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• Death toll in Lagos building collapse rises to 5, 15 rescued

  21-04-2025 05:33 via vanguardngr.com
  Lagos—The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) yesterday confirmed that the death toll from the building collapse in the Ojodu-Berger area has risen to five.Recall that the three-storey building located at 9 & 10 Oremeta Street collapsed on Saturday, trapping restaurant employees and customers beneath the debris.LASEMA had initially reported one death and nine injured.However, in a fresh update yesterday, the Lagos Territorial Office of the National Emergency Management Ag
  
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• 78 Nigerian girls rescued from human trafficking in Côte d’Ivoire return home

  12-05-2025 04:28 via vanguardngr.com
  By Esther Onyegbula, Dickson Omobola & Favour UleborNo fewer than 78 Nigerian girls trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire was safely repatriated home in the early hours of yesterday.The victims, some of whom were pregnant, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at approximately 1:00 a.m., and were received by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons NAPTIP.Speaking at the airport’s arrival wing, the Director-General of NAPTIP, Dr. Bint
  
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• PDP governors hint at APC interference in party crises

  12-05-2025 04:27 via vanguardngr.com
  Say: Wave of defections making us stronger not weaker…Set up 7-member reconciliation committee led by Saraki to facilitate dispute resolution, promote harmonyBy Luminous JannamikeABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have raised concerns about possible interference by the All Progressives s Congress (APC) in the internal crises facing the opposition party.This revelation came during a high-stakes meeting convened by the PDP Governors Forum in Abuja, aimed at addressi
  
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• Army arrests 12 terror suspects in Kwara

  12-05-2025 03:33 via vanguardngr.com
  By Demola AkinyemiIlorin—The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of 12 individuals linked to acts of terrorism allegedly carried out by a breakaway faction of the Boko Haram insurgents, known as “Mahmuda,” which reportedly occupied the Kainji Lake National Park in the northern part of Kwara State.The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Major General Obinna Onubogu, disclosed this during a visit to military camps in Kaiama and Baruten Local Government Areas of the s
  
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• Pope Leo XIV asks world leaders to end wars in Ukraine, Gaza

  12-05-2025 03:32 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency reportsPope Leo XIV, has made a strong and emotional appeal for global peace, condemning the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, asking world leaders to end the violence and prioritise humanitarian efforts.During his first-ever Regina Coeli address yesterday, the new pontiff appeared at the window of the Apostolic Palace and spoke to thousands gathered in St Peter’s Square, as well as millions watching across the globe.Echoing the legacy of his predecessor
  
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• Defence minister backtracks, backs Senate’s security summitBy Kingsley Omonobi

  12-05-2025 03:26 via vanguardngr.com
  Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has thrown his weight behind the 10th Senate’s proposed two-day national security summit, describing it as a timely initiative to tackle Nigeria’s growing security concerns.
  Recall that the minister had last week, dismissed the idea of another security summit, saying it was not necessary.
  But Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, reacted immediately, warning the minister to desist from playing down the security summit, insisting that the summit wo
  
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• LG polls: Protests trail Lagos APC primaries over Baba sope’s influence

  12-05-2025 03:07 via vanguardngr.com
  …We’ll resist imposition in Amuwo-Odofin—Group…LASIEC can’t conduct election in 37 LCDAs —OlarenwajuBy Dapo Akinrefon & Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — ANGRY reactions have greeted the just concluded chairmanship primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, as aggrieved aspirants and groups kicked against the alleged imposition of candidates by some party leaders.The aggrieved party members and leaders faulted those using President Bo
  
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• FG defies concerns, ramps up domestic borrowing to N10.85trn

  12-05-2025 02:51 via vanguardngr.com
  •Shifts borrowing preference to TBs amidst high interest rates
  •Deficit to escalate as oil revenue underperforms
  •Analysts disagree over impact of GDP rebasing on debt ratioBy Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor & Peter EgwuatuIn spite of mounting concerns over the huge level of the country’s public debt, and the severe impact of rising cost of debt servicing on the economy, the Federal Government, FG, increased borrowing from domestic investors to N10.85 trillion in the
  
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• Grimmer and grimmer 

  12-05-2025 02:08 via vanguardngr.com
  By NICK DAZANG  Nigeria is fast assuming the unseemly status of a delinquent or a reproach. There are seldom good tidings about us nowadays. In spite of the World Bank’s hitherto salubrious projection, namely that our economic growth will approach the 3.6 percent threshold on account of the stabilisation of the business environment, macroeconomic reforms, revenue from the financial services and telecommunications sector, the bank has reversed itself.
  Recently, the Worl
  
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• FG’s doublespeak on solar import ban

  12-05-2025 02:06 via vanguardngr.com
  Federal Government officials have unwittingly sowed seeds of confusion as to whether or not the Bola Tinubu regime is planning a ban on importation of photovoltaic panels any time soon.Self-impressed with what the experts in his ministry are doing, the Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, recently claimed the government was willing to support domestic manufacturers of solar panels, including the restriction of their imports. He said that the National Agency for Science a
  
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• NOA: Shaping national identity with 360 degrees approach

  12-05-2025 02:04 via vanguardngr.com
  By DESMOND ARINZEFrom its initiatives on the establishment of legal identity to fostering a strong national identity, as well as enhancing education and healthcare, the National Orientation Agency, NOA, is strengthening its role as a cornerstone of national reorientation and inclusive growth.Indeed in the past two years the NOA has significantly expanded its initiatives focusing on children’s development and welfare as well as those of the youth. One of the primary goals of thes
  
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• The Traore vision: An unforgivable “crime” to neo-imperialism

  12-05-2025 01:53 via vanguardngr.com
  By AMINU JAHUNTo gerontocratic African leaders, Captain Ibrahim Traore( 37) may not be old enough to command their respect. He may be less than two score years old, but his youthful stewardship is more beneficial to the Burkinabe people and the Sahel, than most of the senile African presidents to their nations.Captain Traore might have been born in Bondokuy, attended the University of Ouagadougou, enrolled for a military career, etc; but since a political leader is better known by his
  
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• How the military taught Nigerians the art of looting, by Owei Lakemfa

  12-05-2025 01:52 via vanguardngr.com
  It will be fallacious to say the military taught Nigerians how to steal. In truth, stealing maybe as old as humanity itself. In fact, stealing is so old that it features in the Ten Commandments God reportedly gave humanity: ‘Thou Shall Not Steal’.However, while the politicians who stole  before military rule commenced in Nigeria, were petty thieves, the Generals raised the standard to actual ‘state capture’. While the former, given the consequences, were a
  
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• Defections: 7 PDP govs, Wike, ex-govs, others meet on survival

  12-05-2025 01:28 via vanguardngr.com
  …Eno, Kefas, Diri, Fubara absent
  …Internal forces sabotaging Atiku’s quiet efforts to stabilise PDP — AideBy Dapo Akinrefon & Luminous JannamikeIN a move aimed at addressing the gale of defections and internal crisis rocking it, governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, met with former governors and other party stakeholders to strategise on its survival and forge a common front ahead of the 2027 general election.The governors al
  
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• Nigeria, others affected as UK clamps down on care workers’ visas

  12-05-2025 01:17 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nkiruka NnoromThe United Kingdom has announced plans to abolish the care worker visa route in the coming months, a move that could impact thousands of Nigerians seeking employment in the UK’s health and social care sector.It also said foreign criminals in the country would, henceforth, face rapid deportation under the new immigration rules.UK Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, who disclosed these yesterday, said the visa pathway, heavily used by migrants, would be phased out as part of eff
  
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• Poverty: Parents now enrol children into skills trade

  12-05-2025 01:08 via vanguardngr.com
  Gone are the days when parents imagined their children working in a sophisticated office, with a car, a well-furnished apartment, and a fat salary.The present state of the economy has marred that ancient dream, forcing parents to face realities.Affording quality education now is like acquiring gold, due to the continuous increase in the cost of living.To prepare their children for the inevitable and unforeseen parading for employment after graduation, which is almost the norm today, many parent
  
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• US, China hail ‘substantial progress’ after trade talks in Geneva

  12-05-2025 00:42 via vanguardngr.com
  The United States and China on Sunday said progress had been made after a weekend of talks aimed at de-escalating trade tensions sparked by President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff rollout.The increasingly ugly trade spat between Washington and Beijing has rocked financial markets and raised fears of a global economic slowdown, and an inflationary spike in the United States.“We’ve made substantial progress between the United States and China in the very important trade talks
  
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• Video: There are some fights you don’t fight – Fubara breaks silence on Rivers emergency rule

  11-05-2025 23:50 via vanguardngr.com
  Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has declared that he is not eager to return to office amid the ongoing political crisis in the state.Fubara made the statement during a service of songs held on Sunday in Port Harcourt to honour the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark.In a video from the event that has since gone viral, Fubara said, “Can’t you see how better I look? Do you think I am interested in it? My spirit has already left that place long ago.”
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• She wanted me to destroy Natasha - Journalist accuses Prof Mgbeke of blackmail

  11-05-2025 23:18 via pulse.ng
  In a dramatic twist to the ongoing controversy involving Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Nigerian journalist Francess Olisa Ogbonnaya has accused UK-based Nigerian businesswoman, Sandra Duru, also known as Prof Mgbeke, of attempting to recruit her in a plot to defame the Kogi Central senator. Duru had earlier claimed that Senator Natasha offered her N200 million to falsely accuse Akpabio of organ harvesting—an allegation Natasha has publicly denied. B
  
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• NPA refutes multi-billion Naira fraud allegations

  11-05-2025 23:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Godwin OritseThe Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has firmly denied allegations of multi-billion naira fraud in some online media outlets, describing the claims as baseless and lacking credibility.
  In a statement issued by the agency’s management, the NPA emphasized that its finances are subject to strict oversight by the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, the Budget Office of the Federation, and the National Assembly. This, it noted, renders any misapplication of funds virtually impos
  
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• ‘Not nice’ to hear Alexander-Arnold booed by Liverpool fans – Robertson

  11-05-2025 23:07 via vanguardngr.com
  Trent Alexander-Arnold was booed by Liverpool fans during Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Arsenal as Andrew Robertson admitted it was “not nice” to hear the jeers for his team-mate in his first appearance since announcing he will leave the champions at the end of this season.Liverpool right-back Alexander-Arnold confirmed his impending exit on Monday ahead of a widely-expected move to Real Madrid.In his first game in front of Liverpool’s fans at Anfield since his decision to q
  
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• 'My spirit has already left there' - Fubara responds to reinstatement calls

  11-05-2025 22:56 via pulse.ng
  Suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara says he’s not desperate to return to office, suggesting he may have mentally checked out of the political drama engulfing the state. Fubara made the revelation at a service of songs held in honour of late elder statesman Edwin Clark in Port Harcourt on Sunday, May 11. The Rivers Elders Forum organised the event. Though several speakers at the gathering referred to him as “Governor” and called for an immediate reversal of his sus
  
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• Calls for Defence Minister's sack intensify as lawmaker, group declare him unfit

  11-05-2025 21:57 via pulse.ng
  
  The pressure on President Bola Tinubu to sack the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has continued to intensify amid prevailing cases of insecurity in the country. Joining the league of those calling for Badaru's ouster, a pan-Yoruba youth movement, Afenifere Youth Vanguard for Peace in Nigeria (AYPN), questioned the Minister's competence and commitment to national security amid worsening insecurity. The group aligned itself with the position of Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, a member of the Hous
  
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• I’m not interested in AMVCA – Actor Ibrahim Chatta says after snub

  11-05-2025 21:42 via vanguardngr.com
  Nollywood actor Ibrahim Chatta has publicly stated that he is not interested in the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), despite being nominated in one of the ceremony’s top categories.Chatta, who was nominated for Best Lead Actor for his role in House of GAA, lost the award to fellow actor Femi Adebayo, who starred in Seven Doors.
  The 11th edition of the prestigious AMVCA awards took place on Saturday night in Lagos State.Speaking on the podcast Curiosity Made Me Ask, hoste
  
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• Photos: Wike, Adeleke, Mutfwang, other PDP governors, leaders meet to tackle party crisis, defections

  11-05-2025 21:28 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — Top figures of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including sitting governors, ex-governors, and influential party leaders, are meeting behind closed doors in Abuja to address deepening internal divisions and the spate of defections threatening the party’s stability ahead of the 2027 elections.The high-level gathering, convened by PDP Governors Forum Chairman and Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, is ongoing at the Bauchi Governor’s Lod
  
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• Just in: PDP govs, ex-govs, others meet to address internal crisis, defections

  11-05-2025 21:28 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous Jannamike_Governors and key leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently gathered behind closed doors in Abuja for a high-stakes meeting aimed at addressing pressing internal challenges confronting the party.The meeting, convened by the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, is anticipated to help define the party’s strategic direction ahead of the 2027 general elections.Taking place at the Bauchi State Governor&
  
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• Terror Reign: Mass exodus in Sokoto as Turji issues fresh ultimatum to three districts

  11-05-2025 21:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Musa Ubandawaki, SokotoThe grip of terror has intensified in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, as residents flee en masse following chilling threats from the notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, who remains high on the nation’s most-wanted list.Communities in Bafarawa, Arume, Gebe, and Kamarawa have witnessed a mass exodus over the past 72 hours. According to terrified locals, Turji delivered an ultimatum to neighboring settlements—Kamara, Arume, and Kagara—demand
  
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• VeryDarkMan blames weak border control for mass trafficking of Nigerian girls

  11-05-2025 21:04 via vanguardngr.com
  By Esther OnyegbulaPopular Nigerian social justice advocate, Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, has raised alarm over Nigeria’s porous borders and the failure of immigration authorities to curb human trafficking, following the repatriation of several Nigerian women trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire.Speaking to journalists at the arrival section of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 1 a.m. on Sunday, shortly after the victims landed, Otse cond
  
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• Tolerance, compassion among citizens can spur Nigeria to greatness — Buratai

  11-05-2025 20:48 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoFormer Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Yusufu Buratai (Rtd), has asserted that Nigeria can achieve its full potential if its citizens embrace tolerance and compassion, transcending ethno-religious differences.Buratai made this statement in Kaduna over the weekend while speaking on the theme “Religion as a Tool for Peace and National Unity” during the Award Recognition event organized by Authentic Daily News. He was represented at the event by Majo
  
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• Again, Shettima extols Uzodimma as patriot, symbol of national unity

  11-05-2025 20:42 via vanguardngr.com
  …As Imo Airport hosts Ist International flightFor the second time in one month, Vice President, Alhaji Kashim Shettima described Gov Hope Uzodimma  of Imo State as a patriot and symbol of Nigeria’s unity.The first time was at a ceremony at the Presidential Villa ,Abuja while the second was on Friday at the flag off of this year’s Hajj operations held at Sam Mbakwe International Airport.At the event,  the Vice president was joined by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa&r
  
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