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Premium Times Many feared dead as petrol tanker explodes in Benin

Ten injured victims were reportedly taken to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital for treatment, while bodies were deposited...

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Premium Times Iheanacho makes Turkish football history with 10-game scoring streak

The former Manchester City forward delivered another outstanding performance, scoring twice and providing an assist as Bursaspor c...

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Vanguard Nigeria, Ghana strengthen fisheries cooperation, stronger vessel controls

By Godwin Oritse Nigeria and Ghana are moving to strengthen maritime cooperation and tighten fisheries governance across the Gulf...

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Vanguard FAAC shares N2.43trn among FG, states, LGs

•As CIT, CGT, stamp duties, VAT collections decline By Emma Ujah The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N2....

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Vanguard Headline inflation drops to 14.63% as food prices ease

•But core inflation still rising By Yinka Kolawole & Elizabeth Adegbesan Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 14.63 per c...

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Vanguard The dark side of going viral

A child who believes, “If I tell my mother, she'll help me,” is safer than one who thinks, “If I tell my parents, they will seize...

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Vanguard Atiku, Obi to Tinubu: ‘You can’t campaign through surrogates’

“He has had three and a half years to govern. In that time, families have been forced to cut meals, postpone medical care and watc...

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Vanguard Regulate scavenging, don’t criminalise it

The viral images of scavengers allegedly dismantling pillars of bridges in Lagos should alarm every responsible citizen. Any perso...

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Vanguard Trump’s Russian diesel deal calms global fuel markets, offers relief to Africa

By TODD MILLER United States President Donald Trump announced a diesel supply agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on F...

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Vanguard What’s really in your glass?

How often do we stop to ask: what exactly is in my glass? This question has taken on a more urgent meaning following the recent to...

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Vanguard Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, October 16, 2026

The Nigerian Naira maintained relative stability against the United States Dollar across the official and informal currency segmen...

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Vanguard 2027: Why I asked Atiku to step down for Peter Obi – Kwankwaso

Asked whether he was insisting that Atiku should abandon his presidential ambition this time, Kwankwaso answered in the affirmativ...

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Vanguard Beyond Limitations: How cerebral palsy survivor paints dreams with her feet

Toma Umu, an artist and advocate for persons living with disabilities; despite being unable to use her hands due to cerebral palsy...

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Vanguard Broken System, Stolen Innocence: The silent agony of Nigeria’s rape survivors

16-year-old Goodness from Benin Republic travelled to Lagos to spend the holiday with her uncle, a 38-year-old carpenter in the Is...

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Vanguard Dangote IPO: Firm reaffirms commitment to regulation compliance

Following SEC's notice that the general public should beware of buying Dangote Refinery’s IPO through WayvePay, the bank clarified...

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Vanguard Disservice, impunity, dysfunction and life in Nigeria, by Adekunle Adekoya

I am sure that not a few people, like me, keep wondering just what is happening in our country. The state of affairs leaves one wo...

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Vanguard 2027: Atiku, Obi, Duke, Makinde no match for Tinubu, APC declares

He said such critics were out of touch with ordinary Nigerians. “They don’t know the value of N20,000 to an ordinary man on the st...

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Vanguard Another take on two key issues, by Donu Kogbara

I have an uncle called Jonas Odocha. He is a graduate of Imperial College London, a retired former senior executive at NNPC and an...

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Vanguard Transition from Dinosaurs to the Streets of the USA, by Owei Lakemfa

I try to understand countries by pounding their streets. This was partly why, early Monday morning, October 5, 2026, I hit the str...

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Farmers Weekly Smarter farming and food recovery can strengthen food security

Observed annually on 16 October, World Food Day draws attention to hunger, malnutrition, and the need for sustainable global food...

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TechCrunch Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style

The new car used thrusters to leap over a Cybercab, Cybertruck, Tesla Semi, Model Y, and Model 3 at a demo in Texas.

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Premium Times Mining cooperation: A new chapter in China-Africa common development, By Yu Dunhai

On 13 October, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forth a four-point proposition on advancing China-Africa mining cooperation...

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TechCrunch When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off

The company generated over $30 million in revenue in two years and was acquired by MyFitnessPal for an undisclosed amount of money...

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TechCrunch And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 is: Intero Biosystems

Intero Biosystems beat out 199 other Startup Battlefield companies to take home the $100,000 grand prize at TechCrunch Disrupt 202...

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