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• Oil Sector: Reps threatens sanctions over poor PIA implementation

  22-06-2026 05:38 via vanguardngr.com
  By Davies Iheamnachor, PORT HARCOURT: Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have called for a close monitoring of accountability mechanisms in the operations of Host Community Development Trusts, HCDTs, in the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA.Read Also: Conflicting accounts emerge over alleged release of Oyo kidnap victimsThe stakeholders said sustained oversight was critical to ensuring that oil-producing communities benefitted fully from the PIA.The call came at a one-day town
  
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• ‘Seek help from us’ – NDLEA tells Nigerians battling drug dependence

  22-06-2026 13:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has urged Nigerians battling drug dependence to seek help through its 24-hour counselling and referral service.The Secretary of NDLEA, Shadrach Haruna, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja to commemorate the 2026 United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.He said professional support is available round the clock for persons struggling with drug use disorders.&
  
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• Court remands Sowore in Kuje Correctional Centre

  22-06-2026 12:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), in Kuje Correctional Centre.Justice Mohammed Umar, in a short ruling, ordered Sowore to be kept in the correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of his motion for stay of the order for revocation of his bail and bench warrant.Justice Umar also dismissed Sowore’s earlier application seeking the judge’s recusal from the case on th
  
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• Breaking: Court remands Sowore in Kuje prison over alleged cybercrime

  22-06-2026 12:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, AbujaThe Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Correctional Centre.He will remain in custody until Wednesday when proceedings will resume on a two-count cybercrime charge the Department of State Services (DSS) filed against him for calling President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” in a social media post.Sowore’s remand followed the revocation of the ba
  
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• Labour Party’s Burnham confirms he’ll seek to replace Starmer

  22-06-2026 12:45 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Veteran UK politician Andy Burnham confirmed on Monday that he would seek to replace Keir Starmer as leader of the ruling Labour Party and prime minister.Burnham, 56, called for an “orderly and responsible” transition after Starmer announced he was stepping down. “I will put myself forward as part of this process,” Burnham wrote on X.Former health secretary Wes Streeting, who previously said he would join a leadership race, instead said he was backing Burnham, suggesting
  
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• Troops kill two bandits, arrest four suspects in Kaduna

  22-06-2026 12:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiTroops of Sector 1, Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY), have neutralised two suspected bandits, arrested four others and recovered rustled livestock in a series of coordinated operations across Kaduna State, as security forces intensify efforts to dismantle criminal networks in the North-West.The operations, conducted between June 20 and 21, also led to the recovery of weapons, ammunition, motorcycles and electronic devices containing what military auth
  
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• Sowore arrives in court after arrest order

  22-06-2026 11:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), on Monday arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja for his trial after a bench warrant for his arrest.Sowore, also the publisher of Sahara Reporters, arrived at the court in the company of members of his group with placards.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Mohammed Umar had, on June 16, revoked a bail granted to Sowore following his failure to appear in court for his trial.Justice Mohammed Umar,
  
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• Kogi varsity student arrested over alleged cult recruitment, assault

  22-06-2026 11:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Boluwaji ObahopoA 400-level student of Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, Kogi State, has been arrested by security operatives over alleged involvement in cult-related activities, including attempted forced initiation, assault and death threats against a fellow student.‎The suspect, Adejo Elisha Ojonimi, 25, of the Department of Economics, was apprehended on Friday, June 19, 2026, by members of the Vigilante Service following a complaint by a spillover student of the Depart
  
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• Japa: Nigerians are realising US, UK not filled with gold – Femi Rogers

  22-06-2026 11:03 via vanguardngr.com
  Houston-based real estate developer Femi Rogers has said that Nigerians are beginning to realise that the roads of Western countries are not filled with gold.Mr Rogers stated this while speaking on the migration wave locally dubbed Japa during a recent appearance on Frankly Business Podcast.“There is a lot of misconception by a lot of Nigerians about the Western world. They think the roads are filled with gold, things are easy, and that’s wrong. I think a lot of people are realising
  
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• European countries close schools, cancel trains over heatwave

  22-06-2026 10:52 via vanguardngr.com
  Much of Europe was preparing Monday for an already fierce heatwave to intensify even further in the coming days, with some countries taking special measures to mitigate its effects.France recorded heat-related deaths over the weekend. A leading researcher reiterated that human-driven climate change had contributed to the recent record-breaking heatwave.In France, 49 of the country’s 96 mainland departments were on a red alert weather warning, up from 35 over the weekend.Officials announce
  
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• UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation

  22-06-2026 10:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday after less than two years in office in a term characterised by policy U-turns and deep public unpopularity.“Every decision I have taken has been about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party,” Starmer said as he choked up in an emotional speech outside 10 Downing Street.Starmer said the process of picking a new leader for the centre-left party would be launched i
  
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• Breaking: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation

  22-06-2026 10:42 via vanguardngr.com
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• Bala Mohammed mourns as ex-deputy governor dies in Abuja

  22-06-2026 10:35 via vanguardngr.com
  By Christopher AmehGovernor Bala Mohammed has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Arc. Audu Sule Katagun, Wazirin Katagun and former Deputy Governor of Bauchi State.
  He said his death has created a vacuum in the state’s political and traditional landscape.Mohammed described Audu, who died early Monday at Nizamiye Hospital, Abuja, as a loyal and patriotic civil servant who dedicated his life to serving humanity with humility and decorum.The governor recalled with admiration the invalu
  
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• Poor sanitation: Why Lagos must be rescued

  22-06-2026 10:33 via vanguardngr.com
  In a city regarded as Nigeria’s commercial and political nerve centre and one of Africa’s fastest-growing megacities, increasing presence of refuse heaps on road medians, drainage channels, under bridges and on highways presents a troubling contradiction.From Oshodi, Ikotun to Ijegun, Surulere and Lagos Island, indiscriminate waste disposal has become a huge challenge, raising concerns among residents, environmental experts and government officials about the future of Lagos State wi
  
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• Insecurity: Bauchi gov inaugurates 2,187 forest guards

  22-06-2026 10:20 via vanguardngr.com
  By Christopher AmehGovernor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has charged newly inducted Forest Guards graduands to respect human rights and professionalism while undergoing the obligations of their security journey in the state.The governor gave this great advice to 2,187 Forest Guards personnel during their passing-out parade at the police training school in Yelwa, Bauchi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.The governor was ably represented by his Deputy, Rt Honourable Auwal Jatau.In his welcom
  
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• Dial Back to ‘Palasa’: Nigerians abandon android smartphones for basic feature phones 

  22-06-2026 10:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanIn an unexpected twist across Africa’s largest mobile market, a quiet revolution is happening in reverse.Millions of Nigerian consumers are locking away their sleek, internet-connected Android smartphones. Instead, they are returning to basic, non-Android ‘feature phones’ due to the crushing costs of mobile data and airtime, Economy&Lifestyle discovered.The luxury of staying on-lineA brutal combination of inflation, currency deprec
  
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• Dial back to Palasa: Nigerians abandon android smartphones for basic feature phones 

  22-06-2026 10:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanIn an unexpected twist across Africa’s largest mobile market, a quiet revolution is happening in reverse.Millions of Nigerian consumers are locking away their sleek, internet-connected Android smartphones. Instead, they are returning to basic, non-Android ‘feature phones’ due to the crushing costs of mobile data and airtime, Economy&Lifestyle discovered.The luxury of staying on-lineA brutal combination of inflation, currency deprec
  
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• Iran delegation leaves for Tehran after 18 hours of talks

  22-06-2026 10:05 via vanguardngr.com
  The Iranian delegation in talks with the United States has left the Swiss venue to return to Tehran after 18 hours of “intensive” negotiations, state media reported Monday.The group, headed by chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, “left the building where the talks were held after about 18 hours of intensive talks and consultations”, the IRNA state news agency reported, saying they were en route to Tehran.AFP
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• 19 killed, many injured in fresh Plateau attack

  22-06-2026 09:58 via vanguardngr.com
  By Golok Nanmwa, JosNo fewer than 19 persons were reportedly killed and several others injured following an attack on Kawel village in Mushere District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.The attack, according to residents, occurred late Sunday night while people in the community were asleep.Malo Bitrus, a resident of Bokkos, told Vanguard that the gunmen stormed the village at about 11:40 p.m., shooting sporadically and causing residents to flee for safety.He said over 19 persons
  
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• China retaliates, sanctions 10 US firms over Pentagon blacklist

  22-06-2026 09:45 via vanguardngr.com
  China imposed export controls on 10 US companies involved in defence and rare earths mining in response to Washington’s blacklist of Chinese firms, Beijing said Monday.The move comes a month after US President Donald Trump visited Beijing, seeking to stabilise fraught relations during talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.Although the countries agreed to work towards reducing tariffs, ties have since been tested as both sides stunt the other in tech and defence.Washington released a n
  
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• UK’s Starmer reportedly set to quit as Labour rival sworn in as MP

  22-06-2026 09:36 via vanguardngr.com
  Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer could set out plans to step down as soon as Monday, UK media has reported, the same day his likely successor is expected to be sworn in as a member of parliament.Government ministers said the Labour leader was reflecting on his political future over the weekend.As press gathered outside 10 Downing Street on Monday morning, it was unclear whether he had made a decision, and Starmer’s office was not able to confirm timings for a potential press
  
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• Tinubu’s mother shaped Nigeria’s moral imagination, Shettima says

  22-06-2026 09:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Vice President Kashim Shettima has showered praises on the late Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, mother of President Bola Tinubu.Shettima spoke on Sunday in Abuja during the Annual Grand Prayer Session in honour of the Mogaji, held at the Abuja National Mosque.The vice president described her as a woman whose love went far beyond her family and shaped Nigeria’s moral imagination.He said the leadership given by the late Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, who died on June 15, 2013, was demonstrated in the l
  
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• Egungun Festival: Olubadan warns masquerades, followers against violence

  22-06-2026 09:27 via vanguardngr.com
  The Olubadan, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has warned masquerades and their followers against engaging in violence during and after the commencement of the annual ”Egungun Festival’ (spirit of the dead).The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Egungun Festival, a sacred Yoruba celebration in the South-West that honours and connects with ancestral  spirits, begins on Monday.NAN reports that participants wear elaborate, colorful masks, filled with drumming and dancing.Ladoja, in
  
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• Lassa fever deaths rise to 214 as fatality rate reaches 25.0 % – NCDC

  22-06-2026 09:21 via vanguardngr.com
  Lassa fever has claimed 214 lives in Nigeria, with the Case Fatality Rate climbing to 25.0 per cent,  the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said.This is contained in the NCDC Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 23 (June 1 to June 7).This, the agency said, is up sharply from 18.9 per cent during the same period in 2025.It said that both suspected and confirmed cases have also increased compared to 2025.“New confirmed cases held steady in week 23, matching
  
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• Cape Verde in dreamland after impressive 2-2 draw against Uruguay

  22-06-2026 09:21 via vanguardngr.com
  Cape Verde continued their historic FIFA World Cup journey with another remarkable performance, holding two-time champions Uruguay to a thrilling 2-2 draw in a dramatic Group H encounter.The African debutants showed courage, discipline and attacking quality as they secured another valuable point against one of football’s traditional powerhouses, keeping their hopes of progressing alive.Cape Verde shocked Uruguay early in the contest when Kevin Pina scored their first-ever World Cup goal w
  
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• ‘You’re still growing as a child’ – GehGeh reacts to Peller’s marriage to Jarvis

  22-06-2026 09:15 via vanguardngr.com
  Social media personality Ojaigho Prosper, popularly known as GehGeh, has criticised TikTok star Habeeb Hamzat, better known as Peller, over his decision to marry Elizabeth Aminata, popularly known as Jarvis.Peller announced on Sunday that he had fulfilled traditional marriage rites by paying Jarvis’ bride price during a family introduction ceremony.Sharing a video from the event on Instagram, the TikTok star wrote, “Today, I proudly paid the bride price of the woman I love.”Re
  
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• Egypt beat New Zealand 3-1 for their first World Cup win in history

  22-06-2026 09:11 via vanguardngr.com
  Egypt earned the first World Cup win in their history by beating New Zealand 3-1 on Sunday, putting them on track to reach the knockout round for the first time.Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Zico and Trezeguet were Egypt’s scorers after Finn Surman had given New Zealand the lead after 15 minutes of the Group G match in Vancouver.The victory puts Egypt top of Group G on four points and needing just a draw against Iran in Seattle on Friday to move into the last 32.Salah’s goal came after he
  
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• FRSC officers in overseas course sit for promotion exams remotely

  22-06-2026 08:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Theodore OparaOfficers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, pursuing academic and professional programmes abroad were allowed to participate in the Corps’ 2026 promotion exercise remotely, in what the agency described as a major step towards digitising personnel management and eliminating barriers to career advancement.
  The Corps introduced real-time monitoring cameras and independent observers from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Federal Char
  
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• Fear in North-West as Turji allegedly acquires advanced weapons

  22-06-2026 08:54 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoThe leader of Rundunar Adalchi in Sokoto State, Bashir Altine Guyawa Isa, has raised concerns over what he described as an emerging security threat in the North-West, alleging that notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji has acquired sophisticated weapons and is collaborating with Boko Haram to train and equip new fighters.Speaking in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service monitored in Kaduna on Monday, Isa claimed that the wanted terrorist leader has intensified efforts to
  
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• Public Disclaimer And Warning Notice!!!

  22-06-2026 08:29 via vanguardngr.com
  The North East Development Commission (NEDC) hereby draws the attention of the public, corporate organizations, and online platform users to the unauthorized use of the NEDC name, logo, insignia, and official identity on social media platforms, websites, and other digital or print media by certain individuals and entities.It has come to our notice that some people are falsely representing affiliation with the NEDC, creating misleading impressions, and in some cases engaging in activities capabl
  
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