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• Osun poll: Group urges opposition to adopt Adeleke’s victory template for 2027

  16-08-2026 15:36 via punchng.com
  
  A political group, G-100, urges opposition parties to adopt Governor Adeleke’s Osun election template for unity and victory in the 2027 general elections.Read More: https://punchng.com/osun-poll-group-urges-opposition-to-adopt-adelekes-victory-template-for-2027/
  
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• 2027 Elections: Uwais Report alive on paper, dead in implementation

  27-08-2026 08:33 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriIn the wake of the 2007 general elections, widely regarded as flawed, the late President Umaru Yar’Adua established a 22‑member Electoral Review Committee to examine the exercise and advise on areas requiring reform.
  Yar’Adua, who was displeased with the do-or-die approach that characterised the election that brought him to power, vowed that future polls in the country would be free, fair, and credible.
  The Electoral Reform Committee, inaugurated on August
  
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• FAAN reinstates Bolt at airports, denies fixing taxi fares

  27-08-2026 08:32 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dickson OmobolaFollowing complaints by travellers over the suspension of e-hailing services at airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has said Bolt can resume operations at all its airports after both parties reached an operational agreement.FAAN also apologised to passengers for the inconvenience caused by the temporary disruption, saying it appreciated their patience and understanding.Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at FAAN, Henry Agbebire, in a state
  
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• UCL draw: Champions PSG lead 36 clubs into Thursday’s showdown

  27-08-2026 08:11 via punchng.com
  
  The 2026/27 UEFA Champions League draw is set for Thursday. Discover which 36 clubs, including reigning champions PSG, will face off in the league phase.Read More: https://punchng.com/ucl-draw-champions-psg-lead-36-clubs-into-thursdays-showdown/
  
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• UBA welcomes new chairman Nnorom as Elumelu exits

  27-08-2026 08:11 via punchng.com
  
  The United Bank for Africa Plc has welcomed Emmanuel Nnorom as its new Group Chairman, days after he officially assumed the role following the retirement of Tony Elumelu. UBA announced Nnorom’s welcome in a post on its social media platforms on Wednesday, describing him as a seasoned business leader and chartered accountant with more thanRead More: https://punchng.com/uba-welcomes-new-chairman-nnorom-as-elumelu-exits/
  
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• AI could make many jobs disappear forever, Bill Gates warns

  27-08-2026 08:11 via punchng.com
  
  Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, has warned that the transition into the artificial intelligence era could become one of the most turbulent periods in human history. This is as he noted that governments are not doing enough to prepare for widespread job losses and other disruptions that could accompany the technology. Gates gave the warning inRead More: https://punchng.com/ai-could-make-many-jobs-disappear-forever-bill-gates-warns/
  
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• FG begins distribution of electric vehicles to civil servants

  27-08-2026 07:56 via punchng.com
  
  The Federal Government has started distributing electric vehicles to civil servants, promoting cleaner energy and reducing transport costs. Learn more abouRead More: https://punchng.com/fg-begins-distribution-of-electric-vehicles-to-civil-servants/
  
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• Bill Gates proposes ‘Human Reserved’ jobs, robot tax to manage AI disruption

  27-08-2026 07:56 via punchng.com
  
  Bill Gates suggests ‘Human Reserved’ jobs and taxing AI/robots to manage the impact of artificial intelligence on the labor market. Learn more about his prRead More: https://punchng.com/bill-gates-proposes-human-reserved-jobs-robot-tax-to-manage-ai-disruption/
  
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• Morning recap: Atiku-Tinubu clash widens, Dangote threatens petrol export, other top stories

  27-08-2026 07:41 via punchng.com
  
  Stay informed with Nigeria’s top stories: Atiku-Tinubu clash widens, Dangote threatens petrol export, INEC 2027 elections, EFCC asset recovery, and FG foreRead More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-atiku-tinubu-clash-widens-dangote-threatens-petrol-export-other-top-stories/
  
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• FULL LIST: Champions League top scorers since 2000

  27-08-2026 07:10 via punchng.com
  
  See the full list of UEFA Champions League top scorers from the 2000/01 season to 2025/26, featuring stars like Mbappé, Messi, and Ronaldo.Read More: https://punchng.com/full-list-champions-league-top-scorers-since-2000/
  
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• N600bn disbursed to 10m households under cash transfer scheme — FG

  27-08-2026 06:59 via vanguardngr.com
  The Federal Government has disbursed more than N600 billion in cash transfers to over 10 million households across the country in the three years since President Bola Tinubu assumed office, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Bernard Doro, has said.Doro disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme.He said the programme was designed to support poor and vulnerable households and improve their living conditions, adding that
  
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• Fuel subsidy: Atiku’s third U-turn exposes political posturing — PRESIDENCY

  27-08-2026 06:34 via vanguardngr.com
  •Accuses ex-VP of lacking basic understanding of his newfound policy prescriptionBy Johnbosco Agbakwuru, AbujaABUJA—The Presidency has again taken a swipe at former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over his alleged flip-flops on petrol subsidy, accusing him of political posturing.It also said Atiku was “suffering from a lack of basic understanding of his newfound policy prescription.”Recall that Atiku had
  
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• Despite fall in crude price, petrol hits N1,212 per litre

  27-08-2026 06:25 via vanguardngr.com
  ***Depot price hits N1,735/Litre in Port Harcourt l12 depots increase prices —  Report 
  ***Dangote Refinery determines market pace —ExpertsBy Udeme Akpan, Ediri Ejor & Jackson-Kalio TokoniDespite drop in price of crude in the global oil market, operators in Nigeria’s downstream sector have increased the prices of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, by an average of N1,212 per litre from N1,158 per litre, an increase of 4.7 per cent which has triggere
  
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• ‘Vessel fund must deliver tangible trade gains’

  27-08-2026 05:55 via punchng.com
  
  A former President of the African Shipowners Association, Captain Ladi Olubowale, says the vessel fund must deliver tangible trade gains.Read More: https://punchng.com/vessel-fund-must-deliver-tangible-trade-gains/
  
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• Psychiatrists back suicide law reform, demand action on hardship

  27-08-2026 05:55 via punchng.com
  
  Nigerian psychiatrists back suicide law reform but demand government action on poverty, unemployment, and insecurity to curb mental distress and suicidal bRead More: https://punchng.com/psychiatrists-back-suicide-law-reform-demand-action-on-hardship/
  
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• 2027 polls: INEC unveils gov, Assembly candidates Saturday

  27-08-2026 05:55 via punchng.com
  
  INEC will display lists of governorship and State Assembly candidates on Saturday, August 29, for the 2027 elections. Verify candidates and prepare for theRead More: https://punchng.com/2027-polls-inec-unveils-gov-assembly-candidates-saturday/
  
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• 160 dead, 647 missing as floods devastate Nepal, Tibet

  27-08-2026 05:55 via punchng.com
  
  Catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet have left 160 dead and 647 missing, devastating communities and pilgrimage routes. Search and rescue operations areRead More: https://punchng.com/160-dead-647-missing-as-floods-devastate-nepal-tibet/
  
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• 2027: Vote ‘right’ or be banished? By Ikechukwu Amaechi

  27-08-2026 04:46 via vanguardngr.com
  As should be expected in this political silly season, politicians will maximise the window to test wild narratives and launch personal attacks aimed at distracting voters from the substantive issues that confront them. There is nothing particularly wrong with that as long as such antics are within the ambit of the law. But most Nigerian politicians like stretching the limits of such propositions. The result is that politicians are now banning others from straying into their self-appro
  
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• Tinubu, NGE mourn Eagle Online publisher Oladipo

  27-08-2026 04:40 via punchng.com
  
  President Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian Guild of Editors and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers have mourned the death of journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, describing his passing as a painful loss to Nigeria’s media industry. Oladipo, a former Politics Editor of The PUNCH Newspapers, died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026,Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-nge-mourn-eagle-online-publisher-oladipo/
  
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• Afe Babalola decries deplorable ABUAD road, urges FG action

  27-08-2026 04:40 via punchng.com
  
  Elder statesman and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), has appealed to the Federal Government to revisit the issue of the Ado-Ijan-Ilumoba-Ikole Road, which is in deplorable condition in Ekiti State. Babalola stressed the importance of the road, which connects different communities in Ekiti State as well as the stateRead More: https://punchng.com/afe-babalola-decries-deplorable-abuad-road-urges-fg-action/
  
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• Sheikh Jingir: Tinubu strips Christianity of political relevance in Nigeria, by Olu Fasan

  27-08-2026 04:39 via vanguardngr.com
  In 2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu sowed the seed of the political humiliation of Christianity in Nigeria. As a presidential candidate, Tinubu concluded that Christianity was of such low electoral value that no northern Christian could help him win the presidency. Thus, he picked a fellow Muslim as his running mate. It worked. However, the seed that Tinubu planted is now being watered by Islamic bigots who are citing the “success” of the 2023 Muslim-Muslim ticket as evidence of Is
  
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• Dr Abati’s misrepresentations of the ICPC “fake agency” investigation, by Suleiman A. Suleiman

  27-08-2026 04:39 via vanguardngr.com
  Dr Rueben Abati’s “The Menace of Fake Agencies” syndicated column in THISDAY and TheCable this week makes an interesting, but also an alarming reading. As is usual for a commentator on Nigerian public affairs spanning nearly four decades, the article was well-argued and thought-provoking. Quite unusually, however, the article contains factual misrepresentations of the work of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and its leadership
  
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• Rehabilitating South Africa evacuees

  27-08-2026 04:34 via vanguardngr.com
  The latest xenophobic violence in South Africa has again exposed the precarious existence of African migrants in a country that owes much of its liberation history to African solidarity. Nigerians and other foreigners have been harassed, threatened, and driven from homes and businesses by armed mobs and vigilantes. More disturbing is the apparent inability or unwillingness of authorities to protect hapless foreigners consistently. Nigeria has complained of police inaction, while South Africa in
  
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• Groups back Yari to deliver Tinubu’s re-election

  27-08-2026 04:10 via punchng.com
  
  The appointment of former Zamfara State Governor, Abdul’aziz Yari, as Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has received commendation from APC-aligned groups, who expressed confidence in his ability to mobilise support and deliver victory for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Transparency Watch, a good governance and accountability group, described Yari’sRead More: https://punchng.com/groups-back-yari-to-deliver-tinubus-re-election/
  
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• 2027 politics: Atiku-Tinubu faceoff widens over subsidy, $16bn power projects

  27-08-2026 04:10 via punchng.com
  
  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the Federal Government to investigate and prosecute him if it has evidence linking him to the alleged $16bn power expenditure while in office. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African DemocraticCongress, accused the President Bola Tinubu-led government of recycling old allegations to divert attention from questions over theRead More: https://punchng.com/2027-politics-atiku-tinubu-faceoff-widens-over-subsidy-16bn-power-projects/
  
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• 2027: Abia PDP candidate woos youths with jobs, agric plan

  27-08-2026 04:10 via punchng.com
  
  The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr Kelechi Anosike, has pledged to place youth development and agriculture at the centre of his administration, saying young people must be allowed to contribute meaningfully to the state’s progress. Anosike stated this at the Ohuhu Youth Day held at Afugiri Central School, Ohuhu, where heRead More: https://punchng.com/2027-abia-pdp-candidate-woos-youths-with-jobs-agric-plan/
  
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• Malami inaugurates 600-member Kebbi ADC campaign council

  27-08-2026 04:10 via punchng.com
  
  Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has inaugurated a 600-member campaign council of the African Democratic Congress in Kebbi State, with a call for unity, reconciliation and issue-based politics ahead of the 2027 general elections. Malami, who is the governorship candidate of the party in the state, inaugurated theRead More: https://punchng.com/malami-inaugurates-600-member-kebbi-adc-campaign-council/
  
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• Sanwo-Olu flags off 670m road project

  27-08-2026 04:01 via punchng.com
  
  The Lagos State Government has commenced construction of the 670-metre Adebayo-Akinade Road in Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area. The project was flagged off on behalf of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu by his Special Adviser on Rural Development, Nurudeen Agbaje, on Wednesday. Agbaje said the road project was part of the administration’s broader intervention in rural communities,Read More: https://punchng.com/sanwo-olu-flags-off-670m-road-project/
  
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• Security personnel protest unpaid duty allowances for Osun poll

  27-08-2026 03:53 via punchng.com
  
  Some personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Immigration Service, Federal Fire Service and Nigeria Correctional Service deployed for the August 15 Osun State governorship election are yet to receive their election duty allowances, The PUNCH learnt on Wednesday. Checks by The PUNCH revealed that N120,000, paid in two separate deposits ofRead More: https://punchng.com/security-personnel-protest-unpaid-duty-allowances-for-osun-poll/
  
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• Osun poll: Experts flag tracking hurdles as INEC probes N100bn spending

  27-08-2026 03:53 via punchng.com
  
  Experts have raised concerns over the difficulty of tracking election expenditure, as the Independent National Electoral Commission moves to independently verify a report alleging that the All Progressives Congress and Accord spent over N100bn on the August 15 Osun State governorship election. A report published by Saturday PUNCH had unravelled the spending by the twoRead More: https://punchng.com/osun-poll-experts-flag-tracking-hurdles-as-inec-probes-n100bn-spending/
  
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