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Vanguard Angry Ekole River: Bayelsa community fights for survival as erosion swallows homes

Four years ago, Ayi, a resident of Obogoro, a riverside community on the fringe of Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, g...

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Premium Times Nigeria to miss Women’s World Cup for first time in over 30 years

The Super Falcons had hoped to recover from their disappointing WAFCON quarter-final exit against Cameroon, but South Africa prove...

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Premium Times Most child sexual abuses involve fathers, daughters — Edo govt

Eugenia Abdallah, the State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, said the Edo State Government is placing keen a...

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Premium Times Deep offshore incentive order will accelerate investment, production growth — NNPC

NNPC said the new order establishes a transparent, predictable, and globally competitive fiscal framework for qualifying greenfiel...

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Premium Times WAEC defends 2026 WASSCE results amid social media criticism

WAEC said it “welcomes constructive scrutiny” but urged members of the public to disregard unverified claims and use its official...

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Premium Times Nigerian university suspends lecturer for claiming tricyclists earn more than professors

PREMIUM TIMES reliably gathered that Nwaeze, a professor, was suspended on Wednesday for his Facebook post in which he claimed tha...

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Premium Times Bayelsa, among Nigeria’s most polluted states, says environmentalist

Nnimmo Bassey says oil companies failed to adequately clean up polluted areas, alleging that some resorted to superficial measures...

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Premium Times Court rejects police remand application, grants bail to 5 suspects

The judge said that there was nothing before the court to establish that the defendants had breached or jumped the administrative...

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Premium Times AFC leads investment in Dangote Refinery’s $2.5bn private placement

AFC describes the investment as a continuation of its long-term partnership with the Dangote Group and commitment to financing tra...

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Premium Times OsunDecides2026: APM candidate withdraws from governorship race, endorses Adeleke

Mr Adewale's withdrawal comes less than two days before the 15 August governorship election, leaving voters with one fewer candida...

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Premium Times Why we built Enugu International Hospital – Gov Mbah

The governor said the facility was part of his administration’s deliberate plan to position Enugu as a medical tourism destination...

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Premium Times WHO recommends Phase III trial of Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo virus

The recommendation comes as researchers develop vaccines and treatments for the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the...

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Premium Times Presidency extends policing bill submission deadline by eight days

Mr Gbajabiamila explained that the extension is to give individuals, institutions and organisations additional time to prepare and...

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Premium Times Cross River assembly approves N963bn supplementary budget

The revised figure represents an increase of N1.45 billion from the earlier N961 billion provision, which translates to a 0.15 per...

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Vanguard FCSC begins online accreditation for promotion exercise

The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has commenced the online accreditation exercise for officers on Salary Grade Levels 14...

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Vanguard Osun election: Sensitive materials arrive CBN; INEC set to begin distribution

Agents of political parties and security operatives are keeping vigil at the Central Bank, Osun branch, as delayed sensitive mater...

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Vanguard WAEC defends credibility of 2026 WASSCE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has defended the credibility of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Exami...

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Vanguard Barcelona agree to sell Torres to PSG

The two European giants have reached a deal in principle for the 26-year-old forward to move to France on a five-year contract, me...

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Vanguard Osun 2026: Accord dismisses Imumolen’s endorsement of Oyebamiji

Accord Party has distanced itself from its 2023 presidential candidate, Chris Imumolen, over his support for the All Progressives...

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Vanguard Turaki-led PDP backs Adeleke for Osun poll

The Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared its support for Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Accord in...

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Vanguard Scottish giants Rangers crash out of Europa League

Rangers' miserable start to the season continued with a 1-1 draw at Ibrox against Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystock on Thursday w...

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Vanguard LeBron’s Sixers in spotlight as full 2026-27 NBA schedule revealed

US basketball fans will have plenty of chances to check out LeBron James's first season in Philadelphia with the 76ers featured in...

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Vanguard Funke Akindele’s ‘Where Is Mr. Right?’ set for August 15 release

Nigerian actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele is set to release her latest film, Where Is Mr. Right?, on Aug. 15. The post Funke A...

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Vanguard Police debunk alleged killing of four Accord members in Ilesa

Osun State Police Command has debunked claims by the Imole Campaign Council, TICC, that four members of Accord Party were killed i...

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