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• Police dismantle bandits’ hideouts in Kaduna

  30-08-2026 07:43 via vanguardngr.com
  The  Police Command in Kaduna State  has dismantled two bandits’ hideouts during a clearance operation in Makarfi Local Government Area.The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna.Hassan said police operatives conducted the operation in collaboration with the Kaduna State Vigilance Service in Makarfi.He said the operation, conducted at about 8:00 a.m., was based on credible intelligence from communit
  
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• Morning recap: Four reasons US shouldn’t release my FBI records –Tinubu, INEC unveils 2027 gov candidates, other top stories

  30-08-2026 09:03 via punchng.com
  
  President Bola Tinubu is fighting to block the release of his unredacted FBI and DEA records, citing privacy and lack of public interest. Get the full storRead More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-four-reasons-us-shouldnt-release-my-fbi-records-tinubu-inec-unveils-2027-gov-candidates-other-top-stories/
  
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• ‘I just lost my mum, can’t lose my sister,’ says sibling of abducted corps member

  30-08-2026 09:03 via punchng.com
  
  A sister of an abducted NYSC corps member in Kogi State makes an emotional appeal to the government and security agencies to rescue her sibling and others.Read More: https://punchng.com/i-just-lost-my-mum-cant-lose-my-sister-says-sibling-of-abducted-corps-member/
  
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• Governors, others converge on Delta for Oborevwori’s son’s wedding

  30-08-2026 09:03 via punchng.com
  
  Asaba, Delta State capital, on Saturday hosted Nigeria’s political, traditional and business elite as Innocent Oborevwori, son of the state Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, married Tobore Arigbodi. Tobore is the daughter of Chief Brodericks Arigbodi. The wedding attracted serving and former governors, National Assembly members, political leaders across party lines, monarchs, religious leaders, business executives andRead More: https://punchng.com/governors-others-converge-on-delta-for-oborevw
  
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• FG’s N20.4trn resource figure raises more questions than answers — Dele Oye

  30-08-2026 09:00 via vanguardngr.com
  …as new spending commitments hit N30.6trn…Raises fresh concerns over $5bn Abu Dhabi facility….Says Nigeria remains heavily dependent on borrowing despite subsidy removal‘How Naira lost 29% of value in four years’By Nnamdi OjiegoThe Federal Government’s economic reform figures have raised a fresh fiscal question, with former President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, Hon. Dele Oye, drawing attent
  
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• Onitsha Head Bridge is 60, and somebody is stealing its bones

  30-08-2026 08:55 via vanguardngr.com
  1st Niger Bridge, built to unite Nigeria, is now being dismantled, piece by piece, introducing a new threat as vandals target bolts, braces and steel componentsBy Egufe YafugborhiFor six decades, the First Niger Bridge has stood over the River Niger, carrying generations of Nigerians, traders, travellers, families, trucks and buses between Onitsha and Asaba.
  But at 60, the iconic Onitsha Head Bridge in Anambra State is confronting a threat that has little to do with age alone.
  Somebody is alleg
  
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• VINTAGE AT 40: I didn’t just become successful, it was intentional

  30-08-2026 08:49 via vanguardngr.com
  By Charles Kumolu, Deputy EditorAt 40, many people would consider the journey of businessman and entrepreneur, Chief Francis Nwaogwugwu, aka Vintage, a remarkable story of resilience, enterprise and calculated risk. From starting out as a young trader to building a business empire with interests spanning interior decoration, construction, real estate and manufacturing, Vintage has spent two decades navigating the uncertainties of Nigeria’s business environment while steadily expanding his
  
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• Low voter turnout mars Anambra LG poll

  30-08-2026 08:47 via punchng.com
  
  Low voter turnout characterised the Anambra LG election despite early arrival of materials. Discover why residents stayed home and the implications for theRead More: https://punchng.com/low-voter-turnout-mars-anambra-lg-poll/
  
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• How Remi Tinubu’s Ogun Visit Put the State’s Governance Gains in Sharp Focus

  30-08-2026 08:41 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kayode Akinmade Government is ultimately judged not by the number of projects it announces or commissions, but by how effectively those projects improve the lives of the people. At its most fundamental level, governance must respond to the basic needs that sustain human life and dignity — food, shelter, healthcare, education and security.That was the significance of Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s visit to Ogun State on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Far from being another ceremonial po
  
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• NAFDAC seals Lagos Trade Fair shops over unregistered cosmetics

  30-08-2026 08:31 via punchng.com
  
  NAFDAC has sealed several shops at Lagos Trade Fair Complex for dealing in unregistered cosmetic products. Learn more about the enforcement action.Read More: https://punchng.com/nafdac-seals-lagos-trade-fair-shops-over-unregistered-cosmetics/
  
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• NDC should remove content creators posing as activists — Spokesperson

  30-08-2026 08:14 via punchng.com
  
  NDC spokesperson Theo Agada urges party leadership to remove “opportunistic content creators masquerading as activists” ahead of the 2027 elections.Read More: https://punchng.com/ndc-should-remove-content-creators-posing-as-activists-spokesperson/
  
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• 2027: Ex-Kwara SDP gov candidate backs AbdulRazaq

  30-08-2026 08:14 via punchng.com
  
  Former Kwara SDP governorship candidate, Hakeem Lawal, declares support for Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and APC ahead of the 2027 election.Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-ex-kwara-sdp-gov-candidate-backs-abdulrazaq/
  
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• Police raid bandits’ hideouts in Kaduna

  30-08-2026 07:58 via punchng.com
  
  Kaduna State Police Command successfully raided and dismantled two bandits’ hideouts in Makarfi LGA, restoring normalcy. Learn more about the operation agaRead More: https://punchng.com/police-raid-bandits-hideouts-in-kaduna/
  
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• Nepal flood death toll rises to 734 – disaster authority

  30-08-2026 07:52 via vanguardngr.com
  Devastating floods near the border with China killed at least 734 people in Nepal and 2,498 remain missing, its disaster authority said Sunday, as rescue efforts entered a fifth day.Chinese state media had earlier confirmed 16 dead in Tibet and 546 people missing following Wednesday’s disaster.That takes the overall toll to 750 dead and 3,044 missing.The number of missing in Nepal rose from the 2,426 recorded in its last update on Saturday evening.That list included 589 foreigners, an inc
  
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• Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood over 3,000

  30-08-2026 07:49 via vanguardngr.com
  Rescuers in Nepal and China battled Sunday through leg-sucking mud and the threat of rising floodwaters to find thousands missing after a deadly wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayas, engulfing entire villages.Latest figures from both countries put the number of missing at 3,044 , with a further 750 confirmed deaths — and reports of some bodies possibly swept downstream as far away as India.The disaster, which struck the China-Nepal border Wednesday morning, was caused by a
  
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• Zero-dose children contributing to Kano’s diphtheria burden – KNCDC

  30-08-2026 07:46 via vanguardngr.com
  The Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) has linked the state’s diphtheria burden to the high number of zero-dose children who have never received any vaccination.The Director-General of KNCDC, Prof. Muhammad Adamu-Abbas, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Saturday  in Kano.Adamu-Abbas said Kano recorded more than 39,000 suspected diphtheria cases between Dec. 2, 2022 and Aug. 26, 2026, out of which over 32,000 were confirmed positive through laboratory, clinical and e
  
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• Crusade: Oyedepo hails Kumuyi’s global ministry impact

  30-08-2026 07:42 via punchng.com
  
  The Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, ​‌‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‍​‍​‌‍Bishop David Oyedepo, has described Pastor William Kumuyi as a sage whose ministry impacted lives globally. Oyedepo spoke on Saturday at the August edition of the Global Crusade with Kumuyi, with theme, ‘Total Transformation Through Christ,’ in Ota, Ogun. He said he had followed Kumuyi’s ministry from itsRead More: https://punchng.com/crusade-
  
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• Venezuela says it retains control of oil under US deal

  30-08-2026 07:26 via punchng.com
  
  Interim leader Delcy Rodriguez assured the public on Saturday that Venezuela retains control of its oil under a new agreement that allows the United States significant access to it. The United States will have majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven reserves in what President Donald Trump described Friday as “the biggest oilRead More: https://punchng.com/venezuela-says-it-retains-control-of-oil-under-us-deal/
  
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• Army kills suspect, recovers two AK-47s in Plateau

  30-08-2026 07:26 via punchng.com
  
  Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE have foiled an attempt to move illicit arms through Zak Village in the Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, recovering two AK-47 rifles and other items. The operation was carried out on Saturday, August 29, 2026, during a stop-and-search exercise when troops intercepted a green Volkswagen Golf vehicle forRead More: https://punchng.com/army-kills-suspect-recovers-two-ak-47s-in-plateau/
  
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• Alleged Drug Trafficking: Tinubu to block release of records in US court —Legal team

  30-08-2026 04:22 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olayinka AjayiPresident Bola Tinubu has filed a challenge in a US court to prevent the Department of Justice, FBI and DEA from releasing records linked to allegations of drug trafficking.16-page court documents shared by his legal team, Christopher W. Carmichael, Victor P. Henderson, and Oluwole O. Afolabi, according to Channels Television yesterday, argued that the release of the records could infringe on his privacy.“Submission in that proceeding did not reveal the details o
  
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• Benin-Sapele-Effunrun Road: Quiet engagement, collective action delivering results

  30-08-2026 04:20 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ede DafinoneI joined representatives of the Delta State Government, Commissioner for Works (Rural Road), and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu,  the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), led by the Chairman, Mr Chiedu Ebie, Esq., and the Managing Director/CEO, Chief Samuel Ogbuku, PhD, and other relevant stakeholders at Amukpe Roundabout, Sapele, for the flag-off of the emergency intervention and rehabilitation of failed sections of the Benin–Sapele-Effurun Expressway.Th
  
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• Summit ahead of 2027: Uncertainty trails opposition parties’ single candidate plan against Tinubu

  30-08-2026 04:19 via vanguardngr.com
  • Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, Makinde, others remain on separate platforms• G-100 in search of structure as Wike predicts easiest election yet for presidentBy Clifford Ndujihe, Omeiza Ajayi & Liminous JannamikeUncertainty is trailing tomorrow’s much-anticipated opposition summit in Abuja, with questions mounting over whether the meeting will succeed in laying the groundwork for a consensus presidential candidate to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
  Although th
  
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• IGP DISU: The man, the frigatebird

  30-08-2026 04:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Gab EjuwaThe Inspector General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, is steadily redefining the Nigeria Police Force through visionary leadership, modern technology, strategic partnerships and renewed attention to the welfare of police officers. In six months in office, his administration has demonstrated a clear determination to build a more responsive, technology driven and people centred police institution capable of giving Nigerians greater confidence and security.Like the frigatebird, re
  
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• OTUARO: Tribute to a man rewriting the story of the Niger Delta

  30-08-2026 04:16 via vanguardngr.com
  By Pere Kazeem IyeboteiThere are moments in the history of a people when leadership is no longer measured by the noise of promises, but by the quiet evidence of lives transformed. There are seasons when a public office ceases to be merely a position and becomes an instrument of healing, reconstruction and hope. For the Niger Delta, the emergence of  Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro as Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme has increasingly come to represent one such moment.Appointed by
  
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• Atiku’s subsidy push & echoes of desperation

  30-08-2026 04:15 via vanguardngr.com
  By Tunde RahmanAlhaji Atiku Abubakar’s new policy shift toward bringing back the fuel subsidy is a welcome return to proper political debate and the path of rectitude. It contrasts sharply with his futile search for forged certificates and drug indictments in the run-up to the 2023 election and his latest goof about President Tinubu’s age.Alhaji Atiku stated last week that if elected in 2027, he would “bring back fuel subsidy” by subsidising fuel production. He even repu
  
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• Millions licensed to die under power lines: How govt planning failures put lives, investments at risk

  30-08-2026 04:14 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nnamdi OjiegoFor more than two decades, pupils of Clementine Schools in Agbado Oke, Lagos resumed each morning beneath the shadow of twin high-voltage electricity transmission lines.
  Parents dropped off their children, teachers conducted lessons and school activities continued without any indication that the buildings stood within a restricted corridor.
  Then, one morning, the bulldozers arrived.
  Within hours, classrooms that had nurtured generations of children were reduced to rubble.
  Desks,
  
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• Shamzydane channels personal experiences in new single

  30-08-2026 04:01 via punchng.com
  
  Nigerian singer Shamzydane releases his new single “Alone,” blending Afro-Soul and Afro-Swing. Discover the inspiration behind Shamzydane’s latest track.Read More: https://punchng.com/shamzydane-channels-personal-experiences-in-new-single/
  
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• Petrol price heads to N1,500 per litre as crude prices drop 

  30-08-2026 03:56 via vanguardngr.com
  By Udeme Akpan & Ediri EjorThe price of premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, appears headed for N1,500 per litre after it jumped from N1,205 to N1,310 yesterday.The development came despite a drop in the prices of crude in the international market from $92 per barrel to $87.31.Checks by Sunday Vanguard showed that MRS, a major downstream player, increased its retail price to N1,310 per litre from N1,205 per litre in Lagos and environs.The checks further showed th
  
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• Not even a chicken left in village, Zamfara woman recounts bandit terror

  30-08-2026 03:53 via vanguardngr.com
  •Says ‘run, they shoot you; stay, they abduct you’•’22 children abducted in IDP camp’ By Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoA 55-year-old woman, Fatima, has recounted the horror of bandit attacks in Zamfara State, saying residents are often left with the grim choice of being shot if they flee or abducted if they stay.“One nearby village has become completely deserted. There is not even a chicken left there,” she said.Fatima, who spoke to the BBC, sai
  
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• Content creator Fauzia Muhammad ends marriage, alleges abuse

  30-08-2026 03:39 via punchng.com
  
  Abuja-based content creator and entrepreneur, Fauzia Muhammad, better known online as Fauzahxo, has announced the end of her marriage to her husband, Danilo Popovski, accusing him of physical abuse, substance use, betrayal and threats. In a detailed social media post shared on Friday, Fauzah said she had long projected the image of a loving familyRead More: https://punchng.com/content-creator-fauzia-muhammad-ends-marriage-alleges-abuse/
  
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