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• NELFUND has provided financial relief to less privileged – Shettima

  09-09-2026 21:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruThe Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has described the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) established by the administration of President Bola Tinubu as a landmark initiative that has provided crucial financial relief to the children of the poor and removed the financial barriers to higher education.The administration, according to him, positioned the Fund as a vital social equalizer and a primary mechanism for poverty alleviation as well the advancement of educ
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs iPhone Duo: Which foldable phone is better?

  09-09-2026 22:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and Apple iPhone Duo are now competing for the attention of consumers looking for a premium foldable smartphone, with both devices offering large displays, powerful processors and high-end features.Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and Apple’s first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, take different approaches to the foldable phone experience.While Samsung has several years of experience making foldable smartphones, Apple is entering the market with a de
  
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• Just in: Sanwo-Olu appoints Badejo new LASU VC

  09-09-2026 21:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniGovernor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the appointment of Professor Badejo Ayodeji Olawumi (Nee Faji) as Vice- Chancellor of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo.State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbebga Omotoso, announced the appointment on Wednesday.Prof. Badejo, a Professor of Guidance and Counselling, was born on August 4, 1962.She obtained a PhD in Guidance and Counselling from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and an M. Ed. (Guidance and
  
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• Obi Attack: SERAP urges Tinubu to direct IGP to take over case

  09-09-2026 21:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the reported attack on Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and his entourage in Benue State.In a statement on Wednesday signed by Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP Deputy Director, it urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu to take over the investigation into the incident, ensure a prompt, thorough, impartial, transparent and e
  
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• 2027: SDP ‘ll alleviate poverty, transform Nigeria’s future – Adebayo

  09-09-2026 21:44 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, says the party will rescue Nigeria from poverty and insecurity.Adebayo ​‌‍‍‍‍⁠⁠‌‍‍‍⁠‌​‍​‌​stated this at the party’s September National Convention, entitled: “Consolidating the blueprint for a new Nigeria to secure our homeland and defeat poverty”, on Wednesday in Abuja.He maintained that Nigeria’s imm
  
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• 24 die, many hospitalised after consuming herbal drinks in Ondo

  09-09-2026 21:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dayo Johnson AkureTwenty-four persons have reportedly died while others were hospitalised in Araromi Obu and Odigbo towns in Odigbo Council Area of Ondo State, following suspected food poisoning.The incident, which occurred last weekend, has triggered anger in the affected communities.Youths took to the streets to protest the deaths and marched to the palace of the traditional ruler of Araromi Obu, Oba Rufus Akinrinmade, demanding urgent action to prevent further loss of lives.Eight deaths w
  
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• Diphtheria: No outbreak in Lagos – Abayomi

  09-09-2026 21:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma ObinnaThe Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi on Wednesday raised its disease surveillance and preparedness against diphtheria, warning residents not to panic but to remain vigilant as the outbreak continues to spread in parts of Nigeria.Abayomi, however, said there is currently no outbreak of diphtheria in Lagos, despite recording 53 suspected cases in 2026, six of which were laboratory-confirmed.The Commissioner, who gave the assurance at a media briefing on the s
  
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• Trump says he thinks Iran war will end ‘immediately’ after US midterm vote

  09-09-2026 21:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believes the Iran war will end “immediately” after the United States votes in midterm elections in November.“I think the war will end immediately after the election” because Iran “can’t hold out any longer,” Trump told journalists, accusing Tehran of being “desperate to try and affect” the vote.wd/md
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• Raphinha bags brace as Barcelona demolish Feyenoord 5-1

  09-09-2026 20:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Raphinha continued his superb goalscoring form with a brace as Barcelona demolished Feyenoord 5-1 to begin their Champions League campaign in perfect fashion on Wednesday.Karim Adeyemi curled home brilliantly from long range in between Raphinha’s strikes and Lamine Yamal bent in a free-kick as Hansi Flick’s team made light work of their Dutch visitors.After Sem Steijn pulled one back, Barca substitute Gabriel Jesus netted a fifth, the forward’s first goal since joining from Ar
  
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• Apple unveils its first foldable smartphone iPhone Duo

  09-09-2026 20:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Apple unveiled its long-awaited first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, on Wednesday, at the company’s first launch event since CEO John Ternus took the reins on September 1.Apple’s first foldable comes seven years after Samsung pioneered the category, but the American tech giant is expected to take a sizable chunk of the market.“Others have created foldables that just feel like two phones awkwardly stuck together,” Ternus said in a video shown at the Steve Jobs Theat
  
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• Carabao Cup: Chelsea hand 16-year-old Watson debut against Leeds

  09-09-2026 20:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeChelsea have handed 16-year-old Reggie Watson his senior debut against Leeds United in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup third-round clash at Stamford Bridge.Manager Xabi Alonso has made nine changes from the side that lost 2-1 to Arsenal on Sunday, with Watson named in the starting XI for the 8pm kick-off.Watson, the son of former Wigan captain Ben Watson, impressed during Chelsea’s pre-season and now makes his first competitive appearance for the Blues.Mike Penders repl
  
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• SDP ratifies convention committee, targets 2027 victory

  09-09-2026 20:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Party says it will unite Nigeria, defeat poverty through grassroots mobilisationBy Henry UmoruABUJA — The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has held its National Convention in Abuja, ratifying the election of Professor Sadiq Gombe as Chairman of the Convention Committee, Dr Olu Agunloye as Secretary and Hon. Mulikat Adeola-Akande as Deputy Chairman, among other members.The convention, held on Wednesday at Newton Park Hotel, Abuja, also ratified decisions of the party’s National
  
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• FCT Police arrest woman over boiling water attack

  09-09-2026 20:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Court remands suspect in correctional facilityBy Kingsley OmonobiABUJA — Operatives of the FCT Police Command have arrested a woman, Mrs Beauty Monday, for allegedly pouring boiling water on her neighbour during an argument in the Lugbe area of Abuja.The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.Adeh said the command received a report at the Lugbe Police Division on September 6 from the victim, identified as Gift Amos, alleging that Monday
  
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• 2027: Kalu mobilises diaspora support for Tinubu, Hamzat

  09-09-2026 20:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Senator faults calls for return of fuel subsidy, urges focus on security, economic growthBy Kenneth Udeh, AbujaABUJA — Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has urged Nigerians in the Diaspora to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration and the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2027 elections, while opposing calls for the return of petroleum subsidy.Kalu also canvassed support for the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, as the state&r
  
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• British actor Noel Clarke charged with sexual offences against five women

  09-09-2026 20:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeBritish actor Noel Clarke has been charged with sexual offences including sexual assault, voyeurism and exposure in connection with allegations involving five women.According to the BBC, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge the 50-year-old Doctor Who and Kidulthood star on Wednesday following an investigation that began a year ago.Clarke, who is from Kensington, west London, faces two counts of sexual assault, three counts of voye
  
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• ‘It wasn’t intentional’ — Nomy breaks silence after BBNaija disqualification

  09-09-2026 19:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeFormer Big Brother Naija Season 11 housemate, Whitney Chukwu, popularly known as Nomy, has broken her silence following her disqualification from the ‘Show Ya Sef’ edition, apologising to fans and expressing regret over her abrupt exit from the reality show.Nomy spoke during a recent X Space session, where she thanked her supporters for standing by her and said she would have approached her time in the house differently if she had realised how much support she h
  
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• Kara Bridge repairs: Motorists, commuters groan on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

  09-09-2026 19:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Spend hours in gridlock as LASTMA, TRACE deploy more personnelBy Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — Motorists and commuters plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have continued to groan over severe traffic congestion following the commencement of repair works on the Kara Bridge.The two-week rehabilitation project, directed by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, involves the replacement of deteriorating expansion joints on the bridge to improve road safety, structural integrity and traf
  
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• Re-elect my husband, I want to enjoy Nigeria at old age — Remi Tinubu

  09-09-2026 19:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  First Lady empowers 2,500 Imo women, adds N100,000 cash to beneficiariesBy Emmanuel IheakaOWERRI — First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has appealed to voters in the South-East to support the re-election of her husband, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the 2027 presidential election.The First Lady said she wanted to enjoy a better Nigeria in her old age, adding that both she and the President were working to improve the country.Mrs Tinubu made the appeal on Wednesday in Owerri, I
  
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• Beg Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu — Charismatic Bishops tell SGF

  09-09-2026 19:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, has appealed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, to prevail on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release detained Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader, Nnamdi Kanu.The appeal was made on Wednesday at the 2026 Synod of the CBCN in Abuja, where Akume was present as a special guest, as bishops rallied around their President-General, Archbishop Leonard Bature Kawas,
  
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• 2027: INEC plans IDP voting centres in nine Plateau LGs

  09-09-2026 19:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  121,821 new voters registered in state, 65,928 are womenBy Golok NanmwaJOS — The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it is planning to establish voting centres for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in nine local government areas of Plateau State ahead of the 2027 general elections.The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state, Prof. Samuel Egwu, disclosed this on Wednesday at a meeting with leaders of political parties and other stakeholders at the Commission&
  
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• Women dominate new voter registration, lag in elective offices — INEC

  09-09-2026 19:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Commission urges parties to provide greater support for female candidates ahead of 2027By Omeiza AjayiABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has raised concerns over the wide gap between women’s participation as voters and their representation in elective offices in Nigeria.The Commission noted that although women accounted for the majority of new registrants in the third phase of the recently concluded Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, their numerical streng
  
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• Lassa fever: NCDC urges Nigerians to step up prevention

  09-09-2026 19:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Warns cases typically rise between November and AprilBy Chidinma Chukwu, AbujaABUJA — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has urged Nigerians to intensify preventive measures against Lassa fever ahead of the dry season, warning that cases typically increase between November and April.The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, gave the warning on Wednesday in Abuja at a national health security media briefing, stressing the need for early preparedness before
  
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• Photos: Remi Tinubu bags Oso Di Eme I chieftaincy title in Imo

  09-09-2026 19:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABUJA — First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has been conferred with the traditional title of Oso Di Eme I of Imo State.The honour was announced on Wednesday by the First Lady’s Senior Special Adviser on Media, Busola Kukoyi, in a statement accompanied by photographs of the ceremony posted on her X handle.Kukoyi said the title, which she translated as “she who supports her husband,” was in recognition of the First Lady’s role as a partner to President Bola Tinubu in
  
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• SEDC to prioritise poultry development in South-East

  09-09-2026 18:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Urges youths to embrace agricultureBy Anayo OkoliENUGU — The South East Development Commission (SEDC) has pledged to prioritise the development of the poultry industry in the region as part of efforts to unlock its agricultural potential, boost food security and create jobs.The Managing Director of SEDC, Mark Okoye Jnr., disclosed this at the Eastern International Poultry Summit 2026, organised by the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), South-East zone, in Enugu.Okoye, who was represent
  
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• NAICOM, NCAA strengthen aviation insurance oversight

  09-09-2026 18:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Set up joint committee on compliance, information sharingBy Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefABUJA — The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to strengthen insurance regulation and compliance in Nigeria’s aviation industry.The agreement, signed in Abuja yesterday by the Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of NAICOM, Olusegun Omosehin, and the Director-General of t
  
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• Akpabio petitions DSS over alleged anti-North statement

  09-09-2026 18:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruABUJA — President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) over the alleged circulation of a statement attributed to him in which he purportedly threatened that Northerners would suffer if President Bola Tinubu lost the 2027 presidential election.Akpabio’s Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.In the petition to the DSS, signed by his Chief of Staff, Chinedu Akubueze, A
  
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• NCC moves to block unapproved SIM-enabled devices from networks

  09-09-2026 18:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Deploys automated Type Approval compliance systemBy Juliet UmehABUJA — The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has commenced the implementation of a technology-enabled framework to strengthen monitoring and enforcement of Type Approval requirements for SIM-enabled communications devices in Nigeria.The Commission said the initiative would enable it to electronically determine the Type Approval compliance status of SIM-enabled devices imported, sold and used in the country.According to
  
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• NUPRC threatens sanctions over unutilised gas flare sites

  09-09-2026 18:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Warns firms of possible award revocationBy Obas Esiedesa, AbujaABUJA — The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, has threatened to sanction companies awarded flare gas sites under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme, NGFCP, if they fail to make significant progress towards developing and utilising the sites.The Commission Chief Executive, Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, disclosed this in Abuja during a working visit to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resour
  
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• Filth: Sanwo-Olu declares state of emergency on waste management

  09-09-2026 18:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  To deploy 160 new compactor trucks, five transfer stations by Q2 2027By Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared a “state of emergency” on waste management in the state, citing mounting pressure on waste collection and the growing menace of indiscriminate dumping across the metropolis.The governor, however, unveiled short-, medium- and long-term measures aimed at clearing the current backlog of waste and improving the state’s waste
  
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• Nigeria High Commission cuts UK passport intervention fee to £20

  09-09-2026 18:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Reduction follows backlash over £70 administrative chargeLONDON — The Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom has reduced its fee for the ongoing passport intervention exercise from £70 to £20, following protests and scrutiny over the additional charge.The fee was reduced on Wednesday, although applicants were reportedly not formally notified of the change displayed on the commission’s website.TheCable had reported that the High Commission imposed an additio
  
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