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• Princess urges Lagos State to consider placing Baba Ijesha on sex offenders register

  16-11-2025 08:21 via vanguardngr.com
  Comedienne and actress Damilola Adekoya, popularly known as Princess, has called on the Lagos State Government and the Ministry of Justice to consider adding the name of Nollywood actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka, widely known as Baba Ijesha, to the state’s sex offenders register.Princess made the appeal during a live Instagram session on Saturday, November 15, 2025, shortly after news circulated that the actor had been released from prison.During the live session, she asked the authorities to &
  
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• Court refuses Nnamdi Kanu’s motion for transfer from Sokoto Correctional Centre

  08-12-2025 13:34 via vanguardngr.com
   The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, declined to grant a motion ex parte filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kanu, who was convicted of terrorism offences, is seeking “an order compelling the complainant (Federal Government) and/or the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to forthwith transfer him from the Sokoto Correctional Facility to a custodial facility within the jurisdiction of
  
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• Boko Haram insurgency has lasted 15 years, longer than civil war — Obasanjo

  08-12-2025 13:24 via vanguardngr.com
  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern that the Boko Haram insurgency has persisted for 15 years with no end in sight, noting that it has now lasted far longer than the Nigerian Civil War, which ended after 30 months.Obasanjo warned that Nigeria’s struggle with insurgency and banditry will continue unless the military undergoes specialised foreign training, strengthens intelligence gathering and deploys modern technology in its operations.He made the remarks on Sunday wh
  
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• Ouattara sworn in for fourth term as Ivory Coast president

  08-12-2025 13:07 via vanguardngr.com
  President Alassane Ouattara, 83, was on Monday sworn-in for a fourth term as leader of Ivory Coast.Ouattara was reelected in October with nearly 90 percent of the votes cast in the West African nation. He vowed to “loyally defend the constitution” at the inauguration.AFP
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• Yuletide: Tomato farmers predict increased supply

  08-12-2025 12:52 via vanguardngr.com
  The Tomatoes Growers and Processors Association of Nigeria has predicted an increased supply of the produce ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations.The Chairman of the association, Mr Rabiu Zuntu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos.Zuntu told NAN that the price of the produce would gradually decline due to increased supply ahead of festivities.“Actually, the price of tomatoes is presently down, and most times it is influenced by th
  
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• ‘I still don’t know my real age,’ says Obasanjo

  08-12-2025 12:41 via vanguardngr.com
  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he remains uncertain about his exact age, revealing that his only reference point comes from the ages of his surviving primary school classmates, none of whom he believes is younger than 90.Obasanjo made the disclosure on Sunday while speaking at the Toyin Falola Interview Series, themed “A Conversation with His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.” The session was moderated by Professor Toyin Falola, with Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Sokot
  
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• Pre-AFCON Friendly: FIFA regulation pushes Nigeria, Egypt game to Tuesday, 16 Dec

  08-12-2025 12:37 via vanguardngr.com
  The decision by world football-governing body, FIFA that Clubs can hold on to their players until Monday, 15 December 2025 before they are released for the 35th Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco has necessitated the postponement of the pre-AFCON friendly between Nigeria and Egypt.Seven-time winners Egypt and three-time winners Nigeria were scheduled to clash in a tune-up game in Cairo on Sunday, 14 December, in line with an earlier regulation that ruled that players be released earlier.The game
  
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• Secure your data on ChatGPT — NITDA alerts users

  08-12-2025 12:29 via vanguardngr.com
  The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Monday warned Nigerians about the existence of new vulnerabilities in OpenAI’s GPT-4.0 and GPT-5 series which could expose users to data leakage.The advisory was issued by the agency’s Director of Corporate Affairs and External Relations, Mrs Hadiza Umar, in Abuja.Umar said that the agency identified seven critical weaknesses in the models, which allowed attackers to manipulate the system through i
  
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• Former Second Republic lawmaker Muhammad Mai Lato dies, Sokoto mourns

  08-12-2025 12:28 via vanguardngr.com
  By Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoSokoto State has been thrown into mourning following the death of Muhammad Mai Lato, a former member of the Federal House of Representatives during Nigeria’s Second Republic and District Head of Wajake in Wamakko Local Government Area. His passing has been described as a significant loss to the state.Mai Lato died last Thursday in Abuja after a prolonged illness and was laid to rest in accordance with Islamic rites. A special third-day Fidda’u prayer was he
  
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• Peter Obi and the ADC: Is the honeymoon already over?

  08-12-2025 12:24 via vanguardngr.com
  By Bayo WahabPeter Obi’s political fraternity with opposition leaders in the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC) may be going awry at a time the coalition needs every hand on deck to strengthen its base ahead of the 2027 general election.When the ADC launched in July, with former Vice President Abubakar Atiku, former Senate President David Mark, and former governors Rauf Aregbesola, Rotimi Amaechi, and Nasir El-Rufai as its leaders, the coalition signified a major shift in
  
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• How attacks in 3 Anambra communities left many people dead, property worth millions of naira burnt

  08-12-2025 12:21 via vanguardngr.com
  By Vincent UjumaduSeveral communities in Anambra State were thrown into fear and chaos over the weekend as coordinated attacks and violent incidents left many people dead and property worth millions of naira destroyed in different parts of the state.The incidents occurred in Lilu in Ihiala Local Government Area, Nawfia in Njikoka Local Government Area, and Akwaihedi in Nnewi South Local Government Area, ending a brief period of calm the state had enjoyed after years of insecurity linked to non-
  
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• Shallipopi, other Nigerians dominate wins at TikTok awards

  08-12-2025 12:15 via vanguardngr.com
  Nigerian Afrobeats musician, Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has been named TikTok’s 2025 Artiste of the Year.This is contained in a statement by TikTok and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos.The TikTok Awards for Sub-Saharan Africa, which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, was with the theme: ‘New Era, New Icons’.According to the organisation, Shallipopi’s hit track, “Laho”, dominated charts and fuelled vir
  
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• Two dead, several injured as tanker, truck crashes trigger massive gridlock on Lagos bridges

  08-12-2025 12:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniTwo people lost their lives while others sustained critical injuries following multiple early-morning crashes involving heavy-duty vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and the Third Mainland Bridge on Monday, triggering hours of traffic chaos across major corridors in Lagos.The incidents caused severe gridlock stretching from Kara Bridge through Otedola Bridge and into the Third Mainland Bridge axis, leaving thousands of commuters stranded during the peak morning rush.The
  
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• State police will end insecurity in six months if approved – Gani Adams

  08-12-2025 12:09 via vanguardngr.com
  The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has expressed optimism that Nigeria’s worsening security challenges can be brought under control within six months if the Federal Government approves the establishment of state police.Adams made the assertion during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, as fresh concerns continue to mount over rising incidents of violence and criminality across the country.He revealed that, for the first time, leaders across a
  
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• Nigeria’s cash-splashing ‘Detty December’ festivities kick off in Lagos

  08-12-2025 11:43 via vanguardngr.com
  The hotels are booked and final preparations for the festivals and concerts are under way, as Lagos prepares for “Detty December”, Nigeria’s end-of-year frenzy.Nigerians and tourists alike, especially members of the country’s massive diaspora, descend on the megacity annually to visit family and friends and observe the holidays — and party.Never mind the recent state of emergency declared by the government last month over mass kidnappings in the north and centre of
  
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• ‘Detty December’ kicks off in Lagos

  08-12-2025 11:43 via vanguardngr.com
  The hotels are booked and final preparations for the festivals and concerts are under way, as Lagos prepares for “Detty December”, Nigeria’s end-of-year frenzy.Nigerians and tourists alike, especially members of the country’s massive diaspora, descend on the megacity annually to visit family and friends and observe the holidays — and party.Never mind the recent state of emergency declared by the government last month over mass kidnappings in the north and centre of
  
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• WHO says 114 killed in Thursday strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital

  08-12-2025 11:24 via vanguardngr.com
  The World Health Organization’s chief said Monday that 114 people, including 63 children, were killed in “senseless” strikes on a hospital in Sudan’s South Kordofan last Thursday, as he pleaded for a ceasefire.“Repeated strikes in Sudan’s South Kordofan state hit a kindergarten and, at least three times, the nearby Kalogi Rural Hospital, killing 114 people, including 63 children, and injuring 35 people,” WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus s
  
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• Explainer: Did Nigeria act legally by sending fighter jets into Benin? Here’s what the law says

  08-12-2025 11:19 via vanguardngr.com
  By Bayo WahabNigeria’s military operation in the Benin Republic, following Sunday’s failed coup attempt, has sparked questions among Nigerians about whether President Bola Tinubu had the legal right to deploy fighter jets into a neighbouring country.Nigeria’s fighter jets took over Beninoise airspace after a group of soldiers calling themselves the Military Committee for Refoundation appeared on national television claiming to have seized power and removed President Patrice Ta
  
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• Explainer: Did Nigeria act legally by sending fighter jets into Benin?

  08-12-2025 11:19 via vanguardngr.com
  By Bayo WahabNigeria’s military operation in the Benin Republic, following Sunday’s failed coup attempt, has sparked questions among Nigerians about whether President Bola Tinubu had the legal right to deploy fighter jets into a neighbouring country.Nigeria’s fighter jets took over Beninoise airspace after a group of soldiers calling themselves the Military Committee for Refoundation appeared on national television claiming to have seized power and removed President Patrice Ta
  
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• Police condemn attack on Anambra Church, vow to hunt down perpetrators

  08-12-2025 11:14 via vanguardngr.com
  The Police Command in Anambra has condemned the attack on a church carried out by armed criminals which resulted in the death of one person and left several others injured.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday in Awka.Ikenga said that the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday in Lilu, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.He disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, had condemned the
  
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• Nigerian newspapers review: [Democracy survives] How Benin Republic coup failed — FG

  08-12-2025 11:06 via vanguardngr.com
  In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with President Bola Tinubu hailing Nigeria’s military for swiftly helping Benin Republic stop a coup attempt against its 35-year-old democracy.Another headline states that the Nyesom Wike-led factional PDP BoT has announced a major restructuring plan to fix troubled state chapters and pave the way for new congresses and a national convention.Vanguard also reports that Nigerian authorities have secured
  
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• NFF inompetent, lacks capacity – Green

  08-12-2025 10:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jacob AjomThe Super Eagles are expected to shrug off their disappointing World Cup campaign and welcome a new challenge as they confront the rest of Africa at the biennial continental football fiesta, the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
  Nigeria will begin their quest for a fourth continental title with a tie against Tanzania on December 23. Most Nigerians remain inconsolable after the Super Eagles failed to win a ticket to the FIFA 2026 World Cup, even when the country was offered a s
  
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• NFF incompetent, lacks capacity – Green

  08-12-2025 10:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jacob AjomThe Super Eagles are expected to shrug off their disappointing World Cup campaign and welcome a new challenge as they confront the rest of Africa at the biennial continental football fiesta, the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
  Nigeria will begin their quest for a fourth continental title with a tie against Tanzania on December 23. Most Nigerians remain inconsolable after the Super Eagles failed to win a ticket to the FIFA 2026 World Cup, even when the country was offered a s
  
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• From Egypt’s dominance to Eto’o’s goals -10 AFCON records

  08-12-2025 10:26 via vanguardngr.com
  Ten Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) records:Egypt have won the competition a record seven times, including three titles in a row between 2006 and 2010. The Pharaohs have played 111 matches in 26 editions, winning 60, drawing 24 and losing 27.—Recently re-elected Cameroon football federation president and former star Samuel Eto’o scored a record 18 goals in six tournaments between 2000 and 2010.—The late Ivory Coast icon Laurent Pokou scored the most goals by an individual in a m
  
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• Anambra killings caused by rival cult clash – Police

  08-12-2025 10:04 via vanguardngr.com
  …Four killedBy Vincent UjumaduThe Anambra State Police Command has said the deadly attack in Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, was the result of a confrontation between rival cult groups.The incident occurred at the Afor Market junction in Nawfia, forcing residents to flee to neighbouring communities for safety.Reacting to the development, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the command had earlier arrested two suspects over an alleged p
  
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• FG losing grip on insecurity – Kwankwaso

  08-12-2025 09:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Bashir Bello, KANOThe 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and former Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has raised alarm that the Federal Government is gradually losing grip in the fight against the escalating insecurity bedevilling the country.Kwankwaso, in a post on his verified Facebook handle, categorically said the Federal Government is overwhelmed by current insecurity in the country, as is evident in its tacit endorsement to allow
  
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• Trump says ‘a little bit disappointed’ Zelensky has not read peace proposal

  08-12-2025 09:39 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he felt “a little bit disappointed” with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for not engaging with a plan to end the war with Russia.“So we’ve been speaking to President Putin and we’ve been speaking to Ukrainian leaders — including Zelensky, President Zelensky — and I have to say that I’m a little bit disappointed that President Zelensky hasn’t yet read the proposal, that was as of a few hours a
  
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• Sabon Birni Council dismisses ‘Mosque Massacre’ report as troops foil bandit attack

  08-12-2025 09:30 via vanguardngr.com
  By Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoAuthorities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State have debunked reports claiming that bandits attacked a mosque and killed worshippers, including an Imam, describing the story as false and misleading.The Council Chairman, Alhaji Ayuba Hashimu, said the report was a fabrication aimed at creating fear and panic among residents.“I don’t know any mosque that was attacked, not to talk of killing of an Imam and worshippers. The story is false,&rdqu
  
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• No official notice yet on release of 100 abducted pupils, Niger CAN says

  08-12-2025 09:11 via vanguardngr.com
  The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State says it has not received official confirmation of reports claiming that 100 abducted students from Agwara have been released, though it described the development as potentially “cheering news” if verified.The clarification came from the state CAN chairman, Bishop Bulus Yohanne, in a statement issued on Sunday through his media aide, Daniel Atori.Reports had circulated earlier that some of the students kidnapped from St. Mary
  
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• We won’t let those we accepted into PDP kill our party – Wike

  08-12-2025 09:04 via vanguardngr.com
  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he and other founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not allow those who joined PDP from other parties to kill the party.Wike said this on Sunday during the 104th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led faction of the party held at the minister’s official residence in Abuja.The minister also berated the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the party for violating court jud
  
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