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Vanguard Egypt’s president says country ready to defend Saudi Arabia ‘if requested’

"Egypt, of course, with the directives of His Majesty King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will carry out any measure...

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Vanguard JAMB moves to rescue graduates stuck for years over NIN data mismatch

The initiative is part of measures by the examination body to remove administrative bottlenecks that have left graduates stranded...

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Premium Times INTERVIEW: How Johnvents is turning Nigeria’s cocoa challenges into a global agribusiness

John Alamu, founder and Group Managing Director of Capitalsage Holdings, explains how Johnvents is tackling challenges in Nigeria’...

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Premium Times ‘Things not as bad as people claim; Tinubu is fixing Nigeria’ — Jide Kosoko

The veteran actor acknowledged Nigerians’ economic hardship but maintained that President Bola Tinubu’s reforms were correcting de...

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Vanguard Police rescue baby allegedly sold by mother for N2m

The Police Command in Oyo State has rescued a one-month-old baby girl, allegedly sold by her mother for N2 million to one Folawewo...

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Vanguard Top 5 African countries with the most visa-free travel if you own their passport

Seychelles has one of Africa’s most powerful passports, giving its citizens broad access to destinations across the world without...

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Vanguard Buhari offered to support Osinbajo’s presidential bid four times — Akande counters Babachir Lawal

He said Buhari had, on at least four separate occasions, personally offered to support Osinbajo, asking him, “If I don’t support y...

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Vanguard Kwara APC: Oba leads peace committee to reconcile aggrieved members

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Elder statesman and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Oba AbdulRaheem, OFR, is...

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Vanguard I’d have left Real Madrid if I were Vinicius, says Mourinho

"If it were me in his place, probably I wouldn't be here. In this last summer I would have forced an exit to a league, a country,...

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Vanguard Zelensky says Trump waiving sanctions ‘rewards’ Putin, warns Moscow wants ‘blackout’ in Ukraine

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that US President Donald Trump's decision to block Russia sanctions only "rewards" Russ...

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Vanguard Pope to return to Vatican after cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV will leave the Rome hospital Saturday where he has been recovering from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said, after...

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Vanguard FG destroys over 19,000 illicit weapons in anti-terrorism drive — Ribadu

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, disclosed this on Saturday in Sokoto during a high-level brainstorming se...

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Vanguard Ex-Senegal president Macky Sall withdraws as candidate for UN leader

Former president of Senegal Macky Sall on Saturday withdrew from the seven-person race to be the next UN secretary-general, a day...

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Vanguard 2027: We’ll defeat Tinubu in 12 states – Makinde’s campaign

The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation, MDPCO, has vowed that its candidate, Seyi Makinde of the Allied Peoples Move...

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Vanguard Nigeria’s biggest problem is grinding poverty, not religion — Makinde

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared that Nigeria’s biggest problem is grinding poverty, not religion, urging Christians t...

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Vanguard Nigeria’s stability will attract long-term investment — Cardoso

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, has said sustained macroeconomic stability, declining inflation and...

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Vanguard Investors bank on Tinubu’s re-election, continuity of reforms — Oyedele

Nigeria's economic reforms have strengthened investor confidence, with financial markets and the international community pricing i...

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Vanguard Nigeria commiserates with Saudi Arabia over terrorists’ attacks

‎President Bola Tinubu has conveyed heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Saudi Arabia over the recent numerous at...

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Premium Times CJID to launch Living Archives Initiative, unveil book honouring veteran journalist, Lade Bonuola

The book, Ladbone: A Life in Print, draws on contributions from more than 80 editors, media managers, academics, political figures...

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Premium Times Ake to Stockholm: Exhibition celebrates 40 years of Soyinka’s Nobel Prize

The programme will combine archival materials, a documentary, an illustrated comic book, and contemporary art to retrace Soyinka’s...

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Premium Times No return to fuel subsidy, multiple exchange rates, Oyedele insists

"Let me be clear, there will be no return to fuel subsidies or multiple exchange rates," he said. The post No return to fuel subsi...

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Premium Times Bayelsa targets 300 tonnes of local rice by year-end

Bayelsa targets 300 tonnes of locally produced rice by year-end as Governor Douye Diri urges youths to embrace farming toward boos...

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Premium Times CAPPA, activists, labour group reject Lagos water privatisation, metering, demand public investment

“For profiteers, control of water is becoming the new petroleum,” he said. The post CAPPA, activists, labour group reject Lagos wa...

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Premium Times Luddites as gatekeepers of literature, By Osmund Agbo

The Luddites were a movement of skilled textile workers in England who rebelled against industrial machinery between 1811 and 1816...

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