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• Tambuwal, ADC guber candidate bemoan rising terrorism

  04-06-2026 08:26 via vanguardngr.com
  …Seek urgent security overhaul after deadly Sokoto attacks
  …Police foil fresh terror attack, recover 25 rustled cattle
  By Musa UbandawakiSOKOTO — Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and the Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the state, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, have raised fresh alarm over the worsening insecurity in Sokoto following renewed deadly attacks on com
  
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• Apple removes Russia’s state-backed messenger from App Store

  04-06-2026 10:11 via vanguardngr.com
  Apple has removed Russia’s state-backed Max messenger from its App Store, the app’s Russian developers said Thursday.Moscow has for months been pushing Russians to install Max — a super-app that lacks encryption and that critics say could be used to track people.It has throttled WhatsApp and Telegram, the country’s two largest messengers, and forced civil servants, state companies, schools and government agencies to move their communications onto Max.“Max is tempor
  
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• Obi defends Pastor Adeboye, warns Nigerians against ethnic division

  04-06-2026 10:06 via vanguardngr.com
  Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has defendedPastor Enoch Adeboye against recent criticisms over his alleged role in the cancellation of a planned protest, warning Nigerians against narratives that could deepen ethnic and social divisions.In a statement posted on his verified X account on Thursday, Obi said Nigerians must learn from the experiences of the 2023 elections, particularly in Lagos, where political discourse shifted from issues of governance and competence
  
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• Cartoon: ‘Tailor, I need two more caps’

  04-06-2026 10:03 via vanguardngr.com
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• Ekiti 2026: 16 days to go, Oyebanji dominates, opposition struggles for relevance

  04-06-2026 09:53 via vanguardngr.com
  By Rotimi OjomoyelaAs Ekiti State moves toward the June 20, 2026 governorship election, the political atmosphere is becoming increasingly intense despite recent efforts by stakeholders to maintain peace.A total of 1,059,360 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots across 2,445 polling units in 177 wards spread across the state’s 16 local government areas.Read Also: Senate to FG, security agencies: Deploy all resources to rescue kidnapped school childrenAlthough,
  
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• US hails Nigeria counterterrorism efforts, confirms joint operation against ISIS leader

  04-06-2026 09:44 via vanguardngr.com
  The United States has reaffirmed its counterterrorism partnership with Nigeria, citing recent joint operations that dealt a major blow to the Islamic State terrorist network.The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the disclosure while speaking on U.S. foreign policy and international security cooperation.Rubio disclosed that American and Nigerian security agencies recently collaborated in an operation that eliminated a senior global ISIS leader operating from within Nigeria.According to hi
  
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• World Cup fans barred from bringing water bottles into stadia

  04-06-2026 09:33 via vanguardngr.com
  FIFA has banned fans from bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup venues in a last-minute policy change that will force thirsty supporters to pay for bottled water, The Athletic reported on Wednesday.As recently as last month, FIFA’s official stadium code of conduct included a clause which read: “For the avoidance of doubt, empty, transparent, reusable plastic bottles, up to (1 liter in) capacity, may be brought into the Stadium.”However The Athletic reported on Wedne
  
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• Mali bans use of motorcycles outside major cities

  04-06-2026 09:17 via vanguardngr.com
  Mali has banned the use of certain motorcycles outside of major cities as the country battles a jihadist insurgency, according to a government order broadcast on Wednesday.Motorcycles are the preferred means of transport for jihadist groups in Mali, which has been plunged into a security crisis as jihadists blockade its capital Bamako.An order read out on national television on Wednesday evening said the “circulation of motorcycles with an engine capacity of 125 cc and above, outside majo
  
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• Insecurity: Delay on State Police may trigger self help — Afenifere warns

  04-06-2026 09:16 via vanguardngr.com
  — Says fire-brigade security deployment infeasible, ineffectiveBy Dayo Johnson AkureThe Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has warned that the delay in the establishment of state police may trigger self help.It faulted the federal government’s reactive deployment of security forces after terror attacks, describing the approach as infeasible and ineffective in protecting citizens.According to the groups Secretary General, Chief Sola Ebiseni, “If there is any issue on
  
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• NDC NEC: Obi urges aspirants to accept results

  04-06-2026 09:13 via vanguardngr.com
  …Dickson promises reconciliation after primariesBy Henry Umoru, AbujaABUJA — Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged aspirants who lost in the party’s recent primaries to accept the outcomes and work for the unity and growth of the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.Speaking at the second National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the NDC in Abuja, Obi appealed to members to put aside grievances arising from the primarie
  
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• US House votes to curb Trump on Iran war 

  04-06-2026 09:05 via vanguardngr.com
  The US House of Representatives has backed a resolution seeking to halt American military action in Iran — a symbolic move that deals a political blow to President Donald Trump as efforts to find a deal with Tehran stagnate.Weeks of complicated talks marked by sharp rhetoric and flare-ups of violence have not managed to reach a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which is essential to oil supplies.Washington and Tehran have sent divergent messages in recent days, with Ira
  
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• 2027: El-Buba endorses Adebayo for president

  04-06-2026 08:54 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry Umoru, AbujaABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, renowned cleric and Convener of the Initiative for a Better and Brighter Nigeria, Prophet Isa El-Buba, has declared support for the presidential ambition of Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader, Adewole Adebayo, saying he is better positioned to lead Nigeria than other opposition contenders.El-Buba also warned against any attempt to turn Nigeria into a one-party state, stressing that democracy thrives on justice, equity
  
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• Trump says will make ex-personal lawyer permanent attorney general

  04-06-2026 08:52 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he intended to nominate his former personal lawyer as attorney general on a permanent basis.Todd Blanche currently serves as acting chief of the Justice Department after Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi following scrutiny over her handling of the release of investigative files regarding late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Blanche, the former number two in the Justice Department, has since pursued indictments for Trump’s perceived enemies,
  
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• Reform Proposals: Campaign to scrap Law School unsettles Council of Legal Education

  04-06-2026 08:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA — Far-reaching proposals capable of overhauling the nation’s legal education system dominated discussions at the 2026 Legal Education Summit organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
  Prominent among the proposals were demands for the Nigerian Law School (NLS) to be scrapped, as well as calls for a reduction in the number of years required for the study of law.
  The Council of Legal Education (CLE) is the statutory body responsible for regulating lega
  
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• 7-month-old baby among 13 abducted by terrorists in Borno

  04-06-2026 08:34 via vanguardngr.com
  •Families beg FG for rescue of travellers
  By Ndahi MaramaMAIDUGURI — Fear and anxiety have gripped families in Borno State following the abduction of 13 travellers, including women and a seven-month-old baby, by suspected Boko Haram insurgents along the Biu–Damaturu highway through the Kamuya axis of the state.
  The victims were reportedly abducted on April 15, 2026, when terrorists intercepted two Golf Wagon vehicles conveying passengers along the road and whisked them away to
  
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• INSECURITY IN YORUBALAND:Is Amotekun still effective in S-West?

  04-06-2026 08:23 via vanguardngr.com
  ….Stakeholders call for stronger legal backing…Commitment has declined…Operatives have displayed bravery— Afenifere…We’ve curtailed excesses of criminals—CommandersBy Dayo Johnson, Rotimi Ojomoyela, James Ogunnaike & Adeola BadruTHE operations and effectiveness of the Western Nigeria Security Network, WNSN, code-named Amotekun, have come under scrutiny.Operation Amotekun, which acts as a vital grassroots intelligence network, has remained signif
  
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• M-East war: Iran has agreed not to stock nuclear weapon — Trump

  04-06-2026 08:13 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency reportU.S President, Donald Trump, yesterday claimed that Iran has agreed it will not have a nuclear weapon and that the country’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was involved in negotiations with the US.
  The bold claims were made during an interview on the New York Post’s Pod Force One podcast, as violence erupted in the Gulf once again after the US and Iran exchanged series of strikes.
  Trump’s remarks followed comments by the US Secretary of S
  
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• Manufacturing recovery lifts Business Confidence Index to 104.6pts — NESG

  04-06-2026 08:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Babajide KomolafeThe Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, has reported an improvement in business confidence in May 2026, driven largely by a strong recovery in the manufacturing sector and robust consumer demand despite persistent cost pressures.According to the latest NESG Business Confidence Monitor, BCM, the Current Business Performance Index rose to 104.6 points in May from 102.1 points recorded in April, indicating an expansion in business activities across the economy.The report
  
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• Nigeria, 7 others risk 12.5% US tariff over forced labour claims

  04-06-2026 08:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nkiruka NnoromNigeria and seven other African countries risk losing wider access to the American market as the United States moves to slap a 12.5 per cent tariff on their exports over alleged failure to curb forced labour in supply chains.
  The proposal was unveiled by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, USTR, as part of a sweeping probe covering 60 economies worldwide.
  Aside from Nigeria, the African countries listed are Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco an
  
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• Chimamanda Adichie’s son probe: Court adjourns to Oct 8

  04-06-2026 08:09 via vanguardngr.com
  By Innocent AnabaThe coroner’s inquest into the death of 21-month-old Master Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of renowned author Chimamanda Adichie and Dr. Ivara Esege, suffered a major setback, yesterday, after Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital told the Coroner’s Court that it had obtained an order of the Lagos State High Court staying further proceedings.
  Meanwhile, the court adjourned the case to October 8, 2026.
  The matter came before Coroner Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji at Igbosere Mag
  
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• 110 Nigerians face deportation as US launches fresh W-Africa immigration crackdown

  04-06-2026 08:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nkiruka NnoromNo fewer than 110 Nigerians are among 355 West Africans listed for deportation by the the Donald Trump’s administration as Washington intensifies its immigration enforcement under the newly expanded West Africa Operations Watch, WOW, initiative.
  The list released by the United States Department of Homeland Security, containing mames and photographs of all 355 individuals earmarked for removal, showed that Nigeria topped the country breakdown, follwed by Liberia with 94 na
  
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• N-Delta suffering from lack of implementation of laws — Ajumogobia

  04-06-2026 08:00 via vanguardngr.com
  ….Advocates stringent penalties for gas-flaring
  ….Seeks establishment of court for environmental issues
  By Davies IheamnachorPORT HARCOURT— Former Minister of Petroleum and Foreign Affairs, Mr Henry Ajumogobia, SAN, has said Niger Delta is suffering from lack of implementation and enforcement of laws.
  Ajumogobia noted that if laws were properly implemented, that issues relating to gas-flaring, underdevelopment bedeviling the region would be tackled.
  Ajumogobia spoke in Port
  
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• Itsekiri nation rejects substantial portion of INEC report

  04-06-2026 07:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jimitota OnoyumeWARRI—Itsekiri nation has reiterated its rejection of a substantial portion of the report by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on its recent ward redelineation exercise in Warri federal constituency, saying the commission allegedly violated constitutional provisions and even the Electoral Act on the exercise.
  Flanked by other leaders of the Itsekiri nation, Sunny Mene, who addressed newsmen, yesterday, in Warri, Delta State, said the ethnic nationalit
  
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• Reps endorse Akande for ICJ seat

  04-06-2026 07:55 via vanguardngr.com
  Deputy Speaker backs Nigerian-born UK nomineeBy Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaABUJA — The House of Representatives has endorsed the candidacy of Nigerian-born international law scholar, Dapo Akande, for a seat on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the 2027–2036 term.The endorsement was announced on Wednesday by Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, during a courtesy visit by Akande and officials of the British High Commission to the National Assembly in Abuja.Kalu describe
  
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• Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, June 4, 2026

  04-06-2026 07:53 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigerian currency traded within a relatively stable range against the United States dollar on Thursday, June 4, 2026, as the gap between the official and parallel foreign exchange markets remained narrow.At the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), the naira was quoted at around ₦1,373 per dollar, based on the latest available official market data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria and market trackers. The official market has largely remained within the ₦1,370–
  
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• CAPPA hails Senate on SSB tax bill, urges Reps to protect Nigerians’ health

  04-06-2026 07:51 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chioma ObinnaThe Senate has passed a landmark bill seeking to overhaul Nigeria’s tax regime on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs), drawing strong commendation from the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), which described the move as a major breakthrough in the fight against rising non-communicable diseases in the country.
  The bill proposes replacing the current flat N10-per-litre excise duty on sugary drinks with a percentage-based levy tied to retail price,
  
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• Food Crisis: Cost of healthy diet rises further — NBS Report

  04-06-2026 07:46 via vanguardngr.com
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanDespite the moderation in inflation rate reported by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, the financial burden of feeding on Nigerian households may have intensified as the national average Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) climbed to N1,541 per adult per in March 2026, about 4.4 per cent up from N1,477 in March 2025.The Bureau had reported a steady downward trend in inflation rate up till February 2026 but the trend reversed marginally in March and April.On a month-on
  
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• Insecurity, Economic Hardship: Nigeria bleeding – PFN

  04-06-2026 07:30 via vanguardngr.com
  Calls for national repentance at Lagos crusade
  Repentance, not prayers alone, key to ending crisis — ClericsBy Olayinka LatonaLAGOS — Amid rising insecurity, economic hardship and the continued abduction of schoolchildren across the country, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Lagos Mainland Province, has declared that Nigeria’s healing requires more than prayers, stressing that genuine national repentance is essential to overcoming the nation’s challenges.Speak
  
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• Owo church attack: Court sentences 4  terrorists to death by hanging

  04-06-2026 05:57 via vanguardngr.com
  *Acquits one for lack of evidence*Justice has been served — AiyedatiwaBy Dayo Johnson & Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA — THE Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, convicted and sentenced four members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group to death by hanging for their roles in the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.Those found guilty on a nine-count terrorism charge filed by the Department of State Services, DSS, on behalf of the Federal Government
  
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• You’re the rigger, not Atiku,  ADC RO fires back at Babachir

  04-06-2026 05:54 via vanguardngr.com
  •Vows to release evidenceBy Omeiza AjayiABUJA—The chairman of African Democratic Congress ADC electoral committee for Adamawa State, Dr Nicholas Msheliza, has turned the tables on former Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Babachir Lawal, accusing him of personally directing the rigging of last month’s presidential primary of the party in his home state.He also threatened to release documentary evidence to back the claim.This is coming days after Lawal had a
  
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