…Two suspected cases test negative after two rounds of laboratory tests By Chioma Obinna The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) last night said two suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases in Adamawa State tested negative after two rounds of laboratory tests, assuring Niger...
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By Ayo Onikoyi When Nigerian comedian and actor Anita Alaire Asuoha, popularly known as Real Warri Pikin, won the Best Stand-Up Comedian award at the 2026 African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA), it marked another milestone in a career built on hard work, persistence and an unmis...
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By Sarah Ammah Nigerian street-pop star Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael, popularly known as Zlatan Ibile, has sparked conversations online following his traditional wedding to his longtime partner, Davita Lamai, in Lagos on October 24, 2026. The glamorous ceremony attracted celebrities,...
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By Ayo Onikoyi Nigeria’s foremost premium live music ensemble, Shuga Band is marking the first anniversary of its late founder, Akinloye Tofowomo popularly known as Akiin Shuga by reinventing its brand identity with the launch of a new logo asset to immortalize his glorious memor...
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By Ayo Onikoyi Award-winning worship leader and recording artiste Nkiruka Gift Ogboruche, popularly known as Enkay Ogboruche, has been named winner of the Africa Gospel Music Impact Award at the 2026 Clima Awards Africa, held on the 9th of October 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria. The awar...
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By Ayo Onikoyi Actress and filmmaker Bukola Ikuomola, popularly known as MZNicollet, has said women should be recognised for their intellect, achievements and contributions to society rather than their sexuality. In a chat with Potpourri, Ikuomola, who expressed her views on wome...
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By Ayo Onikoyi Barrister Ufuoma Okonoko, a digital monetisation expert and Chief Operating Officer of Atlantic World Digital Communications, has unveiled a digital strategy aimed at unlocking billions of dollars in international revenue for Nigeria’s creative sector through strat...
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By Ayo Onikoyi Destiny does not always play fair. Sometimes, it goes overboard or hits below the belt. It is convenient to see Burna Boy today as the “African Giant” without paying much attention to the circumstances that brought the moniker about. It was, in fact, a controversy ...
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Details obtained exclusively by PREMIUM TIMES revealed that a 34-year-old pilot and his wife, a medical doctor, are the two people suspected of having Ebola virus disease in Adamawa State, North-east Nigeria. The post Ebola: No new cases in Nigeria as two suspected cases in North...
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, says he supports President Tinubu’s economic reforms because they are yielding results, citing a stronger naira. Read More: https://punchng.com/edo-residents-now-call-me-okpes-baby-okpebholo/...
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“Our expectation is that the government and other policymakers will take renewed action to ensure that these interventions are implemented across the state,” the group's coordinator said. The post Group seeks end to health workers’ absenteeism in PHCs appeared first on Premium Ti...
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PREMIUM TIMES reports that the APC in the state had included Mr Obodo and many other Christian clerics in the party's governorship campaign council. The post Catholic diocese, CAN reject inclusion of clerics in APC campaign list appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, says Nigeria’s security challenges predate the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Dogara, who is the Chancellor of Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, made the assertion at the institution’s 16th convoca...
