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Vanguard 29-year-old Nigerian man killed as tree crushes car in London

A 29-year-old Nigerian man, James Abiwon, has died after a tree fell on his car during Storm Boelo in Mill Hill, north London. The...

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Premium Times EXCLUSIVE: NSCDC ‘s Niger commandant fabricated ‘disease outbreak’ to cover up 33 deaths in cell – Report

The committee said Commandant Siyaka Suberu personally issued a fabricated statement to conceal deaths in custody. The post EXCLUS...

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Premium Times Senatorial Race: Why Uzodimma ought to have resigned as governor – Okorocha

The former governor was responding to his victory at the Federal High Court in Abuja earlier on Thursday. The post Senatorial Race...

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Premium Times 2027Alternativa Film Festival: Organisers call for submissions

Alternativa Film Festival is offering $120,000 in prize money across seven award categories. The post 2027Alternativa Film Festiva...

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Premium Times INEC reviews petitions, clears Pantami, rejects Adebutu’s complaint over 2027 election list

INEC said it approved the inclusion of candidates and political parties where complaints were found to have merit. The post INEC r...

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Premium Times Dangote Cement’s nine-month profit jumps 31% as revenue hits N3.8 trillion

The corporation posted a 19.6 per cent rise in turnover, which climbed to N3.8 trillion, boosted by improved revenue from the sale...

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Premium Times PSC appoints 2 DIGs, promotes over 3,800 senior officers

The Head of Protocol and Public Relations of the PSC, Torty Kalu, announced the promotions in a statement in Abuja. The post PSC a...

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Premium Times Tinubu performs Umrah in Saudi Arabia

During the spiritual exercise, President Tinubu circled the Holy Ka'abah at the Grand Mosque, Masjid al-Haram. The post Tinubu per...

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Premium Times Displaced people, 14 children among 33 detainees who died in Niger NSCDC custody – Report

The probe report said 14 of the 33 detainees who died were minors in the custody of the NSCDC in, while some arrested miners had f...

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Premium Times NCDMB, UN explore joint measures to expand women’s role in oil and gas

Central to this effort is expanding access to the dedicated $40 million Women in Oil and Gas Fund, ensuring that more women-owned...

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Premium Times Nigeria’s under-five mortality rate drops 17%, neonatal deaths rise – Official

According to the survey, under-five mortality declined from 132 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 110 in 2024, representing...

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Premium Times 154 Katsina students discharged after hospitalisation, cause remains unclear

Police say all 154 students who fell ill after receiving praziquantel tablets at a boarding school in Batagarawa have recovered an...

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Premium Times Tinubu appoints six executive directors for NMDPRA

Three nominees are being reappointed, while three are new. The post Tinubu appoints six executive directors for NMDPRA appeared fi...

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Premium Times Ebola: Africa CDC mourns as DRC doctor dies from virus

Mr Kaseya described the continued loss of young health professionals working to save others as “deeply painful and outrageous.” Th...

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Premium Times Binance reports $6.3bn security breach, pledges to cover losses

Binance said it expected to resume withdrawals within 48 hours, promising to provide further updates. The post Binance reports $6....

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Premium Times 2027: Group raises ethical considerations for INEC regarding the use of AI

BBDYI called for safeguards to protect women in politics from digital threats and ensure transparency in the use of Al during elec...

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Vanguard Michael Kelechi Nwaobasi affirms court acquittal in sworn affidavit

A Lagos-based businessman, Michael Kelechi Nwaobasi, has confirmed that he and his company, Kenten Table Water Nigeria Limited, we...

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Vanguard Obi’s 2027 economic plan targets N500/$1, says Utomi

"We are convinced that targeting a strategic appreciation of the exchange rate by reasonably strengthening it from ₦1,350/$ to ₦50...

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Vanguard Alli faults Makinde over doctors’, lecturers’ strikes, promises workers better welfare

The campaign organisation said the industrial actions had disrupted healthcare and education services, leaving patients in public...

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Vanguard 15-year-old Ghanaian boy shot dead on way to school in New York

Javits was reportedly shot in the stomach at about 9:30 a.m. on Thursday near Crotona Park. He was rushed to a hospital but later...

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Vanguard Badenoch condemns racist attacks after ‘Nigerian scammer’ remark

“Britain is not a racist country, and because it’s not a racist country, their racist attacks and using my race as an attack form...

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Vanguard Tinubu prays for Nigeria’s peace, security at lesser Hajj

President Bola Tinubu has described his Umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as spiritually fulfilling, saying he used the opportunity...

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Vanguard INEC blames registration officers for AI-generated photos in voters’ register

“So what we have found is that some of these registration officers, not all of them now, some of them across the states nationwide...

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Vanguard Tinubu nominates six executive directors for NMDPRA, seeks Senate confirmation

‎President Bola Tinubu has nominated six executive directors for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Author...

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