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Vanguard Nigerian army warns public against fake SSC 50/2027 recruitment advertisement

By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Army has raised the alarm over a fake recruitment advertisement circulating on social media and o...

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Vanguard NNPC’s N7.13tn: What does Nigeria have to show for it, ADC asks

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has challenged the Federal Government and the Nigerian Nationa...

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Vanguard Cardi B, Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye fuel dating rumours

American rapper Cardi B and Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye have once again fueled dating rumours after being seen together i...

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Vanguard Two Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists bag life sentences after pleading guilty

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— Two commanders of Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group, Mahmud Usman (also known as Abu Bar...

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Vanguard Fake Agency Probe: OHCSF, CBN distance selves from PFIPC, reveal inactive accounts

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja ABUJA — The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) and the Central Bank of...

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Vanguard 10 iPhones with the best battery life

Apple’s Pro Max and Plus models for iPhones consistently lead the pack in battery endurance due to their larger physical dimension...

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Vanguard FCCPC resumes digital lending regulation as court vacates restraining order

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has resumed the implementation and enforcement of the Digital,...

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TechCabal South Africa wants every SIM card to become a trusted digital ID

South Africa is overhauling its SIM registration system to strengthen identity verification and curb digital fraud.

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TechCrunch Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Flock Safety sits right at the center of the debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety. That’s...

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Vanguard How Sanwo-Olu entered Tinubu’s inner circle — Ex-aide, Dapo Thomas

Former Special Assistant to then-Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu, Professor Dapo Thomas, has revealed how the 2002 Ikeja Cantonme...

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Vanguard Video: ‘It’s shea butter, not juju cream,’ Ndidi replies Vardy

"It's ori (natural shea butter), and anytime we came back, he would ask, and we'd say, 'Oh! It's from a witch doctor in Nigeria,'"...

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Vanguard Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan congratulates Badejo-Okusanya on NBA presidency

By John Alechenu ABUJA — Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has congratulated Mrs. Oyinlasola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN) on her election a...

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Vanguard Transport union members, civil society group protest in Osun

…Demand Leadership Change Over Security Concerns By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers...

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TechCrunch StrictlyVC returns to New York City September 10 to celebrate a huge year for the city’s startup community

For the first time since 2024, StrictlyVC is coming back to New York City — and we're bringing the kind of access you’d expect fro...

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ScienceDaily Health Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Scientists restore two hours of sleep without clearing brain plaques

Researchers have uncovered a surprising culprit behind sleep loss in Alzheimer’s disease: the brain’s own immune cells. In mice wi...

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ScienceDaily Health UCLA scientists develop mineral sunscreen without the chalky white cast

Scientists have redesigned zinc oxide particles to create a mineral sunscreen that protects against ultraviolet radiation without...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover a protein that protects the brain from Alzheimer’s damage

A protein called SORLA may act as a powerful defense against the toxic tau tangles involved in Alzheimer’s disease. Mice with extr...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists detect hidden skin damage before it becomes visible

Scientists have discovered a hidden warning sign of skin damage that appears before collagen fibers visibly thin, break, or lose t...

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TechCrunch Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and credentials, urges users to take action

Hugging Face is urging users to rotate any access tokens stored on the platform and review account activity.

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TechCabal South Sudan’s $50 e-visa fee threatens East African labour mobility

Under the revised charges, published on the country’s electronic visa portal on Monday, Somali and Burundian citizens will pay $10...

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TechCabal Nigeria’s central bank is rewriting the rules for fintech growth

Over the past decade, the playbook for Nigerian fintechs has been remarkably consistent: build payment products, acquire merchants...

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Premium Times “We know the law; this isn’t African Magic” — MC Fish’s partner dismisses Anita Joseph’s legal threat

The exchange comes months after MC Fish publicly confirmed the end of his marriage to actress, Anita Joseph and unveiled his relat...

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Premium Times SERAP asks NASS to withdraw the bill mandating social media platforms to establish physical offices

The bill, sponsored by Delta North Senator, Ned Nwoko, passed second reading in the Senate in March 2025 and was referred to the S...

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Premium Times BREAKING: Captured ‘Ansaru leaders’ make U-turn, plead guilty to 32 terrorism charges

National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu announced the arrest of the defendants in August 2025. The post BREAKING: Captured ‘Ansaru l...

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