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Vanguard ‘I leave in peace’ — Messi says ahead of final Argentina game

His final game against Benin Republic will be his 208th for the Albiceleste and will bring an emotional conclusion to a journey th...

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Vanguard Woman ​‌‍‍‍‍⁠⁠‍​​‍⁠‍‍​⁠‌​pleads guilty to assisting ISWAP members to keep arms, ammunition

A woman, Sumaiya Abubakar, on Tuesday admitted to rendering support to members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) i...

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Vanguard I’ve been in therapy since COVID – Chris Rock

American ace comedian, actor and filmmaker, Chris Rock, has revealed that he has spent the post-COVID-19 years undergoing intensiv...

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Vanguard Full list: 10 countries where you can write UTME outside Nigeria

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has listed 10 countries where Nigerians and non-Nigerians can write the Unifie...

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Vanguard INEC staff Nigeria’s least paid workers, says Amupitan

“INEC staff are the least paid in Nigeria. So, we felt if we want to demand and hold our staff responsible, we should give them a...

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Farmers Weekly Keeping farm grounds in shape with the Husqvarna Z560X zero-turn mower

Spring brings the grounds back to the top of the maintenance list on farms and estates across South Africa. Entrances and avenues,...

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Premium Times Police to sanction DPO, two others over suspect’s disappearance from custody

PREMIUM TIMES obtained the viral video in which some residents were heard narrating how the incident happened. The post Police to...

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Premium Times Dapper beats YBNL, Starboy, Mavin in mid-year market-share ranking

The Lagos-based record label retained its lead among Nigerian-owned music firms. The post Dapper beats YBNL, Starboy, Mavin in mid...

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Premium Times DATA: What North-eastern states allocated to education in their 2026 budget

Six North-east states budgeted N546 billion for education in 2026, but none meets the 26 per cent education policy benchmark, whil...

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Premium Times NAS pairs 25 young Nigerian researchers with senior scientists in new mentorship programme

The six-month engagement will allow participants to discuss their research progress, career development, challenges and profession...

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Premium Times Taraba senator faces APC petition over alleged forged NECO certificate

The petition was written by retired Major General A. T. Ibrahim, who lost the APC senatorial primary to Mr Jimkuta. The post Tarab...

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Premium Times dRPC opens applications for free training for Nigerian NGOs, foundations

The eight-week virtual programme, scheduled to run from 20 October to 19 December 2026, is designed to strengthen organisational m...

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Premium Times UPDATED: No survivors as Nigeria releases names of crew members, passengers killed in crashed aircraft

The air force now says a total of 25 people were in the crashed aircraft. The post UPDATED: No survivors as Nigeria releases names...

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Premium Times Professor dies hours after swearing-in as substantive university VC

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that Mr Umeoduagu, a professor, suddenly died on Saturday 3 October after his inauguration as the substanti...

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TechCabal Pesa is taking its cross-border payments business to Australia

Pesa says it offers its Australian service under authorisation from the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRA...

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TechCabal WAEMU’s free-transfer rule could make cash withdrawals more expensive

BCEAO is making 75% of WAEMU transfers free from November. Mobile money operators now have to figure out how to earn from cash tra...

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TechCabal Who owns the wealth beneath your feet? The AI engine exposing Nigeria’s ‘hidden’ miners

Across rural Nigeria, host communities watch heavy machinery dig up their land daily. But ask locals who hold the operational lice...

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TechCabal The strategy behind Equity Bank’s new digital wallet

Equity Bank is responding to the neobanking race with EMMA, a wallet launched by its fintech arm, Finserve. Customers can access i...

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TechCrunch Facebook tests going Reels-first in India

Meta is testing a new Facebook UX in India that sends some users directly into full-screen video when they open the app, putting R...

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TechCrunch Type One Energy raised $200M to build a fusion power plant by 2034

Type One Energy is betting that its lean approach to fusion power will get a power plant on the grid faster, and investors have re...

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Premium Times Governor Lawal’s battle with the old order in Zamfara, By Emmanuel Ado

Those who campaigned and voted for Governor Dauda Lawal can look at the airport, the roads and other impactful projects rising acr...

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Premium Times How to rebuild Nigerian football, By Shehu Adamu Dikko

With the foregoing and other relevant factors in place, the standard of our football will certainly improve beyond reasonable doub...

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Premium Times Mamdani celebrates Nigerians for contributions to New York city

In a Facebook post shared on Monday, Mr Mamdani said the parade was an opportunity to celebrate the Nigerian community and its con...

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Vanguard Video: Ondo crash Air Force pilot dies 2 weeks after wedding

One of the co-pilots who flew the ATR 42-500mp aircraft registered NAF 931 that crashed at Igbokoda, Ondo State on Monday is Squad...

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