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• Security’s national duty, not ethnic battle, Igboho fires back at critics

  22-06-2026 14:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …says campaign against kidnapping, killings targets criminals, not any ethnic groupBy Adeola BadruYoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, widely known as Sunday Igboho, has insisted that his sustained advocacy for improved security across the South-West and other parts of Nigeria is directed solely at criminal elements threatening public safety and not at any ethnic nationality.Igboho’s clarification came on Monday in response to a call by the Concerned Fulani People of Niger
  
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• Troops rescue 47 Boko Haram/ISWAP captives in Borno village

  23-06-2026 00:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ndahi MaramaThe Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has recorded yet another significant humanitarian success with the rescue of 47 persons, mostly women and children who were held captive by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Kangarwa village, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.This success story took place on 20 June 2026.In a press statement signed by the Acting Media Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Moha
  
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• Alleged N15.6bn fraud: EFCC re-arraigns former Skye Bank chair Ayeni

  23-06-2026 00:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, now Polaris Bank Limited, Tunde Ayeni, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, over an alleged N15.6 billion fraud.A statement by the EFCC’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said Ayeni was re-arraigned on Monday before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie on amended 18 charges bordering on alleged criminal breach of trust, misappropriation and d
  
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• France-Iraq World Cup game suspended due to severe weather alert

  23-06-2026 00:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The World Cup match between France and Iraq was suspended at half-time on Monday due to a severe weather alert, as fans were told to take shelter from an approaching thunderstorm.A FIFA official said the game in Philadelphia, which kicked off at 2100 GMT, would be delayed for at least half an hour, including the scheduled 15-minute half-time break.France were leading 1-0 at the interval in the Group I contest thanks to a Kylian Mbappe goal in the 14th minute.AFP
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• Trump criticises Keir Starmer after resignation announcement

  22-06-2026 23:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump criticized outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday after the Labour leader announced he would resign, saying he had “really hurt himself” over energy, immigration and his handling of relations with Washington.“I think he’s a lovely man,” Trump told reporters at an Oval Office event, before accusing Starmer of mishandling Britain’s energy policy by failing to exploit North Sea oil and allowing “windmills all over
  
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• Trump threatens to not help NATO countries if asked

  22-06-2026 23:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump said Monday that he could refuse to help NATO countries as payback for the lack of support from member nations with the US military operation in Iran.“We spent all of this money. And then when we want to maybe have help on small stuff… They say no we would rather not help,” Trump said during a press conference in the Oval Office.“Stupid thing to say, because we can say that to them if we want, and we might,” he added.Despite strained rela
  
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• FG orders clampdown on marketers hoarding, diverting LPG

  22-06-2026 23:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Federal Government has ordered a clampdown on marketers engaged in hoarding or diversion of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas following the recent surge in the price.The government directed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and other regulators to intensify market surveillance, investigate product hoarding and diversion, and sanction operators found manipulating the market.Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ek
  
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• Over 100,000 candidates register for 2026 NABTEB exam – Registrar

  22-06-2026 23:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  More than 100,000 candidates have registered for the 2026 National Business Certificate (NBC) and National Technical Certificate (NTC) examinations nationwide.Dr Mohammed Aminu-Muhammed, Registrar, National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), said this on Monday while monitoring the ongoing 2026 examinations at Government Technical College, Kano.He said the rising enrollment reflected growing acceptance of technical and vocational education among Nigerians.Aminu said the board r
  
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• Farmers/herders clash claims 8 lives in Kebbi

  22-06-2026 22:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Haruna AliyuNo fewer than eight persons have been killed following a communal clash between farmers and herders in Gulma town, Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.The violence reportedly began when a Fulani herder allegedly stabbed a farmer to death on his farmland.In a reprisal attack, members of the farming community allegedly attacked Fulani settlements in the area, killing about eight persons and escalating tensions within the community.Confirming the incident to our corresponde
  
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• Two children die in France as heatwave blasts Europe

  22-06-2026 22:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Two children were found dead in a car in France on Monday as much of Europe sweltered through record high temperatures and national authorities launched urgent measures to reduce the impact.The youngsters, aged two and four, were found in their family car in a residential parking lot in the southern town of Carpentras, where investigators said they believed the heatwave was the most likely reason for the deaths.The latest heatwave to hit Europe has seen outdoor events cancelled, transport disru
  
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• NMDPRA to issue import permits to bridge LPG supply gap – Umar

  22-06-2026 22:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will issue and closely monitor import permits to bridge 165,000-metric-tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply gap in the third quarter of 2026.The Authority Chief Executive, Rabiu Umar, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting on rising LPG prices convened by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo.Umar described imports as the immedi
  
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• Police arrest suspected kidnapper, recover AK-47 in Plateau

  22-06-2026 21:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Golok NanmwaPlateau State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle in Bokkos Local Government Area as part of ongoing efforts to tackle criminal activities across the state.The Command said the suspect was arrested following intelligence reports on the activities of suspected kidnappers operating within the area.According to a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Alfred Alabo, police operatives attached to Bokkos D
  
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• Belgium’s Doku welcomes baby boy after World Cup controversy

  22-06-2026 21:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Jeremy Doku has become a father, the Belgian football association announced Monday, days after the player’s plans to leave the World Cup to be there for the birth sparked controversy.After consultations with medical staff, Doku was allowed to temporarily leave the Red Devils before last Sunday’s game with Iran to join his wife in London where the couple welcomed a baby boy, Praise, it said.“Jeremy received the news before yesterday’s match that the birth was imminent,&rd
  
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• ‘Release Sowore now, drop all charges’ – SERAP tells Tinubu govt

  22-06-2026 21:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged “the government of President Bola Tinubu to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Omoyele Sowore and drop all charges of criminal defamation and cybercrimes against him, as he is detained solely for the peaceful exercise of his human rights.”According to reports, a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of Sowore at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of his application cha
  
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• I warned about Buhari’s govt, but Nigerians didn’t listen  -  Oritsejafor

  22-06-2026 21:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ayo Oritsejafor, has said he warned Nigerians ahead of the 2015 general election that the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari would fail, but his concerns were ignored.Speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Monday, Oritsejafor said he foresaw challenges under the Buhari government and had expressed his concerns before the administration took office.“In 2014, I tried to warn this nation of the direct
  
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• Peter Obi’s call for Tinubu’s resignation childish, hollow – Presidency

  22-06-2026 21:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruThe Presidency has described the call by the National Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate in the 2027 election, Peter Obi, that President Bola Tinubu should resign based on a comparison with the British Prime Minister’s voluntary exit as childish and hollow.The Presidency said such a comparison is not only misplaced but also reflects a selective and distorted view of Nigeria’s realities since 2023.In a statement in Abuja on Monday issued by the pre
  
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• Messi sets World Cup scoring record as Argentina down Austria

  22-06-2026 21:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Lionel Messi became the World Cup’s all-time leading goalscorer on Monday, scoring twice as holders Argentina powered into the last 32 with a 2-0 victory over Austria.Messi swept home a low finish in the 38th minute of the Group J game in Arlington, Texas to take his career World Cup goals tally to 17, one clear of the previous record of 16 he shared with Miroslav Klose.He then extended his record to 18 goals, ramming home a finish through a crowd of defenders deep in stoppage time to put
  
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  22-06-2026 21:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
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• DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254

  22-06-2026 21:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  More than 1,000 Ebola infections have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the latest outbreak has killed more than 250 people, official figures showed Monday.The country’s National Institute of Public Health (INSP) confirmed 1,003 cases and 254 deaths, with a fatality rate of 25 percent.The latest outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic fever was declared on May 15.Almost all cases are in Ituri province in the northeast, a conflict-weary region plagued by armed groups.In
  
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• Borno Govt clarifies allegation of N4b failed railway project

  22-06-2026 21:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ndahi Marama, MaiduguriThe Borno State Government under the leadership of Governor Babagana Zulum has clarified the allegations purportedly circulating in some media platforms (Not Vanguard), that a wooping sum of N4 billion was approved for reconstruction of railway project in Maiduguri metropolis and Jere local government area but to no avail.Prof. Usman A. Tar, Commissioner, Ministry of Information and Internal Security, Borno State made the clarification in a press statement on Mond
  
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• Ghana coach Queiroz says playing England ‘easiest’ World Cup game

  22-06-2026 20:56 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz said facing a team of England’s calibre at the World Cup is the “easiest type of game” to approach, as both sides bid for a place in the last 32.The 73-year-old Portuguese is at his fifth World Cup — and his first with Ghana — having taken charge in April in what is his ninth role as a national team manager.The former Real Madrid boss and Manchester United assistant led Iran at the past three World Cups, suffering a 6-2 hammering by Engla
  
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• Plateau govt condemns Kawel attack, orders manhunt for perpetrators

  22-06-2026 20:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Golok NanmwaJOS — The Plateau State Government has condemned the attack on Kawel community in Mushere Chiefdom, Bokkos Local Government Area, which left over 22 persons dead and others injured.The government described the incident, which occurred on Sunday  as a heinous and senseless act of violence against a peaceful community.In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Rt. Hon. Joyce Lohya Ramnap, the government expressed condolences to the famil
  
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• 2027: Security, LG autonomy top my agenda for Ogun, says Adebutu

  22-06-2026 20:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …..laments poor state of police facilities, advocates rural development, agricultural revolutionBy James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State during the forthcoming elections, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, on Monday declared that security, local government autonomy, rural development, agriculture, education and economic empowerment would form the cornerstone of his administration if elected governor in 2027.Adebutu stated this during an int
  
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• Messi becomes leading scorer in World Cup history with 17th goal [Top 5]

  22-06-2026 20:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Lionel Messi became the leading scorer in World Cup history when the Argentina captain netted against Austria on Monday to take his total to 17 goals.Messi had equalled Miroslav Klose’s all-time mark of 16 World Cup goals when hitting a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria to open his country’s title defence in North America last week.He made it 17 when he swept home after 38 minutes in Argentina’s second group game, to deafening roars at the home of the Dallas Cowboys in
  
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• EFCC begins civil service verification in Delta State

  22-06-2026 20:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko AkuophaASABA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced a comprehensive verification exercise in the Delta State civil service as part of efforts to review payroll and personnel records.The exercise, which began in Asaba, was disclosed on Monday by the State Head of Service, Dr. Mininim Oseji, during a press briefing marking the 2026 Civil Service Week celebration.Oseji said the operation forms part of a nationwide initiative by th
  
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• Okowa visits EFCC office in Lagos amid ongoing probe

  22-06-2026 20:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday visited the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) amid an ongoing investigation into alleged financial misappropriation during his tenure.Sources within the anti-graft agency said that the visit is connected to an ongoing probe into the former governor’s time in office.Okowa had previously been arrested by the EFCC in November 2024 over allegations of diverting about N1.3 trillion during his eight-year
  
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• Man City close in on £17m deal for Maresca as Guardiola successor

  22-06-2026 20:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeManchester City are close to appointing former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca as the successor to Pep Guardiola after agreeing a compensation package worth more than £17 million (€20 million) with Chelsea, according to reports in Italy.Sky Sports reported on Monday that a verbal agreement has been reached between all parties, with Maresca expected to travel to Manchester within the next 24 hours to sign a three-year contract.The Italian coach is set to return to th
  
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• World Cup: Argentina honour Maradona on 40th anniversary of ‘Hand of God’

  22-06-2026 20:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeArgentina fans, players and coaching staff kept Diego Maradona close to their hearts on Monday as the reigning world champions faced Austria in their second Group J match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Dallas, with the late football icon’s presence as vivid as ever.The occasion carried added significance as June 22 marks exactly 40 years since Maradona produced one of the most memorable performances in World Cup history during Argentina’s 2-1 quarter-final victor
  
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• Kebbi court adjourns trial of nurse over alleged death of two minors

  22-06-2026 19:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin KebbiBIRNIN KEBBI — The High Court of Justice, Kebbi State, sitting in Birnin Kebbi Judicial Division, on Monday adjourned the trial of a nurse, Hannatu James, who is standing trial over the alleged death of two minors at Martha Bamaiyi General Hospital, Zuru.The case was adjourned to July 13, 2026, following the absence of the defendant’s lead counsel, who was reported to be ill.James is facing a one-count charge of “death caused in the act of committi
  
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• Man kills 2 farmers over cannabis farm dispute in C’River

  22-06-2026 19:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …dumps bodies in RiverBy Ike Uchechukwu, CALABARThe Cross River State Police Command have arrested a 57-year-old man, Mr. Udo Samuel Sunday, in connection with the alleged murder of two farmers whose bodies were reportedly thrown into a river following a dispute over an illegal cannabis plantation in Odukpani Local Government Area.The Cross River State Police Command, in a press release on Monday, said the incident came to light on June 5, 2026, when Mrs. Regina Akan Patrick, 28, reporte
  
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