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• Niger shuts down six illegal mining sites in Kontagora

  15-06-2026 17:29 via vanguardngr.com
  By Wole MosadomiMINNA — The Niger State Government has ordered the immediate shutdown of six illegal mineral processing sites located in Kontagora Local Government Area of the state.The operation, carried out on Saturday by the State Ministry of Mineral Resources, was supported by security operatives, including officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals from the Federal Headquarters in Abuja.The exercise was led by the Commissioner for Mineral Resour
  
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• You’re playing with fire, ADC warns Tinubu govt over deregistration plot

  15-06-2026 19:43 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Monday warned the Federal Government and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, that they were ‘playing with fire’ by backing what it described as efforts to deregister the party through the courts, saying such a move could trigger a political crisis ahead of the 2027 general election.The party said the issue had gone beyond its registration status and now raised broader questions about whether Nigerians
  
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• Saidu urges security bodies to flush out disloyal personnel 

  15-06-2026 19:43 via vanguardngr.com
  Says govt should tighten regulation around mining in  Zamfara By Jimitota Onoyume Arewa leader in the south Alhaji Musa Saidu has enjoined the high command of the military and other security agencies to flush out disloyal personnel  in their midst as they combat  banditry and terrorism in the country, warning that it was high time they were kicked out. Saidu made the appeal in a chat with the Vanguard on the phone, stressing  that those who fail to be committe
  
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• FG moves to tackle agric commodities’ export rejections, sets up TWG

  15-06-2026 19:35 via vanguardngr.com
  By Gabriel EwepuABUJA – THE Federal Government, Monday, moved to tackle agricultural commodities’ rejections by inaugurating a Technical WorkingGroup, TWG, on Agricultural Produce Residue Standards.The Minister of State for Agriculture and FoodSecurity, Dr Aliyu Abdullahi, speaking on the inauguration of the TWG said themove is to reposition Nigeria’s agricultural competitiveness in the globalstage.Abdullahi noted that the rejections had caused Nigeriato make huge economic los
  
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• Enough of empty meetings, Inuwa Yahaya tells Northern leaders

  15-06-2026 19:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Says insecurity, poverty, underdevelopment demand action, not rhetoricBy Ben Ngwakwe, GombeDUTSE, JIGAWA — Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has called for urgent and decisive action to tackle the worsening challenges of insecurity, poverty and underdevelopment in Northern Nigeria, declaring that the era of endless meetings and unimplemented resolutions must come to an end.Speaking at the meeting of the North
  
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• Sit-at-Home: Markets, banks remain largely empty despite Soludo’s warnings

  15-06-2026 19:30 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nwabueze OkonkwoONITSHA — Major markets, banks and business premises in Onitsha, Anambra State, recorded low commercial activity on Monday despite repeated warnings by Governor Chukwuma Soludo against compliance with the sit-at-home order.A visit to key markets, including Onitsha Main Market, Ochanja Market, Marine Modern Market, Ose-Ekwodu Market and Biafra Market, showed that only about 30 per cent of shops were open for business.The state government had warned traders against observ
  
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• Crystal Palace appoint 47-year-old Sage as manager

  15-06-2026 19:30 via vanguardngr.com
  Crystal Palace hired Pierre Sage as their new manager on Monday to replace Oliver Glasner after the Austrian left the UEFA Conference League winners at the end of the season.Sage agreed a three-year contract with the Premier League club having impressed at French side Lens last term.The 47-year-old Frenchman led Lens to a second place finish in Ligue 1, securing qualification for the Champions League, and won the French Cup for the first time in the club’s history.Sage was voted Ligue 1 M
  
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• UK PM announces ban on social media for under-16s

  15-06-2026 19:28 via vanguardngr.com
  Children under 16 will be banned from using social media in the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday, saying such platforms were making youngsters “unhappy”.Some children’s charities welcomed the sweeping change, which is likely to trigger a major fight with US tech giants, but others warned it could make teenagers less safe online.Starmer, likely to face a leadership challenge in the coming weeks, said social media sites were exposing children to content that i
  
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• Kano sets aside N1.5bn for mass wedding programme

  15-06-2026 19:23 via vanguardngr.com
  By Hadiza YusufKANO — The Kano State Government has earmarked N1.5 billion for a mass wedding programme targeting about 3,000 couples across the state.The Commander-General of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Sheikh Ibrahim Daurawa, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists on preparations for the exercise.Daurawa said the fund would cover the full cost of the programme, including furniture, food items, clothing materials, dowries, and other support packages for beneficiaries.&ldquo
  
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• 2027: Ogun PDP unveils Sowunmi-Kolapo as Adebutu’s running mate

  15-06-2026 19:23 via vanguardngr.com
  By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State on Monday announced Dr. Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo as its deputy governorship candidate, marking a significant milestone in the party’s preparations for the forthcoming governorship election.The declaration ceremony, which took place at the party State Secretariat, attracted party leaders, stakeholders, youth groups, women organisations and supporters from across the state, who gathered to witness the formal prese
  
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• Kenneth Okonkwo rejects Atiku-Amaechi ticket, cites South-East marginalisation

  15-06-2026 19:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Enitan AbdultawabActor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo has withdrawn his support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar following the emergence of former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi as the vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 election.Okonkwo announced his position in a statement posted on his X account on Monday, shortly after reports confirmed Amaechi’s selection as Atiku’s running mate.The former Labour Party presi
  
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• Apapa, Tin Can rank among global top 20 most improved container ports

  15-06-2026 19:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Godwin OritseNigeria’s two busiest seaports, Tin Can Island Port and Apapa Port, have been recognised among the world’s top 20 most improved container ports over the last five years, according to the 2025 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) released by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. The report ranked Tin Can Island Port 10th globally among ports that recorded the highest improvements between 2020 and 2025, while Apapa Port placed 12th, underscoring sig
  
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• Hijrah 1448AH: Makinde declares Tuesday work-free day, congratulates Muslims

  15-06-2026 19:04 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adeola BadruThe Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared Tuesday, a work-free day across the state in commemoration of the Islamic New Year, Hijrah 1448AH.Governor Makinde also extended his felicitations to the Muslim Ummah in Oyo State and across Nigeria on the occasion of the new Islamic calendar year.He prayed that Almighty Allah would grant them the grace and opportunity to celebrate many more Hijrah anniversaries in good health and prosperity.According to a memorandum si
  
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• 20,000 lives saved through voluntary blood donors in one year — LUTH

  15-06-2026 18:57 via vanguardngr.com
  Deploys fully automated IH500 blood compatibility testing technologyBy Chioma ObinnaThe Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has said that voluntary blood donors helped save more than 20,000 lives within one year, as the hospital intensifies efforts to address Nigeria’s chronic blood shortage and improve transfusion safety.The hospital also unveiled a state-of-the-art fully automated IH500 Immunohaematology System, described as one of the most advanced blood compatibility testing tec
  
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• FG to roll out 10,000 electric tricycles to Nigerian market In August – Shettima

  15-06-2026 18:56 via vanguardngr.com
  —Says Tinubu’s priority is to move Nigeria from fragmented transport system to integrated logistics chainBy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — THE Federal Government is set to roll out 10,000 electric tricycles for use as part of a broad plan to ease public transportation across Nigeria.The tricycles will be distributed by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in August, 2026 for use across the northeast region and beyond.The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, who disclos
  
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• Kebbi declares Tuesday public holiday for Islamic New Year

  15-06-2026 18:55 via vanguardngr.com
  By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin KebbiThe Kebbi State Government has declared Tuesday, June 16, 2026, a public holiday to mark the commencement of the Islamic New Year, 1448 AH.The declaration was approved by Governor Nasir Idris, according to a circular issued by the Ministry of Establishment, Pension and Training.The circular, dated June 9, 2026, and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Hajiya Hafsat Ibrahim Tune, on behalf of the Commissioner, directed public servants across the state t
  
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• Lagos Police impound 50 vehicles on first day of number plate enforcement

  15-06-2026 18:51 via vanguardngr.com
  By Matthew JohnsonNo fewer than 50 vehicles were impounded on the first day of the Lagos State Police Command’s enforcement of the ban on covered, obscured and unauthorised vehicle registration number plates.The enforcement exercise, which commenced across the state on Monday, is in line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, aimed at strengthening security and preventing the use of concealed number plates for criminal activities.The Commissioner of Polic
  
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• Why I prayed with Curacao players after the game – Germany’s Nmecha

  15-06-2026 18:47 via vanguardngr.com
  Germany forward Felix Nmecha has explained why players from Germany and Curacao formed a prayer circle in the middle of the pitch just moments after Sunday’s World Cup game at Houston Stadium.Nmecha, who was among the goalscorers in Germany’s dominant 7-1 victory, revealed the deeper meaning behind the post-match huddle that caught the attention of fans in Texas.
  Instead of a standard post-game handshake, Germany’s Jonathan Tah and Nmecha made a direct path toward their oppone
  
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• FMC Owo doctors protest repeated attacks on health workers

  15-06-2026 18:46 via vanguardngr.com
  …. Begin Strike Over Safety ConcernsBy Dayo Johnson, AkureResident doctors at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, on Monday staged a protest over repeated assaults on healthcare workers by relatives of patients, warning that they can no longer guarantee industrial harmony until urgent safety measures are put in place.Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), FMC Owo branch, marched within the hospital premises carrying placards with messages such as “Say no to
  
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• Why I dumped Abacha’s transition programme – Gen. Abdulsalami

  15-06-2026 18:40 via vanguardngr.com
  — Says NADECO lobbied for extension; military not ready to cede power to civiliansBy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — Former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has said that he abandoned the late General Sani Abacha’s transition programme because it lacked credibility.Abubakar, who took over government after the death of the then head of state, Abacha, also said that he resisted lobbying from the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) to extend the transition prog
  
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• Keyamo champions African aviation integration, infrastructure investment

  15-06-2026 18:36 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dickson OmobolaMinister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has reiterated Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to the ideals of the Single African Air Transport Market, SAATM, and the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, saying enhanced air connectivity remains critical to unlocking the vast economic potential of the continent.Keyamo spoke on the sidelines of the convention, Monday, after leading a high-level Nigerian delegation to formally welcome former Presiden
  
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• Adeleke, Sowore reject court ruling on party deregistration

  15-06-2026 18:34 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dapo AkinrefonOsun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, have rejected a Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of five political parties, describing the ruling as controversial and undemocratic.Read Also: Court orders INEC to deregister ADC, Accord, three othersThe judgment, delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (IN
  
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• ADC ’ll be on ballot, says Mark; Sowore, Adeleke condemn court judgement

  15-06-2026 18:34 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dapo Akinrefon & Luminous JannamikeABUJA — Fresh political controversy erupted on Monday following a Federal High Court judgment directing the deregistration of five political parties, with leaders of the affected parties and prominent political figures rejecting the ruling and vowing to challenge it through legal means.Read Also: Court orders INEC to deregister ADC, Accord, three othersLeading the pushback, National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David
  
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• Trump, Vance, Iran speaker Ghalibaf electronically signed deal – US official

  15-06-2026 18:31 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf electronically signed a deal to end the Middle East war, a senior US administration official said Monday.“The president wanted to sign it personally because he wanted to show his… dedication to bring this through to a successful resolution,” the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters in a call.AFP
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• Tinubu has ended South-East marginalisation, says APC National Chairman

  15-06-2026 18:16 via vanguardngr.com
  …Ebonyi Endorses President for Second TermBy Jeff Agbodo, AbakalikiABAKALIKI — The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ended the marginalisation of the South-East through massive infrastructure development across the region.Yilwatda stated this on Monday during a rally organised by the Ebonyi State chapter of the APC at the Abakaliki Township Stadium to endorse President Tinubu for a second
  
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• South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91

  15-06-2026 18:15 via vanguardngr.com
  World-renowned South African jazz pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim died Monday at the age of 91 in Germany, his family announced in a statement.The pianist, who recorded more than 70 albums “passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family in Germany, after a short illness,” the family said.Ibrahim began his professional career at the age of 15 before being discovered in 1963 in a Zurich club by American jazz pianist Duke Ellington. In 1965, Ibrahim and his wife moved to New Yo
  
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• Dangote to build biggest free trade zone at Olokola, Ondo

  15-06-2026 18:12 via vanguardngr.com
  —Ondo set for industrial revolution — AiyedatiwaBy Dayo Johnson AkureDangote Group President Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to construct the biggest industrial and free trade zone at Olokola, Ondo State, with construction set for Q4 2026.He said this during a courtesy visit to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in Akure, describing the project as a “power-driven investment hub” designed to attract manufacturers and eliminate infrastructure bottlenecks.According to him ”
  
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• Palestinian leader Abbas announces presidential election in early 2027

  15-06-2026 17:55 via vanguardngr.com
  Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has issued a decree calling for presidential elections in early 2027 and for legislative elections to be held in November of this year, official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported, without saying if he would run.Abbas, 90, won the last Palestinian presidential election in 2005 with a mandate of four years, meaning his term should have expired in 2009.However, his term was extended and no presidential election has been held since, with Abbas ruling by presi
  
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• US says ships exiting Hormuz, ‘expectation’ of no Iran tolls

  15-06-2026 17:46 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump said on Monday that oil tankers are again exiting the Strait of Hormuz, following a peace deal, but uncertainty persisted over whether Iran will keep imposing tolls on ships in the vital waterway.Mediator Pakistan announced on Sunday that the United States and Iran had agreed to an “immediate and permanent termination” of military operations, but the text of their peace deal has yet to be released.The deal is expected to be signed on Friday in Switzerland a
  
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• Kano 2027: NDC’s Gwarzo picks Kwankwaso’s son as running mate

  15-06-2026 17:24 via vanguardngr.com
  By Hadiza YusufThe governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has chosen Hon. Mustapha Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as his running mate ahead of the 2027 governorship election.The development was made public by Habeeb Saleh Mohammed, the Kwankwassiya movement spokesman, in a statement on Monday.“Hon. Mustapha Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has been unveiled as the running mate to HE Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo for the 2027 governorship election,&rdqu
  
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