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• 10 oldest popes in history

  21-04-2025 13:53 via vanguardngr.com
  The passing of Pope Francis at the age of 88, on Monday, marked the end of a papacy defined by compassion, humility, and a commitment to reform.
  Known for his deep concern for the poor and marginalised, he remained active and engaged until his final days. His death not only leaves a profound legacy but also places him among the oldest popes in the long and storied history of the Catholic Church.The papacy, one of the world’s oldest continuous institutions, has been led by men of varying a
  
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• Eletu family to Sanwo-Olu: Stop Ayeni from parading self as Odibo-elect

  06-05-2025 05:56 via vanguardngr.com
  By Temitope AtolagbeLAGOS — THE Eletu Odibo Chieftaincy Family of Lagos Island has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to order Ismail Ayeni to stop parading himself as the Eletu Odibo-elect of Lagos State.The accredited representatives of the Eletu Odibo Chieftaincy family, in a letter, faulted the imposition of the candidate and urged the governor to restrain Ayeni from parading himself as Eletu Odibo.The family in a petition by their counsel, Mr A. Fatoki, said: “This is so because
  
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• AI can transform governance, improve transparency — Customs CG

  06-05-2025 05:43 via vanguardngr.com
  The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has advocated for the strategic application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nigeria’s public governance system, stating that the technology holds immense potential to combat corruption, enhance transparency, and drive efficiency in service delivery.Adeniyi made this call on Monday during a public lecture delivered at the 7th convocation ceremony of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), where he
  
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• Gov. Namadi reshuffles cabinet

  06-05-2025 05:42 via vanguardngr.com
  The Jigawa state Governor, Umar Namadi yesterday announced a minor cabinet reshuffle involving three cabinet commissioners.This was part of the decision arrived during the weekly State Executive Council meeting presided over by the governor.The state commissioner for Information Sagir Ahmed Musa, who made the development open said the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development, Ahmed Garba MK had been moved over to the Ministry of Land, taking over from Col. Muhammad Alhassan (
  
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• Defection: Oborevwori, Okowa betrayed trust — Group

  06-05-2025 05:38 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry OjeluA civil society group, Concerned Citizens of Delta State, has accused Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and former Governor Senator Ifeanyi Okowa of betraying Deltans’ trust through their recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC.In a statement by its president, Evans Ufeli, the group described the political move as “self-serving, undemocratic and executed without the consent of the people. These defections were not author
  
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• Fresh oil spill in Rivers community, as group alleges massive destruction

  06-05-2025 05:34 via vanguardngr.com
  …Calls On NOSDRA for urgent interventionBy Daniel AbiaPort Harcourt—A fresh oil spill has been reported in Ikata community, Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State with attendant massive destruction of crops in the surrounding environment.The spill occurred in the early hours of yesterday, on a 14-inch pipeline right of way operated by Renaissance Africa Energy Company Ltd, RAEC.RAEC is the company that is alleged to have recently acquired the assets of Shell Petroleum De
  
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• Arenyeka didn’t instruct PDP defectors not to register — APC

  06-05-2025 05:32 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ochuko AkuophaASABA—THE All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, has dismissed as fake, a notice attributed to former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Solomon Arenyeka, instructing new members not to register for the APC.The state chapter of the APC, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Valentine Onojeghuo, described the notice as malicious and the handiwork of enemies of progress.The statement said: “The leadership of APC, Delta State
  
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• Missing Babcock student found, reunites with mother

  06-05-2025 04:58 via vanguardngr.com
  …He’s to face disciplinary panel over misconducts —MgtBy James OgunnaikeAbeokuta—The management of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, yesterday dismissed claims by the mother of Oladipupo Siwajuola, a Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board, JUPEB, student of missing, saying the student left campus without permission.The institution, in a statement by its Director of Communication and Public Relations, Dr. Joshua Suleiman, described the mother&rsquo
  
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• Police arrest killers of Diri’s in-law, monarch in Bayelsa

  06-05-2025 04:56 via vanguardngr.com
  …Say suspected vandal of Tebedaba-Brass trunkline in custodyBy Samuel OyadonghaYenagoa—The police in Bayelsa State have arrested killers of 50-year-old Odeinyefa Ogbolosingha, in-law to Governor Douye Diri and two others, the Paramount Ruler of the Kalaba Community and Chairman of the Community Development Committee, CDC, HRH Kolibo Amabelimo and Samuel Oburo in Kalaba community of Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state.The police, yesterday, confirmed that the deceased were al
  
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• Nasarawa: Police confirm discovery of 5 dead children in abandoned vehicles

  06-05-2025 04:55 via vanguardngr.com
  By Abel DanielLafia —Five lifeless bodies of children have been found in an abandoned vehicle in Agyaragu, Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.Nasarawa State Police command’s Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, made the disclosure, yesterday.
  He said police have launched a full investigation into the unfortunate death of five children, who were found lifeless inside an abandoned, unserviceable vehicle in the Agyaragu community of the council.The command said about 5:30p
  
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• Armed herders kill 2 commuters, abduct 4 others in Benue

  06-05-2025 04:53 via vanguardngr.com
  By Peter DuruMakurdi—Suspected armed herdsmen, Sunday night, killed two passengers of a commercial vehicle and abducted four others along the Adoka-Otukpo Road in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.The occupants of the ill-fated vehicle were said to be en-route Otukpo from Abuja when they came under attack about 11p.m.
  A source in the area disclosed that the vehicle ran into an ambush by the herders, who shot and killed the driver and a passenger, forcing the vehicle to veer off
  
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• $122m laundering allegation: Bank asks court to halt House, Police’s probe

  06-05-2025 04:51 via vanguardngr.com
  By Innocent AnabaLAGOS—A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned till July 18, 2025, to hear the suit by Sterling Bank Limited and its affiliates challenging the authority of the House of Representatives to investigate the management of funds in the accounts of two of its customers, Dr. Innocent Usoro and Miden Systems Limited.Trial judge in the matter is Justice Daniel Osiagor.The plaintiffs in the suit, Sterling Bank, Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc, and senior executives, Yem
  
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• Bauchi Upper Sharia Court jails vandal for 2 years

  06-05-2025 04:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Marie-Therese NanlongJos—The Upper Sharia Court sitting in Toro, Bauchi State, has convicted a vandal, Julabib Muhammad, of destroying a transformer belonging to Jos Electricity Distribution Company, JED Plc.Recall that recently, the company had intensified efforts in preserving its property as its crack down on infrastructure sabotage and the latest conviction, the company believes would deter others from engaging in any action inimical to its business.The company’s acting Head
  
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• Fresh concerns over budget 2025 as oil price drops to $59 per barrel

  06-05-2025 04:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By Udeme Akpan, Energy EditorTHERE were increased concerns over the implementation of Nigeria’s 2025 budget, weekend, as oil price dropped further to $59 per barrel from more than $70 per barrel, the lowest this year.This is about 15.7 percent lower than this year’s peak price of over $70 per barrel.Funding of the budget was benchmarked on $75 per barrel and more than two million bpd, including condensate. Also, in its April 2025 Monthly Oil Report, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum R
  
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• Okpebholo leads the way in education reforms— Aide

  06-05-2025 04:44 via vanguardngr.com
  THE ongoing reforms in Edo State’s education sector have reaffirmed Governor Monday Okpebholo’s unwavering commitment to making quality education accessible to every child and young adult in the state, the state government has said.Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Mr. Fred Itua in a statement, yesterday, said: “Understanding the pivotal role of education in securing a prosperous future, Governor Okpebholo, upon assuming office in November 2024, declared a state of
  
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• VDM to be released today, faces multiple charges in court Thursday

  06-05-2025 04:42 via vanguardngr.com
  •As PDP, Atiku, Akinnola, Davido, Cubana Chief Priest condemn his arrestBy Luminous Jannamike & Efe OnodjaeActivist and social media influencer, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, will be released today, a source has told Vanguard.According to the source, VDM will be released, following the protest that greeted his arrest, while he will be charged in court on Thursday.Scores of youths had, yesterday,
  
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• Anti-Tinubu coalition: North alone can’t decide 2027 presidency — Tanko Yakassai, ACF

  06-05-2025 04:30 via vanguardngr.com
  Coalition remains on course — Atiku’s aideBy Dapo Akinrefon & Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoLAGOS — AS the anti-Tinubu coalition, headed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, gathers momentum in the North, elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has said the North alone cannot determine who emerges as president in 2027.This came as the League of Northern Democrats, yesterday, said the mission of the group is not in seizing power but fixing the country.It will be recalled that form
  
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• Dangote thanks Tinubu for revolutionary change in oil & gas sector

  06-05-2025 04:21 via vanguardngr.com
  President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has praised President Bola Tinubu for assembling a capable leadership team at the NNPC, highlighting the appointments of Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari as Group Chief Executive Officer and Mr Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive chairman.Dangote said he visited the President to commend him for putting together such a formidable and professionally competent team, that is eminently qualified to take NNPCL to a greater height.According to Dangote, the new managemen
  
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• Osun govt slams ex-Speaker for labelling Adeleke ‘caretaker gov’

  06-05-2025 04:01 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina AbubakarOSOGBO— THE Osun State governor, yesterday, lampooned a former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye for labelling Governor Ademola Adeleke as a “Caretaker Governor.”The former Speaker, who spoke during a Yoruba programme on a private radio station tagged ‘Oro Oselu’, said Governor Adeleke is a caretaker governor and would be sent packing by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2026.Reacting to the comments, the governor’s spo
  
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• NELFUND to students who received loans after graduation: Take complaints to your schools

  06-05-2025 03:50 via vanguardngr.com
  …Says South-South, South East enrolment lowBy Joseph ErunkeAbuja-The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has directed students complaining of receiving their loans after graduation to proceed to their various schools to resolve the issue.It also lamented the low enrolment of students of South South and South East geo-political zones, citing a noticeable disparity in applications, compared to other parts of the country.Reacting to alleged loan payment to some students who had already g
  
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• Trump threatens 100% tariff on foreign-made movies

  06-05-2025 03:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency reportsUNITED States President, Donald Trump, is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the United States with 100 per cent tariffs in a bid to save “dying Hollywood.”In a post Sunday night on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he had authorized the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to slap a 100 per cent tariff on any and all movies coming into the US that were produced in foreign lan
  
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• S-East APC leadership to make party dominant in zone — Uzodimma

  06-05-2025 03:11 via vanguardngr.com
  Leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South-East has decided to work together and ensure that the Party dominates political activities in the zone.The resolution was brought to light in Enugu on Saturday, April 3, 2025, after the consultative meeting of the South East select leaders of the APC.The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, who is the Chairman of Progressive  Governors Forum and also Chairman of the South East Governors Forum communicated the decisions
  
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• NOA goes tough on FGM, poor sanitation in Ekiti

  06-05-2025 02:58 via vanguardngr.com
  ADO-EKITI — THE Directorate of the National Orientation Agency, NOA, in Ekiti State, has renewed its campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM), human rights violations, and poor sanitation habits across the state.Speaking in Ado Ekiti during a sensitisation programme on Monday, the State NOA Director, Mrs Kemi Akomolafe, said the agency is committed to eradicating FGM, deepening public understanding of the need for high personal hygiene standards and respect for human rights.Akomol
  
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• Afenifere to govs: Save Nigeria’s image abroad

  06-05-2025 02:53 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dayo JohnsonAKURE — AMID plans by some persons to de-market Nigeria in the international community, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, tasked governors to speak with one voice and defend the country’s integrity.Afenifere’s National Organizing Secretary, Otunba Kole Omololu, in a statement, which condemned the move, said it was aimed at discrediting the administration of President Bola Tinubu within and outside the country.It, however, urged t
  
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• Sirens and suspensions: Governor Nwifuru’s war on corruption

  06-05-2025 02:47 via vanguardngr.com
  By JEFF UKACHUKWUFrancis Nwifuru has never been shy about his ambition to bleach corruption out of Ebonyi State. When sworn in in June 2023, he warned that “corruption will find no shelter in Ebonyi,” a line received with the usual applause that greets every new governor’s vow. Two years later, the applause was replaced by sirens, police invitations, and suspension letters.
  In barely eight weeks—from mid-March to early May 2025—nine members of his cabinet have
  
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• ACPN hails Soludo’s healthcare reforms, demands action on fake drugs, electoral discipline

  06-05-2025 02:43 via vanguardngr.com
  By Chioma ObinnaThe Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has commended Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo for his sweeping reforms in the state’s pharmaceutical sector, including the development of a Coordinated Wholesale Centre (CWC) and the creation of a pharmaceutical industrial hub, describing the initiatives as “visionary and unprecedented.”In a communiqué issued at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC)meeting, which was attend
  
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• Sanwo-Olu tasks ECOWAS court on credible judicial system, regional integration

  06-05-2025 02:04 via vanguardngr.com
  By Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, charged the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to focus more on promoting a credible judicial system that promotes integration.Sanwo-Olu made the call at the opening ceremony of the ‘Sensitisation Outreach and External Court Sessions’ of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, held at Victoria Island.The governor said: “As we kick off the sessions of this event, I encourage
  
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• NELFUND: Against a culture of impunity, by Dakuku Peterside

  06-05-2025 01:21 via vanguardngr.com
  When the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, better known as NELFUND, was unveiled, it landed like a spark in a dry forest of despair. It brought a glimmer of hope, like a bold attempt to democratise access to higher education in a country where tuition fees are a barricade and scholarships are too few, too politicised, or too elitist.
  The idea was simple: interest-free student loans, disbursed through an automated and digitally tracked platform with zero human interference. For students who hav
  
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• Senate mulls reconciliation of stakeholders in Rivers crisis, to pass Tax Reform Bills

  06-05-2025 01:15 via vanguardngr.com
  …To begin review of Electoral Act, 2022By Henry UmoruABUJA— AS Senate resumes plenary today, it will work with the executive arm of government to resolve all lingering socio-political issues across the federation, including the situation in Rivers State.According to the Senate, this is to ensure that all stakeholders come to terms on the need to address the root causes of those issues and ensure proper reconciliation of all key actors in the overriding public interest.In a statemen
  
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• Gov. Mutfwang: Trudging on amidst recurrent distractions

  06-05-2025 01:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By POLYCARP AUTAIn the run up to the 2023 general elections, political analysts identified Mr Caleb Mutfwang, a contestant to the Plateau governorship seat, as one candidate that was sure of victory. They hinged such optimism on the affection the lawyer enjoyed among Plateau residents long before he picked the ticket of his political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
  Such popularity was amply demonstrated when he returned from Abuja after collecting his party’s flag.The crowd
  
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