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• Sir Gabriel Igbinedion, a tree who made several forests, by Dele Sobowale

  13-09-2026 04:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  “God could not be everywhere and, therefore, he made mothers” – Jewish proverb.Sir (Chief) Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom, born on Tuesday, September 11, 1934, like all of us, was created by the Almighty God; and moulded by his mother in a billion, Madam Okunozee Igbinedion. Together, God and Mama gifted to humanity one of the finest specimens of God’s creation one can know about.The totality of Esama’s life and achievements leave those priv
  
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• 2027: Why I said Obi, Atiku lack capacity to fix Nigeria  —  Baba-Ahmed

  13-09-2026 08:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has explained his recent statement that Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar lack the capacity to fix Nigeria if elected president in 2027.Baba-Ahmed said his comments were made in the interest of fairness, arguing that he did not want to give any of President Bola Tinubu’s major challengers an undue advantage by asking the president to step down.He made the clarification while speaking on the Naija Unfiltered Podcast, following c
  
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• Obi still my boss; I could have helped him out in Benue — Baba-Ahmed

  13-09-2026 08:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has described Peter Obi as his “boss”, saying he could have assisted the former Anambra State governor during the recent incident in Benue if he had been contacted.Baba-Ahmed made the clarification while reacting to criticism over his recent statement that none of the presidential candidates seeking to replace President Bola Tinubu in 2027, including Obi, has the capacity to fix Nigeria.Speaking on the Naija Unfilter
  
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• Bishop, one other Nigerian killed in S/Africa, Fani-Kayode demands justice 

  13-09-2026 06:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •Death toll rises to eight in eight months By Favour Ulebor, AbujaNigerian High Commissioner Designate to South Africa, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has called on the South African Government to protect Nigerians in the country and bring those responsible for the killing of Nigerian nationals to justice.In a statement on Saturday, he expressed shock over the recent murders of two Nigerians; Bishop Michael Taiwo Fakunle and Mr. James Uchechukwu Nwankwo in Johannesburg, saying the
  
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• More hardship for Nigerians as petrol, diesel prices rise again

  13-09-2026 06:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •Dangote notifies customers of 6.7% increaseBy Udeme Akpan, Energy EditorNigerians are poised for fresh hardship as the increase in petrol and diesel prices threatens to trigger another wave of higher costs across the economy.Specifically,   Abuja and other northern cities are set to face prices as rising crude oil prices and transportation costs increase the cost of supplying petroleum products to inland markets.This followed the decision of Dangote Petroleum Refinery
  
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• Obi attack backlash: Nothing must happen to our son– Igbo leaders, others

  13-09-2026 06:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Steve Oko, Emmanuel Iheaka & Jeff AgbodoThe reported attack and obstruction of the convoy of presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, in Benue State has triggered fresh anxiety in the South-East, with Igbo leaders and socio-cultural organisations warning that nothing should happen to the former Anambra State governor.They warned that any further attack on Obi could deepen an already volatile political atmosphere and potentially trigger
  
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• ‘Ghost’ beneficiaries beneficiaries of N33/7bn cash transfer

  13-09-2026 06:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  • Doubts over whether billions in benefits reached poor NigeriansBy Dele SobowaleThe N33.75 billion transfer controversy, now rocking the nation, is neither new, nor did the massive fraud stop in 2026.The well-oiled and entrenched mechanisms for transferring public funds, meant for poverty alleviation, into the bottomless pockets of public servants, continues till today as you are reading this story.Commentators on social media, main line print and electronic media are only now waking
  
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• Lobbying: Fresh storm over dollars spent by Tinubu, Atiku in US

  13-09-2026 06:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  • President, ex-VP funds can support 56,000 businesses in NigeriaBy Nnamdi OjiegoMore than $10 million committed by the camps of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to lobbying activities in the United States could have funded tens of thousands of micro and small businesses in Nigeria, findings revealed.This has raised questions about the opportunity cost of political and government spending amid widespread economic hardship.Publicly disclosed filings under
  
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• The truth FIFA must be told, by Patrick Omorodion

  13-09-2026 05:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Holy Bible tells us in the book of Matthew 2:1–12 how the wise men came from the East following a star to find Jesus when he was born.It says they brought three gifts namely gold, frankincense, and myrrh which they presented to baby Jesus who they found in Bethlehem.We are not told from which particular country they took off from but the East is believed to be in one of today’s Middle East countries.Those biblical wise men, we are told, heard that a Messiah was born and were gui
  
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• Getting to the last mile, by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi

  13-09-2026 05:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The annual Gender And Inclusion Summit, convened by the Policy Innovation Center (PIC) took place September 8th-9th. The theme for this year was ‘From Agenda to Action: Making Innovations Count for the Last Mile’. I chaired the Economic Inclusion session, and these are my remarks. I congratulate Dr Osasuyi Dirisu, Executive Director of PIC and the organisation’s leadership, for another excellent convening.I am delighted to be here for this year’s Gender and Inclusio
  
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• Wahab’s war on the waterways environment, infrastructure

  13-09-2026 05:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adedayo OlalekanEvery rainy season, Lagos holds its breath. Streets vanish under brown water. Cars stall mid-bridge. Families wade home carrying what they can save. And every year, the same question resurfaces: who let this happen — and who, if anyone, is prepared to stop it?For decades, the honest answer was uncomfortable: almost no one. Lagos grew faster than its institutions could discipline it. Canals became building sites. Setbacks became shopfronts. Drainage channels, the very ve
  
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• Beyond the Shadows of 1993: Law, evidence and the sovereign will

  13-09-2026 05:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Echeta Babington OnuhHuman existence has always been accompanied by disagreement and controversy. Wherever people hold different views about what is right or wrong, just or unjust, desirable or dangerous, controversy is likely to emerge. It may arise from competing political convictions, different interpretations of historical events, conflicting values or incomplete information.In this sense, controversy is not necessarily a defect in human affairs. It can be a natural consequence of societ
  
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• Ember months of miracles, by Funmi Komolafe

  13-09-2026 05:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Beloved, we give God thanks for life.  Indeed thanksgiving for life should be done everyday.   For we do not own the air we breathe, it belongs to the Almighty God, the creator of heaven and earth.As we progress in the ember months, it should be seen as the months of pleasant surprises.The question is, what are your spiritual eyes seeing?  What you see is what you get.At a time like this that the year is drawing close to an end, you need to either be more serious with your p
  
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• Arise Tv and professional feedback, by Tonnie Iredia

  13-09-2026 04:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By providing a slot for feedback (responses and suggestions) many television stations in the past gave viewers a weekly opportunity to comment on the programmes they watched; the opportunity appears to have since been inadvertently blocked. As a result, these days, many people who have comments to make about any programme including how and when it was scheduled as well as the conduct of its anchor, moderator or presenter now pass such comments through group chats. Interestingly, most of the com
  
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• Former Gombe commissioner dumps APC, backs Pantami

  13-09-2026 02:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Joins PDP, endorses ex-minister for governorBy Ben Ngwakwe, GombeGOMBE — A former Commissioner of the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission, Hon. Muhammad Ismail City, popularly known as Katukan Akko, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and declared support for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspiration of Professor Isa Ali Pantami.City, a former Executive Chairman of Akko Local Government Area and businessman, formally endorsed Pantam
  
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• Northern governors mourn Bamanga Tukur

  13-09-2026 02:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ..Hail decades of service to NigeriaBy Ben Ngwakwe, GombeGOMBE — The Chairman of the Northern Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NNGF, and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has expressed grief over the death of elder statesman, former Governor of the old Gongola State and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, Tafidan Adamawa.Yahaya, in a condolence message on behalf of his colleagues in the NNGF, described the death of the veteran
  
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• Houthi in Yemen bombs Saudi Arabia

  13-09-2026 00:34 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Houthi fighters in Yemen said they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia.The attack at the Sharurah base targeted “weapons depots and command and control centres that are managing the aggression against our nation and people”, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree wrote on X.The date of the operation was not specified. Clashes have increased this week between the Iran-allied Houthis and Yemeni government forces, which are backed by Riyadh.Vangua
  
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• 1,400 flee Yemen to Djibouti as Houthis invade

  13-09-2026 00:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  About 1,400 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti due to fighting between government forces and Iran-allied Houthis, Djibouti’s minister of economy and finance said Saturday.Houthi fighters control a large part of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa and Hodeida in the west. They have advanced along the coast in just days and on Thursday seized the port city of Mokha.The Houthis have since taken control of the coastline and islands in the Red Sea, and on Friday tightened their grip o
  
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• Mbappe scores brace as Real Madrid sink Rayo 4-1

  13-09-2026 00:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Kylian Mbappe struck twice to help Real Madrid smash Rayo Vallecano 4-1 on Saturday to pull level with Barcelona at the top of La Liga.Jose Mourinho’s side got back to winning ways after a defeat by Real Betis in their previous top-flight outing, with a convincing victory against neighbours Rayo.Jude Bellingham and Alvaro Carreras were also on target for Real Madrid, while Sergio Camello pulled one back for the visitors early in the second half.Champions Barcelona visit Levante on Sunday
  
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• How theatre assistant performed surgery in Cross River; nabbed

  13-09-2026 00:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Police command in Cross River has arrested a theatre assistant over an alleged unauthorised hernia surgery performed on a 60-year-old man at a private clinic in Ekori, Yakurr LGA.Read Also: Abuja barber’s ‘surgery’ made child bleed to deathThe command said the patient, whose name was withheld, developed complications after undergoing the procedure on September 8 and was discharged the same day.The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, disclosed this in a st
  
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• How theatre assistant performed surgery in Cross River, nabbed

  13-09-2026 00:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Police command in Cross River has arrested a theatre assistant over an alleged unauthorised hernia surgery performed on a 60-year-old man at a private clinic in Ekori, Yakurr LGA.Read Also: Abuja barber’s ‘surgery’ made child bleed to deathThe command said the patient, whose name was withheld, developed complications after undergoing the procedure on September 8 and was discharged the same day.The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, disclosed this in a st
  
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• Mbappe scores two, as Real Madrid sink Rayo

  12-09-2026 23:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Kylian Mbappe struck twice to help Real Madrid smash Rayo Vallecano 4-1 on Saturday to pull level with Barcelona at the top of La Liga.Jose Mourinho’s side got back to winning ways after a defeat by Real Betis in their previous top-flight outing, with a convincing victory against neighbours Rayo.Jude Bellingham and Alvaro Carreras were also on target for Real Madrid, while Sergio Camello pulled one back for the visitors early in the second half.Champions Barcelona visit Levante on Sunday
  
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• US survive Spain scare to book World Cup final clash with France

  12-09-2026 23:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The United States will take on France in the final of the women’s basketball World Cup after a 76-66 win over Spain in the semi-finals in Berlin on Saturday.Underdogs Spain, whose best-ever result was reaching the 2014 final against the Americans, levelled the scores at 58-all at the end of the third quarter.The experience of the 11-time champions told in the final period, however, as the US outscored their opponents by 10 to seal victory.Led by 16 points from Breanna Stewart and 13
  
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• Ondo govt bans sales of unverified alcohol after ” Monkey Tail” kills 30

  12-09-2026 23:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  —Orders statewide crackdownBy Dayo Johnson AkureThe Ondo State Government has banned the sale and distribution of unverified alcoholic drinks and other substances across the state.Governments decision followed the death of 30 persons and the hospitalisation of 50 others after consuming a local herbal alcoholic mixture, commonly called “monkey tail” in Odigbo Council Area of the state.In a statement, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Idowu Ajanaku, said the
  
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• Arsenal extend perfect Premier League start as Chelsea, Liverpool draw

  12-09-2026 23:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Arsenal extended a flawless start to their Premier League title defence thanks to Bruno Guimaraes’s stunning strike in a 2-0 win over Sunderland, while Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham were all held at home on Saturday.Newly-promoted Hull remain unbeaten and third in the table after a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge as Liverpool failed to find a way past struggling Fulham in a goalless encounter.Tottenham’s wait for a league goal goes on despite a £300 million ($405 million) splur
  
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• Peter Obi is clueless, overrated — Onanuga

  12-09-2026 22:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, AbujaBayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, on Saturday said the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, Peter Obi, is overhyped and overrated.Mr Onanuga also described the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate as clueless.Onanuga made the remarks in a post on his verified X handle, @aonanuga1956, adding that Obi, who governed Anambra State for eight years, was a failure.He wrot
  
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• U-20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets target victory against New Caledonia

  12-09-2026 22:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Moses Aduku, Head Coach of Nigeria’s U-20 women’s national team, Falconets, says his players are determined to secure victory against New Caledonia in their final Group F match at the ongoing tournament.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Falconets will face New Caledonia at 2 p.m. at Stadion Miejski LKS in their final Group F match Sunday in Lodz, Poland.The ​‌‍‍‍‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌⁠‌⁠‌‌&#
  
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• Coutinho set to join Neymar at Santos

  12-09-2026 22:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho has joined Santos, team-mate Neymar announced on Saturday, although his new club has yet to officially confirm the move.Coutinho, 34, has been without a club since leaving Vasco da Gama in February, citing mental burnout.“We’re very happy that you’re here,” Neymar said on social media, with a video showing Coutinho alongside Santos players and coaches.“Our squad and our fans will welcome you with arms wide open.”Ac
  
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• Adebayo mourns Tukur, recalls business partnership

  12-09-2026 22:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dayo Johnson
  AKURE — The 2027 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has mourned the death of former governor of old Gongola State and former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur.Adebayo described Tukur, who died at 90, as an accomplished statesman whose contributions to Nigeria and Africa spanned public administration, business, politics and continental economic cooperation.In a condolence message on Saturday, Ad
  
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• Celine Dion kicks off first full concert in six years

  12-09-2026 22:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Celine Dion on Saturday kicked off her first full concert in six years in Paris, as she returned to the stage after battling a rare neurological disorder.Wearing a strapless black gown, the 58-year-old French-Canadian singer was visibly moved as she sang her 1990s French-language ballad “On ne change pas” (“One doesn’t change”) to a crowd of some 30,000 fans.She paused briefly and was overcome with emotion as she made her much-awaited comeback, after Stiff Person S
  
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