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Premium Times Olympic Eagles begin U-23 AFCON Qualifier preparations in Ikenne

The maiden training session took place at the Remo Stars Stadium under the supervision of head coach Eric Chelle, as the team bega...

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Premium Times Benue police rescue 29 kidnap victims, arrest 34 foreigners

Benue police say they rescued 29 kidnap victims and arrested 34 foreign nationals in separate operations across the state in Octob...

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Premium Times Kano lawmakers back establishment of state police

The assembly passed the bill during its plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Jibril Ismail-Falgore. The post Kano lawmake...

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Premium Times Niger governor’s convoy crash kills four students, driver

Four students of the Federal University of Technology and a driver attached to the Niger State Government House have died in a col...

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Premium Times Niger Miners’ Deaths: Panel describes incident as preventable custodial tragedy

The federal government says overcrowding, poor ventilation, extreme heat and dehydration caused the deaths of detainees in NSCDC c...

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Vanguard Ebonyi Assembly unanimously backs state police bill

The proposed amendment seeks to alter the 1999 Constitution, as amended, to provide a legal framework for state police services wh...

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Vanguard Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, October 28, 2026

The Nigerian Naira maintained relative stability against the United States Dollar across both official and parallel foreign exchan...

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Vanguard Agony of ostracized Ebonyi widow

…Claims the action aimed to deprive her and children of the late husband’s estate, family land …My life and the lives of my childr...

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Vanguard 2027: NDC campaign DG urges Atiku to join Obi-Kwankwaso

Abdulkarim said the opposition needed to unite behind a common platform to improve its chances of defeating the ruling All Progres...

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Vanguard BUA Cement donates ₦12m to families of eight Sokoto crash victims

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto BUA Cement has donated ₦12 million to the families of eight people killed in a road accident along the...

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Vanguard New Awujale will emerge before May 29, Abiodun assures Ijebuland

“I acknowledge the importance of the Awujale institution to the cultural heritage, identity and unity of Ijebuland, our people sho...

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Vanguard Onion price jumps 900% to N300,000 in 6 months

By Cynthia Alo The price of a 120kg bag of onions jumped from N30,000 in April 2026, to about N300,000 in October representing a 9...

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Vanguard Flavio Bolsonaro on way to Ecuador from Argentina after fleeing Brazil

US media citing anonymous sources had earlier reported that Bolsonaro had arrived in the United States on Tuesday. The post Flavio...

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Vanguard FG moves to secure farms, attract investors

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Federal Government has moved to address insecurity threatening agricultural investments, sign...

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Vanguard Trump says Putin-Zelensky meeting to be set up ‘very soon’

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart...

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Vanguard Nigerian extradited from Benin to US over alleged $100m tax fraud

A 43-year-old Nigerian, Akinade Adedeji Raheem, has been extradited from Benin to the United States to face federal charges over a...

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Vanguard Five epic cup shocks after Arsenal’s League Cup humiliation

Arsenal suffered a stunning League Cup fourth round defeat at fourth-tier Fleetwood on Tuesday. The post Five epic cup shocks afte...

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Vanguard ‘A very sad day’: Arteta despair as Arsenal stunned by Fleetwood

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's stunning League Cup defeat by fourth-tier Fleetwood was "a very sad day" as the Premier League champio...

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Vanguard Netanyahu bloc leads after half of Israeli votes counted but no majority

The camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ahead of his rival's opposition bloc but still short of a majority on Wednesday...

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Vanguard Cooking gas supply rises 18% to 4.5m litres daily — NMDPRA

By Ediri Ejoh Domestic supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, rose by 17.78 per cent year-on-yea...

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Vanguard French Senate passes bill to make protesters pay for unrest damage

The legislation has been sent to the National Assembly, which is split between France's political factions, for debate and voting....

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Vanguard Ofala festival: From royal dancing to robust community enterprise

•As Obi of Onitsha warns S-East against electoral apathy•Says it will deepen political marginalisation of the regionBy Vincent Uju...

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Vanguard Why 5G remains out of reach for most Nigerians

…High cost of devices, coverage remains uneven …As smartphone market contracts 11% amid rising device prices …Africa’s budget smar...

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Vanguard More than a slip: Dangers of falls in old age

By Sam Efararo Renowned nationalist, lawyer, statesman and first Premier of the old Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo died in...

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