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Premium Times Nigeria’s Permanent Representative presents $14bn UN budget to Tinubu

Nigeria officially assumed the chairmanship of the United Nations General Assembly’s Fifth Committee, responsible for the organisa...

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Premium Times Nigerian Secondary School Flag Football League kicks off Season 5 with ₦3.7m prize pool

The Nigerian Secondary School Flag Football League will begin its fifth season with preliminary competitions ahead of the Aketi Bo...

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Premium Times Soldiers rescue 11 passengers from kidnappers in Kogi

The Nigerian Army says its troops rescued 11 passengers during an operation against suspected kidnappers along Kabba-Ayere Road in...

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Premium Times Fake Drug Allegations: NAFDAC investigates death of NYSC member

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the corps member died while undergoing his compulsory three-week orientation course at the NYS...

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Premium Times Dauda Lawal: When performance speaks louder than political noise, By Karen Ibrahim

For decades, political relationships in the state have been shaped by expectations of patronage. Lawal’s apparent determination to...

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Premium Times $6billion Mambilla Power Contract: Ex-governor Liyel Imoke testifies against former power minister Agunloye

Mr Imoke succeeded Mr Agunloye as the power minister in July 2003 and served until January 2007, during former President Olusegun...

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Premium Times Abiodun swears in two new commissioners

The governor charged them to place the interest of the state above personal considerations, political differences and sectional lo...

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Premium Times Activist urges Nigerians to reject candidates without environmental plans

Nnimmo Bassey has challenged Nigerians to deny votes to politicians without credible environmental restoration plans, warning that...

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Vanguard Saudi Arabia executes Bangladeshi newlyweds over mosque kiss

Two Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir and Siri Akhtar, have reportedly been executed in Saudi Arabia f...

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Vanguard Saudi postpones top investment conference to 2027 after Houthi attacks

The annual Future Investment Initiative (FII), often dubbed "Davos in the Desert", was scheduled to take place from October 26-29....

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Vanguard Tompolo mourns Uduaghan, hails role in Niger Delta peace

By Akpokona Omafuaire, Warri Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly kn...

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Vanguard Trump to Netanyahu: You’ll have ‘tremendous’ election win

US President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday he expected him to win a "tremendous" election...

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Vanguard Dangote accepts Bae U Barbie’s invitation to appear on YouTube show

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has agreed to appear on Nigerian content creator Bae U Barbie's YouTube programme, Curiosity...

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Vanguard Troops rescue 11 passengers, foil kidnap attempt in Kogi

By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of the 12 Composite Brigade of the Nigerian Army have foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued 11 passen...

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Vanguard NAF airstrike kills ISWAP leaders in Lake Chad

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralised key figures of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in a precision air s...

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Vanguard ‘I’m very proud of you’ — Tinubu showers praise on CityBoy Movement

“The CityBoy Movement, to all of you, you have done something new in Nigeria politics. You did not just gather people; you built a...

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Vanguard ‘It’s easier you put me in prison than take my phone away’ — Dangote

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has said he would rather be imprisoned than have his phone taken away, describing losing acces...

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Vanguard Reject Tinubu’s second term, petrol discount a scam – ADC campaign to youths

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has urged Nigerian youths to...

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Vanguard All I want to hear in Rivers is Tinubu – Wike says in meeting with Fubara supporters

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and leader of the Rainbow Coalition, Nyesom Wike, has said that all he wants to hear in...

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Vanguard They thought I’d be sleepy – Tinubu thanks ADC for keeping him awake

The President said the grassroots mobilisation efforts of the support groups would allow him to rest easy, expressing confidence i...

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Vanguard National grid stabilised after ‘multiple trippings’ – NISO

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) says it has put in place corrective measures to stabilise the national grid follow...

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Vanguard Subsidy removal: I’ve no regret, we can’t go back to Egypt — Tinubu

“You cannot ask Moses to go back to Egypt. We wake up with ideas, original thoughts and deep thinking to move this country forward...

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Vanguard 2027: Amupitan assures INEC workers of improved welfare, remuneration

The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), has assured its staff m...

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Vanguard Uduaghan: Delta declares 3-days mourning period

. .. Orders flags at half-mast By Ochuko Akuopha ASABA – THE Delta State Government has declared a three-day mourning period in ho...

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