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Vanguard UK airports record mass flight cancellations after NATS technical failure

LONDON — More than 1,000 flights were cancelled at airports across the United Kingdom following a technical failure at a NATS air...

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Vanguard Obi’s blocked Benue visit, media bias unacceptable — Keyamo

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has condemned the blockade of the Nige...

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Vanguard Petrol pump prices defy low depot rates, stay above N1,300

By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Petrol prices remain elevated at filling stations across Nigeria despite a significant drop in depot...

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Vanguard Australian writer, Bob Hawke’s widow, Blanche d’Alpuget dies at 82

SYDNEY — Blanche d’Alpuget, acclaimed Australian writer and widow of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, has died at the age of 82. D...

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Vanguard Appeal Court upholds 490-year jail term for ex-NEXIM bank MD Orya

ABUJA — The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has affirmed the conviction and 490-year prison sentence imposed on former Managing Director o...

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Vanguard Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, September 9, 2026

The naira is trading at about ₦1,321.37 to the US dollar in the latest available official market data, while parallel-market quote...

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Vanguard Benue govt not thugs blocked Obi’s convoy – Sowore alleges

The AAC candidate said the alleged presence of a special adviser to the Benue State governor among the crowd reinforced his belief...

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Vanguard Oil above $100, Nigeria faces revenue windfall, fuel price risks

By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Nigeria is poised for a major oil revenue boost but faces renewed pressure on fuel prices, inflation...

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Vanguard Dangote Refinery swings to N2.55trn profit in six months

By Udeme Akpan The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals posted a profit after tax of about N2.55 trillion ($1.82 billion)...

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Vanguard Brent oil hits $100 a barrel on Mideast war flare-up

The price of Brent North Sea oil, the international benchmark, topped $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since the end...

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Vanguard 422 Nigerians processed on day 2 of UK passport exercise

ABUJA — A total of 422 applicants were successfully processed and enrolled on the second day of the Special Passport Intervention...

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Vanguard Iran, US trade blows as Hormuz impasse deepens

Iran launched fresh attacks against US targets in the Middle East on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil...

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Vanguard UK, France, Canada to sanction Israeli West Bank settlements; we won’t – US

Britain, France and Canada have said they will ban imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, with a UK minister accusing...

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Premium Times Kaleyewa: Reflections on a legacy, By Itote J Ifedayo

She trained first as a nurse and midwife, then earned degrees in Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, and Social Work. Her educat...

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Premium Times Afrilition: Blackness and the challenge of restoring complexity to completeness, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

In understanding the challenge of Blackness as an identity, I had to contend with its capacity to oversimplify our complexity and...

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Premium Times Adversarial journalism: Rufai Oseni versus Lere Olayinka on Arise News, By Ehi Braimah

Rufai should keep holding power to account, but at the same time moderate his style. That is precisely what your friends – not you...

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Premium Times Tinubu congratulates PFN president Wale Oke on 70th birthday

President Tinubu celebrated the author and renowned cleric as a deeply religious leader guided by a deep-rooted love for propagati...

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Vanguard 2027: Ebonyi not in ‘Auto Reverse Gear’ — Commissioner

— Tackles Nwifuru’s critics, challenges them to produce evidence By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — Ebonyi State Commissioner f...

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Vanguard Outrage as Benue youths block Peter Obi from visiting Yelewata

The presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, was yesterday stopped by some Benue youths from visi...

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Vanguard Petrol pump prices defy low depot rates, stay above N1,300

Petrol prices remain elevated at filling stations across Nigeria despite a significant drop in depot prices raising fresh question...

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Vanguard Domestic crisis: Violence tearing Lagos homes apart

RECENTLY, the kitchen is no longer the only place getting hot in Lagos homes; every room is on fire. Marriage is supposed to be ab...

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Vanguard Canoe business booms at Ose-Ekwodu market in Onitsha

…As young men make brisk business to surviveBy Nwabueze Okonkwo At the waterfront of the popular Ose-Okwodu market, Onitsha, locat...

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Vanguard Naira rises to N1,387/$ in parallel market

The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,387 per dollar from N1,390 in the parallel market on Monday The post Naira rises to N1,387/$...

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Vanguard Economic gains must show in Nigerians’ lives — CIBN

Nigeria’s improving macroeconomic indicators will amount to little if they failed to translate into lower living costs, more jobs,...

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