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• Mexico, Korea eye World Cup knockout berths

  18-06-2026 18:04 via vanguardngr.com
  Mexico and South Korea will aim to punch their ticket to the World Cup knockout rounds on Thursday when they meet in Guadalajara knowing that a win would guarantee a last 32 berth.The Group A rivals head into the fixture at the Estadio Akron fresh from respective victories over South Africa and the Czech Republic in their opening games last week.The expanded 48-team format for this year’s World Cup — and the fact that the eight best-ranked third-placed teams will advance from the gr
  
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• Senate adopts manual voting on State Police Bill as electronic system fails

  24-06-2026 17:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Akpabio: Matter of Profound National ImportanceBy Henry UmoruABUJA — The Senate on Wednesday abandoned plans to use its electronic voting system for consideration of the constitutional amendment bill on the establishment of state police after the voting machines failed to function.Following unsuccessful efforts to activate the electronic system for more than 30 minutes, senators resolved to adopt a manual voting process, with members required to indicate their votes by raising the
  
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• Abia begins enforcement of Okada ban, sets N50,000 fine for defaulters

  24-06-2026 17:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ugochukwu AlaribeThe Abia State Government has commenced enforcement of the ban on motorcycle operations in Aba, Umuahia and Ohafia, warning that violators will face a fine of N50,000 and possible impoundment of their motorcycles.The government said operators whose motorcycles are seized would be required to pay the N50,000 penalty within 30 days to recover their vehicles.Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this in Umuahia, explaining that the policy forms part of effor
  
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• State police only viable solution to insecurity – South-West Amotekun Commanders

  24-06-2026 17:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dayo Johnson, AkureThe Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), codenamed Amotekun, has declared its readiness for the establishment of state police, describing the decentralisation of Nigeria’s security architecture as the most effective solution to the country’s security challenges.Chairman of the South-West Amotekun Commanders Forum and Commander of the Ondo State Amotekun Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, made the declaration in Akure, the Ondo State capital.According to Adeleye
  
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• Kuje-Gwagwalada Road: No community ‘ll be left behind under my watch – Tinubu

  24-06-2026 17:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  President Bola Tinubu says no community will be left behind under his watch, noting that his administration is laying the foundation for prosperity.Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, gave the assurance in Abuja on Wednesday during the inauguration of Phase I of the newly constructed 7-kilometre Kuje to Gwagwalada dual carriageway.The President said that from the city center to the farthest satellite town of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), his administration was laying t
  
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• Amotekun arrests couple over burglary at ex-Ondo speaker’s home

  24-06-2026 17:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dayo Johnson, AkureThe Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, has arrested a couple for allegedly burgling the country home of former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Jumoke Akindele, in Okitipupa.The suspects, identified as Samson Osowe, 28, and his wife, Ayo Oguneso, 22, were apprehended following an intelligence-led operation that also led to the recovery of seven expensive mobile phones and other valuables allegedly stolen during the burglary.Amoteku
  
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• Nobody’ll take PDP mandate to another party and get away with it — Turaki

  24-06-2026 17:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday warned its candidates against defecting after securing the party’s tickets, saying those whose names would be submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the 2027 general election would be required to sign undertakings committing them to the party, as it confirmed former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate.The warning came as the opposition party presented Cer
  
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• Global Ebola risk ‘remains low’, WHO chief says

  24-06-2026 17:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The global risk “remains low” from a deadly Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization chief said Wednesday, after a case was confirmed in France.France on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory: a doctor who had flown back from the DR Congo, which is fighting a major outbreak.The case is the first of the deadly haemorrhagic fever identified outside the African continent during the current outb
  
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• Lagos court jails 14 for assaulting KAI officials

  24-06-2026 17:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Govt Vows to Intensify EnforcementBy Olasunkanmi AkoniA Magistrate Court sitting in Bolade, Oshodi, Lagos, on Wednesday sentenced 14 persons to three months imprisonment each for assaulting officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI, while they were carrying out lawful duties at the Oshodi Resettlement Market.The convicts were arrested on Tuesday following an attack on KAI personnel during an enforcement operation in the market.The incid
  
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• Bill Gates testified Epstein sought to blackmail him, transcript reveals

  24-06-2026 17:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Microsoft founder Bill Gates told US members of Congress that the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had sought to “blackmail” him over his extramarital affairs, according to a transcript of the testimony.The tech pioneer testified behind closed doors before the House Oversight Committee on June 10 regarding his friendship with the disgraced American financier, who died in prison in 2019 as he awaited trial for sex crimes.According to the transcript released by the committee Tuesday,
  
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• NDLEA arrests 559 drug suspects, rehabilitates 102 in Anambra

  24-06-2026 17:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Vincent UjumaduThe Anambra State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 559 suspected drug offenders and rehabilitated 102 drug users in the last 11 months as part of efforts to combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking in the state.The State Commander of NDLEA, Charles Onubogu, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the agency’s headquarters in Awka.According to him, the suspects comprised 475 males and 84 females, while the drugs involved were
  
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• Kidnappings: Oyo CAN orders churches to halt late-night activities

  24-06-2026 17:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adeola BadruThe Oyo State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has directed churches across the state to strengthen security measures, suspend late-night activities and ensure that their premises are properly fenced and gated amid growing concerns over rising incidents of kidnapping and abduction.The directive was contained in a communiqué issued following a meeting of the association by the Oyo State CAN Chairman, Rev. Elisha Ogundiya, and secretary, Very Rev. Samuel
  
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• NAHCO secures fresh airline contracts

  24-06-2026 17:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dickson OmobolaNigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, NAHCO Aviance, has extended its contract with Qatar Airways, Saudia Airlines and ASKY.The company also signed a fresh contract with a new entrant into the Nigerian market, FlyGabon, while facilitating the commencement of solar cells export to the United States of America.NAHCO, in a statement, said BGE (Nigeria) Solar FZE commenced the export of solar cells from Lagos to the United States in January 2026 using NAHCO facilities.The projec
  
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• Ogun customs generates ₦259.8m revenue, seizes contraband worth ₦4.63bn in three months

  24-06-2026 17:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated ₦259.78 million in revenue and seized smuggled goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦4.63 billion between April 1 and June 23, 2026.Speaking during a press briefing in Idiroko on Wednesday, the Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller Oladapo Afeni, said the achievements underscored the command’s commitment to revenue generation, trade facilitation and anti-smuggli
  
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• Lagos targets 30,000 pupils daily under school feeding programme

  24-06-2026 17:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Sanwo-Olu to Flag Off Initiative June 30By Olasunkanmi AkoniNo fewer than 30,000 primary and secondary school pupils across selected schools in Lagos State are expected to benefit daily from a free meal programme under the “Adopt a School Snacks for Thought” initiative.The programme is sponsored by the Federal Government, Lagos State Government and the state’s 57 local government and local council development areas.The National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme Manag
  
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• ICPC, Immigration partner to tackle illegal migration through Borno borders

  24-06-2026 17:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ndahi Marama, MaiduguriThe Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has partnered with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Borno State Command, to combat corruption in travel document processing and curb the influx of undocumented migrants through the state’s porous borders.Speaking to journalists after a sensitisation programme for immigration personnel in Maiduguri on Wednesday, the ICPC Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner overseeing Borno and Y
  
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• ABUAD emerges Nigeria’s top university in global sustainability ranking

  24-06-2026 17:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Joseph ErunkeAfe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has emerged as Nigeria’s highest-ranked university in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Rankings, becoming the only Nigerian institution to secure a place among the world’s top 100 universities for sustainable development.The ranking, released on Wednesday by Times Higher Education, placed ABUAD 72nd globally out of 1,646 universities from 116 countries and territories, reflecting the institution&r
  
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• Masquerades lead protest over acquisition of farmland for solar project in Niger

  24-06-2026 16:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Wole Mosadomi, MinnaMasquerades in full regalia on Tuesday led residents of Diko town in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State in a peaceful protest against the acquisition of 500 hectares of farmland by the state government for an industrial solar farming project linked to Abuja Steel Mills Limited.The protesters, made up largely of youths and community members, marched through major streets of the town, chanting slogans and carrying placards to express their opposition to the land tr
  
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• Customs seizes vegetable oil, other contraband worth N273m in Cross River

  24-06-2026 16:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ike UchechukwuThe Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, has intercepted 1,996 kegs of vegetable oil and other prohibited goods with a combined Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N273.68 million.Briefing journalists in Calabar on Wednesday, the Area Comptroller, Comptroller Momodu Dauda, said the items were seized during a series of anti-smuggling operations across the command’s area of responsibility, dealing a significant blow to illicit trad
  
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• Akpabio urges open, patriotic debate as senate considers state police bill

  24-06-2026 16:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has urged lawmakers to approach debate on the bill for the establishment of state police with open minds, guided solely by national interests, constitutional principles and the collective welfare of citizens.Akpabio made the call at the resumption of plenary on Wednesday in Abuja.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Senate was due to consider the Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, to provide
  
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• US jails embattled Anambra LG Chair for five years over $3.5m romance scam

  24-06-2026 16:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emmanuel OkogbaA 42-year-old Nigerian man, Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, who is also Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for orchestrating an online romance scam that defrauded victims of more than $3.5 million.In a statement by the US Department of Justice, U.S. District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright handed down the sentence late Monday in Tacoma, Washington, describing the crime as “devastating.”The jud
  
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• 5 top countries on brink of exit at 2026 World Cup

  24-06-2026 16:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage is heading into its decisive final round, with several countries facing the prospect of an early exit if results do not go their way.With qualification places still up for grabs, a number of teams must secure positive results in their last group matches to keep their hopes of reaching the knockout stages alive.Here are five countries under the most pressure heading into the final round of fixtures.South Africa
  South Africa’s World Cup campaign hangs in
  
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• FRSC confirms one death, three injured in Ugwu Onyeama auto crash

  24-06-2026 16:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chinedu AdonuOne person has been confirmed dead while three others sustained injuries in a road accident involving a cement-laden trailer and a fuel tanker along the Ugwu Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.The accident, which occurred on Monday evening, sparked fears of a major fire after a collision involving a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG).The Ugwu Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has remained a major accident black spot over the years.Initial reports
  
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• Oyo: Makinde urges NUT to reopen schools, approves N8.7bn for learning materials

  24-06-2026 16:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …expands 2026 budget to N1.1tnBy Adeola BadruGovernor Seyi Makinde has urged the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) to suspend its ongoing strike and reopen public schools shut in protest over the abduction of teachers and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area, assuring residents that efforts are being intensified to secure the victims’ release.The appeal came as the State Executive Council approved N8.7 billion for the procurement of teaching and learning materials and increased th
  
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• Trump claims Iran assured Strait of Hormuz won’t be tolled

  24-06-2026 15:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has been assured by Iran that no fees will be collected from ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as negotiations continue to secure a lasting end to the war in the Middle East.“Iran has informed the U.S. that… there are ‘NO TOLLS, NO INSURANCE COSTS, & NO OTHER CHARGES OF ANY KIND BEING SOUGHT OR RECEIVED BY IRAN ON SHIPS TRAVELING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ’,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, without specifying whethe
  
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• Kano Govt seals Film House over planning violations

  24-06-2026 15:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Hadiza YusufThe Kano State Government has sealed a film house located in the Dorayi area of Unguwa Bello, Gwale Local Government Area, over alleged violations of planning regulations.The action was carried out by the Kano Geographic Information System (KANGIS) following complaints from residents and community leaders about activities at the facility.Director-General of KANGIS, Dalhatu Aliyu Sani, disclosed this on Wednesday during the agency’s “Operation Show Your Document”
  
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• Assault: ECOWAS court orders FG to pay N10m damages to journalist

  24-06-2026 15:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA — The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the Federal Government to pay N10 million in general damages over the physical assault, unlawful arrest, and seizure of property belonging to a journalist, Mr. Jide Oyekunle.The regional court found FG liable for violating the applicant’s rights to freedom of expression, personal liberty, dignity, and to own property, protected under the African Charter on Human an
  
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• Lagos urges estate residents to embrace monthly sanitation exercise

  24-06-2026 15:45 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ….Strengthen Community SafetyBy Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — The Lagos State Government has urged residents of its housing estates to actively participate in the reintroduced monthly environmental sanitation exercise, stressing that community involvement is essential for maintaining safe, secure and well-managed public housing estates.The call was made by the Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, during a stakeholders’ engagement and public enlightenment programme for r
  
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• Lagos issues 72-hour notice to quit to street traders

  24-06-2026 15:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  … illegal occupants at Alaba RagoBy Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — The Lagos State Taskforce has issued a 72-hour quit notice to street traders and illegal occupants operating along the Alaba Rago corridor of the Mile 2–Badagry Expressway, ahead of a planned enforcement exercise aimed at restoring environmental order in the area.The exercise, which will be carried out in collaboration with other enforcement agencies, targets illegal trading activities on highways, walkways, road me
  
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• US judge blocks Trump administration from making arrests at immigration courts

  24-06-2026 15:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A federal judge in California on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from making arrests at immigration courts across the United States.Since President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Homeland Security agents have adopted the tactic of waiting outside immigration courts nationwide and arresting migrants as they leave at the end of asylum hearings.Missing an immigration court hearing is a crime in some cases and can itself make migrants liable to be deported, leaving many wit
  
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