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• NIMC inaugurates NIN authentication service

  06-05-2025 11:51 via vanguardngr.com
  The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) inauguration of the NIMC NIN Authentication (NNAuth) for secure and seamless identity verification and authentication.This is contained in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday, by the Head, Corporate Communications, NIMC, Dr Kayode Adegoke.Adegoke said that similarly, the presidency had directed the use of NIN Authentication for verification and authentication across Ministries, Departments and Agencies
  
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• Beyond the ballot: Yakurr Council reflects on a transformative first year

  15-12-2025 14:14 via vanguardngr.com
  Metrics, and standard of measurements clearly defines the infrastructure revolution, in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, transforming the economic landscape, fortifying rural resilience and attracting new investments for sustainable growth.These development initiative drives growth, improve quality of life and foster sustainable economic development centered on productivity and serves as catalyst for investment change.Speaking to newsmen , to mark his one year in office, the C
  
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• Petrol to sell at ₦739 per litre from Tuesday — Dangote

  15-12-2025 14:12 via vanguardngr.com
  Founder and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has announced that petrol will sell at ₦739 per litre nationwide from Tuesday, with implementation beginning at MRS filling stations in Lagos.Dangote made the disclosure on Sunday during a press briefing at the Lekki Refinery, where he said the refinery had already reduced its gantry price from ₦828 to ₦699 per litre two days earlier as part of efforts to lower pump prices across the country.“Starting from Tuesday, M
  
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• Nigeria’s inflation rate eases to 14.45% in November

  15-12-2025 14:10 via vanguardngr.com
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanNigeria’s headline inflation rate eased by 1.6 percentage points to 14.45 per cent in November 2025, down from 16.05 per cent recorded in October 2025, marking the lowest level in five years.The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this on Monday in its November 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.According to the NBS, “In November 2025, the headline inflation rate eased to 14.45 per cent relative to the October 2025 headline inflation rate of 16.05
  
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• Osun: Opposition turmoil won’t distract Adeleke — Accord

  15-12-2025 14:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJAThe Accord Party has dismissed what it described as opposition-sponsored turmoil in Osun State, insisting that Governor Ademola Adeleke remains firmly focused on governance and will not be distracted by attempts to stir confusion ahead of the governorship election.In a statement issued on Monday from its national secretariat in Abuja, the party said the alleged parallel governorship primary making the rounds in the state was a political charade that poses no threat t
  
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• Commissioner debunks report of second refinery for Lagos

  15-12-2025 13:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniThe Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide, has debunked a report by a section of the media attributing to him statements suggesting that Lagos State was set to host a second private refinery following talks with new investors.Olumide clarified that he neither made such comments nor granted any interview or issued a statement relating to refinery development, petroleum investments or investor negotiations.According to him,
  
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• Imo CAN leaders reject acting chairman, insist on conclusion of election

  15-12-2025 13:56 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emmanuel IheakaLeaders of the Imo State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have rejected the appointment of an acting chairman to oversee the affairs of the association in the state, insisting that the inconclusive chairmanship election must be properly concluded in line with the CAN constitution.The leaders, drawn from four of the five recognised blocs of CAN in Imo State, made their position known during a courtesy visit to the Catholic Archbishop of Owerri, Most Rev. Lu
  
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• No scheme can stop Adeleke in next Osun election, says Akindele

  15-12-2025 13:54 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emma NnadozieA former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Dr. Kunle Akindele, has dismissed the parallel governorship primaries reportedly conducted by the Accord Party over the weekend, describing them as a charade and insisting that Governor Ademola Adeleke remains the man to beat in the next governorship election in the state.Akindele, who currently serves as Special Adviser to Governor Adeleke on Public Health, said the so-called primaries were a “kangaroo
  
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• Why Plateau gov is joining APC – Aide

  15-12-2025 13:42 via vanguardngr.com
  Caleb Muftwang of Plateau is set to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.Mr Istifanus Nwansat, the political adviser to the governor, made this known in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Abuja.Nwansat said that the governor’s decision to join the APC was because it’s the option with the least risk in the face of the chaos in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).He explained that the impending defection of Muftwang to the APC wo
  
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• FRSC to prosecute TikTok streamer Peller over dangerous driving

  15-12-2025 13:41 via vanguardngr.com
  …Urges actors, content creators to caution membersBy Favour Ulebor, AbujaThe Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced plans to prosecute popular TikTok streamer, Mr. Habeeb Hamzat, widely known as Peller, over alleged reckless and distracted driving.The decision follows a viral video in which the influencer was seen live streaming while driving—an act the FRSC said reportedly resulted in a road traffic crash.This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Assistant
  
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• Human Smuggling: FG deepens intelligence capabilities, dismantle criminal networks

  15-12-2025 13:33 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: The Federal Government has pledged to further strengthen Nigeria’s intelligence architecture and border security framework to dismantle organized human smuggling syndicates exploiting vulnerable migrants.Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS, Mrs Kemi Nandap, made this known on Monday while flagging off the 2025 Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Week at the Service’s Headquarters.Represented by the Deputy Comptroller of Immigration in charge of Wo
  
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• I struggled with masturbation, started smoking at age 13 — Tonto Dikeh

  15-12-2025 13:14 via vanguardngr.com
  Nollywood star Tonto Dikeh has recounted what she described as a personal breakthrough from years of smoking, alcohol dependence, masturbation and deep-seated anger.The testimony was delivered recently at Streams of Joy International Church during the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD) programme led by the church’s founder, Pastor Jerry Eze. A video of the moment was shared online on Sunday by DCLImagery on YouTube.Addressing the congregation, Dikeh said her struggles b
  
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• Four killed in Kogi accident

  15-12-2025 13:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Boluwaji Obahopo, LokojaThe Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of four persons in a ghastly motor accident which occurred on Sunday on the Lokoja–Ajaokuta road in Kogi State.The Kogi State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Tenimu Etuku, who disclosed this to newsmen, said seven other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident.He said the accident, which involved an 18-seater Toyota commercial bus, occurred in Jimgbe Community on the Ajaokuta&ndas
  
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• Emergency rule: President can suspend elected officials – Supreme Court

  15-12-2025 12:26 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriThe Supreme Court, on Monday, affirmed the constitutional powers of the President to declare a state of emergency in any state of the federation to avert the breakdown of law and order.A seven-member panel of the apex court, in a split decision of six-to-one, equally declined to fault the
  suspension of elected officials in states under emergency rule.However, it stressed that such suspension, though necessary to ensure that the prevailing situation in the state did not dege
  
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• Russia outlaws feminist protest band Pussy Riot

  15-12-2025 12:23 via vanguardngr.com
  Russia on Monday declared feminist protest punk band Pussy Riot “extremist” – a label used to outlaw critics of President Vladimir Putin and his war in Ukraine.Read Also: Seized C-130 aircraft: 11 soldiers yet to be released in Burkina Faso — FGPussy Riot songs and videos have been banned in Russia since 2012, after the band held a protest in a church, which brought it worldwide fame but terms for some of its members.A court in Moscow said it had upheld prosecution submi
  
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• Middle Belt bleeding, says ex-Plateau gov Jang

  15-12-2025 12:10 via vanguardngr.com
  Former Plateau State Governor and Senator, Dr. Jonah David Jang, has issued a strong call for urgent national and international intervention to address what he described as the worsening insecurity and mass killings affecting Christians and rural communities in Nigeria’s Middle Belt.Jang made the call while convening the Northern Christian Stakeholders’ Solemn Assembly, where he said the gathering was necessitated by what he termed a harrowing and long-ignored crisis of violence, di
  
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• Man who ploughed car into Liverpool football parade to be sentenced

  15-12-2025 11:53 via vanguardngr.com
  The sentencing hearing for a British man who ploughed his car through crowds of fans celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League victory, injuring over 100 people, is set to begin on Monday.Paul Doyle broke down in the dock and dramatically changed his plea during his trial in November, admitting to deliberately driving his car through the crowds in Liverpool city centre in May.Doyle, who has been in custody since his arrest at the scene, is due to be sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court over tw
  
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• African players in Europe: Salah off to AFCON amid uncertainty

  15-12-2025 11:47 via vanguardngr.com
  Mohamed Salah heads for Morocco this week to captain Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) amid uncertainty over his future at Liverpool.Salah came off the bench midway through the first half and set up the second goal in a 2-0 Premier League win over Brighton at the weekend.After the match, manager Arne Slot said there was “no issue to resolve” with his star forward, but speculation continues to rumble over the Egyptian’s future after his outburst last weekend.AFP Sport h
  
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• Fubara’s Suspension: Supreme Court strikes out PDP Govs’ suit against Tinubu

  15-12-2025 11:34 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJAThe Supreme Court, on Monday, struck out a suit that 11 states of the federation filed to challenge what they termed President Bola Tinubu’s unconstitutional actions in Rivers State.The states, which were controlled by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) through their respective attorneys-general, queried President Tinubu’s statutory powers to suspend a serving governor from office after the proclamation of emergency rule.They prayed the apex co
  
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• NAF aircraft was never on any mission in Burkina Faso – Military source

  15-12-2025 11:15 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigerian military has debunked reports alleging that a Nigerian military aircraft was involved in a clandestine intelligence operation in Burkina Faso, describing the claims as false, misleading and unsupported by facts.A competent source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the aircraft was on a duly authorised ferry flight to Portugal for scheduled periodic depot maintenance, a routine requirement in the lifecycle of military transport aircraft.According to the source, the aircraft
  
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• El-Rufai distances self from comments on 2027 presidency

  15-12-2025 11:01 via vanguardngr.com
  Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has rejected as false a viral report alleging that he expressed an opinion on which region should produce Nigeria’s president in 2027.The claim, widely circulated on social media, suggested that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain said it was the South’s turn to produce the next president.
  Reacting on Monday via X, El-Rufai dismissed the report as “untrue,” stressing that he never made such comments in any public
  
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• NUC lifts embargo on establishment of foreign universities in Nigeria

  15-12-2025 10:51 via vanguardngr.com
  . Lauds GUU over academic stridesBy Steve OkoThe National Universities Commission (NUC) has lifted the embargo on the establishment or operation of foreign universities in Nigeria.NUC Executive Secretary Professor Abdulahi Yusufu Ribadu, who disclosed this weekend at the 10th Convocation ceremony of Gregory University, Uturu, GUU, Abia State, said the decision was taken to allow foreign direct investment in the education sector.Prof. Ribadu also said it was to strengthen and make the Nigerian u
  
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• 10 players hit Super Eagles camp

  15-12-2025 10:31 via vanguardngr.com
  No fewer than 10 players have reported to the camp of the Super Eagles as preparations begin for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).The Super Eagles’ camp officially opened on Sunday at the Renaissance Hotels, Cairo, with all coaches and backroom staff already in attendance ahead of the tournament.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that goalkeeper Francis Uzoho was the first player to arrive, touching down shortly after 2 a.m. local time, signalling the start of full squad mobil
  
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• Four killed, 20 worshippers abducted as gunmen attack Kogi communities

  15-12-2025 10:23 via vanguardngr.com
  By Boluwaji Obahopo, LokojaArmed gunmen on Sunday attacked the First ECWA Church in Ayetoro-Kiri, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing one person and abducting 20 others.This is coming as gunmen in a coordinated attack on the same day attacked the Oke-Agi and Ilai communities in the Mopamuro local government councils of Kogi State, killing three persons and abducting many.The attack at ECWA church in Aiyetoro-Kiri left one worshipper, simply identified as Jayjay, dead during
  
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• AFCON: Uzoho dismisses talks of rivalry with Nwabali

  15-12-2025 10:14 via vanguardngr.com
  Super Eagles Goalkeeper Francis Uzoho has declared his readiness for international duty following his recall for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Uzoho was named among three goalkeepers in Head Coach, Eric Chelle’s 28-man squad, ending over a year’s absence from the national team.The goalkeeper last featured for Nigeria in a March 2024 international friendly against Ghana, before missing subsequent competitive fixtures.Speaking on his retu
  
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• UK govt plans crypto regulation from 2027

  15-12-2025 08:41 via vanguardngr.com
  Britain’s government on Monday said UK laws on regulating cryptocurrency firms will come into force from 2027, with the “firm and proportionate” rules supporting the industry while protecting consumers.Cryptocurrency companies will be “regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the same way as other providers of financial products — including being subject to established transparency standards”, the finance ministry said in a statement.The FCA has
  
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• Father, son behind Bondi Jewish festival shooting that killed 15 – Police

  15-12-2025 08:19 via vanguardngr.com
  Two alleged gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia began mourning victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years.The father, a 50-year-old, was killed at the scene, taking the number of dead to 16, while his 24-year-old son was in a critical condition in hospital, police said at a press conference on Monday.The Father and son were identified as Sajid Akram and Naveed Akram, respectively,
  
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• Many terrorists killed, logistics hub destroyed as NAF conducts ‘precision strikes’ in Borno

  15-12-2025 08:14 via vanguardngr.com
  By: Kingsley OmonobiThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it’s attack aircraft on Sunday successfully conducted a precision Air Interdiction (AI) mission at Dabar Masara, a known terrorist location in the Southern Tumbuns, as part of ongoing operations to disrupt terrorist activities and logistics.Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, said that during the strikes, several terrorists who had converged on a logistics base hidden under some trees were neutra
  
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• Fubara’s defection: What it portends for Rivers

  15-12-2025 08:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ibisaki Willie-WillsTuesday, December 9, 2025, will be remembered as a turning point in Rivers State politics. It was the day the state Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara made the most consequential decision of his political journey, dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).This was not a routine defection. It was a survival move, a power recalibration, and a signal that the political ground in Rivers has fundamentally shifted.More than a mere change of
  
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• Defections: Tinubu will never use EFCC to harass opposition — Presidency

  15-12-2025 08:01 via vanguardngr.com
  The Presidency says President Bola Tinubu will never deploy the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to harass opposition figures.Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.Onanuga insisted that recent defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC) were voluntary.He described claims by some opposition politicians that democracy was under threat as baseless and self-serving.He said politicians joining the APC did so freely, driven
  
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