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• REA to set up 8MW renewable power plant with floating solar panels

  16-04-2025 17:18 via vanguardngr.com
   By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaThe Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has disclosed plans to collaborate with the Lagos State Government to establish an 8-megawatt renewable power plant using floating solar panels.According to the agency, the power plant will provide uninterrupted electricity to Lagos State University.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the REA explained that the project is part of a landmark agreement with the Lagos State Government aimed at expanding access to clean energy in t
  
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• Trump defends deportation push, slams ‘weak judges’ after court ruling

  21-04-2025 00:37 via vanguardngr.com
  The clash over President Donald Trump’s bid to exercise unprecedented powers in deporting migrants deepened Sunday as he again bashed the judiciary, while a top Democrat warned the country was “closer and closer” to a constitutional crisis.The latest events followed a dramatic intervention by the Supreme Court in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday to temporarily block Trump’s use of an obscure law to deport Venezuelan migrants without due process.Trump lashed out Sunday 
  
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• Valverde stunner saves Real Madrid title hopes against Bilbao

  21-04-2025 00:05 via vanguardngr.com
  Fede Valverde’s superb 93rd minute strike kept Real Madrid on Barcelona’s tail in the Spanish title race, earning the champions a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.Madrid stayed four points behind Barca after Valverde smashed into the top corner with a sliced, swerving effort.After Champions League elimination by Arsenal it looked like Madrid were set for another devastating result until the Uruguay international’s stoppage-time intervention.“Fede has such a good sh
  
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• 23 oil thieves arrested as army dismantles 13 illegal refinery sites

  20-04-2025 23:00 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Army said on Sunday that its troops, in the operations against oil theft in the Niger Delta, dismantled 16 artisanal refineries, arrested 23 perpetrators of oil theft and recovered over 67,000 liters of stolen products in the last week.It noted that troops of the 6th Division maintained the trajectory against the criminals, saying, “These efforts paid off in collaboration with other critical stakeholders in operations conducted across the region from 14–20 Apr
  
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• Trump says he hopes Russia, Ukraine strike ‘deal this week’

  20-04-2025 22:56 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he hoped for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal “this week”, promising “big business with the United States” for both combatants if a truce is signed.“Hopefully Russia amd (sic) Ukraine will make a deal this week,” Trump posted to his Truth Social network, without giving details of any progress in peace talks Washington has sought to push forward since he took over from Joe Biden in January.Vanguard News
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• GWR confirms Tunde Onakoya as world record holder for longest chess marathon

  20-04-2025 22:40 via vanguardngr.com
  Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has officially received recognition from Guinness World Records for the longest chess marathon, after completing an astonishing 64-hour session in New York City’s Times Square.Onakoya achieved the feat alongside American chess player Shawn Martinez, with the marathon taking place between April 17 and April 20, 2025.This triumph marks a significant comeback for Onakoya, who in April 2024 initially played for 60 hour
  
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• Leaked White House plan shows US may end diplomatic ties with Africa

  20-04-2025 22:28 via vanguardngr.com
  The United States would drastically reduce its diplomatic footprint in Africa and scrap State Department offices dealing with climate change, democracy and human rights, according to a draft White House order.The executive order, framed as a strategy to cut costs while “reflecting the priorities” of the White House, also lays out measures to slash US soft power around the world.Secretary of State Marco Rubio said The New York Times, which first reported the existence of the dra
  
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• 77-year-old Nigerian Uber driver shot dead in US while picking up passenger

  20-04-2025 21:46
  
  A 77-year-old Nigerian Uber driver, Olatunji W. Bolaji, was shot and killed in a late-night ambush while attempting to pick up a passenger outside a hookah lounge in Philadelphia. The fatal incident occurred just before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, outside Byblos Hookah Bar, according to CBS News. Bolaji, who lived in Norristown, Pennsylvania, had arrived at the location to pick up a 22-year-old passenger when two men suddenly stepped out of a vehicle parked behind and opened fire, Philadelphi
  
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• Tragedy as retired Customs boss slumps, dies during wife’s 60th birthday thanksgiving

  20-04-2025 21:37
  
  What was meant to be a day of joy ended in heartbreak as popular Lagos hotelier and Deputy Comptroller (RTD.) of Customs, Otunba Kunle Akinyele, slumped and died during his wife’s 60th birthday thanksgiving service on Saturday. The tragic incident occurred at Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Iyanu, Odemuyiwa District Headquarters, Egbeda, Lagos, during a thanksgiving service held in honor of his wife, Deaconess Catherine Adejoke Akinyele. According to digital creator Ayoade Ojeniyi, who shared
  
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• Easter: PDP preaches optimism, national rebirth, urges introspection by leaders

  20-04-2025 21:15 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry UmoruThe National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for optimism and national rebirth in the spirit of the Easter celebration, just as it has called for Nigerian leaders to reflect.The PDP has also felicitated with Nigerians on the occasion of Easter, the Christian celebration of the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, urging them to use the period to renew their hope in the assurance of God’s unfailing love and intervention in
  
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• Insecurity: Gov Alia puts residents, security agencies on red alert

  20-04-2025 21:09 via vanguardngr.com
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiGovernor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has ordered security agencies and residents to be on red alert in the days ahead over insecurity.In the last few weeks, parts of the state have witnessed worsening insecurity, particularly in the Otukpo, Kwande and Sankera axis comprising Logo, Ukum and Katsina-Ala Local Government Areas, LGAs.Close to 30 lives were lost in the series of herders’ attacks witnessed in Otukpo, while Sankera recorded close to 60. Kwande LGA, as per
  
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• Police track down two kidnap suspects in Anambra, recover arms, ammunition

  20-04-2025 20:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nwabueze OkonkwoPolice operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad/Anti Kidnapping Unit, RRS/AKU of Anambra state police command, have arrested two suspected kidnappers in furtherance of the command’s ‘Operation Udo Ga Achi Zero Kidnapping.The suspects, whose names were given by the police as Celestine Onuyia (52), male, and Jacinta Okolo Udenka (45), female, all residents of Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state, were arrested on a tip-off.The state Police
  
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• Motorists elated as NNPCL gives out free fuel, reduces cost per litre nationwide.

  20-04-2025 20:55
  
  Nigerians will now pay less for petrol at filling stations operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, following a nationwide downward adjustment in pump prices by the state-owned oil giant. Findings by Pulse show that NNPC outlets in Lagos now dispense petrol at N910 per litre, down from the previous N925. Similar price cuts were observed in Abuja, where the price per litre dropped from N950 to N935. The reduction aligns with recent moves by the Dangote Petroleum Refiner
  
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• NUPRC, Komolafe receive strong backing amid alleged bias over oil block licensing

  20-04-2025 20:38
  
  The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and its Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe, have received strong backing following recent allegations of bias and irregularities in the recently concluded 2024 oil block licensing round. An advocacy group, the Transparency Network in Nigeria (TNN), defended Komolafe and NUPRC in a statement issued by its Country Representative, Dr. Mustapha Jibrin, on Sunday, April 20, 2025. The group rejected the allegations and described any suggestio
  
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• Video: Nigerian hotelier slumps, dies during wife’s 60th birthday celebration

  20-04-2025 20:28 via vanguardngr.com
  Tragedy struck on Saturday during what was meant to be a joyous occasion, as a Lagos hotelier, Otunba Kunle Akinyele, suddenly slumped and died during his wife’s 60th birthday thanksgiving service.The thanksgiving ceremony, held in honour of Deaconess Catherine Adejoke Akinyele, it was gathered, took place at Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Iyanu, Odemuyiwa District Headquarters, in the Egbeda area of Lagos State.Man Slumps and Dies at Church Service in LagosA man slumped and died during his
  
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• Leicester relegated from the Premier League after 1-0 defeat to Liverpool

  20-04-2025 20:06 via vanguardngr.com
  Leicester City were relegated from the Premier League as Liverpool moved to within one win of the title on Sunday with a 1-0 victory at the King Power.Trent Alexander-Arnold came off the bench to score the only goal 14 minutes from time as the Reds moved to the brink of a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title.Liverpool could be crowned champions on Wednesday should Arsenal lose at home to Crystal Palace.If the Gunners avoid defeat, Arne Slot’s men have the chance to seal the deal
  
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• ‘We’ll find you’ – US orders Nigerian, other international students with cancelled visas to leave

  20-04-2025 20:00 via vanguardngr.com
  Hundreds of international students are being forced to leave the United States after the Trump administration began aggressively revoking student visas.
  “Do not attempt to remain in the United States. The federal government will find you,” read an email reportedly from the Department of Homeland Security, shared by immigration lawyer Nicole Micheroni.With some students reportedly arrested without prior notice, many students say they were not given clear reasons.
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• ‘We’ll find you’ – US orders Nigerian, other international students with cancelled visas to exit

  20-04-2025 20:00 via vanguardngr.com
  Hundreds of international students are being forced to leave the United States after the Trump administration began aggressively revoking student visas.
  “Do not attempt to remain in the United States. The federal government will find you,” read an email reportedly from the Department of Homeland Security, shared by immigration lawyer Nicole Micheroni.With some students reportedly arrested without prior notice, many students say they were not given clear reasons.
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• 2027: No one can win without the North — Tinubu’s ex-aide, Baba-Ahmed

  20-04-2025 19:35 via vanguardngr.com
  Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has declared that the North will soon determine its political direction ahead of the 2027 general elections, stressing that no politician can win the Nigerian presidency without the region’s support.Baba-Ahmed made this statement in a video interview that went viral on social media on Sunday.He appeared alongside Professor Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Sch
  
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• 27-yr-old Nigerian shortlisted for Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science and Healthcare

  20-04-2025 19:24 via vanguardngr.com
  Adewunmi Akingbola, a 27-year-old infectious disease expert from Nigeria, has been recognized for his significant contributions to public health research.Akingbola is developing a public health playbook aimed at enhancing the reliability of real-world data and addressing biases in health studies.Akingbola has gained notable recognition for his research on Hepatitis C, a critical health concern in Nigeria. Currently based in the United Kingdom, Akingbola has been shortlisted for the prestigious
  
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• Armed men invade Benue community from Ebonyi, kill six, injure many

  20-04-2025 18:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiAt least six persons were feared dead in a renewed clash between the people of the Ezza community of Ado Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state and their Effium neighbours in Ebonyi state.The crisis between the two communities has lingered for decades and defied all efforts to ensure the cessation of the conflict.A source from the area who spoke on condition of anonymity disclosed that the fresh crisis erupted Saturday afternoon at about 2:30 pm when armed men, suppose
  
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• Gunmen abduct seven travellers in Kwara

  20-04-2025 18:42 via vanguardngr.com
  By Demola Akinyemi IlorinEight gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have kidnapped seven travelers along Obbo-Aiyegunle road in Ekiti local government council area of Kwara state.Vanguard reliably gathered that the incident happened over the weekend when the victims were passengers travelling from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to Offa town in the Offa local government council area of the state.It was gathered that the gunmen suddenly blocked the Obbo-Ayegunle road and, at gunpoint, stopped
  
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• Nigerians hungry for Labour Party Govt in 2027  —  Ogun LP Chairman

  20-04-2025 18:16 via vanguardngr.com
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in Ogun State, Apagun Olaolu Samuel, at the weekend, called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) led federal government to start preparing to leave Aso Rock Villa after the 2027 general elections, saying that Nigerians are fed up with the insecurity, hunger and poor economic situation in the country.According to Olaolu, the Labour Party is poised to take over power from President Bola Tinubu in 2027, saying that Nigerians are a
  
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• Rivers: We urgent intervention to save Nigeria's democracy - Group writes UN

  20-04-2025 18:12
  A civil society group, Save Democracy Vanguard (SDV), has appealed to the United Nations to intervene in the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In a letter addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General and signed by Dr. Ali Mohammed Ali, Executive Director of SDV, the group described the situation in Rivers as a national emergency and accused the Federal Government of allowing the illegal suspension of democracy in Nigeria’s oil-rich state. It warned that the country&
  
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• Rivers: We need urgent intervention to save Nigeria's democracy - Group writes UN

  20-04-2025 18:12
  
  A civil society group, Save Democracy Vanguard (SDV), has appealed to the United Nations to intervene in the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In a letter addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General and signed by Dr. Ali Mohammed Ali, Executive Director of SDV, the group described the situation in Rivers as a national emergency and accused the Federal Government of allowing the illegal suspension of democracy in Nigeria’s oil-rich state. It warned that the country&
  
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• Barau offers 300 domestic scholarships to Kano postgraduate students

  20-04-2025 18:08 via vanguardngr.com
  By Bashir BelloThe Deputy Senate President and Senator representing Kano North Senatorial District, Senator Barau Jibrin, has announced an offer of 300 domestic scholarships to postgraduate students in Kano state.Speaking during the interview for the beneficiaries for the offers in Kano, Sen. Barau emphasized that the selection process will be based on merit, transparent and free from favouritism.
  He said he was investing hugely in the Education sector to complement the government’s effor
  
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• Ijaw group raises alarm over resurgence of kidnapping in Edo riverine communities

  20-04-2025 18:04 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ozioruva AliuA group, Concerned Sons and Daughters the Riverine Area in Edo State, which says it cuts across the five clans in the state, namely Okomu, Furupagha, Egbema, Gbaran, and Olodiama, on Sunday raised an alarm over the resurgence of kidnapping in the areas.They claimed that a woman was recently kidnapped around the Ekheuan area, and she was allegedly made to pay N55 million before she was released they also claimed that her abductors allegedly raped her while she was in their custod
  
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• EPL: Wasteful Man United lose 0-1 at home to Wolves

  20-04-2025 18:02 via vanguardngr.com
  Just days after their thrilling 5-4 Europa League win over Lyon, Manchester United slumped to a flat 1-0 home defeat against Wolves, courtesy of a brilliant Pablo Sarabia free-kick.The result marked United’s club-record 15th Premier League loss of the season, continuing a miserable campaign now certain to end with their lowest-ever points tally.
  While Wolves celebrated a fifth straight win — and their first league double over United since 1980 — Erik ten Hag’s side remai
  
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• Chelsea stun Fulham late to revive Champions League hopes

  20-04-2025 17:42 via vanguardngr.com
  Chelsea needed two late goals at Craven Cottage to revive their chances of Champions League football next season.Alex Iwobi opened the scoring on 20 minutes after Ryan Sessegnon outmuscled Chelsea captain Reece James to set up the Nigerian international.Chelsea were meandering towards a damaging defeat until 19-year-old substitute Tyrique George fired in a snap shot from the edge of the box on 83 minutes.Pedro Neto then completed the comeback with a stunning strike in stoppage time to secure ju
  
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• Trossard shines as ruthless Arsenal delay Liverpool’s title party

  20-04-2025 17:16 via vanguardngr.com
  Arsenal made Liverpool wait to be crowned Premier League champions as Leandro Trossard inspired a 4-0 win that pushed Ipswich to the brink of relegation on Sunday.Mikel Arteta’s side cruised to their first victory in three league games thanks to Trossard’s double and goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri at Portman Road.Ipswich played more than half the match with 10 men after Leif Davis was sent off for a crude lunge on Bukayo Saka.Second-placed Arsenal are 10 points behi
  
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