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Vanguard Police arrest four over alleged organ harvesting, trafficking in Nasarawa

ABUJA — The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and paraded four suspects allegedly linked to an organ harvesting and human traffick...

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Vanguard Naira appreciates to N1,403/$ in parallel market

By Elizabeth Adegbesan LAGOS — The naira appreciated to N1,403 per dollar in the parallel market on Friday from N1,407 on Thursday...

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Vanguard ‘He was a strong voice for workers’ — Tinubu mourns NLC Scribe

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), it...

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Vanguard Lagos court jails two over money laundering, cybercrime

LAGOS — The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of two men...

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Vanguard EFCC extradites two to US over alleged child sextortion

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has facilitated the extradition of two Nigeri...

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Vanguard Abdulrahaman appointed NPFL Chief Operating Officer

ABUJA — The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Dr Ayo Abdulrahaman as the new Chief Operating Officer of the Nigeria...

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TechCrunch Brave’s browser one-ups Chrome with its new support for email aliases

The feature, announced this week, allows Brave's users to sign up for websites and other online services without having to share t...

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TechCrunch Open-weight AI companies are the Valley’s hottest acquisition targets

There's a lot of capital pouring into the business of giving models away.

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TechCrunch How Sweden built one of Europe’s hottest startup ecosystems

Sophia Bendz, general partner at Cherry Ventures, stopped by Equity to break down the latest in the Swedish tech ecosystem.

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Premium Times Red lines in the corruption of Nigeria’s political and electoral system, By Jibrin Ibrahim

If the repositories of official data of the country are being dragged into the campaign, the danger is that the law enforcement ag...

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Premium Times COP17: UNCCD chief says success must go beyond promises to implementation

She described COP17 as the “COP of implementation,” stressing that the true measure of success would be whether decisions taken at...

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TechCabal Lessons from Copenhagen for Africa’s founders and investors

The TechBBQ event in Copenhagen, Denmark, set the stage for important conversations in the country's tech ecosystem. Africa can le...

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Premium Times NCDC warns Nigerians as Cholera cases surpass 65,000 in 2026

Mr Idris said the country is still in the rainy season, when cholera transmission can increase because flooding may contaminate wa...

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Vanguard Meta set to charge WhatsApp Business messages from October

Businesses using Meta’s WhatsApp Business Platform will begin paying for certain messages sent to customers from October 1, 2026,...

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Vanguard FCT emergency department rescues 2 from collapsed Kubwa building

Isa said that the trapped ground-floor residents were rescued following a swift response to an 11:38 a.m distress call. The post F...

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Vanguard Canada increases proof of funds for Nigerians, other foreign students

Canada has increased the amount of money international students must show when applying for a study permit, with the new financial...

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Premium Times Police probe death of bolt driver found with chest injury

Police said the circumstances surrounding the death remain unclear. The post Police probe death of bolt driver found with chest in...

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Premium Times Fake Agency Scandal: Tinubu orders forensic audit of IPPIS, MDAs

President Tinubu’s directive follows the Federal Executive Council's resolution on 19 August 2026, in response to findings by the...

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Premium Times Samuel Chukwueze: Battling for starting spot at Milan, By Fidelis Nwagwu

Following the Torino game, Fabio Capello, writing for La Gazzetta dello Sport, was among those to praise Chukwueze’s transformatio...

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Premium Times inDrive rewards ‘Super Mum’ driver with brand new car

inDrive, a global mobility and delivery services platform, has honoured Felicity Eseke, the ‘Super Mum’ driver, with a brand-new W...

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Premium Times Bayelsa table tennis stars rewarded after triple-title triumph in Calabar

BYSTTA Chairman Ama-ebi Ebikpolade Stow said the association was more concerned about the long-term welfare of its athletes than t...

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Premium Times Benin-Asaba Road: Umahi gives CCECC 14-day deadline as motorists lament gridlock

The directive comes amid worsening conditions on the highway, with motorists and passengers reportedly spending days trapped in tr...

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Premium Times Open Letter to Mr President: Saboteurs in Osun APC and a call for accountability

Our intervention is not borne out of bitterness or an attempt to settle personal scores. It is a patriotic call for introspection,...

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Premium Times Umahi wants contractor arrested for failing to complete road despite receiving N14 billion

The Benin-Asaba corridor has recently witnessed severe traffic congestion and hardship for motorists, prompting the federal govern...

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