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Vanguard Senate to FG: End ex-insurgents’ reintegration, bring terrorists to justice

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to discontinue the policy of rehabilitating and reintegr...

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Vanguard Okpeyo Temile Foundation pumps N4bn into SMEs, elderly support

By Jimitota Onoyume Okpeyo Temile Foundation has doled out over four hundred and fifty million naira to aid operators of small sca...

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Vanguard ‘We’re building a professional, combat-ready Army’ — COAS

On the sidelines of the 163rd NADCEL 2026 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over the weekend, COAS, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu,...

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Vanguard 18 APC first-term govs condemn xenophobic attacks in SA, back Tinubu’s reforms

The 18 first-term governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in a communiqué issued after ex...

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Vanguard Dangote to build 700,000bpd refinery in Kenya

A 700,000-bpd east African oil refinery proposed by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, will be built in Kenya, a senior company...

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Vanguard Ghana-South Africa presidential meeting halted over migrant tensions

"We sent a diplomatic communication to the South African government that we believe it is best to defer their visit," Kwakye Ofosu...

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Vanguard Paraguayan lawmaker’s ‘racist’ Mbappe remarks ‘despicable’ – UN

A Paraguayan lawmaker's "racist and dehumanising" remarks about France's football World Cup star Kylian Mbappe were "despicable",...

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Vanguard Deregistration of ADC, four others: Appeal Court defers hearing till July 14

The adjournment followed the failure of some of the parties to file and exchange the necessary processes in time. The post Deregis...

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Vanguard Messi v Salah in World Cup last-16 showdown

Lionel Messi's Argentina face Egypt for a place in the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday as the maestro looks to reclaim the lea...

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Vanguard CVR: INEC introduces self-service voter registration platform

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has introduced a self-service online voter registration platform for eligible...

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Vanguard Over 18m Nigerians exposed to flooding, NiHSA warns

As floods ravage parts of the country, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NiHSA, has predicted that over 18 million Nigeria...

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Vanguard ‘Sex has a lot to do with a woman’s glow’ – Iyabo Ojo

Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has spoken candidly about the secret behind her youthful appearance, her relationship with talent mana...

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Vanguard Insulting football referees is a right, rules European court

"Mere refereeing errors or irregularities, even if they are numerous or repeated over time, do not constitute, on their own, suffi...

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Vanguard Be wary of unsolicited gifts, CJN warns new judges

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has cautioned newly appointed judges of the lower courts against...

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Vanguard Xenophobic attacks: Senate declines calls for FG to take over MTN, DStv

The Senate on Tuesday rejected calls to nationalise South African-owned businesses, including MTN and DStv, in retaliation for the...

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Vanguard Tinubu tackling insecurity, First Lady assures Qatari envoy

“Talking about evil, evil does not have a face. It comes in different forms, and what we are experiencing in Nigeria is terrorism...

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Vanguard NPO commends Tinubu’s directive to FCCPC to probe Big Tech, AI platforms

The Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) has welcomed and commended the directive by President Bola Tinubu requesting that the Federa...

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TechCabal The new $50 million fund backing Senegalese startups

Senegal has launched a $50 million fund to back innovative local startups. What does that say about its ecosystem ambitions?

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TechCabal What you need to know about Nothing Phone (4b)

It is cheaper, has a bigger battery in some markets, and a fresh take on Nothing's signature transparent design.

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TechCabal Nigeria pauses new Internet platform rules pending unified digital policy

The Nigerian government has halted the enforcement of overlapping rules for internet platforms, marking its strongest move yet to...

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TechCabal How GTCO plans to challenge fintechs with 200,000 PoS terminals

HabariPay, the fintech subsidiary of one of Nigeria's largest financial services groups, Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO)...

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TechCrunch Hacktivists call out Trump by hacking and defacing US Army websites

The U.S. Army has fixed two of its websites that were hacked to display messages calling President Trump a "pedophile" and a "thie...

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TechCrunch Savi’s app aims to protect consumers from realistic AI scams like kidnappers demanding ransom

The company just raised $7 million in seed funding, and is launching its app for iPhone and Android on Tuesday.

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Vanguard Demand for state police due to federal police failure — Ex-IGP Okiro

"If the police had been well-equipped, nobody would be talking about state police. People are talking about state police because t...

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