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5/19/2025, 5:20:10 AM

PREMIUM TIMES MORNING UPDATES FOR MAY 19, 2025. =================== =================== EDITORIAL: Time to deal with alarming shortage of doctors in Nigeria’s hospitals https://snip.ng/famgP Federal High Court redeploys judges https://snip.ng/PRTgT Gateway Games 2024: Davido, Asa to perform at National Sports Festival opening ceremony https://snip.ng/azrIN Insurgents launch 12 attacks in Borno in three weeks https://snip.ng/vttqW Breaking chain of human trafficking in Edo via student-led initiative https://snip.ng/mICtl Kidnappers kill APC chieftain despite collecting N5 million ransom https://snip.ng/vQgvh Bayelsa Queens win historic sixth Nigeria women’s league title https://snip.ng/JWpvt Tanzanian doctor nominated as next WHO regional director https://snip.ng/RyDAK Nigerian govt congratulates former NCDC DG on WHO appointment https://snip.ng/XPiXS LP House of Reps member defects to APC in Enugu https://snip.ng/RAzIz ----------------------------------------------- Follow us on our social media handles below Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dAJjW5 Telegram: https://t.me/premiumtimesnigeria Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/premiumtimes Twitter - https://twitter.com/premiumtimesng Instagram - https://instagram.com/premiumtimes YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PremiumTimesng/featured Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/premium-times-nigeria WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8KucvJpe8eFOl3En22

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5/18/2025, 5:19:23 AM

PREMIUM TIMES MORNING UPDATES FOR MAY 18, 2025. =================== =================== PT Security Watch: 65 people killed, 17 kidnapped across Nigeria last week https://snip.ng/CkPhm NBA orders boycott of court sittings over lawyer’s murder https://snip.ng/ECyOL Gateway Games 2024: Three states that may challenge Team Delta’s domination https://snip.ng/vKvnl Insurgents kill at least 15 farmers in Borno https://snip.ng/QrNiK INTERVIEW: Why Nigerians need explanation on proceeds of subsidy removal – Rafsanjani https://snip.ng/SksLX How I discovered Jude’s wife owns 80% of Northside Music, Mr P tells court https://snip.ng/DfFAZ ECOWAS Court declares Ghana’s detention of nine separatists unlawful, orders compensation https://snip.ng/acDwO World Bank to construct latrines for 1,500 households in Katsina https://snip.ng/rIFDF NDDC conducts test for 6,000 foreign scholarship applicants in Niger Delta https://snip.ng/zpIba Gateway Games to unify, inspire as athletes storm Ogun for National Sports Festival https://snip.ng/TYIyZ ----------------------------------------------- Follow us on our social media handles below Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dAJjW5 Telegram: https://t.me/premiumtimesnigeria Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/premiumtimes Twitter - https://twitter.com/premiumtimesng Instagram - https://instagram.com/premiumtimes YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PremiumTimesng/featured Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/premium-times-nigeria WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8KucvJpe8eFOl3En22

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5/22/2025, 5:11:43 AM

PREMIUM TIMES MORNING UPDATES FOR MAY 22, 2025. =================== =================== Ramaphosa meets Trump, denies US President’s claim of ‘White genocide’ in South Africa https://snip.ng/lUJmV EXCLUSIVE: JAMB insider speaks on claims UTME glitch targeted Igbo https://snip.ng/YCeBy ANALYSIS: Problems, prospects, solutions of oil block development in Nigeria https://snip.ng/wHAEa SSS not involved in Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest in Kenya – Prosecution witness https://snip.ng/ihuhi Rise In Male Hair Braiding: Fashion or decline in African values? https://snip.ng/dwIfV NATO and G7: Global power fractures that Africa must watch https://snip.ng/iMVCi National Secretary: South-east presents renomination of Udeh-Okoye to PDP NWC https://snip.ng/uczzD Tottenham end 17-Year trophy drought with Europa League triumph over Manchester United https://snip.ng/XpHmk Over 300,000 girls vaccinated against HPV in Ondo https://snip.ng/qxMiO Shadow Government: Court orders service of SSS suit on Pat Utomi https://snip.ng/wzJMu Peter Obi decries NASS’ alleged insertion of N7trn projects into 2025 budget https://snip.ng/ilDVO ----------------------------------------------- Follow us on our social media handles below Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dAJjW5 Telegram: https://t.me/premiumtimesnigeria Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/premiumtimes Twitter - https://twitter.com/premiumtimesng Instagram - https://instagram.com/premiumtimes YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PremiumTimesng/featured Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/premium-times-nigeria WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8KucvJpe8eFOl3En22

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5/20/2025, 5:11:07 AM

PREMIUM TIMES MORNING UPDATES FOR MAY 20, 2025. =================== =================== Court hears NIBSS suit seeking exclusive power to manage BVN database https://snip.ng/PJmVs UPDATED: El-Rufai carpets Nigerian judiciary, says many judges, lawyers corrupt https://snip.ng/AMOHN NSF Gateway Games 2024: Teenagers shine with gold, bronze medals https://snip.ng/nqWPk SSS arrests wanted suspected kidnappers at hajj camps https://snip.ng/dGQSr NAFDAC clarifies sachet alcohol ban timeline https://snip.ng/RhtVC NAFDAC uncovers group using evangelism to distribute suspected fake drugs https://snip.ng/MpFUO Four million rural dwellers benefitted from NYSC’s health initiative in 11 years- DG https://snip.ng/mOJxd Opposition lawmakers should start counting their days in National Assembly – Governor https://snip.ng/WQJEd Akpoti-Uduaghan petitions IGP over alleged defamation by Akpabio, US-based activist https://snip.ng/scfvs Police speak on reported abduction of 15 UTME candidates https://snip.ng/xoyPI ----------------------------------------------- Follow us on our social media handles below Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dAJjW5 Telegram: https://t.me/premiumtimesnigeria Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/premiumtimes Twitter - https://twitter.com/premiumtimesng Instagram - https://instagram.com/premiumtimes YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PremiumTimesng/featured Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/premium-times-nigeria WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8KucvJpe8eFOl3En22

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5/16/2025, 5:27:16 AM

PREMIUM TIMES MORNING UPDATES FOR MAY 16, 2025. =================== =================== Inside N26.6trn budgets, many Nigeria’s states swim in debts, leave schools, hospitals underfunded https://snip.ng/RLokI Gunmen kill lawyer, one other in South-east Nigeria https://snip.ng/HlRLl Nigerian senators want govt agencies to buy locally-made cars https://snip.ng/IBaJf Virologists warn of new pandemic, seek global action https://snip.ng/VGXyE UPDATED: Nigeria’s inflation rate eases in April – NBS https://snip.ng/QUDGp ECOWAS Court dismisses suit seeking repeal of Nigeria’s vagrancy laws https://snip.ng/uekdj Nigerian senators want separate agency to fight malaria https://snip.ng/iZIsI NAFDAC condemns use of counterfeit agrochemicals for farming, poultry https://snip.ng/jvnIX UTME 2025: LASU, UNILORIN commend JAMB for transparency on results glitch https://snip.ng/WlWnU Court relaxes bail conditions for Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina’s mother https://snip.ng/TwUMa ----------------------------------------------- Follow us on our social media handles below Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dAJjW5 Telegram: https://t.me/premiumtimesnigeria Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/premiumtimes Twitter - https://twitter.com/premiumtimesng Instagram - https://instagram.com/premiumtimes YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PremiumTimesng/featured Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/premium-times-nigeria WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8KucvJpe8eFOl3En22

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5/21/2025, 5:04:24 AM

PREMIUM TIMES MORNING UPDATES FOR MAY 21, 2025. =================== =================== EFCC hands over Abuja estate of 753 recovered housing units to housing ministry https://snip.ng/rBrtD N3bn Fraud Trial: Witness details ‘suspicious’ cash transfers, withdrawals of Kogi’s local government funds https://snip.ng/MZHtx UPDATED: Igbo leaders planning summit to endorse Tinubu for second term – Umahi https://snip.ng/anTzS CBN holds benchmark interest rate at 27.5% https://snip.ng/GJuWt Can Realpolitik drive renewed regional cooperation in West Africa? https://snip.ng/GQUBE How APC ward chairman was killed by kidnappers – Official https://snip.ng/OJsBI ANALYSIS: Mali’s transition at risk as political parties are dissolved https://snip.ng/smnNj Only 10% of Nigerians with hypertension are on treatment – NHS https://snip.ng/TvdLb Tanker fire near National Sports Festival venue sparks panic in Abeokuta https://snip.ng/hkyuu Association raises alarm over increasing quackery in nursing profession in Lagos https://snip.ng/wFUBs We were not elected to fight Tinubu – Akpabio https://snip.ng/Exvmx ----------------------------------------------- Follow us on our social media handles below Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dAJjW5 Telegram: https://t.me/premiumtimesnigeria Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/premiumtimes Twitter - https://twitter.com/premiumtimesng Instagram - https://instagram.com/premiumtimes YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PremiumTimesng/featured Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/premium-times-nigeria WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8KucvJpe8eFOl3En22

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5/24/2025, 5:51:31 AM

PREMIUM TIMES MORNING UPDATES FOR MAY 24, 2025. =================== =================== Wike orders sealing of PDP secretariat, CBN, 4,792 other properties in Abuja https://snip.ng/RMDde PDP Crisis: Saraki-led reconciliation committee visits Governor Mbah https://snip.ng/ykohe Troops pummel insurgents as twin attacks rock Borno communities https://snip.ng/WCvJP Only 7 of 195 tertiary institutions comply with minister’s order, one week to deadline https://snip.ng/UUlfU 13,543 Boko Haram insurgents killed, 124,408 others surrendered under Tinubu — NSA Ribadu https://snip.ng/OAzQR NSF Day 5 Review: Bayelsa, Delta in two-horse race for medals supremacy at Gateway Games https://snip.ng/KNtVP ITTF World Championship: Aruna Quadri falls to Calderano, but cements African greatness in Doha https://snip.ng/jiLWn Study links gender to antimicrobial resistance in Nigeria https://snip.ng/PsLgN Nigeria threatens to sanction airlines bringing in foreigners without visa https://snip.ng/uDpNk Court jails 12 Filipinos for cyber-terrorism, fraud https://snip.ng/mXkPx ----------------------------------------------- Follow us on our social media handles below Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dAJjW5 Telegram: https://t.me/premiumtimesnigeria Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/premiumtimes Twitter - https://twitter.com/premiumtimesng Instagram - https://instagram.com/premiumtimes YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PremiumTimesng/featured Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/premium-times-nigeria WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8KucvJpe8eFOl3En22

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5/23/2025, 5:23:28 AM

PREMIUM TIMES MORNING UPDATES FOR MAY 23, 2025. =================== =================== EDITORIAL: 2025 UTME error, retooling and getting the inherent lesson https://snip.ng/SUcMx Trump revokes Harvard’s ability to enroll international students https://snip.ng/dcPDx 2027: Tinubu asks APC to bring more defectors as party adopts him as sole candidate https://snip.ng/hKzLD What we are doing to make Nigeria safer, better – NSA Ribadu https://snip.ng/KEHpU Akpoti-Uduaghan charged with criminal defamation over assassination plot claim against Akpabio, Bello https://snip.ng/jvcBq APC governors adopt Tinubu as party’s sole candidate in 2027 https://snip.ng/MhfoL Tinubu seeks NASS’ approval of N1.48trn 2025 Rivers Appropriation Bill https://snip.ng/PXrqp ICC prosecutor opposes Israel’s bid to block arrest of Netanyahu https://snip.ng/stBrD First HoldCo to meet new N500 billion minimum capital requirement by July, GMD says https://snip.ng/szIFP Gateway Games 2024: Oyinlomo Quadre eyes glory, growth at National Sports Festival https://snip.ng/iyCkg Despite evidence, Akwa Ibom govt denies receiving N653.6 billion revenue https://snip.ng/HOYxs Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claim sparks backlash in South Africa https://snip.ng/eyckZ ----------------------------------------------- Follow us on our social media handles below Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dAJjW5 Telegram: https://t.me/premiumtimesnigeria Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/premiumtimes Twitter - https://twitter.com/premiumtimesng Instagram - https://instagram.com/premiumtimes YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PremiumTimesng/featured Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/premium-times-nigeria WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8KucvJpe8eFOl3En22

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5/17/2025, 6:04:51 AM

PREMIUM TIMES MORNING UPDATES FOR MAY 17, 2025. =================== =================== REPORTER’S DIARY: I witnessed ethnic profiling of the Fulani in Northern Nigeria https://snip.ng/aAuge Nigeria wins first round in bid to overturn UK judgement on US$15 million fine https://snip.ng/sOVxx Akpabio declares self, Tinubu, Eno unopposed for 2027 elections https://snip.ng/JUrkj Federal medical centre performs first living-donor kidney transplant https://snip.ng/gHCtu UTME 2025 Glitch: JAMB introduces emergency, counselling, support services for candidates https://snip.ng/MQuhE ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to release detainee held for 16 years, pay N20m compensation https://snip.ng/vfJI Finnish govt charges Simon Ekpa with terrorism https://snip.ng/PaCQC Gabon’s ousted president freed after two years in detention https://snip.ng/uwQZK EFCC arrests former Kaduna govt’s consultant over alleged N30 billion frauds https://snip.ng/cnTUk UTME 2025: JAMB offers resit opportunity for candidates who missed rescheduled exams https://snip.ng/gLRwy ----------------------------------------------- Follow us on our social media handles below Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dAJjW5 Telegram: https://t.me/premiumtimesnigeria Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/premiumtimes Twitter - https://twitter.com/premiumtimesng Instagram - https://instagram.com/premiumtimes YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PremiumTimesng/featured Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/premium-times-nigeria WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8KucvJpe8eFOl3En22

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5/15/2025, 6:12:46 AM

PREMIUM TIMES MORNING UPDATES FOR MAY 15, 2025. =================== =================== SSS sues Utomi over ‘shadow government’ https://snip.ng/FFvKp Many insurgents killed in foiled repeat attack on Borno military base https://snip.ng/LYgsW South-east PDP re-nominates Udeh-Okoye as national secretary, issues threat https://snip.ng/JTqcl UPDATED: UTME 2025: JAMB admits errors in results, over 370,000 candidates to retake exam https://snip.ng/WPuSd Cholera: Plateau records three deaths, five confirmed cases https://snip.ng/nyDcF Prosecution witness tenders slain ex-presidential adviser’s death certificate in Nnamdi Kanu’s trial https://snip.ng/JhGAz Ex-Minister praises JAMB’s transparency as review of UTME results begins https://snip.ng/sweuO CBEX: EFCC admits to error, drops Lebanese from wanted persons list https://snip.ng/HjRat Airtel Africa commences second tranche of share buyback programme https://snip.ng/KdLMQ Defence lawyer denies blockage to Nnamdi Kanu in SSS custody, grills prosecution witness https://snip.ng/hQCIL ----------------------------------------------- Follow us on our social media handles below Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dAJjW5 Telegram: https://t.me/premiumtimesnigeria Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/premiumtimes Twitter - https://twitter.com/premiumtimesng Instagram - https://instagram.com/premiumtimes YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PremiumTimesng/featured Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/premium-times-nigeria WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8KucvJpe8eFOl3En22