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Premium Times Former Army spokesperson pays tribute to deceased veteran journalist, Dotun Oladipo

Mr Oladipo used his experience and leadership to strengthen GOCOP, promote professionalism and encourage cooperation among online...

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Premium Times Fuel Subsidy: Presidency tackles Atiku again, wants clarity on ex-VP’s stance

Atiku, who has sought Nigeria’s presidency in six election cycles since 1993, had previously supported petrol subsidy removal duri...

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Premium Times Meta reaches $16.68B settlement over social media harms to children

The states claimed Meta was ⁠violating the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting children's personal data...

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Premium Times Two men arrested over alleged attempted rape of 12-year-old girl

Police arrest two elderly men after 12-year-old girl alleges attempted rape. The post Two men arrested over alleged attempted rape...

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Premium Times Nigeria, Thailand to expand bilateral ties in technology, agriculture, renewable energy

VP Shettima demands review of bilateral relationship at strategic level. The post Nigeria, Thailand to expand bilateral ties in te...

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Premium Times Omidiran tasks FCT FA, Sports Department on grassroots talent discovery

Speaking at the meeting, Mrs Omidiran said she was committed to making the FCT a leading centre for discovering and nurturing spor...

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Premium Times Malaria kills German airport worker in rare outbreak

The outbreak is being investigated by Frankfurt’s Public Health Department, with officials trying to establish how the workers bec...

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Premium Times Katsina Survey: 88% of households consume 1–3 food varieties daily, 61% of recent births occurred at home

Katsina's new household survey shows wide gaps in food consumption, income and maternal healthcare, with poorer households and rur...

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Premium Times Jigawa govt approves N13.8bn agric, education projects

The approval covers N12.68 billion for viable projects across 50 senior secondary schools; N517.6 million for Integrated Education...

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Premium Times NPFL lands $7.5m EuroMatch title sponsorship deal to end decade-long wait

Under the terms of the deal, EuroMatch becomes the official title sponsor of the Nigeria Premier Football League, with the brand e...

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Premium Times Cataracts drive avoidable blindness in over two million Nigerians – Ophthalmologist

Rafindadi said that despite ongoing efforts to tackle avoidable blindness, the country has not achieved the cataract surgical rate...

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Premium Times Bandits kill Niger village head, four others

Following the attack, the Niger State Government directed security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue the abducted worshipper...

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Premium Times IPI, GOCOP mourn veteran editor Dotun Oladipo, hail his contributions to Nigerian journalism

In separate statements, the two media organisations highlighted Mr Oladipo's contributions to journalism, press freedom and the de...

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Premium Times Tinubu mourns journalist, Eagle Online publisher Dotun Oladipo

President Tinubu said Mr Oladipo made significant contributions to journalism, particularly political reporting and digital publis...

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Vanguard NFF President Gusau, other board members resign

DSS joined other security operatives in investigating the NFF over utilisation of N17bn Federal Government intervention fund relea...

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Vanguard 2026/27 Champions League: Full List of clubs to play in league stage

The clubs that will compete in the league stage of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League have been confirmed, with several of Europe’s...

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Vanguard FG launches $1bn HOPE programme to move vulnerable Nigerians to self-reliance

THE Federal Government on Wednesday, launched a $1 billion social protection programme designed to shift vulnerable Nigerians from...

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Vanguard Nearly 1 in 4 men fail paternity tests – report

Nearly one in four men who underwent paternity testing at Smart DNA Nigeria was excluded as the biological father during the labor...

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TechCrunch Apple is holding its iPhone launch event on September 9

The event is expected to be a notable one, as Apple is rumored to unveil its long-awaited foldable iPhone. It'll also be the first...

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TechCrunch Meta agrees to sweeping changes to restrict kids’ access to its apps as part of settlement with states

One of the most notable changes is that Meta plans to implement a daily two-hour time limit for teens that can only be disabled wi...

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TechCrunch What’s driving Sweden’s startup boom, from Lovable to Legora

Vibe-coding darling Lovable just raised $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation, roughly doubling its worth in eight months. But...

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TechCrunch Radar makes podcasts searchable — and usable by AI agents

Particle’s new podcast intelligence platform transcribes and analyzes more than 130,000 podcasts, making their conversations searc...

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TechCrunch Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45B deal with Nscale

The new deal with the infrastructure provider is the latest example of Anthropic's white-hot compute-gobbling streak.

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TechCrunch Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI

Consumer AI apps need to stop making users learn their product architecture.

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