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• Former Colombia footballer Jorge Bolano dies after collapsing at party

  07-04-2025 22:27 via vanguardngr.com
  Former Colombian international midfielder, Jorge Eladio Bolaño, has passed away at the age of 47.
  His death was confirmed by local media on Sunday.According to reports from El Tiempo, a leading Bogota-based newspaper, Bolaño suffered a fatal heart attack while attending a relative’s birthday celebration.
  He was immediately rushed to a nearby clinic in the city of Cúcuta but sadly did not survive.Bolaño, remembered for his time in European football with clubs su
  
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• Shettima commends Akwa Ibom for localizing human capital development vision

  14-04-2025 18:38 via vanguardngr.com
  …Unveils ARISE HCD Strategic Plan and Local Government Implementation RoadmapBy Chioma Onuegbu, UyoVice President Senator Kashim Shettima has commended the Akwa Ibom State Government for adopting and localizing the Human Capital Development (HCD) framework, describing it as a model of visionary leadership and grassroots-driven governance.Speaking yesterday at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Uyo, shortly before unveiling the ARISE Human Capital Development Strategic Plan and the
  
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• ‘I became lawyer to bring mom back after deportation’ – Daughter fulfills promise

  14-04-2025 18:29 via vanguardngr.com
  An American immigration lawyer has shared the emotional journey of reuniting her family and fulfilling a vow she made years ago—helping her mother become a U.S. citizen after being deported.The lawyer, known on TikTok as @leliathelawyer, celebrated the significant moment by posting a heartfelt video taken at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Phoenix, Arizona.
  In the clip, she is seen joyfully waving small American flags alongside her mother and another loved one as t
  
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• Modric to become minority owner of Swansea City

  14-04-2025 18:28 via vanguardngr.com
  By Enitan AbdultawabLuka Modric, legend of Real Madrid and Croatia, is expected to acquire a minority ownership interest in Swansea City.The 39-year-old midfielder will become a member of the ownership group alongside Jason Cohen, Brett Cravatt, Nigel Morris and Andy Coleman, according to veteran sports journalist Fabrizio Romano.Last November, that group acquired the stock of Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien, the previous majority owners.The 2018 Ballon D’or Winner is gradually preparing fo
  
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• LP Crisis: We expect Obi to champion Anambra reconciliation – Apapa

  14-04-2025 18:26 via vanguardngr.com
  By John AlechenuABUJA — The factional National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Alhaji Lamidi Apapa, has stated that under his leadership, the party expects its 2023 Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, to take the lead in reconciliation efforts in Anambra State, his home state, ahead of the November 2025 governorship election.Apapa made this statement in an interview with Vanguard on Monday in Abuja.He remarked, “I’m not trying to condemn our Presidential candidate. There is
  
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• Police arrest four suspected kidnappers in Niger State; pistols, ammunition recovered

  14-04-2025 18:25 via vanguardngr.com
  By Wole Mosadomi, MinnaMinna — The Niger State Police Command has arrested four suspected kidnappers in Rijau Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were apprehended on Saturday, April 12, 2025.The suspects are accused of kidnapping a female victim from Angwan-Gwanda village in Rijau last month (March), although the victim managed to escape from captivity. A few days after her escape, the victim identified one of the kidnappers, leading to his arrest.The arrested suspects includ
  
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• FG reaffirms commitment to boost Nigeria’s global human capital ranking

  14-04-2025 18:19 via vanguardngr.com
  — Shettima Applauds Akwa Ibom’s HCD Blueprint ImplementationBy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — The Federal Government has reiterated its determination to position Nigeria among the top 80 countries on the Global Human Capital Index (HCI) by 2030.Vice President Kashim Shettima made the declaration on Monday during the launch of the National Human Capital Development (HCD) Accelerator Project and the ARISE HCD Strategy in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.Shettima emphasized that this ambitious t
  
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• Confab: NBA fires back at Ibas, says N300m was gift, not hosting rights

  14-04-2025 18:16 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, AbujaThe Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has dismissed as false the claim by the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, Rtd, that the state paid ₦300 million to secure hosting rights for the 2025 Annual General Conference, AGC, of the association that has now been moved to Enugu State.Reacting to Ibas’ demand for a refund of the money, the NBA, in a statement that was signed by the Chairman of its Conference Planning Committee, Mr Emeka
  
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• NBA Confab: N300m not hosting right fee – Adeyanju counters Ibas

  14-04-2025 18:05 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous Jannamike – AbujaDeji Adeyanju, a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Citizens’ Liberties Committee, has clarified that the N300 million received from the Rivers State Government was not a hosting rights fee for the NBA’s Annual General Conference (AGC).His statement comes amid backlash following the NBA’s decision to relocate the 2025 AGC from Port Harcourt to Enugu, with criticisms from Rivers State’s Sole Administrator, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete
  
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• Tension in Benue as govt moves to block Obi's visit over Alia's defection rumour

  14-04-2025 18:03 via pulse.ng
  Plans by Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, to visit Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Benue State have reportedly been stalled by the state government, igniting fresh political tensions. Obi, known for his post-election humanitarian outreach, was scheduled to continue his nationwide tour of crisis-hit communities with a visit to Benue’s IDP camps.In recent weeks, the former Anambra State governor has visited displaced persons in Plateau, Southern Ka
  
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• Rivers Magistrate resigns over emergency rule, appointment of Sole Administrator

  14-04-2025 18:02 via vanguardngr.com
  By Daniel Abia – P/HarcourtThe backlash against the emergency rule in Rivers State deepened on Thursday as a Chief Magistrate, Ejike George, resigned from the state judiciary, condemning the appointment of a Sole Administrator to oversee political affairs.Magistrate George, who has served for 16 years in the Rivers State Judiciary, described the development as a dangerous deviation from democratic norms, likening it to a “quasi-military administration.”In a resignation letter
  
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• Easter: Anambra Police launches ‘Operation Zero Kidnapping’

  14-04-2025 17:56 via vanguardngr.com
  By Vincent UjumaduAwka – In a bid to ensure a crime-free Easter celebration, the Anambra State Police Command has launched Operation Udo Ga Chi – Zero Kidnapping and Other Violent Crimes, aimed at tackling criminal activities across the state.Speaking at a press briefing in Awka, the state Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, said the initiative is a proactive measure to allay fears and boost public confidence, encouraging residents and indigenes to return home en masse for the f
  
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• FCT records 95 per cent budget performance – Wike

  14-04-2025 17:49 via vanguardngr.com
  By Omeiza AjayiMinister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike on Monday revealed that the FCT Administration recorded a 95 per cent performance in the 2024 Budget.Wike disclosed this after inspecting some ongoing projects in the territory.“In terms of implementation of the 2024 budget, I can tell you we have done not less than 90 – 95 percent of the budget. But that is history. That has never happened before”, he stated.The minister recalled that the 2024 budget w
  
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• BPP, EFCC, ICPC collaborate to checkmate corruption in procurement process

  14-04-2025 17:39 via vanguardngr.com
  — Stops MDAs from nominating CSOs for project monitoringBy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA — THE Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, has disclosed that it is collaborating with the anti-corruption agencies to ensure that the procurement process in the country is not compromised.The Bureau has also promised to publish a revised list of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, that the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs can invite to observe procurement processes.Director-General of BPP, Dr
  
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• Nasarawa United banished to Gombe, fined N6m over fan violence

  14-04-2025 17:36 via vanguardngr.com
  Nasarawa United have been banished from their Lafia Township Stadium and fined N6 million by the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for repeated violations involving poor security and fan misconduct.The sanctions follow confirmed reports of an assault on Plateau United player Vincent Temitope and an attempt to harass match officials after the Matchday 33 fixture between both clubs.In a four-count charge, the NPFL cited Nasarawa United for breaching Rules B13.52, B13.22, C9, and C11 of the l
  
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• PDP Governors reject coalition ahead of 2027 elections

  14-04-2025 17:21 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adeola BadruGovernors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday unanimously resolved not to join any coalition or merger as the 2027 elections approach.The PDP Governors’ Forum meeting, held in Ibadan, Oyo State, was attended by key governors, including Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, Peter Mbah of Enugu, Agbu Kefas of Taraba, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa, Ademola Adeleke of Osun, and Douye Diri
  
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• Group condemns pro-Ibas Rivers women over call for extension of state of emergency

  14-04-2025 17:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Davies IheamnachorPORT HARCOURT: A group in Rivers State, Rivers Youths Alliance, RYA, has condemned the Pro-Emergency Rule protesters in Rivers State for calling for the extension of the six-month stay of the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, is the first phase expires.The group in a statement in Port Harcourt, Monday, in response to the protest led by the former Commissioner of Social Welfare in the state, Inime Aguma, said people who understand the operations of a nation&rsq
  
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• Photos: Building collapses in Lagos; 2 persons rescued  

  14-04-2025 17:17 via vanguardngr.com
  The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says it has rescued two persons from a building under construction that collapsed in Agarawu Street, Aroloya Central Mosque in Idumota, Lagos Island.Read Also: Confab: Refund Rivers’ N300m hosting right, Ibas blasts NBAThe agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said that the incident happened on Monday about 2:00 p.m.Oke-Osanyintolu said that the agency received a distress cal
  
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• Tinubu’s actions in Rivers a threat to democracy, rule of law – CUPP

  14-04-2025 17:15 via vanguardngr.com
  John AlechenuABUJA: The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), has said that President Bola Tinubu’s imposition of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the appointment of a retired military chief as sole administrator threatens Nigeria’s hard-won democracy.National Secretary of the CUPP, Chief Peter Ahmed said this in Abuja, on Monday.He explained that of particular concern was the slow and steady dismantling of democratic structures in Rivers State under the President&rs
  
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• Alleged fake doctor faces 4-count charge as court fixes June 3 for trial

  14-04-2025 17:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA– The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed June 3 for the trial of an alleged fake medical doctor, Miriam Emenike Ugochi, who is facing a four-count charge the Inspector General of Police preferred against her.Trial Justice Joyce Abdulmalik ordered the service of hearing notice on the 49-year-old defendant who is currently in prison custody.The defendant was in the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/534/2024, alleged to have falsely presented herself as a medical
  
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• Katy Perry, others roar into space on all-women flight

  14-04-2025 16:53 via vanguardngr.com
  Pop star Katy Perry completed a brief foray into space Monday, roaring to the edge of the cosmos with an all-women crew on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos’s rockets.The “Firework” and “California Gurls” singer was lofted more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface in a vessel from Blue Origin, the space company owned by the Amazon founder.Five other women including Bezos’s fiancee Lauren Sanchez were on the flight, which took off from we
  
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• Katy Perry, others roar into space on all-female flight

  14-04-2025 16:53 via vanguardngr.com
  Pop star Katy Perry completed a brief foray into space Monday, roaring to the edge of the cosmos with an all-women crew on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos’s rockets.The “Firework” and “California Gurls” singer was lofted more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface in a vessel from Blue Origin, the space company owned by the Amazon founder.Five other women including Bezos’s fiancee Lauren Sanchez were on the flight, which took off from we
  
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• Court remands Portable in Ilorin prison pending perfection of bail condition

  14-04-2025 16:42 via vanguardngr.com
  By Demola Akinyemi, IlorinThe controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, was today Monday remanded at Okekura Correctional center pending when he’ll perfect his bail condition.Portable was arraigned in court in criminal defamation, intimidation, inciting disturbance, and cyberstalking charges instituted against him by King Saheed Osupa.The bail conditions given to Singer Portable includes; two sureties with the sum of N1million each, one of whom mu
  
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• Electricity: GenCos warn of imminent shutdown over N4trn debt

  14-04-2025 16:39 via vanguardngr.com
  By Obas Esiedesa, AbujaPower generation companies, GenCos, on Monday, warned that power plants across the country were facing imminent shutdown over a huge N4 trillion debt owed by the Federal Government.The GenCos in a statement issued by the Board of Trustee Chairman, the Association Power Generation Companies, APGC, Col. Sani Bello, said they were currently owed N2 trillion for power supplied in 2024 and N1.9 trillion in legacy debts.The companies noted that plants were being paid less than
  
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• NFF not owing late Christian Chukwu – Sanusi

  14-04-2025 16:38 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed claims circulating on social media suggesting that the organization owed former Super Eagles captain and coach, Christian Chukwu, who passed away on Saturday.A particular report alleged that the football body was indebted to Chukwu to the tune of $128,000.
  However, in a swift response, the NFF’s General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, debunked the claim, asserting that there is no such record in the federation’s files.Reacting to o
  
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• Two killed, 23 injured in auto crash in Ebonyi

  14-04-2025 16:23 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jeff AgbodoTwo persons have been confirmed dead, while 23 people have been injured following a fatal accident at Uburu in the Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi State.A 508 bus carrying about 25 passengers, including children, lost control at a sharp bend, colliding with another vehicle and somersaulted, leading to the dead two persons.An eyewitness said that the victims, Ebonyi indigenes residing in Imo State, who were returning from a burial ceremony in Okporike, Abakaliki, were invo
  
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• ‘Miracles happen’, says Dortmund coach Kovac ahead of Barca game

  14-04-2025 16:17 via vanguardngr.com
  Trailing 4-0 going into Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final return home leg against Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac said his side can draw inspiration from Liverpool’s 2018-19 comeback against the same opponents.In that season, eventual winners Liverpool scored four at Anfield in the return leg to reach the Champions League final, after a 3-0 loss in Catalonia.Kovac said Barcelona were a better team now than six years ago, but told reporters “miracles happen
  
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• Sokoto APC releases scorecard on Gov Ahmed Aliyu’s Two years in office

  14-04-2025 16:11 via vanguardngr.com
  By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto
  As Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State approaches the halfway mark of his four-year tenure, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state has released a comprehensive scorecard outlining key achievements of his administration over the past two years.Speaking at a media briefing in Sokoto, the State APC Chairman, Hon. Isah Sadeeq Achida, commended Governor Aliyu for what he described as “a remarkable and people-centered performance” that has positively i
  
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• OPEC cuts 2025 oil demand forecast over US tariffs

  14-04-2025 16:09 via vanguardngr.com
  OPEC slightly lowered its forecast for oil demand growth on Monday, citing the impact of US tariffs on the world economy.Read Also: Confab: Refund Rivers’ N300m hosting right, Ibas blasts NBAThe Saudi-led oil cartel said in a monthly report that it now expects demand to grow by 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2025, down from a previous forecast of 1.4 million bpd.The “minor adjustment” was mainly due to first-quarter data and “the expected impact on oil demand given
  
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• ‘Jesus never visited the poor’, Pastor Ibiyeomie claims Christ hates poverty

  14-04-2025 16:07 via vanguardngr.com
  By Henry OduahFounder of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, has stirred conversations online after asserting that Jesus Christ detested poverty and deliberately avoided close association with the poor during His earthly ministry.In a sermon video that began trending on Sunday, Ibiyeomie told his congregation that the Bible provides no record of Jesus entering the home of a poor person — a detail he interprets as a clear sign that Christ disapproved of poverty.“Jesus never
  
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