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• Lil Durk acquitted in US murder-for-hire trial, faces fresh case

  12-09-2026 14:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Grammy-winning American rapper Lil Durk has been acquitted of all charges in a federal murder for hire case in the United States, but he remains in custody ahead of another trial scheduled for October.The Chicago-born rapper, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, was accused of orchestrating the 2022 killing of Saviay’a Robinson, the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo, in Los Angeles.A jury returned its verdict on Friday after three days of deliberations, acquitting the 33-year-old of
  
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• Delta governor did not remove councilor or arrest him — Ukwauni LGA chairman

  14-09-2026 16:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Efe OnodjaeThe Chairman of Ukwauni Local Government Council, Barrister Chiamaka Solomon Possible Ajede, has dismissed claims that the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, ordered the arrest or removal of a serving councillor, saying the councillor’s detention is a result of criminal proceedings instituted by the Police.Ajede made the clarification while reacting to a trending video on social media in which it was alleged that the Delta State Government had imprisoned the councillo
  
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• Insecurity: How we recovered over 500,000 hectares of farmland from bandits - Kaduna Govt

  14-09-2026 16:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Kaduna State Government has attributed the return of farmers to more than 500,000 hectares of farmland to gains recorded in its fight against insecurity over the past three years.The state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Ahmed Maiyaki, said this on Sunday at a Gala Night organised by the Kano Correspondents’ Chapel during its annual retreat in Kaduna.Maiyaki said the security situation in some rural communities had previously become so severe that bandits allegedly exercised
  
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• Why I don’t want to be called richest man in Africa — Dangote

  14-09-2026 16:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  LAGOS — President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said he no longer wants to be described as the richest man in Africa, saying he would rather be recognised for creating wealth and opportunities for others.Read Also: I got first private jet at 22 — DangoteDangote made the remarks on Monday while sounding the gong at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in Lagos to formally launch the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals.“I don
  
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• I don’t want to be called richest man in Africa — Dangote

  14-09-2026 16:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  LAGOS — President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said he no longer wants to be described as the richest man in Africa, saying he would rather be recognised for creating wealth and opportunities for others.Dangote made the remarks on Monday while sounding the gong at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in Lagos to formally launch the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals.“I don’t want anybody again to call me the richest man i
  
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• Tinubu orders release of funds to regional development commissions

  14-09-2026 16:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Soni DanielAbuja: President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed the timely release of funds to the Regional Development Commissions, warning their boards and managements against corruption, waste and the execution of projects that do not directly benefit the people.Tinubu gave the directive while declaring open the first North Central Stakeholders Development Summit organised by the North Central Development Commission in Abuja on Monday.The President, who was represented at the event by the Secr
  
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• I got first private jet at 22 — Dangote

  14-09-2026 15:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  LAGOS — President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that he acquired his first private jet at the age of 22 and a half.Dangote made the disclosure on Monday at the Nigerian Exchange in Lagos during the formal launch of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals.Reflecting on his journey as a businessman, the billionaire industrialist said he had enjoyed his career but now placed greater emphasis on channeling wealth into pr
  
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• 3 North African countries where it snows

  14-09-2026 15:56 via vanguardngr.com
  
  When people search for African countries snow, they may be surprised to learn that parts of the continent experience regular snowfall during the winter months. While Africa is often associated with warm temperatures, deserts and tropical climates, several countries have mountainous regions where temperatures fall low enough for snow.Snow falls in several North African countries, particularly in mountainous areas where higher elevations bring much colder temperatures during winter.The Atlas Moun
  
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• High petrol price: NNPC to boost gas supply to CNG operators

  14-09-2026 15:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  — Nigeria targets global gas opportunitiesBy Obas Esiedesa, BangkokThe Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has said it is increasing gas supply to operators in the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) value chain as part of efforts to cushion Nigerians from the impact of high petrol prices.Executive Vice President, Gas, Power and New Energy, NNPC Ltd, Olalekan Ogunleye, disclosed this in an interview with Vanguard on the sidelines of the 2026 Gas Technology Exhibition and Confe
  
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• Cartoon: What’s democracy?

  14-09-2026 15:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
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• PANDEF mourns Bamanga Tukur, recalls ports reforms

  14-09-2026 15:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruABUJA — The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political body of the South-South geopolitical zone, has mourned the death of former Minister and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.PANDEF said Tukur, who died on Saturday at the age of 90, made significant contributions to the development of Nigeria, particularly during his tenure at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).In a condolence statement signed by its National Chair
  
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• 2027: Peter Obi to respond only to presidential candidates

  14-09-2026 15:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruABUJA — The Peter Obi Media Office has said the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, will no longer respond directly to attacks, insinuations or criticisms from political surrogates ahead of the 2027 presidential election.The media office said Obi would instead engage directly with presidential candidates on matters concerning the election, policies and his record in public office.In a statement signed on Monday by the spokesman of the
  
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• We pay 54 taxes, airline operators lament; it’s just 4 – NCAA

  14-09-2026 15:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dickson OmobolaFresh disagreement has emerged between the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, and the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, over the amount of taxes, fees and charges imposed on airlines operating in the country.Read Also:Dangote Refinery IPO opens as stockbrokers express confidence of over-subscriptionWhile the NCAA insisted that, apart from taxes imposed on each ticket, other charges were cost elements associated with aviation operations, AON maintained that airlines were
  
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• Meet Journalist Edward Kijanangoma who will replace Uganda’s late ‘Boy King’

  14-09-2026 15:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  |Ugandan journalist and news anchor Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma has been selected as the next monarch of the Tooro Kingdom, following the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV last month.Kijanangoma, a cousin of the late king, was selected as crown prince on Wednesday by a committee after a search to determine Oyo’s successor.The journalist and editor works with the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, the country’s state broadcaster, and is expected to be crowned later this we
  
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• First Lady flags off incentives to boost maternal, newborn care

  14-09-2026 15:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Chidinma ChukwuABUJA — THE First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday, launched the distribution of incentives to pregnant women, especially those in vulnerable and underserved communities, to promote the increased use of antenatal care and other essential maternal and newborn health services.The intervention, under the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Initiative (MAMII), is aimed at removing the social, economic, cultural and logistical
  
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• 2027: Why Peter Obi’s wife bag is trending on social media

  14-09-2026 15:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The luxury handbag reportedly carried by Margaret Obi, wife of former Anambra State governor and 2027 presidential hopeful Peter Obi, has sparked a fresh debate on social media over the politician’s public image of prudence.The bag, identified in reports as a Hermès Kelly, has attracted widespread attention online following claims that it is worth more than ₦250 million.The controversy has prompted reactions from critics and commentators, with some questioning whether the rep
  
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• 47 applicants lose N51.8m to fake Cross River LG jobs

  14-09-2026 15:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ike UchechukwuCALABAR — No fewer than 47 applicants lost more than N51.8 million after allegedly paying individuals who claimed they could secure local government appointments for them in Cross River State, the state government’s investigative panel has found.Chairman of the Cross River State Local Government Service Commission, Nsa Ekpo, disclosed this on Monday while fielding questions from journalists in Calabar.Ekpo said the panel found that the affected applicants paid amoun
  
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• ‘Nigeria has no business with poverty’ — Obasanjo

  14-09-2026 15:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria has no justification to be poor, blaming the country’s persistent poverty partly on policies that encourage imports at the expense of local production.Obasanjo said Nigeria has the land, water, rainfall and human resources needed to produce enough to meet its needs and create wealth.The former president spoke during an interview on C-Suite Cafe, hosted by Ikem Okuhu.“Give me one reason why Nigeria should be poor. Is it the land that we
  
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• N18bn Nigeria Airways Payment: NUP applauds Tinubu, renews call for subsidy relief

  14-09-2026 15:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — THE Nigeria Union of Pensioners, (NUP) has praised President Bola Tinubu for initiating the payment of N18 billion in outstanding severance benefits to 2,700 former employees of the defunct Nigeria Airways.The union described the intervention as a long-awaited relief for the beneficiaries, who had waited for more than two decades to receive their entitlements.In a statement issued by its National President, Comrade Godwin Abumisi, NUP said it was pleased that
  
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• Nigeria, India aim to rebuild trade to $15bn as Modi pushes for more crude purchases

  14-09-2026 15:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  —Expand cooperation in defence, pharmaceuticals, digital technology, fintech, renewable energy, creative industriesBy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — NIGERIA and India have agreed to strengthen their strategic economic ties, with India seeking to resume crude oil purchases from Nigeria as both countries work to restore bilateral trade to its previous peak of nearly $15 billion.The commitment followed a bilateral meeting between Vice President Kashim Shettima and Indian Prime Minister Nar
  
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• Saudi football body vows action against Jota chants, Ronaldo urges life ban

  14-09-2026 15:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Saudi Arabian football authorities promised to take action and Cristiano Ronaldo called for life bans after rival fans taunted Al-Hilal’s Ruben Neves about the death of Diogo Jota, his friend and former Portugal team-mate.Chants about Jota, the Liverpool and Portugal forward who died in a car crash last year, rang out during Al-Hilal’s 6-0 away win over Al-Taawoun on Saturday.“The league must take action and punish this kind of fan behaviour,” Saudi-based Portugal captai
  
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• U-20 Women’s World Cup: Round of 16 fixtures [Full list]

  14-09-2026 14:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nigeria’s Falconets will take on England in the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after the knockout fixtures were finalised on Sunday.Nigeria booked its place in the knockout phase in emphatic fashion, defeating New Caledonia 10-1 in their final Group F encounter.The result saw the Falconets finish second in the group with four points and secure a place among the last 16 teams in the competition.Their next challenge will be England, with the two sides scheduled to
  
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• Liverpool will have to accept ‘ups and downs’, says Iraola

  14-09-2026 14:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Andoni Iraola admitted there would be “ups and downs” for Liverpool as he searches for consistency early in his Anfield reign following a stuttering start to the season.The former Bournemouth boss, who replaced the sacked Arne Slot, oversaw a frustrating 0-0 stalemate against Fulham on Saturday, following morale-boosting wins over Ipswich and Atletico Madrid.Liverpool, already well off the pace in the Premier League, next face goal-shy Tottenham in the third round of the League Cup
  
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• Without Nigeria, apartheid wouldn’t have ended in South Africa — Obasanjo

  14-09-2026 14:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ayobami OkerindeFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo says South Africa would not have ended apartheid when it did without Nigeria’s support for the struggle against white minority rule.Obasanjo said Nigeria’s involvement in the anti-apartheid campaign was driven by the conviction that no Black person should be treated as inferior because of their skin colour, adding that Nigeria supported the campaign without expecting any personal or national reward in return.The former president
  
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• Dangote Refinery IPO opens as stockbrokers express confidence of over-subscription

  14-09-2026 14:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Peter EgwuatuThe N2.2 trillion Initial Public Offering, IPO of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Free Zone Enterprise, has officially opened today for subscription.Stockbrokers have expressed confidence in the offer stressing that it will be fully subscribed.
  The stockbrokers who spoke to Vanguard at the ongoing “Facts behind the offer presentations and opening gong ceremony” today expressed happiness over the offer saying it will help to deepen the market.Commenting, Olatunde
  
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• FG condemns fresh killing of Nigerians in South Africa, calls for probe

  14-09-2026 14:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Federal Government has condemned the killings of two Nigerians in South Africa, and demanded a thorough, transparent and expeditious investigation into the circumstances surrounding their deaths.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the demand in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Mr Oluwafemi Adeniyi, at the weekend in Abuja.The demand followed reports of the recent killing of two Nigerian nationals – Bishop Taiwo Fakunle and Mr James Uchechukwu Nwankwo.According to the ministry,
  
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• Troops rescue eight victims, apprehend six ISWAP members in Borno, Adamawa

  14-09-2026 14:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Troops have rescued eight abductees and arrested six suspected terrorists and collaborators in separate operations across Borno and Adamawa.An operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday said the operations were conducted between Sept. 11 and 13.The report said the operations also led to the arrest of suspected terrorist logistics suppliers and collaborators, disruption of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and arrest of illegal miners.It said the troops of
  
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• Lagos under Sanwo-Olu creates more dollar millionaires than most African nations – Omokri

  14-09-2026 13:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has declared that Lagos State under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has produced more dollar millionaires than most African countries.Omokri made the assertion during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme, where he discussed Nigeria’s cost-of-living challenges and economic performance.He linked the development to the state’s rapid expansion, noting that Lagos’s Gross Domestic Product had risen from less
  
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• Wike’s Rainbow Coalition will deliver Tinubu in 2027 — Nwuche

  14-09-2026 13:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By John AlechenuABUJA — Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the South-South Development Commission, Rt. Hon. Chibudom Nwuche, has said the Rainbow Coalition put together by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, will deliver President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.Nwuche stated this in Abuja on Monday while commending Wike for what he described as his outstanding performance, courage and political sagacity.He said
  
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• ADC: Court adjourns suit against Mark, Aregbesola

  14-09-2026 12:56 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned a suit filed by Mr Nafiu-Bala Gombe, seeking to stop the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) from parading themselves as leaders of the party until Sept. 28.The case, which was fixed for hearing of all pending applications, could not proceed because the presiding judge, Justice Peter Lifu, did not sit.The case was subsequently fixed for Sept. 28.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Lifu had, on J
  
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