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• Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit over speech edit

  10-11-2025 18:19 via vanguardngr.com
  US President Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit over the “defamatory, malicious” editing of a speech he gave just before the 2021 US Capitol riots, according to a letter obtained by AFP.Read Also: BBC expected to apologise over Trump row after chief resignationTrump’s lawyers gave the British broadcaster a deadline of Friday to fully retract the documentary containing the edit, apologize and “appropriately compensate” the president &ldquo
  
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• Zyverium Review 2025: Legit Or Not?

  10-12-2025 16:02 via vanguardngr.com
  Zyverium is a recently launched crypto trading system developed to level up the entire trading process. The creators state that this platform monitors the market 24/7 to provide precise trade signals and insights, and thereby help make the right decisions. This Zyverium review has been penned to offer reliable information about this crypto trading system so that you can have clarity about what can be expected from it. So, keep reading the review and then decide whether to invest in this platfor
  
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• I have no plans to remarry – Regina Daniels

  10-12-2025 15:57 via vanguardngr.com
  Nollywood actress Regina Daniels says she has no plans to remarry, admitting she feels “traumatised” by the idea of marriage following her ongoing marital crisis with her estranged husband, Senator Ned Nwoko.Regina revealed this following a recently-uploaded video on her Facebook account which she captioned “God is my guyy shaaa, and I’m his special last born”. Her post prompted followers to ask questions about her future.When one user, Ayariga Prosper, asked if sh
  
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• FIRS, security agencies step up alliance ahead of new revenue law

  10-12-2025 15:57 via vanguardngr.com
  The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has intensified its partnership with key security agencies as Nigeria prepares to implement the National Revenue Service (NRS) Act on 1 January 2026, saying stronger collaboration is crucial to combating tax evasion and protecting national revenue assets.At a multi-agency engagement held in Lagos on Tuesday, the Head of the FIRS Special Enforcement Division, CSP Kyes Bakfur, said the transition to a new revenue regime requires “deepened cooperatio
  
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• Ekiti Cargo Airport ushers in new era of aviation development – Keyamo

  10-12-2025 15:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-EkitiThe Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has hailed the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport as a landmark achievement, describing it as a new era for aviation development in Nigeria.Keyamo, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry, Yakubu Adam, spoke during the inaugural commercial flight operations by United Nigeria Airlines on Wednesday. He called the event historic, emphasizing that the airport exemplifie
  
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• Niger Delta powers Nigeria but suffers neglect – Senator Jarigbe

  10-12-2025 15:48 via vanguardngr.com
  — As presidential aide unveils road to south-south
  By Johnbosco agbakwuruABUJA — SENATOR Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has described the South-South region as the circulatory system of Nigeria’s economy but wit its arteries clogged with the plaque of underdevelopment, environmental degredation, economic marginalization, and social unrest.This is as stakeholders from the region on Wednesday, raised fresh concerns over the environmental and economic state of the region.Speaking at the se
  
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• Fubara denies rift with lawmakers, calls for support for Tinubu

  10-12-2025 15:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By Daniel Abia, Port HarcourtRivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed claims of a brewing crisis between him and federal or state lawmakers from the state, describing such reports as unfounded.Fubara made the clarification on Wednesday during the commissioning of the extended and dualised 28.4-kilometre Ahoada–Omoku Road. He said arrangements have already been made for a meeting with the lawmakers, to be convened by former Governor and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, elder states
  
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• “Jonah Must Go”: Adeboye urges worshippers to expel spiritual hindrances

  10-12-2025 15:45 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olayinka LatonaThe General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has urged worshippers to identify and remove negative spiritual and personal influences he described as “Jonahs” from their lives in order to experience divine progress.Adeboye spoke on Day Two of the ongoing 2025 Holy Ghost Congress, with the theme “The God of All Flesh,” where he charged thousands of congregants to confront the causes of stagnation, setb
  
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• Police smash car-snatching syndicate in Abuja, recover six stolen vehicles, seize ₦15m cash

  10-12-2025 15:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe FCT Police Command has arrested four members of a notorious armed robbery and car-snatching syndicate in Abuja, recovering six stolen vehicles and seizing over ₦15 million in cash.The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said the arrests followed credible intelligence and digital forensic reconstruction, with coordinated operations by the Jabi, Gwagwalada and Mabushi Police Divisions, as well as the Scorpion Squad.According to her, the initial operations
  
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• I’ve suffered too much over Rivers crisis, Fubara laments

  10-12-2025 15:37 via vanguardngr.com
  By Davies Iheamnachor, Port HarcourtRivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said he has endured significant personal and political strain because he refused to publicly narrate his side of the story in the lingering political crisis in the state.The governor also explained that he has been unable to meet with the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, and other lawmakers since the declaration of a state of emergency because the legislators prefer to attend o
  
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• ECOWAS approves measures to cut air travel costs in West Africa

  10-12-2025 15:30 via vanguardngr.com
  By Favour Ulebor, AbujaThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved sweeping reforms aimed at reducing the high cost of air travel across the region.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the ECOWAS Commission said that Heads of State and Government, at their December 2024 Summit in Abuja, adopted a policy to remove taxes on air transport and reduce passenger and security charges by 25 per cent, effective from January 1, 2026.The Commission said the move followed years of sl
  
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• Nigeria’s swift response prevented military coup in Benin Republic, Musa tells 27 new Major Generals

  10-12-2025 15:28 via vanguardngr.com
  …, Credits Tinubu’s Swift ActionBy Kingsley Omonobi, AbujaThe Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has revealed that Nigeria’s timely intervention prevented coup plotters from overthrowing the democratically elected government of President Tallon of the Republic of Benin.Speaking on Wednesday at the decoration ceremony of 27 newly promoted Major Generals at the Command Officers Mess, Asokoro, Abuja, Musa praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his proactive l
  
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• Ndume hails Tinubu’s security drive, says measures already yielding results

  10-12-2025 15:22 via vanguardngr.com
  By John Alechenu, AbujaFormer Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his renewed commitment to addressing Nigeria’s security challenges, saying recent measures by the Federal Government are already producing positive results.Ndume made the remarks in Abuja on Wednesday, against the backdrop of a recent spike in insecurity, including mass abductions in parts of the country such as the kidnapping of students of Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in D
  
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• Tinubu unveils security, economic blueprint to harness marine, aquatic resources

  10-12-2025 15:19 via vanguardngr.com
  President Bola Tinubu has announced a new security and economic framework to unlock Nigeria’s vast marine and aquatic resources under the blue economy.The President unveiled the blueprint on Wednesday during a Presidential Parley with participants of Senior Executive Course 47 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, he said the marine sector is one of the country’s most critica
  
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• Cross River Assembly removes Bekwarra LG chairman, orders bye-election

  10-12-2025 15:14 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ike Uchechukwu, CalabarThe Cross River State House of Assembly has removed the Chairman of Bekwarra Local Government Council, Hon. Theresa Ushie, following the adoption of a report by the House Committee on Judiciary and Public Petitions.The Assembly also directed the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) to conduct a bye-election within 30 days to fill the vacant position.Her removal was confirmed during Tuesday’s plenary session, with 19 out of 25 lawmakers vot
  
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• Senators kick against selective withdrawal of Police orderlies

  10-12-2025 15:07 via vanguardngr.com
  …Demand Exemption from Tinubu’s DirectiveBy Henry Umoru, AbujaSenators have expressed strong displeasure over what they described as the selective implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s directive to withdraw police orderlies from Very Important Personalities (VIPs), warning that members of the National Assembly should not be used as scapegoats.The concerns were raised on the floor of the Senate following a motion brought under a point of order by Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP,
  
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• Defence Minister, Musa charges newly promoted Major Generals to lead with courage, integrity

  10-12-2025 15:06 via vanguardngr.com
  The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has urged newly promoted Major Generals of the Nigerian Army to embrace strategic leadership, uphold professional excellence, and remain steadfast in defending Nigeria’s sovereignty.Musa gave the charge at the investiture of the 27 newly promoted senior officers with their new ranks on Wednesday in Abuja.He said their promotion reflected not only recognition of past achievements but also the nation’s confidence in their ability
  
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• Tinubu orders comprehensive enforcement of police withdrawal from VIPs

  10-12-2025 15:03 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruPresident Bola Tinubu on Wednesday ordered total compliance with his earlier directive withdrawing all policemen attached to Very Important Personalities, VIPs, across the country.The President also directed the Minister of Interior, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to ensure the immediate replacement of police officers on special security duties, to prevent people from being left exposed.The President, who gave the
  
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• Stop harassing journalists, others – SERAP, NGE tell Tinubu govt, governors

  10-12-2025 15:01 via vanguardngr.com
  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged “the government of President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s state governors, lawmakers and other actors to immediately stop the ongoing intimidation and harassment of journalists, activists, bloggers and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the country simply for the peaceful exercise of their human rights.”The groups called on “Nigerian authorities to end the use of some prov
  
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• Man, wife, child killed in Lagos multiple road crash

  10-12-2025 14:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By Evelyn UsmanA man, his wife and their child were killed in a multiple accident that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at Secretariat, inward Otedola Bridge, on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.Two other persons, according to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority LASTMA, sustained serious injuries in the crash.The accident involved three cars: an Audi, a Toyota Camry and a Toyota Corolla. A fully loaded truck, allegedly speeding, was said to have rammed into one of the vehicles f
  
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• Reps in rowdy session as lawmakers clash over probe of CBN’s alleged ₦16.3tn non-remittance

  10-12-2025 14:44 via vanguardngr.com
  By Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaA rowdy session broke out on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday as lawmakers debated a motion alleging the non-remittance of more than ₦5.2 trillion in operating surpluses and ₦11 trillion in revenue discrepancies linked to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) between 2016 and 2022.The motion, moved by the Chairman of the Public Account Commitee, Hon. Bamidele Salam, relied on findings from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which is cur
  
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• Burundi closes border with DR Congo after new M23 advance

  10-12-2025 14:37 via vanguardngr.com
  Streets were empty, shops shuttered and soldiers fled the eastern DR Congo city of Uvira on Wednesday, a day after a Rwanda-backed militia entered the strategic city’s outskirts, prompting Burundi to close its border.The M23’s assault comes less than a year after the anti-government armed group seized control of Goma and Bukavu, two key provincial capitals in the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been plagued by conflict for three decades.Its latest rapid
  
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• Defection: We won’t miss Fubara – PDP chieftain

  10-12-2025 14:33 via vanguardngr.com
   The Vice Chairman (Central) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Olalemi, says the party will not miss Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, following his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).Olalemi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that Fubara’s decision to leave the PDP was “purely personal” and driven by his quest for political protection.Olalemi said: “Everybody has the right to belong to where he or
  
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• Gerrard to Salah: Stay at Liverpool, ‘reverse away’ from outburst

  10-12-2025 14:25 via vanguardngr.com
  Liverpool great Steven Gerrard believes the club still need Mohamed Salah as he urged the star forward to “reverse away” from an extraordinary outburst where he accused the faltering Premier League champions of “throwing him under the bus”.The Egypt international was omitted from the squad that travelled to Italy for Tuesday’s 1-0 Champions League win at Inter Milan following a blistering attack on manager Arne Slot and the club hierarchy after being left on the be
  
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• Five promoted to Brigadier General at Theatre Command in Borno

  10-12-2025 14:23 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ndahi Marama
  The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has decorated five newly promoted senior officers with the rank of Brigadier General.The colourful investiture ceremony, held at the Theatre Command Officers’ Mess, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, yesterday, attracted serving and retired senior military officers, heads of security and paramilitary agencies, families, friends and well-wishers.In his remarks,
  
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• Police arrest suspect linked to murder of Anambra lawmaker Azuka

  10-12-2025 14:21 via vanguardngr.com
  The Police Command in Anambra has arrested a robbery suspect allegedly linked to the murder of the Anambra House of Assembly member, Justice Azuka, of the Labour Party (LP).The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Azuka, who represented Onitsha 1 North Constituency, was kidnapped along Ugwunaobakpa Road, Inland Town, Onitsha, on Dec. 24, 2024, on his way home for Christm
  
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• Do your work without fear or favour – Orji Kalu urges journalists

  10-12-2025 14:20 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chinedu AdonuThe Senator representing Abia North in the Red Chamber, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on Nigerian journalists to carry out their duties fearlessly and impartially.He emphasised that honesty in reporting is vital, noting that truth often challenges politicians, but it ultimately leads to freedom and progress.Kanu, who made this call during the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Enugu council’s press week, themed “National Unity & Good Governance: The Role of
  
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• Why I no longer work with female secretaries – Pastor Adeboye

  10-12-2025 14:16 via vanguardngr.com
  General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has shed light on why he no longer employs female secretaries, linking the decision to his desire to avoid situations that could jeopardise his spiritual focus.The 83-year-old spoke on the subject during his sermon titled “Jonah Must Go” on day two of the Holy Ghost Congress 2025 at the Redemption Camp, Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. The church uploaded the sermon on its YouTube page on Tuesday.Ad
  
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• Why Forex Trading Is Exploding in Popularity Among Nigerian Youth

  10-12-2025 14:11 via vanguardngr.com
  Forex trading has surged into the spotlight in Nigeria, becoming one of the most talked-about ways to earn and experiment with global financial markets. What was once a niche activity reserved for bankers or finance enthusiasts has become a mainstream interest.Young Nigerians are driving this change as they explore new income streams while navigating a rapidly evolving economic environment.A Search for Financial IndependenceFor many young people, the appeal of forex trading begins with one powe
  
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• Lagos street art festival debuts, paints town amid Detty December buzz

  10-12-2025 14:04 via vanguardngr.com
  Spray paint and brushes in hand, the artists focused on their murals, tuning out the chaotic symphony of car horns and swirls of exhaust from the Lagos traffic behind them.They put the finishing touches to their contributions for the inaugural Lagos Street Art Festival, which opens Wednesday and promises to turn the mega-city into an “open-air gallery”, according to the organisers.Pedestrians walk past a mural on Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue ahead of The Lagos Street art Festival in Victor
  
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