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Vanguard 2027: Makinde vows one-term presidency, challenges Tinubu on fuel prices

Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, has pledged to serve only one four-year term if elected...

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Vanguard Nigerian canvasser arrested by ICE after guilty plea

A Nigerian national who worked on a Democratic congressional campaign in Pennsylvania has been arrested by United States Immigrati...

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Vanguard Three Nigerian sisters who drowned in UK sea took own lives – Inquest rules

Three Nigerian sisters who drowned in the sea off Brighton, southern England, have been ruled to have taken their own lives follow...

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Vanguard Top 10 countries that received most US Aid

Nigeria ranked sixth among the countries that received the most United States foreign assistance in the 2025 fiscal year, with abo...

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Vanguard Evacuations, injuries at Riyadh airport after alleged Houthi attack

Yemen's Houthis attacked Riyadh's international airport with a missile on Saturday, a diplomatic source told AFP, with dozens repo...

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Vanguard Japa: I have no desire to leave Nigeria— Shaffy Bello

Nollywood actress, Shaffy Bello, has said she has no desire to leave Nigeria, describing the country as home and the place that ma...

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Vanguard 2027: ‘We’ll campaign with projects, not insults’ — Aliyu

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has challenged opposition parties in the state to present...

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Vanguard Fitch upgrades Nigeria’s outlook to positive, affirms ‘B’ rating

The Federal Government says Fitch Ratings’ revision of Nigeria’s economic outlook to positive reflects sustained reforms, stronger...

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Vanguard No court issued bench warrant against me – Okorocha

Former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has dismissed as false a report claiming that a magistrate court issued a b...

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Vanguard 2027: NDC to inaugurate presidential council Oct 20

He added that the party had continued preparations for the 2027 elections in spite of public concerns about the timing of the PCC...

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Vanguard Benue APC delegation to rally involved in accident

By Peter Duru, Makurdi Several members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Benue State sustained serious injuries on Satur...

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Vanguard Arsenal learned lessons from Brighton collapse – Arteta

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal had learned lessons from their "extremely average" performance at Brighton before the international brea...

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Vanguard Bayern concede fastest-ever Bundesliga goal after 8 seconds

Augsburg's Robin Fellhauer scored the fastest goal in Bundesliga history to give his side a shock lead over Bayern Munich on Satur...

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Vanguard Tenebe urges Edo voters to back Tinubu, reject ADC

The Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, has urged voters in the state to support Pr...

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Vanguard Give mental health patients a say in decisions – WHO

By Sola Ogundipe As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark World Mental Health Day 2026, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

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Vanguard EFCC recovers $105,000 for US-based businesswoman

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered $104,950 for a US-based businesswoman, Mrs Adeshola Oshilaja, ov...

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Vanguard Ukraine needs new president who will agree to end war, says Trump

US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Ukraine to replace Volodomyr Zelensky with a new leader, lashing out at him for strike...

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Vanguard 2027: Yari’s camp denies backing ADC candidate in Zamfara

The camp of former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, has denied allegations that he is sponsoring the African Democ...

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Premium Times Ogaga Ifowodo wins $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature

The poet’s winning collection examines religious and political violence in Nigeria through the imagined voice of a victim. The pos...

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Premium Times Abiodun’s education support programme expands to 1,277 beneficiaries

The programme also introduced entrepreneurship support and digital skills training to equip young people with practical skills for...

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Premium Times Fitch revises Nigeria’s outlook to positive on monetary, exchange rate reforms

“The outlook revision reflects ongoing reform of the policy framework and Fitch's increased confidence that momentum will not be d...

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Premium Times AI boom lifts trade but raises financial risks – UNCTAD

UNCTAD warned that a slowdown in demand for AI hardware could remove a major source of momentum from global merchandise trade. The...

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Premium Times Access Holdings executive director retires

The company said the retirement would ensure compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Corporate Governance Guidelines f...

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Premium Times Zenith Bank’s half-year profit falls 19% amid shrinking revenue

The lender has announced an interim dividend per share of N1.5, which compares to the N1.25 it paid for the same period of last ye...

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