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Rivers couple: The face of child cruelty
NIGERIA has a long way to go in protecting children from abuse. The rescue of Amarachi, 15, from a prolonged confinement in a toilet at a residence in Abuloma, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, is another reminder of this grim reality. According to reports, the teenager, said to be fr...
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Yayi changed name after converting to Christianity – Aide
An aide to Senator Solomon Adeola has explained that the Ogun APC governorship hopeful changed his name from Sulaimon Ogunleye after converting from Islam. Read More: https://punchng.com/yayi-changed-name-after-converting-to-christianity-aide/...
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Police bust Lagos syndicate over N20bn goods diversion
Lagos State Police have arrested six members of a syndicate for allegedly diverting imported goods worth over N20bn over the last 19 years. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-bust-lagos-syndicate-over-n20bn-goods-diversion/...
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Nigeria, UAE sign MoU against transnational drug syndicates
Nigeria’s NDLEA and the UAE’s NDEA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Abu Dhabi to strengthen the fight against transnational drug trafficking. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-uae-sign-mou-against-transnational-drug-syndicates/...
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Let basketball breathe again, by Patrick Omorodion
What goes around, they say, comes around. In 2017, the sports ministry, then headed by Solomon Dalung, brought out guidelines for elections into sports federations with an instruction that those which had their own constitutions should organise theirs. The Nigeria Basketball Fede...
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Agbara Nla premieres in Abuja
Christian movie, Agbara Nla, has premiered in Abuja ahead of its nationwide cinema release, with its director aiming to win one million souls for Christ. Read More: https://punchng.com/agbara-nla-premieres-in-abuja/...
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PT Health Watch: How Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension puts mother, baby at risk
Mr Aituma said there is no known single cause of the condition, but several factors can increase a woman's risk. The post PT Health Watch: How Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension puts mother, baby at risk appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Accelerating the pace of Nigeria’s economic development
By Zubairu Usman Sadiq To the extent that an average Nigerian finds it difficult to meet the basic needs of food, shelter, clothing, health and protection, and the three core values of development; sustenance, self-esteem and freedom, development is still a mirage to us as a peop...
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Miners death probe: Commend President Tinubu for empowering Interior Minister
By Saka Ola Ahmed The death of 37 suspected illegal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Minna, Niger State has thrown the nation into grief. Outrage has rightly been expressed by Nigerians who called for an urgent probe of the un...
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How Niger Delta was underdeveloped by its leaders, by Dele Sobowale
“Niger Delta got $160bn in 27 yrs, yet remains underdeveloped – Aig-Imoukhuede ” – VANGUARD, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026. “Every country has the government it deserves” – Joseph de Maistre, 1753-1821. Thank God for Nigerians like Aig-Imoukhuede who occasionally seizes the opportunity to t...
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Nollywood breaks Guinness World Record with 51,000-person movie screening in Lagos
Nollywood has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest movie screening, with over 51,000 people watching the film ‘Black Market’ in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/nollywood-breaks-guinness-world-record-with-51000-person-movie-screening-in-lagos/...