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• What should stop ex-priest, Anokwuru, from hooking up with a helpmate?

  13-07-2026 02:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ugoh Sam-Okobi The article titled “Why is Anokwuru Christian Uche still parading himself as a priest of the Catholic Church?”, published on social media a few days ago by Kingsley Uzoma, raises issues that, in my view, deserve a more balanced consideration.Rather than dwell on personalities, it is important to examine the facts surrounding Dr. Christian Uche Anokwuru’s departure from active priestly ministry and his subsequent decisions. As someone close to Anokwu
  
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• Final evacuation flight from South Africa to bring back 315 Nigerians Wednesday

  14-07-2026 09:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Favour Ulebor, AbujaThe Federal Government has concluded arrangements for the final evacuation of stranded Nigerians from South Africa, with 315 returnees expected to arrive in Lagos on Wednesday on an Air Peace flight.This was disclosed in a statement signed on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa.The statement noted that the fifth and final evacuation flight is scheduled to depart Johannesburg at 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, an
  
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• Don’t reintegrate terror suspects without trial — Nigerian Christians in US tell FG

  14-07-2026 08:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The Christian Association of Nigerian Americans (CANAN) has asked the Federal Government to stop reintegrating suspected terrorists into society without first putting them through the judicial process, insisting that everyone accused of terrorism should be tried in accordance with Nigerian law.Addressing journalists during a virtual press conference on Zoom, the association said reports of the reintegration of terror suspects continue to raise serious question
  
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• World Cup: Yamal insists Spain have nothing to fear against France

  14-07-2026 08:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Lamine Yamal insisted on Monday he would take no fear into Spain’s World Cup semi-final against France as he celebrated his 19th birthday.The Barcelona prodigy raised eyebrows following Spain’s 2-1 quarter-final defeat of Belgium last week after being quoted as saying that France rather than Spain ought to be “afraid” given recent defeats against La Roja.A relaxed-looking Yamal addressed those comments as he spoke to reporters on Monday at a press conference.“I was
  
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• Tears, pain as landslide claims four siblings in Cross River

  14-07-2026 08:44 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ike UchechukwuTragedy struck over the weekend in Ikot Awatin community, Calabar municipality, Cross River State as torrential rain triggered a landslide, killing four siblingsThe tragic incident occurred just three days after floodwaters claimed the life of a one-year-old child and destroyed property worth millions of naira along Mayne Avenue by Atu Street in Calabar South Local Government Area.The deceased siblings, identified as Bright Kingsley Edu, 18; Godswill Kingsley Edu, 12; Dani
  
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• Nigeria, Hong Kong sign double taxation agreement to boost investment

  14-07-2026 08:44 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Innocent AnabaNigeria and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, HKSAR, of the People’s Republic of China have signed an Agreement for the Elimination of Double Taxation on income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance, in a move aimed at strengthening trade, investment and economic cooperation between both jurisdictions.The agreement was signed during a virtual ceremony on Sunday by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, on b
  
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• Saudi Arabia opens door to LGBTQ visitors ahead of 2034 World Cup

  14-07-2026 08:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  In the run-up to Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup, there are signs the Gulf monarchy is tentatively seeking to reassure LGBTQ visitors — with a queer cruise scheduled to arrive in the Red Sea city of Jeddah next year.The ultra-conservative kingdom, home to the birthplace of Islam, has in recent years tried to soften its forbidding image through social reforms, including allowing women to drive, reintroducing cinemas and welcoming non-Muslim tourists.Under the direction of Crown Prince M
  
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• Court sentences notorious bandit’s ally to 20 years imprisonment

  14-07-2026 08:34 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced Muhammad Sani, an associate of Danranmi, a notorious bandit who supplies arms and ammunition to kidnappers and bandits, to 20 years’ imprisonment.Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, convicted Sani, who was arrested and prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS), for concealing information that could have led to the arrest of Danranmi.The judge committed him to a 20-year jail term in each of counts one and two, without an option
  
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• Taskforce raids illegal mining site, arrests two in Taraba

  14-07-2026 08:30 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Taraba Anti-Illegal Mining Taskforce on Monday  arrested two suspected illegal miners during a raid on a gold mining site at Mayo Kam in Gantu village, Bali Local Government Area of the state.The Chairman of the taskforce, Mr Emmanuel Jamu, told newsmen in Jalingo that the operation followed weeks of intelligence gathering.Jamu said security operatives traversed difficult terrain to reach the remote mining site for the raid.He explained that most of the suspected illegal miners fled in
  
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• Ogbono Ban in Asaba, Cultism, Drugs Ban in Olomu: Delta SAN kings test the bounds of their thrones

  14-07-2026 08:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Egufe YafugborhiPenultimate week, two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), seated on ancestral thrones, issued proclamations that set their kingdoms talking. One banned the sale of ogbono seeds in indigenous markets; the other banned cultism and drug abuse.Both carry the weight of tradition. Both have raised a hard question: in 2026 Nigeria, what is the legal force of a royal word?The proclamationsOn August 5, 2025, the Asagba of Asaba, HRM Prof. Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge, SAN, OON, throug
  
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• UAE says Iran attacked two ships in Hormuz, one dead

  14-07-2026 08:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday that Iran attacked two ships in the Strait of Hormuz with missiles, killing one crew member and wounding eight others.The strikes came after the United States launched a fresh salvo of strikes against Tehran, marking a new escalation in the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East war.The oil-rich United Arab Emirates is a top US ally in the region and has reported multiple missile and drone strikes from Iran.“The Ministry of Defence anno
  
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• Iraq PM to meet Trump in Washington over Iran ties

  14-07-2026 08:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday, as the US administration piles pressure on Baghdad to curb Iranian influence.His visit comes against the backdrop of renewed military escalation between the United States and Iran, Iraq’s main allies.Washington and Tehran’s enmity has long turned Iraq into a proxy battleground and left successive governments struggling to maintain a delicate balance between the two foes.Zaidi arrived in Wa
  
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• Economy exits contraction but households remain pessimistic — CBN

  14-07-2026 08:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •As PMI rebounds to 50.1pts •Business confidence moderates to 7.2pts •Households shun houses, cars, investments•Food remains top spending priorityBy Babajide KomolafeNigeria’s economy exited contraction in June as the Purchasing Managers’ Index, PMI, rebounded to 50.1 points from 49.6 points in May, driven by sustained expansion in the agriculture sector despite continued weakness in industry and services, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said in its latest
  
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• Messi meets England at last with World Cup final place on the line

  14-07-2026 08:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Lionel Messi has done just about everything possible in a glorious career, but the 39-year-old Argentinian great has never taken on England — he will finally get the chance in Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final.Messi won his 200th cap for the Albiceleste in the group-stage victory against Algeria and dreams of leading his country to the final once again.The diminutive playmaker is surely in the final days of a remarkable international career which began when he was a fresh-faced 18-ye
  
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• France and Spain prepare to duel at World Cup

  14-07-2026 08:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  France’s exciting attack led by Kylian Mbappe take on a technically accomplished Spain team in the first semi-final of the World Cup on Tuesday.France have reached the past two World Cup finals, winning in 2018 in Russia and losing on penalties to Argentina four years ago in Qatar in an epic final despite a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe.They are aiming to win the World Cup for a third time while Spain — despite their rich footballing tradition — have lifted the famous trophy jus
  
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• Residents breathe sigh of relief as Bayelsa intensifies flood mitigation

  14-07-2026 08:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •Swamp buggies clear channelsBy Samuel OyadonghaYENAGOA — The Bayelsa State Directorate of Flood and Erosion Control has stepped up efforts to prevent annual flooding in Yenagoa, the state capital, with heavy machinery currently clearing accumulated silt and waste from the water channels across the city.Residents of flood-prone areas have welcomed the intervention, which comes after the Federal Government issued a flood alert urging states to ramp up preparations for the impendi
  
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• Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, July 14, 2026

  14-07-2026 08:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Nigerian naira traded with relative stability against the United States dollar on the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, while the parallel market continued to quote the dollar at a premium.Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s exchange rate portal showed the official NFEM exchange rate hovering around ₦1,379.62 to the US dollar, based on the most recent available trading data. The market recorded an intraday high of ₦1,382.00 and
  
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• Delta community invokes deities to drive out herdsmen

  14-07-2026 08:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Villagers abandon farms, face hunger crisisBy Ochuko AkuophaINDIGENES of Ike-Onicha, Onicha-Ukwuani community, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, have turned to their gods, invoking divine vengeance on herdsmen they accuse of invading their ancestral lands and disrupting peaceful farming.For nearly a month, the sound of the community’s women working the soil has been replaced by a creepy silence. Fear grips the village as armed herders reportedly established
  
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• City Boy Movement opens maiden national retreat, targets 10 million votes for Tinubu

  14-07-2026 04:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Arabinrin AderonkeAbuja, Nigeria — The City Boy Movement (CBM) on Monday commenced its maiden three-day National Retreat in Abuja, bringing together members of its Governing Board, National Working Committee (NWC), National Directors, State Directors and other stakeholders from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.The retreat, which runs from Monday, July 13 to Wednesday, July 15, 2026, is aimed at strengthening the movement’s structures, reviewing its progress and pre
  
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• Oriire abduction: Children were beaten, teachers chained — Alamu, Principal

  14-07-2026 03:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***Says: We were forced to trek through forest at night 
  ***lThey ate cocoyam, noodles, drank from a waterfall for 56 days —Victims’ relative 
  By Evelyn Usman & Adeola BadruIBADAN— THE principal bducted alongside teachers, students and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Racheal Alamu, yesterday, recounted the harrowing 56-day ordeal in captivity, revealing that children were beaten into silence, male t
  
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• Oriire abduction: Children were beaten, teachers chained — Alamu, Principal

  14-07-2026 03:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***Says: We were forced to trek through forest at night 
  ***lThey ate cocoyam, noodles, drank from a waterfall for 56 days —Victims’ relative 
  By Evelyn Usman & Adeola BadruIBADAN— THE principal abducted alongside teachers, students and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Racheal Alamu, yesterday, recounted the harrowing 56-day ordeal in captivity, revealing that children were beaten into silence, male 
  
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• How Police uncovered fictitious PFIPC —Document

  14-07-2026 03:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •Adeyemi writes open letter to TinubuBy Ebunoluwa SessouA police interim investigation report has revealed how operatives uncovered an alleged forgery and impersonation syndicate built around a fictitious government agency, known as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, following a petition from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President.The report, titled “Police Interim Investigation Report: Activities of Fraudsters/Imposters Forging Official A
  
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• Atiku, Obi excited as FG suspends planned increase in WAEC, NECO registration fees

  14-07-2026 03:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  •Nigeria not a lab for policy experiments — Atiku•Suspension of hike in fees, victory for the people — Peter ObiBy Joseph Erunke, Omeiza Ajayi & Elizabeth OsayandeFormer Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, and his Nigeria Democratic Congress, ADC, counterpart, Peter Obi, in the 2027 elections yesterday, expressed excitement over the decision of the Federal Government to suspend the proposed review of regis
  
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• ADC’s fortunes in limbo:  A-Court affirms order barring INEC from recognising Mark’s leadership

  14-07-2026 03:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ***Awards N10m cost against party
  ***Judgment won’t affect ADC candidates, party insists***Atiku heads to S’Court, alleges forged INEC documents over ‘fake’ nomination uploadBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Omeiza Ajayi & Luminous JannamikeABUJA — In a split decision of two-to-one, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja yesterday affirmed the judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognising or participating in any state congresses
  
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• How Lagos emergency responders saved my 7-month-old daughter — Father

  14-07-2026 02:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniA Lagos resident, Muhammad Armayau, has commended the state’s emergency responders for their swift intervention that saved his seven-month-old daughter who fell critically ill during a heavy downpour.Armayau, a resident of Badagry area of the state, told journalists on Monday that his daughter developed a high fever in the middle of the night, leaving the family stranded as there was no vehicle available to take her to the hospital.He said the family got relief after c
  
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• The textbook debate and the future of education reform

  14-07-2026 02:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ayo OlodoGovernment policies rarely fail because their intentions are bad. They fail because good intentions are often mistaken for good implementation.
  Nigeria has become something of a laboratory for ambitious education reforms. Every new administration arrives promising transformation. New curricula are introduced. New assessment methods emerge. New technologies are announced. Fresh slogans replace old ones.Yet our classrooms remain burdened by many of the same problems: poorly prepared t
  
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• Rehabilitating terrorists or delivering justice? By Ejiro Ofoye

  14-07-2026 01:19 via vanguardngr.com
  
  For more than a decade, Nigerians have buried their loved ones, watched entire communities reduced to rubble, witnessed schools destroyed, churches and mosques attacked, soldiers ambushed, and millions displaced by the brutality of terrorism. Thousands of families are still searching for justice, while countless victims continue to live with physical and emotional scars that may never heal.It is against this painful background that the Nigerian Senate’s recent rejection of the contin
  
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• The battle before the 2027 ballots, by Dakuku Peterside

  14-07-2026 01:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By the time Nigerians enter polling units in 2027, the decisive battle for Nigeria’s democracy may already have been fought—and won or lost. Elections are democracy’s ceremony, the culmination of choices shaped before a ballot is cast. The deeper test lies in institutional independence, the conduct of political actors, the protection of dissent, the rule of law, and the willingness of those in power to obey the restraints they demand of others.It is in these quieter arena
  
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• Dangers of state governments bankrolling mass weddings

  14-07-2026 01:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Kano’s recent announcement that it spent N1.5bn to bankroll mass weddings should prompt national alarm rather than applause. Kano State remains rampant in the worrying roster of northern states – including Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina and Borno – that have for years organised and financed large-scale nuptial ceremonies. Authorities offer three common rationales: to reduce social vices by settling young people, to uphold cultural or religious norms, and to show benevolence
  
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• Ali Modu Sheriff’s diatribe against Peter Obi assaults national reconciliation and unity

  14-07-2026 01:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By PAUL NWOSUAny South-Easterner, or indeed anyone from the old Biafra enclave in the South-East and South-South, who watched Ali Modu Sheriff on Channels Television’s Politics Today would have been alarmed by the depth of the hateful tirade unleashed against Peter Obi from a man whom many Nigerians, despite his repeated denials, still associate with the religious sect that helped to nurture the cancerous insecurity which has gradually but relentlessly brought this country to its kne
  
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