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• Obi urges FG to strengthen security after Benue attacks

  15-08-2026 12:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to protect lives and property following recent attacks on communities in Benue State.Obi made the call in a post on his X platform on Saturday after visiting Otukpo-Nobi and Efeyi-Ugboju communities, which were recently affected by attacks.He said more than 10 people were either killed or missing in the attack on Otukpo-Nobi, while several others sustained injuries and were receiv
  
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• Onitsha traders send S.O.S to Anambra new CP

  26-08-2026 09:27 via vanguardngr.com
  By Stanley UmejiakuSome traders in the popular Onitsha market in Anambra State, have sent a save-our-souls message to the new state Commissioner of Police, alleging that a team of policemen has been breaking into their shops and carting away their goods without explanations. The traders who spoke with reporters on phone alleged that four police officers who claim to come from Area Command in the commercial city have been in the habit of breaking into their shops in the wee hours of th
  
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• Trump administration pauses all US visa applications worldwide

  26-08-2026 09:18 via vanguardngr.com
  The United States has paused immigrant visa applications as the Donald Trump administration moves to tighten screening and limit entry for applicants considered likely to depend on government assistance.A US State Department official confirmed the development on Tuesday, saying the initiative was launched at American embassies and consulates in early August, per report by The Guardian UK.
  The department said visa appointments had to be adjusted to accommodate “in-depth training” for
  
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• Trump’s immigration crackdown: Wife of US Army sergeant deported to Honduras

  26-08-2026 09:13 via punchng.com
  
  Wife of active-duty US Army sergeant, Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, deported to Honduras, highlighting Trump’s immigration crackdown on military familiRead More: https://punchng.com/trumps-immigration-crackdown-wife-of-us-army-sergeant-deported-to-honduras/
  
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• FULL LIST: Top 10 EPL managers of all time

  26-08-2026 09:13 via punchng.com
  
  Discover the top 10 EPL managers of all time, ranked by BBC Sport. See who made the list for their Premier League titles, longevity, and tactical influenceRead More: https://punchng.com/full-list-top-10-epl-managers-of-all-time/
  
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• UBA discloses delay in release of H1’26 financial statements

  26-08-2026 09:03 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chukwunonso Okolo United Bank for Africa Plc, has informed   shareholders and the investing public of a potential delay in the publication of its Audited Financial Statements (AFS) for the first half 2026, H1 ‘26, ended 30 June, as required by the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) listing rules.This was disclosed by the Bank in a statement signed by Bili A. Odum , the Group’s company secretary/legal counsel.According to the statement,  the Group’s Audited Accounts
  
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• Troops foil abduction attempt, rescue 14 victims in Zamfara

  26-08-2026 08:51 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiTroops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have foiled an attempted abduction and rescued 14 kidnapped victims during an operation in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.The operation, conducted on August 26, 2026, followed credible intelligence about suspicious activities around Magazu village.Acting on the information, the troops deployed to the area and encountered armed men allegedly attempting to abduct civilians, including motorists.The troops engaged the assa
  
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• US hails Dangote Refinery as Nigeria’s petroleum exports surge sevenfold

  26-08-2026 08:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By Udeme Akpan, Energy EditorThe Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been identified as the key driver behind a seven-fold increase in Nigeria’s seaborne petroleum product exports since 2023, according to the latest report by the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA).The U.S. agency disclosed that Nigeria’s seaborne petroleum product shipments averaged 561,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the second quarter of 2026, a significant increase from the annual average of 79,000 bpd
  
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• I asked Amaechi to apologise after NBA clash — Sowore

  26-08-2026 08:41 via punchng.com
  
  Omoyele Sowore reveals he asked Rotimi Amaechi to apologise after their heated exchange at the NBA conference, citing Amaechi’s benefit from Nigeria’s demoRead More: https://punchng.com/i-asked-amaechi-to-apologise-after-nba-clash-sowore/
  
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• FULL LIST: Winners at PFA Awards 2026

  26-08-2026 08:41 via punchng.com
  
  See the full list of winners at the PFA Awards 2026, including Bruno Fernandes and Khadija Shaw, named Players’ Player of the Year.Read More: https://punchng.com/full-list-winners-at-pfa-awards-2026/
  
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• Iran says Hormuz strait still closed despite transit corridor talks

  26-08-2026 08:22 via vanguardngr.com
  Iran and Oman are discussing a temporary transit corridor and mine-clearing for the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran warned on Wednesday that the vital waterway will not be reopened unless the United States ends the war.Washington has announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran into submission, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatening the Islamic republic with “economic asphyxiation”.During talks in Tehran, foreign ministers from Iran and Oman discussed a “phased f
  
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• Guinea-Bissau votes on handing more powers to president

  26-08-2026 08:17 via vanguardngr.com
  Military-run Guinea-Bissau holds a referendum on Sunday on a constitutional change that would give the president more powers ahead of a general election meant to restore civilian rule later this year.It follows a string of other African countries including Zimbabwe and Chad that have amended their constitutions in recent years to extend term lengths, remove age limits or strengthen powers of the executive.The army seized power in Portuguese-speaking Guinea-Bissau in November, just days after a
  
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• Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, August 26, 2026

  26-08-2026 08:07 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigerian naira is trading relatively steadily against the United States dollar on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, with the latest rates showing a modest gap between the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market.The latest available NFEM data put the dollar at about ₦1,346.34/$1 on August 26, according to the current USD/NGN exchange-rate benchmark. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) explains that the NFEM rate is derived from the volume-weighted average of tr
  
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• Banditry knows no boundary, North-West must unite against terror — Sokoto security adviser

  26-08-2026 08:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoThe Special Adviser on Security Matters to the Sokoto State Governor, Col. Ahmed Usman (rtd.), has backed Zamfara State’s newly inaugurated Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration, DDR, Peace and Security Committee, saying the worsening banditry in the North-West cannot be tackled through military action alone.Usman described the initiative as a strategic intervention that could complement ongoing security operations by addressing some of the factors sustai
  
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• 8 Division Garrison wins 2026 combat proficiency contest

  26-08-2026 08:04 via vanguardngr.com
  …GOC charges junior commanders to remain battle-readyBy Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoThe 8 Division Garrison of the Nigerian Army has emerged overall winner of the 2026 8 Division Inter-Brigade Combat Proficiency Competition, with the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 8 Division and Commander, Sector 2 Joint Task Force, North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General Bemgba Paul Koughna, charging junior commanders to translate lessons from the competition into greater combat readiness.The comp
  
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• NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B: $2bn satellites may trigger broadcast, broadband boom in 2028

  26-08-2026 07:58 via vanguardngr.com
  By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor
  If the timeline set by the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT, for the deployment of its two new communications satellites remains on course, Nigeria’s broadcast and broadband sectors could be heading for a major capacity boom by 2028.
  That prospect received a major boost at the weekend after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, approved the acquisition and deployment of NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B, a next-generation satellite programme
  
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• Morning recap: Governors spend N512bn on travels and offices, 19 oil licences expire this year, other top stories

  26-08-2026 07:53 via punchng.com
  
  Stay informed with our morning recap: Nigerian governors spend N512bn, 19 oil licences expire, baby factory uncovered, and more top Nigeria morning news.Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-governors-spend-n512bn-on-travels-and-offices-19-oil-licences-expire-this-year-other-top-stories/
  
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• NRS tax revenues jump 113% to N27tn in three years – Report

  26-08-2026 07:44 via punchng.com
  
  Nigeria’s tax revenue has surged by 113% to N27tn in less than three years, driven by digitisation and tax reforms, according to a new report.Read More: https://punchng.com/nrs-tax-revenues-jump-113-to-n27tn-in-three-years-report/
  
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• Guild of Sports Editors’ President tells NFF President to go

  26-08-2026 07:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Foremost sports journalist and President of the Guild of Sports Editors, Tony Ubani, has called for a comprehensive overhaul of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) leadership, citing a persistent decline in the performance of the nation’s football teams.Speaking on a recent episode of the Sportsville program, Ubani highlighted the growing consensus among stakeholders and the public that fundamental changes are necessary to restore the sport’s foundation.He emphasized that the dema
  
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• Why I resigned as NFF fact-finding C’ttee boss – Fanny Amun:

  26-08-2026 07:30 via vanguardngr.com
  Fanny Amun has given reasons he quit as chairman of the NFF fact-finding committee set up to probe the Super Falcons dismal performance at the recent WAFCON soon after he submitted his report.The NFF set up a face-saving panel to look into the root causes of the Super Falcons failure to qualify for the Women’s World Cup for the first time in history through the WAFCON in Morocco.Former NFF general secretary Amun headed the committee and he quit the position soon after he submitted the com
  
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• 2027: APC chairman Nentawe meets Emir Sanusi, seeks support for party

  26-08-2026 07:20 via vanguardngr.com
  By Hadiza YusufThe National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, on Tuesday met with the Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II, in what is believed to be part of the party’s preparations for the 2027 general elections.Yilwatda, accompanied by senior APC members and party leaders in Kano, visited Emir Sanusi at the Kofar Kudu Palace.The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, lasted several hours, while details of the discussions were not made pu
  
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• Lessons From Osun 2026 and the road to 2027: Parties, personalities and the coming contest (2), by Usman Sarki

  26-08-2026 07:18 via vanguardngr.com
  The first part of this article concluded with the observation that while all politics may indeed be local, the economic hardship confronting Nigerians today is anything but local. But before examining how these conditions may shape the 2027 elections, the Osun experience invites us to confront an even more fundamental question: what exactly do our political parties represent? Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory illustrates the extraordinary portability of political personalities
  
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• “Anambra House” and other bigotries, by Ochereome Nnanna

  26-08-2026 07:14 via vanguardngr.com
  If you go to Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State (alias the “Zion” of Ijawland), you will see a quietly-developing city. Apart from government edifices and mansions/hotels owned mainly by indigenous politicians and government officials, the rest are mostly owned by Igbo business class. As soon as the late General Sani Abacha created Bayelsa with an overwhelming Ijaw majority in October 1996, Igbo businessmen, as usual, saw an opportunity. They went in, bought lands, buil
  
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• Subsidy Removal: Atiku disowns aide, says ‘my position has not changed’

  26-08-2026 07:10 via vanguardngr.com
  Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has disowned comments by one of his media aides, Paul Ibe, on fuel subsidy, insisting that his position on the matter remains unchanged.Atiku said he would restore subsidy if elected president in 2027, stressing that Nigeria was wealthy enough to provide relief for its citizens.He spoke on Tuesday when he received the Osun State leadership of the ADC in Abuja.The former vice president was r
  
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• So much song and dance over the APC’s Presidential Campaign Council, by Rotimi Fasan

  26-08-2026 07:09 via vanguardngr.com
  It is not quite clear if the ruling All Progressives Congress party has indeed withdrawn the membership list of its Presidential Campaign Council for the January 16, 2027 elections. What is not in doubt is that the list has run into a storm of criticism in which certain members of the opposition parties have taken the lead. There is a lot to quarrel with in that bloated, unworkable list in which every APC official wants to be, or is made, a member. Not the least of this is the inclusi
  
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• The South African and immigrants question: Unbundling causal factors not to ignore

  26-08-2026 07:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By TONY ALABI Introduction:We are often quick in our divides to defend the arguments for the attacks of immigrants as South Africans, on occasion of perceived immigrant nuisance value and to label such attacks as xenophobia when on the immigrant side of the debate. More so, when earning points reasonably comes easy with citations of cruelty, lack of empathy and poor reasoning to these conflicts.  There is the rage and actions taken by native citizens and the rage as pushback by i
  
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• Armed forces personnel and social media exposure

  26-08-2026 07:03 via vanguardngr.com
  Social media has become a torchlight and a tripwire for Nigeria’s armed forces and security agencies. It has enabled the public to expose alleged oppression, corruption, and abuse that might otherwise remain buried. In January 2024, soldier Ruth Ogunleye used TikTok to allege sexual harassment, intimidation, and abuse by senior officers. The Army investigated and discharged her, while exonerating the officer. In 2025, Lance Corporal Festus Igenkhai, known as “Ex-Man,” used Tik
  
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• Trump moves to revoke nearly 200,000 asylum seekers’ visas

  26-08-2026 05:41 via punchng.com
  
  Donald Trump’s administration plans to revoke nearly 200,000 non-immigrant visas from foreigners seeking asylum in the US, intensifying immigration crackdoRead More: https://punchng.com/trump-moves-to-revoke-nearly-200000-asylum-seekers-visas/
  
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• Oyetola condemns Osun killings, tasks police, others on security

  26-08-2026 05:41 via punchng.com
  
  Minister Adegboyega Oyetola condemns escalating Osun killings and post-election violence, urging police and security agencies to restore order and protectRead More: https://punchng.com/oyetola-condemns-osun-killings-tasks-police-others-on-security/
  
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• NDC primary row: Group challenges disputed Lagos Assembly nomination

  26-08-2026 05:41 via punchng.com
  
  Youths in Politics NG calls on the NDC to review the disputed Lagos Assembly nomination process, urging fairness and due process in the NDC primary row.Read More: https://punchng.com/ndc-primary-row-group-challenges-disputed-lagos-assembly-nomination/
  
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