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• Tukur Mamu sues AGF for designating him as ‘terrorist’ while standing trial

  25-11-2025 21:53 via vanguardngr.com
  The alleged terrorist negotiator, Mr Tukur Mamu, has filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit challenging his designation as a “terrorist” by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), while standing trial.Mamu’s counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, told Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja that the AGF’s action contravened Section 36(5) of the 1999 Constitution which presumes a defendant innocent until proven guilty by the court.Usman told the court th
  
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• Photos: Forum congratulates Seyi Tinubu on coronation as Okanlomo of Yorubaland

  22-12-2025 09:57 via vanguardngr.com
  The Non-Indigenes in Lagos Consultative Forum has congratulated Mr. Seyi Tinubu on his coronation as the Okanlomo of Yorubaland, describing the title as one of deep ancestral significance, cultural honour, and moral responsibility within the Yoruba traditional institution.In a congratulatory message signed by its Coordinator, Hon. Steve S. Oswald, the forum noted that the revered title represents a solemn call to service to humanity, culture, and the people whose heritage it embodies. The group
  
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• Rescue of Niger students reaffirmation of Nigeria’s resolve to protect its people – FG

  22-12-2025 09:37 via vanguardngr.com
  The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the rescue of the remaining 130 children and staff from St Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, Niger State, is a reaffirmation “of our nation’s resolve to protect its people.”This is contained in a statement issued by Idris in Abuja on Sunday.He said, “As it is, the Federal Government can confirm that all the abducted pupils of the Catholic School, Papiri, numbering 230, have been freed.
  
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• AI resurrections of dead celebrities amuse and rankle

  22-12-2025 09:06 via vanguardngr.com
  In a parallel reality, Queen Elizabeth II gushes over cheese puffs, a gun-toting Saddam Hussein struts into a wrestling ring, and Pope John Paul II attempts skateboarding.Hyper-realistic AI videos of dead celebrities — created with apps such as OpenAI’s easy-to-use Sora — have rapidly spread online, prompting debate over the control of deceased people’s likenesses.OpenAI’s app, launched in September and widely dubbed as a deepfake machine, has unleashed a flood of v
  
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• Visa restrictions‘ll address US-Nigeria mutual security concerns – Envoy

  22-12-2025 08:15 via vanguardngr.com
  The United States’ Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, says the recent visa restrictions announced by the U.S. government are designed to strengthen security procedures and are not actions targeted at Nigerians.Mills gave the clarification at a news conference on Sunday in Abuja during the visit of a U.S. Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to Nigeria.He said the presidential proclamation, which would take effect from Jan. 1, 2026, affecting certain visa categories, was part of broader mea
  
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• ‘Dens of bandits’: Rwanda closes thousands of churches

  22-12-2025 08:06 via vanguardngr.com
  Grace Room Ministries once filled giant stadiums in Rwanda three times a week before the evangelical organisation was shut down in May.Read Also: A night out in Lagos ‘Detty December’It is one of the 10,000 churches reportedly closed by the government for failing to comply with a 2018 law designed to regulate places of worship.The law introduced new rules on health, safety, and financial disclosures, and requires all preachers to have theological training.President Paul Kagame has b
  
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• A night out in Lagos ‘Detty December’

  22-12-2025 07:52 via vanguardngr.com
  The first winds of west Africa’s Harmattan dry season are in the air, and Lagos, the economic capital of the continent’s most populous country, is abuzz.Read Also: Hardship dampens Christmas for Onitsha’s poor It’s “Detty December”, when the city turns into a site of pilgrimage for Nigerians and those in the diaspora to make their way home for the holidays – and party.The frenetic mega-city, churning with some 20 million people on a normal day, swe
  
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• NCC slams telcos over poor telecom services

  22-12-2025 07:21 via vanguardngr.com
  By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorThe Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has read the riot acts to telecom operators in the country to step up their services or incur the wrath of the regulator.Read Also: Hardship dampens Christmas for Onitsha’s poor The commission’s riot act may not be unconnected with the persistent complaints from subscribers that the operators have been giving them epileptic telecom services since the yuletide.However, to prove the seriousness of its t
  
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• Cartoon: ‘Mr President, leave the tail, grab horns’

  22-12-2025 07:13 via vanguardngr.com
  Read Also: Why Presidency raised 2026 budget to N58trnVanguard News
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• Hardship dampens Christmas for Onitsha’s poor 

  22-12-2025 07:06 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nwabueze OkonkwoThis year’s Christmas appears bleak in many parts of Anambra State, particularly in the commercial city of Onitsha, as many of the downtrodden rely heavily on donations of cash and food items from philanthropists, kind-hearted individuals and groups to make the season bearable.Read Also:‘Why Dangote Cement is cheaper outside Nigeria’Findings show that destitute persons, including the physically challenged and the poor, have been actively sharing informa
  
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• Canadian Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, December 22, 2025

  22-12-2025 06:52 via vanguardngr.com
  ​The Nigerian foreign exchange market opened the week with the Canadian Dollar (CAD) maintaining a steady position against the Nigerian Naira (NGN).As of today, December 22, 2025, market data reflects a continued gap between the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) rates and the unofficial parallel (black) market.
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• Yuletide: Consumers salute Tinubu, Dangote Group for affordable fuel prices nationwide

  22-12-2025 06:46 via vanguardngr.com
  As Nigerians prepare for the festive season, the Forum of Consumers for National Growth (FCNG) has commended President Bola Tinubu and the Dangote Group for their efforts in reducing petrol prices nationwide, describing the developments as clear evidence that economic reforms are yielding tangible benefits at the grassroots level.In a statement signed by Dr Adekunle Olorunfemi, National Coordinator, and Rev. Moses Alkali, Public Relations Officer, the forum highlighted the recent reduction in p
  
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• Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, December 22, 2025

  22-12-2025 06:45 via vanguardngr.com
  ​The Nigerian Naira maintained a narrow trading range against the United States Dollar on Monday, December 22, 2025, as activity in the foreign exchange market reflected the usual year-end liquidity patterns.Data from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and informal channels show that the local currency continues to battle persistent inflationary pressures despite recent interventions.​Official Market Performance (NFEM)
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• Some ladies now use detergents for hair maintenance

  22-12-2025 06:42 via vanguardngr.com
  *As prices of shampoo, washing, setting soarBy Elizabeth AdegbesanThe adage, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’, has come to play in the lives of many Nigerians who have created one innovation or the other to save or change a lifestyle.The old tradition of visiting the salon, washing, drying and styling of hair is fading gradually as the cost of living keeps skyrocketing and purchasing power reducing.Economy&Lifestyle has discovered that apart from cutting hair, maintaining
  
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• Ban on wood export’ll boost local furniture manufacturing — MAN

  22-12-2025 05:52 via vanguardngr.com
  The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN)  has described the federal government’s decision to impose an immediate nationwide ban on the export of wood and allied products as a timely and strategic boost for Nigeria’s furniture manufacturing sector.Chairperson of the Wood & Wood Products/Furniture Sectoral Group of MAN, Mrs. Ngozi Oyewole, said the move signals the government’s strong commitment to sustainable industrial growth, local value addition, and envi
  
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• ‘Why Dangote Cement is cheaper outside Nigeria’

  22-12-2025 05:38 via vanguardngr.com
  President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has blamed high taxes and regulatory burdens in Nigeria as the reasons why cement produced by his company is more expensive in the country than outside.Explaining the price differential between exported cement, he said exporting permits his company to avoid a variety of taxes that would dramatically increase production expenses at home.“When you look at my invoice, the cement I export is cheaper than the one I’m selling domestically, b
  
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• Companies to retain tax holidays for 2yrs under new law

  22-12-2025 05:25 via vanguardngr.com
  •As tax credits replace tax exemptionsBy Yinka KolawoleAs Nigeria transitions to a new tax regime with effect from January 2026, the 149 companies currently enjoying pioneer status incentives (PSI) have been assured of retaining their tax holidays for at least two more years.Chairman of the presidential tax reform committee, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this at a media parley organised by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC.PSI is a tax incentive provided by the federal gov
  
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• NDIC, NIBSS partner to speed up depositors’ reimbursement

  22-12-2025 05:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Babajide KomolafeThe Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Plc. are set to formalise a partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at ensuring faster and more efficient reimbursement of depositors in the event of bank failures.The development was disclosed by NDIC Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Thompson Oludare Sunday, during a courtesy visit to the Corporation’s Abuja headquarters by the NIBSS Executive Man
  
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• Stock market adds N1.67trn as bullish momentum persists

  22-12-2025 05:08 via vanguardngr.com
  By Peter Egwuatu Nigerian equities extended their bullish run last week as investors added about N1.67 trillion in value to their portfolios, with the stock market closing higher on a week-on-week basis despite the Yuletide slowdown in trading activities, reflecting sustained confidence in fundamentally strong stocks.Market data showed that investors gained over N1.672 trillion during the week, with total market capitalisation rising to N96.946 trillion from N95.264 trillion recorded
  
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• Forgotten Nigerian Airways pensioners storm PTAD, seek help

  22-12-2025 03:22 via vanguardngr.com
  By Victor Ahiuma-YoungRetirees of the defunct Nigerian Airways have turned to the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate,  PTAD, for support as they continue to struggle with long-delayed pension payments.The apparently abandoned pensioners stormed PTAD’s office in Abuja, demanding dignity and pay.The Executive Secretary of PTAD, Mrs Tolulope Odunaiya, met with representatives of the Association of Airways Retired Workers of Nigeria, AARWN, to discuss longstanding pen
  
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• Poverty: Some ladies now use detergents, for hair maintenance

  22-12-2025 02:52 via vanguardngr.com
  *As prices of shampoo, washing, setting soarThe adage, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’, has come to play in the lives of many Nigerians who have created one innovation or the other to save or change a lifestyle.The old tradition of visiting the salon, washing, drying and styling of hair is fading gradually as the cost of living keeps skyrocketing and purchasing power reducing.Economy&Lifestyle has discovered that apart from cutting hair, maintaining natural hair to save
  
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• Troops kill 17 terrorists in Borno communities

  22-12-2025 02:48 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ndahi MaramaTroops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in collaboration with local vigilante elements, have disrupted a terrorist logistics operation and neutralized multiple insurgents during a well-coordinated ambush in the early hours of 21 December 2025, a credible military source has disclosed.The incident occurred in Sojiri and Kayamla communities of Konduga Local Government Area, Borno State.The source stated: “Acting on credible intelligence regarding the movement of logistics suppl
  
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• Death of Akudo John: Hospital denies negligence

  22-12-2025 02:35 via vanguardngr.com
  By Innocent AnabaManagement of Gynescope Specialist Hospital has dismissed allegations circulating on social and traditional media regarding the death of Mrs. Akudo John, describing some reports as misleading and incomplete.In a statement, the hospital extended condolences to the husband, family, and loved ones of the deceased, noting that the loss of a loved one is profoundly painful and deserves compassion and sensitivity.“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficu
  
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• One killed, house razed as factions clash in Ugborodo

  22-12-2025 02:30 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jimitota OnoyumeUGBORODO (Excravos), Warri South-West LGA, Delta State – Crisis erupted in Ugborodo community over the weekend as one person was shot dead and a house set ablaze.Vanguard gathered that a young man allegedly lost his life after being hit by a stray bullet on Saturday in Ogidigben, one of the communities in Ugborodo, during a gun battle.Community sources informed that in a separate clash yesterday evening, a house was torched in the area.Ugborodo has been embroiled in a l
  
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• NDLEA nabs female drug kingpin, seizes 23.5kg cocaine in children’s room

  22-12-2025 02:26 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiOperatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested Shodunke Yetunde Simbiat, a wanted leader of a drug syndicate, who had been in hiding since May 2024 following the arrest of two other kingpins, Bolanle Lookman Dauda and Olayinja Toheebat Dauda.NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said Simbiat was apprehended at her Lagos residence, where officers recovered 23.5 kilograms of cocaine concealed in her children’s room.
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• Mixed outlook @ Christmas: Lower food costs, high livestock prices

  22-12-2025 02:00 via vanguardngr.com
  …hampers, seasonings stay costly amid FX, festive demandBy Rosemary Iwunze, Providence Ayanfeoluwa, Cynthia Alo & Mariam EkoAs the 2025 Yuletide season unfolds, Nigerians are experiencing a season that presents both relief and challenge.
  Across major markets nationwide, prices of essential food items such as rice and honey beans, have declined sharply compared to the same period last year.For households struggling with limited disposable income, these drops offer a welcome respite.
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• Unprecedented takeover: Dynamics, implications of APC’s dominance of NASS

  22-12-2025 01:46 via vanguardngr.com
  By Clifford Ndujihe & Henry UmoruABUJA – When the 10th National Assembly was inaugurated on June 12, 2023, the numerical gap between the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and opposition parties in the Senate was marginal.At the time, the APC did not command the strength required to exercise a decisive two-thirds majority on sensitive national issues.As of June 2023, the Senate was composed of APC 59 senators, while opposition parties collectively held 50 seats. This balance meant
  
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• Legal war over Akodoland deepens as courts weigh in

  22-12-2025 01:46 via vanguardngr.com
  By Innocent AnabaLAGOS — A long-running and complex legal battle over the true ownership of a vast expanse of land in Akodo, within the Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, has triggered a strong warning to prospective buyers.The warning was issued in a statement by the Alakodo of Ibeju Land, Oba Abdul-Hakeem Olokodano; Prince Kehinde Hassan; Prince Nojibu Hassan and Prince Balogun OlalekanThe Oba Olumoye Abejoye Royal Family, who describe themselves as the original owners of the l
  
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• Economic empowerment, key to women’s freedom — Falana, Sowore

  22-12-2025 01:42 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry OjeluLAGOS — FOUNDER of the Women Empowerment and Legal Aid, WELA, Mrs Funmi Falana, SAN, and human rights activist, Mr Omoyele Sowore, have identified economic empowerment as the foundation of women’s freedom, dignity and protection from abuse in Nigeria.They spoke at the 2025 graduation ceremony of the WELA Vocational Training College, where 17 beneficiaries completed the ninth edition of the organization’s skills acquisition programme in Lagos.The event, held to ma
  
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• Eyo festival: Sanwo-Olu receives Opambata

  22-12-2025 01:39 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, formally received the Opambata, the ceremonial staff of the Eyo Masquerade, marking the commencement of activities for the Adamu Orisa Play 2025 next Saturday in Lagos.Sanwo-Olu received the sacred staff at the Lagos House, Marina, during a homage visit by families of personalities to be honoured at this year’s Eyo Festival.Those to be honoured include the first Military Governor of Lagos State, Gener
  
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