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Vanguard Gov Yusuf declares State of Emergency on drug abuse in Kano

By Hadiza Yusuf Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared a state of emergency on drug abuse and signed an Executive Ord...

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Vanguard Nigeria leads in online gambling regulation as illegal market hits $17.8bn

The report, the first comprehensive assessment of online gambling across all 54 African countries, showed that Africa's online gam...

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Vanguard Adamawa: Supporters protest against plans to replace ADC governorship candidate

The protesters marched to the party’s state Secretariat, on Wednesday in Yola, carrying placards and demanding that the candidate...

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TechCabal MTN’s $9.1 million network push takes South Africa’s 5G race beyond metros

The move underscores a broader shift in South Africa's telecoms industry: the race to build the country's best 5G network is no lo...

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TechCabal Audrey Chanakira believes the best technology begins with listening

The rabbit farming app she had built in three days was attracting users in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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TechCrunch Cascade raises $3.5M to help construction firms find and win projects

a16z Speedrun, Ada Ventures, and Snowball VC have invested in Cascade's $3.5 million seed round.

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists revive a powerful antibiotic that superbugs had defeated

Scientists have found a way to revive vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic that some dangerous bacteria have learned to resist. Inste...

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ScienceDaily Health Lab-grown mini brains may predict which Alzheimer’s treatments will work

Miniature brain models grown from patients’ cells revealed striking differences in how Alzheimer’s-related tissue responds to an a...

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ScienceDaily Health Colorectal cancer warning signs younger adults should never ignore

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death among people under 50, and cases in younger adults continue to rise. Wa...

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ScienceDaily Health New cancer strategy could stop tumors before resistance takes hold

Researchers are applying evolutionary theory to cancer by changing treatments before tumors have time to develop resistance. Mathe...

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TechCrunch The browser wars aren’t about search anymore — here are the best alternatives to Chrome and Safari

We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.

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TechCrunch Passionfroot raises $15M to expand its B2B creator marketplace to the US

Passionfroot, a German startup building a marketplace connecting B2B creators with brands, has raised $15M in a Series A round led...

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TechCrunch WhatsApp adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto upgrades, iPad sign-ups, and more

WhatsApp on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will let users hear and reply to messages, make calls, view their call history, and acc...

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Premium Times Nigerian students lament delay in NELFUND upkeep allowance

The upkeep allowance is one of the benefits provided under the NELFUND scheme, an initiative of the Federal Government aimed at re...

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Premium Times UNN to graduate 12,895 students, 168 first class

The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Simon Ortuanya, disclosed this on Wednesday during the 55th Convocation press briefing held...

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Premium Times Super Eagles striker Arokodare in fresh controversy

The alleged fallout comes amid growing uncertainty over the Nigerian forward's future at Molineux. The post Super Eagles striker A...

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Premium Times 2027: They haven’t earned the right to return — Falz on Tinubu government

He clarified that he did not openly endorse any candidate or party during the 2023 elections. The post 2027: They haven’t earned t...

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Premium Times Pastor to die by hanging for killing daughter

Deborah's killing is the latest in a series of cases highlighting the deadly consequences of witchcraft allegations in Cross River...

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Premium Times Deputy Speaker clarifies ₦1 billion vote for Bende church instruments

The deputy speaker says the ₦1 billion provision for churches in the Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State is intended to suppo...

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Premium Times Gov Namadi signs executive orders to combat drug abuse in Jigawa, mobilise citizens

The Executive Orders established the Jigawa State Task Force on Drug Abuse Control and the Mass Mobilisation for Social Reorientat...

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Premium Times 2027: Why opposition candidates aren’t Tinubu’s match – Gov Sule

Mr Sule says comparing the APC ticket of Messrs Tinubu and Shettima to those of the opposition amounts to comparing day and night....

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Premium Times Aisha Achimugu: Nigerian businesswoman speaks out on EFCC ordeal

Nigerian businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, laments her ordeal with the EFCC so far, seeking fairness and respect for the rule of law...

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Premium Times Ogun Assembly reverses self on indictment of ex-speaker for embezzlement, commutes dismissal to resignation

At the time, the Assembly maintained that the then-Speaker Oluomo followed months of internal disagreements over the administratio...

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Vanguard 2027: INEC denies data leak, challenges N10bn suit against Wike’s aide Olayinka

Meanwhile, INEC, in a counter-affidavit filed in opposition to the suit, while denying complicity in the alleged unlawful leak of...

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