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• Poor sanitation: Why Lagos must be rescued

  22-06-2026 10:33 via vanguardngr.com
  In a city regarded as Nigeria’s commercial and political nerve centre and one of Africa’s fastest-growing megacities, increasing presence of refuse heaps on road medians, drainage channels, under bridges and on highways presents a troubling contradiction.From Oshodi, Ikotun to Ijegun, Surulere and Lagos Island, indiscriminate waste disposal has become a huge challenge, raising concerns among residents, environmental experts and government officials about the future of Lagos State wi
  
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• Osas Ighodaro bags lead role in new Bollywood series

  23-06-2026 15:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Enitan AbdultawabNigerian-American actress and television host Osas Ighodaro has secured a lead role in the upcoming Nolly-Bollywood micro-drama series, Imported Bahu.The project, which was officially unveiled on Monday by executive producer Hamisha Daryani Ahuja, will see Ighodaro star alongside Bollywood actor and model Rajniesh Duggall in a story centred on love, family secrets and a cross-cultural romance.Announcing the production via Instagram, Ahuja described Imported Bahu as the first
  
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• Edo:Inegbeniki cautions Dokubo against inciting Ijaw-Benin tension

  23-06-2026 15:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A prominent Niger Delta leader, Chief Francis Inegbeniki, has advised Rivers State traditional ruler, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, to refrain from making statements capable of creating tension between the Ijaw people and their Benin neighbours in Edo State.Inegbeniki gave the warning on Tuesday in Benin City, while addressing journalists, describing Dokubo’s recent remarks as unnecessary, ill-advised, and capable of threatening the peaceful relationship that has existed between the two ethnic gro
  
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• JET-A1 CRISIS: Airlines borrowing, cutting operations to stay afloat – Onyema

  23-06-2026 15:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  urges Tinubu to review aviation taxes before more airlines collapseBy Dickson OmobolaFounder and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, Tuesday, lamented the effect of the sharp rise in aviation fuel prices, known as Jet-A1, on airline operating costs, saying operators are borrowing from banks to purchase fuel and cutting down on flight operations to stay afloat.Since the outbreak of the Iran war, aviation fuel, which accounts for about 30 per cent of an airline’s operating c
  
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• Gennaro Gattuso returns to coaching with Lazio after Italy debacle

  23-06-2026 15:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Gennaro Gattuso will make his return to coaching with Lazio after being hired by the ailing Serie A club on Tuesday, nearly three months after his short tenure as Italy coach ended in World Cup qualification failure.“S.S. Lazio S.p.A. announces that it has appointed Mr. Gennaro Gattuso as Head Coach of the First Team,” Lazio said in a statement.Italian media report that Gattuso has signed a two-year deal with Lazio, with an annual net salary of 1.5 million euros ($1.7 million).Gattu
  
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• Global rights groups back SERAP, condemn DSS N100m defamation judgment

  23-06-2026 15:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Global human rights organisations have backed the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) following a N100 million defamation judgment awarded to two Department of State Services (DSS) officials, alleging that the anti-corruption group is being targeted through judicial processes for its advocacy work.The allegations were contained in an urgent appeal issued on Wednesday by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership between the International Fed
  
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• INEC presents Certificates of Return to winners of June 20 bye-elections

  23-06-2026 14:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificates of Return to candidates who won the bye-elections held on June 20, 2026, across Rivers, Enugu, Nasarawa, Ondo and Kano states.The commission announced this on its official X platform on Tuesday.The certificates were issued on behalf of the INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan, by the Supervising National Commissioner for Rivers State, May Agbamuche-Mbu.In her remarks, Agbamuche-Mbu congratulated the winners and urged them
  
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• Jeremy Doku to rejoin Belgium squad in US after son’s birth

  23-06-2026 14:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Belgium winger Jeremy Doku will rejoin the national team in Seattle on Tuesday after leaving the squad to witness the birth of his son, Praise.The Belgian Football Federation confirmed the arrival of Doku’s first child on Monday and announced that the Manchester City star would return to camp ahead of the team’s final Group G fixture.Doku missed Belgium’s goalless draw against Iran on Sunday due to a respiratory illness. However, after receiving treatment for several days, he
  
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• Tinubu sends state police amendment bill to Senate

  23-06-2026 14:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ….Akpabio Says States Ready to Act Promptly on Proposal…As Senate is set to pass the bill tomorrow, mourns late House of Reps member, TongoBy Henry UmoruABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a Constitution Alteration Bill to the Senate seeking the establishment of state police across the federation.The proposed legislation, which seeks to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution, is aimed at creating the legal framework for state police as part of broad
  
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• Tinubu forwards State Police Constitution Amendment Bill to Senate

  23-06-2026 14:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally transmitted a Constitution Alteration Bill to the Senate seeking to establish state police across the country.The proposed legislation aims to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution to provide the legal and institutional framework for the creation and operation of state police forces in the federation.The move marks a significant step in ongoing efforts to reform Nigeria’s security architecture and deepen the role of state governments i
  
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• Fulani group urges pastoralists to deepen security cooperation in South-West

  23-06-2026 14:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Concerned Fulani People of Nigeria (CFPN) has urged Fulani pastoralists across the South-West to sustain cooperation with security agencies and host communities to strengthen peace and tackle criminal activities in the region.The group made the call in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna by its Convener, Ibrahim Chubado, while reacting to recent comments surrounding security concerns in parts of Oyo State.Chubado said pastoralists involved in cattle rearing and other legitimate livestoc
  
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• Trump says Iran agrees to ‘highest level’ nuclear inspections

  23-06-2026 14:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran has “fully and completely agreed” to allow nuclear inspectors to return to the country, and that US Navy forces would no longer blockade the Strait of Hormuz.“Iran has fully and completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future (Infinity!!!). This will insure ‘Nuclear Honesty,'” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, adding that bilateral negotiations are “going well.”“
  
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• Kwankwaso never bought 69 forms in Kano, claim is fiction — PRP

  23-06-2026 14:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Baba-Ahmed says Obi, Kwankwaso once explored joining party…insists PRP has no crisis despite court challengeBy Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, on Tuesday dismissed claims that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, bought 69 nomination forms through the party in Kano State, dismissing the allegation as fabrication and political mischief.The controversy followed claims by a man presented as the PRP’
  
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• Kebbi senator dumps APC for ADC, says no justice in ruling party

  23-06-2026 14:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruSENATOR Garba Maidoki, Kebbi  South, has dumped the ruling  All Progressives Congress (APC) for the African Democratic Congress, ADC.According to him, he defected to the ADC because of what he described as injustice and internal crises within the ruling party.Maidoki’s letter was read during plenary   by the Deputy President of the Senate,  Senator Barau Jibrin, APC, Kano North, who presided over plenary.In a letter addressed to the President of the Senat
  
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• ‘APC not threatened by opposition, Tinubu has performed above 90%’

  23-06-2026 14:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Dismisses Calls for President’s ResignationBy Samuel Oyadongha, YenagoaThe Bayelsa State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Warman Ogoriba, has dismissed calls for the resignation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing them as routine opposition politics and insisting that the President has performed “above 90 per cent” since assuming office.Speaking during an interactive session with journalists in Yenagoa on Tuesday, Ogoriba addressed issues relating to t
  
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• US to deport Nigerian man accused of rape, kidnapping, domestic violence

  23-06-2026 13:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced plans to deport a Nigerian national, Ayodeji Olamide Ajayi, over allegations of visa overstay and a series of criminal offences.According to the agency, Ajayi entered the United States in 2007 on a student visa but remained in the country after leaving school, thereby violating the terms of his stay.In a post shared on X on Monday night, June 22, 2026, ICE alleged that the Nigerian citizen accumulated a lengthy criminal r
  
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• Davido to release new single ‘I Know Who I Be’ June 26

  23-06-2026 13:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Mary AgbabiakaNigerian singer Davido has announced the release of a new song titled ‘I Know Who I Be’, marking his return with fresh music after a period of limited solo releases.
  The track, which features Jazzwrld and GL_Ceejay, is scheduled to be released on June 26.Davido, whose real name is David Adeleke, is one of Africa’s most celebrated music stars.
  He rose to fame in 2012 with the hit song Dami Duro and later founded DMW, a record label that has produced several suc
  
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• Cardoso launches CBN Naira Ambassadors Club to promote respect for currency

  23-06-2026 13:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefABUJA — Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has launched the CBN Naira Ambassadors Club, an initiative aimed at promoting the proper handling and preservation of Nigeria’s currency.The club, comprising students from secondary schools across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was inaugurated on Monday at the CBN headquarters in Abuja.Speaking at the launch, Cardoso said the campaign became necessary because of the substantial re
  
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• El–Rufai opts for no-case submission as DSS closes case

  23-06-2026 13:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday opted for a no-case submission in his ongoing trial over alleged breaches of national security.The ex-governor made this known through his lawyer, Paul Erokoro, SAN, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after the Department of State Services (DSS) closed its case.When the case was called, the DSS lawyer, Oluwole Aladedoye, SAN, informed the court that the prosecution would not be calling further witness
  
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• El-Rufai opts for no-case submission as DSS closes case

  23-06-2026 13:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday opted for a no-case submission in his ongoing trial over alleged breaches of national security.The ex-governor made this known through his lawyer, Paul Erokoro, SAN, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after the Department of State Services (DSS) closed its case.When the case was called, the DSS lawyer, Oluwole Aladedoye, SAN, informed the court that the prosecution would not be calling further witness
  
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• Lost to poverty, rescued by hope: Giving Osun’s out-of-school children second chance

  23-06-2026 13:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chioma ObinnaIn one community of Osun State, a free vocational centre is pulling vulnerable girls from the brink of child marriage, teenage pregnancy, and street life while giving hundreds of out-of-school youths a second chance at life.
  At 18, Yemisi Ayoola should have been preparing for her senior secondary school examinations. Instead, she was sitting at home, watching her dreams slowly slip away.Each morning, she watched other children leave for school while she remained behind, trapped
  
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• The Hidden Connection Between Persistent Flakes and Long-Term Balding

  23-06-2026 13:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Most people treat dandruff like a minor inconvenience — a bit of white fluff on a dark shirt, easily brushed away. But if the flakes keep coming back month after month, and you’re also noticing more hair in the drain or a slowly thinning hairline, that’s worth paying attention to. The connection between persistent dandruff and hair loss is real, and understanding it can change how you approach both problems.Why Dandruff Is More Than a Scalp Hygiene ProblemThe most common cause
  
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• Two persons killed in Plateau ambush

  23-06-2026 13:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Golok Nanmwa, JosAt least two persons were killed in an ambush in Talma Village, Ngel District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.The victims were said to have been attacked on Monday around 8 p.m. as they were heading to their cattle pen.The State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, confirmed the incident to journalists in Jos.He gave the names of the deceased as Sadiq Muhammad (28) and Mas’ud Abdullahi
  
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• FIDH, OMCT raise alarm over alleged harassment of SERAP, demand protection for rights defenders

  23-06-2026 13:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint initiative of the International Federation for Human Rights and the World Organisation Against Torture, has raised concerns over what it described as continued intimidation and judicial harassment of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project in Nigeria.In an urgent appeal issued on June 23, 2026, the Observatory alleged that SERAP has come under increasing pressure following its calls for investigations into allege
  
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• Ebola: Over 1,000 people infected in Congo

  23-06-2026 12:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Ebola has now infected more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an outbreak that has spread to a third displacement camp and killed an 18-month-old girl.Congo’s government confirmed that its death toll reached 254.The speed of its spread across three provinces of eastern Congo has prompted warnings from African health experts that the outbreak could eventually surpass the epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people across West Africa from 2014 to 2016.A Congolese hea
  
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• Nigeria records rise in gas output

  23-06-2026 11:47 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nigeria’s gross gas production has risen to 7.63 billion standard cubic feet per day from about 6.83 billion standard cubic feet per day in 2023, the presidency has said.Mrs Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to the President on Oil and Gas, disclosed this at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce Energy Day 2026.A text of her presentation at the event, held recently in Lagos, was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday.Verheijen also disclosed that the nation’s proven
  
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• England, Ghana eye last 32 as Portugal look for lift-off

  23-06-2026 11:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  England will aim to become the latest of the World Cup big guns to book their place in the knockout rounds on Tuesday as Portugal attempt to kickstart their campaign after a lacklustre opening draw.A day after Argentina and France sailed into the last 32, England face Ghana in Group L knowing that victory will see them safely into the next phase of the tournament.England launched their campaign last week with a stylish 4-2 win over Croatia, a result that has given the Three Lions camp fresh bel
  
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• Eight dead, five rescued in farmers-herders clash in Kebbi

  23-06-2026 11:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the death of eight persons in a violent clash between farmers and herders in Gulma Town, Argungu Local Government Area of the state.The command’s spokesman, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday.According to him, the victims comprised one farmer and seven herders, while five persons, including a woman, were rescued by security operatives during the unrest.Usman said the incident occurred at about 3:00 p.m. o
  
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• North Korea’s Kim vows to accelerate military buildup

  23-06-2026 11:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Kim Jong Un vowed to beef up North Korea’s defence capabilities, citing military modernisation efforts by South Korea and the United States pushing the region “to the brink of a nuclear war”, state media reported Tuesday.Pyongyang is under multiple sets of sanctions over its nuclear programme, and the two Koreas remain technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.Kim “in his concluding speech reaffirmed the steadfast
  
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• Local petrol production hits 48m ltrs per day – FG

  23-06-2026 10:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The federal government has disclosed that local production of petrol has moved from effectively zero in 2023 to about 48 million litres per day.Mrs Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to the President on Oil and Gas, disclosed this at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce Energy Day 2026.A text of her presentation at the event, held recently in Lagos, was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday.Speaking on the topic, “Energy in Nigeria: From Potential to Reality”
  Verhe
  
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