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• The war we must fight to win

  24-06-2026 02:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By SUNNY IKHIOYA Nigeria has a distinct culture of its own that she does not share with any country in the world; the only country that has fought wars and not taken advantage of them to develop its own science and technology. I believe religion and ethnicity have really turned our thinking upside down; we have now traversed into Thomas Hobbes’s brutish society. A few years ago, 24 February 2022, almighty Russia invaded Ukraine, with all the confidence that it would be a short-t
  
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• Nigerian army raises alarm over fraudsters using its name to solicit funds

  25-06-2026 00:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Nigerian Army (NA) has alerted the general public to the activities of unscrupulous individuals and criminal syndicates who are fraudulently soliciting funds under the guise of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2026.A statement by Col Appolonia Anele, Director of Army Public Relations said, ” These impostors have been circulating fake letters, proposals and sponsorship requests to individuals, financial institutions, corporate organizations and government a
  
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• Viral video: Police dismisses false bandits narrative in Katsina

  25-06-2026 00:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Nigeria Police Force has “categorically disclaimed the false and misleading narrative accompanying a viral video circulating on social media which alleges that a uniformed police officer was seen interacting with armed bandits in Katsina State.Force Public Relations Officer, CSP ANiete Iniedu while making this known ,said , “For the avoidance of doubt, the individuals featured in the video are not bandits.“They are duly recognized members of the Vigilant
  
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• Kwankwaso threatens N10bn lawsuit against Primate Ayodele over alleged defamatory remarks

  25-06-2026 00:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruThe Vice Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC and former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has threatened legal action against Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, demanding a retraction and apology over what he described as alleged defamatory comments made against him.In a legal notice issued through his lawyers and made public by his media aide, Hon. Saifullahi Hassan, Kwankwaso who warned that h
  
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• 83-yr-old Zimbabwe President wins Senate backing for term extension

  25-06-2026 00:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Zimbabwe’s Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved controversial constitutional amendments that would keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in office until 2030, giving the changes full parliamentary support after earlier consent from the lower house.The amendments are among the most contentious political issues in the country where 83-year-old Mnangagwa’s Zanu-PF party holds a strong majority in parliament and has ruled since independence in 1980.Senate president Mabel Chinomona sa
  
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• Bosnia in strong position to reach last 32, Qatar out of World Cup

  24-06-2026 23:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Bosnia-Herzegovina are on the verge of reaching the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time after beating 2022 hosts Qatar 3-1 in their final Group B match on Wednesday.Bosnia move onto four points and are in a strong position to be one of the best eight third-placed teams to progress to the last 32.Qatar meanwhile exit at the group stage, just as they did four years ago.Goals from Bosnia’s youngest ever World Cup player, 18-year-old Kerim Alajbegovic, and an own goal by Qatar
  
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• Switzerland beat Canada 2-1 to clinch top spot in World Cup Group B

  24-06-2026 23:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Ruben Vargas and Johan Manzambi fired Switzerland to top spot in World Cup Group B on Wednesday with a 2-1 win over Canada as the co-hosts also ensured a historic spot in the knockout rounds.With the top two teams in the pool meeting in Vancouver, both knew that a victory would ensure first place in the group and, in theory, a kinder draw in the knockout stages.Vargas and Manzambi’s second-half strikes were enough to ensure the Swiss finished on seven points, while Promise David pulled a
  
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• Northern communities need urgent investment in health, education — Shettima

  24-06-2026 22:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for urgent investments in health, education and skills development across northern Nigeria.Shettima said that communities in the region had continued to bear the consequences of inadequate human capital development.Represented by Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the vice president, he spoke at the Northern Nigeria Human Capital Development Summit in Abuja.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the summit was organised by the
  
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• EFCC files charge against Miyetti Allah president over $2.53m terrorism financing, money laundering

  24-06-2026 22:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 12-count charge against Bello Abdullahi Bodejo before a Federal High Court in Abuja, accusing him of alleged terrorism financing and money laundering involving a total of $2.53 million.According to court documents filed on June 22, 2026, the anti-graft agency alleges that Bodejo received and possessed large sums of foreign currency suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities, in violation of provisions of the Money Laundering (
  
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• ‘My own kind of politician, I don’t steal money’ – Desmond Elliot

  24-06-2026 21:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Actor-turned-politician Desmond Elliot has said his political career has been guided by service and not personal enrichment.
  The lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly made the remarks during an interview on Morayo Brown’s programme, where he reflected on leadership, governance and his experience in politics.
  Elliot urged politicians to remain mindful of the temporary nature of power and public office.
  “We will all die one day. We are not h
  
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• More than 500 mothers, babies harmed, lost in UK’s largest maternity inquiry

  24-06-2026 21:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  More than 500 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died due to poor care at a UK hospital, according to a damning report published Wednesday, in the country’s latest maternity scandal.At least 156 cases involved the death of babies and six mothers also died at two units run by Nottingham University Hospitals Trust in central England.The independent probe was the largest maternity inquiry in the history of the state-run National Health Service (NHS) involving over 2,50
  
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• No nation can finance its development on external dependence alone — FG

  24-06-2026 21:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — The Federal Government on Wednesday said no nation can finance its development on the basis of external dependence alone.The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, stated this in his remarks at a high-level capacity-building session with chairpersons of state revenue services and the joint revenue board, on the occasion of an experience-exchange visit by the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to
  
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• British Airways pilot jailed eight years for raping groomed minor

  24-06-2026 20:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emmanuel OkogbaA former British Airways pilot has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after grooming and sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl he met online.Kwame Yeboah, 30, a Ghana-born ex-England youth basketball player, contacted the victim through video chat site Omegle before continuing explicit conversations on Instagram. He later drove from Berkshire to Merseyside, where he twice raped the girl in his car after checking into a hotel.Liverpool Crown Court heard Yeboah emot
  
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• Accord, APC absent as police convene Osun peace parley ahead of governorship poll

  24-06-2026 20:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina AbubakarOSOGBO — The absence of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC) dominated discussions on Wednesday as the Osun State Police Command convened a stakeholders’ meeting aimed at curbing rising political violence ahead of the state’s governorship election.The peace parley, organized by the police, brought together representatives of political parties, civil society organizations, media practitioners, students and other stakeholders to promote peace
  
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• One killed, another injured in suspected herdsmen attack on Benue community

  24-06-2026 20:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Peter DuruMAKURDI — Tension has enveloped Tse Orhungul settlement on the outskirts of Yogbo in Mbayer/Yandev Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State following an attack by suspected armed herders that left one person dead and another seriously injured.The incident, which occurred on Tuesday evening, was reportedly triggered by a dispute over cattle allegedly grazing on a maize farm near the community.Residents said a group of youths discovered the cattle destroying cr
  
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• IGP raises alarm over rising killings of police officers nationwide

  24-06-2026 20:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Chinedu AdonuENUGU — Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has expressed concern over the increasing number of police officers being killed in the line of duty, saying the Nigeria Police Force continues to suffer casualties while combating insecurity across the country.Speaking on Tuesday during the commissioning of a state-of-the-art Forensic and Investigation Centre built by Godfrey Okoye University in partnership with the Enugu State Government, the IGP said police personnel h
  
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• Police deny inviting traditional ruler over Oyo schoolchildren abduction probe

  24-06-2026 20:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adeola BadruIBADAN — The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that a traditional ruler in Oriire Local Government Area was invited for questioning in connection with the ongoing investigation into the abduction of teachers and schoolchildren in the area.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, described the reports as false, misleading and unfounded, insisting that the tradition
  
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• Senate passes bill to double police trust fund allocation to 1%

  24-06-2026 20:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruABUJA — The Senate has passed a bill seeking to increase the statutory allocation to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) from 0.5 per cent to 1 per cent of revenue accruing to the Federation Account, in a move aimed at strengthening police funding, improving operational capacity and enhancing the welfare of personnel.The legislation, titled Police Trust Fund Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026 (SB. 1030), was read for the third time and passed following the considerati
  
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• How thugs killed my husband — Widow of slain Accord party member

  24-06-2026 20:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ….Adeleke Offers Educational Support to Four ChildrenBy Shina AbubakarOSOGBO — The widow of an Accord Party member allegedly killed by gunmen in Esa-Oke, Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, has recounted the circumstances surrounding her husband’s death, alleging that he was shot in her presence by assailants linked to local political violence.The deceased, Aderogba Ajayi, an indigene of Esa-Oke and member of the Accord Party, was reportedly killed on Tuesday night by
  
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• NiDCOM vows justice for Nigerians abroad after Canada murder conviction

  24-06-2026 20:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Folarin KehindeThe Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Nigerians living abroad and ensuring justice for victims of crimes in foreign countries following the conviction and sentencing of a man for the killing of two Nigerians in Canada.In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Commission’s Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, NiDCOM said the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced the offender to life
  
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• Trials of two Ebola treatments to start in DRC next week – WHO

  24-06-2026 20:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Trials of two separate potential treatments to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are expected to begin next week, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.A total of 1,048 Ebola cases, including 277 deaths, have been confirmed in DR Congo since the outbreak was declared on May 15 — although many experts believe the true toll is significantly higher.This outbreak is down to the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus — for which there are
  
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• We will safeguard state police from being abused by governors — Senate

  24-06-2026 19:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Senate Passes State Police Bill…As lawmakers approve constitutional amendment to establish Federal and State Police Services nationwideBy Henry UmoruABUJA — The Senate on Wednesday said the proposed state police system would be protected from abuse by governors through stringent constitutional safeguards, federal oversight mechanisms and judicial review provisions, as lawmakers passed the constitutional amendment bill establishing state police services across the country.Th
  
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• 2027: Nobody gives power, you must take it — Wike tells PDP candidates

  24-06-2026 19:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and National Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, urged party members to prepare for a fierce political battle ahead of the 2027 general elections, declaring that political power is never given but taken through struggle, sacrifice and hard work.Addressing the PDP’s 109th National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting in Abuja, Wike told party faithful that opposition politics deman
  
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• US revokes passports of citizens owing over $2,500 in child support

  24-06-2026 19:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Emmanuel OkogbaThe United States Department of State, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has announced that Americans with significant outstanding child support debts may have their passports revoked or be denied new passport issuance.In a notice issued by the State Department, authorities stated that citizens who owe more than $2,500 in child support are not eligible to receive a U.S. passport.“To be eligible for a U.S. passport, you must pay any o
  
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• APC suspends Kebbi chairman, Zuru LG party chair over alleged infractions

  24-06-2026 19:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin KebbiThe Kebbi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the suspension of its State Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Muhammad Kana-Zuru, and the APC Chairman of Zuru Local Government Area, Hon. Aliyu Abubakar Abiola.In a statement signed by the State Party Secretary, Alhaji Sa’idu Muhammad Kimba, and made available to journalists in Birnin Kebbi, the party said the suspension followed complaints received from stakeholders within the Zuru Emirate.
  
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• Olympics to offer all Games competitors $10,000 grants

  24-06-2026 19:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The International Olympic Committee, which has been under growing pressure to introduce prize money to the Olympics, on Wednesday announced it was setting up a grant for every athlete who takes part in the Games.“Every athlete at the Olympic Games will be eligible for a new $10,000 (8,800 euros) ‘Fit for the Future Olympian Grant’,” said the IOC on its website, adding that the total fund would be worth $140mn for each four-year Olympic cycle.“All Olympians, no matt
  
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• FG discovers major Platinum, Gold, Nickel deposits in Kaduna, seeks fresh investments

  24-06-2026 19:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Gabriel EwepuABUJA — The Federal Government has announced major mineral exploration breakthroughs in Kaduna State, revealing the discovery of significant deposits of platinum, gold, nickel, copper, lithium, rare earth elements and other strategic minerals.Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, disclosed this on Wednesday at the 5th African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS 2026) in Abuja, themed “One Africa, One Resource Vision.”Accordin
  
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• We have never posted officers to any checkpoint around port environment — AIG Okunade

  24-06-2026 19:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Efe OnodjaeThe Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Maritime, AIG Okunade Ronke, has denied allegations that officers were deployed to illegal checkpoints around port access roads, insisting that no such authorization exists within the system.Her clarification came as the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Ports Authority stepped up a coordinated operation aimed at dismantling illegal checkpoints and unauthorised roadblocks along the Apapa and Tin Can Island port corridors i
  
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• Tincan customs generates N111.2bn in May, as CAC Anani vows higher performance

  24-06-2026 19:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Efe OnodjaeThe TinCan Island Port (TCIP) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has recorded a revenue collection of N111.2 billion in May 2026, consolidating its status as one of the Service’s top-performing commands.The newly deployed Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Joseph Anani, disclosed this on Wednesday during his maiden interactive session with maritime journalists at the command headquarters, saying the result reflects improved compliance by stakeholders, operational
  
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• Security, tax, environmental concerns stall reopening of Oshodi Resettlement Market

  24-06-2026 19:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Esther OnyegbulaBusiness activities remained at a standstill on Wednesday as the Oshodi Resettlement Market in Lagos remained shut following its closure by the Lagos State Government over the alleged assault of officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI.A visit to the market showed all entrances under lock and key, with official closure notices displayed at various entry points.Traders were seen loitering around the market premises, while oth
  
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