Hollywood actor Tobey Maguire officiated the wedding of his ex-wife, Jennifer Meyer, to Geoffrey Ogunlesi, son of a Nigerian billionaire, in Hawaii. Read More: https://punchng.com/how-spider-man-actor-officiated-ex-wifes-wedding-to-nigerian-billionaires-son/
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The arraignment of three suspects arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a Federal Road Safety Corps officer attached to the Ogun State Command, Funmilayo Lasisi, and her daughter, Adesewa, before the Osun State High Court in Osogbo was stalled on Monday due to the abs...
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Former Ogun Governor, Gbenga Daniel, has flagged off a free medical outreach offering surgeries to 754 residents in partnership with a US medical mission. Read More: https://punchng.com/gbenga-daniel-offers-free-surgeries-to-754-ogun-residents-2/...
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo Sector Command, has confirmed the death of a female corps member in a road crash on Monday in Ibadan. The Sector Commander in Oyo State, Corps Commander Kehinde Dahunsi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
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Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has clarified that at no time did President Bola Tinubu issue an instruction that the 750km dualised Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway be “discontinued to the East-West Road from Edo State”. He said that the 400km of East-West Road from Edo ...
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The figures highlight the continued burden of the disease despite a sharp decline in newly confirmed infections in the latest reporting week The post Nigeria records 268 Lassa fever deaths as fatality rate rises to 23.6% – NCDC appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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By Yinka Kolawole, with agency report Nigeria’s debt interest payments surged by 37.5 per cent to N7.7 trillion in the first half of 2026 from N5.6 trillion in the corresponding period of 2025. This indicates that the interest payments exceed the Federal Government’s revenue of N...
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The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, says re-election of President Bola Tinubu and other All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates will be crucial to achieving the prosperity Nigerians desire. Hamzat, who is also the APC governorship candidate in Lagos State f...
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has received 105 Nigerians rescued in a coordinated operation against cybercrime syndicates in Ghana. A statement issued on Monday by the agency’s Head of Press and Public Relations Unit, Mr Vincen...
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Mr Pate said the planned investment was part of a transition arrangement under which both countries would work towards Nigeria fully financing its health sector by 2030. The post FG to invest $3bn into health sector by 2030 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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“Water is not a commodity. It is a human right,” Mr Olusesan said. The post Lagos govt water privatisation will deepen inequality, coalition warns appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Abuja-based businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In the suit, Achimugu had challenged the commission’s search of her residence...
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The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed displeasure over a fresh kidnapping incident in the state. The party questioned Governor Seyi Makinde over the recent abduction of three staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN). DAI...
