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• Why I stopped going to church – Nicki Minaj

  16-06-2026 20:37 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeAmerican rapper Nicki Minaj has opened up about her relationship with God, revealing that her rise to global stardom forced her away from regular church attendance, even though her faith remains strong.Speaking on a recent episode of The Bryce Crawford Podcast, the award-winning rapper said she stopped going to church after her music career began taking off because her performance schedule often left her exhausted on weekends.“Once my career started taking off, I stop
  
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• Nigeria urges ECOWAS to re-engage AES countries

  01-09-2026 19:53 via punchng.com
  
  Nigeria calls on ECOWAS leadership to intensify engagement with AES countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger) to foster peace, security, and economic integratiRead More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-urges-ecowas-to-re-engage-aes-countries/
  
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• Kaduna gov donates buses to NUJ, NBA, others

  01-09-2026 19:53 via punchng.com
  
  Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani donates brand-new buses to NUJ, NBA, NMA, KASU, and Correctional Service to address mobility challenges.Read More: https://punchng.com/kaduna-gov-donates-buses-to-nuj-nba-others/
  
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• 2027: Sokoto PDP chair dismisses ex-chair’s defection to ADC

  01-09-2026 19:53 via punchng.com
  
  Sokoto PDP Chairman, Hayatu Tafida Aminu, dismisses former chairman Muhammad Bello Aliyu Goronyo’s defection to ADC, calling it “not a surprise.”Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-sokoto-pdp-chair-dismisses-ex-chairs-defection-to-adc/
  
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• Mosimane returns as South Africa coach ahead of AFCON qualifiers

  01-09-2026 19:38 via punchng.com
  
  Pitso Mosimane is back as South Africa’s coach, tasked with leading Bafana Bafana in the upcoming 2027 AFCON qualifiers. Learn about his return and challenRead More: https://punchng.com/mosimane-returns-as-south-africa-coach-ahead-of-afcon-qualifiers/
  
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• 2027: Court adjourns Atiku’s suit challenging Tinubu’s eligibility

  01-09-2026 19:38 via punchng.com
  
  Federal High Court adjourns Atiku Abubakar’s suit challenging President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility for the 2027 election over service issues.Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-court-adjourns-atikus-suit-challenging-tinubus-eligibility/
  
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• Nollywood actress Atinuke Kareem dies after battle with cancer

  01-09-2026 19:38 via punchng.com
  
  The Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, Ogun State Chapter, has announced the death of Nollywood actress Atinuke Kareem, who passed away after a battle with breast cancer. The news of her passing was officially announced on Tuesday by her colleague and the Executive Governor of TAMPAN Ogun State, Owolabi Ajasa, viaRead More: https://punchng.com/nollywood-actress-atinuke-kareem-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/
  
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• Nwifuru to council chairmen: Win LGAs in 2027 or lose jobs

  01-09-2026 19:35 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jeff Agbodo, AbakalikiGovernor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has directed the newly sworn-in local government chairmen to ensure the All Progressives Congress, APC, wins their respective areas in the 2027 general elections or risk losing their positions.Nwifuru said his directive was not a threat to opposition parties but a clear expression of his commitment to protecting the APC and ensuring victory for the party in all elections in the state.The governor spoke during the swearing-in cere
  
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• NAPTIP seeks probe of CSOs over alleged child trafficking

  01-09-2026 19:31 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has called for an investigation into some civil society organisations, CSOs, allegedly being used as fronts by human traffickers to gain access to vulnerable communities and traffic children.The agency also disclosed that it had recovered 118 children allegedly trafficked from Nasarawa, Benue and three other states in the North-Central region.NAPTIP’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Vincent A
  
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• 2027: LP cautions Onyejeocha over bid for fifth Reps term

  01-09-2026 19:28 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ugochukwu AlaribeUMUAHIA — The Labour Party, LP, in Abia State has criticised former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, over her decision to resign her ministerial position and seek a fifth term in the House of Representatives.The state LP chairman, Peter Azubuike, said Onyejeocha, who represented Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency for 16 years, should give other qualified people, particularly younger politicians, the opportunity to represent the
  
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• Why I want to become Nigeria’s president — Donald Duke

  01-09-2026 19:25 via vanguardngr.com
  By Soni Daniel, Northern Region EditorThe presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Donald Duke, has said he joined the 2027 presidential race to tackle Nigeria’s challenges and provide Nigerians with a new lease of life.Duke, who spoke to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, lamented the country’s leadership challenges since the return to democratic rule in 1979, saying successive administrations had failed to provide the vision required to transform the country.The
  
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• UK court jails sleep-deprived Nigerian taxi driver for fatal crash

  01-09-2026 19:23 via punchng.com
  
  A Nigerian taxi driver has been jailed for six years in the UK after a fatal crash caused by him falling asleep at the wheel. Learn about the dangers of drRead More: https://punchng.com/uk-court-jails-sleep-deprived-nigerian-taxi-driver-for-fatal-crash/
  
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• Nigeria’s economy grows 4.43% in Q2, moves toward $1tn GDP — Finance Ministry

  01-09-2026 19:20 via vanguardngr.com
  Nigeria’s real Gross Domestic Product, GDP, grew by 4.43 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, up from 4.23 per cent recorded in the corresponding period of 2025, the Federal Ministry of Finance has said.The ministry, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said the latest growth also represented an improvement from the 3.89 per cent recorded in the first quarter of 2026.It said the Q2 performance lifted real GDP growth for the first half of 2026 to 4.16 per cent, compared with 3
  
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• 2027: Opposition unity still possible despite Atiku, Obi absence — NDC

  01-09-2026 19:10 via vanguardngr.com
  By James Ogunnaike, AbeokutaThe Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has said opposition parties can still forge a united front ahead of the 2027 general elections despite the absence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, from Monday’s National Opposition Summit in Abuja.A chieftain of the NDC and the party’s Lagos Central senatorial candidate, Ladipo Johnson, stated this on Tuesday while speaking on Frontline, a current affairs pro
  
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• Anambra electoral commission issues certificates of return to new LG chairmen

  01-09-2026 19:09 via punchng.com
  
  Anambra State electoral commission issues certificates of return to 21 newly elected local government chairmen and councillors after the recent LG electionRead More: https://punchng.com/anambra-electoral-commission-issues-certificates-of-return-to-new-lg-chairmen/
  
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• Nigerian man jailed 8 years for robbing elderly, disabled patients in UK; faces deportation

  01-09-2026 19:08 via vanguardngr.com
  By Caleb AyemereA Nigerian former care worker, Ediongseyene Essien has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a series of burglary and robbery offences targeting elderly and vulnerable people in Liverpool, UK including some people he had previously cared for.Merseyside Police said Essien appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday, August 28, where he was sentenced to three years for burglary and five years for robbery, to be served consecutively.As a Nigerian national, Essien will serve 3
  
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• Lagos begins enforcement of 2026 parking permits, warns defaulters

  01-09-2026 19:07 via punchng.com
  
  Lagos State Parking Authority begins enforcement of 2026 parking permits, warning defaulters of fines and suspension. Get your Lagos parking permit now.Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-begins-enforcement-of-2026-parking-permits-warns-defaulters/
  
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• Family, friends protest over UNIPORT graduate’s killing

  01-09-2026 19:07 via punchng.com
  
  Family and friends protest the alleged killing of UNIPORT graduate Anthony Obodo by police in Port Harcourt, demanding justice for the victim.Read More: https://punchng.com/family-friends-protest-over-uniport-graduates-killing/
  
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• NMDPRA price cap may worsen fuel crisis, scare investors — Osifo

  01-09-2026 19:03 via vanguardngr.com
  By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Precious EnaikeThe planned price cap on petroleum products by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, could worsen the country’s fuel crisis and drive investors away from the downstream oil sector, former President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, has warned.Osifo, who is also President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, said the proposed policy could
  
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• Yakasai: Omitted APC loyalists will be accommodated

  01-09-2026 18:59 via vanguardngr.com
  By Juliet UmehThe Director-General of the Tinubu Support Group, TSG, Dr Umar Yakasai, has defended the composition of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, saying individuals under investigation should not be treated as guilty until convicted by a court.Yakasai, who spoke on Arise Television, also dismissed allegations that the composition of the council was influenced by political patronage or intended to sideline some APC loyalists ahead of the 2027 general electi
  
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• Atiku vows to review NELFUND, offer debt forgiveness to Nigerian students

  01-09-2026 18:56 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar has vowed to review the Nigerian Education Loan Fund NELFUND policy and provide debt forgiveness for qualifying Nigerian students, dismissing as “dishonest” President Bola Tinubu’s attempt to present the scheme as proof that education has become more affordable under his administration.Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to the former vice president, Phrank Shaibu,
  
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• Kogi abduction: ‘Lessons learnt, protocols to be reviewed’ — NYSC

  01-09-2026 18:53 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has announced plans to review its safety protocols following the abduction of 16 Corps Members in Kogi State, saying lessons had been learnt from the incident.The Corps Members were abducted on August 26 while travelling from the Bayelsa State Orientation Camp to Abuja for relocation after completing their Orientation Course.They have since been rescued and, according to the NYSC, are in high spirits and eager to resume
  
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• VIDEO: Philippine couple holds wedding in flooded church

  01-09-2026 18:52 via punchng.com
  
  A Philippine couple tied the knot on Tuesday at a Catholic church swamped in hip-deep waters, as heavy rains have pummeled large parts of the country for a month. Clutching a bouquet of white blooms and clad in an off-shoulder white gown, Leian Lieza Galang gingerly waded into the murky brown floodwaters inside the SaintRead More: https://punchng.com/video-philippine-couple-holds-wedding-in-flooded-church/
  
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• Iran president thanks Putin for Russia’s stance in war with US

  01-09-2026 18:52 via punchng.com
  
  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday for Moscow’s stance during the Middle East war, in their first meeting since the conflict broke out. Moscow has massively deepened military and economic ties with Iran since launching its own full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “We appreciate and thank you for your positions atRead More: https://punchng.com/iran-president-thanks-putin-for-russias-stance-in-war-with-us/
  
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• 2027: Atiku tackles Tinubu over fuel price

  01-09-2026 18:52 via punchng.com
  
  Atiku Abubakar criticizes President Tinubu’s fuel price policies, accusing his administration of causing economic hardship and promising relief only for 20Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-atiku-tackles-tinubu-over-fuel-price/
  
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• AIR PEACE: ATSSSAN warns of flight disruption as police invite union

  01-09-2026 18:51 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dickson OmobolaAir Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN, has been invited by the police over the picketing of Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, some days ago.On August 11, the National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, and ATSSSAN, backed by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, disrupted Air Peace’s operations over alleged non-remittance of the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge, TSC, to the Nigeria Civil Aviati
  
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• Odidi women storm Heritage Energy over oil spill; ‘we’ll do right thing’ – Spokesman 

  01-09-2026 18:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jimitota Onoyume Angry women from Odidi community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, on Tuesday, stormed the operational office of Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited in Edjeba, Warri, calling on the company to immediately  address the crude oil spill that has lasted six months in the area.Read Also: Four dead, three rescued as building collapses in Kwara Some of the  placards the protesting women carried read “We can’t fis
  
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• US troop drawdown won’t weaken Nigeria security ties — DHQ

  01-09-2026 18:45 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe Defence Headquarters has said the planned withdrawal of about 200 United States military personnel deployed to Nigeria will not affect the longstanding security partnership between both countries.The personnel were deployed to support intelligence, surveillance, training and logistics operations in the fight against terrorism, banditry and other security threats.The Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a joint securit
  
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• Nigerian films must move beyond box office success – Moses Babatope

  01-09-2026 18:44 via vanguardngr.com
  By Juliet EbirimStakeholders in Nigeria’s film industry have been urged to look beyond box office performance and focus on building intellectual property capable of generating value across multiple platforms and markets.
  The call was made by the Managing Director of Nile Media Entertainment Group, Moses Babatope, during a solo presentation at the 2026 Nigerian International Film and TV Summit (NIFS), held August 26 at Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos. His presentation examined the evolution of
  
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• ‘Bring answers when you return’, Atiku tells Tinubu over ₦30trn FAAC, ₦34trn duty waivers

  01-09-2026 18:43 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: The camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu to return from his trip to Europe with concrete answers on the reconciliation of about ₦30 trillion in Federation Account Allocation Committee FAAC figures and roughly ₦34 trillion in Import Duty Exemption Certificate approvals, among other outstanding questions.This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by Phrank Shaibu, Senior Special Assistant on Public Com
  
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