Nigerian governor launches new security outfit, pledges N5m for whistleblowers

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like other states in nigeria s south east security has deteriorated in anambra state with frequent attacks by armed persons nigerian governor launches new security outfit pledges n5m for...

Nigeria’s 2024 health budget drove bold reforms – Official

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he said these initiatives aims to create an equitable resilient and accessible health system for all nigerians nigeria s 2024 health budget drove bold reforms official premium times nigeria

Niger Explosion: Federal Fire Service warns tanker drivers

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every life is precious and we must do everything in our power to protect our citizens the fire service chief said niger explosion federal fire service warns tanker drivers premium times nigeria

Police battle bandits in Katsina, kill seven, foil attack on community – Official

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the katsina police said it was assisted by other security agencies and local vigilantes in the operation police battle bandits in katsina kill seven foil attack on community 8211 official premium...

Kwara governor visits scene of Niger petrol tanker explosion

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governor abdulrazaq expressed shock at the heavy casualties and the gravity of the burns suffered by survivors kwara governor visits scene of niger petrol tanker explosion premium times nigeria

Niger bans trucks from bridge after deadly petrol tanker explosion

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governor bago says vehicles coming from maje should no longer be allowed to climb the bridge but should drive under it and take a u turn niger bans trucks from bridge after deadly petrol tanker...

Court bars FRSC from impounding vehicles with faded number plates, penalising owners

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the judge agreed with the plaintiff that the frsc as the sole designer and producer of number plates in nigeria bears full responsibility for their durability court bars frsc from impounding...

Bandits abduct five persons, shoot medical doctor at Katsina hospital

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the attack came a day after a large number of bandits were seen riding motorcycles in the western part of kankara bandits abduct five persons shoot medical doctor at katsina hospital premium times...

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Lisabi: ‘A Legend is Born’ merges history with mysticism, leaves satisfying ending

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if you appreciate history culture and the power of unity in the face of oppression lisabi 1 and 2 are solid choices for a double watch movie review lisabi a legend is born merges history with...

Oborevwori not defecting from PDP – Commissioner

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so for those wishing that he is jumping ship we want to tell them that oborevwori is not in the business of jumping oborevwori not defecting from pdp commissioner premium times nigeria

Heavy security as Ondo LG election commences peacefully

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some residents went about their businesses heavy security as ondo lg election commences peacefully premium times nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu protests court order against his release

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mr kanu who is facing terrorism charges has been in detention since he was repatriated to nigeria from kenya in june 2021 under controversial circumstances nnamdi kanu protests court order against...

Suspected internet fraudsters shoot EFCC operative dead, injure others

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the police have confirmed the incident suspected internet fraudsters shoot efcc operative dead injure others premium times nigeria

Nasarawa court remands gospel singer allegedly found with corps member’s severed head

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the nasarawa state police command revealed the development of his remand in a short statement posted on its x page on friday nasarawa court remands gospel singer allegedly found with corps member s...

WHO seeks $1.5bn to tackle global health challenges in 2025

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he explained that with health systems stretched to their limits and global financial resources dwindling the 1 5 billion is needed to help people facing the most difficult situations who seeks 1...

FAAC distributes N1.424 trillion to FG, states, and LGs in December 2024

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the allocation was derived from a gross revenue of n2 310 trillion faac distributes n1 424 trillion to fg states and lgs in december 2024 premium times nigeria

Hajj 2025: NAHCON meets tour operators, fixes deadline for remittance of fare

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nahcon fixed 14 february as deadline for remittance of hajj fare into iban accounts in order to meet up with visa issuance which would begin by 19 february hajj 2025 nahcon meets tour operators...

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

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the us supreme court delivered the ruling on friday eight months after president joe biden signed a bipartisan measure us supreme court upholds tiktok ban premium times nigeria

Otudeko jets out to London as EFCC moves to arraign him, others

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the anti corruption agency opened a can of worms on thursday after filing various charges against mr otudeko including falsification diversion of loan proceeds and fraud otudeko jets out to london...

2027: Otti has no plan to join APC – Labour Party

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nan reports that rumours have been rife over plans by at least five first term opposition governors to defect to apc preparatory to the 2027 general elections 2027 otti has no plan to join apc...

Dangote Refinery announces increase in petrol gantry price

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this development is expected to impact the cost of petrol at retail outlets across the country dangote refinery announces increase in petrol gantry price premium times nigeria

Nigerian teacher up for global award for teaching Mathematics in local language

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the global teacher prize was created to spotlight the critical role of education in addressing the major challenges of the world from combating climate change to reducing inequality and navigating...

Catholic priest killed by gunmen buried amidst tears

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the priest was shot while leaving the premises of the school of nursing midwifery and medical laboratory sciences our lady of lourdes hospital ihiala anambra state catholic priest killed by gunmen...

2025 Budget: Nigerian police call for special operations account

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the inspector general of police also called for the removal of the nigeria police force from the envelope budgetary regime to allow for more accurate funding projections 2025 budget nigerian police...

ICPC to arraign three El-Rufai’s aides, firm over alleged N64m fraud

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the icpc had last week arraigned the former chief of staff and commissioner for finance in kaduna state muhammad sa idu for money laundering icpc to arraign three el rufai s aides firm over alleged...

Police arrest three ‘notorious’ car thieves, recover vehicle

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the police said they arrested the suspects after intercepting them in a lexus 330 suv without a number plate at a junction in awka anambra state police arrest three 8216 notorious 8217 car thieves...

Biden’s foreign policy showed double standards on human rights — Report

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the report noted that the biden administration also allocated 17 9 billion as security aid to israel during a war that led to the death of 44 000 people in gaza biden 8217 s foreign policy showed...

Gbadegesin gives Gov. Makinde ultimatum to appoint him Alaafin, threatens suit

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mr gbadegesin gave governor makinde 30 days to meet his demands or risk legal action gbadegesin gives gov makinde ultimatum to appoint him alaafin threatens suit premium times nigeria

UNILAG business school student graduates with first-ever 5.0 CGPA

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this feat is the first of its kind since the establishment of the business school in 2013 unilag business school student graduates with first ever 5 0 cgpa premium times nigeria

Ondo LG Polls: PDP withdraws, cites lack of ODIEC’s credibility

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ondo state pdp cites a troubling pattern of double standards by the electoral commission raising serious doubts about their ability to conduct free and fair elections ondo lg polls pdp withdraws...

FCTA to begin mass deworming campaign for children in February

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the campaign follows the suspension of the earlier mam exercise in abaji and kwali in december 2024 which was delayed due to the planned strike by the nigeria labour congress nlc fcta to begin mass...

Reps deputy chief whip, Oriyomi Onanuga, is dead

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mrs onanuga died on wednesday reps deputy chief whip oriyomi onanuga is dead premium times nigeria

Defence Minister, Badaru in Jigawa, condoles with Gov Namadi over death of mother, son

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the former governor gave the reason why it took him long to visit jigawa and commiserate with his successor saying i came to condole with the governor for the loss of his mother and son which...

Sink or swim: Africa’s crucial maritime milestones in 2025

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progress has been slow during the au s decade of african seas and oceans five urgent steps can correct the course sink or swim africa s crucial maritime milestones in 2025 premium times nigeria

Soludo says ‘conspiracy of silence’ fueling crimes in Anambra

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combating insecurity is a collective responsibility if you see something say something to help our security agencies keep us safe soludo says conspiracy of silence fueling crimes in anambra premium...

Suspected cultists kill vigilante member in Rivers community

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police have confirmed the incident suspected cultists kill vigilante member in rivers community premium times nigeria

How fire gutted popular Abuja hotel – Agency

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the fct fire service said the fire was suspected to have been caused by an electrical fault how fire gutted popular abuja hotel 8211 agency premium times nigeria

One soldier, eight IPOB fighters killed in South-east

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the nigerian army said the eight ipob members were killed in separate operations conducted by the troops in anambra state south east nigeria one soldier eight ipob fighters killed in south east...

Fubara approves N50million for widows of fallen soldiers

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mr fubara said the donation was a gesture of gratitude for the sacrifices made by the deceased personnel and their families fubara approves n50million for widows of fallen soldiers premium times...

Osun police parade two suspects over alleged fake bank transfer

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the suspects admitted to obtaining the items recovered from their car by deceiving their victims with fake bank transfers osun police parade two suspects over alleged fake bank transfer premium...

Amidst cost of living crisis, Tinubu distributes 50kg of rice to student union leaders

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mr tinubu s flagship economic policies the removal of petrol subsidy and the floating of the naira have led to hardship and a cost of living crisis for nigerians amidst cost of living crisis tinubu...

Global collaboration key to sustainable development, Tinubu tells world leaders

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president tinubu spoke on the second day of the 2025 abu dhabi sustainability week global collaboration key to sustainable development tinubu tells world leaders premium times nigeria

2025 UTME: JAMB issues guidelines to candidates ahead of registration

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the board noted that candidates who lose their profile codes will not be able to retrieve or replace them 2025 utme jamb issues guidelines to candidates ahead of registration premium times nigeria

WHO alerts on suspected marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania, classifies regional risk high

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the outbreak which has claimed eight lives out of nine reported cases has raised concerns about potential risk at the national and regional levels who alerts on suspected marburg virus outbreak in...

Gov Otti vouches for Azuta-Mbata’s ability to lead Ohanaeze

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governor otti congratulated azuta mbata a former senator from rivers state for his emergence and assumption of office as the president general of the ohanaeze ndigbo gov otti vouches for azuta...

2025 Budget: JAMB speaks on alleged outrageous expenditures

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it is crucial to note that what jamb on the prompting of the committee presented was not the 2024 expenditure but solely the 2025 budget proposal which meant that claims regarding humongous...

Police detain FIJ journalist over alleged foreign admission fraud story

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the journalist was detained on tuesday after honouring a police invitation over a story he authored last november police detain fij journalist over alleged foreign admission fraud story premium...

Otedola Vs Obaigbena: Crude oil cargo owned by General Hydrocarbons arrested

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first bank is battling mr obaigbena over some credit facilities which the bank claimed has missed several repayment deadlines otedola vs obaigbena crude oil cargo owned by general hydrocarbons...

Julius Berger MD advises Nigerian lawmakers on boosting investors’ confidence in road construction

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the md said proactive legislation could end the issue of contractors abandoning projects even after payment and at the same time encourage investors and stakeholders julius berger md advises...

Enugu to host 23rd National Sports Festival

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the development means that enugu state has been awarded full hosting rights for the 2026 edition of the national sports festival enugu to host 23rd national sports festival premium times nigeria