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Premium Times Ballon d’Or: Kane, Putellas crowned world’s best footballers in London

Harry Kane has become the first Englishman in 25 years to win the men’s Ballon d’Or, while Spain’s Alexia Putellas claimed the wom...

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Premium Times Ebola: How much have Nigerian states allocated to emergency preparedness?

Some states made substantial provisions for health emergencies, while others allocated smaller sums to specific disease-control ac...

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Premium Times Police arrest 35-year-old man over alleged rape of 11-year-old girl

According to the police, the father alleged that Mr Bright lured the girl and sexually assaulted her before leaving her at a locat...

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Premium Times Delta extends retirement age for clinical health workers

Governor Oborevwori said the extension followed appeals by the Delta Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Mid...

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Vanguard Abia PDP guber candidate, Anosike, vows common facility centre for Aba leather, garment clusters

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Abia State, Dr. Kelechi Anosike, has promised t...

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Vanguard 2027 Campaign Billboards: How states are pricing opposition out of sight

Spending ceiling in the Electoral Act 2026 caps a presidential candidate’s election expenses at N10bn and a governorship candidate...

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Vanguard NESG: We’re rewriting Nigeria’s story of under-performance — Tinubu

“We must judge industrial policy by the competitiveness of our firms and investment incentives by the capital, technology, exports...

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TechCrunch How OpenAI turned its coding tools into dots, an always-on personal assistant

Alexander Embiricos, the OpenAI executive responsible for dots, never wants to have a meeting with someone else's AI agent.

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TechCrunch Cohere says Alibaba’s Qwen model tried to send a file to Beijing

An AI model said it wouldn’t use any tools, then tried to send something to a server in Beijing anyway, and while researchers say...

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Premium Times Diri unveils AI robotic tutors in Bayelsa medical university

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the initiative is part of the government’s efforts to advance medical education, research...

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TechCrunch Databricks co-founder shares his secrets for winning big enterprise customers

Turns out selling to big companies isn’t about having the shiniest tech: It’s about hitching a ride on a giant’s sales team.

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TechCrunch Watch out, YouTube — Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos

After years in which every social platform (even LinkedIn!) aggressively pursued short-form video, this is a notable shift in stra...

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Premium Times Constitutional Amendment: Ondo Assembly passes state police bill

The House passed the bill on Monday after an elaborate deliberation during plenary presided over by the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji....

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Premium Times Council chairman sponsors Igbo-Eze South youths for aviation training

The beneficiaries, who have already settled into their new academic environment in Lagos and commenced lectures in the Academy’s b...

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Premium Times 2027: Otti sets up Abia Labour Party campaign advisory council

Ude Oko Chukwu, a former deputy governor of Abia State, will chair the council, with its membership drawn from across the 17 local...

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Premium Times Evacuated Ebola patient, husband arrive in Switzerland

The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), in a statement issued on Monday, also confirmed their arrival, saying both indiv...

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Premium Times CBD COP17: Global biodiversity fund receives $60 million in new pledges

The UN said new commitments from the United Kingdom, Spain and Uzbekistan have pushed pledges to the ninth replenishment of the Gl...

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Premium Times ACAMB advises bank customers against phishing scams, urges protection of sensitive information

The association alerted that criminals are increasingly using fake bank alerts, cloned websites and impersonation accounts to stea...

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Premium Times PDP speaks on Tinubu’s claim opposition caused hunger, poverty

The party urged Mr Tinubu and APC to focus on addressing the country’s economic challenges rather than engaging in political blame...

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Premium Times Otti celebrates Ebitu Ukiwe at 86, urges Nigeria to recognise his contribution to democracy

Governor Otti recalled how Commodore Ukiwe resigned his exalted position as the number two citizen of the country to uphold his pr...

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Premium Times Ebola: Why Nigeria evacuated patient to Switzerland – NCDC

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Mr Idris said the federal government approved the transfer after consu...

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Vanguard Ballon d’Or 2026: Full top 10 ranking as Harry Kane claims award

Harry Kane has been named the winner of the 2026 Ballon d’Or, finishing ahead of Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal in the final top 1...

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Vanguard Harry Kane crowned 2026 Ballon d’Or winner

England captain Harry Kane has been crowned the winner of the 2026 Ballon d’Or, claiming football’s most prestigious individual aw...

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Vanguard Ballon d’Or 2026: Alexia Putellas wins Best Women’s Player award for third time

Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas has won the 2026 Women’s Ballon d’Or, claiming the prestigious individual award for the third...

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