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Premium Times Bangladesh battles deadly measles outbreak as investigation highlights vaccination gaps

The investigation was based on a review of WHO documents and interviews with more than a dozen scientists, health workers and offi...

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Premium Times The Kila affair: Duty of care runs both ways, By Babafemi A. Badejo

This is where I part company with the idea of a “soft landing”. I am yet to see what the elements of such a landing would be, or w...

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Premium Times Health workers’ strike disrupts hospital services in Katsina

Patients and caregivers have expressed concern over disrupted healthcare services as health professionals in Katsina State embark...

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Premium Times Gombe community gets 1MW solar power plant after 17 years off national grid

The 1-megawatt (MW) solar mini-grid project is expected to benefit about 6,000 households and businesses inTalasse, Balanga Local...

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Premium Times Poland beat Nigeria 2-1: Five takeaways as Flamingos suffer early setback at FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup

The Flamingos’s defeat to Poland was a disappointing start, but it was not without encouraging moments as the Flamingos created ch...

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Premium Times Kenya confirms four new Ebola cases, including three health workers

The ministry said the fourth patient is a male relative of the first confirmed patient, who died after arriving in Kenya from the...

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Premium Times SERAP sues INEC over failure to account for ‘₦126bn electoral funds’

The funds were meant to buy ballot boxes, electoral devices and materials, sensitive materials and result sheets, vehicles and acc...

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Vanguard France counts cost of violent protests, 1,800 arrested

Around "1,800 people have been arrested and now investigations are under way to identify the perpetrators of these acts so they ca...

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Vanguard APC: Unstoppable movement for a greater Nigeria- Reyenieju

A Former three-term member of the House of Representatives and currently the Special Adviser to the National Chairman of the All P...

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Vanguard Eight Nigerian soldiers killed as army vehicle hits landmine

Jihadist violence in Nigeria which erupted in 2009 has eased since its peak a decade ago, but violence has been on the rise in the...

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Vanguard 2027: APC chairman predicts 70% North’s votes for Tinubu

Yilwatda said the administration was also undertaking railway and healthcare projects across the region, including health centres...

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Vanguard Pope thanks well-wishers, says will resume work ‘gradually’

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday thanked well-wishers for praying for him after his cancer surgery and said he would resume work "gradually"...

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Vanguard Accord Lagos chairman seeks clarity over Adeleke’s Tinubu campaign role

Oladeji acknowledged Adeleke’s right to make personal political decisions but argued that such choices should be assessed against...

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Vanguard EU pledges €20m defence support to Nigerian military

The European Union (EU) has pledged €20 million in defence support to the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) under the European Peace F...

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Vanguard FRSC Ogun Sector Commander, Ogunjobi, dies after brief illness

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced the death of its Ogun State Sector Commander, Corp...

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Vanguard I’ve been diabetic since 1996 – Actor Jide Kosoko

Veteran Nollywood actor Jide Kosoko has revealed that he has been living with diabetes since 1996, saying his years of experience...

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Vanguard NDLEA issues public alert after intercepting woman with drugs concealed in palm oil keg

The agency has repeatedly cautioned travellers against accepting packages whose contents they cannot independently verify, as traf...

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Vanguard SERAP sues INEC over alleged ₦126bn missing electoral funds

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over it...

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Vanguard Out-of-control truck kills 13 at Hindu festival in India

A speeding truck in India killed 13 people when it ploughed into a crowd at a Hindu festival, officials said on Sunday, with Presi...

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Premium Times Akor Adams hails Venezia fans, pledges commitment under new coach

Akor Adams, who joined Venezia from Sevilla during the summer, believes the fans remain an important source of motivation as the c...

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Premium Times Serie A: Udinese coach warns Maduka Okoye after costly error

Okoye came under scrutiny after his mistake contributed to Udinese’s loss at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, prompting Runjaić...

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Premium Times Literary icon Damian Opata laid to rest

Late Mr Opata, who retired from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) after many years of meritorious academic service, was enga...

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Premium Times Atiku’s Ask AA publishes tough questions, but some answers leave gaps

A PREMIUM TIMES examination of 100 publicly available answers on Atiku Abubakar's Ask AA platform found that critical questions ar...

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Premium Times Troops kill two suspected kidnappers, rescue victim, recover ransom in Kano – Official

The operation led to the killing of two suspected kidnappers and the rescue of the victim, while other members of the gang reporte...

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