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• Delta Governor’s aide, Shimite, dies on Easter Monday

  21-04-2025 16:05 via vanguardngr.com
  …Husband in Protective Custody – PoliceBy Ochuko AkuophaChief Love Shimite, the Special Adviser to Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Trade and Export, has passed away.
  She died in the early hours of Easter Monday after what sources described as a brief illness.The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear as of the time of filing this report.Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Command, Mr. Bright Edafe, said Shimite was
  
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• Otti’s purported suspension: Abure, clown in desperate search for crown – Aide

  07-05-2025 22:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Steve OkoGov. Alex Otti of Abia State has dismissed his purported suspension by the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party as “a joke taken too far.”Gov. Otti, in a swift reaction through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, described Abure as “a clown in a desperate search for a crown”.The governor, who said Abure was only seeking cheap popularity by attacking him, maintained that the purported suspension was of no moment.Ekeoma, in
  
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• APC chieftain, six others murdered in fresh herders’ attacks in Benue

  07-05-2025 21:56 via vanguardngr.com
  By Peter Duru, MakurdiAn All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain identified as Johnson Akaabo and six others have been reportedly killed in separate attacks by armed herdsmen in Gwer East and Makurdi Local Government Areas, LGAs, of Benue State.It was gathered that the APC stalwart and three others were gruesomely murdered when the armed herders Tuesday evening stormed Mbatsada communities in Mbalom and Mbasombo Council Wards in Gwer East LGA of the state.According to the source who spoke on
  
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• Lagos issues traffic advisory ahead APC primaries

  07-05-2025 21:31 via vanguardngr.com
  Lagos State Government has issued a traffic advisory to aid free movement during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries scheduled to hold on Saturday, May 10.
  The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos.
  According to Osiyemi, motorists will not be able to access ACME Road from Adeniyi Jones, Lateef Jakande and ACME Crescent end.
  “The entire stretch of ACME Road will be c
  
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• Tottenham star James Maddison to miss rest of season

  07-05-2025 21:21 via vanguardngr.com
  Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou confirmed James Maddison will miss the rest of the season ahead of Thursday’s crucial Europa League semi-final showdown with Bodo/Glimt.Maddison suffered a knee injury after scoring in last week’s 3-1 first-leg win against the Norwegian club.After undergoing tests on the problem, the England international has discovered he will not feature again this term.The 28-year-old’s absence is another setback in an injury-plagued campaign for the Premier
  
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• Climate change: 38m children can escape lifetime of heatwave if… – SCI

  07-05-2025 21:05 via vanguardngr.com
  …Says 100m currently at risk globallyBy Sola OgundipeAn estimated 38 million five-year-olds can be saved from a potential lifetime of unprecedented exposure to dangerous extreme heat, if the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C is attained by the end of the century in 2100, a new research by Save the Children and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), has observed.In a report released ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the researchers found th
  
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• Deductions of student loans will be treated as criminal offence — NELFUND

  07-05-2025 21:03 via vanguardngr.com
  By Joseph Erunke, AbujaThe Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that any illegal deductions from student loans will be treated as a criminal offence.NELFUND vowed to hold institutions accountable if they violate the terms and conditions associated with funds disbursed on behalf of students.The Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyer, made this known yesterday but noted that while the agency lacks the statutory power to suspend, remove, or expel erring heads of institution
  
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• Missed Call: Questions arise over alleged Akpabio’s connection with Prof Mgbeke

  07-05-2025 20:57 via pulse.ng
  
  Questions have continued to linger over a possible connection between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and United States-based journalist Sandra Duru, popularly known as Prof. Mgbeke, over the latter's allegations against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. This followed the recent twist in the ongoing saga between Natasha, the Kogi Central District senator, and Akpabio due to Duru's recent claims. During a Facebook live session on Thursday, May 1, 2025, the journalist released what she termed evi
  
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• Mother in critical condition as 5 children die of food poisoning in Anambra

  07-05-2025 20:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Vincent UjumaduTragedy has struck in Anambra State, where five siblings died of suspected food poisoning, and their mother is in a critical condition in Ogidi, Idemili North local government area.Robinson Arinze Aghalu, a 79-year-old retired soldier and father of the deceased children, said the incident occurred after his children consumed a meal prepared by their mother.According to him, the children started experiencing stomach aches, vomiting, and other symptoms, which worsened over time.
  
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• Dembele starts on bench for PSG against Arsenal in UCL

  07-05-2025 20:47 via vanguardngr.com
  Ousmane Dembele is among the substitutes for Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League semi-final, second leg against Arsenal on Wednesday despite being declared “ready” to play by his coach Luis Enrique.The France forward scored the only goal as PSG beat Arsenal 1-0 in London in last week’s first leg, but later came off with a hamstring issue.He played no part in PSG’s 2-1 defeat at Strasbourg in Ligue 1 at the weekend but has since returned to training.“He is
  
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• Executive Vice chairman to head Nigeria Revenue Service, as Senate passes two tax reform bills

  07-05-2025 20:41 via vanguardngr.com
  …Replaces ‘Derivation’ with ‘Place of Consumption’ in VAT Sharing Formula…Approves New VAT Sharing Formula: 10% for FG, 55% for States, 35% for LGsBy Henry UmoruABUJA – The Senate has passed two of the four Tax Reform Bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu for consideration, with the passage of these bills marking a significant step toward reforming Nigeria’s tax framework.The two bills, Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill (NRSEB) and
  
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• Nigeria loses N2bn annually to poor power supply — UNDP

  07-05-2025 20:30 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry ObettaThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) revealed on Tuesday that Nigeria loses N2 billion annually due to poor power supply.Mrs. Elsie Ataffuah, the UNDP Resident Representative for Nigeria, made this statement at the First National Legislative Conference and Expo on Renewable Energy, which was organized by the UNDP in collaboration with the House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy and held in Lagos.Ataffuah highlighted the challenges within the energy secto
  
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• Terrorists not better equipped than Nigerian military – Defence Minister disagrees with HoR, others

  07-05-2025 20:24 via vanguardngr.com
  Soni Daniel, Northern Region EditorDefence Minister, Mohammed Badru Abubakar, has disagreed with some members of the House of Representatives that terrorists in Nigerian are better armed and more sophisticated than the Nigerian military.Abubakar, who made the claim while giving the scorecard of the defence ministry at the 2025 ministerial press briefing at Radio House Abuja on Tuesday, slammed such bogus claim, saying that terrorists were merely using some improvised facilities to attack with h
  
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• Viral Video: Police launch investigation in Abuja into assault of vehicle owner involving traffic officer

  07-05-2025 20:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe FCT Police Command announced on Wednesday that it has launched an investigation into a viral video circulating on social media, which shows a traffic officer engaging in an altercation with a vehicle driver in the Galadima area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).According to a statement from the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, the officer identified in the footage is ASP Attahiru Isah.“Consequently, the Command has promptly identified and summon
  
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• Viral Video: Police investigate assault involving Abuja car owner, traffic officer

  07-05-2025 20:12 via vanguardngr.com
  By Kingsley OmonobiThe FCT Police Command announced on Wednesday that it has launched an investigation into a viral video circulating on social media, which shows a traffic officer engaging in an altercation with a vehicle driver in the Galadima area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).According to a statement from the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, the officer identified in the footage is ASP Attahiru Isah.“Consequently, the Command has promptly identified and summon
  
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• Defections: One Party State ‘ll suffocate Nigerians; lead to confusion, anarchy – Jonathan warns

  07-05-2025 20:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry UmoruABUJA- FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that any attempt or manipulation to go through the back door to impose a one-party system into the nation’s political space will surely suffocate the country and possibly lead to confusion and anarchy.Giving his tribute yesterday in Abuja during the Memorial Lecture and Day of Tribute for the late former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, the former President who noted that a on
  
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• Defections: One Party State ‘ll suffocate Nigerians, lead to anarchy – Jonathan warns

  07-05-2025 20:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry UmoruABUJA- FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that any attempt or manipulation to go through the back door to impose a one-party system into the nation’s political space will surely suffocate the country and possibly lead to confusion and anarchy.Giving his tribute yesterday in Abuja during the Memorial Lecture and Day of Tribute for the late former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, the former President who noted that a on
  
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• We're outside: VeryDarkman speaks up as EFCC releases him from detention [VIDEO]

  07-05-2025 19:56 via pulse.ng
  
  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released controversial social media activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), from custody. In a video posted on Instagram by blogger Tunde Ednut on the evening of Wednesday, May 7, 2025, VeryDarkMan can be seen sitting in the back of a car alongside his lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, at the wheel. In the video clip, the activist characteristically laughed off insinuations that his arrest was connected to an alleged
  
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• Rapper The Game to sell California mansion to pay $7m assault judgment

  07-05-2025 19:55 via vanguardngr.com
  Rapper The Game has been ordered to sell his Calabasas mansion to help satisfy a $7.1 million judgment awarded to Priscilla Rainey.
  Court documents show that a judge approved the sale of the property in order to cover a portion of the $7,130,100 Rainey won in a 2018 lawsuit.The court’s decision was based on legal standards concerning homestead exemptions and creditor liens. As the documents explain: “If the proposed sale of the dwelling is likely to produce a bid high enough to sati
  
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• I’m broke, yet accused of money laundering – VDM breaks silence after EFCC release

  07-05-2025 19:51 via vanguardngr.com
  Popular social activist Martins Otse, widely known as Verydarkman, has spoken out following his release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).In a viral video making rounds on social media, Verydarkman is seen seated in a car alongside his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju.BREAKING NEWS: Verydarkman has been released from EFCC pic.twitter.com/eYObrVBIrL— Nigeria Stories (@NigeriaStories) May 7, 2025
  Speaking directly to the camera, he expressed disbelief over the cha
  
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• Just In: EFCC releases VeryDarkMan after five days in detention

  07-05-2025 19:43 via vanguardngr.com
  Social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after spending five days in detention.The news of his release was shared by former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, via his X (formerly Twitter) handle.Sowore wrote: “Thanks to the unrelenting efforts of all, @thatverydarkman has been released from unjust detention at the @officialEFCC! He is with his ebullient l
  
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• Conference League glory would prove Chelsea are back – Maresca

  07-05-2025 19:36 via vanguardngr.com
  Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca claims winning the UEFA Conference League would prove that his side must be taken seriously as trophy contenders.The Blues haven’t won a major trophy since the 2021 Champions League, when Thomas Tuchel was in charge at Stamford Bridge.Chelsea’s last domestic trophy was the 2018 FA Cup and they haven’t won the Premier League since 2017.The west London club are still waiting to win their first silverware since Todd Boehly’s consortium took over fr
  
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• Pastor Adeboye in Jos, sympathizes with Plateau over repeated attacks

  07-05-2025 19:35 via vanguardngr.com
  By Marie-Therese NanlongJos – The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has sympathised with the government and people of Plateau State over the recent spate of violent attacks in the State.Pastor Adeboye who visited Governor Caleb Mutfwang at the Government House in Little Rayfield, Jos, as he holds a five-day programme in the State, prophetically declared that the season of bloodshed has come to an end.He described the killings as senseles
  
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• Insecurity: FG adopts new strategy to combat terrorism, vows to eradicate weapon smuggling channels

  07-05-2025 19:34 via vanguardngr.com
  By Wole Mosadomi, MinnaMinna – The Federal Government has unveiled a new strategy aimed at waging total war against terrorism and other forms of insecurity across the country. Part of the initiative includes identifying and dismantling all sources and channels through which dangerous weapons are smuggled into Nigeria and end up in the hands of criminals.The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, disclosed this during the official inauguration of the North-Central Zonal Office
  
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• Bello Turji on the run, many terrorist commanders killed – Defence Minister

  07-05-2025 19:29 via vanguardngr.com
  The Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru, has said that the notorious terrorist leader, Bello Turji has been on the run as a result of sustained offensives by the troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in recent time.Badaru stated this during a Ministerial Briefing on the activities of the ministry on Wednesday in Abuja.He said that troops also killed several key terrorist leaders such as Maza Barume Madaro; Kachalla Alhaji Dati; Bani Wala Burki; Kachalla Dogo Kwaden; Chairman Hanazuma; Kachalla
  
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• Jonathan speaks against attempt to create one-party system in Nigeria

  07-05-2025 19:27 via pulse.ng
  
  Former President Goodluck Jonathan has alerted Nigerians to the potential inherent dangers of a one-party state, warning that any nation that adopts such a system must do so carefully with a well-planned process and projected outcome. He gave the warning during his speech at the memorial lecture and day of tribute for the late elder statesman, Pa Edwin Clark, in Abuja, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. The former President stressed that any attempt to install a one-party system through political manoeu
  
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• APGA has no opposition in Anambra Guber election – Soludo

  07-05-2025 19:25 via vanguardngr.com
  By Nwabueze OkonkwoOnitsha – Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has confidently declared that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), under which he is seeking re-election in the upcoming November 8 governorship election, has no strong opposition.Despite this, Soludo emphasized that APGA would not take anything for granted and would campaign vigorously as if there were formidable contenders.Speaking during a Thanksgiving Service organized by the Soludo Support Group (SSG) and o
  
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• Papal conclave by the numbers

  07-05-2025 19:12 via vanguardngr.com
  The Vatican’s papal conclave to choose a new spiritual leader for the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is governed by procedures and rituals that have evolved over centuries.But the result of the election will be influenced by arithmetic unique to this year’s exercise:– 133 Cardinal electors –A record number of churchmen are eligible to vote in conclave. There are 135 who meet the criteria — to be a cardinal under the age of 80 — but only 133 are to take p
  
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• Court nullifies Abia PDP ward, council congresses

  07-05-2025 19:09 via vanguardngr.com
  By Steve OkoUmuahia – An Abia State High Court sitting in Bende has nullified the Ward and Local Government Area congresses of the Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in 2024.The court also nullified the councillorship and chairmanship primaries conducted by the party for the November 2, 2024, Abia council election.The judgment followed a suit filed by a PDP chieftain, Enyinnaya Ogbu, against the PDP, its National Chairman, National Financial Secretary, National
  
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• Pirates kidnap 19 passengers in Rivers boat hijacking

  07-05-2025 19:04 via vanguardngr.com
  By Daniel Abia, Port HarcourtNo fewer than 19 travelers were kidnapped along the Isaka River in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday.Reports indicate that one of the boats was heading to Bonny Island, while the other was en route to the Cawthorne Channel in Bille, Degema Local Government Area when the incident occurred.Confirming the development, the Chairman of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Rivers State Chapter, Port Harcourt Commercial District, Israel Pepple, desc
  
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