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Premium Times Niger Mass Deaths: Probe panel recommends scholarships for victims’ children, N1.4bn compensations

The committee proposed N30 million for each bereaved family and N10 million for each survivor, while recommending the release of o...

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Premium Times EXCLUSIVE: Detainees drank urine, sweat in NSCDC Niger cell before 33 of them died – Report

The committee said detainees had no drinking water, while officers ignored warnings about overcrowding and the risk of suffocation...

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Premium Times Falana urges Nigerians to look beyond Abuja, hold states, LGs accountable

Mr Falana also criticised state authorities' continued control of local government finances, despite the Supreme Court's July 2024...

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Premium Times Beauty stakeholders urge investment to unlock Africa’s $66bn market

The call was made at the fourth Beauty in the Motherland gathering in Lagos. The post Beauty stakeholders urge investment to unloc...

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Premium Times WHO raises alarm as 75% of diabetes cases in Africa remain undiagnosed

Mr Janabi said an estimated 24.6 million adults aged 20 to 79 were living with diabetes in the African Region in 2024, according t...

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Premium Times 2027: PDP says party’s presidential candidate still in race despite backing Tinubu

PDP says its presidential candidate, Sandy Onor, remains in the 2027 race despite the party's decision to support President Bola T...

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Premium Times Wike praises Dunamis Church for building pedestrian bridge in Abuja

The minister said the church applied for approval to build the facility in 2018, but the application was only brought to his atten...

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Premium Times Senatorial Race: How I defeated Uzodimma in court – Okorocha

Okorocha accuses Uzodimma of relying on allegedly irregular documents to claim the APC's Imo West senatorial ticket, while asserti...

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Vanguard NDC urges INEC to remove deceased Nigerians from voters’ register

ABUJA — The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove the names o...

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Vanguard FBI offers over N6m reward for information on wanted Nigerian woman

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $5,000 (approximately ₦6.7 million per exchange rate as of when this rep...

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Vanguard ‘I was warned not to buy car or house’ — Nigerian Pastor recounts ritual wealth

Pastor Joel Olasunkanmi, an Ogbomoso based cleric, has recounted how his pursuit of wealth through ritual practices allegedly led...

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Vanguard Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez targets early return from injury

Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is targeting a return from injury earlier than expected after making progress in his recovery...

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Vanguard 48 terrorists, one soldier killed in foiled attacks on troops in Borno, Yobe

The heavy losses suffered by the insurgents and the recovery of their weapons and ammunition Goni said, constitute another signifi...

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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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Vanguard Sowunmi challenges Utomi over claim Obi will strengthen naira to N500/$1

Utomi, a political economist and chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), had said the target would feature in Obi’s ma...

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Vanguard NDC defends Obi’s single-term pledge, dismisses Okorocha’s ‘gambling’ claim

The National Leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC has thrown its weight behind the single-term presidential pledge b...

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Vanguard 2027: INEC receives over 4,800 claims, 600 objections on voter register

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received over 4,800 claims and about 600 objections on the preliminary vo...

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Vanguard Nigeria, Russia target April 2027 for new air services agreement

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and Russian officials have agreed to a six-month timeline to modern...

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Vanguard Ancelotti omits Alisson as Brazil name squad for November friendlies

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti has named a youthful 26-man squad for November friendlies against Japan and Singapore, leaving out Li...

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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 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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