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Vanguard Court warns defence against delay in trial of 4 suspects over DSS officer’s murder

"I run my court in line with international best practice, and that is why people say I am strict" The post Court warns defence aga...

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Premium Times Why Nigeria’s improved growth forecasts still aren’t enough, By Posi Olatubosun

A growth rate measures the pace at which total output expands, not how evenly that growth is distributed. Nigeria’s population gro...

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Premium Times Qatar, Türkiye, Pakistan, Indonesia sign Defence Industry Pact

The Qatari Defence Ministry said the agreement aims to “foster cooperation in the field of defence manufacturing, enhance defence...

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Premium Times 2027: Seven weeks after G100 summit, questions persist over five unity documents

Seven weeks after six opposition parties prepared five documents to guide cooperation ahead of the 2027 elections, consultations w...

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Premium Times $700,000 Fraud Trial: EFCC witness recounts arrest of two alleged impersonators of agency’s officials

They allegedly claimed the money was required by EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede and the commission’s director of operations. The amou...

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Premium Times Ebola: One imported case does not mean Nigeria is experiencing outbreak – WHO

He urged Nigerians to remain calm, stay informed and follow advice from public health authorities. The post Ebola: One imported ca...

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Premium Times SPECIAL REPORT: Beyond tuition, extra school charges deepen financial strain on Nigerian parents

From Abuja to Lagos, Kaduna, Katsina and Benue, parents described additional bills for graduation ceremonies, textbooks, costumes,...

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Vanguard LASCO revival tops discourse at Abiodun Aremu memorial

By Victor Ahiuma-Young THE call for the revival of the Labour and Civil Society Coalition, LASCO, and a renewed push for political...

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Vanguard 2027: Wike asks PDP members in FCT to back Tinubu, APC candidates

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has asked members of the Peoples Democratic Par...

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Vanguard No vaccine, specific treatment for Ebola strain in Nigeria — WHO

The patient landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET333. The post No vaccine...

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Vanguard Ebola patient arrived Abuja Oct. 3 via Ethiopian Airlines from Uganda – Source

She has since been transferred to a designated isolation facility where she is currently receiving treatment The post Ebola patien...

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Vanguard Senate rejects NMDPRA’s PMS import records, summons agency heads

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has rejected the volume of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) imports repor...

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Vanguard Insurance firms’ N300b stuck at CBN over verification for illicit funds

The insurance firms' efunds were held in the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, pending verifications for illicit funds inflows The pos...

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Vanguard Police arrest three suspects, recover gun in Jigawa

By Muhammad Inuwa, Dutse The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects and recovered a locally fabricated pistol, am...

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Vanguard EFCC chairman, Mbah, Umahi to grace Enugu NUJ Press Week

By Anayo Okoli ENUGU — The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede; Enugu State Governor, P...

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Vanguard Only 108 of 39,000 underage candidates meet JAMB criteria

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Only 108 of about 39,000 underage candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (...

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Vanguard Deji of Akure mourns Fasoranti, says he was more than elder statesman

By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, has mourned the death of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben...

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Vanguard Over 100 Ogun students hospitalised after suspected gas emissions

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta More than 100 students from several secondary schools in Ijebu-Ode, Ago-Iwoye and Ijebu-Igbo areas of...

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Vanguard FUTATH mourns Fasoranti, describes him as dependable voice for justice, equity, federalism

— Says role in FUTA teaching hospital will be remembered – CMD By Dayo Johnson Akure The Federal University of Technology Akure Te...

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Vanguard ABUAD decorates United Nigeria Airlines, Cavista Holdings chairmen with honorary degrees

…as varsity graduates 2,194 students at 14th convocation …as Canadian, US universities decorate Afe Babalola with honorary law deg...

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Vanguard UNILAG school teachers begin work-to-rule over arrears

By Adesina Wahab Teachers of the International School, University of Lagos (ISL), on Wednesday began a work-to-rule action over de...

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Vanguard 2027: Ebonyi opposition must unite against godfatherism — Ezeh

By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki The Labour Party candidate for Abakaliki/Izzi Federal Constituency, Dr Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has urged opp...

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Premium Times Nigeria’s first Ebola patient is diplomat’s wife who holidayed in Uganda — Africa CDC

Providing details of the patient’s medical history, Mr Kaseya said the woman first developed symptoms on 6 October and initially s...

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Premium Times Lawal urges Nigerians to learn to live together peacefully

The governor reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to peaceful coexistence, equal treatment and cooperation among residents o...

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