomes Gen Musa’s appointment as defence ministerPresidential aspirant and internationally renowned businessman, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has urged Northern political and social elites to take responsibility for the intensifying insecurity in the region.He also applauded the appointment of General Christopher Musa as Minister of Defence, describing it as a crucial opportunity that must yield concrete results.In a statement yesterday, Olawepo-Hashim said he closely followed Mus
  
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• Lagos plans new sub-national financing model in 2026 — Finance Commissioner

  08-12-2025 03:24 via vanguardngr.com
  By Tunde OsoLagos State is preparing to launch one of the most ambitious sub-national financing initiatives in Africa—a new asset securitisation model set to reshape how governments fund infrastructure in 2026.In a conversation posted on DataPro Monthly Rating Brief for December, state Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Abayomi Oluyomi disclosed, “the initiative is not just a financial strategy but a structural shift in how the state intends to unlock value, mobilise capital and accelera
  
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• How Benin Republic coup failed — FG

  08-12-2025 03:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Tunde Oso, Nkiruka Nnorom, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Favour Ulebor with agency reportsPresident Bola Tinubu yesterday commended the gallantry of Nigeria’s military for responding swiftly to the request by the Government of the Benin Republic to save its 35-year-old democracy from coup plotters, who struck at dawn yesterday.A statement by his Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the Federal Government, “Acting on two separate requests fr
  
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• Democracy Survives: How Benin Republic coup failed — FG

  08-12-2025 03:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Tunde Oso, Nkiruka Nnorom, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Favour Ulebor with agency reportsPresident Bola Tinubu yesterday commended the gallantry of Nigeria’s military for responding swiftly to the request by the Government of the Benin Republic to save its 35-year-old democracy from coup plotters, who struck at dawn yesterday.A statement by his Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the Federal Government, “Acting on two separate requests fr
  
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