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• ACF calls on FG to stop killings in Plateau

  06-04-2025 18:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoThe Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on the Federal Government to stop the attacks by terror gangs on defenceless communities in Plateau state, saying the attacks are disheartening and frightening.ACF, in a statement by Prof. Tukur Muhammad-Baba, the National Publicity Secretary, said the attacks on 28th March 2025 resulted in the tragic deaths of scores of people, including children, adding to dismal statistics of deaths, injuries and property damage arising cons
  
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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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• Ghana president to sack ministers who fail to declare assets

  06-05-2025 00:39 via vanguardngr.com
  Ghana’s president on Monday said he sanctioned over 40 of his ministers and appointees for failing to declare their assets, as the country’s new leader continues with an anti-corruption drive.Since his swearing-in in January, President John Mahama has promised a crackdown on graft as he navigates the country’s exit from a moribund economy.In April, authorities charged a former top security official with skimming millions of dollars from a cybersecurity contract.Monday’s
  
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• Details emerge of Zamfara Gov's alleged N200m bribe to frame Defence Minister

  06-05-2025 00:32 via pulse.ng
  
  Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, is allegedly masterminding a plot to smear the Minister of State for Defence and former Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle's reputation. This is according to Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) in a statement issued by its Secretary, Abubakar Suleiman, on Monday, May 5, 2025. The accusation followed a controversial press conference held in Kaduna earlier in the day, during which CNF Chairman Alhaji Aliyu Muhammad Sani accused Matawalle of financial mismanagemen
  
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• Tinubu to inaugurate Lagos-Calabar coastal highway section before May 25, says Umahi

  05-05-2025 23:48 via vanguardngr.com
  The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has announced that President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate a 30-kilometre, over 70 per cent completed portion of Section One of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway before May 25.Umahi made this statement while briefing State House correspondents following the fifth Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday.The minister also revealed that an additional 10 kilometres of Section Two of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway would be inaugurated by President Tinubu
  
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• 32 rescued after 63-foot Lamborghini yacht sinks off Miami Beach

  05-05-2025 23:40 via vanguardngr.com
  Thirty-two passengers were rescued Saturday evening after a $4 million Tecnomar for Lamborghini yacht began sinking near Flagler Monument Island in Miami’s Biscayne Bay.The 63-foot vessel, designed to carry a maximum of 16 passengers, was reportedly overloaded when it started taking on water.
  Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard and Miami Beach Fire Department, responded swiftly to the emergency. No injuries were reported.The high-performance yacht, a collaboration between La
  
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• Nottingham Forest held by Crystal Palace, UCL dream slips further away

  05-05-2025 23:31 via vanguardngr.com
  Nottingham Forest’s bid to qualify for the Champions League suffered a setback as they were held to a damaging 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace on Monday.Nuno Espirito Santo’s side needed a victory to keep pace with their top five rivals.But Eberechi Eze’s second-half penalty put Palace ahead and, although Murillo equalised soon afterwards, Forest left south London outside the Champions League places.Sixth-placed Forest’s attempt to appear in Europe’s elite club competit
  
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• FEC approves ₦787.14bn, $651.7mn for major road projects, dam rehabilitation

  05-05-2025 23:23 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJAThe Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Monday, approved a sweeping portfolio of infrastructure and ecological projects across the country, including the rescoping of key federal roads, new road constructions, and the rehabilitation of dams and irrigation schemes critical to national food security.Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the council meeting, presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, the Minister of W
  
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• Vatican to cut phone signal during conclave

  05-05-2025 23:05 via vanguardngr.com
  The Vatican said Monday it would cut the phone signal within the tiny city state during the conclave to elect a new pope — but this would not affect St Peter’s Square.The office of the presidency of the Governorate of the Vatican City State said that “starting from 3:00 pm (1300 GMT) on May 7, all the transmission systems of the telecommunications signal for mobile telephones present in the territory of the Vatican City State… will be deactivated”.“The signa
  
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• FG approves road map for Nigeria’s power sector

  05-05-2025 22:51 via vanguardngr.com
  By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaThe Federal Government has approved a road map for the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, NESI, with the adoption of the National Integrated Electricity Policy, NIEP.A statement by the Ministry of Power in Abuja explained that the policy, which had been ready since December 2024 and submitted to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was ratified at the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.The government stated that the “policy is a comprehensive framework design
  
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• House Republicans propose $1,000 fee to apply for asylum in US

  05-05-2025 22:27 via vanguardngr.com
  House Republicans have introduced a new immigration bill that would impose steep fees on certain immigrants, including a $550 charge every six months to renew work permits for asylum seekers, parolees, and those with Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
  The proposal, led by the House Judiciary Committee, aims to raise $77 billion to expand detention centers, boost Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) staffing, and support immigration courts.The bill also introduces the first-ever $1,000 fee t
  
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• Exclusive: VeryDarkMan to be released tomorrow – EFCC source

  05-05-2025 22:09 via vanguardngr.com
  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to release social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, on Tuesday, with plans to formally charge him to court on Thursday, Vanguard has reliably gathered.A senior official within the anti-graft agency, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the development on Monday, noting that while Otse remains in custody, he has not yet been formally arraigned.This update follows mounting pressure on the EFCC
  
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• Trump administration offers $1,000 to migrants who self-deport

  05-05-2025 22:05 via vanguardngr.com
  The Trump administration said Monday it will pay for the travel and give $1,000 to undocumented migrants who “self-deport” back to their home country.US President Donald Trump said some of the undocumented migrants who take advantage of the self-deportation scheme will be given a path to legally return to the United States.“We’re going to pay each one a certain amount of money, and we’re going to get them a beautiful flight back to where they came from,” Trum
  
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• Reps minority caucus urges EFCC to release or charge VDM to court

  05-05-2025 21:44 via vanguardngr.com
  The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to either release Mr Martins Otse—popularly known as Very Dark Man (VDM)—or charge him to court without delay.In a statement issued on Monday, the minority leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP–Rivers), condemned the arrest of Otse, a popular social media influencer and human rights activist.“As the voice of the opposition in the National Assembly, the Minori
  
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• Ahmed Musa set to return to Super Eagles ahead of Ghana clash in London

  05-05-2025 21:35 via vanguardngr.com
  Veteran forward Ahmed Musa will lead the Super Eagles of Nigeria as captain at the upcoming Unity Cup tournament in London, the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side Kano Pillars has confirmed.The four-nation competition, scheduled to take place from May 26 to 31, 2025, at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium, will feature Nigeria, Ghana, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago.
  Musa, currently starring for Kano Pillars, has been in outstanding form this NPFL season, scoring eight goals a
  
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• God may not have destined you to rule Nigeria — Bwala to Atiku

  05-05-2025 21:29 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ayobami OkerindeThe Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to shelve any lingering hopes of becoming Nigeria’s president.Atiku, who has contested for the presidency six times (either through primaries or as a party flagbearer), is widely believed to be considering another run in 2027, a move that continues to draw mixed reactions across the political spectrum.Speaking during an appearance on TVC
  
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• Full list of new U.S non-immigrant visa fees for Nigerian, international travelers

  05-05-2025 21:18 via vanguardngr.com
  The United States Department of State has introduced a revised fee schedule for non-immigrant visa applications.This update affects all U.S. embassies and consulates, including those in Abuja and Lagos, and will impact thousands of Nigerian and international applicants seeking temporary entry into the U.S.In an official announcement, the U.S. State Department confirmed that the fee adjustments apply to a wide range of visa categories, including the commonly used B-1/B-2 visitor visas, F-1 stude
  
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• Lewandowski to start from bench in Barcelona’s showdown with Inter – Flick

  05-05-2025 20:55 via vanguardngr.com
  Robert Lewandowski will start on the bench for Barcelona’s Champions League semi-final decider with Inter Milan after recovering from a hamstring injury, coach Hansi Flick said on Monday.Poland captain Lewandowski missed last week’s thrilling first leg in Catalonia after picking up the injury against Celta Vigo last month but will be available as a substitute at the San Siro, where the teams will line-up level at 3-3.“Everything goes in the right way and he is good, much bette
  
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• NANS slams Power minister over call for electricity tariff hike

  05-05-2025 20:54 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adesina WahabThe National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned recent remarks by the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, regarding the proposed hike in electricity tariffs, describing the minister’s position as insensitive and a failure of leadership.In a statement signed by the Senate President of NANS, Comrade Usman Adamu, the student body criticized the minister’s repeated calls for tariff increases, arguing that such measures do not address the root cau
  
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• Washington to host 2027 NFL Draft – Trump

  05-05-2025 20:46 via vanguardngr.com
  President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Washington will host the NFL’s 2027 Draft, in the latest sign of warming relations between the league and the US leader after decades of animosity.Trump, who made history in February by becoming the first sitting US President to attend the Super Bowl, confirmed the plans in the Oval Office alongside NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris.“I’m pleased to reveal that the 2027 NFL Draft will be he
  
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• FEC approves bill to establish National Cocoa Management Board

  05-05-2025 20:40 via vanguardngr.com
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA —THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Monday, approved the draft bill for the establishment of the National Cocoa Management Board, NCMB, indicating a major step towards revitalising Nigeria’s cocoa industry.The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Council Chamber, Preside
  
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