Deniran Ortega will take charge of Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles in the absence of head coach Éric Chelle, for their 2027 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations second-round qualifying tie against the Democratic Republic of Congo, DAILY POST reports. Chelle, who also handles the Super Eagles, Nigeria’s senior men...
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Tochi Wigwe, daughter of the late Access Bank CEO Herbert Wigwe, has held her traditional wedding ceremony with her partner, Wilson Aikhomu, in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-late-wigwes-daughter-holds-traditional-wedding-in-lagos/...
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According to the BBC, the British man tested positive for the virus while in the DRC. The post British national tests positive for Ebola in DRC appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Human rights activist Aisha Yesufu has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is not the problem with Nigeria's elections, but the real problem is the Nigerians working inside INEC. Yesufu made the statement in a post that has now gone viral on social medi...
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The literary association introduced reforms aimed at improving accountability and helping Nigerian writers protect and profit from their work. The post At 45th convention, ANA tackles financial mismanagement, writers’ rights appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have foiled an armed robbery attempt along the Kaduna-Zaria highway. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the Command's spokesman, Sani Garba, in Kaduna on Thursday explained that the incident took place at a...
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Whom, then, does this Tinubu economy serve? Macro-economic numbers may look clean on press releases emanating from Aso Rock, but they serve only political officeholders, government contractors, and financial gatekeepers. For the teacher in Ibadan, the trader in Onitsha, the comme...
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Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified all the processes of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, that led to the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party's candidate for the 2027 election. In a judgment on Thursday, the judg...
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Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked the Senator David Mark-led executives of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and invalidated all actions they took on behalf of the party. The actions included the nomination of a former Vice President, Alhaji Ati...
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Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, has unveiled the Top 21 finalists for Hackaholics 7.0, who will compete at the grand finale scheduled for Friday, November 6, 2026, in Lagos. Themed Festival of the Future, the grand fin...
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Prestmit has become the go-to gift card trading platform for Nigerian traders, with more than 1 million users and 2.5 million app downloads. This article looks at why it is ranked the best: the rates, the payout, the verification, the support and what else the platform covers. Wh...
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The Nigerian Army has released the list of shortlisted candidates for its Short Service Combatant Commission Course 50/2027 Selection Board exercise. Read More: https://punchng.com/army-releases-shortlist-for-2027-short-service-course/...
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed widespread claims that the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, lost his political future after the protracted face-off between him and his predecessor. Wike spoke in Abuja on Thursday during his mont...
