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Vanguard Florida issues arrest warrant for Cuba’s ex-leader Raul Castro

Raul Castro, 95, is wanted on murder charges connected to the February 24, 1996 shooting down of two civilian aircraft from "Broth...

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Vanguard Tinubu extends tenures of Immigration, Correctional Service Chiefs

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has approved 18-month tenure extensions for Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, Control...

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Vanguard Police explain presence at suspended Archbishop Ibezim’s church service

The Anambra State Police Command has explained that the presence of security operatives during the church service conducted by Arc...

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Vanguard 2027: Atiku’s ethnic, religious appeal won’t work in North – Iliyasu Kwankwaso

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso, has said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar canno...

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Vanguard APM to Tinubu: You’re paying fuel subsidy through back door

The Allied People’s Movement (APM) has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of paying fuel subsidy through the back door...

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Vanguard Critic of Rwanda President Kagame beheaded in Uganda

A former Rwandan soldier living in Uganda, where he had become a vocal critic of his government back home, was found decapitated n...

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Vanguard Buhari: If a general couldn’t wipe out insecurity, spare Tinubu —Yari

The Director-General of All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has said Presi...

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Vanguard Doctors top global trust rankings as politicians, influencers come last

Medical doctors, scientists and teachers are the most trusted professions globally, while politicians and social media influencers...

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Vanguard Gunmen kill at least 40 civilians in Mali

More than 40 civilians have been killed in weekend attacks by armed men on camps in Mali's northeastern Menaka region, security an...

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Vanguard Kenyan pastor, who told followers to starve for Jesus, convicted of 191 murders

A Kenyan court has convicted pastor Paul Mackenzie of murdering 191 people, including 190 children, after he allegedly directed me...

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Vanguard Customs to review complaints of 397 rejected recruitment applicants

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced plans to review complaints by applicants who were disqualified during its recent r...

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Vanguard ‘Close up your borders’ – Trump blames French unrest on immigration

US President Donald Trump on Monday again blamed immigration for protests and violence that have rocked France in recent days, urg...

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TechCrunch Rivian’s CEO says autonomy will enable ‘dramatically different’ vehicle designs

Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said he thinks autonomy will allow his company to build radically different kinds of vehicles than the...

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TechCrunch Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world

University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-drivi...

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TechCrunch Tolan snags $30M for its AI companion that helps users navigate life

AI companion app Tolan has raised another $30 million after attracting more than 250,000 active users.

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TechCrunch Replika’s founder built the AI assistant she pitched at Disrupt 12 years ago

Eugenia Kuyda's newest startup Wabi is positioned to take advantage of an idea she had more than a decade ago. Wabi offers a perso...

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TechCrunch Tenstorrent hits $6.2B valuation to scale open-weight AI chips

After drawing acquisition interest earlier this year, the Nvidia challenger raised $1.5 billion to remain independent.

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TechCrunch AI assistant startup Town nabs unicorn valuation 4 months after launch

AI assistant startup Town nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B round co-led by Forerunner Vent...

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TechCrunch Amazon is taking its biggest shot at Nvidia yet with new TorchNeuron dev tool

Amazon wants to break Nvidia’s hold on PyTorch, the free toolkit used to build most AI apps, so that more developers run their app...

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TechCrunch Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts

OpenCode is an open source AI coding agent that's become a popular alternative to Claude Code and Cursor. But hackers got into par...

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Premium Times Tinubu mourns Ex-Gov Uduaghan

Mr Uduaghan, who was governor between 2007 and 2015, died on Monday at the age of 71, according to a statement by his family. The...

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Premium Times Otedola recalls sharing bunk bed with Hamzat 49 years ago

“My experience of his character over the years has been defined by his honesty, sincerity, fairness and strong moral principles,”...

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Premium Times Afe Babalola Day: Falana laments youth involvement in internet fraud, urges legitimate technology use

Mr Falana urged young Nigerians to draw inspiration from Mr Babalola’s life, stressing that determination, education and the produ...

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Premium Times Air Peace to resume Uyo flights

Air Peace is set to resume flights to Uyo on 23 October, offering passengers an alternative amid complaints over high airfares, Ib...

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