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Vanguard UOO commends Gov Otti’s transformation of Abia

Speaks on 70th anniversary By Osa Amadi The Chairman of U.O.O Nigeria Plc, Nze Edozie Uche Okafor, has commended the Abia State Go...

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Vanguard Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, July 17, 2026

The Nigerian naira traded within a relatively stable range against the United States dollar on Friday, July 17, 2026, as the offic...

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Premium Times World Cup Final: UNICEF revives iconic Messi-Yamal photo ahead of Argentina-Spain clash

According to the UN agency, the photographs were taken more than 18 years ago The post World Cup Final: UNICEF revives iconic Mess...

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Vanguard PFIPC: Gbaja slams N15bn defamation suit against Adeyemi

Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday, instituted a N15 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi...

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Vanguard Oriire Abduction: The children came home, the fears remain

For 56 agonising days, the people of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State measured time differently. The passing of each day...

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Vanguard US congress okays 50% cut in aid to Nigeria over Christian persecution

The United States House of Representatives has approved a 50 percent cut in assistance to Nigeria over what it described as the fe...

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Vanguard Naira now N1,422/$ in parallel market

The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,422 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,415 per dollar on Wednesday. The post Naira no...

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Vanguard Suspected drugs supplier to bandits arrested in Katsina

The Katsina Police Command has arrested a suspected drug peddler allegedly supplying illicit drugs to armed bandits in Funtua Loca...

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Vanguard CBN mandates BDCs to sell unutilised FX to NFEM within 24hrs

•May confiscate unutilised balance By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed Bureau De Changes, BDCs,...

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Vanguard Who is Slavko Vincic? Meet the referee for the 2026 World Cup final

The appointment also places the 46-year-old among an exclusive group, as he becomes only the 23rd referee in history to oversee a...

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Vanguard Messi set ‘blueprint’ for greatness – Antetokounmpo

"When you see that, you get inspired. You definitely get inspired to take care of your body, to keep doing the right thing for you...

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Vanguard US strikes Iran as Tehran warns of Mideast reprisals

The United States hit Iran on Friday, with Tehran accusing US forces of striking civilians sites and drawing Iranian threats of re...

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Premium Times Appeal Court voids key Electoral Act provisions on parties’ primary election, membership register

The Court of Appeal held that the disputed sections of the Electoral Act conflicted with sections 221 and 222 of the Nigerian cons...

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Premium Times Nigerians want cheaper petrol, but renewed Hormuz battle won’t make that happen

Many Nigerians clamoured that petrol prices should return to the pre-war level. The post Nigerians want cheaper petrol, but renewe...

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Premium Times Kaduna govt reaffirms commitment to tackling malnutrition

The commitment was made on Thursday in Zaria during a two-day quarterly coordination and review meeting of the State Committee on...

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Vanguard Shettima’s final test, by Azu Ishiekwene

Vice President Kashim Shettima cannot be blamed for having doubts about whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would renominate him a...

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Vanguard The unidentified problem of Nigeria: From forced migration to AUTOSUCOM Revolution (I)

By Victor-Bandele Dada For more than six decades, Nigeria has debated its problems without ever adequately identifying the problem...

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Vanguard Jimoh Ibrahim is uninformed: UN intervenes in nation’s internal affairs, by Owei Lakemfa

I do not support the call by Oyo State Governor SeyiMakinde that international bodies like the United Nations (UN) should particip...

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Vanguard Just what is government doing for us? By Adekunle Adekoya

IN the last two weeks or thereabouts, I have been one very angry Nigerian. I don’t know whether there are others like me who are a...

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Vanguard Why Nigeria must invest in mangroves preservation

Nigeria and the world are bleeding biodiversity at an alarming rate. Globally, the United Nations (UN) reports that 420 million he...

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Vanguard Why Tinubu must lead football governance reforms – Experts/Stakeholders

The bad news for President Tinubu is that while other nations are harvesting the goodwill, unity and good vibes from the World Cup...

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Vanguard No N210trn missing from NNPC accounts, ex-NAPIMS GM tells senate committee

By Henry Umoru ABUJA – FORMER Group General Manager (GGM) of the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Bala...

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Vanguard 2027: INEC to conduct mock presidential poll

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, disclosed that it is considering conducting a comprehensive audit...

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Vanguard Kogi announces successful rescue of kidnapped victims in Dekina

The Kogi State Government has announced the successful rescue of the four persons kidnapped during the recent attack on an unautho...

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