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• Powerful earthquake sparks mass evacuations in Indonesia

  15-08-2026 07:40 via punchng.com
  
  A powerful 7.7-magnitude Indonesia earthquake off Flores island sparked mass evacuations and a tsunami warning. Learn about the impact and aftermath.Read More: https://punchng.com/powerful-earthquake-sparks-mass-evacuations-in-indonesia/
  
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• Tinubu support boosts BOI N250bn bond oversubscription

  19-08-2026 02:47 via punchng.com
  
  President Tinubu’s leadership is credited for the oversubscription of BOI’s N250bn Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond, demonstrating investor confidence in Nigeria.Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-support-boosts-boi-n250bn-bond-oversubscription/
  
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• Osimhen still Serie A best finisher since 2020/21

  19-08-2026 02:47 via punchng.com
  
  Victor Osimhen maintains the best goals-per-minute ratio in Serie A since 2020/21, outperforming top strikers despite leaving Napoli. Discover his impressiRead More: https://punchng.com/osimhen-still-serie-a-best-finisher-since-2020-21/
  
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• Off-cycle polls: Jonathan decries govs ‘show of force’

  19-08-2026 02:47 via punchng.com
  
  Former President Goodluck Jonathan, the Defence Minister, Gen Christopher Musa (retd.), and senior lawyers have called for reforms to Nigeria’s approach to election security, particularly in the massive deployment of security personnel and political mobilisation witnessed during off-cycle elections. Their separate positions followed the August 15 Osun State governorship election, where over 15,000 police personnelRead More: https://punchng.com/off-cycle-polls-jonathan-decries-govs-show-of-
  
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• NFF election uncertainty deepens as stakeholders kick

  19-08-2026 02:47 via punchng.com
  
  Uncertainty is trailing the planned September 27 elective congress of the Nigeria Football Federation, with stakeholders mounting opposition to the process and calling for reforms before the polls, The PUNCH reports. NFF president Ibrahim Gusau, who was elected at the federation’s elective congress in Benin City in September 2022, is seeking a second term inRead More: https://punchng.com/nff-election-uncertainty-deepens-as-stakeholders-kick/
  
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• I’ll deliver critical projects before leaving office – Fubara

  19-08-2026 02:47 via punchng.com
  
  Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara pledges to deliver critical projects, including healthcare and roads, before leaving office, ensuring development fRead More: https://punchng.com/ill-deliver-critical-projects-before-leaving-office-fubara/
  
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• Abuja flooding: Mass demolition begins after Wike’s order

  19-08-2026 02:30 via punchng.com
  
  The Federal Capital Territory Administration has commenced the demolition of houses and other structures built on designated water channels in Abuja. The demolition exercise began on Tuesday in Maitama, shortly after the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, ordered the immediate removal of structures obstructing waterways in the capital. Tractors were seen bringingRead More: https://punchng.com/abuja-flooding-mass-demolition-begins-after-wikes-order/
  
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• From theory to the lab: How two Nigerian brothers are changing science education in Africa

  19-08-2026 02:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Davis and Emmanuel Eban founded Edugene – a science and biotechnology education startup. It is the first and only organisation in Africa to be admitted into the European Genomic Medicine ConsortiumBy Sola OgundipeTwo Nigerian brothers, Davis and Emmanuel Eban, have taken their education technology initiative, Edugene, a step closer to the international genomic medicine community after the platform was admitted into the European Genomic Medicine Consortium (EGMEDC).The milestone was announ
  
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• Presidential election: Tinubu, Obi, others sign peace pact as 2027 campaign begins today

  19-08-2026 02:22 via punchng.com
  
  Presidential candidates, including Tinubu and Obi, sign the 2027 Peace Accord, pledging issue-based campaigns and shunning violence as the election campaigRead More: https://punchng.com/presidential-election-tinubu-obi-others-sign-peace-pact-as-2027-campaign-begins-today/
  
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• Iheanacho eyes home unbeaten run at Bursaspor

  19-08-2026 02:20 via punchng.com
  
  Kelechi Iheanacho believes Bursaspor can turn their home ground into a fortress this season, praising fans after his impressive start in Turkey.Read More: https://punchng.com/iheanacho-eyes-home-unbeaten-run-at-bursaspor/
  
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• Clearing agents petition police over alleged assault, truck detention

  19-08-2026 01:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Esther OnyegbulaLAGOS — The National Compliance Joint Taskforce of Licensed Clearing Agents, NCJTFLCA, Seme Border Chapter, has petitioned the Nigeria Police Force, Area ‘K’, Seme Area Command, over alleged assault, intimidation, extortion and unlawful detention of trucks involving the Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, Seme Border Chapter.In the petition dated April 2, 2026, and signed by the Acting National President of NCJTFLCA, Adaba
  
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• Educators urge FG to implement mother-tongue policy

  19-08-2026 01:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olayinka LatonaLAGOS — The Federal Government has been urged to move beyond policy formulation and urgently implement a compulsory mother-tongue education policy across Nigerian schools to preserve the country’s cultural identity and promote national development.The call was made by a newly inducted Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, NAL, Prof. Oladele Abiodun Balogun, during the Academy’s 28th Convocation, induction of new members and investiture of Regular and Hon
  
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• Drug regulation under threat as Lagos pharmacists decry manpower crisis

  19-08-2026 01:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  … Restrict access to dangerous drugs, Abayomi tells Lagos pharmacists
  By Chioma ObinnaThe Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, Lagos State branch, has raised the alarm over a weakening drug regulatory system in the state, warning that shortage of pharmacists in key regulatory positions and the prolonged absence of a fully inaugurated Governing Council of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, could expose Nigerians to unsafe medicines and poor pharmacy practice.The society also called
  
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• APM sweeps Bauchi LG polls, wins all 20 chairmanship seats

  19-08-2026 01:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Christopher Ameh, BauchiBAUCHI — The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, has recorded a clean sweep in the Bauchi State local government elections, winning all 20 chairmanship seats and 319 of the 323 councillorship positions contested across the state.The official results were announced late Monday night by the Chairperson of the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission, BASIEC, Hon. Hajiya Jummai S. Abubakar.Abubakar declared the APM candidates winners of the 20 local government areas
  
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• Gov Bala Mohammed swears in 20 Bauchi LG chairmen

  19-08-2026 01:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Christopher Ameh, BauchiBAUCHI — Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has sworn in the 20 newly elected local government chairmen following the local government elections conducted across the state.The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Government House, Bauchi, where the State Chief Judge, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar, administered the oath of office and allegiance to the new council executives.The ceremony followed the declaration of the final results by the Bauchi State Independent E
  
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• Kebbi Govt strengthens treasury operations, financial accountability

  19-08-2026 01:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin KebbiThe Kebbi State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, accountability and prudent management of public resources with the commencement of a four-day capacity-building programme for treasury personnel and staff of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).The training, titled “Strengthening Treasury Operations, Financial Controls and Office Record Documentation,” will hold from August 19 to 22, 2026, in Sokoto and is aimed at improvin
  
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• Early care vital to save premature babies — Neonatologist

  19-08-2026 01:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Sola OgundipeEarly intervention and how quickly babies can access facilities equipped to provide specialised newborn care can mean the difference between life and death, particularly for babies born prematurely or with serious medical complications.
  The warning is particularly significant in Nigeria, where newborn survival remains a major public health challenge. UNICEF’s latest country data puts Nigeria’s neonatal mortality rate at about 39 deaths per 1,000 live births, while th
  
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• Plaude demands takedown, apology over $4.2m cross-border transaction report

  19-08-2026 01:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Innocent AnabaPlaude Technologies Limited and its Director, Mr. Olatomiwa Idowu, have demanded the immediate removal, retraction and public apology over a Technext report concerning an alleged $4.2 million cross-border transaction, threatening to institute a N500 million libel action if the demands are not met within 48 hours.
  The demand was contained in a letter dated August 18, 2026, by Adejumo & Ekisola, legal practitioners to Plaude and Idowu, and signed by Olumide Ekisola, SAN.
  The
  
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• NGX, Stanbic IBTC seek more securities lending to deepen market liquidity

  19-08-2026 01:17 via punchng.com
  
  NGX and Stanbic IBTC are pushing for increased securities lending and market making to boost liquidity and efficiency in Nigeria’s equities market.Read More: https://punchng.com/ngx-stanbic-ibtc-seek-more-securities-lending-to-deepen-market-liquidity/
  
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• WHO raises alarm as Bundibugyo virus outbreak nears 5,000 cases

  19-08-2026 01:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  … 2,300 dead as epidemic spreads across 55 health zones in DRC… Says outbreak moving at “unprecedented speed”.. Two new vaccines enter human trials as response races against timeBy Chioma ObinnaThe World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday warned that the deadly Bundibugyo virus disease epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is far from being under control as infections approach 5,000 and deaths surpass 2,300.WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheb
  
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• FUTO, ABU emerge winners at Enactus Nigeria National finals

  19-08-2026 01:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Cynthia Alo & Kafayat Kokumo
  The Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU) have won the 2026 Enactus Nigeria National Competition, earning the right to represent the country at the Enactus World Cup in Brazil later this year.
  The two universities emerged winners at the national finals held recently in Lagos, beating 35 other participating institutions with innovations spanning biofuel, robotics, biopesticides and food processing.
  FUTO won two
  
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• NSITF to lead NBA session on strengthening legal protections for workers

  19-08-2026 01:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  —Faleye addresses compliance, payroll transparency under the ECABy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — THE Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) will headline a special session at this month’s Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference, focusing on expanding legal protections for workers and strengthening Nigeria’s social security framework.Mr. Oluwaseun Faleye, Managing Director/Chief Executive of NSITF, will lead the session at the NBA-AGC taking place in Po
  
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• Don’t dismiss US 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report, BudgIT tells FG

  19-08-2026 01:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefBudgIT, a civic-tech organisation promoting transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public finance, has urged the Federal Government not to dismiss the United States Department of State’s 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report, which scored Nigeria low for the second consecutive year.The organisation made the call in a statement by its Country Director, Mr. Vahyala Kwaga, yesterday, urging the government to address gaps in budget execution, audit r
  
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• Troops rescue 14 kidnapped victims in Katsina

  19-08-2026 01:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiTroops of Operation Fansan Yamma have rescued 14 kidnapped victims following an encounter with terrorists in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State.The operation was conducted on Tuesday after troops received credible information about the movement of terrorists with kidnapped victims around Madaci Forest in Sabuwa LGA.The Media Information Officer of Operation Fansan Yamma, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, said in a statement that troops of Sector 2 swiftly mobilised t
  
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• Sleeping on your left side may trigger more nightmares – Study

  19-08-2026 01:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Sola OgundipePeople who sleep on their left side may be more prone to nightmares than those who favour their right side, according to research that has revived interest in the relationship between sleeping position and the way the brain processes dreams.The findings come from a 2004 study by researchers at Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine in Turkey, published in the journal Sleep and Hypnosis.The study found that 40.9 percent of left-side sleepers reported frequent nightmares, compa
  
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• Kanu’s family challenges delay, urges courts to hear appeals

  19-08-2026 01:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Steve OkoUMUAHIA — The family of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has raised concerns over what it described as undue delay in the hearing of his pending cases, urging the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, and the President of the Court of Appeal to urgently list them for hearing.The family, in a statement signed by Prince Emmanuel Kanu on Tuesday, said it was concerned that while the judiciary had acted within 14 days in 2022 to restrain Kanu&rs
  
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• VIDEO: Christ Embassy expands into tech as Oyakhilome unveils electric cars

  19-08-2026 00:50 via punchng.com
  
  Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s Christ Embassy church has unveiled a new line of Tsion electric cars, marking a significant expansion into the tech and automotivRead More: https://punchng.com/video-christ-embassy-expands-into-tech-as-oyakhilome-unveils-electric-cars/
  
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• First Lady unveils S’West food bank in Ogun

  19-08-2026 00:50 via punchng.com
  
  First Lady Oluremi Tinubu launches the National Community Food Bank Programme in Ogun State, aligning with the Renewed Hope Agenda to boost food security.Read More: https://punchng.com/first-lady-unveils-swest-food-bank-in-ogun/
  
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• Police arrest suspected vandal after electrocution in Enugu

  19-08-2026 00:35 via punchng.com
  
  Enugu police arrest a 23-year-old suspected transformer vandal after he was electrocuted during an attempt to vandalise a power transformer in Obollo-Afor.Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-suspected-vandal-after-electrocution-in-enugu/
  
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• 2027: Reps minority caucus urges opposition unity to defeat APC

  19-08-2026 00:35 via punchng.com
  
  House of Reps minority caucus calls for opposition unity to defeat APC in the 2027 general elections, citing national interest and public hardship.Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-reps-minority-caucus-urges-opposition-unity-to-defeat-apc/
  
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