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• Why I took part in ambassadorial screening despite objections – Ndume

  14-12-2025 13:29 via vanguardngr.com
  By John Alechenu
  Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has explained his decision to participate in the Senate screening of Ambassadorial nominees despite raising concerns over breaches of provisions of Section 14 (3) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended).Ndume, who represents Borno South in the National Assembly, had appealed to President Tinubu to withdraw the list to address the constitutional breach he observed in the composition of the list of nominees sent fo
  
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• Stock market transacts 553.2m shares worth N13.3bn

  15-12-2025 19:02 via vanguardngr.com
  The stock market traded 553.2 million shares valued at N13.3 billion in 28,907 transactions on Monday.This is compared with 571.7 million shares valued at N29.04 billion recorded on Friday across 20,418 deals.This revealed a 54 per cent and 3 per cent decline in turnover and volume, respectively, with 42 per cent growth in deals.Meanwhile, FCMB recorded the highest volume, with 92.04 million shares traded, while VITAFOAM recorded the highest value, at N1.77 billion.The equities market opened th
  
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• Why PDP governors are joining APC – Aiyedatiwa

  15-12-2025 18:56 via vanguardngr.com
  — Says 2024 PDP governorship candidate, Ajayi, to join APC—- All disagreements in Ondo APC would be resolved through dialogueBy Dayo Johnson AkureGovernor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state has said that the impact of the reforms of President Bola Tinubu attracted governor’s from other political parties to the ruling All Progressive Congress.Aiyedatiwa said this during a statewide tour of local government areas to thank the people at the grassroots.The tour started with the four A
  
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• South East Security: Troops rescue 15 kidnap victims in fighting patrols

  15-12-2025 18:49 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiJoint Military troops have rescued 15 kidnapped victims during coordinated operations across the South East, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said.The rescue, which was recorded under Joint Task Force South East Operation Udoka, was conducted during operations  between December 3 and December 12, 2025.The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, confirmed this on Monday, noting that the victims were freed during offensive operations at Udenu L
  
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• 2027: Tinubu’s reforms crucial for long-term stability, growth — Ondo APC chairman

  15-12-2025 18:49 via vanguardngr.com
  …Says President’s support groups in state are orderlyThe Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Engr. Ade Adetimehin, has described the ongoing economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu as difficult but necessary steps toward achieving long-term national stability and sustainable growth.Adetimehin stated this during a chat with journalists in Akure, where he likened the current economic challenges to the “birth pains” of a new Nigeria under Presi
  
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• Troops neutralise kidnappers, rescue abducted victims, foil attacks in Kaduna, Plateau

  15-12-2025 18:44 via vanguardngr.com
  Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP) have recorded major operational successes against criminal elements in Kaduna and Plateau States, neutralising kidnappers, rescuing abducted victims and foiling planned attacks between December 11 and 13, 2025.The operations were carried out under the ongoing Operation PEACE SHIELD, targeting kidnapping networks and armed criminals threatening communities across the joint operations area.On December 11, troops of Sector 5 (Sub-
  
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• I came home for Detty December to feel grounded again — US-based Nigerian

  15-12-2025 18:43 via vanguardngr.com
  By Efosa TaiwoFor Nigerians abroad, Detty December often means familiar smells, long-lost faces, and streets, clubs buzzing with music and life. But for Dr. Daniel Ewim, returning home from the United States this holiday season wasn’t just about the parties or festive cheer: it was about reclaiming balance.
  After years of chasing deadlines and managing the pressures of work overseas, Ewim says he reached a point where distance wasn’t enough. He needed home: the routines that felt na
  
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• Encroachment Crisis: Kwara gov directs perimeter fencing of Kwara Poly

  15-12-2025 18:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Demola Akinyemi IlorinGovernor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has directed immediate perimeter fencing of the state Polytechnic to contain the protracted crisis of lands grabbing bedevilling the institution.Recall that the polytechnic had erstwhile been facing the menace of land grabbers that have craflty sold parts of the school premises to unsuspecting desperate buyers.Aside from the land grabbers, many enchroachers are sighted on the Kwara Poly lands, with many insisting and claimi
  
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• Kano cleric brutally slaughtered; suspected assailant lynched by mob – Police

  15-12-2025 18:37 via vanguardngr.com
  By Bashir BelloKANO — The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the brutal killing of a cleric, Ladan Malam Zubairu, at Yusuf Garko Mosque in Maraba Quarters, Kano metropolis, by an unknown assailant.Following the attack, an enraged mob pursued the suspect, lynched him, and set him ablaze, according to the police.The command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna, said the assailant slit the cleric’s throat, which was later recovered from the suspect’s possession by poli
  
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• Nigeria’s federalism facing existential threats, body of SANs warn

  15-12-2025 18:35 via vanguardngr.com
  …says judiciary must assert itself amid single-party dominanceBy Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA– The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, BOSAN, on Monday, warned that the country’s federalism is facing existential threat from single-party dominance.The organization, comprising legal eggheads that constitute the Inner Bar of Nigeria’s judiciary, decried that “the dominance of one political party, as is currently the case, has tended to weaken Nigerian federalism and virt
  
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• 132 firms access N51.7bn, $359m in local content funding – NCDMB

  15-12-2025 18:32 via vanguardngr.com
  By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaThe Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has disclosed that 132 Nigerian companies have accessed a total of N51.785 billion and $359.653 million from intervention funds designed to boost indigenous participation in the country’s oil and gas sector.The funding includes the $350 million Nigerian Content Intervention Fund, the $50 million Working Capital Fund supported by NEXIM, and the Women in Oil and Gas Fund.According to data from the NCDMB, th
  
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• Kashamu defects from PDP to APC

  15-12-2025 18:28 via vanguardngr.com
  A lawmaker, Mr Rasheed Kashamu (Ijebu-North 1) in the Ogun State House of Assembly, on Monday, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.Read Also: Recuse yourself, you can’t investigate me — Malami to EFCC chairmanKashamu, defected citing irreconcilable differences and divisions leading to the polarisation of the party at the State and national levels.The lawmaker, who was the deputy Minority Whip of the house, announced his defec
  
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• NANS demands Matawalle’s sack over alleged links to banditry

  15-12-2025 18:27 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adeola BadruThe National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has called for the immediate removal of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, following a series of allegations linking him to banditry, describing the claims as shocking and deeply troubling.The association said Nigerians deserved to know the truth about the allegations against Matawalle and insisted that the government must be transparent and accountable in its handling of the matter.NANS stated that it was com
  
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• Bayelsa Gov, elders, Tompolo, INEC pay condolence visit over late Deputy Gov’s passing

  15-12-2025 18:24 via vanguardngr.com
  By Samuel OyadonghaYENAGOA — Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and the family of his late deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, on Monday received numerous condolence visits at the Government House, Yenagoa.A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, confirmed that among the visitors were the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), led by Bayelsa State Resident Electoral Commissioner Mallam Isah Ehimeakhe; the Bayelsa Elders Council,
  
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• 2027 election will define Nigeria’s democracy — Anambra ADC guber candidate

  15-12-2025 18:22 via vanguardngr.com
  By Vincent UjumaduAWKA — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in the November 8 Anambra State election, Mr. John Nwosu, has described the 2027 general election as a defining moment for Nigeria’s democracy.In an interview in Awka, Nwosu said he had accepted the outcome of the Anambra election, though he was not fully satisfied with how it was conducted. He expressed concern over political realignments and defections that, he said, prioritize personal or party
  
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• Delta Police arrest 627 suspected criminals, recover 144 arms and N36m ransom

  15-12-2025 18:20 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nwabueze OkonkwoASABA – The Delta State Police Command has arrested 627 suspected criminals and recovered a wide array of weapons, ammunition, and ransom monies in a series of intelligence-led operations across the state during the Ember months.Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi, disclosed this on Monday while parading the suspects at the Command Headquarters in Asaba. According to him, the suspects included 140 armed robbers, 113 kidnap suspects, 125 murder suspects, 187 culti
  
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• Senate kicks against multiple budgets in a fiscal year

  15-12-2025 18:17 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry UmoruThe Senate has taken a swipe at the multiple budgets implementation in a fiscal year by the federal government, as experienced in 2025, saying that the  practice was unacceptable to Nigerians, just as it said that things must be normalized from next year.According to the Senate, against the backdrop that budgetary proposals were not given to the government by the governed, the government should endeavour to please present realizable proposals to avoid non-implementations, whi
  
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• Tinubu, Gen. Musa, Sanwo-Olu, commend soldiers’ sacrifices

  15-12-2025 18:14 via vanguardngr.com
  By Evelyn UsmanPresident Bola Tinubu has hailed serving and retired officers of the Nigerian Army, describing them as the bedrock of Nigeria’s peace and stability, while reaffirming his administration’s commitment to ensuring the welfare, professionalism, and operational effectiveness of the nation’s Armed Forces.The President made the assurance yesterday, while declaring open the 5-Day Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference 2025, themed ‘Examining the Current Landscape o
  
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• 2027 ‘ll be a defining moment for Nigeria’s democracy – Anambra ADC guber candidate

  15-12-2025 18:13 via vanguardngr.com
  By Vincent UjumaduThe governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the November 8 Anambra election, Mr. John Nwosu has said that the 2027 general election will be a defining moment for Nigeria’s democracy.Speaking in an interview in Awka, Nwosu also said that he had accepted the outcome of the Anambra election, even though he was not totally satisfied with the conduct.Nwosu said: “The 2027 elections are shaping up to be a defining moment for our democracy. With
  
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• Ooni urges stronger Nigeria-Ghana ties, confers chieftaincy title on Ghanaian President

  15-12-2025 18:10 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboThe Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called for the deepening of historical and cultural ties between Nigeria and Ghana, emphasizing the importance of sustaining the centuries-old bond for the benefit of citizens in both countries.Oba Ogunwusi made the remark during the conferment of a chieftaincy title on Ghanaian President John Mahama, naming him Aare Atayesea Oodua of the Source. The monarch noted that the event reflects the shared cultural and traditional heri
  
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• Eight suspected child traffickers arraigned in Minna over alleged kidnapping of nine children

  15-12-2025 18:06 via vanguardngr.com
  By Wole MosadomiMinna – Eight suspected child traffickers have been arraigned before a Minna Chief Magistrate Court One following their arrest in Nasarawa State by operatives of the Niger State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad. The operation was led by the Squad’s head, Deputy Superintendent of Police Ahmed Sa’idu.The suspects—Leo Ugochukwu, Ngozi Ugochukwu, Henrietta Obiako, Rosemary Ogbulogo, Chiroma Onyaja, Vincent Emmanuel, Joy Ndife, and Olusegun Isaiah&
  
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• Delta police arrest 627 suspected criminals, recover 144 assorted arms, N36m ransom

  15-12-2025 17:54 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nwabueze OkonkwoDelta state police command has arrested no fewer than 627 suspected criminals and recovered assorted arms and ammunition ranging from AK- 47/49 riffles, Beretta pistols, pump actions, single barrels and locally fabricated cut-to- size guns within this ember months.Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi, who disclosed this to the news at the Command Headquarters, Asaba, on Monday, while parading the suspects, said out of the total of 627 arrested suspects, 140 were suspect
  
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• Singer Trey Songz arrested after alleged altercation at New York nightclub

  15-12-2025 17:45 via vanguardngr.com
  R&B singer Trey Songz has been arrested in New York following an alleged assault involving a nightclub employee in Manhattan’s Times Square area.The 41-year-old artist, whose real name is Tremaine Aldon Neverson, was taken into custody after an early-morning incident at Dramma Night Club on December 4. Prosecutors told a Manhattan criminal court that the singer became “needlessly irate” after a staff member informed him the venue was closing around 4:25 a.m. During the con
  
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• Truth under threat as social media distorts narratives – UNILAG VC

  15-12-2025 17:42 via vanguardngr.com
   The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, has warned that social media opinion often drowns truth, complicating public understanding and accountability.Ogunsola spoke on Monday during a media parley aimed at strengthening transparency, trust and a healthier working relationship between UNILAG and journalists.The engagement, held at the Akoka campus, underscored the university’s commitment to openness amid rising misinformation.“We live in a world
  
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• PDP will come out of current challenges stronger – Makarfi

  15-12-2025 17:32 via vanguardngr.com
  Former Gov. Ahmed Makarfi of Kaduna State has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would emerge better and stronger from its current challenges.Makarfi spoke at the Southern Kaduna PDP Stakeholders’ Summit in Kafanchan, Headquarters of Jema’a Local Government Area, on Monday.The summit had the theme: ‘Get strengthened: “A wake-up call to PDP members’.According to him, no party can survive what the PDP has been through in recent years, arguing that many woul
  
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• 6 best cities in the world for peaceful, affordable retirement

  15-12-2025 17:31 via vanguardngr.com
  Retirement marks a new chapter, one that should be defined by comfort, security and peace of mind. For many retirees, choosing the right city is just as important as financial planning. The ideal retirement destination offers a slower pace of life, affordable living costs, quality healthcare, safety and a welcoming environment.
  From charming coastal towns to culturally rich cities, here are six of the best cities around the world where retirees can enjoy a peaceful and affordable life:1. Penang
  
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• Maresca raises support concerns as Chelsea consider Southgate, Zidane as replacement options

  15-12-2025 17:29 via vanguardngr.com
  Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has drawn attention to possible internal tensions at Stamford Bridge after questioning the level of backing he receives from within the club.Although the Blues recorded a comfortable Premier League win over Everton at the weekend, Maresca struck a reflective tone afterwards, revealing that the previous 48 hours had been the most difficult period of his tenure so far. The Italian stopped short of identifying specific individuals but hinted that he has felt a lack
  
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• Africa’s prosperity depends on young entrepreneurs — Speaker Abbas

  15-12-2025 17:22 via vanguardngr.com
  By Gift ChapiOdekina,AbujaThe Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has noted that young African entrepreneurs and professionals are key to innovation, job creation, and economic resilience, stressing that their passion and risk-taking resilience will continue to expand opportunity across sectors.Speaker Abbas made this known on Sunday at the CEOs Network Awards Gala and Cocktail Night, which was organised by CEOs Network Africa at the National Assembly. He was represente
  
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• Tinubu condoles with Bayelsa over Deputy Gov’s passing

  15-12-2025 17:18 via vanguardngr.com
  President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the Government and people of Bayelsa State over the death of the Deputy Governor, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.The condolence is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga.Tinubu extended his heartfelt sympathies to Gov. Douye Diri, the wife of the late deputy governor, Mrs Beatrice Ewhrudjakpo, his children and associates.The President described Ewhrudjakpo as a diligent and patriotic public servant
  
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• Senate claim of not receiving any protest against Reno’s nomination is disappointing – Onoh

  15-12-2025 17:16 via vanguardngr.com
  By Emma NnadozieENUGU – Dr. Joseph Onoh, former Southeast spokesman to President Bola Tinubu and Chairman of the Forum of Former Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, has criticized the Nigerian Senate for claiming it received “no formal petitions” opposing Reno Omokri’s ambassadorial nomination. Onoh described the assertion as “deeply disappointing,” saying it undermines the credibility of the upper legislative chamber.According to Onoh, he personall
  
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