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Premium Times 2027: Keke riders endorse Mbah, Tinubu, as governor extends tricycle operation time to 10pm

This was even as Governor Mbah scrapped the N750 daily payment by tricycle operators in the state The post 2027: Keke riders endor...

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Vanguard Sahel states restart dialogue with ECOWAS

They agreed to "set up joint thematic working groups (…) to reach a framework cooperation agreement". The post Sahel states restar...

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Vanguard Dubois destroys Wardley in round two to retain WBO heavyweight crown

Daniel Dubois scored a crushing second-round knockout victory over fellow Briton Fabio Wardley to retain his World Boxing Organiza...

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Premium Times $7bn Deep Seaport: Ogun govt tackles PDP candidate over alleged ‘Broken Promise’ remark

The state government said the Paris pact, investment commitments and project plans are verifiable while citing the 243.3km of road...

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Premium Times Police arrest 67 suspected Vikings cultists at anniversary celebration

While the police in Delta State arrested 67 suspected cultists at an alleged anniversary celebration, suspected cultists in Port H...

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Premium Times World Food Day: Gov Mbah had created safe environment for large-scale agriculture – Nnaji

Mr Sani Friday Nnaji commended Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, for creating a secure and investment-friendly environment that...

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Premium Times WAFU-B U-17 Championship: Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets crash out, to miss AFCON, World Cup again

Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with Côte d’Ivoire in Burkina Faso ended the Golden Eaglets’ hopes of qualifying for the 2027 U-17 Africa Cup o...

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Premium Times NUJ FCT mourns death of Tribune photojournalist

The union said Felix Onigbinde, who reportedly fell into a coma last week and was admitted to the Garki General Hospital, Abuja, b...

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Farmers Weekly KWV takes top Veritas award for third consecutive year

KWV secured the Duimpie Bayly Vertex Trophy for a record third consecutive year at the 36th Veritas Awards, with its Laborie Cap C...

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TechCrunch Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says

Over the weekend, Masad clarified that OpenAI would replace Anthropic as its default model provider. Claude will still be availabl...

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Premium Times Two officers killed as gunmen attack police station in Abia

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the attackers invaded the police facility at about 2 a.m. on Saturday. The post Two officers killed as...

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Premium Times Gunmen kill four vigilantes in Plateau community

The vigilantes were attacked by gunmen at about 11:56 p.m. on Friday, according to residents The post Gunmen kill four vigilantes...

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Premium Times Macky Sall withdraws from UN Secretary-General race

In April, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Nigeria had objected to the AU’s designation of Mr Sall as the bloc’s consensus candidate fo...

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Premium Times Venezia, Fulham win as Adams, Iwobi deliver decisive goals

Akor Adams scored the winner for Venezia against Napoli, while Alex Iwobi ended Fulham’s winless start to the Premier League seaso...

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Premium Times Enugu govt rescues banished teenager allegedly impregnated by father

The teenager was banished from the community alongside her father on Thursday. The post Enugu govt rescues banished teenager alleg...

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Premium Times Mental health group welcomes Senate move to decriminalise attempted suicide

NMH and NSPAWG said criminalisation can discourage people experiencing suicidal distress and their families from seeking timely su...

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Vanguard Gunmen kill two policemen, set station, operation van ablaze in Abia

Unknown gunmen have killed two policemen and burnt buildings and a patrol van at the Uratta Police Division, in Aba, Abia State. T...

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Vanguard 17 dead, 25 injured in stampede at religious gathering

17 people died and 24 injured Saturday in India after a stampede that was likely caused by sudden rainfall during a Hindu religiou...

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Vanguard ‘I can’t die like this’: flydubai pilot recounts ordeal of cockpit attack

"My vision was restricted to a few inches," said the flydubai pilot - effect of being struck in the head with an axe by his co-pil...

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Vanguard Lagos halts unauthorised wetland reclamation over flood risks

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has warned residents and property developers against build...

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Vanguard NASS kicks against externally influenced staff promotion

The National Assembly has kicked against what it described as externally influenced promotion of its staff not backed by merit, as...

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Vanguard Tinubu scraps recruitment waiver for federal universities, strengthens autonomy

President Bola Tinubu has removed federal universities from the requirement to obtain recruitment waivers from the Office of the H...

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Vanguard Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat French mayor

"The whole world needs to know what's happening. I'll go back to my country. Those who continue to suffer the most are those who a...

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Vanguard APC’s internal contradictions scare me more than Atiku, Obi – Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said he fears divisions within the ruling All Progressives Congress APC more than he fears the...

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