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Vanguard My wife and I are still very much together — Okey Bakassi

…clarifies wife lives in Canada, not US; speaks on Peter Obi By Efe Onodjae Popular comedian and Nollywood actor, Okey Bakassi, ha...

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Vanguard Lagos evacuates Ago Palace Way refuse bins after Vanguard report

By Efe Onodjae The Lagos State Government has evacuated roadside refuse bins along Ago Palace Way through the Lagos Waste Manageme...

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Vanguard Corps member killed as truck crushes vehicles in Ibadan

A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been killed, while several people sustained injuries after an arti...

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Vanguard FG seeks arrest, prosecution of suspect in FMC Abeokuta stabbing

…Urges Striking Health Workers to Resume Duties By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja The Federal Government has called for the immediate arre...

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Vanguard Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, October 13, 2026

The Nigerian Naira continues to reflect mixed movements across the foreign exchange market as businesses and individuals monitor c...

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Vanguard Dangote Refinery targets 1.4mbpd capacity by 2029

By Daniel Abia PORT HARCOURT — President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery plans to increas...

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Farmers Weekly Rising costs and dry weather threaten SA’s wheat harvest

South Africa’s wheat harvest is expected to fall to its lowest level in eight years in the 2026/27 season, as rising input costs a...

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Premium Times Gov Mbah tasks SEDC on gas pipeline, regional railways, support for industrial programme

The governor made the calls on Monday when he received the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission led by its Ch...

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Premium Times Nigeria records 268 Lassa fever deaths as fatality rate rises to 23.6% – NCDC

The figures highlight the continued burden of the disease despite a sharp decline in newly confirmed infections in the latest repo...

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Vanguard You’ve nothing to fear in Tinubu’s 2nd term – Shettima tells North

Vice President Kashim Shettima has issued a rallying cry to the North for President Bola Tinubu's re-election in the 2027 presiden...

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Vanguard $1bn military arms was never paid into private accounts – Buratai

Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has clarified that the one billion dollars earmarked for military arms...

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Vanguard 2027: Wike unites PDP, APC for Tinubu’s victory in FCT

Key stakeholders from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have formed a united political fr...

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Vanguard Nigeria’s debt interest payments surge 37.5% to N7.7trn in H1’26 — World Bank

Nigeria’s debt interest payments surged by 37.5 per cent to N7.7 trillion in the first half of 2026 from N5.6 trillion in the corr...

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Vanguard Tinubu’s re-election crucial to Nigeria’s prosperity – Hamzat

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, says re-election of President Bola Tinubu and other All Progressives Congr...

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Vanguard NAPTIP ​‌‍‍‍‍⁠⁠‍​‍​‌‍⁠‍​‌​receives 105 Nigerians rescued from Ghana cybercrime syndicates

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has received 105 Nigerians rescued in a coordin...

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Vanguard Obasanjo urges increase in 13% derivation for oil-producing states

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday advocated an increase in the 13 per cent derivation allocated to oil-producing states...

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Vanguard FRSC ​‌‍‍‍‍⁠⁠‍​‍​⁠​‌​⁠‌​confirms female NYSC member dead in Ibadan auto crash

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo Sector Command, has confirmed the death of a female corps member in a road crash on Mond...

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Vanguard Ronaldo Asian Champions League match delayed due to missile alert

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr saw their Asian Champions League match against Neftchi Fergana delayed by an hour on Monday after the...

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Premium Times ADC, NDC, PDP decry attacks on opposition parties in Enugu

The Enugu State Government, in a media briefing on Sunday, denied involvement in Saturday's attack on NDC supporters. The post ADC...

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Premium Times CJN swears in 68 new SANs

The new recipients comprise 67 advocates and one academic, Nnamdi Obiaraeri, who is a professor. The post CJN swears in 68 new SAN...

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Premium Times 120,000 vehicles converted under Tinubu’s CNG initiative – Minister

Mr Idris said more than 120,000 vehicles had been converted under the initiative, with over 400 certified conversion centres and m...

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Premium Times Kaduna has mainstreamed mental health, says Uba Sani

The governor made this known at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Barnawa, Kaduna on Friday, during the 2026 World Me...

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Premium Times Minister defends NNPC petrol discount, says it’s not return to subsidy

Mr Idris said the decision did not represent a return to fuel subsidy, explaining that the NNPC had opted to forgo some of its pro...

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Premium Times EFCC arraigns Nigerian-American over alleged $320,000 vehicle import fraud

EFCC said it arrested him in July over allegations that he was involved in a syndicate operating from the United States. The post...

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