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Vanguard Tinubu hails BusinessDay publisher Frank Aigbogun at 70

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Publisher of BusinessDay newspaper, Frank Aigbogun, on his 70th birthday, praising his...

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Vanguard Otti explains Abia’s preference for electric buses over CNG

He said that both petrol and CNG vehicles operate on internal combustion engines, while EVs require a different propulsion system....

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Vanguard UK PM ‘open’ to slavery apology but not reparations

"I want to express my sorrow and regret for the pain and suffering of so many millions and to recognise the way it still shapes ou...

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Vanguard One killed, 6 wounded in US Halloween store shooting

A shooting at a Halloween store in northern California killed one person and wounded six on Friday, police said, adding investigat...

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Vanguard Financial Trust seeks presidential intervention over liquidation of 2 banks

FT Group noted that Otunba Ajayi had significant interests in both institutions and maintained that a transparent accounting of th...

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Vanguard Iran’s supreme leader warns US, Israel against new attacks

Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against returning to war, according to a wr...

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Vanguard Senegal kicks off Youth Games, Africa’s first ever Olympics

The 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympics ever to be held on African soil, open Saturday in the Senegalese capital marking...

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Premium Times NPFL Matchday 11 Preview: Rivers United, Rangers set for top-of-the-table showdown as title race heats up

With Rivers United and Rangers preparing for a crucial showdown, Nasarawa United waiting to capitalise, the South East derby comin...

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Vanguard Navy marines kill 34 terrorists, disrupt ISWAP/Boko Haram operations in Lake Chad

Nigerian Navy Marines at the Naval Base Lake Chad in conjunction with 403 Amphibious Brigade Nigerian Army, operating under Operat...

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Vanguard Health workers mobilise for showdown with FG over 13-yr salary adjustment delay

On June 5, 2023, President Tinubu promised to actualise the adjustment while appealing to JOHESU to suspend its strike, after assu...

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Vanguard Iran’s army warns any new US attack would spread war wider

Iran's army warned Saturday that any new US attack would only spread their war wider, following threats by America and Israel of f...

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Premium Times Obasanjo criticises Tinubu’s borrowings, says debt could destroy generations of Nigerians

"And for anybody to say debt is no leprosy, is absolute nonsense. Debt is worse than leprosy. Because leprosy destroys only one pe...

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Premium Times EXCLUSIVE: Report details NSCDC officers’ contributions to detention tragedy in Niger, recommends dismissal, prosecution

The report attributed the cruel and degrading detention conditions leading to the deats of 33 detainees, including 14 children, to...

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Premium Times Tinubu welcomes Airtel’s open network launch

President Tinubu said the initiative aligns with his administration’s commitment to encouraging private-sector investment. The pos...

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Premium Times 2027 Politics Watch: From Atiku’s register demands to Tinubu’s borrowing defence, Friday’s roundup

Atiku Abubakar and the NDC pressed INEC over questionable voter records as the commission promised corrections before certificatio...

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Premium Times Hamzat unveils 100-point manifesto, pledges child protection agency, state wealth fund

Mr Hamzat promised 15 maternal and child centres, two new general hospitals, improved public transport and a 95 per cent waste col...

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Vanguard Enugu APC releases updated campaign council list

The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released an updated list of its Campaign Council. The post Enug...

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Vanguard Atiku accuses INEC of shielding officials behind voter register fraud

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of concealing evidence and s...

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Vanguard US, S/Korea, Japan vow ‘complete’ N/Korea denuclearization

The United States, South Korea and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea on Saturday...

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Vanguard Some called him warlord, but he was liberator, pan-Africanist – Yormie Johnson’s widow

"He was not just my husband, he was like a father figure to me, my children, my family and friends. I appreciate it most and I mis...

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Vanguard Senegal kicks off Youth Games, Africa’s first ever Olympics

A total of 136 Senegalese athletes will participate in the Youth Olympics, with some 6,000 volunteers from Senegal helping put on...

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Vanguard US judge issues restraining order against Justice Dept over election directives

A US federal judge temporarily blocked on Friday the Justice Department from threatening state and local election officials with c...

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Vanguard NYSC Members Kidnap: ‘I didn’t know passengers in my bus had AK-47 rifles – Driver tells court

The Department of State Services, DSS, on Friday, called two witnesses in the ongoing suit, HOU/22C/2026, filed against Usman Aliy...

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Vanguard Police confirm rescue of 3 kidnapped Zamfara Islamic clerics

The Zamfara Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Bello, has confirmed the rescue of three of the six Islamic Clerics (Imam) kidnapp...

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