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• WhatsApp messenger to begin offering usernames

  29-06-2026 18:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The hundreds of millions who use Meta-owned messenger WhatsApp to chat with family, friends or businesses will no longer need to share phone numbers under a coming update, the company said Monday.Instead, people will be able to pick unique usernames to share with others, in a move “designed to protect the privacy of your phone number,” WhatsApp said in a statement.Restricting access to phone numbers would mean they are not shared automatically in cases such as being added to a large
  
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• Carter Efe reacts after Babcock disputes his alleged first-class certificate

  30-06-2026 14:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nigerian skit maker-turned-streamer Carter Efe, real name Odahohwo Joseph Efe, has finally responded to claims by Babcock University disputing a certificate purportedly showing he graduated from the institution with a first-class degree.The document, which surfaced online and quickly went viral, had fuelled speculation after Efe previously claimed to have bagged the impressive academic feat from the university.In a video circulating online, the father of one appeared alongside members of his te
  
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• One killed in fresh Kenya protests after alleged abductions

  30-06-2026 14:16 via vanguardngr.com
  One person was shot dead and two wounded after running battles erupted between locals and police in a Nairobi informal settlement on Tuesday, AFP journalists saw, after the alleged abduction of two activists by security forces.The Kenyan capital was shut down last week by a massive police deployment after campaigners declared a day of remembrance for protesters killed by security forces in previous demonstrations.While June 25 passed without significant unrest due to the heavy police deployment
  
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• Amotekun nabs father, 3 sons for kdnapping in Ondo

  30-06-2026 14:12 via vanguardngr.com
   —Rescues victim, recovers ransomBy Dayo Johnson Akure The Ondo State Security outfit, codenamed, Amotekun, has arrested a 56-year-old man, Iliasu, and his three sons for alleged kidnapping in Oba-Akoko, Akoko South-West LGA.Briefing newsmen in Akure, the Amotekun Commander, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, who parading 28 suspects arrested for various offences, said that the victim was abducted while travelling to Oba-Akoko.Adetunji said that ” although the family paid the ₦
  
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• 2027: Labour Party confirms receipt of INEC access code

  30-06-2026 14:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By John Alechenu
  ABUJA- The Labour Party, LP, has finally received the access code from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to upload the names and particulars of its candidates for the 2027 general election.National Publicity Secretary of the LP, Ken Asogwa confirmed the development in Abuja, via telephone on Tuesday.He said, “Yes, the codes were released to us yesterday. I received confirmation from our national chairman.”Several political parties, including the L
  
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• We must maintain effective air power to stamp out terrorism — CAS

  30-06-2026 13:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) must maintain a high level of professionalism, mission readiness, and decisive air power effectiveness to defeat terrorism in the country.Aneke said this on Tuesday in Abuja, at the first Nigerian Air Force Safety Review Board (SRB) meeting for the year 2026.The CAS explained that the purpose of the SRB meeting extended beyond reviewing statistics and reports.According to him, it is to critically analy
  
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• WHO sounds alarm on disease outbreaks in quake-hit Venezuela

  30-06-2026 13:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The World Health Organization voiced concerns Tuesday about potential disease outbreaks in Venezuela with local health services overwhelmed following deadly earthquakes.“The health services are under extreme pressure now, with facilities operating beyond the capacity,” spokesman Christian Lindmeier told a press conference in Geneva, noting the surge in trauma cases.By the latest official count, some 1,700 are dead and 5,000 are injured, with no governmental word on the number o
  
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• Nagelsmann says won’t ‘run away’ after Germany World Cup exit

  30-06-2026 13:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said he wanted to stay in his job despite the defeat on penalties to Paraguay that sent the four-time World Cup winners crashing out in the last 32 on Monday.Nagelsmann has a contract up to the 2028 European Championships but Germany’s premature exit from the World Cup will put the 38-year-old under intense scrutiny.“I’m not someone who runs away,” he told German broadcaster ZDF.“I want to continue, but in football you don’t al
  
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• Insecurity: Afenifere commends Police, Abiodun, Sanwo-Olu, over ‘Operation Kosaye’

  30-06-2026 13:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has commended the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, the Governors of Ogun and Lagos states, and the Commissioners of Police in both states for their decisive action against banditry and kidnapping along the Ogbere–Sagamu Road in Ogun State.In a statement issued on behalf of the Leader of Afenifere, Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, the group’s National Organising Secretary,
  
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• Full List: NYSC’s new reforms, from Civilian DG to fresh uniforms

  30-06-2026 13:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The federal government has approved a sweeping overhaul of the National Youth Service Corps, splitting the orientation programme into three distinct phases among other changes.
  It also introduced 11 specialised career streams from which corps members will choose at registration, according to details provided by Hadiza Bala Usman, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on policy coordination, on Monday.The Federal Executive Council approved the comprehensive reform of the 53-year-old scheme on
  
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• US envoys Witkoff, Kushner meeting mediators in Doha – Qatari spokesman

  30-06-2026 13:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US envoys were meeting with Qatari mediators on Tuesday, the Gulf state’s foreign ministry spokesman said, after Washington said it was sending a negotiating team.“Mr. Steve Witfoff and Mr. Jared Kushner are here in Doha to meet with mediators, with Qatari officials, and the talks will be around all regional issues… including, of course, negotiations with Iran, but also including Lebanon,” foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said.“They are not here for
  
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• US envoys Witkoff, Kushner meeting mediators in Doha

  30-06-2026 13:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US envoys were meeting with Qatari mediators on Tuesday, the Gulf state’s foreign ministry spokesman said, after Washington said it was sending a negotiating team.“Mr. Steve Witkoff and Mr. Jared Kushner are here in Doha to meet with mediators, with Qatari officials, and the talks will be around all regional issues,” foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said.Talks with the envoys would include discussions on Iran but also other topics including Lebanon, the spokesma
  
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• World Cup 2026: Why we eliminated Netherlands – Morocco coach Ouahbi

  30-06-2026 12:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Morocco’s penalty shootout victory over the Netherlands has won the team newfound respect on the world stage, according to coach Mohamed Ouahbi, who said his players drew their motivation from the millions of fans following the match back home.The Atlas Lions edged past the Dutch 3-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw, securing their place in the round of 16, where they will take on tournament co-hosts Canada. Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou proved decisive in the shootout, saving Crysencio Summ
  
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• 2026 World Cup: Morocco gets opponent in first confirmed Round of 16 fixture

  30-06-2026 12:52 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The first confirmed Round of 16 fixture at the 2026 FIFA World Cup will see co-hosts Canada take on Morocco after both teams secured dramatic victories to book their places in the knockout stage.Canada advanced after edging South Africa 1-0 in their Round of 32 encounter, with captain Stephen Eustaquio scoring a late winner to end Bafana Bafana’s campaign.Jesse Marsch’s men have already made history by reaching the knockout rounds for the first time and will now be aiming to extend
  
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• Morocco World Cup win sparks joy, arrests in Netherlands

  30-06-2026 12:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Morocco’s dramatic penalty shoot-out win over the Netherlands sparked scenes of joy Tuesday in The Hague, home to a large Moroccan community, but also violent arrests amid clashes with police.In the Schilderswijk district of the city, AFP reporters saw fans draped in Moroccan flags dancing and cheering in the streets, as car horns blared and firecrackers exploded.Several hundred supporters gathered at a crossroads in the district, kicking a ball in the air and celebrating wildly with pass
  
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• Alleged Cybercrime: Court grants Sowore bail, orders two sureties, passport surrender

  30-06-2026 12:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, AbujaThe Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, restored the bail it had earlier granted to activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore.Sowore is facing a two-count cybercrime charge filed against him by the Department of State Services (DSS) for calling President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” in a social media post.Trial Justice Muhammed Umar, who had earlier granted the defendant bail on self-recognisance, on June 16
  
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• Third batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrives in Lagos

  30-06-2026 12:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The third batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa has arrived in Lagos following weeks of anti-immigration protests and xenophobic tensions in the country.The evacuees arrived aboard an Air Peace aircraft, which landed at the cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at about 10:54 a.m. on Tuesday.According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the number is in addition to 66 others that arrived via South African Airways and facilita
  
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• Breaking: Third batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrives In Lagos

  30-06-2026 12:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The third batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa has arrived in Lagos following weeks of anti-immigration protests and xenophobic tensions in the country.The evacuees arrived aboard an Air Peace aircraft, which landed at the cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at about 10:54 a.m. on Tuesday.
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• Ondo: Amotekun rescues kidnap victim, arrests father, three sons

  30-06-2026 12:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, says it has rescued a kidnap victim and arrested a father and his three sons at Oba-Ile Akoko in the Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state.Mr Adetunji Adeleye, Amotekun Corps Commander, made the disclosure while parading 28 suspects for kidnap-related cases and 15 others for criminal offences on Tuesday in Akure.‎”Today, we have Usman, 33; Wahab, 27; Yakubu, 18; and their father, Iliasu, 56, arrested in Oba Akok
  
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• W/African deportees sue over US ‘third-country’ expulsions to Ghana

  30-06-2026 11:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Lawyers filed a suit against Ghana at west Africa’s top human rights court on behalf of deportees sent there under the United States’ third-country deportation policies, the legal team said Tuesday.As part of a sweeping crackdown on immigration, US President Donald Trump has expanded the categories of people targeted for deportation, including those with legal protections.In cases where Washington is barred from sending people home — after US judges found they likely face tort
  
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• Dickson: NDC has access to INEC portal, says multi-party democracy must not die

  30-06-2026 11:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Henry Seriake Dickson, has announced that the party has been granted access to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal to upload the names of its qualified candidates for the 2027 general elections.Dickson made the disclosure on Monday in a statement posted on his X platform, while also revealing that the party had filed an appeal and an application for a stay of execution against a recent court ruling affecting i
  
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• 2027: NDC granted access to upload candidates on INEC portal – Dickson

  30-06-2026 11:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Henry Seriake Dickson, has announced that the party has been granted access to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal to upload the names of its qualified candidates for the 2027 general elections.Dickson made the disclosure on Monday in a statement posted on his X platform, while also revealing that the party had filed an appeal and an application for a stay of execution against a recent court ruling affecting i
  
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• Four things to know about South Africa’s anti-migrant protests

  30-06-2026 11:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  South Africa faces nationwide anti-immigrant marches after hardline citizen-led groups ordered undocumented foreigners to leave the country by Tuesday.The unrest has already killed at least four people, with thousands of African migrants fleeing home or huddling in makeshift camps for fear of attack.Here are four things to know about the protests.– Who is behind them? –Protests have been mobilised by a loose coalition of minor political parties and small citizen-led vigilante groups
  
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• Remi Tinubu defends ‘akara’ comments, says FG supports tomato, pepper sellers

  30-06-2026 11:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  First lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has defended her recent remarks about small-scale businesses, clarifying that the federal government’s economic empowerment programme is designed to support a wide range of petty traders and not only akara sellers.She made the clarification on Monday during the inauguration of the newly completed Abubakar Maje Haruna Hall at the Emir of Hadejia’s Palace in Jigawa State.Her comments followed widespread criticism on social media after she previously
  
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• New army recruits allegedly invade UNIOSUN hostels, assault students in Osun

  30-06-2026 11:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboStudents of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Osogbo campus, were reportedly subjected to a harrowing ordeal on Monday night after newly recruited Nigerian Army personnel allegedly invaded student hostels, assaulted male students and sexually harassed female students.According to findings, the recruits, said to be from the Nigerian Army Depot in Osogbo, had earlier visited areas around the students’ community under the guise of relaxing at entertainment centres.Wit
  
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• The Onyegbulas in bitter divorce battle over assault, abuse allegations

  30-06-2026 11:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Husband denies claims, seeks dissolution of marriageBy Innocent AnabaLAGOS — A Lagos State High Court has become the battleground for a bitter divorce dispute between United States-based Nigerian lawyer, Nnedimma Onyegbula, and her estranged husband, Sonny Onyegbula, as both parties trade allegations of assault, abuse and misconduct while seeking the dissolution of their 25-year-old marriage.Mrs. Onyegbula accused her husband of subjecting her to years of physical violence, emotio
  
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• Education central to national development — Alausa

  30-06-2026 11:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Alumona UkwuezeNSUKKA —-The Federal Government has reaffirmed that education remains central to Nigeria’s national development, reiterating its commitment to strengthening teacher education through comprehensive reforms under the Renewed Hope Agenda.The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, stated this on Friday during the 34th Combined Convocation and Endowment Ceremony of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Eha-Amufu, Enugu State, for the award of Nigerian Certi
  
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• Floods paralyse Ghana capital, kill three

  30-06-2026 10:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Torrential rains sparked flooding across Accra on Monday, killing at least three people, authorities and local media reported, with the president blaming climate change and unchecked urbanisation.Flooding is common during Ghana’s rainy season, but residents say inundations in the capital have become worse in recent years due to rapid urbanisation, the building on and blocking of waterways, and a lack of investment in drainage infrastructure.Some 140 millimetres of rain fell on the city in
  
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• Pre-election cases: Federal High Court CJ issues new practice directions

  30-06-2026 10:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Federal High Court (FHC) has issued pre-election practice directions, 2026, for a fair, impartial and expeditious determination of pre-election cases across the country.The new practice direction was issued by the Chief Judge (CJ), Justice John Tsoho, on Tuesday.This, the CJ said, is in exercise of the powers conferred on him by virtue of Sections 254 and 285 (9), (10) and (14) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended); Sections 29 (5) and 88 (2) of the Electoral Act, 2026; and all other powers
  
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• South Africa police deploy on protesters’ anti-migrant ‘deadline’

  30-06-2026 10:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  South African police deployed to head off unrest and protests on Tuesday, the unofficial deadline set by citizen-led groups for undocumented foreign nationals to leave that has already pushed thousands to flee.Officers were out in force to prevent violence and looting, while hundreds of foreign nationals took refuge in several cities, urgently seeking help to leave.At least two Mozambicans, an Ethiopian and a Malawian have been killed in anti-immigrant violence over recent weeks and several Afr
  
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