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Premium Times Drug maker Fidson posts 28% jump in half-year profit

Ethical or prescription drugs alone delivered more than three-fifths of turnover to Fidson last year, making 2025 a banner year fo...

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Vanguard Trump says hasn’t decided on big Iran strikes, Tehran getting ‘serious’

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had not decided on whether to launch major strikes on Iran yet, as Tehran was now ge...

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Vanguard Guardiola turns down Italy job for family reasons

Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has reportedly declined the opportunity to become the new head coach of the Italian n...

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Vanguard Crackdown: Lagos taskforce arrests 46, recovers drugs, weapon

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce have arrested 46 suspects and recovered suspected illicit drugs, a lo...

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Vanguard South Africa: Dabiri-Erewa seeks compensation for displaced Nigerians

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Friday called on...

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Vanguard Thieves snatch 2500-year-old gold necklace from French museum

Thieves raided a museum in eastern France in broad daylight Friday, making off with a gold necklace dating back 2,500 years, prose...

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Vanguard Court dismisses Mark-led ADC leadership’s objection against Gombe’s suit

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday dismissed the application filed by the Sen. David Mark-led leadership of African Democra...

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Vanguard Tyson Fury sets up potential Anthony Joshua clash with dominant TKO victory

Tyson Fury edged closer to a blockbuster heavyweight clash with Anthony Joshua after defeating Poland's Mariusz Wach by technical...

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Vanguard Top 10 African passports that can access most countries without a visa in 2026

The latest Henley Passport Index 2026 has revealed Africa's 10 most powerful passports, ranking countries based on the number of d...

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Vanguard Worker dies on Barcelona’s Camp Nou construction site

A 54-year-old worker died on Friday while working on the redevelopment of Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium, Catalan regional police sa...

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Vanguard IG orders police officers to shoot anyone carrying illegal firearms

The police chief maintained that only authorised security personnel are legally permitted to carry firearms, warning that law enfo...

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Vanguard Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigns, cites ill health

Bangladesh's president, a close ally of former premier Sheikh Hasina, resigned from the largely ceremonial role on Friday citing i...

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Premium Times Otti backs establishment of $13.1m CNG project in Abia

The project, proposed by Earthoc Group and its partners, involves the establishment of a 14.13 million Standard Cubic Feet Per Day...

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Premium Times Police arrest four officers over alleged extortion in Ondo

The officers were seen in a viral video allegedly engaging in unprofessional conduct during a stop-and-search along the Lagos-Beni...

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Premium Times Community pledges land for proposed AI academy in Omuo-Ekiti

The bill for the proposed academy is currently before the Senate, which recently organised a public hearing on it. The post Commun...

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Premium Times What Nigerian companies, regulators, others must do to prevent prevailing cyber attacks – Experts

Weak identity and access management remain one of the leading causes of unauthorised access to corporate systems, according to the...

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Premium Times Cross River concessions Obudu Ranch Resort for 25 years

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the agreement was signed between the state government and the concessionaire on Friday in...

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Premium Times 2026 Commonwealth Games: Ezuruike wins Nigeria’s first medal

The 50-year-old narrowly missed out on the gold medal after failing in his final attempt to lift a Commonwealth Games record 190kg...

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Premium Times Benin runway excursion not crash or emergency landing – Enugu Air CEO

The airline’s CEO said the runway excursion occurred after the aircraft hydroplaned during landing, stressing that it was neither...

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Premium Times 2026 Commonwealth Games: Nworgu wins Nigeria’s first gold as Oyema adds silver in Glasgow

With the first gold medal now secured and two silver medals added, Team Nigeria will look to build on the early momentum The post...

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Premium Times Nigeria emerging as Africa’s renewable energy knowledge hub, By Abba Aliyu

Today, our nation is being recognised across the African continent and beyond as a premier pioneer and leader in renewable energy...

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Vanguard Brands, CEOs are part of people who started Olodo uprising — Seyi Awolowo

According to him, academic competitions and intellectual pursuits were once widely celebrated, inspiring many young people to stri...

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Vanguard Life sentence for Oriire school abduction convicts inadequate – Oyo govt

Oyo State Government has described the life imprisonment imposed on three persons convicted over their involvement in the abductio...

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Vanguard Trump warns Russia, China against arms sales to Iran

US President Donald Trump warned China and Russia on Friday against selling weapons to Iran -- while saying he believed assurances...

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