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Vanguard Kano police recover ₦8m stolen car, arrest mechanic

By Hadiza Yusuf The Kano State Police Command has recovered a Kia Optima valued at ₦8 million and arrested a 24-year-old mechanic,...

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Vanguard Websites go dark worldwide as AI exposes critical security flaws

Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites Wednesday after two critical flaws came to light involving P...

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Vanguard Mine Murder Trial: Court grants bail to four defendants

Ogbegbe remains in custody as court adjourns for final addresses By Egufe Yafugborhi ASABA — The Delta State High Court in Asaba o...

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Vanguard Reps urge FG to resolve BEDC dispute, restore power

By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to intervene in the dispute between the...

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Vanguard Ebola: Reps urge calm, compliance with health guidelines

By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Infectious Diseases has urged Nigerians to remain calm and...

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Vanguard Ebola: NBMA offers experts to support NCDC

By Folarin Kehinde The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has offered to deploy its biosafety experts to support the Nige...

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Vanguard Ebola: NCDC holds emergency meeting to conclude action plans

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has convened an emergency meeting and commenced coordinated response...

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Vanguard Ebola: Atiku challenges Tinubu to account for N10bn

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu to account for the N10 bil...

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Vanguard Poor Network: Reps give MTN, Airtel, Glo, Mafab seven days

By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the persistent poor quality of telecommun...

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Vanguard Food Security: Abiodun targets 10,000 farmers with subsidised inputs

Distributes 10 tractors, 1,200 smartphones to farmers Unveils 39 tractors, harvesters, agro-processing facilities Over 160,000 far...

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Vanguard Nigeria loses ₦1.13tn yearly to foreign cloud dependency — Study

Experts downplay fears of AI-driven job losses By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — Nigeria loses about $850 million, equivalent to ₦1.13 trill...

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Vanguard Egypt entering Yemen war makes situation ‘more difficult’ – Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that any interference in the Yemen war by Egypt or any other country would make the s...

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Vanguard No Ebola in Niger, state on high alert — Health Director

By Clare Nnabuike, Minna The Niger State Government has assured residents that no Ebola case has been detected in the state, sayin...

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Vanguard 2023 Obi-Datti Campaign leaders dump Obi, back Tinubu

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Some former members of the 2023 Presidential Campaign Council of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate,...

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Vanguard Military pensions board chair vows to end payment delays

By Kingsley Omonobi The new Chairman of the Military Pensions Board (MPB), Major General Julius Ehioze Osifo, has pledged to tackl...

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Vanguard 2027: Opposition coalition closer to picking consensus candidate – G100

The G-100 opposition coalition has intensified efforts to produce a consensus candidate to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the...

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Vanguard Tinubu meets with Zenith Bank founder Jim Ovia, Budget Office DG in Aso Villa

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA– PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu met on Tuesday with Jim Ovia, founder of Zenith Bank and chairman of the Niger...

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Vanguard Dangote acquires 25% stake in Kenya pipeline

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, says his company has acquired a 25 per cent stake in Kenya Pipeline Company in a deal valued...

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Vanguard ADC Reps candidate, supporters attacked in Anambra

By Vincent Ujumadu The African Democratic Congress (ADC) House of Representatives candidate for Idemili North and South Federal Co...

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Vanguard FCT civil servants, artisans back Tinubu

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Workers in the Federal Capital Territory FCT have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for re-election in 2027, p...

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Farmers Weekly Royal Show lamb carcass sets South African price record

The 2026 Royal Show’s carcass competition produced a record sale of R110 580, with Vredesig Dormers & Suffolk, Hatari Farming, and...

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TechCrunch Heat pump tech is 170 years old — Pascal thinks it’s time for an update

Refrigerants startup Pascal has a new take on heat pump and cooling tech using a sponge-like material that promises to be 20% more...

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TechCrunch Mach9 raises $34M after pivoting to AI CAD software

The startup initially set out to build better, faster, and cheaper surveying hardware in 2021.

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TechCrunch Foursquare co-founder says equity holders saw no returns from the company’s acquisition

Foursquare raised $411 million in funding according to PitchBook data, but its equity holders saw no returns from its final acquis...

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