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• ‘Trump is temporary’ – California governor Newsom says at COP30

  11-11-2025 23:07 via vanguardngr.com
  With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN’s climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight Tuesday and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fossil fuel agenda of his political nemesis.The well-coiffed Democrat — seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate — blasted Trump for twice leaving the Paris climate accord and for “doubling down on stupid” through his support of Big Oil.Newsom said a future Democratic administr
  
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• Telecoms:  We are all underserved, dear Minister, by Okoh Aihe

  10-12-2025 00:16 via vanguardngr.com
  I am obviously excited that the Nigerian government is going to build 4,000 telecom towers in order to boost the capacity of the nation’s telecommunications backbone. A happy Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, informed, last week, that it was one of the decisions taken at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting. Good reasons, he adduced for such a landmark decision. It will help to take service to the underserved people in the underserved areas
  
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• The Need for National Political Reform Conference (11), by Afe Babalola

  10-12-2025 00:09 via vanguardngr.com
  Continued from last weekEconomic ReformsAs part of the ongoing exercise, there is urgent need for economic reforms. Regrettably, Nigeria is one of the poorest countries in the world.Having regard to the natural resources, including minerals, grassland, savannah, tropical and rain forest region, we should be one of the richest countries in the world. There is urgent need to develop agriculture, minerals of all types, including oil, bitumen, gas, iron, coal, gold, columbite, etc.Government s
  
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• Allow political pluralism if you want to stop coups — Falana tells FG

  09-12-2025 23:32 via vanguardngr.com
  Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has urged the Federal Government to expand political freedoms and open up the democratic space if it intends to prevent coups and promote stability in Nigeria and West Africa.Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Falana said Nigeria must confront the underlying social and political conditions that fuel instability.“If we want to have political stability in Nigeria, you must address the cris
  
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• NAFDAC raises alarm over incessant importation of unregistered edible oil

  09-12-2025 23:15 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chioma ObinnaThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has issued a public alert over the rising importation and circulation of substandard and unregistered edible oils across the country, warning that the trend poses a serious risk to public health.In a press statement published on its X handle – @NafdacAgency, the agency said the alert followed a formal complaint from Lebruni Agro Limited, a duly registered Nigerian manufacturer of premium-quality edib
  
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• 2026: Osun APC elects 1,660 ward delegates for guber primary

  09-12-2025 23:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina AbubakarAs the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State prepares for its governorship primary on Saturday, the party on Tuesday elected one thousand six hundred and sixty (1,660) delegates for the exercise.Announcing the outcome at the party secretariat in Osogbo after the exercise held across the 332 wards, the Chairman of the Osun State Gubernatorial Congress Delegate Committee, Engr. Shehu Dange confirmed that five delegates were elected in each of the state’s 332 wards.H
  
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• Why I decided not to celebrate my birthday -Akpabio

  09-12-2025 23:06 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry UmoruThe President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that he decided against an elaborate celebration of his birthday due to the nation’s mood.According to Akpabio, there was no elaborate celebration of the occasion except the cutting of the birthday cake presented to him by the Staff and Aides in the Office of the Senate President.Akpabio, who clocked 63 yesterday, was presented with a cake  in his office after the Senate Plenary, with some Senators in
  
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• Why Plateau govt is reorganising mining sector – Commissioner

  09-12-2025 22:45 via vanguardngr.com
  Mr Peter Gwom, the Plateau Commissioner for Environment, Climate Change and Solid Mineral Development, says the State Government’s move to reorganise the mining sector would benefit all citizens.Gwom said this on Tuesday at a two-day workshop on implementing Extractive Industries Transparency Standards in Plateau, organised by the ministry.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workshop was organised in collaboration with the Open Government Partnership (OGP), Forum, Publish Wh
  
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• Transport minister directs NRC to improve services delivery

  09-12-2025 22:18 via vanguardngr.com
  The Minister of Transportation, Mr Said Alkali, has directed the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to intensify reforms across the nation’s rail network to boost safety and  efficiency.This is contained in a statement signed  by Mr Alkali Jibril, the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Minister of Transportation, in Abuja on Tuesday.Alkali stated that the directive essentially followed recent public feedback on the sector’s developments and the need for an ove
  
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• Ogun disability community pleads with Abiodun for inclusion

  09-12-2025 21:43 via vanguardngr.com
  The Ogun Disability Community has made a passionate appeal to Gov. Dapo Abiodun to respect and recognise their rights in the state’s scheme of things.Mr Abdulwahab Matepo, interim National President, Spinal Cord Injuries Association of Nigeria (SCIAN), stated this while addressing newsmen on behalf of the community in Abeokuta on Tuesday.Matepo said the state was too enlightened to allow more than 15 per cent of its population with disabilities to continue living in exclusion.Therefore, h
  
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• Abduction of schoolchildren is a lesser evil than killing soldiers — Gumi

  09-12-2025 21:13 via vanguardngr.com
  Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, says the abduction of schoolchildren is a “lesser evil” when compared with the killing of soldiers.According to Gumi,  both acts are condemnable, but they do not fall within the same moral category.Gumi stated this in an interview with the BBC published on Tuesday, where he defended earlier comments that had drawn criticism from security analysts and members of the public.The cleric said  his assertion is based on a moral hierarchy,
  
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• Fubara’s exit a ‘self-inflicted injury – PDP

  09-12-2025 20:41 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s democratic equilibrium, saying the move accelerates the country’s drift toward a ‘one-party state.’The party argued that the political upheaval in Rivers State reflects a deeper erosion of democratic norms and the growing influence of powerful actors over state institutions.In a sta
  
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• Tinubu remains steadfast in tackling security challenges – Shettima

  09-12-2025 20:31 via vanguardngr.com
  Vice President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu has remained steadfast in tackling security challenges across the country.Shettima stated this on Tuesday, when participants in the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 18 of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.The participants, led by the NISS Commandant, Mr Joseph Odama, and representatives of the 78 participants, were at the Presidential Villa to present the execut
  
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• Presidency urges Nigerians to back 2030 climate agenda

  09-12-2025 20:24 via vanguardngr.com
  Dr Bala Inusa, Senior Technical Adviser to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has urged Nigerians to intensify efforts toward achieving the 2030 climate-related targets.Inusa made the call on Tuesday at the 2025 Nigeria SDG Awards and Symposium in Abuja, organised by the African Cleanup Initiative in partnership with the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC).With the theme “Scaling Up Actions: Accelerating Nigeria’s Journey Towa
  
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• Senate summons Keyamo, NCAA, FAAN, airline owners over soaring airfares

  09-12-2025 20:02 via vanguardngr.com
  The Senate has summoned the Minister of Aviation, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and the Association of Airline Owners to appear before its Committee on Aviation.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the summon is over what the senate described as an “astronomical hike” in domestic flight ticket prices.The upper chamber condemned the sharp rise in air fares, noting that it had placed a greater burden on Nigerian
  
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• ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ deepens Diddy’s woes, sparks questions about Tupac, Biggie

  09-12-2025 19:52 via vanguardngr.com
  By Enitan Abdultawab50 Cent’s Netflix docuseries – Sean Combs: The Reckoning – has placed Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs under intense scrutiny, revisiting his role in the turbulent 1990s hip-hop scene and reigniting public questions about the mysterious deaths of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. The series’ portrayal of events has sparked heated debate among fans and critics, as old controversies and unresolved suspicions resurface in the spotlight.Following the re
  
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• Shinkafi urges Tinubu to unify defence command, warns of worsening insecurity

  09-12-2025 19:48 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeAbuja — Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr. Abdullahi Sani Shinkafi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to unify the command structure of the Ministry of Defence, warning that Nigeria’s security challenges could worsen if the current split leadership arrangement persists.In a statement, Shinkafi, who is also the Executive Director of the Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development (PAPSD), said the rise in t
  
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• Just in: Adeleke officially joins Accord Party

  09-12-2025 19:42 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboGovernor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has officially joined the Accord Party ahead of the party’s governorship primary, scheduled for Wednesday.The governor’s defection comes days after a resignation letter, dated November 4, surfaced online on December 1, following which the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) conducted its primary that produced Adebayo Adedamola as its candidate.Adeleke formally announced his move on Tuesday evening at the Banquet Hall of the
  
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• God’s mercy made congress possible — Adeboye

  09-12-2025 19:29 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olayinka LatonaThe General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has said that this year’s annual Holy Ghost Congress would have been cancelled but for the mercy of God.Speaking at the opening of the six-day spiritual programme themed “The God of All Flesh”, held at the RCCG Redemption City, Adeboye said God showed him mercy at an unprecedented level, which made the event possible.“In His mercy, the Lord spared us. If n
  
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• INT’L ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY: ‘Weak institutions fuelling impunity in Nigeria’

  09-12-2025 19:14 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dickson OmobolaStakeholders in the anti-corruption sector have raised concern over rising corruption cases in the country, saying without stronger institutions the problem will remain unresolved.The stakeholders said the country’s institutions pander to strongmen, adding that if the situation persisted, dishonesty would continue to hinder national progress.They spoke in Lagos at the ninth edition of the Human and Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA, Resource Centre’s public pr
  
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• Adeleke set to join Accord Party

  09-12-2025 18:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboWith barely 24 hours to the Accord Party governorship primary in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has concluded arrangements to defect to the party.A high-level event is currently ongoing at the Government House Banquet Hall, where the governor is expected to formally announce his move and seek the party’s ticket to contest for re-election next year.Top government appointees are in attendance, alongside national officials of the Accord Party, many of whom were
  
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• Nation of unending tragedy - Obi laments killings in Adamawa, Anambra, Sokoto

  09-12-2025 18:45 via vanguardngr.com
  Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned the series of killings recorded in Adamawa, Anambra and Sokoto States over the past few days, describing Nigeria as a nation trapped in “an unending tragedy.” Obi made the remarks on Tuesday in a statement posted on his X (Twitter) account, where he called for urgent reforms in national security and governance.Obi said the latest incidents — which include the killing of innocent worshi
  
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• FG deploying digital economy to curb corruption among youth — AGF

  09-12-2025 18:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaThe Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said that Federal Government is intensifying its use of digital-economy initiatives to curb corruption among young Nigerians.Speaking at the commemoration of the 2025 International Anti-Corruption Day held on Tuesday in Abuja, the AGF said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has deliberately positioned technology, innovation training, and digital-skills development at t
  
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• Insecurity: ‘Buck stops at your table’ — Onaiyekan, Sheikh Lemu, CAN, others tell Tinubu

  09-12-2025 18:37 via vanguardngr.com
  *Say insecurity now a full-blown national emergency*Urge the Presidency, N’Assembly to take charge, deliver urgent actionBy Luminous JannamikeABUJA — Leading Christian, Muslim, traditional and interfaith leaders from across Nigeria have delivered a blunt message to President Bola Tinubu, saying the country’s worsening insecurity sits squarely on his desk, and the situation has now escalated into a national emergency.They warned that the National Assembly also has little moral
  
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• FG excited over speed, quality of Abuja–Keffi road reconstruction

  09-12-2025 18:26 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza Ajayi & John AlechenuABUJA: The Federal Government has expressed strong satisfaction with the pace and quality of work on the ongoing reconstruction of the Abuja–Keffi dual carriageway, describing the performance of the contractors as exemplary and a model for indigenous capacity in the nation’s infrastructure sector.The emergency reconstruction contract was awarded in October 2025 to JRB Construction Company Limited, an indigenous firm tasked with rehabilitating the c
  
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• PDP failed to protect me – Fubara explains why he defected to APC

  09-12-2025 18:22 via vanguardngr.com
  By Davies Iheamnachor, Port HarcourtRivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has officially defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside his core supporters.The governor made the announcement on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt, following a closed-door meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House in Abuja on Monday.Addressing the gathering of PDP and APC l
  
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• Ekiti 2026: Oyebanji warns reinstated commissioners, special advisers on loyalty

  09-12-2025 18:16 via vanguardngr.com
  By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-EkitiEkiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has issued a stern warning to the 25 Commissioners and Special Advisers reinstated into the state Executive Council, emphasizing that their continued relevance will hinge on loyalty, performance, and commitment.Speaking during their swearing-in ceremony in Ado-Ekiti, Oyebanji clarified that their return is a second chance rather than a blank cheque, and must be justified through unquestionable dedication to governance.The gove
  
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• Guard digital footprints, shape future – Sanwo-Olu charges corps members

  09-12-2025 18:12 via vanguardngr.com
  Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged corps members to be mindful of their online behaviour.He described the digital space as a powerful platform capable of shaping influence, visibility, innovation and long-term opportunities.
  Sanwo-Olu gave the charge in his address at the closing of  the orientation course for the 2025 Batch C, Stream 1, of corps members posted to Lagos State.The event took place at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) temporary orientation camp, Iyana-Ipaja.
  
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• Rivers State Governor Fubara defects to APC

  09-12-2025 18:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Daniel Abia, Port HarcourtAfter months of speculation, the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).The governor announced his defection while addressing stakeholders at a meeting held at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday evening.Fubara’s move came barely 72 hours after 17 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, who were also elected o
  
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• Breaking: Rivers State Governor Fubara defects to APC

  09-12-2025 18:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Daniel Abia, Port HarcourtRivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).Announcing his defection on Tuesday evening, Fubara said the move was in reciprocity for the overwhelming support the state has received from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.The defection ends months of speculation about whether the governor would join the APC, which many believed was part of a peace agreement between him an
  
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