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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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• Marine, blue economy agencies generate ₦1.83tn in 2025 — Oyetola

  30-08-2026 11:11 via vanguardngr.com
  …As minister presents three-year scorecard, unveils first national policyBy Godwin OritseThe Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has disclosed that agencies under the ministry generated ₦1.83 trillion in 2025, representing a 160 per cent increase from the ₦700.79 billion recorded in 2023.Oyetola attributed the growth to regulatory reforms, stronger revenue assurance, digitisation and efforts to eliminate financial leakages, saying the development refl
  
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• Soldiers kill terrorist, recover machine guns in Katsina

  30-08-2026 11:07 via punchng.com
  
  Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have killed a key terrorist lieutenant and recovered machine guns, rifles, ammunition and motorcycles during clearance operations in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. The operation was conducted on August 29, 2026, as troops of Sector 2 advanced into identified terrorist enclaves inRead More: https://punchng.com/soldiers-kill-terrorist-recover-machine-guns-in-katsina/
  
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• SERAP, NGE threaten lawsuit over foreign aid bill

  30-08-2026 11:07 via punchng.com
  
  SERAP and NGE threaten legal action against the Foreign Aid Bill, 2026, citing threats to civic space, media freedom, and democratic participation in NigerRead More: https://punchng.com/serap-nge-threaten-lawsuit-over-foreign-aid-bill/
  
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• Anambra LG polls peaceful as APGA targets 21/21 victory

  30-08-2026 11:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nwabueze OkonkwoONITSHA — The ongoing local government chairmanship and councillorship elections in Anambra State were largely peaceful on Saturday, with voters turning out across polling units in the state’s 21 local government areas.Unlike previous elections, when ballot materials were reportedly delivered late to some polling units, the materials for Saturday’s exercise arrived early at most locations visited.At St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Isingwu, Oraifite Ward 1
  
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• APM Terminals Apapa records 6% export growth in H1 2026

  30-08-2026 11:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Godwin OritseAPM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria’s largest container terminal, recorded a six per cent increase in export volumes in the first half of 2026, reinforcing its efforts to support the country’s non-oil exports and improve Nigerian businesses’ access to international markets.The Terminal Managing Director, Kamal Alhraishat, attributed the growth to the resilience of Nigerian exporters, supported by operational and service improvements aimed at facilitating export trade.
  
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• Choose cooperation over division, G100 urges opposition parties ahead of Summit

  30-08-2026 11:00 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: The G100 has called on opposition political parties, their leaders, candidates and members to embrace cooperation rather than division as they prepare for the First Summit of Nigeria’s opposition political parties holding Monday in Abuja.In a statement on Sunday in Abuja and signed by Salihu Moh. Lukman on behalf of the group, the G100 said the gathering comes at a defining moment for the country’s democracy, noting that “millions of Nigerians are looking
  
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• Okpebholo building Edo Diaspora will be proud to return to – Ajayi

  30-08-2026 10:58 via vanguardngr.com
  …..APC Diaspora chieftain celebrates governor at 56
  …..Hails inclusive leadership, development strides
  …..Says birthday messages will fade, legacy will remainAll Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in the Diaspora, Femi Ajayi, has congratulated Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on his 56th birthday, saying the governor is building a state its citizens abroad will be proud to return to, invest in and call home.Ajayi said the governor’s birthday offered an
  
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• Ogun commissioner urges NGOs to build trust, partnerships

  30-08-2026 10:44 via punchng.com
  
  Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Bolu Owotomo, urges NGOs to build long-term, trust-based partnerships for national development.Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-commissioner-urges-ngos-to-build-trust-partnerships/
  
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• Kano to rehabilitate 10,000 drug users in one year

  30-08-2026 10:44 via punchng.com
  
  Kano State targets rehabilitating 10,000 drug users within a year, combining detoxification, skills acquisition, and economic empowerment to tackle substanRead More: https://punchng.com/kano-to-rehabilitate-10000-drug-users-in-one-year/
  
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• Diphtheria cases recorded in Kano involved 16,000 unvaccinated children — Official

  30-08-2026 10:44 via punchng.com
  
  Kano State records over 32,000 diphtheria cases since 2022, with more than 16,000 involving unvaccinated children. Learn about the public health crisis inRead More: https://punchng.com/diphtheria-cases-recorded-in-kano-involved-16000-unvaccinated-children-official/
  
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• Gunmen abduct two passengers after blocking Plateau highway

  30-08-2026 10:42 via vanguardngr.com
  Two passengers have been abducted by gunmen after the assailants reportedly blocked the Bokkos–Barkin Ladi road in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.The incident occurred at about 8:40pm on Friday, according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication.The report said troops of Sector 4, Operation Enduring Peace, were deployed after receiving a distress call about the attack along the highway.On arrival, the troops reportedly discovered that the gunmen had mounted
  
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• Chelsea sign goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa

  30-08-2026 10:38 via vanguardngr.com
  Chelsea have completed the signing of Argentina international goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa on a three-year contract.The 33-year-old joins the Blues after six seasons at Villa, where he established himself as one of the Premier League’s leading goalkeepers.Martinez, who was part of Argentina’s 2022 World Cup-winning team, said he was delighted to join Chelsea and believes the move is the right fit for his ambitions.“I’m delighted to be at this football cl
  
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• VIDEO: NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs hidden in iron boxes

  30-08-2026 10:27 via punchng.com
  
  Watch video of NDLEA operatives discovering cocaine and heroin concealed in fireproof iron safe boxes during a raid in Port Harcourt.Read More: https://punchng.com/video-ndlea-uncovers-illicit-drugs-hidden-in-iron-boxes/
  
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• NASARAWA: Inside the Gov Sule good governance template

  30-08-2026 10:27 via vanguardngr.com
  …How he endears himself to Tinubu, the peopleBy Soni Daniel, Northern Region EditorGovernor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State is a man who has already written his name on gold, but he may not know. He has also created impact by what he has done in the state.
  Nobody saw it coming but his accomplishments are obvious. Through the monument he is building, Sule, has stamped his footprint on history and rewritten the story of Nasarawa and himself. The construction of two gigantic flyover bridge
  
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• Niger CP demands additional force to end insurgency

  30-08-2026 10:10 via punchng.com
  
  Niger State Commissioner of Police requests additional force and modern tools to combat the ongoing Niger insurgency, assuring residents of their safety.Read More: https://punchng.com/niger-cp-demands-additional-force-to-end-insurgency/
  
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• DSS to suspend Sowore cybercrime case till after 2027 election

  30-08-2026 10:10 via punchng.com
  
  The DSS has directed the suspension of Omoyele Sowore’s alleged cybercrime case until after the 2027 presidential election, allowing him to participate fulRead More: https://punchng.com/dss-to-suspend-sowore-cybercrime-case-till-after-2027-election/
  
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• Nigerian man sentenced to 8 years in U.S. prison for $7.5m charity scam

  30-08-2026 10:10 via vanguardngr.com
  A Nigerian national has been sentenced to eight years in a United States federal prison for carrying out a business email compromise scam that defrauded two charitable organisations of more than $7.5 million.U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang sentenced 32-year-old Olusegun Adejorin to 96 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after he was convicted of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and unauthorised access to a protected computer to obtain information.The Federa
  
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• SERAP, NGE threaten legal action over unlawful Foreign Aid Bill

  30-08-2026 10:02 via vanguardngr.com
  ..Call it blatant assault on civic space, media freedomThe Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to “immediately reject and withdraw the Foreign Aids (Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill, 2026 (SB.1034), as the Bill is unnecessary, unlawful, unconstitutional and threatens civic space, media freedom
  
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• Akeem Lawal collapses political structure into Kwara APC

  30-08-2026 09:57 via vanguardngr.com
  …Urges supporters not to return to oppositionBy Demola Akinyemi, IlorinThe son of former Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Mohammed Lawal, and Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in the last election, Alhaji Akeem Lawal, has declared support for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.Lawal, while declaring his political structure for the governor in Ilorin on Saturday, said the structure inherited from his late father had been collapsed
  
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• Political heavyweights, monarchs storm Asaba for Oborevwori’s son’s wedding

  30-08-2026 09:55 via vanguardngr.com
  By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko AkuophaASABA — Delta State capital, Asaba, was agog on Saturday as political heavyweights, governors, traditional rulers, business leaders and other dignitaries from across Nigeria converged for the wedding of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s son, Innocent, to his heartthrob, Tobore Arigbodi.The ceremony, which attracted dignitaries across political party lines, featured the solemnisation of the marriage at Living Faith Church (Winners’ Chapel), I
  
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• Abuja filling stations increase petrol pump prices

  30-08-2026 09:53 via vanguardngr.com
  Many filling stations across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol.The development came despite a decline in international crude oil prices from 92 dollars per barrel to 87.31 dollars per barrel.Brent crude stood at 88.10 dollars per barrel, down 0.47 per cent, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell 0.16 per cent to 83.40 dollars per barrel.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Dangote Refinery increased it
  
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• Police foil bandits’ attack on Gusau-Funtua highway, rescue nine

  30-08-2026 09:52 via vanguardngr.com
  By Idris Salisu, GusauThe Zamfara State Police Command has foiled a bandits’ attack along the Gusau-Funtua Federal Highway in Tsafe Local Government Area and rescued nine victims who were intercepted by the armed criminals.The command also recovered 11 locally fabricated AK-47 rifles in a separate operation on the highway.The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said the incidents occurred on August 28, 2026.According to him, the Tsafe Divisional Police Headquarters receiv
  
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• UNN equips academics with AI skills to transform research, teaching

  30-08-2026 09:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chinedu AdonuThe Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has begun equipping its academics and students with practical Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills to improve research, teaching, postgraduate supervision and academic administration.The initiative was the major outcome of a two-day Train-the-Trainers Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence for Academia Productivity,” organised by the faculty in partnership with the Design Thinking Center (DTC) and
  
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• Onitsha building materials market leaders debunk N50m goods seizure

  30-08-2026 09:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emma NnadozieONITSHA — The leadership of the Onitsha Building Materials Market Traders Association has debunked allegations that personnel of the Onitsha Area Command of the Anambra State Police Command have been raiding shops and confiscating goods worth N50 million in the market.Chairman of Ozomagana Building Materials Market Traders Association, Mr Obiora Okoro, and the Secretary, Mr Patrick Obiekwe, who separately addressed newsmen at the weekend, said they were shocked by reports
  
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• Messi scores four as Inter Miami thrash Montreal 7-1 to end winless run

  30-08-2026 09:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Lionel Messi scored four goals as Inter Miami snapped their five-game winless streak with a 7-1 thrashing of struggling Montreal in Major League Soccer on Saturday.Miami have endured a rocky spell since the resumption of play following the World Cup finals, losing four of their previous five games heading into Saturday’s clash in Florida.But the reigning MLS Cup champions got back to winning ways with a confident performance against Montreal, who are languishing second from bottom in the
  
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• Early cancer diagnosis improves chances of effective treatment, outcome – FG

  30-08-2026 09:34 via vanguardngr.com
  The Federal Government has underscored the importance of early cancer detection, saying the stage at which the disease is diagnosed determines the treatment approach and chances of cure.Dr Uchechukwu Nwokwu, National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP), Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja.Nwokwu also explained how cancer progresses through four stages, adding that it was not a single disease but
  
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• Tinubu campaign council: Nwifuru’s omission may send wrong signal — Ogah

  30-08-2026 09:27 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jeff Agbodo, AbakalikiThe member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Chinedu Ogah, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reconsider the exclusion of Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general election.Ogah, an APC chieftain, said Nwifuru deserved a prominent role in the campaign structure because of his commitment to the party, effo
  
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• Trans-Sahara highway will boost security, commerce in Southeast — Umahi

  30-08-2026 09:26 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jeff Agbodo, AbakalikiThe Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has said the ongoing construction of the Trans-Sahara Superhighway will significantly improve security, agriculture and commerce in Benue, Ebonyi and Enugu states when completed.Umahi said the three states were important agricultural zones and that the highway would ease the movement of farm produce from rural communities to markets.The minister stated this while inspecting the Trans-Sahara Superhighway project at the Benue-Eb
  
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• Kenyans, Ethiopians dominate Enugu City Marathon

  30-08-2026 09:21 via vanguardngr.com
  …Nigerians shine in 10km category…Mbah vows to make Enugu Africa’s sporting capitalAthletes from Kenya and Ethiopia dominated the 42km category of the second Enugu City International Marathon, as the event ended in grand style on Saturday.The competition also saw Nigerian athletes excel in the 10km category, with athletes from Plateau State claiming the top three positions in the men’s race.The 42km race, which featured professional athletes from different parts of the
  
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