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• Threading on dangerous grounds

  08-07-2026 07:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Sunny Ikhioya Stories coming out of the seat of power these days are disillusioning; it is as if we are playing games of pirates and vikings, superintending over the commonwealth. Stories of audacity, recklessness, greed and ride over the common man. It is challenging the people on what they can do. Is President Tinubu aware of all the shenanigans going on under his government? If yes, it must be a very unfortunate situation, as these are what he fought against throughout the sixte
  
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• Messi headlines MLS All-Star Game roster featuring 13 FIFA World Cup stars

  08-07-2026 17:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeLionel Messi will headline the 2026 Major League Soccer (MLS) All-Star Game after being named among 13 FIFA World Cup players selected for the showcase event.According to Reuters, MLS announced on Wednesday that players from eight countries who featured at the 2026 FIFA World Cup made the All-Star roster, with Matt Freese and Petar Musa joining Argentina captain Messi in the squad.The United States has the highest representation with four World Cup players, followed by Arge
  
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• Northern governors, traditional rulers back state police

  08-07-2026 17:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Northern governors and traditional rulers have reaffirmed their commitment to tackling insecurity through stronger regional collaboration and support for federal security efforts.The resolution followed their joint meeting on Wednesday at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, where they reviewed the region’s worsening security situation.The communique was signed by Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, Chairman of the Northern Nigeria Governors’ Forum.The meeting focused on practical and sustainable
  
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• Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Putellas joins London City

  08-07-2026 17:29 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeWomen’s Super League club London City Lionesses have completed the landmark signing of two-time Ballon d’Or Féminin winner Alexia Putellas, in what is being widely described as one of the biggest and most historic transfers in WSL history.The Spain international signed a three-year contract after leaving FC Barcelona Femení, ending a glittering 14-year spell during which she won 38 major trophies, including 10 league titles and four UEFA Women&rsqu
  
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• Reps seek stronger action against human trafficking

  08-07-2026 17:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Demand Better Support for Repatriated NigeriansBy Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaThe House of Representatives has renewed its commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s response to human trafficking, calling for closer collaboration among government agencies, international partners and civil society organisations to ensure the safe repatriation, rehabilitation and reintegration of trafficked Nigerians rescued from Mali and other West African countries.The call was made on Wednesday at a high-
  
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• Onitsha traders hand over N435m worth of substandard drugs to NAFDAC

  08-07-2026 17:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Vincent UjumaduTraders at the Bridge Head Drug Market in Onitsha have handed over substandard, falsified and expired drugs valued at N435 million to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for destruction.The Chairman of the market’s Caretaker Committee, Mr. Chukwuleta Ndubisi, handed over the 192 consignments of substandard and expired drugs, stating that the products were voluntarily surrendered by traders as part of a collective effort to rid the ma
  
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• Trump says US to give Ukraine the right to make Patriot missiles

  08-07-2026 17:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Washington would give Kyiv the “the right to make” Patriot air-defence missiles as he met Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky at NATO’s summit.“So one of the things we’re going to be talking about is we’re going to give a licence to you to make Patriots. That’s pretty cool, right. This way, you can’t complain that we’re not giving them enough,” Trump told Zelensky.“We haven’t inf
  
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• 2027: LP aspirant threatens legal action over alleged ticket racketeering

  08-07-2026 17:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By John AlechenuABUJA — A Labour Party (LP) aspirant for the Oju/Obi Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives, Hon. Jonah Ihie, has threatened to sue the party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the alleged wrongful emergence of another candidate.The development comes as political parties begin uploading the names of their candidates to the INEC portal ahead of the 2027 general elections.Addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, Ihie challen
  
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• State Police: Lagos Assembly backs states’ control of police services

  08-07-2026 17:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ebunoluwa SessouThe Lagos State House of Assembly has endorsed the proposed establishment of state police, insisting that states should retain full authority over the administration of their police services to effectively address Nigeria’s security challenges.Speaking during plenary on Wednesday, Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, commended President Bola Tinubu, the Senate and the House of Representatives for advancing the Constitution Alteration Bill on state police, describing i
  
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• FIFA probes racist abuse targeting US streamer IShowSpeed

  08-07-2026 17:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  FIFA has launched a probe into alleged racist insults directed at the streamer known as IShowSpeed at last week’s World Cup match between Argentina and Cape Verde.The global football body said in a post Tuesday on X that it was “made aware of an incident involving a supporter and #IShowSpeed at Miami Stadium during the Argentina vs Cabo Verde match on 3 July 2026 and immediately initiated an investigation.”The African-American streamer, whose real name is Darren Watkins Jr, ha
  
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• Unity schools: Labour rejects PPP plan, begs Tinubu to halt planned sale

  08-07-2026 17:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Victor Ahiuma-YoungThe Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to approve the proposed concession of the country’s 120 Federal Government Colleges to private individuals under a Public-Private Partnership, PPP, arrangement.
  The union alleged that the plan, reportedly being championed by Old Boys Associations with King’s College, Lagos, serving as the pilot project, could undermine the objectives for which the Unity S
  
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• PDP kicks as Plateau Assembly advances Pension Bill for ex-speakers, lawmakers

  08-07-2026 17:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Golok NanmwaJOS — The Plateau State House of Assembly has passed for second reading a bill seeking to provide pensions and retirement benefits for former Speakers, Deputy Speakers, principal officers and members of the Assembly.The proposed legislation, sponsored by the member representing Rukuba-Irigwe Constituency, Hon. Eli Ankala, also seeks to establish the Plateau State House of Assembly Pension Board to administer pensions and retirement benefits for former lawmakers.The bill sca
  
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• Senate advances bill to integrate E-Health Services in Nigeria

  08-07-2026 17:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruABUJA — The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to establish a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework for the development, coordination and integration of electronic health services in Nigeria.The proposed legislation aims to improve access to healthcare, particularly in rural and underserved communities, reduce waiting time in hospitals through digital appointment systems and electronic patient management, and strengthen disease surveillance a
  
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• Reps begin review of South-South Development Commission Act to expand funding

  08-07-2026 17:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Gift Chapi Odekina, AbujaThe House of Representatives on Wednesday commenced a public hearing on a bill seeking to amend the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) Establishment Act, 2025, to expand the commission’s statutory funding base and strengthen its capacity to address developmental challenges in the oil-producing region.The hearing, organised by the House Committee on the South-South Development Commission at the National Assembly, attracted governors, ministers, heads of g
  
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• 2027: Accord stakeholders back Gbenga Hashim for president

  08-07-2026 17:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Pass vote of no confidence on TinubuBy Omeiza AjayiABUJA — Stakeholders of the Accord Party under the aegis of the Accord Alliance Movement have reaffirmed their support for Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.The group also urged the party leadership to upload his details to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal before the July 11 deadline.The position was made known on Wednesday in Abuja during
  
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• Otti orders palliative works on flooded section of Opobo–Azumini Federal highway

  08-07-2026 17:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ugochukwu AlaribeUMUAHIA — Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has directed the immediate commencement of palliative works on the flooded section of the Opobo–Azumini Federal Highway at Ovom in Obingwa Local Government Area.The highway, which links Aba to Azumini in Abia State and extends to Ika, Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun local government areas of Akwa Ibom State, has become difficult for motorists to use due to persistent flooding around the Ovom Mechanic Village.The affected secti
  
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• Jorge Jesus leading candidate to replace Martinez as Portugal coach — Reports

  08-07-2026 16:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeVeteran Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Roberto Martínez as Portugal’s head coach following the Spaniard’s departure, according to local reports.According to Portuguese newspaper A Bola, a claim also reported by ESPN, the Portuguese Football Federation wants to appoint a new coach before the end of the week, with the 71-year-old Jesus its preferred choice to lead the national team through the 2030 FIFA World
  
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• Elderly man, son arrested with four guns in Bayelsa

  08-07-2026 16:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Samuel Oyadongha, YenagoaThe Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 68-year-old man and his son for allegedly being in possession of four single-barrel guns concealed in a sack.The suspects, identified as Tibi Friday, 68, and his son, Oyabrade Tibi, 36, both from Futoro Gbene Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area, were intercepted on Monday at about 10:30 a.m. along the Igbogene-Tombia Expressway in Yenagoa.The arrest was made by operatives of the Police Anti-Vice Unit during a ro
  
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• FG: No Nigerian will be left behind in South Africa, says 859 evacuated

  08-07-2026 16:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Tinubu orders continued evacuation of willing returnees…Evacuation is free, fully funded by FG — Foreign Affairs Ministry…Government documenting abandoned businesses for possible compensation claimsBy James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe Federal Government has assured Nigerians affected by the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa that no citizen willing to return home will be left behind, stating that President Bola Tinubu has directed that every Nigerian seeking evacua
  
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• Tinubu sends two executive bills to Reps, declines assent to two amendment bills

  08-07-2026 16:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Gift Chapi Odekina, AbujaPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted two executive bills to the House of Representatives for consideration, including proposals to strengthen senior secondary education administration and reform Nigeria’s criminal justice system, while withholding assent to two amendment bills passed by the National Assembly.The President’s letters were read during Wednesday’s plenary by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas.The first executive bill, title
  
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• Senate confirms Zainab Marwa as NDDC board member

  08-07-2026 16:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry UmoruABUJA — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Dr. Zainab Marwa as a member of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), representing the North-East geopolitical zone.Her confirmation followed the presentation and adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on NDDC during plenary.The report was presented by Senator Patrick Ndubueze (APC, Imo North) on behalf of the committee’s chairman, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong (Cross River
  
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• Reps probe alleged inclusion of fictitious agency in 2026 budget

  08-07-2026 16:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Set up ad hoc committee to investigate budget processBy Gift Chapi Odekina, AbujaThe House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged inclusion of a non-existent government agency, the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), in the 2026 Appropriation Framework despite claims that it lacks legal backing.The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Rep. Yusuf Gagdi during plenary on Wednesday.Leading the debat
  
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• Portugal officially confirm Roberto Martinez’s departure as head coach

  08-07-2026 16:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeThe Portuguese Football Federation has officially confirmed the departure of national team head coach Roberto Martínez following the expiry of his contract.According to Reuters, the Portuguese federation announced on Wednesday that it had formally ended its contractual relationship with Martinez and his coaching staff, two days after the Spaniard revealed he would step down following Portugal’s FIFA World Cup exit.“The Portuguese Football Federation annou
  
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• Reps session turns rowdy as Abbas stops bid to invite Tinubu

  08-07-2026 16:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Reps raise concerns over poor budget implementation, delayed releases to MDAsBy Gift Chapi Odekina, AbujaThe House of Representatives was thrown into a rowdy session on Wednesday after Speaker Tajudeen Abbas stopped an attempt by a lawmaker to invite President Bola Tinubu to appear before the chamber over the implementation of the 2025 budget.The incident occurred during the consideration of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Hon. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh (Labour Party, Abia), who e
  
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• Senate moves to integrate e-health services in Nigeria hospitals

  08-07-2026 16:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to establish a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework for the development, coordination and integration of electronic health services in Nigeria.Leading the debate, the sponsor of the bill, Sen. Jibrin Barau, said the proposed bill would provide the legal foundation for a modern, technology-driven healthcare system capable of improving access, efficiency, and quality of medical services in Nigerian hospitals.Barau, the deput
  
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• POS dispute leaves four feared dead, scores injured in Ibadan clash

  08-07-2026 15:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adeola BadruNo fewer than four persons were reportedly killed and scores of others injured on Wednesday following a clash between a scavenger and a Point of Sale (POS) operator that escalated into violence in Ojo, Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.The incident prompted the deployment of security personnel to restore order, while the Oyo State Government appealed for calm and urged residents to avoid reprisals as efforts continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the viol
  
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• China storms leave 17 dead as rescuers search for survivors

  08-07-2026 15:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Rescuers scoured flooded parts of China for survivors on Wednesday as residents began cleaning up their devastated homes, after storms killed 17 people and caused dozens of rivers to overflow and a reservoir dam to burst.Extreme weather has wreaked havoc on southern and central China this week, with a super typhoon heading towards eastern provinces this weekend.In the southern region of Guangxi, six people died and at least 130,000 people were evacuated to safety after torrential rain and sever
  
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• Photos: Most memorable moments of the 2026 FIFA World Cup so far

  08-07-2026 15:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The 2026 FIFA World Cup has lived up to every expectation, delivering unforgettable drama, stunning upsets, emotional farewells and moments that will be talked about for years to come.From Lionel Messi’s latest masterpiece to the emergence of unlikely heroes, controversial VAR decisions and hilarious off-field incidents, the tournament across the United States, Canada and Mexico has produced no shortage of iconic images.Here are some of the most memorable moments of the World Cup so far.M
  
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• Police arrest 2 suspected armed robbers, recover firearm in Oyo

  08-07-2026 15:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Police Command in Oyo State has apprehended two suspected armed robbers and recovered firearm and other items on the Oyo-Iwo Expressway.This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, on Wednesday in Ibadan.Ayanlade said the suspects were nabbed after the operatives received a distress call about their operation in the area.According to him, the suspects allegedly barricaded the Oyo–Iwo Expressway aroun
  
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• Trump on Iran: ‘We’re gonna hit ’em hard tonight’

  08-07-2026 15:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that US forces would strike Iran “hard” in the coming night, after earlier declaring Washington’s ceasefire with Iran over at a NATO summit in Ankara.“We’re gonna hit ’em hard tonight,” he said before holding talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, saying: “They violate the agreement every day.”
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