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• Project Nigeria positively despite challenges, Dabiri-Erewa urges diaspora

  05-07-2026 21:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Folarin KehindeThe Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged Nigerians living abroad to stop dwelling solely on negative narratives about the country and instead promote its achievements and positive image.Dabiri-Erewa said although Nigeria faces challenges, its citizens, particularly those in the diaspora, should celebrate the nation’s success stories and the positive impact Nigerians continue to make across the world.Accor
  
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• PFIPC: Police arrest Adeyemi’s father amid ongoing forgery probe

  06-07-2026 17:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adeola BadruOGBOMOSO — The father of Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, who is facing criminal charges over alleged forgery and impersonation, was reportedly arrested by police operatives on Monday in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.Residents told journalists that the arrest took place at the family’s residence, where officers reportedly arrived in several vehicles before taking Adeniyi’s father and another man said to have been visiting the home into custody.Witnesses said the operation drew the
  
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• Tony Elumelu to step down as UBA chairman, Nnorom named successor

  06-07-2026 17:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  LAGOS — United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced that its Chairman, Tony Elumelu, will retire on August 21, 2026, after completing the maximum 12-year tenure for non-executive directors as stipulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).The bank disclosed the development in a statement on Monday, stating that its Board of Directors accepted Elumelu’s retirement at a meeting held on July 6.UBA also announced the appointment of Mr. Emmanuel Nnorom, a non-executive director on th
  
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• Senate hails Nigerian Army at 163, calls for stronger civil-military relations

  06-07-2026 17:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruABUJA — The Senate has congratulated the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, officers, soldiers and veterans of the Nigerian Army on the occasion of the 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celebration, describing the anniversary as a significant milestone in the country’s military history.The upper chamber also urged officers and soldiers to remain professional, steadfast and committed to their constitutional responsibilities, assuring them of the Senate’s c
  
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• Outrage as suspected vandal targets Southern Ijaw’s historic bridge

  06-07-2026 17:45 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Samuel OyadonghaYENAGOA — Traditional rulers and youth leaders in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have inspected the newly completed Angiama-Oporoma Bridge following reports of alleged vandalism, pledging to safeguard the landmark infrastructure.The inspection team included the Ibenanaowei of Bomo Clan, HRM King Joshua Igbugburu; the Paramount Ruler of Eniwari Community, HRH Darius David Job; Deputy Highness HRH Noah Biobele Sokari; and the President of the Souther
  
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• Benue APC crisis: Tinubu meets Alia, Suswam in Aso Villa

  06-07-2026 17:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed doors with Benue State Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia and former governor Senator Gabriel Suswam at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, amid a crisis over the Benue Central All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket.Former governor Suswam, who recently left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC, contested for the party’s Benue Central senatorial ticket and was declared the winner, but
  
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• World Cup 2026: Adidas unveils official match ball for semifinals, final

  06-07-2026 17:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  With less than two weeks remaining until the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, adidas has unveiled the official match ball that will be used for the tournament’s final four matches.The special-edition Trionda will feature in both semi-finals, the third-place playoff and the World Cup final, replacing the version used during the earlier stages of the competition.While the original Trionda celebrated the tournament’s three co-hosts — Mexico, Canada and the United States &md
  
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• France appeal to FIFA to cancel Olise’s yellow card after Balogun case

  06-07-2026 17:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The French Football Federation (FFF) has appealed to FIFA to overturn the yellow card shown to Michael Olise during France’s 1-0 victory over Paraguay in the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Olise, one of France’s standout performers at the tournament, was booked following an altercation with Paraguay midfielder Matias Galarza. Although Galarza fell to the ground clutching his face, television replays appeared to show the Bayern Munich forward only grabbing his opponent’
  
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• Customs exceeds 2025 revenue target, seeks approval for N11.27tn 2026 budget

  06-07-2026 17:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaABUJA — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generated ₦7.277 trillion in revenue in 2025, exceeding its target of ₦6.584 trillion by 10.24 per cent, as it presented a proposed ₦11.274 trillion revenue target and expenditure estimates for the 2026 fiscal year to the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise.The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Monday during the agency’s budget d
  
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• Brazil keep faith with Ancelotti despite shocking World Cup exit

  06-07-2026 17:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeBrazil’s Football Confederation (CBF) has reaffirmed its confidence in head coach Carlo Ancelotti despite the Seleção’s stunning Round of 16 exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The five-time world champions suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Norway on Sunday, crashing out of the tournament in their earliest World Cup elimination since 1966.Despite the disappointing campaign, Brazil’s national team coordinator, Rodrigo Caetano, said the federation r
  
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• Reps introduce 2,747 bills, pass 363 in three years

  06-07-2026 17:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaABUJA — The House of Representatives says it introduced 2,747 bills and passed 363 during the first three years of the 10th National Assembly, describing the record as evidence of its commitment to legislative reforms and governance.Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Hon. Francis Waive, disclosed the figures on Monday during a media briefing in Abuja marking the end of the third legislative session.According to Waive, the bills introduced sin
  
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• Court remands three over alleged murder of former Ogun TV broadcaster

  06-07-2026 17:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaA Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo area, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday ordered the remand of three suspects arrested in connection to the murder of a retired broadcaster with the Ogun State Television (OGTV), Ms Kitan Oyesiku, and her security guard, Pelumi Adetayo.The Chief Magistrate, Mrs O.T. Odubanjo, sitting in Court 3, ordered that the suspects, Sodeinde Olajuwon Philip, Sobu Obafunsho and Shakirudeen Ayoola, be remanded at the Oba Correctional Centre for 60
  
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• World Cup 2026: Two quarter-final fixtures confirmed

  06-07-2026 17:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  England and Norway will meet in one of the quarter-final clashes at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after the Three Lions edged past co-hosts Mexico in a thrilling Round of 16 encounter.A brace from Jude Bellingham and a strike from Harry Kane sealed a 3-2 victory for Thomas Tuchel’s men, booking their place in the last eight.Norway secured their quarter-final spot on Sunday with a shock 2-1 victory over Brazil. Erling Haaland scored both goals for the Scandinavian side, while Neymar’s effo
  
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• No signs South Africa’s xenophobic violence is easing — FG

  06-07-2026 17:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The situation for foreigners in South Africa is deteriorating, Nigeria’s foreign minister said Monday, as anti-immigrant mobs have convulsed the country and two Nigerians were reported dead under disputed circumstances.For weeks South Africa has been the site of protests, some of them violent, against undocumented immigrants blamed for taking jobs and resources.Those with documents have also been targeted as citizens take measures into their own hands over pressing social problems that an
  
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• Kidnapped 300-level UI Law student regains freedom

  06-07-2026 17:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adeola BadruA 300-level law student of the University of Ibadan, Miss Fumilayo, who was abducted alongside other individuals, has regained freedom, the University of Ibadan Students’ Union has confirmed.In a statement issued by the Students’ Union President, Temidayo Adeboye, and the General Secretary, Joshua Shontan, the development was disclosed as having been communicated in the early hours of Monday, July 6, 2026, following confirmation from relevant authorities and represent
  
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• Poor infrastructure, insecurity hindering businesses in Onitsha — ONICCIMA

  06-07-2026 16:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Nwabueze OkonkwoONITSHA — The Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ONICCIMA) has identified poor infrastructure, insecurity, flooding, multiple taxation and unreliable electricity supply as major challenges affecting business operations and industrial growth in Onitsha, Anambra State.The chamber also listed harassment of visitors and investors at the Onitsha Bridgehead area, limited industrial expansion, inadequate access to finance and insufficient investment
  
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• Balogun: Trump confirms FIFA call, says ref has ‘suspect past’

  06-07-2026 16:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeUnited States President Donald Trump has disclosed that he personally requested a review by FIFA following the controversial red card shown to USA striker Folarin Balogun during the FIFA World Cup, saying the governing body’s decision to revisit the incident was the right one, according to the BBC.Trump’s latest remarks come a day after he publicly thanked FIFA for suspending Balogun’s red card, a decision that cleared the forward to feature in the United
  
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• Fubara: Security key to sustainable development as army pledges holistic fight against insecurity

  06-07-2026 16:45 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Daniel AbiaPORT HARCOURT — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed that security remains the foundation of sustainable development, saying peace and stability are indispensable for the growth and prosperity of any society.Fubara made the remark on Sunday at the gala night marking the 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celebration in Port Harcourt.Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Dagogo Wokoma, the governor commended the Nigerian Army for its commitment to
  
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• Nigerian student dies after suffering injuries in Russian airstrike

  06-07-2026 16:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Enitan AbdultawabA 23-year-old Nigerian medical graduate, Nnani Adaobi Marian, has died after sustaining critical injuries in a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, just days before her graduation ceremony.Adaobi was injured on June 29, 2026, when Russian forces reportedly struck the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv with aerial bombs. She was initially treated in Kharkiv before being transferred to Germany, where she died on Sunday, July 5, despite efforts by doctors to save her life.Co
  
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• Your injuries are “badges” of honour, COAS tells wounded Troops

  06-07-2026 16:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shu’aibu, says injuries sustained by soldiers in the course of duty were “badges of honour” earned in the defence of the nation.Shu’aibu said this on Monday at a luncheon organised in honour of wounded-in-action (WIA) soldiers as part of activities marking the 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna.He, however, assured them that the Nigerian Army remained committed to t
  
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• From Mussolini to Trump: Four times politics hit the World Cup

  06-07-2026 16:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump’s phone call to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to have the red card for the co-hosts star striker Folarin Balogun reviewed is the latest instance of political interference in the World Cup.Balogun is free to play later on Monday in the last-16 match with Belgium after world football’s governing body said the ban will be suspended for a year.AFP Sport highlights other examples at previous World Cups:1934 — Mussolini’s CupItaly’s Fascist dictat
  
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• Troops nab 12 suspected Boko Haram collaborators in Borno

  06-07-2026 15:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested 12 suspected collaborators and logistics suppliers linked to Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during an intelligence-led operation in Damasak, Borno.This is contained in a military operational report on Monday in Abuja.The army said the operation followed actionable intelligence obtained from the interrogation of an earlier suspect arrested at the Kadauri Cattle Market in Damasak.It said the suspect allegedly identified me
  
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• Only 600 of 8,000 rural teachers successful in Nasarawa screening – Govt

  06-07-2026 15:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Edwin Philip, LafiaThe Nasarawa State Government has said that out of eight thousand potential rural teachers that presented themselves for screening, following its announcement seeking to boost its rural teachers’ manpower with one thousand new teachers, only six hundred candidates came out successful.Speaking during his bimonthly press briefing on Monday, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor, Abdullahi, on public affairs, Hon. Peter Ahemba, said that the State Universal Basic
  
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• PFIPC CBN account opening inconclusive, no funds released — Accountant-Gen

  06-07-2026 15:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefABUJA — The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) has clarified that no account was successfully opened with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), stating that no public funds have been released to the body despite its allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act.The Director of Information and Public Relations at the OAGF, Mr. Bawa Mokwa,
  
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• ‘Fake’ agency DG’s video challenging Gbajabiamila resurfaces, as PFIPC sign remains

  06-07-2026 15:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A video of Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, the man at the centre of the alleged N1.3 billion “ghost agency” scandal, resurfaced online on Monday as controversy over the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) deepened.The development came as the office signage directing visitors to the council’s purported office remained mounted at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja despite the presidency’s insistence that the agency was never established by t
  
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• FG mounts pressure on marketers to cut petrol price

  06-07-2026 15:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaThe Federal Government on Monday mounted fresh pressure on petroleum marketers to reduce the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol, insisting that the sharp decline in international crude oil prices should be reflected in retail fuel prices across the country.Speaking at the Stakeholders’ Meeting on Cost-Reflective Pricing of PMS in Abuja, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, said the era of full deregula
  
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• Why Peter Obi can’t be Nigeria’s president — Segalink

  06-07-2026 15:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Social commentator and human rights activist, Segun Awosanya, popularly known as Segalink, has said the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, lacks the qualities required to lead Nigeria, arguing that his politics is divisive and driven by what he described as an online “mob.”Awosanya made the remarks during an interview on Vanguard’s Politics Hub, where he spoke on the state of the nation, the 2027 general election and Obi’s preside
  
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• Why Peter Obi cannot become Nigeria’s president — Segalink

  06-07-2026 15:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Social commentator and human rights activist, Segun Awosanya, popularly known as Segalink, has said the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, lacks the qualities required to lead Nigeria, arguing that his politics is divisive and driven by what he described as an online “mob.”Awosanya made the remarks during an interview on Vanguard’s Politics Hub, where he spoke on the state of the nation, the 2027 general election and Obi’s preside
  
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• Forest appoint Glasner as new manager

  06-07-2026 15:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nottingham Forest hired former Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner as their new manager on Monday.Glasner left Palace at the end of last season after leading them to UEFA Conference League glory.He also guided Palace to their first major silverware when they beat Manchester City in the 2025 FA Cup final.Glasner is Forest’s fifth manager in the last year after Nuno Espirito Santo, Ange Postecoglou, Sean Dyche and Vitor Pereira.“I’m delighted to join Nottingham Forest as head coa
  
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• ‘People come and go’ – Italy slams Trump after latest jibe at Meloni

  06-07-2026 15:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Italy on Monday criticised US President Donald Trump’s latest social media attack on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of this week’s NATO summit.Trump on Sunday published a doctored image on his Truth Social platform showing Meloni looking at him as if adoringly in a post accompanied by the words: “Restraining Order Needed”.“People come and go but relations must endure,” Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told the news channel Sky TG24.Foreign Ministe
  
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