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Vanguard Gambia protests grow chaotic as power outages worsen

Thousands took to the streets overnight in The Gambia, burning tyres and chanting against the president in protest over blackouts...

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Vanguard Meet the 30 players nominated for Ballon d’Or 2026

The full 30-man shortlist for the 2026 Ballon d’Or has been revealed, with some of the biggest names in world football included am...

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Vanguard Kenya gives foreign workers 90 days to formalise status or …

Last week Ruto said foreigners were not allowed to be hawkers or run small shops, and gave them until Monday to cease activity The...

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Vanguard 2027: Christians, Muslims, traditionalists unite in prayer for Tinubu, Hamzat

Christians, Muslims and traditional worshippers gathered in Lagos on Tuesday to pray for peaceful conduct of the 2027 general elec...

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Vanguard Don’t just focus on profits, Tinubu tells banks

President Bola Tinubu has challenged Nigerian banks to rethink their approach to risk and play a more active role in driving econo...

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Vanguard ‘You’ve had enough; someone handsome raped you’ – Nigerian migrant Gift Oladele tells British girl

'When he finished, he turned around and said, "I think you've had enough now. At least you have been raped by someone good-looking...

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Vanguard 8 countries where nurses earn the highest salaries

Nurses are among the most sought-after healthcare professionals globally, but salaries vary widely depending on factors such as ex...

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Vanguard 2027: APC govt has done nothing for South-East, Peter Obi our only hope — Dan Ulasi

According to him, Obi could secure at least 90 per cent of the votes in the region in 2027, as many voters believe the Federal Gov...

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Vanguard FIFA faces legal action over ‘abusive conduct’ towards women’s football

FIFA is facing fresh legal pressure after European Leagues expanded its complaint against the world governing body to include what...

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Vanguard NSCIA alleges religious bias in El-Rufai prosecution

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has raised the alarm over what it described as signs of religious bias in...

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ScienceDaily Health MIT scientists develop injectable “mini livers” that work inside the body

MIT engineers have developed injectable “mini livers” designed to help support people whose failing livers can no longer perform e...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover a powerful new antivenom hidden in rattlesnake blood

Researchers discovered that combinations of toxin-blocking proteins naturally found in rattlesnake blood can powerfully neutralize...

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ScienceDaily Health Ozempic and Wegovy may have an unexpected mental health benefit

Semaglutide, the drug behind Ozempic and Wegovy, may have benefits that extend well beyond weight loss and diabetes. In a large Sw...

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ScienceDaily Health Your personality may be more genetic than scientists realized

More than 1,200 genetic variants have been linked to the Big Five personality traits, and many of the same variants are also assoc...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists observe Einstein’s gravity in the quantum world for the first time

Physicists have directly observed a long-predicted quantum effect of gravity, putting one of Einstein’s foundational ideas to a st...

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ScienceDaily Health Common dry-cleaning chemical linked to triple the risk of liver scarring

A chemical commonly used in dry cleaning and found in some household products may be an overlooked threat to liver health. Researc...

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ScienceDaily Health Cancer cases could surge 67% worldwide by 2050

Cancer is becoming an even larger global health threat, with nearly 21 million people diagnosed and 9.8 million dying from the dis...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover a hidden immune signal that helps spinal cords regrow

A surprising immune system signal may help explain why zebrafish can regenerate damaged spinal cords so effectively. Researchers f...

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ScienceDaily Health Cialis linked to higher glaucoma risk in large study

A large study of nearly 74,000 men suggests that long-term use of tadalafil, best known as Cialis, may be linked to a higher risk...

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ScienceDaily Health Your gut microbiome may be more contagious than scientists thought

Scientists have found evidence that some gut bacterial populations can spread rapidly between people and across continents, sugges...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find a new weakness in treatment-resistant prostate cancer

Researchers have found a potential way to attack prostate cancers that evade treatment by changing their cellular identity. Combin...

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TechCrunch A hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it

The latest heist is one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency to date.

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TechCabal Africa’s last-mile electricity problem cannot be solved by markets alone

Kenya illustrates the problem. Successive governments have spent years extending the national grid, including through the Last Mil...

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TechCabal Power Brunch: Nigeria’s data sovereignty push goes beyond local servers

With Nigeria’s financial sector facing a January 1, 2027, deadline to comply with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s data-localisation...

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