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Vanguard Arrogance Personified, by Donu Kogbara

Mary Habila, a young nurse on secondment from a federal teaching hospital named after him, was found unconscious on June 27th in a...

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Premium Times EXCLUSIVE: How alleged coup leader’s hidden motivation led him into arrest trap

In this part of its series of exclusive reports on the 2025 failed coup plot, PREMIUM TIMES reveals for the first time the unrepor...

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Vanguard Enoh hails Dangote as Nigeria’s industrial champion

The Minister of State for Industry, John Enoh, has described Aliko Dangote as Nigeria’s “foremost industrialist” and the driving f...

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Vanguard Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, July 31, 2026

The naira remained broadly stable against the United States dollar on Friday, July 31, 2026, with only marginal movements recorded...

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Vanguard Otedola acquires additional N222bn FirstHoldco shares, now controls 26%

By Peter Egwuatu Femi Otedola, Chairman of First HoldCo, parent company of First Bank, has bought additional 1.779 billion shares...

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Vanguard ATM transactions rise 208% to N89trn

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The value of Automated Teller Machines (ATM) transactions grew sharply by 208.4 percent year-on-year (YoY)...

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Vanguard Can the Super Falcons bounce back to claim an 11th WAFCON title?

A shocking WAFCON Cup story unfolded in Rabat, Morocco on Tuesday when against all odds, tournament debutants Malawi stunned recor...

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Vanguard Menace of open defecation: Nigeria’s silent sanitation emergency

YET, consider this: Right inside the major car park on inner Marina on Lagos Island, stretching from directly opposite the UBA Hea...

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Vanguard We’re crushing security threats—Ribadu

THE National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday, reassured Nigerians of the Federal Government’s commitment to moppin...

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Vanguard FG, Labour clash over use of fuel subsidy removal savings

The Federal Government, and Organised labour yesterday, disgreed over the use of savings from the removal of fuel subsidy, with go...

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Vanguard ‘We know the forest’ — Tinubu explains refusal to pay ransom over Oriire abduction

The President commended the armed forces for securing the release of the abducted victims and said the successful operation was ac...

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Vanguard Zelensky, Netanyahu and Trump: A prostrate world at their feet, by Owei Lakemfa

There are one hundred and thirty active wars lit around the world today and three outstanding men can be linked to many of them. B...

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Vanguard Xenophobic attacks and ANC’s leadership failures

South Africa is once again disgracing itself. The latest wave of xenophobic attacks against African migrants, including Nigerians,...

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Vanguard Nigeria’s Quest for Energy Accessibility, Affordability: The AKK Initiative

NNPC’s evolving role as an energy development institution places it at the centre of Nigeria’s economic future. The post Nigeria’s...

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Vanguard INSECURITY: US intervention in Nigeria questionable – Tukur Baba, ACF spokesperson

Professor Tukur Muham++mad Baba, National Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, speaks on the achievements, ch...

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Vanguard We won’t bow to intimidation — Adeleke

FOLLOWING the detention of Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mr Teslim Igbalaye, by operatives of the police command over al...

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Premium Times Tinubu: Why I increased army divisions, there’ll be guardrails for state Police

The president stated these while receiving traditional rulers under the auspices of the Oyo State Council of Obas. The post Tinubu...

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Vanguard Stakeholders raise alarm over foreign logistics dominance

By Godwin Oritse The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN, has said that the growing participation o...

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Vanguard Digital Finance growth outpaces confidence — Bridgforte

By Babajide Komolafe The rapid growth in digital finance is outpacing public confidence in the financial ecosystem, prompting the...

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Vanguard Housing crisis: Declare emergency on building costs, not rent — Wamakko

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Former President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, REDAN, Dr Aliyu Wamakko, has...

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Vanguard Mentoring Key to Stem Nigeria’s Brain Drain — Ogunsola

… As young doctors gain leadership, financial, career skills beyond medical school By Sola Ogundipe Mentorship could become one of...

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Premium Times Osun 2026: Accord Party petitions Tinubu, IGP over alleged police intimidation

The Accord Party alleged that police actions in recent weeks disproportionately targeted the party ahead of the governorship elect...

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Premium Times Osun 2026: Political parties seal peace accord for peaceful poll

The peace accord was organised by the National Peace Committee (NPC) headed by a former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar. The p...

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Premium Times Commonwealth Games: Amusan settles for bronze as Nigeria adds another athletics medal in Glasgow

While the Nigerian would have hoped to retain the Commonwealth title, the bronze medal still marked another significant contributi...

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