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• You are yet to recover from 2023 defeat – Doguwa tells Kwankwaso

  05-10-2024 20:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaThe Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Hon. Alhassan Doguwa has replied to the statement of the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, that Nigerians will vote out the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 polls.Kwankwaso, while speaking at a political gathering in Kano on Thursday, said Nigerians, especially Northerners, are tired
  
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• FG commences sale of crude in Naira

  05-10-2024 23:43 via vanguardngr.com
  
  In a groundbreaking initiative, Nigeria has officially started the sale of crude oil and refined petroleum products in Naira.
  The announcement was made by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edin who confirmed that this new policy took effect on October 1, 2024, in line with a directive from the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
  This information was relayed by his Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr. Mohammed Manga, in a statement at the weekend.Fol
  
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• Serie A: Thuram treble fires Inter past Torino and up to second

  05-10-2024 23:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Marcus Thuram shot Inter Milan second in Serie A with a hat-trick in Saturday’s 3-2 win over 10-man Torino which moved the champions to within two points of league leaders Napoli.France forward Thuram headed home first-half crosses from Alessandro Bastoni and Francesco Acerbi before bundling in his third on the hour mark to give Inter a narrow, but deserved win at the San Siro.Inter can be overtaken by both Juventus, who host Cagliari, and AC Milan on Sunday with their local rivals at Fior
  
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• Compel your leaders to fulfil campaign promises - Kukah tells Nigerians

  05-10-2024 23:24 via pulse.ng
  
  Kukah said that the quality of the civil society, to a large extent, determined the extent of change in a society.The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most. Rev. Matthew Kukah, on Saturday, urged Nigerians to compel political officeholders to fulfil their campaign promises.Kukah gave the advice in a keynote address at a centenary public lecture and awards ceremony by the Catholic Herald.Catholic Herald is Nigeria’s oldest surviving newspaper and weekly publication of the Catholic Archdio
  
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• La Liga: Madrid beat Villarreal 2-0 to level leaders Barca

  05-10-2024 23:21 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Fede Valverde and Vinicius Junior strikes helped Real Madrid bounce back from their first defeat since January with a 2-0 win over Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga.Los Blancos lost in the Champions League at Lille but are still unbeaten in the Spanish top flight and moved level with leaders Barcelona before the Catalans visit Alaves on Sunday.Valverde’s deflected effort and a rocket from Vinicius allowed Madrid to put a four-point gap between them and their third-placed opponents, who bat
  
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• Makinde assures Oyo workers of ₦70,000 minimum wage payment

  05-10-2024 23:20 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor equally announced the extension of the wage award payment by three months, from October to December.Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Saturday in Ibadan assured those in the state’s workforce of his administration’s willingness to pay the ₦70,000 minimum wage.Makinde gave the assurance while addressing primary school teachers under the umbrella of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on the occasion of the 2024 World Teachers Day.He announced that negotiation on
  
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• Gov Oyebanji splashes ₦47.8m gift on outstanding teachers in Ekiti

  05-10-2024 23:16 via pulse.ng
  
  Oyebanji promised to provide all the necessary incentives that could propel Ekiti’s rating on the country’s education index.Teachers in primary and secondary schools in Ekiti have declared support for the 2026 governorship re-election of Governor Biodun Oyebanji.The teachers gave the endorsement at an event to mark the 2024 World Teachers’ Day on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, saying this will afford him the unfettered opportunity to consolidate the policies initiated to revamp the edu
  
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• I'm not thinking about 2027 election now, says Tinubu

  05-10-2024 23:07 via pulse.ng
  
  Tinubu said that he was being pained by the hardship in the country but gave the assurance that Nigeria would get better.President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment to repositioning the country and creating wealth for generations.The President said on Saturday that his focus was not on the 2027 elections but on how to make Nigeria great for generations.Tinubu gave the assurance at the All Progressives Congress (APC) South-West Zone Assembly at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos
  
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• Israel on alert ahead of Hamas attack anniversary

  05-10-2024 22:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Israel placed its forces on alert Saturday ahead of the anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attack, after a military official said the country is preparing its retaliation for Iran’s missile attack.The alert came with Israel engaged in an intensifying war with the Lebanese Hezbollah group, which army chief Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said would be hit “without concession or respite”.Ahead of Monday’s grim anniversary, military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari s
  
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• Makinde promises to pay N70,000 minimum wage

  05-10-2024 22:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adeola Badru Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has announced that his administration will begin the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage once the issue of consequential salary adjustment is resolved. During the 2024 World Teachers’ Day Celebration, held at the NUT (ENDWELL) Model College Sports Complex in Ibadan on Saturday, the governor also revealed an extension of the N25,000 wage award to workers and a N15,000 wage award to pensioners for an additional three months.&
  
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• Thousands march for ceasefire ahead of Oct 7 anniversary

  05-10-2024 22:34 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Thousands of protesters marched in cities around the world on Saturday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark.Kicking off a planned wave of demonstrations worldwide, pro-Palestinian supporters gathered in cities in Europe, Africa and the Americas to demand an end to the conflict, which has killed nearly 42,000 people in Gaza.Dozens of protests and commemorations are set to take place ahead of the anniversary Monday of Hamas&rs
  
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• How International Ngos Are Tackling Landmines In Angola And Cambodia

  05-10-2024 22:16 via vanguardngr.com
  
  In Angola, the demining process has been ongoing for decades, but the country remains one of the most heavily mined in the world. More than 73 million square meters of land are still contaminated, and the government has struggled to meet its obligations under the Ottawa Convention.
  Angola was initially expected to clear all mines by 2013, but this deadline has since been extended to 2028. A significant factor behind the delay is the decline in international donor support. Between 2005 and 2017,
  
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• Kukah urges Nigerians to hold politicians office holders accountable

  05-10-2024 22:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most. Rev. Matthew  Kukah, on Saturday, urged Nigerians to compel political officeholders to fulfil their campaign promises.Kukah advised in a keynote address at a centenary public lecture and awards ceremony by the Catholic Herald.Catholic Herald is  Nigeria’s oldest surviving newspaper and weekly publication of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos.The event held at the Mother of Perpetual Help Church, Victoria Island, Lagos State.The News Age
  
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• Kukah urges Nigerians to hold political office holders accountable

  05-10-2024 22:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most. Rev. Matthew  Kukah, on Saturday, urged Nigerians to compel political officeholders to fulfil their campaign promises.Kukah gave the advice in a keynote address at a centenary public lecture and awards ceremony by the Catholic Herald.Catholic Herald is  Nigeria’s oldest surviving newspaper and weekly publication of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos.The event held at the Mother of Perpetual Help Church, Victoria Island, Lagos State.The
  
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• EFCC arrests 44 suspected internet fraudsters Enugu, Anambra

  05-10-2024 21:55 via vanguardngr.com
  Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 44 individuals suspected of internet fraud in various locations across Enugu and Anambra States.Dele Oyewale, EFCC Spokesperson, disclosed this information in a statement released on Saturday in Abuja.According to him, the arrests took place on 28 and 29 September, following actionable intelligence linking the suspects to online criminal activities.“Upon arrest, preliminary invest
  
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• Man stabs pregnant wife, sets body ablaze 3 months after wedding

  05-10-2024 21:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Evelyn UsmanA 30-year-old man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife and setting her body on fire in their apartment at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe community, Ikorodu area of Lagos.
  The newlywed couple was engaged in a disagreement that degenerated into a fight at about 1 p.m., on Friday.
  The man was said to have accused his six-month pregnant wife, Olajumoke, of infidelity, alleging that one of his brothers was responsible for the pregnancy. But she denied it
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• How APP cleared 22 seats in Rivers LG election

  05-10-2024 21:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Davies IheamnachorPORT HARCOURT: The Action Peoples Party, APP, has been declared the winner of the Chairmanship seats out of the 23 local government areas of the states in the just concluded local government area councils, Saturday.The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, declared 22 Chairmanship candidates of APP as the winners of the local government after the conclusion of collation.The Chairman of the Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd) while declaring the results
  
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• Netanyahu slams Macron for urging halt to arms supply to Israel

  05-10-2024 21:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday slammed French President Emmanuel Macron for calling for a halt to arms supplies to Israel, which is fighting wars in Gaza and Lebanon.“As Israel fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilised countries should be standing firmly by Israel’s side. Yet, President Macron and other Western leaders are now calling for arms embargoes against Israel. Shame on them,” Netanyahu said in a statement issued by his office.Netanyahu sa
  
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• Updated: APP wins 22 of 23 LGs in Rivers council election

  05-10-2024 20:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Davies Iheamnachor, PORT HARCOURTThe Action Peoples Party, APP, has been declared winner in 22 of the 23 local government areas of Rivers State in the just-concluded local government election held today, Saturday.The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, declared the 22 chairmanship candidates of APP as the winners after conclusion of collation.Chairman of the Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), declared the results at the RSIEC office in Port Harcourt.Enebeli clarifie
  
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• BREAKING: APP wins 22 of 23 LGs in Rivers council election

  05-10-2024 20:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Davies IheamnachorPORT HARCOURT: The Action Peoples Party, APP, has won all the 22 local government area Chairmanship seats in Rivers State announced by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, out of the 23 LGAs of the state.APP has been declared winners while collation is still ongoing in Etche Local Government Area.The Chairman of RSIEC, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, made the declaration at the RSIEC office in Port Harcourt.Details later
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• APP clears 22 out of 23 chairmanship seats in Rivers local government elections

  05-10-2024 20:36 via pulse.ng
  
  The Chief Election Officer for RSIEC said the collation of results in the remaining local government was still ongoing.The Action People’s Party (APP) has swept 22 seats out of the available 23 chairmanship positions in the controversial local government election in Rivers State.This is according to the Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, who made the announcement in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Saturday, October 5,
  
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• Rivers LG Election: Police allegedly attack RSIEC officials, voters with teargas, disrupt exercise

  05-10-2024 20:10 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Daniel Abia, P/HarcourtAgainst public outcry, officials of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission and voters ran for their lives as operatives of the Nigerian Police arrived at Elekahia Primary School in Port Harcourt City local government area shooting teargas and seizing election materials. About 21 Hilux patrol vans with heavily armed operatives were spotted driving into the venue from Elekahia Road and immediately fired several teargas causing pandemoniumAt the community p
  
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• Careless Leverkusen held to 2-2 Bundesliga draw

  05-10-2024 19:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday suffered another early setback in their Bundesliga title defence as they let slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with struggling Holstein Kiel.Xabi Alonso’s side now have 11 points from six matches, giving Bayern Munich the chance to extend their advantage at the top when they travel to Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.Victor Boniface put Leverkusen ahead at the BayArena after just four minutes with a left-footed shot from a tight angle.Exequiel Palacios’
  
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• Rivers LGA election successful without police – APP chair, Omereji

  05-10-2024 19:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …says no one can rig the electionBy Davies Iheamnachor, PORT HARCOURTThe Chairmanship Candidate of the Action Peoples Party APP, in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State for Local Government Council elections in the state, David Omereji, has said the election was successful without police operatives.Omereji also stated that no one can rig ongoing polls, adding that the people resolved to ensure peace and sanity.It would be recalled that police in the state said they would not take
  
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• Ogun govt donates ₦200m to Borno following devastating flood

  05-10-2024 19:42 via pulse.ng
  
  He further stated that Governor Abiodun had noted that the flood had caused an unimaginable humanitarian crisis in the state.The Ogun Government has donated ₦200 million to its Borno counterpart following the devastating flood which recently ravaged the state, an official said on Saturday.Kayode Akinmade, the Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Media and Strategy, announced the donation in a statement in Abeokuta.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the flood had d
  
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• EPL: Man City sink Fulham to get title bid back on track

  05-10-2024 19:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Mateo Kovacic scored twice as Manchester City clinched a dramatic 3-2 win against Fulham on Saturday.Pep Guardiola’s side suffered a first half shock when Andreas Pereira put Fulham ahead at the Etihad Stadium.But Kovacic, filling in for the injured Rodri, struck either side of half-time to settle City’s nerves.The Croatian midfielder’s brace was followed by Jeremy Doku’s blistering strike before Rodrigo Muniz netted Fulham’s second to set up a tense finish.City rem
  
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• You know your members who live above their means - EFCC boss tells pastors

  05-10-2024 19:37 via pulse.ng
  
  The EFCC boss cautioned religious leaders against the perpetration of fraud under the cover of religion or divine grace.Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has challenged religious leaders in Nigeria to be more committed to the fight against corruption by preaching the right messages.Its spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.He quoted Olukoyede as giving the charge in Abuja when he received a delegation of leaders of The
  
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• Voter apathy, late arrival of elections materials mar LG Polls in Jigawa

  05-10-2024 19:31 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Mohammed Abubakar DutseLocal government elections took off on Saturday with a low turnout of voters and late commencement of the exercise across Jigawa state.In some of the polling units visited by the turnouts of voters, there were reported cases of late arrival of election materials, as a result, voting did not commence at the stipulated time frame of 10:00 am.For example, in Birnin Kudu local government area, apart from the polling unit of the chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives
  
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• Traders in Wike's LG defy Fubara’s no-movement order

  05-10-2024 19:25 via pulse.ng
  
  Some shop owners and traders in Obio-Akpor, Rivers, on Saturday, opened for business in defiance of the state government’s no-movement order during the council election.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the council elections are being held to fill chairmanship and councilorship positions in the areas.NAN further reports that while the election was ongoing, some residents of the city went ahead with their businesses.Kachi James, a shop owner at Woji Ward 6, told NAN that she dec
  
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• NUT bemoans shortage of teachers in schools

  05-10-2024 19:23 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has revealed an alarming manpower crisis where some primary schools in the country are barely manned by one or two teachers.The National President of NUT, Audu Amba made this known at the occasion of the 2024 World Teachers’ Day Celebration in Abuja on Saturday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this year’s World Teachers Day’s theme is “Valuing Teacher Voices: Towards a New Social Contract for Education”.Amba said the
  
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