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• Poco Lee released after weeks in UK detention

  12-09-2026 08:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Efe OnodjaeNigerian dancer and singer, Iweh Pascal Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, has been released after spending several weeks in detention in the United Kingdom over an alleged sexual assault case.Poco Lee’s release comes weeks after reports emerged that he had been arrested in the UK in connection with an allegation of sexual assault.His management had earlier confirmed that the matter was before a UK court, while urging the public to allow the legal process to take its cour
  
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• LP chieftain sues UNN over alleged refusal to release Obi’s academic records

  12-09-2026 19:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A Labour Party (LP) chieftain, Abayomi Arabambi, has sued the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) over the alleged refusal to release details of the academic record of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).Arabambi, in a fresh suit, said he had requested a certified true copy (CTC) of Obi’s certificate number D000198 in respect of a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy issued in 1984 in line with the Freedom of Information Act, but the institution turned
  
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• Bamanga Tukur to be buried Sunday in Adamawa – Family

  12-09-2026 19:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The family of the late National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has fixed Sunday for the burial of the elder statesman.Tukur’s son,​‌‍‍‍‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌⁠‍‌‍‌​ who is also the Secretary to the State Government of Adamawa, Auwal, announced this in a statement issued in Yola on Saturday.The younger Tukur, who said that his father died on Saturday in Abuja, added that th
  
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• Tinubu edges Obi by 1,067 responses in Oxford-Metro poll

  12-09-2026 19:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  President Bola Tinubu finished ahead of Peter Obi by 1,067 responses in the Oxford–Metro Analytics’ National Trust Poll.The ​‌‍‍‍‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌⁠‍​​‌​poll, which closed on Sept. 7, recorded a total of 69,110 approved and unflagged responses in its final analytical dataset.Tinubu received 24,469 responses, representing 35.41 per cent of the total responses, while Obi polled 23,402, representing
  
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• INEC final list confirms Yahaya Bello as APC candidate for Kogi Central

  12-09-2026 19:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza AjayiThe Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has released its final list of candidates for the Kogi Central, Kogi East and Kogi West senatorial districts ahead of the January 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections, confirming former Governor Yahaya Bello as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC for the Kogi Central seat.The list, containing a total of 42 candidates across the three senatorial districts, was signed by the Secretary of INEC, Rose Oriar
  
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• Iraq closes three border crossings with Iran after drone launch

  12-09-2026 18:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Iraq closed three border crossings with Iran on Saturday, officials told AFP, after a drone attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline that both Riyadh and Baghdad said was launched from Iraq.Following the Friday night attack, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi dismissed the military commander in Missan province, on the Iran border, after authorities determined that the drones had been launched from there.Two Iraqi security sources told AFP on Saturday that drone launchers were found near a border cross
  
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• France sink Germany to reach first women’s basketball World Cup final

  12-09-2026 18:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  France are through to the final of the women’s basketball World Cup for the first time after a 86-64 victory over host nation Germany on Saturday.Gabby Williams top scored with 22 points for the Olympic silver medalists, who kept their unbeaten record at the tournament alive before Sunday’s decider in Berlin.The US-born Williams, who also topped the assist charts with five and with four had the most steals, was the constant threat on both ends of the floor for the French.France are
  
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• Bamanga Tukur’s last wish for PDP was keep flag flying – Turaki camp

  12-09-2026 18:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous JannamikeThe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Interim National Working Committee-led by Kabiru Turaki, SAN, on Saturday mourned the party’s former National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, who died at 90, recalling that the elder statesman’s final message to the party was a call to keep its flag flying and preserve its place as Nigeria’s truly national political platform.According to the PDP INWC, Tukur’s death marked the loss of not just a former national chair
  
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• Bamanga Tukur: Nigeria loses towering statesman — PDP

  12-09-2026 18:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous Jannamike, AbujaThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the death of its former National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Mahmud Tukur, CON, as a profound loss to Nigeria, saying the elder statesman’s decades of service left an enduring mark on the country’s political, economic and democratic development.Tukur’s death marks the end of a long public career that took him from the governorship of the old Gongola State to the federal cabinet, the leadership of the Nig
  
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• Hull hold Chelsea, Liverpool fail to beat Fulham in Premier League

  12-09-2026 18:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Hull held free-scoring Chelsea 2-2 at Stamford Bridge to go third in the Premier League as Liverpool failed to find a way past struggling Fulham in a 0-0 draw on Saturday.It was a familiar tale for Chelsea as the front three of Morgan Rogers, Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer dazzled, but the Blues were undone by an inability to defend.In five games against top-flight opposition since Xabi Alonso took charge, Chelsea have scored 16 times and conceded 12.Hull were the last side in the Premier League to
  
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• Three countries in East Africa where it snows

  12-09-2026 18:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  When people think of snow, Africa may not be the first continent that comes to mind.However, some of East Africa’s highest mountains have snow, glaciers and ice despite being close to the Equator.Here are three East African countries where you can find snow at high elevations.1. TanzaniaTanzania is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain at 5,895 metres.The mountain’s summit is covered by snow and ice despite its location close to the Equator. Tanzania’s nat
  
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• Uganda buries ‘youngest’ king amid succession row

  12-09-2026 18:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Several thousand people gathered on Saturday in Uganda to pay final respects to a king once recognised as the world’s youngest monarch, with the president urging unity amid a fight over who will succeed him.King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who ascended to the throne at the age of three and reigned over the African country’s Tooro Kingdom for 31 years, died recently at the age of 34 while receiving cancer treatment in the United States.Guinness World Records had recognised hi
  
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• Bamanga Tukur: Nigeria will miss elders’ wisdom — Mark

  12-09-2026 17:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Senator David Mark, has mourned the death of former Governor of old Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, saying Nigeria will miss the wisdom, experience and counsel of a generation of leaders who devoted their lives to the country.Mark said Tukur’s death came at a time when the country particularly needed the guidance and experience of its older generation of leaders, describing him as an elder s
  
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• ‘Man of big ideas’ – Tinubu mourns elder statesman, Bamanga Tukur

  12-09-2026 17:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruPresident Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of elder statesman, renowned businessman, and former governor of the old Gongola State, Bamanga Tukur.The ex-governor died on Saturday, aged 90.President Tinubu described the passing of Tukur, the Tafidan Adamawa, as the end of a remarkable chapter in Nigeria’s political and economic history.The President said he was a towering figure whose distinguished career spanned public administration, governance, indus
  
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• Tinubu mourns elder statesman, Bamanga Tukur, described him as man of bold ideas

  12-09-2026 17:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of elder statesman, renowned businessman, and former Governor of the old Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Muhammad Tukur,.He died at 90 years.President Tinubu described the passing of Alhaji Tukur, the Tafidan Adamawa, as the end of a remarkable chapter in Nigeria’s political and economic history.The President said Alhaji Tukur was a towering figure whose distinguished career spanned public adminis
  
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• INEC unveils final list of presidential candidates for 2027 election

  12-09-2026 17:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Omeiza AjayiThe Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has released the final list of candidates for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections scheduled for January 2027, featuring 18 political parties and their presidential and vice-presidential candidates.The list, signed by Rose Oriaran-Anthony, Secretary of the Commission, shows that the ruling All Progressives Congress APC is fielding President Bola Tinubu, 74, with Kashim Shettima, 59, again as his running mate, while th
  
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• Atiku aide faults Onanuga over subsidy response

  12-09-2026 17:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A media aide to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Eta Uso, has faulted the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, over his response to Atiku’s recent proposal on production subsidy.Uso, in a statement on Saturday, said the Presidency’s response focused more on references to Atiku than on the substance of the policy proposal.“We gave you a policy argument. Instead of engaging it intelligently, you reached for ‘veteran presidential
  
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• Ondo govt links naming ceremonies to 29 deaths from ‘Monkey Tail’ consumption

  12-09-2026 17:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dayo Johnson AkureThe Ondo State Government has confirmed that 29 people died from the consumption of local herbal alcoholic mixtures, commonly called “monkey tail” in Odigbo council area of the state.Health Commissioner, Dr Banji Ajaka, said weekend that there were 60 suspected cases linked to two naming ceremonies.He said the fatality rate stands at 48.3 percent, with 95 percent of victims being males between ages 16 and 55.“The current line list contains 60 suspected cas
  
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• Ondo govt links naming ceremonies to 29 deaths from ” Monkey Tail” consumption

  12-09-2026 17:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dayo Johnson AkureThe Ondo State Government has confirmed that 29 people died from the consumption of local herbal alcoholic mixtures, commonly called “monkey tail” in Odigbo council area of the state.Health Commissioner, Dr Banji Ajaka, said weekend that there were 60 suspected cases linked to two naming ceremonies.He said the fatality rate stands at 48.3 percent, with 95 percent of victims being males between ages 16 and 55.“The current line list contains 60 suspected cas
  
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• Just in: Bamanga Tukur, former Adamawa Gov, dies

  12-09-2026 17:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Umar Yusuf, YolaFormer civilian Governor of Adamawa State, Alhaji Mohammed Bamanga Tukur, has died.Tukur died in Abuja on Saturday after a protracted illness. He was 94.The former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was the third civilian governor of the defunct Gongola State, serving from August to November 1983, before the military takeover of government.Tukur, a seasoned technocrat and industrialist, also served as Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA
  
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• Ex-Jonathan spokesman Niboro joins Tinubu’s 2027 campaign team

  12-09-2026 17:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Veteran journalist and former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ima Niboro, has been appointed one of the spokespersons of President Bola Tinubu’s campaign council ahead of the 2027 general election.Niboro, who previously served as spokesperson to former President Goodluck Jonathan, brings experience in presidential communications and newsroom management to the campaign team.He later headed NAN, where he was responsible for overseeing the agency’s nationwide new
  
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• Bamanga Tukur, former Adamawa gov, ex-PDP Chair dies

  12-09-2026 17:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Umar Yusuf, YolaFormer civilian Governor of Adamawa State, Alhaji Mohammed Bamanga Tukur, has died.Tukur died in Abuja on Saturday after a protracted illness. He was 94.The former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was the third civilian governor of the defunct Gongola State, serving from August to November 1983, before the military takeover of government.Tukur, a seasoned technocrat and industrialist, also served as Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA
  
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• Haske dumps APC, joins APM as Adamawa governorship candidate

  12-09-2026 16:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Businessman and politician, Abdulrahman Haske, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) ahead of the 2027 Adamawa State governorship election.Haske, who was formally unveiled as the APM governorship candidate on Saturday in Yola, said his decision to join the party was driven by his desire to pursue a people-centred development agenda in the state.The declaration was attended by APM leaders, traditional and community leaders
  
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• 2027: Morka tackles Kwankwaso over promise to take care of Atiku if he withdraws

  12-09-2026 16:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesperson, Felix Morka, has tackled Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso over his offer to take care of Atiku Abubakar if the former vice-president withdraws from the 2027 presidential race.Kwankwaso, the running mate to Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), had on Monday appealed to Atiku to abandon his presidential ambition and support the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket in next year’s election.He cited Atiku’s age and health, addi
  
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• Woman recovers N1.64m mistakenly sent to Pastor Jerry Eze’s church

  12-09-2026 16:44 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A woman, Sandra Okpara, has recovered N1.64m that she mistakenly transferred to an account linked to Pastor Jerry Eze’s Streams of Joy International.Okpara, a single mother of two, had made a public appeal on social media after discovering that she had mistakenly sent N1,640,200 to the church while attempting to transfer the money to another account.She said the money belonged to people she was expected to pay and pleaded for help in tracing the funds.“This money is not my money. I
  
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• BRICS nations call for ‘maximum restraint’ in Mid-East war

  12-09-2026 16:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement.Chinese President Xi Jinping, who joined Russian, Iranian, Indian and other leaders in the Indian capital, told the summit that the Middle East war “does not serve the common interests of the international community”.Foreign ministers of the BRICS grouping failed to agree on a joi
  
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• Okpebholo redeploys commissioners

  12-09-2026 16:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ozioruva Aliu, BENUN CITY
  The governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebhoko, on Saturday, carried out a minor reshuffle in his cabinet as he redeployed three commissioners from their initial ministries to others.The redeployment of the commissioners was contained in a statement by the Secretary to State Government, SSG, Mysa Ikhilor.The statement said that the governor “has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle involving the re-deployment of some commissioners.It noted that the move was
  
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• Suspected vehicle theft kingpin arrested in Ogun

  12-09-2026 15:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old suspected vehicle theft kingpin, Mosuru Issa, and recovered a stolen wine-coloured Toyota Camry along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.Issa, of Osungboye Street, Agege, Lagos State, was arrested by operatives of the Mowe Divisional Police Headquarters during a routine stop-and-search operation along the Mowe axis of the expressway.The police said the suspect was arrested at about 7:30 a.m. on Friday, after the occup
  
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• IGP not opposed to citizens recording police officers – Media aide

  12-09-2026 15:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Nigeria Police Force has clarified that Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu is not opposed to citizens recording police officers while carrying out their duties in public.The Force New Media Officer, Aliyu Giwa, said Disu’s concern was with the misuse of such recordings, particularly when police encounters are turned into social media content.Giwa made the clarification in a series of posts on X on Saturday, following criticism of the IGP’s recent comments on Nigeria
  
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• Meet 68-yrr-old Nigerian grandfather who bagged first-class degree in UK

  12-09-2026 15:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A 68-year-old Nigerian-born grandfather has graduated with a first-class degree in social work from Goldsmiths, University of London, after returning to education as a mature student.Chris Osagbaekhoe, who was born and raised in Nigeria and now lives in Thamesmead, south-east London, received his BA (Hons) in Social Work at a graduation ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster on September 2.The father of four and grandfather of 12 began his social work studies at the age of 64,
  
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