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Vanguard Saudi says three dead in airport attacks claimed by Houthis

Saudi authorities said Wednesday three people were killed in attacks on two of the kingdom's international airports, including in...

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Vanguard Overhaul security, cut food, transport costs – NSCIA to FG

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has called on the Federal Government to overhaul Nigeria’s security archi...

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Vanguard God used Dan Orbih to make me Rivers governor — Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has recounted how late Chief Daniel Orbih served as the divin...

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Vanguard ASUSS rejects NUT strike, directs FCT teachers to work

The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter, has rejected the indefinite strike...

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Vanguard NAF Crash: Prospective NYSC member, only son, among crash victims

A grieving lady has mourned her partner, one of the victims of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF 931 aircraft crash at Igbokoda, Ondo St...

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Vanguard 2027 election cases: Your conduct will be monitored, CJN warns tribunal judges

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, yesterday warned that judges...

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Vanguard DR Congo Ineligible Player: NFF sent petition to wrong email – FIFA

One of the technical grounds on which FIFA dismissed Nigeria’s protest against DR Congo for fielding an ineligible player in the w...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists warn a popular vitamin D supplement may have a hidden downside

Not all vitamin D supplements are created equal, and new research suggests that one popular form may have an unexpected downside....

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Not all trans fats are bad, major review finds

A large analysis of 22 studies found that the trans fats naturally present in dairy foods such as milk, butter, yogurt, and cheese...

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ScienceDaily Health Dads are dying after their kids are born, and almost no one is tracking it

A study of more than 130,000 babies born in Georgia found that hundreds of fathers died within the first five years of their child...

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ScienceDaily Health Stanford scientists turn a cancer driver into a kill switch

A Stanford-designed molecule turns a major lymphoma-promoting protein against cancer cells, activating their own self-destruct mac...

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Farmers Weekly Jozini goat project brings data-driven breeding to communal farmers

An Agricultural Research Council community-based breeding programme in northern KwaZulu-Natal is helping communal goat farmers int...

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Premium Times How Nigeria’s Population Commission mismanaged N245 billion on undelivered products, other controversial contracts – Auditor-General

The office attributed the irregularities largely to weaknesses in the NPC’s internal control system and recommended that the commi...

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Vanguard Bar Misconduct: Supreme Court judgment puts LPDC in the dock

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Supreme Court, on June 26, delivered a landmark judgment that appears to have placed in the dock decisio...

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TechCrunch Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia

Mecka AI collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds of robots. The startup pays people to re...

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TechCrunch While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders ‘elsewhere’

Endeavor Catalyst just raised $320 million to keep backing founders outside Silicon Valley. Half the profits go back to the nonpro...

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Premium Times Economic expert seeks redesign of FG’s cash transfer programme

Mr Uwaleke, a professor and the President, Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (CMAN), made the call in an interview with the News...

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Vanguard 2027 Hajj: Sokoto PWA seeks state passport offices

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, PWA, has called for the decentralisation of passport offices...

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Vanguard EU tasks Sokoto Assembly on budget oversight, digital parliament

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The European Union, EU, has urged the Sokoto State House of Assembly to strengthen its oversight of pub...

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Vanguard Nnaji advocates increased funding for education

By Alumona Ukwueze NSUKKA — Former Minister of Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji, has called for increased funding of education at all level...

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Vanguard Mental health experts demand urgent action on Nigeria’s youth crisis

….As 4th Vanguard summit opens Friday By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s youth mental health crisis will come under sharp scrutiny as lead...

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Vanguard AEDC expands digital channels for customer services

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — The Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc, AEDC, has expanded its digital service channels with the l...

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TechCrunch Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents for business users

The developer of Hermes Agent raised a $90 million Series B.

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TechCrunch Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11

Microsoft revealed the specs and price for its Surface Laptop Ultra, AI PCs that run on Nvidia chips that are designed to run AI m...

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