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Vanguard Nnamdi Kanu: Family accuses Britain of failing detained citizen

…Faults conviction under repealed law, alleges judicial irregularities …Says appeal filed in June remains unheard By Steve Oko UMU...

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Vanguard Otti raises scholarship award to ₦350,000, rewards six first-class graduates

…Foundation inducts 81 new scholars By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has increased the annual scholarship aw...

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Farmers Weekly Agricultural growth cannot depend on resilience alone

South African farmers have demonstrated remarkable resilience despite infrastructure failures and inadequate government services....

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists discover a natural compound that could protect the brain from too much salt

Eating too much salt may do more than raise blood pressure. It could also harm memory and social behavior. In a new study, Japanes...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover that male and female skin play by different rules

Scientists have uncovered a surprising difference in how male and female skin repairs and renews itself. By tracking individual sk...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists tested 39 sweeteners and uncovered surprising gut effects

Scientists have discovered that many common sweeteners can interfere with gut bacteria, with some combinations involving medicatio...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find a youth protein that helps aging brain cells act young again

Scientists have discovered that a protein linked to youth helps protect the brain’s immune cells from age-related decline. Restori...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists link a strange sugar in red meat to a 63% higher diabetes risk

A study of nearly 90,000 adults found that people consuming the most of a little-known sugar found in red meat had a 63% higher ri...

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ScienceDaily Health Eating blueberries every day may have a surprising effect on your mood

Eating blueberries every day could have surprising effects on mood, according to a small study that found greater reductions in de...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists uncover 3 key brain pathways linked to lasting depression relief

Researchers have uncovered three brain pathways linked to lasting improvements in people receiving deep brain stimulation for seve...

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ScienceDaily Health Magic mushroom ingredient takes the fight out of aggressive fish

A psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms appears to have an unexpected effect: calming highly aggressive fish. Researchers...

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Premium Times PREMIUM TIMES’ journalists, others named finalists of African Investigative Journalism Awards

The award, organised by the Wits Centre for Journalism and supported by Absa Africa, is in its fourth year and recognises outstand...

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Premium Times Abiodun mourns

The governor described the passing of Corps Commander Oludare Ogunjobi as a painful loss to the Corps, the road safety community a...

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Premium Times Jigawa governor commissions ₦3.5bn asphalt and precast plant to boost indigenous constructions

The facility is expected to improve local access to construction materials, reduce sourcing challenges for contractors and stimula...

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Premium Times Governor donates ₦60m to Offa hospital project, awards scholarships to 50 students

The donations comprise ₦50 million for the hospital project and ₦200,000 each for 50 students, bringing the total support to ₦60 m...

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Premium Times What the next WHO director-general must learn from Nigeria’s health reforms, By Chinedu Moghalu

Progress is nonetheless visible. By October 2026, the National Health Insurance Authority reported that 80,000 women had received...

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Premium Times 2027: Jigawa Fulani community endorses Tinubu, Namadi, commends livestock development initiatives

The endorsement was announced during a community gathering organised under the leadership of Shehu Hadejia, at the Manpower Develo...

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Premium Times Stalled wind farm project in Katsina typifies Nigeria’s struggle to build renewable-energy industry

This report examines why Nigeria has struggled to turn renewable energy projects into a sustained industry, citing the Lambar-Rimi...

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Premium Times NDLEA intercepts N6.98bn tramadol shipment at Lagos port, arrests suspects across states

The NDLEA said the consignment comprised 349 bags, which laboratory analysis confirmed contained tramadol hydrochloride. The post...

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Premium Times 2027 Polls: Katsina governor seeks forgiveness, urges APC unity – News Agency of Nigeria

The governor urged party members to close ranks, mobilise voters and intensify grassroots campaigns to secure victory for APC cand...

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Premium Times Lagos water corporation serves only 1.03% of population — Official

“Based on these records, actual daily production is three per cent of the installed capacity,” the official said. The post Lagos w...

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Vanguard Flamingos lose 2-1 to Poland in U-17 Women’s World Cup opener

Nigeria’s Flamingos began their campaign at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco with a 2-1 defeat to Poland in their openin...

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Vanguard Oyebanji credits Tinubu’s policies for Ekiti development

By Rotimi Ojomoyela ADO-EKITI — Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has credited President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies and in...

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Vanguard Customs, Afreximbank plan Nigeria-Benin, Cameroon border upgrade

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced discussions with the African Export-Import Bank (...

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