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Premium Times Kaura wins Zamfara APC senatorial ticket amid violence

Tijjani Kaura has been declared winner of the APC's rerun senatorial primary in Zamfara North following violence at voting centres...

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Premium Times Troops arrest suspected kidnapper while collecting N200,000 ransom in Nasarawa

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke and DSS operatives have arrested a suspected kidnapper while collecting a N200,000 ransom alleged...

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Premium Times Bandits abduct 14 Islamic school pupils, teacher in Niger, police confirm

The victims were reportedly seized while harvesting maize in Rafi LGA, amid renewed attacks on farming communities in the state. T...

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Premium Times 2027 Politics Watch: Battle for place on ballot, Kano question INEC yet to answer

The APC has asked a federal court to prevent former members from contesting under opposition parties in Niger State. In Kano, an N...

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Premium Times Lawmakers propose 74 additional seats for women in Nigeria’s National Assembly

Women have historically occupied only a small proportion of seats in the National Assembly, despite making up nearly half of the c...

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Premium Times WAFCON: Tinubu fulfils $100,000 cash reward promise as Super Falcons players begin receiving payments

The NSC said the payment was a fulfilment of the president’s commitment to recognise the team's achievement and reward sporting ex...

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Premium Times DevReporting appoints UNILAG VC, former LASU VC as foundation’s advisory board chairs

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana delivered the keynote address, while PREMIUM TIMES publisher and CEO of the Centre for Journalism...

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Premium Times Nigeria, DPR Korea, Brazil dominate U-17 Women’s World Cup records as Europe suffers historic exit

For Africa, Nigeria's progress remains a major talking point. The Flamingos have not only reached the last four but have also play...

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Vanguard 2027: Ex-minister Sambo endorses Tinubu for second term

By Femi Bolaji JALINGO — Former Minister of Transportation and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, M...

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Vanguard 2027: Atiku’s presidency won’t determine Senate President, Reps Speaker — Melaye

Melaye said the ADC would allow lawmakers to elect their leaders independently, insisting that the party was committed to democrat...

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Vanguard Police rescue 11 kidnapped victims, arrest 19 suspects

By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigeria Police Force has rescued 11 kidnapped victims, arrested 19 suspects and recovered 91 rustled lives...

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Vanguard North Korea test fires strategic cruise missiles

North Korea test-fired strategic cruise missiles, state media reported Tuesday, in the latest display of its weapons capabilities...

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Vanguard Abia picked for regional stroke, neurovascular centre

Abia State has emerged as the preferred location for a proposed stroke and neurovascular centre to serve Nigeria and West Africa,...

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Vanguard Utomi faults APC over alleged extravagance amid hardship

Political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration over what he described as...

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Vanguard Odii condemns reprisal killings, offers to pay victims’ bills

By Chinedu Adonu The 2027 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ebonyi State, Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, has...

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Vanguard Soludo confirms Peter Obi’s wife as child’s godmother

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has confirmed that the wife of former governor Peter Obi is the godmother of one of...

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Vanguard NDC names Ibezi, Umeh, Nwoye to Anambra campaign council

By Vincent Ujumadu The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has appointed former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ifeanyi...

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Vanguard Keyamo warns against violence in guise of vote protection

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has warned Nigerians against taking up arms under the guis...

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Vanguard Atiku faults Cross River security over alleged estate robberies

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the security arrangements arou...

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Premium Times NUPRC urges investors on 2026 licensing round

She urged prospective investors to explore opportunities in the 2026 Licensing Round, which offers 40 oil and gas blocks. The post...

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Premium Times Dakar 2026 YOG: Kuti, Ojo crash out of table tennis event

Of the 15 African players who began the competition, only Algeria’s Tania Morice and Egypt’s Abdelmalk Elsayed remain in contentio...

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Premium Times 2027: PDP cautions state excos against engaging non-party members as polling agents

INEC has opened its online portal for political parties to submit the details of their polling agents ahead of the 2027 general el...

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Premium Times US attacks Iran ahead of America’s midterm elections

Iranian state media, IRNA, reported five explosions on the island on Monday. The post US attacks Iran ahead of America’s midterm e...

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Premium Times Enugu: Sam Amadi misfired, and misfired needlessly, By Uche Anichukwu

Unable to campaign against Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah on performance, the opposition have adopted a campaign of calumny and the...

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