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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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• Iran has 22 percent of missiles left – Trump

  06-06-2026 10:53 via vanguardngr.com
  Iran still has “21, 22 percent” of its missiles left, US President Donald Trump said Friday, in a week in which Tehran fired dozens of them toward regional neighbors, despite a sputtering ceasefire.“They still have capacity. They have some missiles, they have some drones. I would say, percentage wise, maybe 21, 22 percent of their missiles,” Trump told NBC News in an interview.That figure for Iran’s missile stockpile is higher than one of 18 percent Trump gave in M
  
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• Ogun police arrest two suspects linked to Edo kidnapping, murder case

  06-06-2026 10:49 via vanguardngr.com
  The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspects allegedly linked to the kidnapping and murder of two hostages in Okada, Edo State, recovering a police camouflage uniform and three mobile phones during the operation.The suspects, identified as Gafaru Adamu, 25, and Muhammed Sanni, 20, were apprehended in the Atiba area of Ijebu-Ode following intelligence-led investigations by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit.According to a statement issued on Saturday by the state P
  
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• Akpabio denies promising APC tickets to senators defeated in primaries

  06-06-2026 10:46 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emmanuel OkogbaSenate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports suggesting he promised automatic senatorial tickets to lawmakers who lost in the recent All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections.Akpabio’s clarification follows comments he made while addressing senators upon their return from a three-week recess and the Eid-el-Kabir holiday, during which he expressed optimism that efforts were being made to address concerns arising from the party’s primary process.Sp
  
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• FIFA to allow disposable water bottles at World Cup games after outcry

  06-06-2026 10:41 via vanguardngr.com
  FIFA said Friday it will allow fans to bring one “soft, plastic” disposable water bottle into World Cup venues after its ban on refillable bottles sparked an outcry.“All fans will be permitted to bring in one, soft, plastic 20 ounces (590ml), factory sealed disposable water bottle into any FIFA World Cup 2026 match in the USA and Canada,” World Cup chief operating officer Heimo Schirgi, said in a video posted on FIFA’s X account.The announcement, which FIFA called
  
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• Iranian footballers granted US visas for World Cup

  06-06-2026 10:34 via vanguardngr.com
  Iran’s football squad have been granted visas to enter the United Sates so they can play in the World Cup, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack confirmed Friday.A US administration official confirmed this separately in a statement issued by the State Department.The visa issuance means Iran will compete in the world’s top sporting event even as the Mideast war pitting it against the United States and Israel continues, albeit with a shaky truce in place.“Proud of our outstanding
  
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• US approves sale of $2 bn in anti-drone weapons to Kuwait

  06-06-2026 10:19 via vanguardngr.com
  The United States announced Friday its approval of a $1.98 billion arms sale to Kuwait, one of the Gulf countries hit by Iranian strikes during the Middle East war.In a statement, the US State Department said it would allow purchases of counter-drone technology from defense company Anduril, which was founded by a supporter of President Donald Trump.“This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a major
  
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• US military says Iran launched 7 missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain

  06-06-2026 09:42 via vanguardngr.com
  United States military officials said Iran launched seven ballistic missiles toward neighboring Gulf nations of Kuwait and Bahrain on Friday, hours after reporting four Iranian “one-way attack” drones were thwarted.In a statement posted to X, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it intercepted six of the missiles Iran launched and the seventh “did not reach its intended target.”“There are currently no reports of harm to US personnel, and Iranian claims of damaging US
  
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• India tightens security ahead of ‘Cockroach Party’ protest

  06-06-2026 09:30 via vanguardngr.com
  Indian police tightened security in New Delhi on Saturday ahead of a protest by the satirical “Cockroach People’s Party”, over alleged irregularities in major examinations.The parody “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP) — a play on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — has won millions of followers on social media since its launch last month.The movement emerged after India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant report
  
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• Poland vs Nigeria: Okoye’s critics didn’t watch match – Chelle 

  06-06-2026 09:23 via vanguardngr.com
  Head coach of the Super Eagles Eric Chelle has fired back at critics of Maduka Okoye in the 2-2 draw against Poland.Nigeria twice led in the game but conceded late in both halves to draw 2-2, and Okoye was fingered for the manner which he was beaten for the second goal which was a long range effort from almost the centre circle.Okoye dived toward the direction of the ball but was beaten by the pace and power of the strike, but some others felt he should have done better considering the distance
  
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• Navy recovers 92,660 litres of illegal diesel, disrupts oil theft network in Rivers

  06-06-2026 08:56 via vanguardngr.com
  By: Kingsley OmonobiOperatives of the Nigerian Navy have recovered 92,660 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and disrupted an oil theft network operating along the Rivers–Bayelsa border corridor.The operation, conducted under Operation Delta Sentinel, led to the discovery of the products concealed in 138 sacks within creek-side locations in Rivers State.Director of Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed the development on Saturday, saying the r
  
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• New tech detects bacteria on smartphone screen in just 5 mins

  06-06-2026 08:54 via vanguardngr.com
  By Sola OgundipeScientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a smartphone-based technology capable of detecting bacterial contamination on surfaces within minutes.
  It is a breakthrough researchers say could strengthen hygiene monitoring in hospitals, food factories, gyms and other public spaces.
  The technology, known as ‘BactiSee’, combines a chemically coated testing chip with smartphone imaging technology to quickly determine how clean a surface is and whet
  
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• Armed herdsmen have established ‘Sambisa Forest’ in Benue South – Kidnap victim

  06-06-2026 08:49 via vanguardngr.com
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiA victim of the May 22 at tack by suspected armed herdsmen on a police checkpoint at Ojano along the Enugu Road in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, who recently regained his freedom after being kidnapped during the incident, has alleged that the attackers operate a notorious criminal hideout known as “Sambisa Forest” within the area. The attack reportedly claimed the life of a young man.Read Also: Revealed: Hideouts of terrorists in YorubalandHe cla
  
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• It’s a shame not to be at 2026 W/Cup – Super Eagles star

  06-06-2026 08:41 via vanguardngr.com
  A record ten African teams will be at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Canada and the United States of America when they tournament begins next week.Flying the African flag will be Algeria, Cape Verde, Congo DR, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia.Nigeria one of the power houses of African football won’t be at the tournament for the second consecutive edition, after failing to beat Congo DR in the playoff.Looking ahead to the tournament, F
  
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• Africa CDC, WHO launch $518m Ebola response plan for Africa

  06-06-2026 08:10 via vanguardngr.com
  By Sola OgundipeThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have unveiled a joint continental preparedness and response plan to combat the ongoing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain.The six-month initiative, running from June to November 2026, seeks to mobilise $518 million to support African countries in strengthening preparedness, enhancing early detection and mounting rapid responses to the outbreak.Built around
  
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• An autopsy of the silent son, by Stephanie Shaakaa

  06-06-2026 08:01 via vanguardngr.com
  There is a specific kind of dust that settles on the shoulders of boys in the reddish grit of laterite roads or the soot from generator fumes and danfo exhaust. It is something slower, heavier, almost invisible at first glance. The residue of days noticed often, but never fully seen.To move into Lagos at dawn is to see pushing wheelbarrows through Balogun Market while traders are still untangling their wares. Apprentices asleep on wooden benches inside mechanic workshops in Ojuelegba. Small fig
  
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• ENUGU EZIKE: How Onyishi, Igwe Parallel Leadership works

  06-06-2026 07:57 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emeka MamahEnugu Ezike, the second largest “native town” in West Africa is in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.
  Its exact geographic coordinates are: Latitude: 6.9827° N and Longitude: 7.45534° E. It is situated near towns like Nsukka, Otukpa in Benue State; Ibagwa Aka in Igboeze South Local Government Area, Enugu State. It also, shares borders with Benue State to the north, Ovoko (Igbo Eze South) and Obollo-Afor (Udenu) to the south, and Kogi State to
  
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• Oyo Abductions: Questions Nigerians are asking

  06-06-2026 07:51 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeRecently in Esiele, an elderly woman stopped briefly outside a school gate and stared into the compound beyond. The classrooms were open. The blackboards were still hanging where they had always hung.
  A football lay abandoned near a patch of grass. But there were no children running through the grounds. No teachers calling pupils to order. No morning assembly. Just silence.In communities across Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, silence has become a painful reminder
  
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• When bank alerts become traps: Inside Nigeria’s growing digital infrastructure crisis

  06-06-2026 07:46 via vanguardngr.com
  …Nigeria experiences over 4,000 cyber attack attempts weekly
  …PoS operators trapped between customers and platformsFrom failed transfers and fake debit alerts to identity theft and social engineering scams, ordinary Nigerians increasingly find themselves trapped between banks, fintech companies, telecom providers and switching platforms, each shifting responsibility whenever transactions fail, writes Juliet Umeh.ON a humid afternoon in Lagos, media practitioner, Louisa Olaniyi, wa
  
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• The price of repair: 3 years of reform, sacrifice and search for renewal under Tinubu, by Stephanie Shaakaa

  06-06-2026 07:41 via vanguardngr.com
  On May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took the podium at Eagle Square and delivered three words that would alter the course of Nigeria’s economic history: “Subsidy is gone.” What followed, including the swift unification of the foreign exchange windows, marked one of the most consequential shifts in economic policy since the return to democratic rule. The administration did not merely introduce a new set of policies,it dismantled an old framework that had shap
  
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• Nigeria ranks third worldwide in female genital mutilation

  06-06-2026 07:41 via vanguardngr.com
  ...Stakeholders intensify campaign against practiceNigeria has been ranked third globally, after Egypt and Ethiopia, among countries where female genital mutilation (FGM) is still widely practised. Statistics also indicate that Ekiti and Osun states record some of the highest prevalence rates of the harmful practice in the South-West region of the country.
  According to stakeholders, previous statistics showed that Osun, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Imo and Oyo states recorded female genital mutilation preval
  
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• Tinubu orders breakup of Optasia’s 12-year monopoly on airtime credit lending

  06-06-2026 07:39 via vanguardngr.com
  …FCCPC secures presidential backing to dismantle exclusive control over N3trn airtime advance market …Capital flight and lack of local investment, cited among other reasons •Nine Nigerian fintechs to be onboardedPresident Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to break the 12-year monopoly of South African firm Optasia on airtime credit lending and data advance services in Nigeria, authoritative sources have told Vanguard.
  
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• Oyo: Makinde bans ‘Okada’ at night

  06-06-2026 07:36 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adeola BadruGovernor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has imposed a statewide night-time ban on commercial motorcycle operations in the state, banning okada riders from operating between 10:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. as part of a broader security crackdown aimed at curbing criminal activities and enhancing public safety.
  The restriction formed a key component of Executive Order No. 002 of 2026, signed by the governor on Friday to strengthen security, enforce vehicle registration regulations and improve
  
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• Kidnapped Oyo schoolchildren: Women traditionalists storm shrines for divine intervention

  06-06-2026 07:33 via vanguardngr.com
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaConcerned by the continued captivity of schoolchildren and teachers abducted from Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, scores of women traditional worshippers from across Egbaland on Friday embarked on a spiritual procession across major streets and sacred sites in Abeokuta, Ogun State, seeking divine intervention for the safe release of the victims.
  The women, clad in white traditional worship attire and carrying various ritual paraphernalia, m
  
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• Boy, 17, killed in EFCC operation, mother cries for justice

  06-06-2026 07:24 via vanguardngr.com
  …My innocent son will not rest until his killers are brought to justice
  …He was a fugitive —PoliceBy Peter Duru, MakurdiAs controversy continues to trail the death of 17-year-old Sesugh Atser during an encounter with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Makurdi, Benue State, his grieving mother and relatives are demanding justice and a full account of the circumstances that led to his death.
  For 35-year-old Jennifer Asar, a mother of five, the
  
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• Behind closed doors: Lagos hotel where Kidnappers mapped their next victims

  06-06-2026 07:19 via vanguardngr.com
  …How Police ended gang’s reign of terror
  …Gang leader always came from abroad to strike- PoliceBy Evelyn UsmanWhen a gang of kidnappers checked into a hotel in Bucknor Estate, Isolo, Lagos, they thought they had found the perfect cover.
  To the hotel staff, they were ordinary guests: quiet, unassuming, paying their bills without fuss. But behind closed doors, they were running a sophisticated criminal operation, mapping out abduction targets across Jakande, Oke-Afa, and Okota
  
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• FG lacks political will to fight terrorism – Dalung

  06-06-2026 07:10 via vanguardngr.com
  …Questions impact of US assistance to Nigeria
  …Tinubu is laying solid foundation for Nigeria – Obafemi GeorgeBy Omeiza Ajayi & Juliet UmehFormer Minister of Sports under President Muhammadu Buhari, Barr. Solomon Dalung, has accused the federal government of lacking the political will to tackle the worsening insecurity across the country, saying the administration of President Bola Tinubu was more preoccupied with the 2027 general elections than with the lives of Nigerian
  
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• Revealed: Hideouts of terrorists in Yorubaland

  06-06-2026 07:06 via vanguardngr.com
  …Vast stretches of forests taken over —Afenifere…We want safe roads, secure farms, peaceful communities —Yoruba CouncilBy Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South West; Shina Abubarka; James Ogunnnaike & Adeola BadruFor about two decades, the northern part of the country has been ravaged by terrorism characterised by sacking of entire communities, mass killings, looting, destruction and kidnappings for ransom.
  The terrorists later upped their evil acts by attacking sch
  
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• The other side of Bimbo Ademoye: From ‘innocent’ to bold, rebranded looks

  06-06-2026 06:10 via vanguardngr.com
  By Benjamin Njoku
  Abimbola Aisha Ademoye, popularly known as Bimbo Ademoye, built her image on decent, innocent appearances at social gatherings and showbiz events, rarely causing a stir. But lately, that narrative has shifted.The actress appears to have rebranded, stepping out in bold, revealing outfits that have surprised her teeming fans on social media. The shift feels like a direct contrast to the reserved image she represented for years.Her new show-off style has sparked mixed reactions.
  
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• Oshiomhole’s question and Akpabio’s silence, by Emmanuel Aziken

  06-06-2026 05:40 via vanguardngr.com
  In a week when ordinary Nigerians took to the streets in one of the most energetic public expressions of anger against the security failures of the Bola Tinubu administration, the National Assembly sadly brought its vanity to full manifestation.Across Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan and even Maiduguri in Borno State, Nigerians poured out their frustration over the worsening menace of insecurity.So, when lawmakers resumed from their break, it was not surprising that insecurity again returned to t
  
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