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Premium Times Tinubu can’t handle insecurity: Why does he want another term?, By Ugoji Egbujo

A nation that conscripts its graduates cannot lose them on a federal highway, allow exchange of ransom, and call the aftermath a r...

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Vanguard Oil spill: Delta govt commences medical outreach in Odidi Federated communities

THE Delta State Government has commenced an emergency free comprehensive medical and surgical outreach to residents of Odidi Feder...

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Vanguard Adebutu’s Omission: ‘Don’t set Ogun on fire’ – PDP candidate warns INEC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), candidate for Ifo Constituency I in the Ogun State House of Assembly, Adebari Adekunle, has ca...

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Vanguard 2027: No real tension between Wike, APC governors - Morka

According to Morka, Tinubu was transcending party differences by building a coalition of political actors to support his administr...

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Vanguard Mining Week: Investors demand clear rules, stronger security

Investors and key players in Nigeria’s mining sector have called for clearer regulations, improved security and stronger collabora...

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Premium Times The weaponisation of yesterday, By Umar Yakubu

If Nigeria is to break this destructive cycle, we must transition from what Nietzsche termed “reactive” history to a critical hist...

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Premium Times Akpabio insists on jail term for attempted suicide as Senate passes decriminalisation bill for second reading

“If you attempt suicide, make sure you die. Anyone who attempts and fails will go to jail,” he said. The post Akpabio insists on j...

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Premium Times Senate asks FG to release ecological funds to tackle erosion, landslides in Cross River

The upper chamber also directed NEMA to facilitate the safe evacuation and temporary relocation of residents facing imminent dange...

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Premium Times Nigeria condemns death of citizen in South African police custody

The consulate said reports that Mr Odueze was tortured by police officers before his death had caused shock and pain to his family...

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Premium Times Lagos publishes nationwide directory to help GBV survivors access support

The publication follows a two-day National Convening of GBV State Coordinators hosted by Lagos State to strengthen collaboration a...

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Premium Times CSLS urges National Assembly to give ACJA amendment bill speedy passage

The CSLS urged the National Assembly to give the ACJA Amendment Bill “speedy and thorough consideration." The post CSLS urges Nati...

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Premium Times Dangote Petroleum Refinery logs $4.7 billion profit in nine months on higher refining throughput

The corporation attributed the turnaround in earnings and improvement in other key performance metrics to higher refining throughp...

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Premium Times Appeal court to issue date for fresh hearing of SERAP’s appeal against SSS’ N100m defamation judgement

The presiding justice of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal is to determine a fresh hearing date for both appeals and commu...

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Premium Times Court dismisses Akwa Ibom government’s suit challenging EFCC powers

The Akwa Ibom State Government had approached the courts to challenge the anti-graft agency’s investigation into the state’s finan...

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Premium Times Nigeria elected to UN Human Rights Council

The council announced the election on its official X account, listing Nigeria among 15 countries the UN General Assembly elected t...

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Premium Times UBA commiserates with Nigerian Air Force over NAF 931 Aircraft crash

Group Managing Director of UBA, Oliver Alawuba visits Chief of Air Staff, extends condolences to the Military, bereaved families T...

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Premium Times Wike defends cross-party coalition for Tinubu’s re-election

Earlier on Tuesday, Messrs Wike, Soludo and Adeleke had been named as members of the APC Presidential Campaign Council despite bel...

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Premium Times The secrets hiding in our environment, By ‘Tope Fasua

In several of my books I have agonised over our environment and the need for us to take a keen view and obsess about how we presen...

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Vanguard Ogun hospital workers begin 3-day strike after patient’s relative stabs medical scientist

Healthcare workers at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun State, have begun a three-day warning strike following the...

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Vanguard Forex inflow rises 23% to $35 billion

Nigeria’s net foreign exchange (forex) inflow grew by 23.2 percent year-on-year, YoY to $35.77 billion in the first half of 2026 (...

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Vanguard Pension: Why we ‘re targeting informal sector- Pencom D-G

The National Pension Commission is targeting Nigeria’s informal sector to secure the participation of the nation’s largest group o...

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Vanguard 2027: Olawepo-Hashim slams opposition figures in APC campaign council as ‘indiscipline, rascality’

The Accord Party candidate maintained that Adeleke’s current political alignment would not prevent his party from seeking votes in...

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Vanguard Olympics: Super Falcons thrash Comoros 5-0, set up Morocco clash

The Super Falcons of Nigeria secured a resounding 5-0 victory over Comoros at the Remo Stars stadium, Ikenne on Tuesday to seal a...

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Vanguard Tinubu to Judiciary: Seal loopholes criminals exploit to escape justice

The President, who was represented by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, warned that financial and economic crimes pose...

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