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• Why I left my acting career and relocated abroad — Bukky Wright

  22-07-2026 17:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Veteran Nollywood actress Bukky Wright has revealed that she stepped away from acting and relocated abroad to prioritise raising her children, saying she has no regrets about the decision.The 59-year-old actress, who was a familiar face in Nigerian films before taking a lengthy break in the mid-2010s, made the revelation during an appearance on The Morayo Show.Wright returned to the screen in January 2025 with her role in Something About the Briggs, marking her comeback after years away from th
  
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• FG pursues compensation over South Africa attacks

  29-07-2026 10:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The federal government says it is pursuing compensation for Nigerians affected by recent attacks in South Africa while strengthening diplomatic efforts to prevent further violence.Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Sola Enikanolaiye, disclosed this on Tuesday after briefing President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.He said the briefing followed Tinubu’s directive to receive South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s special envoy and foreign minister, Ronald Lam
  
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• Baby born without anus gets lifeline as Onyejeocha vows to foot ₦5m surgery bill

  29-07-2026 10:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Extends medical outreach to nomadic schoolBy Steve OkoUMUAHIA — Moved by the plight of a baby born without anus, former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has vowed to bear the full cost of the child’s treatment, declaring that poverty should never condemn any child to death.The former Minister, who is conducting a week-long free medical outreach across Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency, said the infant’s condition was among
  
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• Meet Nathan Thomas, world’s youngest professor at 18

  29-07-2026 10:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  American engineer and educator, Nathan Thomas broke a centuries-old record when he returned to his former college as a faculty member before his 19th birthday.When Nathan Thomas walked into a computer science classroom at Miami Dade College in August 2023, most of his students were roughly his own age. That wasn’t a coincidence — Thomas, born September 9, 2004, in the United States, was just 18 years and 346 days old, making him the youngest male professor in history.The milestone e
  
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• Fani-Kayode condemns alleged killing of Nigerian by South African Police, demands justice

  29-07-2026 10:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has condemned the alleged killing of a Nigerian national by members of the South African Police Service, describing the incident as disturbing and calling for urgent action to end attacks on Nigerians in the country.In a statement shared on his Facebook page, Fani-Kayode said he watched what he described as a secretly recorded video allegedly showing a Nigerian being assaulted by South African police officers in his home.According to him, the foota
  
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• World Cup: Argentina president alleges US Democrats, Brazil financed ‘anti-Argentina’ campaign

  29-07-2026 10:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Argentina President Javier Milei has alleged that the wave of criticism directed at the country’s national team during and after the 2026 FIFA World Cup was part of a coordinated campaign financed by the US Democratic Party and the governments of Brazil and Mexico.According to The Guardian, Milei made the claims during an interview with a local radio station on Sunday, more than a week after Spain defeated Argentina in the World Cup final.The Argentine leader argued that the backlash, whi
  
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• Sulemana Abdul Samed, Ghana’s tallest man, dies at 33

  29-07-2026 10:01 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Ghana is mourning the death of Sulemana Abdul Samed, widely regarded as the country’s tallest man, who died on Monday at the age of 33 after battling complications linked to Marfan syndrome.Samed, popularly known as Awuche, passed away at the Tamale Teaching Hospital in northern Ghana, where he had been receiving treatment for infected sores on his legs. He was admitted to the facility after the wounds worsened despite ongoing medical care.According to a family member, Sulemana Abdul Kudu
  
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• US, Saudi forces strike Iran-backed groups in Iraq

  29-07-2026 09:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  US and Saudi Arabian forces said they struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for recent attacks, following a short pause in Iran war hostilities.The combined air operation came as President Donald Trump met with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington for their first in-person talks since the Middle East war began in late February.Crude oil prices leapt more than four percent as the fresh Middle East flare-up revived fears over global supplies usually
  
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• WAFCON: Why Super Falcons lost to Malawi — Okoronkwo

  29-07-2026 09:44 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nigeria’s Super Falcons suffered a shocking setback in their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) opener on Tuesday, falling 3-2 to debutants Malawi in their Group C clash.Heavy favorites heading into the match, the defending champions struggled to contain Malawi’s standout sister duo, Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga. Temwa scored twice while Tabitha added a third to complete the stunning upset. Nigeria managed to find the net through Rasheedat Ajibade and substitute Uchenna Kanu
  
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• Our economy, security improving – Tinubu

  29-07-2026 09:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s economy has recovered, while security operations are delivering improved results through stronger coordination among security and intelligence agencies.The minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Tuesday after leading the National Communications Team to a meeting with the president in Abuja.The delegation included the Presidential Media Team and heads of information agencies, including the News Agency of Nige
  
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• Telecom operators seek stronger infrastructure protection to sustain Nigeria’s digital growth

  29-07-2026 09:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Juliet Umeh & Islamiyyah AdekanbiFor more than two dec-ades, Nigeria’s telecommunications operators have powered one of the country’s biggest economic success stories, connecting millions of people, driving financial inclusion and providing the digital infrastructure that supports banking, education, healthcare, commerce and governance.
  However, they have come out to demand stronger government support, policy consistency and effective protection of their infrastructure, to en
  
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• Why laptops may become more expensive in Nigeria

  29-07-2026 09:22 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Global PC shipments fall 4.9% to 68.2m units in Q2 2026
  By Juliet UmeFor many Nigerians preparing for a new academic session, entrepreneurs running digital businesses and professionals working from home, owning a laptop is no longer a luxury. It has become an important tool for learning, work and running a business.
  However, buying one may soon become even more expensive.
  Already, Nigerians are struggling with the effects of the weak Naira, rising inflation, high import costs and foreig
  
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• Forgotten Enugu communities lament the deplorable condition of their link road

  29-07-2026 09:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Contractor abandoned site after earthworks
  By Chinedu AdonuFor the people of Amufie, Ugbaike and Inyi communities in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, the deplorable state of the major road linking them is a source of serious concern.
  It is negatively affecting their social and economic life. Rather than being a source of economic lifeline for the agrarian communities, the road has turned into a source of frustration due to its condition resulting from years of neglec
  
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• Oke-Aku, a celebration that unites Ezza people of Ebonyi

  29-07-2026 09:09 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Nwifuru, stakeholders stress need for peace, unity, urge sustainable culture
  By Jeff AgbodoOn Monday, July 6, 2026, the Ezekiel Cultural Civic Centre in Onueke was abuzz with excitement when the people marked the grand finale of the Oke-aku festival with pomp and pageantry. Oke-aku in Ezza land marks the end of the old yam harvest and the beginning of the new yam harvest. This festival, which usually comes between July and September, is much valued and respected in Ezza land because it
  
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• How Ikem communities celebrate New Yam festival (ORUROEZHI)

  29-07-2026 09:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dennis AgboNew Yam Festival is one of the most important and unifying cultural festivals celebrated in Ikem and by extension, throughout Igbo land. It is a significant annual event that brings together the sons and daughters of the community from different parts of the world.
  In-laws, friends, and well-wishers also return to celebrate this unique cultural heritage. Last week, communities that make up Ikem-Asokwa in Isi-Uzo Council Area of Enugu State celebrated theirs, called Oruroezhi.
  A cu
  
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• Abia communities cry out over devastating erosion menace, seek urgent Govt intervention

  29-07-2026 09:05 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …We have tried, they are beyond our capacity to handle…Intervention is on the way -Abia Government
  By Steve OkoEROSION-threatened communities in Abia State have sent an urgent save our soul appeals to both the federal and state governments for help over an existential threat posed by dangerous gully erosion ravaging their ancestral homes.
  The rampaging gully erosion is destroying homes, markets, livelihoods and other critical infrastructure and fast pushing residents towards displ
  
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• Farmers in tale of woes over flooding

  29-07-2026 08:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Cynthia AloThere are indications that farmers may have suffered huge losses following recent heavy rains that created flooding of farmlands across the country.
  Vanguard AgroBiz findings reveal that many farmers across the country are now battling with the impact on survival of their farming businesses.
  The situation may worsen as the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) warned that about 17 states, including Bauchi, Edo, Imo, Kaduna, Plateau and Benue, as well as 11 others, will expe
  
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• Refuse heaps ’ll disappear soon — LAWMA boss

  29-07-2026 08:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS—THE Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, yesterday, assured residents that the waste backlog across the state will soon be a thing of the past.
  LAWMA’s Managing Director, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said this during the commissioning of the rehabilitated Road E and newly constructed disposal platforms at the Olusosun Disposal Facility, Ojota area of the state.
  Addressing newsmen at the ceremony, Gbadegesin described the project as a strategic interventi
  
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• Osun election, most consequential off-cycle election — INEC chairman

  29-07-2026 08:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Ooni seeks peaceful, credible poll
  By Shina AbubakarOSOGBO — NATIONAL Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, yesterday, described the Osun election as the most consequential off-cycle poll because it will serve as a mirror for the 2027 general elections.
  Prof. Amupitan was at the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi alongside INEC National Commissioners and the Osun Resident Electoral Commissioner, Oluwatoyin Babal
  
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• How I escaped when DSS invaded my home in 2021 — Sunday Igboho

  29-07-2026 08:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  IBADAN— YORUBA Nation activist, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has narrated how he escaped from operatives of the Department of State Services during the controversial raid on his Ibadan residence in July 2021.
  Recall, the DSS invaded Igboho’s Soka residence in Ibadan, Oyo State, in the early hours of July 1, 2021, following months of heightened tension between the activist and the late Muhammadu Buhari administration.
  Recounting the incident when some Muslim d
  
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• Ondo Assembly crisis: We only sat 4 times in 7 months — Aggrieved lawmakers

  29-07-2026 08:48 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Allegations are baseless — Embattled SpeakerBy Dayo JohnsonAKURE— THE crisis rocking the Ondo State House of Assembly has deepened as 21 of 26 lawmakers, yesterday, alleged that only four plenary sessions were held in seven months under the embattled Speaker, Mr Olamide Oladiji.
  The aggrieved lawmakers have suspended legislative business and asked the Speaker to resign over N44 million allegedly linked to the reordering of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commi
  
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• Tinubu to Catholic Bishops: We’re stabilising Nigeria, prosperity on horizon

  29-07-2026 08:45 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu yesterday, assured that the ongoing restructuring of security operations and institutions will deliver victory over terrorism, banditry and kidnappings across the country.
  Receiving the leadership of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, led by its President, Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso, at the State House, President Tinubu emphasised that Nigeria’s security architecture was being repositioned for greater efficiency.
  Most Rev. Ndagoso,
  
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• Hostel Collapse: Missing occupants may still be under debris — Anambra Govt

  29-07-2026 08:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Vincent Ujumadu & Juliet UmehThe Anambra State Government has expressed fears that more occupants may still be trapped beneath the rubble of the collapsed three-storey students’ hostel , saying rescue operations will continue until every missing person is accounted for.Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Chijioke Ojukwu, disclosed this while giving an update on the tragedy on Channels Television, saying preliminary information suggested that between three
  
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• Two seek refund, prosecution over alleged Canada travel documents scam

  29-07-2026 08:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Their allegation is false — Ighodaro
  By Ozioruva AliuBENIN CITY—TWO men, Collins Agbonbaye and Pastor Ojo Perfect, have accused an Edo State realtor, Nosa Ighodaro, of collecting more than N30 million to facilitate travel documents and work permits for Canada.
  The complainants alleged that they were introduced to Ighodaro separately and later met while preparing to travel through Cameroon after their departure point was reportedly changed from Lagos. They said the proposed d
  
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• Gunmen abduct INEC staff in Anambra, shoot businessman, demand N40m

  29-07-2026 08:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Gunmen have abducted an employee of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and demanded a N40 million ransom after carrying out separate attacks along the Ebenebe axis of Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
  The incident was reported by security analyst, Zagazola Makama.
  According to the report, Christy Nkiru Okeke, an INEC employee, was abducted at about 7:00pm on July 24.
  Her husband later reported the incident to the B Division Police Headquarters in Awka after th
  
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• S-East monarchs replace controversial Eze Ndigbo title

  29-07-2026 08:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Henry ObettaThe South East Council of Traditional Rulers has formally replaced the controversial Eze Ndigbo title for Igbo leaders outside the South-East with ‘Onyendu Ndigbo,’ in a move aimed at resolving longstanding disputes over the legitimacy of diaspora traditional leadership.
  The decision, implemented through the Committee on the Regularisation of Igbo Diaspora Traditional Title and Leadership (CRIDTTL), comes amid growing controversies surrounding the coronation of Eze Nd
  
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• Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, July 29, 2026

  29-07-2026 07:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Nigerian Naira opened trading on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, maintaining relative stability against the United States dollar across both the official Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market.Data from the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market shows the currency trading at an average rate of 1,364.54 Naira per US Dollar. Intra-day spot trading in the official window opened near 1,367.00 Naira before settling around the 1,364.50 range during morning transactions.In the paralle
  
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• Publishers say NERDC’s textbook fee cut fails to address core concerns

  29-07-2026 07:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has said the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council’s (NERDC) reduction of textbook assessment and ranking fees does not address the fundamental concerns surrounding the controversial book ranking policy.In a statement issued on Tuesday by its Executive Secretary, Rotimi Iyiola, the association said although the fee reduction acknowledged stakeholders’ concerns, it only addressed a fraction of the issues raised.The publishers
  
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• Court voids Reps’ N72.6bn compensation directive against Seplat, says judicial powers usurped

  29-07-2026 06:59 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Innocent AnabaA Federal High Court in Lagos has set aside a directive by the House of Representatives Committee ordering Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited, SEPNU, to pay N72.624 billion as compensation to communities over alleged oil spill incidents, holding that the National Assembly exceeded its constitutional powers.
  The court held that the directive amounted to an unconstitutional usurpation of the judicial powers exclusively vested in courts of competent jurisdiction.
  Justice Al
  
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• AVA Capital set for NGX listing to strengthen market visibility

  29-07-2026 06:54 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Peter EgwuatuAVA Capital Plc, an integrated financial services group with operations in investment banking, asset management, securities trading and trusteeship, is set to list on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) by way of Listing by Introduction on Friday.According to a statement made available to Vanguard, the listing is a strategic transition into the public market aimed at strengthening the Group’s institutional profile rather than raising fresh capital.Managing Director of
  
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