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• Osun: Adeleke’s aide ‘Emir’ killed amid park leadership tussle

  13-09-2026 18:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboOSOGBO — Tension has gripped Osogbo, Osun State capital, following the reported killing of an aide and associate of Governor Ademola Adeleke, Dauda Oyeyemi, popularly known as “Emir”.Oyeyemi was reportedly shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Sunday amid a dispute over the leadership of a motor park in the state.It was gathered that Oyeyemi had been seeking to take over the leadership of the park, which is currently headed by Mr Wakili Nurudeen, popular
  
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• Troops rescue 10 kidnap victims in Katsina

  16-09-2026 01:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiTroops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued 10 civilians, including an infant, after a military pursuit forced their abductors to abandon them in Katsina State.The victims were rescued on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, following a swift response by the troops to reports of the abduction of residents of Unguwan Daudu and Unguwan Chibauna communities in Funtua Local Government Area of the state.According to the Army, troops deployed around the Sabuwa axis were immedi
  
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• Malaria: Zamfara begins fumigation against mosquitoes

  16-09-2026 01:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Governor Dauda Lawal approved a state-wide fumigation against mosquitoes and other insects to curb the spread of Malaria and other mosquito-related illnesses.Executive Chairman, Zamfara State Environmental Protection and Enforcement Agency (ZEPEA), Muhammad Zangina Abdullahi, announced this while flagging off the distribution of fumigation materials for the exercise in Gusau yesterday.A statement by the spokesperson of the Zamfara State Ministry of Environmental and Natural Resources said the e
  
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• Grazing reserves: Anti-graft agency to prosecute encroachers

  16-09-2026 01:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Zamfara State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission (ZACPC) threatened to prosecute any person or group of persons that encroached into grazing reserves and livestock corridors.The commission announced this in a statement released by its public relations officer, Sanusi Ibrahim Tudu, yesterday.He said the agency had completed its high-level consultative advocacy tour, securing unanimous inter-agency alignment to protect state grazing reserves and cattle corridors (burtali).The ex
  
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• Nigeria, Serbia renew commitment to stronger ties

  16-09-2026 01:29 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry Umoru, ABUJANigeria and the Republic of Serbia have renewed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations following the presentation of Letters of Credence by Nigeria’s Ambassador to Hungary, Engr. Abass Braimah, to Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.The ceremony, held on Monday at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade, formally accredited Braimah as the Non-Resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Serbia, with resid
  
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• 2027: Lagos needs servant-leader — Adeoye

  16-09-2026 01:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry ObettaLAGOS — The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Lagos State, Prince Adelaja Adeoye, has said his ambition for the 2027 election is driven by a desire to provide what he described as accountable and people-oriented governance.Adeoye, a real estate entrepreneur, said he was seeking to lead Lagos not merely to occupy the seat of government at Alausa, but to implement his development agenda, which he described as Atunto Eko.“Lagos does not need
  
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• UNICEF, Zamfara to improve healthcare access for less-privileged

  16-09-2026 01:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Zamfara State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (ZAMCHEMA), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have agreed to collaborate to improve access to quality healthcare services for vulnerable populations across the state.The executive secretary of the agency, Zainab Muhammad Hassan, revealed this when she received the representatives of UNICEF on a courtesy visit to the agency on Monday.During the meeting, the two parties focused attention on exploring practical strateg
  
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• Zamfara organises CBT for 6,412 applicants to boost primary education

  16-09-2026 01:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Zamfara State Government scheduled a Computer-Based Test (CBT) for thousands of candidates who applied for the 3,050 basic education teaching slots across the state.The management of Zamfara Information Technology Development Agency (ZITDA) announced this in a circular released at the weekend.The CBT is following Governor Dauda Lawal’s approval for the recruitment of 3,050 basic school teachers through an open, merit–based digital portal – targeted at underserved and rural
  
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• Sokoto defends metropolis-only school resumption

  16-09-2026 01:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoSOKOTO — The Sokoto State Government has defended its decision to reopen only schools within the state capital, saying the continued closure of schools outside the metropolis is a security measure taken in compliance with a directive from the Federal Government.Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Prof. Muhammad Ladan Ala, stated this on Monday in Sokoto while briefing journalists on the status of schools following the recent resumption arrangement.Ala
  
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• Ogun 2027: Adeola, Hunye clash over Ekiti origin claim

  15-09-2026 23:29 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …prove my Ekiti origin claim or face legal action…we welcome the lawsuit — HunyeBy James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe Ogun State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Solomon Adeola, has given Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Abayomi Hunye, and Ambassador Folake Marcus-Bello 24 hours to produce evidence to substantiate their claims that he is of Ekiti State origin or face legal action.Adeola issued the ultimatum through his Media Adviser, C
  
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• Lagos 2027: Rhodes-Vivour questions Hamzat’s eligibility over US allegiance

  15-09-2026 23:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Lagos State, has questioned the eligibility of Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat to contest the 2027 governorship election, citing his alleged oath of allegiance to the United States.Rhodes-Vivour raised the issue on Tuesday while appearing on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, recalling the controversy surrounding Hamzat’s eligibility during the 2023 governorship election.He said his legal team ha
  
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• ASUU-LASU declares indefinite strike

  15-09-2026 23:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Elizabeth OsayandeLAGOS — The Lagos State University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU-LASU) has declared a total and indefinite strike over what it described as the failure of the government to implement the 2025 ASUU/FGN Agreement.The union announced the decision on Tuesday, September 15, following a congress at which members resolved to commence the industrial action.In a statement signed by the Secretary of the ASUU-LASU Steering Committee, Comrade Thanny Noo
  
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• Court denies Odogwu Asaba bail

  15-09-2026 22:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Egufe YafugborhiASABA — The Delta State High Court has declined the bail application filed on behalf of Mr Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as Odogwu Asaba, who is facing allegations relating to the death of late Favour Agbro.The ruling was delivered on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, following arguments by counsel on the defendant’s bail application.The court ordered that Ogbonna remain in custody at the Ogwashi-Uku Maximum Correctional Centre and directed the Director of Public Pr
  
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• 2027: Ex-Nasarawa Speaker begs defectors to return to APC

  15-09-2026 22:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The immediate past Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe, has appealed to all aggrieved members who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to other parties to return to the party.He said the appeal became imperative in view of the fact that they laboured to build a house, only to vacate it “at the time you need it most.”The former speaker made the call in an interview with newsmen in Lafia on Tuesday.Balarabe’s call followed the recent d
  
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• NAF takes delivery of five new helicopters

  15-09-2026 21:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of five new helicopters as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to modernise and re-equip the Armed Forces to confront evolving security threats.The newly acquired platforms comprise three AW-109 Trekker B helicopters manufactured by Leonardo Helicopters of Italy and two H-125 helicopters produced by Airbus Helicopters.A statement by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said t
  
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• Wike’s Rainbow Coalition, APC govs backing Tinubu in different ways — Fayose

  15-09-2026 21:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeFormer Ekiti State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Ayo Fayose, has said the controversy over the Rainbow Coalition being championed by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, would not hurt President Bola Tinubu’s chances in the 2027 presidential election.Fayose said Wike and the APC governors were backing Tinubu in different ways, arguing that what mattered ultimately was whether the coalition could deliver votes for the pr
  
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• ‘They are politically lazy’ – Wike tackles APC govs over Rainbow Coalition pushback

  15-09-2026 21:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has described governors of the All Progressives Congress as “politically lazy” following their opposition to his Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections.The governors, led by their chairman and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, had said they would not participate in, support or endorse any alliance that could undermine President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid or affect APC candidates at any level.But Wike, i
  
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• Promiseland ends Tonto Dikeh’s ambassadorial deal

  15-09-2026 21:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma OkoyePromise Land Innovation Limited, owners of the WEALTH App, has terminated its brand ambassadorship agreement with actress Tonto Charity Dikeh with immediate effect.The company announced the termination in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Mrs Gift Emmanuel, and dated September 15, 2026.According to the statement, the decision followed a review of Dikeh’s performance under the agreement, which the company said showed that contractual obligations and promotional o
  
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• Niger Delta gets $160bn in 27 years — Aig-Imoukhuede

  15-09-2026 21:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Daniel Abia, PORT HARCOURTThe Niger Delta oil-producing states and their local governments have received an estimated $160 billion in federal allocations and other development resources over the past 27 years, without commensurate development outcomes, Chairman of Access Bank Holdings, Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, has said.Aig-Imoukhuede disclosed this on Tuesday while delivering the keynote address at the ongoing 2026 Niger Delta Economic and Investment Summit in Port Harcourt.He said the fig
  
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• Infantino under fresh pressure as Greek FA, Bierhoff back UEFA

  15-09-2026 21:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeFIFA president Gianni Infantino has come under fresh pressure after Greek Football Association president Makis Gagatsis and former Germany national team director Oliver Bierhoff backed UEFA’s push for change in FIFA leadership.According to Reuters, Gagatsis said the Greek FA had taken a clear position against Infantino’s bid for re-election, while Bierhoff said recent developments had eroded confidence in FIFA’s leadership.“The Greek FA (EPO) has tak
  
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• Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi graduates from PFA Business School

  15-09-2026 21:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi has added another achievement to his football career after graduating from the PFA Business School with a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Football Sport Directorship with Merit.Awoniyi, who plays for Coventry City, celebrated the achievement on his Instagram page, describing it as “another proud moment” away from the football pitch.“Another proud moment for me off the pitch. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Awoniyi Taiwo (@awoniyi18)
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• ‘I had 18 phones in my bag’ — Dele Momodu recalls near detention at UK airport

  15-09-2026 20:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Veteran Nigerian journalist and publisher of Ovation International, Dele Momodu, has recounted how he was almost detained by security officials at London’s Heathrow Airport after 18 phones were found in his bag.Momodu shared the experience in a video that has gone viral on social media, where he explained how the unusual number of phones prompted airport officials to question him about his profession.According to the journalist, the incident happened while he was travelling to South Afric
  
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• James Rodriguez retires from Colombian national team

  15-09-2026 20:44 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Colombian football star James Rodriguez, one of the best players in the country’s history, on Tuesday announced his retirement from the national team after 15 years and three World Cups.“I’m leaving with serenity because I know I gave absolutely everything,” the 35-year-old captain said in a social media video, his eyes welling with tears.Rodriguez powered himself and his country to stardom at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, when Los Cafeteros made the quarter-finals for t
  
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• 2027: Barau urges defeated APC aspirants to support party

  15-09-2026 20:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau, has appealed to members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who lost in the party’s recent primary elections to put aside their disappointment and join the campaign for the party’s success in the 2027 general elections.Barau made the appeal on Tuesday in Kano during the inauguration of the Kano North Senatorial District Campaign Council.According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, th
  
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• KING’S COLLEGE: Old boys deny plot to take over institution

  15-09-2026 20:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  King’s College Old Boys Association, KCOBA, has dismissed allegations that it is seeking to take over ownership of King’s College, Lagos, saying the institution remains a public national school.KCOBA said what would change was the framework through which the institution is managed, maintained, financed, modernised and developed, adding that such a framework would help support and rebuild the institution that has shaped many Nigerians.Chairman of the Board of Trustees for KCOBA, Femi
  
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• Dangote IPO: Small investors to get priority if offer Is oversubscribed

  15-09-2026 20:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Udeme AkpanPresident and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has assured retail and small investors that they will receive priority allocation if the ongoing Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery is oversubscribed.Dangote, who described the offer as a genuine “People’s IPO”, said it was deliberately structured to broaden ownership of one of Africa’s most strategic industrial assets and give millions of Nigerians an oppor
  
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• Otti targets 7 sectors to attract investments to Abia

  15-09-2026 19:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has identified seven priority sectors the state is targeting to attract investment, deepen industrialisation and drive economic growth.Otti spoke last week at the ‘Meet the Governor Series’ of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) in Lagos, themed, ‘‘Repositioning Abia for Enterprise, Industrialisation and Sustainable Economic Growth.’’The sectors, he said, are agribusiness and agro-processing, trade and markets, creat
  
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• Why VAR allowed Haaland’s goal against Man United – Howard Webb

  15-09-2026 19:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeProfessional Game Referees (Pro Ref) chief Howard Webb has explained how VAR’s “tunnel vision” contributed to the controversial decision to award Manchester City striker Erling Haaland’s winner against Manchester United in the Manchester derby.Speaking on the first edition of Match Officials Mic’d Up this season, Webb said he was “really disappointed” with the error made by VAR Matt Donohue and his assistant, Blake Antrobus.“I
  
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• Full list of visas that can get you to the UK

  15-09-2026 19:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  For Nigerians and other foreign nationals planning to travel to the United Kingdom, (UK) there are several visa routes available depending on the purpose of the trip.The UK offers visas for people who want to visit, study, work, join family, start a business or eventually settle in the country. There are also special immigration routes for certain nationalities, occupations and circumstances.The UK Government says the visa a person needs depends on factors including their nationality, reason fo
  
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• 2027: Why we endorsed Tinubu — Kaduna University VC

  15-09-2026 19:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Vice-Chancellor of Kaduna State University, Professor Abdullahi Musa, has explained that the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term by more than 600 senior academics from public universities across Northern Nigeria followed an assessment of data on his administration’s performance.Musa said the academics reviewed information on developments in sectors including education, infrastructure, investment and agriculture before making their recommendation.He spoke on Tr
  
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