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Vanguard The father I inherited, the mother who raised me, by Stephanie Shaakaa

A journey through blood, belonging, and the complicated search for the people who shape us before we even know their names. The po...

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Vanguard Lassa fever death toll hits 229 as fresh infections rise

According to the NCDC, 23 states and 114 Local Government Areas have reported at least one confirmed case this year, with Ondo, Ba...

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Vanguard Osun: You can’t suspend NURTW, MC Oluomo tells Adeleke

What began as a violent struggle for the control of motor parks in Osogbo has snowballed into a face-off between Osun government a...

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Vanguard NDLEA gets court nod to destroy N480bn meth lab in Ogun

He told the court that NDLEA officials had remained at the site for more than two months, exposing them to hazardous chemicals. Th...

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Vanguard Pensions: Stop ghosting, shadow chasing, Atiku tells Tinubu

“Both President Tinubu and his inept APC administration should seek more knowledge about good governance and developmental communi...

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Vanguard 2027: Can PDP fight its way back?

One PDP faction points to previous victories over internal rebellions, the other insists that the law will ultimately vindicate it...

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Vanguard No, Abacha didn’t die in bed with a woman

Amachree then boasted that the lady’s version of events trumps the various theories, including stories about “imported Indian girl...

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Vanguard Terrorism: Why military faces tough challenges in North

"They are confronted with vast ungoverned spaces, difficult terrain, inadequate intelligence from local communities and lack of co...

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Vanguard More than 160,000 flee out-of-control wildfires in France, Spain

France and Spain evacuated more than 160,000 people as unprecedented forest fires ravaged areas on Saturday near Madrid and Bordea...

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TechCrunch I tried out OpenAI’s new AI keypad — which will be fun for some coders and slightly mystifying to everyone else

OpenAI's fancy new AI keypad will be a lot of fun for some, while many others are probably not going to touch it.

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Vanguard Ehizode: Canagerian for life, by Emeka Obasi

Welcome to Canada, the land where Nigeria’s first Commonwealth gold medal was achieved by Arinze Ifeajuna at Vancouver 1954. Danie...

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Vanguard Is Gov Otti Tinubu’s agent? By Ugoji Egbujo

If every major ally of Peter Obi behaved exactly like Alex Otti, the practical effect would be a significantly weakened, fragmente...

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Vanguard Trump’s Letter, Atiku’s Lobbyists and old American stories about Tinubu, by Emmanuel Aziken

Politics is often less about the event itself than about the timing of the event. A document released today may have been written...

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Vanguard Towards healing a nation’s 60 yr old wound, by Muyiwa Adetiba

This is the sixtieth year – to the week – of the July 1966 coup that has been infamously regarded as a counter-coup. A coup thatun...

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Vanguard SEGUN ODEGBAMI: The 2026 World Cup – my take!

That the Super Eagles were not a part of an event that gripped the attention of the whole world for a period of 6 weeks was a nigh...

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Vanguard Proposed AJ vs Itauma mega fight can surpass Rumble in the Jungle – Oboh

The proposed bout is envisioned to happen in Lagos as a means of bringing home the two Anglo-British fighters whose roots are in N...

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Vanguard NFF elective congress entangled in legal cobwebs

It is one week since the curtains fell on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in New York. Spain deservedly carted away the gold trophy at the...

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Vanguard Commonwealth Games: Can Ajayi end Nigeria’s 96 years jinx in men’s 100m in Glasgow?

Athletics historians can’t wait for a better opportunity than now to believe Nigeria is on the verge of winning one of the most el...

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TechCrunch SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites but suffers another booster failure

The company ticked off a few more boxes on the second Starship V3 flight, but appears to have had another issue relighting the boo...

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TechCrunch Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M

The neolab is betting that automating routine computer tasks will soon outpace coding as AI's biggest use case.

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TechCrunch TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Smart Money Stage explores fintech, payments, AI, and everything between

Money has evolved into far more than the cash in your wallet or your bank account. And at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we’re devoting...

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TechCrunch Vietnam is looking to restrict social media for kids; here are the growing number of other countries doing the same

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on...

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Premium Times EFCC hands over recovered N24 million to former senator

The money was handed over to Mr Obende by the commission’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 on Thursday. The post EFCC hands over recover...

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Premium Times Six in 10 Nigerian children experience some form of abuse – UNICEF

Ms McCauley said the figures represent children whose safety, identity, education, health and future opportunities remain at risk,...

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