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Vanguard Asian football makes U-turn, endorses Infantino re-election

The head of Asian football on Friday said the region supported Gianni Infantino's bid for re-election as FIFA president, weeks aft...

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Vanguard 2027: Atiku suffering from ‘Emir complex’ — Segun Sowunmi

The APC chieftain questioned the credibility of opposition figures, including Atiku and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaech...

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Vanguard Rooney calls United squad ‘selfish babies’ after Fernandes criticism

Manchester United great Wayne Rooney has labelled the current squad "babies" and "selfish" after a humiliating Champions League ca...

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Vanguard ADC faults APC response to Atiku’s questions over N10bn Ebola preparedness fund

"They found the rhyme, wrote a lengthy press statement about it and somehow still could not tell Nigerians where the ₦10 billion o...

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Vanguard US Conference of Catholic Bishops says not linked to Trump prayer event

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Thursday told AFP it was not linked to a group seen in a video praying with Pr...

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Vanguard No electricity, no vote, South Africans threaten to shun ANC

Thick cables snaked along footpaths in a township outside South Africa's wealthiest city, Johannesburg, where 180 households have...

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Vanguard Nigerian newspapers review: [Ebola] FG quarantines high-risk contacts, allays fears of spread

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the Federal Government saying it has inten...

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Farmers Weekly Groundnut industry eyes growth after strong 2026 season

South Africa’s groundnut industry ended the 2026 season on a high note, with improved yields, favourable prices, and renewed inves...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover a hidden immune weapon against deadly lung cancer

Researchers have uncovered a hidden immune defense capable of attacking small cell lung cancer, an extremely aggressive disease th...

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TechCrunch Oura sues rival Ultrahuman again, threatening its US smart ring comeback

Oura alleges in its newest lawsuit that Ultrahuman's Ring Pro infringes two of its patents.

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TechCrunch Uber rival inDrive eyes 2027 robotaxi tests in Central Asia with Pony AI and Nvidia

The company plans to begin testing Pony.ai's robotaxis in Kazakhstan's capital in the first half of 2027.

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ScienceDaily Health Cambridge scientists create a $10 chip that could put a medical lab on your wrist

Cambridge researchers have created a groundbreaking $10 optical sensor that delivers the precision of laboratory equipment in a de...

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Premium Times CJID launches Living Archives Initiative to preserve Africa’s media history

Dapo Olorunyomi, publisher of PREMIUM TIMES and chief executive officer of CJID, said the initiative would digitise and preserve t...

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Vanguard Why food prices remain high despite FG’s interventions, ongoing harvest

In August, a big basket of tomatoes sold for between N65,000 and N80,000 and later settled at N60,000 at the end of September, but...

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Vanguard Nollywood actor Francis Duru dies at 57

Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru has died at the age of 57 following a brief illness, his family has announced. The post Nolly...

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TechCrunch Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing

MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually,...

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TechCrunch Mark Zuckerberg’s creative plan to pay California’s proposed billionaire tax without losing control of Meta

A newly launched stock class being offered was partially engineered to help Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pay the "billiona...

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TechCrunch Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear

Warhound, the brainchild of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enf...

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Vanguard Free digital learning reaches 1m Nigerian students — UNICEF, Airtel

… As partnership connects nearly 2,000 schools, trains over 19,000 teachersBy Chioma Obinna Nearly one million Nigerian students a...

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Vanguard Fasoranti stood for integrity, selfless service — Adams

By Dapo Akinrefon The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has described the late leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-politi...

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Vanguard Family announces burial plans for late Afenifere leader, Fasoranti

The family of the late Afenifere Leader, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, has announced his burial plans, showing that his remains wi...

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Vanguard ‎First Lady receives China’s Ambassador in Aso Villa

‎–Says friendship between two nations has begun to yield visible results‎‎By Johnbosco Agbakwuru‎‎ABUJA — THE First Lady, Senator...

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Vanguard Psychiatrists seek home-grown research to tackle Africa’s mental health crisis

… Say Nigeria’s Mental Health Act needs action, not just legislationBy Chioma Obinna Nigeria and other African countries must inve...

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Vanguard FG powers 2,214 homes, businesses with Kano mini-grids

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Federal Government has commissioned two solar mini-grids in Kano State, providing 2,214 electricity co...

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