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• NYSC reforms: Wrong step in the right direction

  09-07-2026 01:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By ANTHONY KILA Some institutions deserve our gratitude, even when they demand our courage to change them. The National Youth Service Corps is one of them.When the NYSC was established in 1973, Nigeria was emerging from the trauma of the civil war. The country needed more than roads and bridges; it needed trust. It needed young Nigerians from Sokoto to know Calabar, from Enugu to understand Kano, and from Lagos to experience Maiduguri. It needed a generation that would discover that b
  
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• 2027: I might not be alive to contest —Peter Obi

  09-07-2026 07:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma GabrielThe presidential hopeful for the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in the upcoming 2027 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has raised the alarm over his safety and the systematic frustration of his businesses, claiming he “might not even be alive” to contest the next poll.Speaking during an interview on With Chude, hosted by media personality, Chude Jideonwo, and shared on X  yesterday, Obi painted a grim picture of the challenges facing opposition figures in Nigeri
  
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• Naira appreciates to N1,400/$ in parallel market

  09-07-2026 06:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanThe Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,400 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,405 per dollar on Tuesday.But the naira was stable at N1,379 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), as data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the indicative exchange rate remained unchanged at N1,379 per dollar.Consequently, the margin between the parallel and official markets narrowed to N21 per dollar from N26 per dollar on Tuesday.
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• PFIPC: I’ll give documents to DSS, Police — Adeyemi

  09-07-2026 06:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***NASS divided as Reps probe N1.3bn insertion; Senate blocks fresh inquiry***You can’t be judge and jury in your case, Atiku flays TinubuBy Henry Umoru, Omeiza Ajayi, Gift Odekina & Luminous JannamikeABUJA — THE brewing storm over the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, took a dramatic turn, yesterday, as the embattled Director-General of the council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, declared his readiness to cooperate fully with the Independent Corrupt Pr
  
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• IMF: Rising cost of essentials to push more Nigerians into poverty

  09-07-2026 06:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Projects Nigeria’s GDP at 4.1% in 2026, 4.3% in 2027…Cuts global growth forecast to 3.0% for 2026…Says improved macroeconomic stability supports Nigeria’s economyBy Babajide Komolafe, Economy EditorThe International Monetary Fund, IMF, has warned that rising prices of essential goods will deepen poverty and food insecurity in Nigeria despite improved macroeconomic stability, even as it maintained growth forecasts for the economy in 2026 and 2027 at 4.1 per cent
  
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• Defence Minister to troops: Shoot terrorists, don’t wait for orders

  09-07-2026 05:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoThe Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), on Wednesday directed security personnel engaged in counter-terrorism and anti-banditry operations not to hesitate in confronting armed criminals, warning that any operative who fails to act under the guise of awaiting orders would be treated as aiding the enemy.Speaking in Sokoto during the commissioning of security assets procured by the Sokoto State Government, the minister stressed that troops must take decisi
  
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• Lagos rescues unconscious pregnant woman, hands mother, baby to Plateau govt

  09-07-2026 04:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma ObinnaA 22-year-old pregnant woman found unconscious on a Lagos street has been rescued from the brink of death, delivered of a healthy baby girl and reunited with the Plateau State Government in what officials described as another success story of the Lagos State emergency healthcare intervention programme.The woman, identified as Tingni Kindness, was discovered unconscious in the Allen area of Lagos on June 6 and rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, after
  
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• FG reaffirms commitment to fighting drug cartels, expanding rehabilitation services

  09-07-2026 03:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Marwa seeks national action plan to tackle substance abuseBy Kingsley OmonobiThe Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to combating illicit drug use by dismantling drug trafficking networks, expanding access to treatment and rehabilitation, and promoting the wellbeing of Nigerians.Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, gave the assurance at the opening of the National Drug Use Summit in Abuja on Wednesday. The summit, themed “Addressi
  
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• NMA secures bail for Prof. Martin Aghaji after DSS arrest over alleged economic crime

  09-07-2026 02:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma ObinnaThe Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has secured the release on bail of renowned consultant cardiac surgeon, Prof. (Dr.) Martin Aghaji, after he was arrested and detained by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) over an alleged economic crime.
  Aghaji was arrested at his residence in Enugu on Thursday, July 2, 2026, by the Enugu State Command of the DSS and was later transferred to the Lagos State Command of the agency, where he was detained as investigations con
  
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• Supreme Court goes fully digital, ditches paper records to curb tampering

  09-07-2026 02:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriOn April 23, Vanguard Law & Human Rights highlighted some of the challenges plaguing the Nigerian judiciary, chief among them the judiciary’s continued reliance on analogue systems.
  This factor, it noted, was partly responsible for the slow pace of justice administration in the country — a situation that breeds widespread public dissatisfaction and threatens to erode trust in the court system.
  Over the years, many heads of courts have acknowledged that, as t
  
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• Police CP engages Zamfara community on security issues

  09-07-2026 02:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  As part of ongoing efforts to enhance security and deepen community policing across Zamfara State, the Commissioner of Police, Zamfara State Command, CP A. M Bello, paid an operational visit to Bela and Gada communities in Bungudu Local Government Area, where he engaged traditional rulers, community leaders, and other critical stakeholders on prevailing security issues.The Commissioner of Police was received by the Emir of Bungudu, Sarkin Fulanin Bungudu, Alhaji Hassan Attahiru, alongside Alhaj
  
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• Zamfara gov’t digitalises public healthcare system

  09-07-2026 02:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Zamfara State Government launched a digital health initiative to improve healthcare delivery across hospitals and health facilities in the state.The Commissioner for Health, Dr Nafisa Muhammad Maradun, announced the initiative during the One-Day Digital Health Stakeholders’ Engagement Meeting held at the Ministry of Health Conference Hall in Gusau.Speaking at the opening of the meeting, Dr. Maradun said digitalising the health sector has become necessary to improve access to quality h
  
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• Zamfara boosts emergency response, launches firefighting trucks

  09-07-2026 02:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Zamfara State government yesterday boosted its emergency response mechanisms by distributing eight firefighting trucks to some local government areas across the state.Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Lawal Barau Bungudu, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Engr. Amiru Musa Anka, officially received the eight firefighting vehicles from the Secretary to the State Government for onward disbursement to the local government fire service stations.The handover forms p
  
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• Is Tinubu Nigeria’s saviour? Some genuinely think so! By Olu Fasan

  09-07-2026 01:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Recently, two weeks ago to be precise, I found myself in an ambush, facing something akin to a Spanish Inquisition. I had attended the wedding of a friend’s daughter in London. There I met some old Nigerian friends, some based in Nigeria, who I hadn’t seen for several years. We exchanged pleasantries and banters. Then, one of them said: “I read your newspaper column, why are you always critical of President Bola Tinubu.” He said being resident in the UK, I was detac
  
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• Nigerian healthcare: Questions worth asking

  09-07-2026 01:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By LADE BANDELE How should a nation judge the performance of its health sector?”Public life has an odd way of allowing the loudest questions to eclipse the most important ones.A claim is made, a rebuttal follows, familiar positions harden, and attention gradually drifts from the matter under discussion to the argument surrounding it. Before long, the debate acquires a life of its own, and the original subject begins to disappear beneath the weight of opinion. Something of that s
  
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• Probing the Safe Schools Initiative

  09-07-2026 01:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Senate’s planned probe of the Safe Schools Initiative (SSI) has arisen from a bitter national irony: a programme meant to protect children has become a symbol of waste and recurring insecurity. Fresh outrage over school kidnappings has pushed lawmakers to demand answers on how about N144 billion was spent with so little visible protection to show for it. The Senate, through an ad hoc committee, has resolved to investigate the initiative’s funding, implementation and outcomes. It
  
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• Self-awareness: First step to becoming a better communicator, by Ruth Oji

  09-07-2026 01:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A senior executive once walked into a meeting determined to “set everyone straight.” Sales had declined, deadlines had been missed, and frustration had been building for weeks. He spoke forcefully, convinced that he was being firm and decisive. When he finished, the room fell silent. No one challenged him. No one asked questions. Everyone simply nodded and left. As he recounted the meeting later that day, he described it as productive. His deputy, however, offered a different a
  
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• PFIPC scandal: The joke is on Aso Rock, by Ikechukwu Amaechi

  09-07-2026 01:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nigeria is one country where scandals break at the speed of light. As a public commentator, you can hardly keep pace.On May 15, terrorists raided three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, abducting 46 people, including 39 schoolchildren. The victims, who include seven teachers and a toddler, have spent almost two months at God knows where. Two teachers were killed – one of them during the raid while the other, Mr. Michael Oyedokun, a mathematics teacher, was beh
  
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• Sanitation: Zamfara records milestone, adopts new strategies

  09-07-2026 01:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Zamfara State Environmental Sanitation and Enforcement Agency (ZEPEA) said it will adopt a new strategic approach to the monthly environmental sanitation exercise following the significant improvement in public compliance.The chairman of the agency, Muhammad Zangina Abdullahi Yarin Gusau, disclosed this after the successful conduct of the July monthly environmental sanitation exercise in Gusau.He was represented by Permanent Member I, Alhaji Sani Muhammad Mayanci.He said the high level of c
  
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• Zamfara begins hiring of 3,050 primary school teachers

  09-07-2026 01:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Zamfara State government opened an online application portal to recruit 3,050 additional basic school teachers.This was revealed in a public announcement signed by the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Maryam Yahaya Shantali, at the weekend.She said the online application starts on July 2, 2026 and closes on July 16, 2026.The public announcement said applications submitted after the closing date will not be accepted.Some of the eligibility requirement
  
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• Tinubu, Lawal grace State House Press Corps dinner

  09-07-2026 01:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State attended the inaugural State House Press Corps Presidential Dinner at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.At the event, Governor Lawal had the honour of decorating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Grand Patron of the State House Press Corps.The presidential dinner aimed to strengthen engagement between journalists and senior government officials, recognise excellence in presidential reporting, and provide an informal setting for interaction between media and top
  
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• Trump orders new strikes on Iran over attacks on shipping in Hormuz

  09-07-2026 01:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump ordered new strikes on Iran on Wednesday and warned of “much worse” if Tehran continues to attack vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil shipping channel.Iran state media reported explosions in multiple locations along the southern Iranian coast after US Central Command announced a new wave of strikes.Warplanes were heard over Kish Island and explosions rocked the port cities of Bandar Abbas, Konarak and Chabahar, part of which lost electricity, Ira
  
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• I did nails, sold bed space, cakes to survive at UNILAG – Funke Akindele

  09-07-2026 00:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Ace Nollywood producer, Funke Akindele has shared details of the numerous jobs she did to support herself as a student at the University of Lagos, including a painful experience when a dissatisfied customer slapped her over a nail job.Speaking in a recent interview with Bella Naija, the award-winning actress and filmmaker said she ventured into nail-making after teaching herself the craft by observing others at Yaba.“When I was in the University of Lagos, I used to make nails. I made nail
  
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• UK launches manhunt for father accused of killing wife, two daughters

  09-07-2026 00:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  UK police have launched an international manhunt for a father suspected of killing his wife and two daughters before fleeing to Zimbabwe.The suspect, 45-year-old Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, also known as Mark, is a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage. Investigators believe he left the United Kingdom through London Heathrow Airport on July 4 using a British passport.The bodies of his wife, Zandile Tshuma, 42, and their daughters, Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were discovered at the family’
  
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• 3 England players miss training ahead of Norway World Cup clash

  08-07-2026 23:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Three England players were absent from training on Wednesday ahead of Saturday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against Norway.Midfielder Declan Rice, defender Marc Guéhi and full-back Reece James did not take part in the session at Swope Soccer Village, instead working individually as they continue to manage fitness concerns.Rice has reportedly been dealing with a hamstring issue since Christmas but is still expected to be available for England’s clash with Norway in Miam
  
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• England fan who used life savings to take grandad to World Cup gets refunded

  08-07-2026 23:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  An England supporter who gave up his house deposit to take his grandfather to the 2026 FIFA World Cup has received an unexpected financial boost after a company reimbursed the entire £10,000 he spent on the once-in-a-lifetime trip.Twenty-one-year-old Jacob Allmendinger used the savings he had been putting aside for a home deposit to treat his 80-year-old grandfather, Geoff Golliker, to a World Cup adventure across the United States and Mexico. Geoff had taken Jacob to watch Hull City thro
  
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• ‘Obi inventing stories to attract undue sympathy’ – Presidency

  08-07-2026 22:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Presidency has dismissed allegations by former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, that he is being targeted by the Federal Government, describing the claims as false and misleading.In a tweet on Wednesday, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Obi’s recent comments about an incident involving his car at the airport and his claims of political persecution were without merit.
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• Chelsea sign 19-yr-old Geovany Quenda from Sporting Lisbon

  08-07-2026 22:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeChelsea have confirmed the signing of highly-rated Portuguese winger Geovany Quenda from Sporting Lisbon, with the 19-year-old putting pen to paper on a long-term contract that runs until 2034.The Premier League club confirmed the deal in an official statement on Wednesday, describing Quenda as one of the brightest young talents in European football after his breakthrough spell with Sporting.Quenda arrives at Stamford Bridge following an outstanding campaign in which he hel
  
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• Monaco open to offers for Balogun after heroic World Cup

  08-07-2026 22:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Monaco’s general manager Thiago Scuro said on Wednesday the Ligue 1 club were willing to sell US striker Folarin Balogun and France winger Maghnes Akliouche.Scuro’s side and Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain are in talks about a deal worth 35 million euros ($39.9 million) for 24-year-old Akliouche, who is with Les Bleus at the World Cup.Balogun scored three goals for the co-hosts at the tournament before they were knocked out by Belgium in the last 16.The 25-year-old
  
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• US Congressman blames Fulani militants for attacks on Christians in Nigeria

  08-07-2026 22:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Nkiruka NnoromUS Congressman, Rep. Riley Moore, has said Fulani militants are by far the largest perpetrators of violence against Christians in Nigeria, even as he called for renewed US action to stop killings in the country’s Middle Belt.In a post on X on Wednesday, Moore said he has been investigating the alleged genocide against Christians in Nigeria.“As I have been saying since I started investigating the genocide against Christians in Nigeria, Fulani militants are by far the
  
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