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• Nnamdi Kanu’s new neighbours speak on ‘unusual prisoner’ in Sokoto

  07-12-2025 00:59 via vanguardngr.com
  •Controversy over Gov Otti’s visit to IPOB leaderBy Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoTension is gradually building across Sokoto metropolis as residents struggle to cope with the presence of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu who is currently serving his sentence at the Sokoto Central Correctional Centre.The development has unsettled many homes, businesses, transport operators and community dwellers, with fear spreading particularly across Yar Marina, the heart of Sokoto city where the correctional facili
  
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• Shettima: Nigeria’s education budget jumps to ₦3.52trn under Tinubu

  09-12-2025 17:32 via vanguardngr.com
  —- Says out-of-school children pose national emergency, calls for private sector co-investmentBy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, said that Nigeria’s education budget has jumped to ₦3.52 trillion in 2025 under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, describing it as a significant increase from ₦1.54 trillion in 2023.Senator Shettima, who stated this at the opening of the 2025 Nigeria Education Forum in Abuja,
  
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• Europe is ‘weak, decaying’ – Trump says as rift deepens

  09-12-2025 17:28 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump deepened his rift with Europe in an interview with Politico published Tuesday, calling the continent “weak” and decaying” over immigration and Ukraine.Trump doubled down on his extraordinary recent criticisms of a region that Washington has long counted as a key ally, recycling far-right tropes about civilizational decline in Europe.“Most European nations, they’re, they’re decaying. They’re decaying,” Trump told Politico
  
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• Nigerians to benefit as Canada roll out Express Entry pathway for foreign doctors in 2026

  09-12-2025 17:27 via vanguardngr.com
  Canada is set to introduce a new Express Entry category in early 2026 to help foreign doctors working in the country transition to permanent residence.
  The announcement came in a December 8, 2025 news release from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).The move follows persistent physician shortages and is part of broader efforts to stabilise Canada’s health system while attracting high-skilled professionals.IRCC said the new category will target international doctors with at
  
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• Sokoto: Troops kill notorious terrorist “Kalamu” in Sabon Birni offensive

  09-12-2025 17:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiSOKOTO — Military sources on Tuesday confirmed that “Kalamu,” one of Nigeria’s most wanted terrorist and kidnapping kingpins, was killed during a Special Forces operation conducted by the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army in Sokoto on Monday.The announcement sparked jubilant celebrations across several communities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area, where residents have long suffered from repeated kidnapping-for-ransom attacks.Villagers reportedly pour
  
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• At 88 years, Gen T.Y Danjuma has lived with purpose – Tinubu

  09-12-2025 17:16 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruPresident Bola Tinubu has congratulated Gen. Theophilus Danjuma on his birthday, saying that at 88, the retired General stands as an elder whose life has helped shape the direction of our nation.President Tinubu said Gen. T.Y. Danjuma, as he is fondly called, has lived with purpose and served with courage – essential qualities that define the finest citizens of our republic.The President in the tribute said: “General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd), who turns 8
  
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• Akwa Ibom court jails two for 10 years over ₦67.5m forex fraud

  09-12-2025 17:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Egufe Yafugborhi, UyoUYO — An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has sentenced two men, Chukwudi Onwuka and Eze Joshua Chinedu, to 10 years imprisonment each for defrauding businessman Mr. Tochi Obiano of ₦67,510,000 in a failed forex transaction dating back to 2017.Delivering judgment on Monday, Justice Archibong Archibong ruled that the prosecution proved all six counts of obtaining money by false pretence, stealing, and aiding and abetting beyond reasonable doubt.According to t
  
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• NNPC E&P achieves record 355,000 barrels per day, signals upstream transformation

  09-12-2025 17:08 via vanguardngr.com
  By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaABUJA — NNPC Limited has announced that its upstream subsidiary, NNPC E&P Limited (NEPL), reached a historic oil production milestone of 355,000 barrels per day (bpd) on December 1, 2025 — the company’s highest daily output since 1989.In a statement, Chief Corporate Communications Officer Andy Odeh described the achievement as a major step forward for Nigeria’s upstream sector, reflecting NEPL’s ongoing transformation driven by efficiency
  
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• Motorcade crash kills final-year student after signing-out celebration in Edo

  09-12-2025 17:01 via vanguardngr.com
  A final-year student of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo, has died in a motorcade accident while celebrating the completion of his final examinations.He was reportedly part of a convoy of fresh graduates who took to the highway on Monday shortly after their signing-out activities.Witnesses said the group drove recklessly and failed to observe basic safety rules during the celebrations.The tragedy occurred when the deceased attempted to overtake a moving truck but collided with a stati
  
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• Rights Abuse: NHRC got 2.5m petitions in 2024 – Speaker Abbas

  09-12-2025 16:55 via vanguardngr.com
  …lauds the commission’s achievements in 30 yearsBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJAThe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has decried the rising cases of rights violations in the country, disclosing that in 2024 alone, over 2.5 million petitions were lodged before the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC.Abbas, in a speech he presented at a stakeholder’s forum that was held to mark the 30th anniversary of the NHRC, said there was a need for a multi-se
  
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• Insecurity: Christians, Muslims affected, FG should be swift – Apostle Bamilaw

  09-12-2025 16:53 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina AbubakarThe President, Apostolic Praise Network, Dr Lawrence Bamilaw, has disclosed that the genocide in Nigeria affected Christians and Muslims, calling on the Federal Government to waste no more time to curb the menace.Speaking with newsmen in Osogbo ahead of the 2025 African 24-hour Marathon Praise, to be held on Friday, he stressed the need for the federal government to up its game in the fight against insecurity.He said, though, that Nigerians owe it a duty to promote the country&
  
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• Policeman sentenced to death by hanging for killing UNIJOS student

  09-12-2025 16:47 via vanguardngr.com
  The Chief Justice of Plateau Justice David Mann has delivered judgment in the long-awaited case involving the killing of a university student, Rinji Bala, bringing a major legal chapter to a close.Mann, in a ruling delivered at the Plateau State High Court 1 on Tuesday in Jos, pronounced a death sentence by hanging or lethal injection on the convicted Sgt. Ruya Auta found him guilty of the charge of culpable homicide.The decision followed a detailed review of the prosecution’s evidence, w
  
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• ‘Yeye Asiwaju’ title affirms Oluremi Tinubu’s service – FOOG

  09-12-2025 16:40 via vanguardngr.com
  Coalition of women supporting President Bola Tinubu, FOOG Women Support Group for Asiwaju, has described the conferment of Yeye Asiwaju Gbogbo Ile-Oodua on the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, as a recognition of her dignity, service and commitment to national progress.The group, in a statement by its Director General, Chief Esther Okotie-Eboh, said the title reflected the First Lady’s exemplary character and the deep respect she commands across regions and cultures.They highlighted Senator Ti
  
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• France helped Benin to thwart new west Africa coup

  09-12-2025 16:36 via vanguardngr.com
  France helped the authorities in Benin thwart a coup attempt at the weekend, an aide to President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday, revealing a French role in a regional effort that foiled the latest bid to stage a putsch in west Africa.Macron led a “coordination effort” by speaking with key regional leaders, the aide, asking not to be named, told reporters, two days after Sunday’s failed coup bid.France — at the request of the Beninese authorities — provided assistanc
  
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• Diddy vs 50 Cent: How 20-year rivalry led to Netflix’s explosive documentary

  09-12-2025 16:29 via vanguardngr.com
  The decades-long feud between Sean “Diddy” Combs and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has escalated into one of hip-hop’s most consequential rivalries, culminating in a Netflix docuseries featuring never-before-seen footage of Diddy filmed just six days before his 2024 arrest.
  The release of the tapes sparked industry-wide questions about how 50 Cent acquired material that Diddy allegedly never intended to be public, according to reporting by Mashable.The long-running tens
  
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• Nasarawa Assembly suspends Lafia LG chairman over illegal impeachment

  09-12-2025 16:23 via vanguardngr.com
  By Abel Daniel, LafiaLAFIA — The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has suspended the Chairman of Lafia Local Government, Hon. Mohammad Haliru Arabo, for three months over his involvement in the illegal impeachment of the Council’s Speaker.Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Dr. Danladi Jatau, announced the suspension following a motion moved by Hon. Musa Ibrahim Abubakar, Chairman of the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, under matters of public importance during
  
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• Onicha-Olona illegal arms factory: Nwoko secures release of 3 more youths

  09-12-2025 16:22 via vanguardngr.com
  Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta has secured the release of three more youths implicated in arms manufacturing at the Onicha-Olona illegal arms factory.The youths were arrested on March 12, 2024, by troops of 63 Brigade, Asaba.Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja on Tuesday.He explained that their release followed his plea for clemency, adding that he had been working closely with the Army and Department of State Service (DSS) si
  
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• Igbo leaders call for urgent U.S. intervention in Nigeria, condemn Nnamdi Kanu’s life sentence

  09-12-2025 16:21 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dennis AgboENUGU — The Igbo intelligentsia, operating under the umbrella of Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT), has called for immediate international intervention in Nigeria, particularly from the United States, citing an imminent threat of national collapse reminiscent of the political crises that preceded the civil war and the 1966 pogroms against the Igbo.In a communique signed by ILT President Professor Elochukwu Amucheazi and Secretary Professor Jerry Chukwuokolo, the group warned of
  
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• Demolition: Isoko community seeks Tinubu’s intervention

  09-12-2025 16:14 via vanguardngr.com
  Residents of the Isoko Community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State have raised alarm over the alleged unlawful demolition of their homes and businesses, calling on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and order an independent investigation.According to community leaders and eyewitnesses, bulldozers arrived at the community without prior notice and demolished residential and commercial structures valued at billions of naira.The Isoko Community maintains that it has occupied the land
  
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• COAS promotes army spokesperson Appolonia Anele to full Colonel

  09-12-2025 16:00 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has promoted Appolonia Anele, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, to the rank of full Colonel, in recognition of her dedication and exemplary service to the Nigerian Army.The decoration ceremony, held at Army Headquarters in Abuja, was represented by Major General Bamidele Alabi, who praised Colonel Anele’s professionalism and urged the Directorate of Army Public Relations to continue projecting the
  
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• Tinubu appoints Adamu as Chairman, Military Pensions Board

  09-12-2025 15:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of retired Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Idris Adamu as the new Chairman of the Military Pensions Board MPB, effective December 1, 2025.The appointment, announced on Tuesday by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, is part of ongoing efforts by the Federal Government to strengthen transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the administration of pensions for military retirees.According to the sta
  
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• Saudi Arabia says’ll do ‘whatever it can’ to sign Salah in winter transfer window

  09-12-2025 15:55 via vanguardngr.com
  Saudi Arabia says it will do “whatever it can” to recruit unsettled Liverpool star Mohamed Salah during the winter transfer window, a source at the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) told AFP on Tuesday.“We follow Salah’s position thoroughly and believe there can be  a move either by loan or buying his contract,” said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, referring to the standoff between the Egyptian and Liverpool.“There is sti
  
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• Why West African troops overturned Benin’s coup but watched others succeed

  09-12-2025 15:47 via vanguardngr.com
  When Benin’s government over the weekend fought back a coup attempt, they had unlikely help: troops and air strikes from neighbouring countries.Read Also: Senate approves Tinubu’s request to deploy troops to Benin RepublicWest Africa has seen a series of coups over the past five years, leaving critics to cast the regional political bloc ECOWAS as having little more than stern communiques at its disposal to stop them.But in Benin, Nigerian jets and troops were quickly dispatched to h
  
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• Plans ongoing for C-130 aircraft to resume flight to Portugal from Burkina Faso – NAF

  09-12-2025 15:29 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Nigerian Air Force said on Tuesday that following the emergency landing of its C-130 aircraft in Burkina Faso over technical concerns on Monday, plans are ongoing to resume the flight to Portugal as scheduled.Recall that the Burkina Faso authorities had claimed that the aircraft violated its airspace, leading to its being detained along with its aircrew and personnel on board the aircraft.A follow-up statement by Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of NAF Public Relati
  
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• Kogi unveils Free Trade Zone, set to attract $2–$5bn FDI in seven years

  09-12-2025 15:22 via vanguardngr.com
  .As Gov. Ododo pledges specialized security.Says, ‘Our projects are visible, not audio’By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: Kogi State on Tuesday formally unveiled the Ajaokuta Economic City, projected to attract between $2-$5 billion in foreign direct investment inflows to Nigeria in seven years.The project, also known as the Kogi–Hunan Free Trade Zone, marks what stakeholders described as the single most ambitious industrialization drive in the state’s history.The event, attended by
  
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• Yuletide: NSCDC warns vandals to stay off FCT infrastructure

  09-12-2025 15:08 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) FCT Command has warned vandals of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI) to stay off or risk arrest during the Christmas and New Year celebrations.This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Monica Ojobi, on Tuesday in Abuja.According to Ojobi, the commandant, while assuring residents of a hitch-free holiday, said the command was working around the clock to ensure residents and all CNAI in the FCT remaine
  
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• Salah turns up for training with Liverpool future in balance

  09-12-2025 15:04 via vanguardngr.com
  Mohamed Salah reported for Liverpool training on Tuesday as doubts continued to grow about the star striker’s future at the Premier League champions.The Egypt forward was left out of Liverpool’s squad for their Champions League tie at Inter Milan on Tuesday following his extraordinary public criticism of Reds manager Arne Slot after he was left on the bench for the third consecutive game.Salah drove himself to Liverpool’s training base in Kirkby on Tuesday and posted an Instag
  
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• AFCON Group D: Senegal lead charge as DR Congo, Benin, Botswana vie for survival

  09-12-2025 15:02 via vanguardngr.com
  Group D of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) promises some of the tournament’s most intriguing storylines, as four contrasting teams, Senegal, DR Congo, Benin and Botswana, prepare for a fierce battle in Morocco. With Senegal entering as one of the favourites for the title and DR Congo boasting their strongest squad in years, the race for the top spots is set to be intense.Benin arrive with the spirit of potential spoilers, capable of unsettling bigger teams, while Botswana embrace t
  
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• Sokoto Govt celebrates as Army neutralises 13 suspected bandits

  09-12-2025 15:01 via vanguardngr.com
  The Special Adviser to Gov. Ahmad Aliyu on Security Matters, retired Col. Ahmad Usman, has commended the Nigerian Army for the significant success recorded against banditry in the state.This is contained in a statement signed by Usman and issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Sokoto.He said the troops had successfully neutralised several bandits in Sabon Birni Local Government Area who attempted to ambush traders travelling from Tarah village to the weekly market.” The swift response, professio
  
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• Court slates March 25 to hear Tonye Cole’s N40bn defamation suit

  09-12-2025 14:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA–A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Tuesday, okayed for hearing, a N40billion defamation suit that was brought before it by a former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers state, Mr. Tonye Cole.Justice M.A Hassan fixed March 25, 2026, to hear the case after he granted an order for all the legal processes to be served on the defendant through substituted means.Cited as 1st defendant in the suit marked: CV/4502/2
  
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