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Vanguard Rehabilitating terrorists or delivering justice? By Ejiro Ofoye

For more than a decade, Nigerians have buried their loved ones, watched entire communities reduced to rubble, witnessed schools de...

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Vanguard Delta community invokes deities to drive out herdsmen

INDIGENES of Ike-Onicha, Onicha-Ukwuani community, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, have turned to their gods, invo...

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Vanguard The battle before the 2027 ballots, by Dakuku Peterside

By the time Nigerians enter polling units in 2027, the decisive battle for Nigeria’s democracy may already have been fought—and wo...

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Vanguard Dangers of state governments bankrolling mass weddings

Kano’s recent announcement that it spent N1.5bn to bankroll mass weddings should prompt national alarm rather than applause. Kano...

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TechCrunch Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again

They're rolling up their sleeves again, seemingly out of fear of missing AI's defining moment and, presumably, the irresistible al...

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TechCrunch Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be ‘everything for everyone’

Uber Chief Product Officer Sachin Kansal walks TechCrunch through the company's financial services ambitions, its increasingly com...

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TechCrunch Video-generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B

With the cash, the company aims to expand its world model offering and reach customers across geographies.

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TechCrunch X just tweaked its algorithm to make it more friendly, less battleground

The social media site says it will amplify posts made by users' mutual followers' to give the feed more of a communal feel.

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Vanguard Oriire abduction: Children were beaten, teachers chained — Alamu, Principal

THE principal bducted alongside teachers, students and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Racheal Alamu, yes...

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Vanguard How Police uncovered fictitious PFIPC —Document

A police interim investigation report has revealed how operatives uncovered an alleged forgery and impersonation syndicate built a...

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Vanguard Atiku, Obi excited as FG suspends planned increase in WAEC, NECO registration fees

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, and his Nigeria Democratic C...

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Vanguard Naira depreciates to N1,420/$ in parallel market

The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,420 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,406 per dollar last weekend. The post Naira de...

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Vanguard ADC’s fortunes in limbo: A-Court affirms order barring INEC from recognising Mark’s leadership

***Awards N10m cost against party ***Judgment won’t affect ADC candidates, party insists ***Atiku heads to S’Court, alleges forged...

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Vanguard How Lagos emergency responders saved my 7-month-old daughter — Father

By Olasunkanmi Akoni A Lagos resident, Muhammad Armayau, has commended the state’s emergency responders for their swift interventi...

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TechCrunch Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation

The company is raising at least $75 million, led by Robot Ventures, with significant participation from USV and other prominent in...

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TechCrunch Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI

Of all the debates raging about the potential downsides of AI, there is one worry causing the most hand-wringing among AI enthusia...

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Premium Times Import duty waivers on CNG, medical equipment, others rise to N34trn- Customs CG

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, said the figure was reached between March 2000 and D...

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Premium Times Court receives update on discovery of missing casefile linking police officers to businessman’s disappearance

The IGP and police authorities have refused to comply with the court's September 2025 judgement ordering them to release the casef...

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Premium Times Nigerian hospital celebrates survival of its smallest preterm baby

A baby girl born at 25 weeks and weighing just 750g has been discharged from the hospital after six months of intensive care, mark...

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Premium Times One year after death, Buhari’s life still ‘speaks’ to Nigerians – Tinubu

President Tinubu says Mr Buhari’s transformation from military ruler to civilian democrat marked him out as a rare figure in the n...

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Premium Times Makinde seeks UN scrutiny of Oyo school abduction, demands full account of 56-day kidnap

The governor said such an international scrutiny would strengthen, rather than undermine, public confidence in Nigeria's instituti...

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Premium Times Kidnapped Oyo headmaster regains freedom after security pressure on abductors

Security agencies say investigations into Mr Owoade's abduction are ongoing, with efforts underway to identify and arrest those re...

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Vanguard Makinde calls on UN to probe Oyo schoolchildren abduction

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has called for independent scrutiny of the May 14 abduction of children and teachers from Ahoro-Esi...

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Vanguard City Boy Movement committed to national development — Seyi Tinubu

Patron of the City Boy Movement, Seyi Tinubu, has said that the organisation has evolved beyond its role as a campaign platform in...

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