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Politics
Edo Guber: We have overwhelming evidence we won – PDP insists
“We thank everyone for joining this journey to reclaim our stolen mandate, which was subverted by both the police and…
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Politics
PDP governors split over bid to sack party chair Damagum
Wabara further expressed disappointment with the ongoing challenges in the PDP, particularly the NWC’s actions and the leadership crisis in…
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Top News
KWASU-ASUU hails Kwara govt as work begins on collapsed Shao-Malete road culvert, seeks for restoration of varsity subvention
The Kwara State University chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commended the Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq led administration for…
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Sports
AFCON 2023: I target fourth title with Nigeria – Peseiro insists
Jose Peseiro has once again reiterated his desire to guide the Super Eagles to glory at the 2023 Africa Cup…
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Economy
Securitize N7.3trn ways and means loan – Tinubu asks Senate
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Nigerian Senate to approve the securitization of the outstanding debit balance of N7.3…
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Economy
Nigerian oil firms mandated to supply 483,000 bpd of crude oil to local refineries
The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Council has issued new regulations requiring oil producers to send around 483,000 barrels per day of crude…
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Economy
Elon Musk closes 2023 with $92bn profit
Elon Musk ends the year with a whopping $92 billion in year-to-date earnings in 2023, indicating a comeback for the…
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Economy
Dangote, two other Nigerian billionaires lost $9.3bn in 2023 – Report
The Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires list has revealed that three Nigerian billionaires – Aliko Dangote, Abdulsamad Rabiu, and Mike Adenuga’s combined wealth would…
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Economy
Nigeria, others most affected by high food inflation – W’Bank
The World Bank has revealed that domestic food price inflation has had the greatest impact on Nigeria and other African, North…
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Economy
Naira drops 11.4% to N927/$1 on official market
The Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, the official FX window, saw a 11.4 per cent depreciation of the Naira against…
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Politics
INEC seeks collaboration among ECOWAS electoral bodies
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has called for collaboration among West African states on election management.…
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Agency Report
Prepare for possible ‘war’, N’Korea’s Kim orders military amidst US alleged threat
North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un wrapped the year with fresh threats of a nuclear attack on Seoul and orders…
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Economy
Senate endorses Tinubu’s request to borrow $7.8bn, €100m
The Senate has approved President Tinubu’s request to borrow $7.8bn and €100 million as part of the 2022-2024 borrowing plan…
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Religion
Don’t stop supporting the poor, Kumuyi urges Christians
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor Williams Kumuyi, has called on Christians to intensify support for…
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Economy
Our expectations from Tinubu govt in 2024 – Labour, business owners, others list demands
As 2023 comes to an end, Nigerians from different walks of life have urged the Federal Government to improve the…
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Metro News
Child marriage: Bayelsa summons four-year-old girl’s parents, 54-year-old groom
The Bayelsa Government has invited the parents of a four-year-old girl and the 54-year-old man allegedly involved in a marriage…
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Top News
Terrorists perceive security agencies as objects of mockery – Kukah
Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, has joined numerous of Nigerians in condemning recent killings in Plateau, asserting…
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Economy
N37bn fraud: Buhari’s minister to face EFCC interrogators January 3
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has invited the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya…
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Politics
Edo 2024: Ize-Iyamu declares to contest governorship again
A former Secretary to the State Government of Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, on Wednesday, declared his intention to join…
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Politics
Rivers elders write Fubara, say Abuja resolution ‘death sentence’
Rivers State elders and leaders have written an open letter to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, warning him against implementing the resolution…
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Politics
Aiyedatiwa takes over, Tinubu, govs say Akeredolu’s death big loss
Acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, was on Wednesday sworn in as the substantive governor of the state following…
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Economy
Borno, Kaduna, four other states to suffer worse insecurity, economic hardship in 2024 –W’Bank
Persistent insecurity, armed conflict, and deteriorating livelihoods will continue to affect local government areas in Borno, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe,…
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Economy
British-American Tobacco fined $110m as FG drops criminal charges
The Federal Government, through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, has fined British American Tobacco and its affiliate companies…
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Economy
N’Assembly reconvenes Friday, to pass budget Dec 30
The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has revealed that the National Assembly will pass the 2024 Appropriation Bill on December 30…
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Politics
Edo crisis takes a new turn as govt slashes budgetary allocation to deputy governor’s office
The rift between Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, may have taken another dimension as N345 million was…
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Economy
25 killed in Rivers illegal refinery explosion
No fewer than 25 persons have lost their lives following an explosion from an illegal oil tapping point in Omoku,…
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Metro News
Plateau carnage: Death toll hits 150, over 10,000 displaced as Tinubu orders arrest of attackers
•I lost my father, 10 other family members to attack, Jos photographer laments •President orders killers’ arrest, CAN, northern govs,…
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Top News
Singer Portable beats Charles Okocha in celebrity boxing fight
After the fourth round, Nigerian street-pop artist Habeeb Badmus, aka Portable, was declared winner of the celebrity boxing fight against…
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Metro News
Ex-Speaker, Ghali Na’Abba, is dead
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, is dead. Born on September 27, 1958, the 8th Speaker of…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Wednesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. No fewer than 25 persons have lost their lives following an…
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Economy
Christmas: Transcorp, Dangote, UBA top best performing stock
On Christmas day, investors in the Nigerian Stock Exchange have navigated an economic landscape rife with challenges and opportunities to…
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Agency Report
100 Airbus employees fall sick after company’s Christmas party
Earlier this month, festivities turned sour for employees of an Airbus subsidiary in France as a holiday celebration resulted in…
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Politics
Tinubu’ll continue to intervene in states battling crises – Presidency
Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said President Bola Tinubu will continue to intervene in states battling political crises if such development…
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Politics
S’Court: Kano NNPP holds prayer, Kwankwaso hopes for justice
A former governor of Kano State and chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has expressed optimism that…
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Religion
Shi’ites grace Christmas service, present gifts to church in Kaduna
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi’ites, on Monday, joined the Christmas Service at St. Joseph…
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Top News
Pastor Adeboye didn’t sit on my seat, Olugbon explains
The Olugbon of Orile-Igbon in Oyo State, Oba Francis Alao, on Monday, explained why the General Overseer of the Redeemed…
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Economy
N37.1bn fraud: I served responsibly, says Buhari’s minister of Humanitarian Affairs
A former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has denied knowing a contractor, James Okwete,…
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Metro News
Over 2,700 abducted in six months, military rescued 721 – Report
No fewer than 4,258 incidents of insecurity have been witnessed across 573 local government areas of the country between May…
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Politics
Rivers crisis: PDP kicks as Fubara defends Tinubu over peace pact
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday defended the peace deal initiated by President Bola Tinubu between him and his…
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Economy
Union Bank acquisition: CBN investigator summons Lemo, others over deal
The Special CBN Investigator, Jim Obazee, has summoned the Chairman of Titan Trust Bank, Babatunde Lemo, in connection with the…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Tuesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday, defended the peace deal…
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Politics
Rivers crisis: I didn’t beg Tinubu to intervene – Wike
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said he was not the one that went to President…
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Religion
Yuletide: Moderate your celebration mode, Anglican bishop tells Nigerians
The Anglican Bishop of Ibadan North, Rt Rev Williams Aladekugbe, on Sunday, called on Nigerians to celebrate the season in…
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Economy
Newspaper cover price to increase January 2 – NPAN
The Newspapers Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria has said there will be an increase in the cover prices of newspaper titles…
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Economy
I will assess Tinubu’s govt after 12 months – Wole Soyinka
NOBEL Laureate and academic, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Sunday, said he would reserve all his observations about President Bola Tinubu’s…
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Economy
NDLEA arrests grandma, son for drug trafficking, intercepts 7.5m tramadol
Attempts by transnational criminal organisations to flood Nigerian communities with large quantities of assorted illicit drugs during the yuletide season…
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Economy
N187bn fraud: EFCC arrests humanitarian ministry’s contractor, probes four Buhari ministers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a contractor, James Okwete, in connection with the ongoing probe into the…
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Economy
SERAP sues NNPCL for withholding oil revenue details
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited over what it…
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Economy
Union Bank not acquired by proxies, funded with Afrexim loan, others – TGI
Tropical General Investment Group, the majority owner of Titan Trust and Union Banks has denied any wrongdoing in the acquisition…
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Economy
CBN investigator’s report not true, misleading, says Godwin Emefiele
Embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has denied a report by Central Bank of Nigeria’s private investigator,…
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Economy
Christmas message: Tinubu urges patience, says new dawn closer
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, again urged Nigerians to be patient with his administration, pledging that the country would “shortly…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Monday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a contractor,…
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Economy
Allegations of financial misconduct against me as petrol minister true, says Diezani Madueke
The allegations of financial misconduct during my tenure as the petroleum minister are true. The former Minister of Petroleum Resources,…
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Economy
Forex: Nigerian government gains N1.4trn revenue in 6 months
Nigeria’s foreign exchange reform in June increased the country’s revenue through FX differences to N1.36 trillion in six months. The…
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Sports
EPL: VAR under fire as Arsenal play 1-1 draw with Liverpool
VAR official, David Coote has come under criticism following Liverpool’s 1-1 draw against Arsenal on Saturday. Reds boss, Jurgen Klopp,…
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Economy
Close 2023 accounts by 31st December, FG sets deadline for MDAs
As the 2023 financial year winds up, the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has issued a…
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Economy
Niger gov unveils State’s plan to hit N1trn in revenue
Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has said that his administration will likely hit N1 trillion in revenue. According to…
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Economy
Kwara, Imo govs head economic affairs, oil theft committees
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and his Imo State counterpart, Hope Uzodimma, have been named as the chairmen of the Economic…
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Top News
Nigerian student jailed 40 months in UK over bomb threat
A 26-year-old Nigerian Master’s student at Dundee University, Scotland, Somtochukwu Okwuoha, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for…
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Economy
EFCC uncovers N37bn fraud in humanitarian ministry, Buhari’s minister, contractor indicted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has uncovered a total sum of N37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs…
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Top News
Seven final year students rusticated over ‘immoral sign-out celebration’
Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, IMAP, Lafia, Nasarawa State, has rusticated seven graduating female students for their involvement in what has…
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Court/Litigation
Skit maker docked for lying against Gov Otti, Aba-Ngwa people
A man, simply identified as MC Sweet, who made a fake online post claiming that Aba Ngwa indigenes tried to…
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Economy
Procurement fraud: Emefiele meets bail conditions, released from Kuje
A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre after…
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Economy
Emefiele charged with 17 allegations by CBN investigator
The report of Jim Obaze, the Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu to investigate the activities of Godwin Emefiele…
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Economy
Emefiele, ex-minister, 14 others indicted in CBN probe
Investigator’s report shows massive plunder of apex bank N31.78b paid to print new naira notes £543.45m fixed in British bank…
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Economy
Publish FCC job racketeering findings, CSO tells Reps
A civil society organisation has called on the House of Representatives to publish their findings on the alleged job racketeering…
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Economy
Don’t hand over P’Harcourt refinery to cabal, NLC warns FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned against a possible takeover of the Port Harcourt Refinery by cabals of government. The…
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Economy
How Emefiele used proxies to acquire banks – CBN investigator
…says ex-CBN gov sold banks without payment evidence, recommends lenders’ forfeiture to FG Report reveals how former apex bank boss…
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Economy
Price of Kerosene dropped in November, says NBS
A new report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed a litre of Kerosene cost N1287.10 in November…
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Metro News
Gunmen kill Kwara doctor, kidnap teenage daughter
Residents of Kambi community along Ilorin/Jebba Expressway in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State were on Thursday left in…
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Economy
Navy recovers over 803,000 barrels of crude oil worth 105bn
The Nigerian Navy said operatives across the country recovered a total of 803 barrels of crude oil valued at N105bn…
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Economy
FG’ll pull 50 million out of poverty in 42 months – Minister
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has said that the Federal Government is working on…
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Economy
Emefiele spent N1.7bn defending naira redesign in court – CBN investigator
An independent report has indicted the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, of spending over N1.7 billion…
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Economy
Buhari’s nephew, not former President approved naira redesign – CBN investigator
The Special Investigator on the Central Bank of Nigeria and Related Entities, Jim Obazee, has indicated that the recent naira…
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Economy
Airlines to refund 25% to passengers for cancelled flights – NCAA
The Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Chris Najomo has said that from January 2024, airlines found…
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Metro News
Police arrest three suspects with two human hearts
Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, comprising Lagos and Ogun states, have arrested three men with two human hearts.…
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Metro News
Ex-lawmaker, six others in police net over alleged criminal activities in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested seven suspects, including a former councillor, for alleged criminal activities within…
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Economy
Nigeria’s unemployment rate rises to 4.2 per cent in Q2 2023 – NBS
Nigeria’s unemployment rate increased by 0.1 per cent to 4.2 per cent in the second quarter from 4.1 per cent…
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Economy
Subsidy: Kwara labour movement demands N35,000 wage award
Kwara State Joint Labour Movement has asked the state government to implement N35,000 wage award for all categories of state…
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Court/Litigation
$11bn judgment: P&ID loses bid to appeal Nigeria’s victory
A London court has quashed an $11bn damage bill against Nigeria lodged by Process & Industrial Developments Limited Gas Company.…
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Top News
Police dismiss constables for demanding money from Abuja-bound Dutch tourist
The Oyo State Police Command, on Thursday, dismissed two Special Constabularies identified as Jimoh Lukman and Kareem Fatai, over alleged…
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Economy
Emefiele operated 593 illegal US, UK, China accounts, fixed over £500m – CBN investigator
The former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, illegally lodged billions of naira in no fewer than 593 bank…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, illegally lodged…
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Agency Report
US Supreme Court disqualifies Donald Trump from presidency for his involvement in Jan. 6, 2021 capitol riot
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former President Donald Trump is disqualified from holding the presidency under the Constitution’s…
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Agency Report
Gaza death toll hits 20,000 as UN Security Council delays vote on aid
Palestinian sources claim that since Israel started bombing the territory more than ten weeks ago, at least 20,000 people have…
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Court/Litigation
US inmate declared innocent after spending 48 years in prison
A 71-year-old man has been proclaimed innocent in the US state of Oklahoma after serving almost 50 years in jail…
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Politics
BREAKING: Tinubu reintroduces school feeding programme
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked that the school feeding programme be restored to address the difficulties of out-of-school children.…
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Politics
1999 constitution remains cornerstone of Nigeria’s problem – Robert Clarke
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke, has described the 1999 Constitution as the cornerstone of the nation’s problems. Clarke…
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Politics
I’ll return governance to Edo people, says Shaibu
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, on Wednesday, said the need to bring governance back to the people spurred…
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Politics
Akpabio swears in Lalong, declares Umahi, Giadam seats vacant
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, swore in a former governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, as the senator…
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Politics
Tinubu’s intervention in Rivers crisis constitutional, says ex-Lagos SSG
A former Secretary to the Lagos State Government and lawyer, Chief Olorunfunmi Basorun, on Wednesday, said the intervention of President…
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Religion
Controversy over blessing for same-sex couples, clerics clarify Pope’s position
Amid the controversy over Pope Francis’ statement on the blessing for same-sex couples, Gbenga Oloniniran writes on the explanations given…
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Economy
Military uncovers 636 illegal refineries, intercepts 21m litres crude
The military has in the last five months uncovered and busted 636 illegal refining sites and intercepted 21.7 million litres…
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Politics
I’ve spent N2bn on constituency projects — Osun lawmaker
Lawmaker representing Osun Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi, on Tuesday, disclosed that he has spent…
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Top News
Yuletide: Niger govt declares seven days public holiday for civil servants
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has declared seven days public holiday for State Civil Servants. The Governor made the…
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Entertainment
I’m grateful to God, fans for 2023 career success — Singer Davido
Nigerian music star, Davido, has taken to social media to chronicle the events that defined his life and career in…
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Foreign News
Over 120 killed, 700 injured in Northwest China earthquake
At least 126 people have been killed in north-west China in the country’s deadliest earthquake in 13 years. The 6.2…
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Politics
Shun ethnic, religious divisions, Peter Obi urges Nigerians
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to tear down the walls of ethnic and religious divisions,…
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Top News
WAEC denies fake site offering online classes to candidates
The West African Examination Council has denied its affiliation to a website purporting to offer online classes for prospective candidates…
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Top News
2024 UTME: JAMB denies rumoured registration fee increase
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Wednesday said there is no increase in the registration fee for its Unified…
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Politics
Nigeria’s worst primaries conducted under your watch, Amosun replies Oshiomhole
Former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Wednesday derided ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole…
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Economy
Unpaid salaries: Ondo tertiary institutions workers begin strike January
Workers of the Ondo State-owned universities and other tertiary institutions have vowed to commence industrial action on January 1, 2024,…
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Economy
Nigeria’s debt hits N87.91trn — DMO
Nigeria’s total public debt rose marginally by 0.61 per cent quarter-on-quarter to N87.91trn in the third quarter of 2023. This…
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Metro News
Rivers police kill wanted kidnapper, rescue four victims
The Rivers State Police Command said its men gunned down two notorious kidnappers, including a gang leader nicknamed ‘Occasion’ during…
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Politics
Trump barred from Colorado presidential ballot over capitol attack role
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday disqualified former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the state’s presidential election next…
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Top News
113 generals retire, defence minister demands loyalty from armed forces
A total of 113 Nigerian Army Generals on Tuesday bowed out of the service. The breakdown includes one General, one…
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Economy
EFCC releases ex-Minister of Power, Agunloye on bail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released a former Minister of Power and Steel, and former Minister of State…
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Economy
BREAKING: NGX market capitalisation crosses N40trillion
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange Limited crossed the N40tn mark at the close of trading on Wednesday. This…
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Religion
Review Nigerian laws to allow married women bear fathers’ names – MURIC tells FG
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has called on the Federal Government to review the Nigerian marriage laws with the aim…
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Economy
Policies affecting newspaper industry will be reviewed – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, promised to carefully review policies affecting the newspaper industry, acknowledging concerns about existing regulations hindering…
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Court/Litigation
N800bn illicit drugs seized, 42,105 offenders nabbed – Marwa
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), says the agency has seized N800bn…
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Economy
LASG seals NIPOST office, demolishes illegal structures
The Lagos State Government has sealed the old Nigeria Postal Service complex in the Mushin area and demolished adjoining illegal…
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Top News
Sanwo-Olu unveils Ikeja overpass today
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will unveil the Ikeja overpass today (Tuesday). The Managing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport…
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Top News
Niger gov bars civil servants from wearing kaftan, babanriga to office
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has banned workers in the state civil service from wearing native wears like Kaftan,…
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Religion
Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples
Pope Francis has granted permission for priests to bestow blessings upon same-sex couples, marking a significant milestone for the LGBTQ+…
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Court/Litigation
Court gives ex-minister 30 days to apologise over reckless ‘Kangaroo judgment’ comment
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Monday, gave a former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen,…
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Religion
Fighting Nigerian leaders fruitless, pray for them – Adeboye
The Pastor-in-charge of Region 12 of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Richard Adeboye, has called for more prayers…
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Metro News
Bandits abduct village head, Imam in Zamfara, demands N5m ransom
The head of Rakyabu village in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Magaji Sa’idu, and the Chief Imam…
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Education
Lecturers on TETFund foreign scholarship absconding – Exec. Secretary
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, has described as alarming the number of Nigerian university lecturers studying…
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Politics
Rivers: Wike, Fubara settle rift, Tinubu intervenes again
The political crisis in Rivers State may have ceased as parties reached a truce on Monday night. This followed about…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Tuesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The presidential intervention in the Rivers State political crisis achieved a…
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Economy
Tax laws affecting Lagos revenue growth, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that the tax revenue accruing to the state government is facing slow growth…
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Economy
Oil prices surge due to Red Sea attacks
Oil prices shot up three per cent Monday as more companies suspended shipping through the Red Sea following attacks on…
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Top News
Japa: Over 1,000 Nigerians fell victims of fake UK jobs, says IOM
The United Nations Migration Agency, International Organisation for Migration, said more than 1,000 Nigerians have fallen victim to scams involving…
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Economy
Perform or be sacked, Tinubu tells new NNPCL board members
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, asked members of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to immediately get…
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Top News
US anti-narcotics bureau, Nigeria police sign agreement on Special Intervention Squad
The United States Government’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the…
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Top News
KWASU-ASUU awards scholarships to four indigent students
The Kwara State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has recently awarded four indigent students scholarships…
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Top News
Adeleke vows to end ‘japa’ among Osun youths
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has said his administration is creating an enabling environment to retain health professionals in…
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Metro News
87 Chibok girls still in Boko Haram captivity – Rep
Member representing Chibok, Domboa and Gwoza Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Ahmed Jaha, has said no fewer than 87…
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Metro News
‘Operation Gbalumo’ yields result as NDLEA seizes 11kg of illicit drugs in Kwara
A few hours after the launch of Operation Gbalumo to rid Kwara of drug abuse, the National Drug Law Enforcement…
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Economy
NLC, TUC to hold emergency NEC meeting over workers’ minimum wage, wage award
The organised labour in the country will soon come up with a strong position on the suspension of the payment…
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Politics
Ex-APC National Chairman Abdullahi Adamu retires from active politics
Former All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, has announced his retirement from partisan politics. Adamu said he’s developing…
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Politics
Rivers crisis: Wike defies threats, lands in Port Harcourt
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike landed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Saturday. Wike entered…
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Politics
Rivers crisis: Labour Party drops petition against Fubara, pledges support
The Labour Party, LP, has dropped its petition against the election of Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara. Fubara was the…
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Economy
Kogi, Lagos, Rivers most expensive states in Nigeria as inflation rises to 28% – NBS
Kogi, Lagos, and Rivers are the most expensive states in Nigeria, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. NBS’s November…
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Politics
‘We’ll move against anyone fighting Tinubu unjustly’ – Ohanaeze
President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has vowed to fight those fighting President Bola Tinubu. Iwuanyanwu said the entire…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Rivers State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has…
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Agency Report
Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel
Iran on Saturday executed a man who was sentenced to death after being convicted of working with Israel’s intelligence services,…
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Interview
I returned to Nigeria homeless after 30 years in UK, US – Ondo man
A 68-year-old man from Ondo State, Joseph Ibironke, who claimed to have spent nine years in the United Kingdom and…
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Politics
Osun: All inherited projects will be completed — Gov Adeleke
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has restated that his administration was committed to completing all inherited projects from previous…
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S’Court decision to try Kanu for terrorism unfortunate – Ohanaeze, Abaribe, IPOB
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra; the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo; and a former Senate Minority Leader of…
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Some countries supporting Simon Ekpa to destabilise Nigeria – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said on Friday that the military was gaining nothing from the fight…
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Revealed: How Fubara’s rift with Wike started
Ex-gov imposed commissioners, advisers, others on successor Federal lawmakers protest, ask Tinubu to intervene, why N’Assembly can’t act yet –…
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Revealed: How Fubara’s rift with Wike started
Ex-gov imposed commissioners, advisers, others on successor Federal lawmakers protest, ask Tinubu to intervene, why N’Assembly can’t act yet –…
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Nigeria future great despite challenges, says Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said that Nigeria has great future…
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Politics
Ondo: Acting gov, Aiyedatiwa rejects Akeredolu’s chief protocol officer
The Ondo State acting Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has suspended the Chief of Protocol to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, Bola Alabi,…
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APC will end Adeleke’s reign in 2026, says ex-envoy
Former Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, Adejare Bello, has said the All Progressives Congress in Osun State will work hard and…
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Politics
EFCC calls for legislation against unexplained wealth
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has called for legislation against unexplained wealth in…
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Politics
Rivers Crisis: Lawmaker Goodhead, others dare Wike to step foot in state
The lawmaker representing Akuku/ Asari Toru Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Boma Goodhead, and other protesters have dared…
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Rivers Crisis: ‘Dey your dey’ – Fubara launches own live band
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has launched a live band like his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. The band came alive…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Three more Commissioners, on Friday resigned from the Rivers State Executive…
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Politics
Rivers crisis: Six commissioners resign, Assembly factions hold parallel sittings
The Rivers State political crisis deepened further on Thursday as six commissioners loyal to ex-governor Nyesom Wike resigned from the…
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Foreign News
Ex-president, 79 suspects detained over failed coup in S’Leone
A total of 80 suspects have been named following a failed attempted coup on November 26 in Freetown, the capital…
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Economy
Petrol no longer subsidised in Nigeria, FG replies W’Bank
The Federal Government has denied the claims of the World Bank on the continued payment of the fuel subsidy on…
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Economy
Fuel price: Reject W’Bank N750/litre proposal, Labour warns FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Thursday, warned the Federal Government against heeding the advice of the World Bank to increase…
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Politics
Ondo: I won’t deviate from Akeredolu’s vision – Acting gov
The Ondo State acting Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday, called on the people of the state and all stakeholders…
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Agency Report
Niger coup leaders agree to transition terms, says Togo mediator
Niger’s ruling military has agreed to terms and conditions of a transition back to civilian rule, and will present the…
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Economy
Africa loses $90bn annually to illicit financial flows -AfDB
The Africa Development Bank has lamented the spate of illicit flow of funds in Africa’s financial system and called for…
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Four UK health workers jailed for abusing elderly patient
Four healthcare workers have been jailed after they were caught on camera physically and emotionally abusing an elderly patient, reports…
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Court/Litigation
Retire once you are tired, Lagos CJ tells judges
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has advised judges not to die on the job, but to…
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Economy
CIBN tasks banks on prevention of fraudulent transactions
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria to implement policies that will effectively…
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Katsina partners NGO, offers secondary schools N4.4bn grants
The Katsina State Government has partnered with the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment to disburse N4.4 bn grants…
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Politics
Crisis around Akeredolu’s health halted Ondo’s progress, says Aiyedatiwa
The Ondo State Acting Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has called on the people of the state and all stakeholders to…
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Politics
Political crisis: Rivers State Attorney General resigns
The Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacheaus Adangor, has resigned. His resignation was communicated in a letter…
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Economy
NNPCL not transparent on subsidy, dollar revenues – W’Bank
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited is not transparent about the financial gains from fuel subsidy removal, the World Bank…
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NHRC, FIDA, NSCDC seek monarch’s support in combatting gender-based violence in Akure Community
Victor Alade, SIO Breaking barriers on International Human Rights Day, 2023, the Ondo National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in collaboration…
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Ondo monarch pledges support as NHRC, FIDA, NSCDC collaborate to mark 2023 Int’l Human Rights Day
Victor Alade, SIO In a show of solidarity against gender-based violence (SGBV), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Ondo…
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Economy
Powerful Nigerians behind illegal mining, insecurity – Minister
The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, has blamed unnamed ‘powerful Nigerians’ for the illegal mining activities and acts of…
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Court/Litigation
Court bars pro-Wike Speaker as APC demands sanction for judge
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has barred the factional Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Martin…
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Politics
Ondo crisis: Deputy takes over as Akeredolu returns to Germany for treatment
•Ailing governor to transmit letter to lawmakers, Tinubu meets Ondo leaders again •Assembly holds closed-door session, Akeredolu promises full recovery…
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Wanted bandit leader, Kachalla, feared killed in military strikes
Air strikes conducted by personnel of the Nigerian Air Force have reportedly killed a notorious terrorist leader, Ali Kawaje aka…
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Economy
Fubara presents 2024 budget to five Rivers lawmakers
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday presented the 2024 Appropriation Bill to five members of the state House of…
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Economy
Airlines to compensate for flight delays, cancellations from January – Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has said regulators of the aviation sector will begin to compel airlines to compensate…
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Economy
Petrol price should be N750 per litre – World Bank
The World Bank has stated that the Federal Government may still be paying for fuel subsidy, considering that fuel prices…
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Economy
Nigeria gets 40,000MW power from generators, says FG
Nigeria gets about 40,000 megawatts of electricity from generators powered by Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, and those run…
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Metro News
Man allegedly commits suicide after losing N2.5m to betting
A Facebook user identified as Onoh Chukwuma on Tuesday reportedly took his own life by ingesting an insecticide allegedly for…
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Politics
Rivers Assembly resumes sitting in govt house
The 10th Rivers State House of Assembly has moved its sittings to a new complex within the Government House, Port…
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JAMB introduces verbal reasoning test for Direct Entry applicants
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that candidates for its Direct Entry examination will be subjected to…
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Education
ASUU berates low education budget, threatens strike
Universities across the country may witness strikes in 2024 due to the small budget allotted to the education sector and…
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Sports
Atiku congratulates Osimhen, Oshoala on CAF 2023 awards
The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala on winning the 2023 African…
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Economy
Labour fumes as FG stops N35,000 wage award payment
The organised Labour and the Federal Government are on a collision course over the government’s failure to sustain the payment…
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Politics
Rivers crisis: PDP moves to replace 27 pro-Wike Assembly defectors
The Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday, said it would write the Independent National Election today (Tuesday) to demand fresh elections…
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Metro News
Generator fumes kill man, lover in Delta
A young man and his girlfriend have died after having reportedly inhaled fumes from a generating set locked inside their…
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Sports
Peter Obi congratulates Osimhen, Oshoala, others on CAF awards
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has congratulated Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala on their emergence as the 2023…
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Sports
Tinubu lauds Osimhen, Oshoala, others on African players award
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, on winning the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of the…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Tuesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The organized Labour and the Federal Government are on a collision…
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Politics
Senate or ministerial position: I’m confused, says Simon Lalong
Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, says he is confused on whether he should move to the senate or…
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Agency Report
Fighting resumes in Gaza as Israel presses ahead with renewed US military support
In the midst of fierce fighting in the now-third month-old conflict, which has no end in sight, Israeli tanks encountered…
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Entertainment
I almost stop acting over sexual harassment – Mercy Aigbe
Mercy Aigbe, a popular Nollywood actress, has revealed how she nearly left the Nigerian film industry due to sexual harassment.…
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Economy
Products from Dangote Refinery to hit market January, 2024
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is scheduled to begin producing Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, and JetA1 or aviation…
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Popular NTA broadcaster, Aisha Bello, is dead
Aisha Bello Mustapha, a well-known broadcaster, has died. According to reports, the former general manager of NTA Parliament died on…
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Foreign News
Niger: ECOWAS panel to resume talks, more sanctions loom
The Authority of Heads of the Economic Community of West African States, on Sunday, resolved to begin talks with Niger’s…
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Economy
End japa, Group tells Tinubu
A group of Nigerian youths, under the aegis of Eternal Youth Fellowship, Hotonu, has urged President Bola Tinubu to work…
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Agency Report
Australia plans to slash immigrant numbers into country
Australia on Monday unveiled plans to slash the number of migrants arriving in the country. This is said to curb…
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Religion
Ahmadiyya to hold mass weddings during 2023 convention in Ogun
The National Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria, Alhaji AbdulAzeez Alatoye, has revealed plans to conduct mass weddings for…
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Agency Report
US F-16 fighter jet crashes in S. Korea during training
A US F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, in South Korea during a training exercise. The pilot was rescued after…
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Religion
Hajj: Saudi Arabia increases Nigeria’s tour operators from 10 to 40
The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has increased the 2024 Hajj slots of Tour Operators from 10 to…
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Agency Report
Edo 2024 guber poll: I’m not Obaseki’s candidate, says ex-NBA chair, Akpata
A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata, says his governorship ambition is not being sponsored by Edo…
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Aseyin stool: Case in court, don’t present staff of office, lawyer tells Makinde
A legal practitioner, Abideen Adeniran, on Sunday, warned the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to suspend his planned presentation of…
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Release Kanu as S’East Christmas gift, Ohanaeze tells Tinubu
The apex socio-political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has asked the Federal Government to release the leader of the Indigenous People of…
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Economy
Govt officials removed N6bn from NECO account, failed to account for it – Ex-chair
A former Chairman of the National Examination Council, Prof Abubakar Mohammed, says government officials are frustrating the exam body. Mohammed…
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Economy
Disclose Nigeria’s daily oil production, exportation, SERAP tells NNPCL
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr Mele…
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Agency Report
US Ivy League varsity president resigns over anti-Semitism allegation
The president of an Ivy League university stepped down on Saturday in the wake of a firestorm of criticism after…
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Economy
Inflation: IMF urges CBN to raise interest rate
The International Monetary Fund has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to hike the interest rates in the next Monetary…
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Religion
‘I will die on a Sunday after a good meal of pounded yam’ – Pastor Adeboye
The General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E. A Adeboye has said if rapture fails to…
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Dont judge us based on Kaduna bombing – Defence Chief, Musa begs Nigerians
The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, on Saturday, pleaded with Nigerians not to judge the military based…
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Military neutralises terrorist kingpin, others in Niger air strikes
The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch has killed a dreaded terrorist and kidnap kingpin, Yellow Jambros, as well as…
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Supreme Court: You’ll be hero in Southeast if you release Nnamdi Kanu – SE group tells Tinubu
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release the leader of…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Saturday, said average Nigerians are angry with…
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Economy
Tinubu needs Petroleum Minister — Olu Falae
•Speaks on how to manage inflation On the backdrop of the current inflation rate, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation…
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Religion
Bishop Oyedepo prayed for me to become minister – Betta Edu
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has revealed that Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith…
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Economy
$72m forex loss: Multichoice jacks up DStv, GOTV prices by 20%
Broadcasting company Multichoice has jacked up the prices of its offerings in Nigeria days after announcing a $72m loss in…
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Godwin Obaseki canvasses for creation of state police
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has called for the decentralisation of the country’s security architecture to check crime…
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Economy
2024 Budget: NNPCL rejects move to increase oil production benchmark
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Friday, rejected the move by…
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Politics
Two S’East govs, senators working against Nnamdi Kanu’s release – Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo sociopolitical organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has alleged that two Southeast governors, senators, and Igbo leaders are working against…
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Economy
2024 budget: Revenue projection meagre – HoReps declares, summons FIRS, NNPCL, others
The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has declared the estimated revenue in the 2024 budget as “inadequate”. The Chairman…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. After 18 months in prison, Rhoda Jatau, a Bauchi woman who…
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Economy
Gov. Abdulrazaq approves 100% CONHESS for Kwara nurses
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has approved the implementation of a 100 per cent Consolidated Health Salary Structure for…
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Politics
Court dismisses Niger junta’s suit against Tinubu, ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West Africa Communities sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the suit by the Niger Republic junta…
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Economy
CBN raises exchange rate for cargo clearance amid forex crisis
The Central Bank of Nigeria has increased the exchange rate for cargo clearance from N783/$ to N952/$ amid foreign exchange…
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Economy
Oil theft: Troops, others intercept vessel in Ondo
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with operatives of the Tantita Security Services Limited and the Nigeria Security and…
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Protest rocks Lafia as gunmen kidnap university students
Students of Federal University Lafia (FULafia) have taken to the streets to protest the continuous kidnapping of fellow students by…
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Court/Litigation
Kogi: Court orders Gov Bello to pay N500m to SDP’s Ajaka over rights violation
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to pay the sum of N500…
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Court/Litigation
NJC rejects Adeleke’s request to remove Osun CJ, Justice Adepele Ojo
The National Judicial Council has rejected the request of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to appoint the next most senior…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The pan-northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, on Thursday, demanded the…
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Agency Report
Three killed in Las Vegas university shooting
Three people were killed and another seriously injured by a gunman who was shot dead by police at a US…
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FG unveils Nigeria’s Values Charter 2024
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has constituted a committee to finalise Nigeria’s Values Charter to…
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Economy
Naira falls by 17% to N951/$ on I&E window
The naira fell by 17.91 per cent to N951.22/$ on the official Investor and Exporter forex window on Wednesday. This…
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Education
2024 budget: FG votes N50bn for student loan
The Federal Government had voted N50bn in the 2024 budget for the implementation of its student loan scheme. This was…
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Economy
IPPIS: FG releases withheld workers’ salaries
Civil servants, whose salaries were withheld by the Federal Government due to “technical glitches” in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel…
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Court/Litigation
Demolition: Court freezes 24 Kano Government’s bank accounts
A Federal High Court has frozen the accounts of the Kano State Government due to its failure to comply with…
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Court/Litigation
NJC finally unveils 11 justices for Supreme Court bench
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has finally recommended 11 successful justices for appointment to the bench of the Supreme Court…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Thursday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The National Judicial Council has picked 11 Justices that will fill…
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Politics
Tinubu won’t weaponise religion, ethnicity, says SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has said President Bola Tinubu will not weaponise religion and…
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Economy
New minimum wage must reflect economic realities – NLC
Ahead of next year’s negotiation of a new minimum wage for workers in the country, the Nigeria Labour Congress has…
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Health
Over 10million people die from consumption of alcohol, sugary beverages yearly – WHO
The World Health Organisation has called for increased taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce deaths from drinking alcohol…
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Politics
Cabal running Akeredolu’s govt, stealing funds – PDP
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, on Tuesday, said the state has been grounded economically by an alleged…
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ASUU decries lecturer shortage, infrastructure decay in varsities
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Tuesday, raised the alarm that most departments in Nigeria’s public universities were short-staffed…
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Politics
I’m not involved in Kwara failed road projects, Saraki denies allegation
The President of the 8th Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki has reacted to a story published by Arewa PUNCH denying any involvement in…
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Nasarawa govt enrols 130 Almajiris in health insurance scheme
The Nasarawa State Government has disclosed that no fewer than 130 Almajiri teenagers have been enrolled into the state’s Health…
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Economy
Over 9,000 civil servants fail promotion exam
No fewer than 9, 000 civil servants who sat the 2022 Federal Civil Service Promotion examinations failed. This is according…
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Economy
FG returns 4,081 workers to IPPIS, okays payment
The Federal Government has cleared 4,081 civil servants out of a total of 17,000 originally delisted from the Integrated Payroll…
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Kaduna village bombing: Death toll hits 120, villagers allege military bombed twice
One family loses 32 members, culprits must be punished, survivors, ACF, JNI tell military •Army chief begs victims, says soldiers…
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Politics
APC inaugurates committee to review Kogi guber poll
The All Progressives Congress, (APC) has inaugurated an 11-man committee to review the outcome of the November 11 governorship election…
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Politics
Edo 2024: ‘Let’s shake the table’ – Female LP guber aspirant declares
Dr Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor, a female aspirant in the Edo 2024 governorship race, has advocated the involvement of women in…
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Politics
Withdraw all intra-party court cases, PDP directs members
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday in Abuja directed all intra-party litigants to withdraw their court cases. The party…
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Politics
Invitation: HoReps issues warrant of arrest on CBN Governor, AGF, others
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has issued a warrant of the arrest on the Central Bank Governor,…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Wednesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, on Tuesday, issued…
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Economy
Oil revenue rises 83%, hits N8.5tn – NBS report
Nigeria’s foreign trade in the third quarter of 2023 rose by 53.16 per cent year-on-year to N 18.80tn. This is…
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Economy
Closing down firms over corruption probe not good for the economy – EFCC chair
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the anti-graft agency is creating a…
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Economy
2,000 workers’ November salaries withheld over IPPIS irregularities
The salaries of over 2,000 civil servants working in Federal Government ministries, departments and agencies have been withheld, sources familiar…
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Metro News
Family members chain, starve man to death in Nasarawa over alleged witchcraft
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested Hassan Ismail and Mohammed Sani for allegedly killing their son over a witchcraft…
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Economy
FG to raise N298.4b from selling off assets
The Tinubu administration is set to sell off some of the country’s assets to generate N298.4 billion in revenue in…
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Politics
No Ondo commissioners forged my signature – Gov Akeredolu
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has refuted claims that some commissioners and state officials are forging his signature. Recall…
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Economy
Infrastructure gap: FG’s N1.33 trillion budgetary allocation raises concerns
Nigeria’s 2024 budget of N27.5 trillion has continued to generate mixed reactions in the public space. There is a blend…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Tuesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Amid raging criticism over Nigeria’s large delegation to Dubai for the…
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Economy
FG waives penalties for tax defaulters
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has waived accumulated penalties and interests on outstanding tax liabilities. The decision was contained…
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Economy
N15bn allocation for vice-president’s residence wasteful – SERAP
Advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Projects has faulted plans by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nysom Wike,…
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Agency Report
10 INEC directors retire from service across departments
Ten directors in the Independent National Electoral Commission heading different departments have officially retired from service, after attaining the mandatory…
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Politics
Hospitals accounting officers risk jail, dismissal over abuse of COVID-19 funds, say Reps
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee probing alleged misappropriation of COVID-19 intervention funds by ministries, departments and agencies has…
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Politics
We didn’t sponsor 1,411 delegates to COP28 – Presidency
The Presidency, on Sunday, said only a handful of the 1,411 Nigerian delegates who registered to attend the COP28 Climate…
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Politics
I won’t suspend Wike, others over anti-party allegations – PDP Chairman, Damagum
The Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has said the National Working Committee under his leadership…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Monday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared all 38 chairmanship and…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum,…
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Fire razes Ahmadu Bello University’s senate building
The senate building of the Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, was gutted by fire on Friday evening. A statement issued…
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Entertainment
Portable excited for witnessing snow in UK for the first time
Nigerian singer, Portable shares his excitement as he witnesses snow falling while on a music tour in the U.K. He…
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Economy
FG promotes 32,361 NSCDC, immigration personnel, others – Tunji-Ojo
The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration, and Prisons Services Board on Friday promoted a total of 32,361 personnel across all ranks.…
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Court/Litigation
I’ve never intervened for suspects before EFCC since its creation – Emir of Ilorin
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on Friday, said that he has…
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Economy
FG to penalise employers over indecent working conditions – Lalong
The Federal Government says it will sanction employers of labour over indecent working conditions that negate local and international labour…
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Economy
FG may raise pensions in 2024 — Wages Commission
Pensioners may get a raise in their pensions next year based on details contained in the report on the harmonisation…
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Economy
CBN to freeze accounts without BVN, NIN April 2024
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed a “Post no Debit” restriction on all bank accounts without a Bank Verification…
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Education
Japa: Produce more doctors to boost health sector manpower, FG tasks varsities
The Federal Government has directed universities to begin to admit more students into Medicine and Surgery as a strategy to…
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Religion
RCCG bans indecent dressing in Redemption City
Tough times are ahead for residents of Redemption City in The Redeemed Christian Church of God campground, Mowe, Obafemi Owode…
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Health
Anambra has over 98,000 HIV/AIDS patients – Commissioner
The Anambra State Aids Control Agency and the state Ministry of Health have disclosed that no fewer than 98,960 persons…
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Economy
Refinery: Ensure December deadline is sacrosanct, Afenifere tasks Tinubu
The pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday, tasked the Federal Government to meet its December deadline for the operation of…
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Economy
COP28: Tinubu meets King Charles, Nigeria, others eye $261bn
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met King Charles III of England in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, the venue of…
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Religion
Celestial Church leader stops Portable, Pasuma’s performance at praise night
Olatosho Oshoffa, the Shepherd-in-charge of the Celestial Church of Christ International Headquarters in Ketu, has strongly condemned the invitation extended…
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Politics
Appeal Court Judgement: NNPP targets violence with protests in Kano – APC alleges
The All Progressive Congress, APC, in Kano, has accused the New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP of trying hard to create…
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Politics
Edo 2024: ‘I have no preferred candidate’ – Obaseki
Ahead of the Edo governorship election, Governor Godwin Obaseki has cleared all doubts about where he stands on the choice…
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Politics
Ondo deputy gov., Aiyedatiwa, presides over first Ondo Council meeting in 3 months
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, is currently presiding over the State Executive Council meeting. Eighteen commissioners are…
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Politics
Nnamdi Kanu’s release will weaken Simon Ekpa, Peter Obi’s popularity – Ohanaeze
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organisation has said the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Federal Government on Thursday said a new minimum wage regime…
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Economy
Bank recapitalisation: Presidency backs CBN, investors rush for mega-banks stocks
•We must address banks capital adequacy to grow economy – Tinubu’s adviser •Investors inject N110bn in UBA, FBNH, Zenith, Access,…
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Politics
INEC should be unbundled, inter-party defections banned – Jega
The immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, has called for the unbundling of the…
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Top News
Automation of passport application takes off in one week – Minister
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday said the automation of Nigeria’s passport application is 99 per cent completed. Ojo,…
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Court/Litigation
Court convicts former NDDC special adviser of N2.8bn fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced George Turnah and two others to six years…
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Politics
Kogi will overtake Lagos in terms of development – Yahaya Bello
The outgoing Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has expressed hope that the state will overtake Lagos in the area…
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Economy
Dangote refinery to start with 350,000 Bpd next month – Aliko Dangote
The $20 billion Dangote Refinery will be starting with 350,000 barrels a day in December. The refinery will, however, fully…
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Politics
Fix refineries urgently to strengthen naira, Octogenarian pleads with Tinubu
An octogenarian and retired international businessman, Alhaji Azeez Adebayo, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to summon the political will…
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Politics
Hold politicians’ feet to fire, Bishop Kukah tells Nigerians
Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Sokoto Diocese of the Catholic Church is the Convener of the National Peace Committee which has been…
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Politics
Tension doused as APC, NNPP supporters suspend planned protest in Kano
Some supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC and New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP who planned to stage a protest…
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Security
Bandits on the rampage, kill 11 in Taraba, abduct over 100 in Zamfara
Terrorists led by one of their kingpins, Damina, have attacked some villages in Zamfara State, kidnapping over 100 villagers just…
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Politics
Kogi: I won’t interfere in Ododo’s administration – Yahaya Bello
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Friday, promised not to interfere in the administration of the state governor-elect, Usman…
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Education
UNIBEN first-class graduates to get automatic jobs, says Gov Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has assured first-class graduates of the University of Benin of Edo origin of automatic…
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Politics
Ondo crisis: APC stalwarts welcome Tinubu’s intervention as PDP kicks
There have been several divergent reports on the outcome of the meeting of President Bola Tinubu with members of the…
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Economy
Bank CEOs, others begin merger, acquisition talks over CBN fresh recapitalisation mandate
Indications emerged on Saturday that the chief executive officers and other top executives of Deposit Money Banks had begun moves…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Saturday, told Nigerians that multicultural diversity of…
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Politics
Rivers PDP chairman resigns after nomination by Tinubu
A former Nigerian ambassador to South Korea, Desmond Akawor, has resigned from his appointment as the Chairman of the Peoples…
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Economy
Over 143,000 Nigerians, including doctors moved to UK in nine months – Report
New Conservatives group on the Tory Right in the United Kingdom has called for ministers to close temporary visa schemes…
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Politics
Tinubu’s intervention pays off as Ondo deputy gov, lawmakers, others embrace peace
Following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the political crisis in Ondo State, the state’s deputy governor, lawmakers, and…
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Economy
Audit: Kano uncovers 13-year-old pupil, 3,233 other illegal workers
The Kano State Government said it has uncovered 3,234 workers illegally earning salaries in the state public service. Similarly, the…
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Economy
Projected $1tn economy: DMBs to increase capital base, says CBN Gov
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Olayemi Cardoso, has said that the apex bank will be asking…
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Politics
Be servants to your people, Tinubu tells APC govs
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, advised governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives’ Congress to remain servants…
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Top News
We won’t condone troublemakers, Police say as Kano APC, NNPP supporters set to protest
Troublemakers, unauthorised gathering organisers will be arrested, prosecuted – CP Military, NSCDC, other security outfits on red alert, personnel deployed…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, sacked 11…
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Court/Litigation
BREAKING: Appeal Court affirms Dapo Abiodun as Ogun governor
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos in a 2 to 1 judgment on Friday affirmed Dapo Abiodun as the…
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Court/Litigation
Appeal Court affirms Oborevwori’s election as Delta gov, dismisses APC, LP, SDP appeals
The Court of Appeal, Lagos on Friday, in a unanimous judgment, affirmed the election of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as winner…
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Economy
Naira drops to N956/$ at I&E window as dollar supply falls by 46%
The naira fell, on Thursday, to N956/$ on the official Investor and Exporter forex window as dollar supply declined by…
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Economy
Housing deficit: Adopt rent-to-own scheme, Fashola urges FG
A former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has given reasons why the rent-to-own scheme must be further improved…
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Politics
Ondo lawmakers meet, may declare Aiyedatiwa acting gov
The Ondo State House of Assembly is set to hold a plenary session today to discuss the state’s political situation.…
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Court/Litigation
BREAKING: Appeal Court affirms Ebonyi gov’s election, dismisses PDP appeal
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Friday, affirmed the election of Francis Nwifuru as the duly elected governor of…
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Court/Litigation
Only S’Court can correct judgment errors, Olanipekun replies A’Court
Counsel for the Kano State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has said the Court of…
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Politics
Ondo crisis: Tinubu intervenes, meets deputy gov, Ayedatiwa, gov’s aides today
President Bola Tinubu will, on Friday afternoon, meet aides of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and the Deputy Governor,…
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Economy
FG subsidises agric inputs amid food inflation
The Federal Government has approved a 50 per cent reduction in the cost of agricultural inputs for farmers, aligning with…
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Court/Litigation
BREAKING: A’Court affirms Kaduna gov’s election, stops supplementary poll
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has set aside the order by the tribunal which declared the governorship election in…
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Court/Litigation
BREAKING: Appeal Court sets aside Tribunal judgement, affirms Sule as Nasarawa Gov
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned the Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal’s October 2 decision to sack…
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Court/Litigation
Appeal Court delivers verdict on Nasarawa governorship dispute today
The Court of Appeal in Abuja will issue its decision in the Nasarawa State governorship election case on Thursday. This…
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Economy
Senate passes MTEF, sets to probe tax waivers under Buhari
The Senate has resolved to probe all tax waivers by the Federal Government from 2015 to date, just as it…
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Economy
Investigate diverted oil revenue under Buhari, ex-agitators tell Tinubu
Ex-agitators in the Niger Delta have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to investigate allegations that crude oil was sold…
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Top News
Use Nigeria-Finland diplomatic ties to arrest Ekpa, Ohanaeze tells FG
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has called on the Federal Government to take advantage of Nigeria’s diplomatic…
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Economy
Labour kicks as FG slashes budgetary provision for wage award by N100bn
Labour unions, on Wednesday, lambasted the Federal Government for slashing the supplementary budgetary allocation for wage awards to federal civil…
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Top News
Borno satisfied with security situation, closes IDP camp as 100,000 returned home
Amidst reported threats by terrorists to attack Monguno in northern Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum, has announced the closure of…
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Court/Litigation
Kano guber: Court of Appeal upheld Abba Yusuf’s Election, says Falana
Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has contradicted the widely held belief that Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf,…
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Court/Litigation
Kano election judgement: ‘Appeal Court to explain error in CTC’ – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it is not in a position to provide an explanation for the…
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Court/Litigation
Appeal Court clears air on Kano guber judgement controversy, cites clerical error
The Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Umar Mohammed Bangari, has cleared the air on the controversies surrounding the…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Thursday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Youths believed to be supporters of the New Nigeria People’s Party,…
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Top News
Military coup: ECOWAS parliament seeks review of sanctions against Niger Republic
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has urged the region’s heads of state and government to ease…
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Economy
FAAC shares N907.5bn to FG, States, LGs in October
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N906.955 billion October 2023 Federation Account Revenue to…
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Economy
HoReps approves shutdown of NIPOST subsidiaries, probes tax waivers
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, approved the shutting down and deregistration of the subsidiaries of the Nigerian Postal Service.…
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Agency Report
Israel, Hamas in talk over ceasefire, hostage release as death toll hits 15,000
Hopes mounted on Tuesday that Hamas could release dozens of hostages from war-torn Gaza after the militant group’s leader and…
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Court/Litigation
FG opposes Petro Union, directors’ no-case submission over £2.6bn fraud
The Federal Government has urged Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss the no-case application…
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Top News
Nigerian-made military equipment ready soon – Minister
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mattawalle, has announced that the Federal Government would soon provide the military with…
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Court/Litigation
Judges power to annul polls enormous, needs review, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said there is a need to review the power of judges to annul elections, thereby…
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Top News
Policemen due for retirement to quit, PSC backs IG
The Police Service Commission has backed the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, asking policemen aged 60 and…
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Economy
Nigeria secures $500m gas supply, renewable energy deals with investors in Germany
The Nigerian government has secured a $500 million gas export and renewable energy projects agreement with investors in Germany, boosting…
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Politics
APC’s ‘snatch, grab, and run’ agenda, threat to democracy – Atiku
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the ruling All…
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Politics
Former Niger deputy gov, two others dump PDP for APC
Former Niger state Deputy Governor and former Nigerian ambassador to South Africa, Ahmed Musa Ibeto, and two other top stalwarts…
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Economy
Kwara Assembly to check proliferation of roadside ‘motor parks’
The Kwara State House of Assembly has moved to check the indiscriminate relocation of motor parks to roadsides in Ilorin,…
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Economy
‘Vandalisation of over 5000km oil pipeline national calamity’ – NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has described the vandalisation of over 5,000 kilometres of oil pipelines in the…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Wednesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Barely 40 days to the end of the year, the Federal…
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Politics
Stop blackmailing judiciary, Presidency cautions Atiku, PDP
The Presidency has responded to the statement credited to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, faulting the judges and justices over…
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Politics
Democracy has failed in Africa, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, declared that Western Liberal Democracy has failed in Africa because it was ‘forced’ on the continent.…
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Politics
Cabal must have hijacked my govt – Buhari
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that a cabal must have hijacked his eight-year administration. Buhari made this revelation in…
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Politics
Plot to remove me targeted at Kwankwaso — Kano gov
The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has said that the ongoing legal battles surrounding his tenure are not merely…
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Politics
Presidency fumes, tackles Obasanjo over democracy comment
The Presidency, on Monday, blamed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the current state of Nigeria’s democracy. The Special Adviser to…
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Politics
Police take over Rivers assembly as lawmakers hold separate sitting
The crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly is far from over as the police again took over the…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Tuesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The House of Representatives has summoned 83 ministries, departments, and agencies…
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Court/Litigation
58 SANs to be sworn in November 27 – CJN
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear in 58 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria on Monday, November…
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Top News
I don’t miss Presidency much – Buhari
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has said he does not miss being President much. “Miss? I don’t think I miss much,”…
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Economy
34 states yet to pay N35,000 wage award – Report
About seven weeks after the Federal Government reached an agreement with the organised Labour on payment of the wage award…
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Politics
Osun: Gov. Adeleke has not appointed new Chief Judge – Commissioner
Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Barrister Kolapo Alimi, said Adeleke had not appointed anyone as acting Chief…
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Economy
Navy destroys 15,775 litres of stolen crude oil in Ondo
Men of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Igbokoda, Ondo State, over the weekend, intercepted and destroyed 15,775…
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Top News
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists attack Gov Buni’s convoy, kill policeman, injure others
One policeman has been confirmed dead following an attack on Governor Mai Mala Buni’s convoy by suspected Boko Haram insurgents…
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Politics
Akeredolu: Calls intensified to declare Ondo governor incapacitated
For the past couple of weeks, the call for the resignation of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has been growing louder as…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Monday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said Emirates…
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Metro News
62-yr-old grandma hacked to death in Ondo
A 62-year-old grandmother, Iyanuoluwa Adamolekun, has been gruesomely murdered by assailants at her Similoluwa area, Agbaluku Arigidi Akoko, Ondo state. Consequently,…
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Metro News
Man, 76, rapes, impregnates 16-year-old girl in Ogun
A 76-year-old man, David Ogunsanwo has been arrested by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) for…
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Politics
Tinubu congratulates Boakai, Liberian president-elect
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the government and people of Liberia on the successful conduct of the Liberian Presidential Election. The…
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Court/Litigation
Kano A’Court verdict: We’re challenging ‘robbery’ at Supreme Court — Gov Yusuf
Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has described the Appeal Court judgment, sacking him from office as robbery, saying he would…
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Economy
Naira gains as official market gets to 791 to dollar
The naira gained massively against the dollar on Friday as it closed at N791/dollar at the official market. This has…
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Economy
Fuel price may fall as petrol vessels berth at port – NNPC, Oil dealers
The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, may be reduced in filling stations operated by independent marketers this…
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Politics
Osun CJ’s removal illegal, says NJC as acting CJ fails to attend swearing in
The National Judicial Council has berated the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the state House of Assembly for removing the…
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Metro News
Police commence probe into killing of Fedpoffa student
A female student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa in Kwara State, Miss Toyin Bamidele, has been allegedly hacked to death…
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Agency Report
US transition to electric vehicles suffers setback
The US transition to electric cars has hit a speed bump, with concerns about vehicle range and limited charging capacity…
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Top News
FG summons NSIB, NCAA, NAMA, others over spate of aviation mishaps
To arrest the recent spate of aviation accidents in the country, the Federal Government has summoned to a meeting the heads…
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Politics
Stakeholders express concerns over increasing off-circle elections in Nigeria
On November 11, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, conducted off-season elections in three states. DAILY POST reports that…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Oil dealers said on Saturday that the pump price of Premium…
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Metro News
30-year-old man defiles baby in Adamawa
A 30-year-old man in Adamawa State has confessed to defiling a two-year-old baby girl. The man, Buguwa Kwaji, now being…
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Metro News
Police arrest two burglars for stealing N5.8m from POS operator in Jigawa
The Police in Jigawa State have arrested 20-year-old Usman Yusuf and Ibrahim Aliyu over the alleged burglary of a POS…
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Economy
40% IGR policy: ‘It’s gratifying FG reversed itself’ – Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, has commended the…
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Politics
A’Court verdict on Kano guber: ‘Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 now certain’ – Reno Omokri
Socio-political activist Reno Omokri has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is now certain, following the removal…
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Top News
Nigerian army gets first professor
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna on Friday announced the promotion of Lt. Col. Abubakar-Surajo Imam to Professor of Mechatronics…
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Top News
Abuse of office: Abia govt sets up Panel to investigate traditional ruler
Abia State government has inaugurated a Board of Inquiry to investigate allegations of improper conducts brought against some traditional rulers…
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Court/Litigation
Abuja court remands 13 NUPENG ex-leaders in Kuje prison over murder allegation
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the remand of 13 members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. A Federal Capital Territory High Court has remanded the former Central…
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Court/Litigation
BREAKING: Appeal Court affirms Bauchi Gov’s election, upholds Tribunal’s judgement
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the appeal challenging the election of Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi…
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Court/Litigation
BREAKING: Appeal Court sacks Kano Gov, upholds Tribunal’s verdict
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. The panel upheld the…
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Top News
I’ve lost many corps members to night journeys- NYSC D-G
The Director-General (D-G) of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has lamented that the scheme has lost many corps members to night…
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Economy
Visas of passengers airlifted from Nigeria verified by Saudi Arabi – Air Peace
Air Peace on Wednesday faulted the Saudi Arabian authorities over the cancellation of visas of 264 passengers airlifted by the company from…
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Religion
‘I didn’t know burning Qur’an is offense’, ‘Isese’ practitioner begs Muslims
A popular traditionalist, Abdulazeez Adegbola, a.k.a Tani Olohun, has pleaded with the entire Muslim community to forgive him for allegedly…
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Politics
Merging PDP with LP supporters is like Ferrari engine in Peugeot – Shehu Sani
A former Kaduna Central Senator and human rights activist, Shehu Sani, has suggested that merging the People’s Democratic Party, PDP…
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Economy
Visa ban: UK varsities experience low revenue as Nigerians turn to Canada
Most of the universities in the United Kingdom have been experiencing reduced admissions from international students, including Nigerians, following the…
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Court/Litigation
Looted Funds: We’ve seized N45bn, identified terrorist financiers – FG
The Federal Government, on Thursday, said it has seized over N45 billion that was illegally looted from the national treasury.…
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Politics
‘Resume or transfer power to your deputy’ – Coalition tells Ondo Gov Akeredolu
A group, Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Democracy, has called on Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State to resume…
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Court/Litigation
‘We’re not aware of shortlisting of 22 justices for Supreme Court’ – NJC
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has said that it is not aware of the shortlist of 22 justices made by…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking this Friday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has asked Nigerians to…
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Court/Litigation
Appeal Court to deliver judgment on Kano guber election tomorrow
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has fixed Friday, November 17, 2023, for judgment in the Kano State governorship election…
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Politics
Adeleke directs Osun officials to wear Adire every Wednesday
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed all state public officials to start wearing the Adire Osun attire every Wednesday.…
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Politics
Kinsmen endorse Shaibu for 2024 Edo gubernatorial election
Kinsmen of Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, have endorsed him to run for the 2024 governorship election. The endorsement…
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Politics
Nigeria needs total restructuring – Oyo gov Makinde
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said that a complete restructuring of Nigeria is needed if the country must…
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Politics
Obi, Okorocha betrayed Ojukwu by dumping APGA – MASSOB
The leadership of the Biafra Independence Movement and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra has…
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Politics
Anambra belongs to APGA – Soludo replies APC on plot to take over state
Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has responded to claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC), that it will take…
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Court/Litigation
FG to dock Emefiele today over alleged economic sabotage criminal charges
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, will today be put on trial by the Federal…
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Economy
N30,000 minimum wage no longer acceptable, realistic – Abdulsalami begs Tinubu
Former Military Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the N30,000 minimum wage, stating that it is…
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Top News
Navy arrests four stowaways aboard Dubai vessel
The Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT on Monday arrested an 18-year-old boy and three other stowaways onboard a container vessel, TEME…
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Politics
Misinformation threat to Nigeria, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has decried the high level of false narrative and misinformation in the country, saying that the trend…
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Economy
Jubilation in BUK as Organised Labour suspends industrial strike
Some students of Bayero University, Kano on Wednesday night took to the streets within the university to celebrate the decision…
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Politics
We welcome Atiku’s call for merger of opposition – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said President Bola Tinubu remains unperturbed in delivering his electoral promises of the Renewed…
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Religion
Why we deported 177 Nigerians on arrival – Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has released a statement explaining the deportation of Nigerians from the Saudi Kingdom. DAILY POST reports that 264…
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Economy
Strike: We’ve shocked FG – Organised labour
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) have said that their decision to embark on a nationwide…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Thursday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The national executive councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the…
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Politics
You’re seeking free govt largesse, Niger deputy gov alleges pensioners
The Niger State Deputy Governor Yakubu Garba over the weekend gave the state pensioners the shock of their lives when…
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Top News
40% IGR deduction will ruin varsity operations, says ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the Federal Government’s plan to automatically deduct 40 per cent from universities’…
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Politics
2023 elections: INEC to mobilise lawyers for 197 offenders’ trial
The Independent National Electoral Commission will this week issue letters to Nigerian Bar Association lawyers to commence the prosecution of…
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Economy
NDIC clarifies reports of 20 liquidated banks by CBN
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has clarified the reported liquidation of 20 banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria.…
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Economy
NLC strike misplaced – Oshiomhole
Former Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has criticised the strike action being implemented by the Nigeria Labour…
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Court/Litigation
EFCC operatives forced me to agree to refund N1bn – Ex-BPE DG Dikki
Former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Benjamin Dikki, told an FCT High Court on Tuesday that EFCC…
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Economy
Old N200, N500, N1000 notes to remain legal tender indefinitely, says CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said that the old naira banknotes will remain a legal tender. NEWS FLASH…
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Politics
‘We need to merge to save Nigeria’ – Atiku tells opposition political parties
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has called on the opposition political parties to…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Wednesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Federal Government on Tuesday berated the organised labour over the…
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Economy
FG meets labour leaders as nationwide strike begins today
The Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Simon Lalong, has convened a meeting with labour leaders as the nationwide strike…
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Court/Litigation
Proposed Strike: Respect court order, FG tells labour unions
The Federal Government has called on the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress to respect court…
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Economy
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The Federal Government has shut down flight activities at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State, as investigations into…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Sunday
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Rivers House Leader loyal to Fubara suspended as impeachment plot thickens
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14-yr-old boy commits suicide in Calabar
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Explosion: Armed men take over Rivers assembly complex
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PDP kicks as six LG chairmen resign, set to decamp to APC in Ebonyi
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Sunday
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Kogi poll: Police identify flashpoints, deploy 40,000 personnel
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Saturday
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Bayelsa guber: INEC deletes Sylva’s name from candidates’ list
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Otukpo robbery: CBN directs banks to open from 8am to 2pm in Benue
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Supreme Court to deliver final verdict in Atiku, Obi’s petitions Oct 26
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Tax tribunal orders MTN to pay $72.5m
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Dismissed $11bn P&ID suit: Nigeria demands damages – FG
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Produce all commercials locally, ARCON tells advertisers
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14 LASTMA officials to face panel over extortion
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Presidential tussle: Atiku’s CSU evidence inadmissible —Tinubu, APC, INEC
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Tuesday
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P&ID judgment removed risks to Nigeria’s assets abroad – AGF
—Says FG rebuffed approach for settlement The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, judgment of Justice, Lateef…
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$11bn P&ID debt: Great lesson for Nigerian govt – Shehu Sani
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Kogi APC guber ticket: Supreme Court dismisses Smart Adeyemi’s appeal, fines him N2m
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Court stops Adeleke from appointing prince as monarch
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Ondo Assembly resumes deputy gov’s impeachment process, writes CJ
The Ondo State House of Assembly has written to the state Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola, to constitute a panel…
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FG approves $3.45bn W’Bank loan application for power, others
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January Transfer: Liverpool reach personal terms with Osimhen
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I didn’t say 2023 elections were compromised — Former INEC Chair, Jega
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, has denied describing the 2023 elections as compromised. Jega…
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NSCDC foils same-sex wedding, arrests 76 suspects in Gombe
Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Gombe State Command, have foiled a plan by some individuals to…
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Anambra woman sells three-month-old grandson for N50,000
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No assassination attempt on me, Kogi Governor dispels the news
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APC, PDP hopeful as S’Court battle begins today
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Kogi Guber: SDP apologises to INEC, restates confidence in integrity of commission
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Candidate for the Kogi State Governorship Elections, Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka, has apologised and reiterated…
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Off-season elections: Nigerian witches predict outcome of Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa polls
Ahead of the off-season elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa, the White Witches and Wizards of Nigeria have predicted the…
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PMS pump price hits N630/litre as more filling stations shut down
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Yobe: Gov. Buni mourns as Boko Haram kills Customs personnel in Geidam
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has condoled with the Nigerian Customs Service and the family of the officer killed…
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Wike orders demolition of popular Abuja market
Minister of Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has ordered the demolition of the popular COVID-19 market in Area 11, Abuja.…
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‘Unknown soldiers’ allegedly attack Kogi Gov, Yahaya Bello along Abuja road
The Kogi State Government on Sunday disclosed that there was an assassination attempt on the life of the governor of…
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CSU: Stop chasing shadows, defend forgery allegations, Atiku tells Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Monday
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Breast cancer not demonic – Nigerian Medical Association
The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has said breast cancer is not demonic. The Chairman of the Cross River chapter of…
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Education
NUC approves 14 programmes for take-off of transportation varsity in Daura
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given the Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State, the approval to commence 14…
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Boko Haram insurgents attack Customs office in Yobe, kill officer
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Jorginho is Chelsea’s biggest transfer mistake of the Boehly era
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Elon Musk loses over N12trn in 6 hours as Dangote, Rabiu dropped in Billionaire ranking
Elon Musk’s wealth took a significant hit on Thursday, October 20, 2023, as the stock market reacted to the release…
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2027 elections: Senate to amend electoral act over mandatory electronic transmission of results
Ahead of the 2027 elections, the Senate is set to amend the Electoral Act to allow for diaspora voting, at least…
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Furore over death of Borno commissioner at guest house
The recently appointed Borno State Commissioner for Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, and Resettlement (RRR), Engr. Ibrahim Idriss Garba, passed away at his Guest House…
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$11b suit: Nigeria, P&ID await London court’s judgment tomorrow
The Business and Property Courts of England and Wales sitting in London is set to deliver judgement tomorrow in the…
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I want to see my players sad – Pochettino reacts to 2-2 draw with Arsenal
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We played without purpose – Arteta reacts to Arsenal’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea
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Controversies as FG moves to regulate social media
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Sunday
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Fire outbreak at Warri Refinery won’t affect rehabilitation delivery – NNPCL
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NDIC pays N1.2billion deposits to liquidated MFB, PMI
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Kanye West drops 2024 US presidential bid
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Police arrest husband for killing 24-year-old wife in Borno
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Former Senate President’s foundation pays off Mr Ibu’s medical expenses
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Court fines Donald Trump $5,000 for violating gag order
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IRev: There won’t be glitches in result upload for Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi polls – INEC
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Friday, confirmed a fire incident at the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited.…
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Debt restructuring: FG’s borrowing from CBN falls to N4.36tn
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Cash transfer: Nigerians without NIN, BVN won’t benefit – FG
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Kano sponsors over 1000 postgraduates on foreign scholarship
The Kano State Government is sponsoring a total of 1001 postgraduate students to India and Uganda for various postgraduate programmes.…
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Oil production not enough to make Nigeria rich, can put us in trouble – Sanusi
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Don’t come to my bazaar if you won’t donate money – Fr Mbaka warns politicians
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Nigerian Ambassador to Morocco, Nuhu Bamalli is dead
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Morocco, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, is dead. This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Media…
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Subsidy removal: Tinubu approves N35,000 wage award for civil servants
President Bola Tinubu has approved the N35,000 wage award for civil servants to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal.…
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Anti-graft war should start from N’Assembly – EFCC chair
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Man jailed in Lagos for $5000 cryptocurrency fraud
A Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Wednesday, sentenced a 25-year-old man, Babatunde Shittu, to one year…
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Woman remanded in Umuahia for alleged sexual exploitation of 21 girls, child trafficking
A 56-year-old woman, Nma Achumba has been remanded in Nigeria Correctional Centre, Afara, Umuahia by a Magistrate Court sitting in…
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Kwara police arrest 14 suspects for murder, armed robbery
Kwara State Police Commissioner, Victor Olaiya, on Wednesday, paraded 14 suspected criminals arrested for various offences in the State. Five…
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‘No crisis in Senate’ – Akpabio insists after visiting Tinubu
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has debunked insinuations of a brewing crisis in the upper legislative chamber, insisting that…
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Tinubu orders staggered take off of 37 new universities approved by Buhari
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Thursday
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Airlines increase flight seats to beat high operating costs
As part of strategies to beat high operating costs in the aviation industry, domestic airlines have increased the number of…
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N35,000 wage award: Labour gives govs ultimatum, 61 million Nigerians to get N1tn
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Nigeria’s 36 states generate N6.6trn in 2022 – BudgIT
The 36 states in Nigeria recorded N6.6 trillion in revenue in 2022, representing a 28.95 per cent increase from the…
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EFCC arrests Nigerian musician who defrauded Briton, American
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested singer Aniji Shedrack Chidubem, aka Sanij-D, on Monday for allegedly defrauding a…
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Gunmen kill medical doctor in Nasarawa
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Gunmen abduct Kwara lawmaker’s wife, children
Gunmen have kidnapped the wife and two children of Lawal Ayanshola Soliu, the lawmaker representing Ipaiye/Malete/Olooru of Moro Local Government…
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Why Gov Akeredolu is working from Ibadan – Ondo Govt
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Wednesday
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Army raids illegal refineries, recovers arms in Anambra
The Nigerian Army said it has raided some illegal refineries and recovered artillery weapons armed with projectile launchers, allegedly belonging…
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South Africa may overtake Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy — IMF
The International Monetary Fund has forecasted that South Africa could surpass Nigeria to become the largest economy in Africa. According…
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Tinubu dissolves Hajj Commission board, appoints Arabi as CEO
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, approved the dissolution of the Board of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria. He also appointed…
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Obi won 2023 presidential election – ex-SGF, Babachir Lawal
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Israeli-Hamas war: Russian president demands ceasefire as cardinal offers self for hostages
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the civilian death toll in Gaza could see a “catastrophic increase” and warned of the…
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Ogun bank official flees with N1.97m, arrested in Oyo
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The newly-appointed Postmaster General of the Federation and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Postal Service, Tola Odeyemi, says she will…
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Senate President, Akpabio behind my sack by Appeal Court – Abbo
The ousted Adamawa North senator, Elisha Abbo, has alleged that Senate President Godswill Akpabio has a hand in the Appeal…
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FG reviews FEC meeting days, adopts Mondays
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Israeli-Hamas: Pope, China, UK demand end to civilian casualties as death toll hits 4,000
Pope Francis on Sunday renewed his calls for Hamas to release Israeli hostages and for Israel to spare Gaza civilians…
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Tinubu swears in new ministers as FEC meets today
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NDLEA detains two wanted drug barons, arrests others for ingesting 175 wraps of heroin
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have arrested two wanted heads of transnational criminal organisations with…
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Bayelsa guber poll: We will win despite Sylva’s disqualification – APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Campaign Council for the November 11 governorship poll in Bayelsa State has said the…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Monday
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Ecuador elects youngest-ever president, Daniel Noboa, to fix ‘destroyed’ country
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Pastor, three others caught with human skull in Ogun
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NBA meets AGF over S’Court justices, other judges’ welfarism
Concerned by the poor remuneration of judges at all levels, the Nigerian Bar Association has met with the Minister of…
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Kidnapping: CAC stops members from travelling in branded buses
The leadership of the Christ Apostolic Church Nigeria has called on members of the church across districts to avoid travelling…
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Aiyedatiwa’s impeachment process not aborted – Ondo Assembly
The Ondo State House of Assembly has declared that the ongoing impeachment process against the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has not…
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There won’t be warning before next strike, Labour tells FG
The Trade Union Congress on Saturday said the suspension of its October 1 nationwide strike was a temporary move. It…
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CSU: Focus on 2027, Ex-LP Presidential aspirant advises Atiku, Obi
A former Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Labour Party, Faduri Joseph has described the controversy surrounding the Chicago…
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Save lives first before insisting on Police report, Health Minister, Pate warns hospitals
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Inflation: Protect poor people from high energy prices, IMF tells FG
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has called on the Federal Government to focus spending on protecting poor people from the inflationary…
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Tinubu has given Nigerian women a voice in govt – Ngozi Olejeme
Former National Deputy Director of Humanitarian and Social in the APC Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Dr. Ngozi Olejeme, on Saturday,…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Sunday
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NITDA opens application for N5m AI research grant for tech startups
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), with the support of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy,…
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Economy
IMF proposes higher taxes as solution to Nigeria’s fiscal challenge
The International Monetary Fund has proposed a higher tax policy to solve Nigeria’s fiscal challenges. IMF Africa Department Director, Abebe…
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Economy
Crude oil production up to 1.7m barrels daily – FG
The Federal Government says that Nigeria’s oil production has jumped to about 1.7 million barrels per day, up from the…
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Politics
INEC makes U-turn, says results of Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo guber elections will be transmitted electronically
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the results of the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo…
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Don’t use judiciary against our will, we voted Gov Sule – Nasarawa West tells PDP, Ombugadu
Residents of Nasarawa West Senatorial District have warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last governorship…
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Ceasefire for 40 days, we’re working to release Nnamdi Kanu – Ohanaeze to Biafra agitators
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Buhari out as Tinubu, Sultan, Bayero, Oloyede, 11 other Nigerians listed among 500 world influential Muslims
President Bola Tinubu; Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar; Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero and 12 other Nigerian Muslims…
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Pochettino facing triple Chelsea dilemma for Arsenal amid Nkunku, James’ boost
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Nigerian man extradited to US over ‘$6m wire fraud’
A Nigerian man, Alex Ogunshakin, has been extradited to the United States of America over alleged $6 million fraud. In…
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Why I bathed my husband with hot oil – Rivers woman
The Rivers State woman, Favour Nweke, who bathed her husband, Ekelediri Nwokekoro, with hot groundnut oil in Okehi in Etche…
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NCC restores regulatory service to Globacom after paying N154bn debt
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) said it has restored regulatory services to Globacom Limited, a telecommunications company after it cleared…
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Singer Davido, Chioma step out of hospital with twins
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APC G3 thumbs up Tinubu’s new moves, sends message to opposition
A renowned support group of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Grassroots Governance Group (APC G3) has hailed the various…
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Nigeria’s economic reforms must be holistic, IMF insists
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How petrol can sell for N300 per litre — Olisa Agbakoba
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We will challenge Ubah’s defection to APC – YPP
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) says it is exploring legal options to challenge the defection of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah to…
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Kogi guber: INEC to conduct mock accreditation today
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Ondo Assembly halts impeachment proceedings against Deputy Gov
The Ondo State House of Assembly has announced the suspension of impeachment proceedings against the state’s Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.…
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Suspected gunmen hijack fully loaded Benue Links bus, butcher passengers
Suspected gunmen, on Thursday, attacked a Benue Links bus conveying passengers to Otukpo en route Naka road Gwer West LGA…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Saturday
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Atiku’s evidence from Chicago irrelevant, Tinubu tells Supreme Court
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Supreme Court to discountenance his Chicago State University academic records attached by the presidential…
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Israel-Hamas: US, UK, India evacuate citizens as deaths hit 2,700
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We must be united for our economy, democracy to prosper – Akume
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80% of Igbo get their wealth from Tinubu’s legacy in Lagos – Ifeanyi Ubah
The senator representing Anambra south, Ifeanyi Ubah, has said about 80 percent of Igbo people amass their wealth from President…
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93 unexploded bombs recovered in Lagos
Ninety-three unexploded bombs (ordnance) have been recovered at the Ikeja Military Cantonment, Lagos, in the ongoing ‘Exercise Clean Sweep’. The…
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Key into Tinubu’s 8-point agenda – Minister tells NIPR
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has called on the newly elected officials of Nigeria Institute of…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said it is raising…
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Economy
Nigerians groan as cooking gas price soars
Nigerians’ 63rd independence anniversary gift was a sudden increase in the price of Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, commonly known as…
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Economy
CBN restores 43 items restricted from FX, vows to clear forex backlog
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Thursday restored the 43 items previously prohibited from access to foreign exchange (FX).…
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Court/Litigation
Housewife allegedly beats stepdaughter to death in Bauchi
The Bauchi State police command has arrested a housewife for allegedly beating her step daughter to death. This was disclosed…
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Court/Litigation
Major General sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for stealing
A Nigerian Army Special Court-martial sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, October 10, sentenced a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army…
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Economy
Sales promo: Dangote speaks on crashing cement price to N2,400
Dangote Cement Plc’s management has disputed allegations on several web platforms that it has begun a sales push and has…
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Politics
5.4m voters expected at Bayelsa Imo, Kogi off-cycle governorship elections – INEC
INEC expects 5.4 million voters to vote in the three off-cycle governorship elections slated to hold on Nov. 11 in…
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Economy
FG to reduce number of taxes to 9 to boost business environment – Presidential Panel Chair
The administration of President Bola Tinubu is working to reduce taxes from the current 62 to a maximum of nine,…
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Religion
FG halts pilgrimage as Lagos airlifts 310 from Jerusalem over Israel-Hamas war
Following the raging war between Israeli armed forces and the Hamas terrorist organization, the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, NCPC, yesterday…
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Politics
Tinubu seeks Reps’ confirmation for NDDC board
President Bola Tinubu has requested the House of Representatives’s confirmation of his appointments for the positions of chairman and members…
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Politics
My WAEC certificate with ‘Sadiq Abubakar’ not forged, Atiku reacts
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has explained the discrepancies in his Senior School Certificate…
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Israel intensifies attack, enforces total blockade of Gaza; Hamas threaten to kill hostages
…Cuts power supply, food, fuel, drugs…Hamas threaten to kill hostages The Gaza Strip could be on the brink of a…
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11 Americans killed in Israel, others held hostage, says Biden
President Joe Biden said Monday that Americans are likely being held hostage by Palestinian militant group Hamas after its surprise…
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How Obasanjo, Soyinka, Akintoye, Adebanjo, others secured my release — Sunday Igboho
•Says he’s returning to Nigeria soon •It confirmed FG had nothing against him —Aliyu, counsel AFTER two years of incarceration…
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Politics
Igbos can’t produce president in 2027, Peter Obi has missed it – Primate Ayodele
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has said the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi…
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2023 election: Wike hit out at EU over report
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike on Monday hit out at the European Union (EU) over its report…
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Health
Diphtheria: Yobe records 117 deaths, 1,796 suspected cases
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Monday, confirmed that 117 children died following the diphtheria outbreak in Yobe…
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Court/Litigation
CSU: I’m ashamed of lawyers, this public nonsense must stop – Agbakoba
The former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, says he was ashamed to see lawyers on…
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Court/Litigation
Omobolanle Raheem: Court sentences police officer to death for killing lawyer
Justice Ibironke Harrison of a Lagos High Court has sentenced a police officer, Darambi Vandi, to death by hanging for…
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Metro News
I’m still alive – Yakubu Gowon dispels death rumour
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has denied rumours making the rounds that he died on Monday. DAILY POST…
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Economy
Claims that FG has returned subsidy on fuel baseless – Kyari
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has denied allegations making the rounds…
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Economy
Gov Mbah gets approval of N170bn request loan
The N170 billion loan sought by Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah to carry out a number of projects in the…
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Major airlines suspend flights to Israel after massive attack by Hamas
Major airlines have canceled flights to Israel after the country declared war in response to a devastating Hamas attack. American…
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Agency Report
Israeli-Hamas War: US moves nuclear aircraft carrier close to crisis zone
…Death toll passes 1,200 lPope calls for ceasefire…Airlines cancel flights to region OVER 700 Israelis and 500 Palestinians have been…
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Sunday Igboho finally regains freedom after 2 years
Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, the Yoruba nation agitator, has been liberated from Beninese authorities. The controversial protester…
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Economy
Trouble for bank CEOs as Tinubu’s investigator probes N1.27trn CBN intervention funds
The Chief Executive Officers and top management staff of banks may also be probed during the ongoing investigation of the…
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Politics
There’s concern over insecurity ahead of Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa polls – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has expressed concern over the rising cases of insecurity ahead of the November 11…
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Politics
Kogi guber: Ododo dumps APC for AA, knocks Gov Bello’s administration
A retired military officer, Yahaya Ododo, has slammed Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, insisting his government has failed the…
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Sunday Igboho thanks Obasanjo, Soyinka, others after release from Beninese custody
Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has thanked former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, Nobel laureate, Wole…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Monday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Federal Government has approved the appointment of doctors, nurses, and…
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Economy
Marketers halt fuel imports, scarcity looms as NNPC refuses to hike PMS pump price
Seven oil marketers, who imported Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, about a month ago, have stopped bringing in the…
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Court/Litigation
Kano tribunal guber verdict: We didn’t withdraw our appeal – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has denied withdrawing from the appeal process in the ongoing Kano governorship election petition…
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Economy
FG suspends N-Power, begins investigation into irregularities
The Federal Government has suspended N-Power program indefinitely. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, announced the indefinite…
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‘Nobody can stop me from performing anywhere in Nigeria’ – Davido replies Pinnick
Afrobeats superstar, Davido has aimed a sly jab at former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, after…
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Agency Report
Nigerian government reacts to Isreal, Hamas’ hostilities
The Federal Government on Saturday reacted to the ongoing war between Hamas and the Isreali military. PlatinumPost reports that the militant…
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Politics
EU reiterates support for Tinubu’s developmental policies
European Union (EU), on Friday in Abuja, reassured of its relentless support for the development policies and programmes of President…
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Economy
Blue economy will offer 350 million jobs — NIMASA DG
Dr Bashir Jamoh, Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), says the blue economy will offer 350 million jobs…
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Metro News
We’ve ample evidence against Naira Marley, Sammy Larry over Mohbad’s death – Police
The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed the existence of substantial electronic and credible witness evidence linking the singer Azeez…
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Politics
Imo Guber: INEC seeks religious leaders’ support toward peaceful, credible poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has solicited the support of traditional leaders and faith-based groups toward the conduct of…
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Economy
FG to commence $617.7m investment in digital, creative enterprises in Nov
Vice President Kashim Shettima has directed the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (i-DICE) team to ensure that the programme…
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Tinubu’s Certificate: NBC issues stern warning to Arise TV over guests’ derogatory language
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has sternly warned Arise Television against the use of derogatory and incendiary remarks in its…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023…
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Politics
Repositioning Borno’s healthcare now or never – Zulum
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has said that with three professors now in charge of Borno’s health sector, it is either…
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Metro News
26 witnesses identified, 5 suspects interrogated over Mohbad’s death – Police
The Lagos State Police Command has revealed that 26 witnesses were identified and five suspects have been interrogated over the…
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Court/Litigation
Court sends four men to 20 years in prison for kidnapping Mike Ozekhome
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, has convicted and sentenced two of the four defendants alleged to have kidnapped Chief…
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Suspected billboards vandals arrested in Ilorin
Some suspected billboards thieves and vandals have been arrested in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The Acting Director-General of the…
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Court/Litigation
PDP loses as tribunal upholds Abia Governor, Otti’s election
Abia State election petition tribunal sitting in Umuahia has dismissed three grounds of prayers brought by the candidate of the…
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Metro News
How Mohbad vomited, developed goosebumps after receiving 3 injections – CP
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has disclosed that late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, began vomiting and…
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Metro News
MohBad died from injuries sustained during fight with PrimeBoy — Police
The Lagos State Police on Friday confirmed that there was a physical altercation between Mohbad and his childhood friend, PrimeBoy,…
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Economy
HoReps urges FG to clear N226bn, $556m, £398,526 judgment debts
The House of Representatives has resolved to oversee the issuance of promissory notes for the judgment debts totalling $556,754,584.31, £398,526.17…
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Metro News
Mentally-ill man kills 9 in Adamawa
A mentally-ill man has killed at least nine persons in Adamawa State. The incident happened on Wednesday evening in Libbo…
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Metro News
Mass wedding: Kano govt uncovers pregnant women, HIV patients, others
The Kano State Hisbah Board has hinted that the state will soon promulgate a law that will enforce pre-marital screening…
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Agency Report
Crude oil price drops to $84 per barrel
An early review of oil prices on Friday, October 6 revealed that Brent crude oil price was at $84.21 per…
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Politics
I won’t borrow to run government in Osun — Adeleke
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has reiterated that his government has resolved never to borrow money from any financial institution…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: Otti, Ahaiwe, Emenike know fate today in Abia
The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia State capital, will today give its judgement on the petitions against…
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Politics
Certificate crisis: Why Atiku hates Tinubu so much – APC fires back
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it is unfazed by allegations made against President Bola Tinubu by former…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023…
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Politics
Tinubu indebted to me, I never betrayed him, says Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, said he never betrayed President Bola Tinubu, during their political alignment in 2007.…
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Metro News
Death of one chance victim: Senate summons IGP, Wike over alleged negligence
The Senate on Thursday summoned the Inspector – General of Police , Kayode Egbetokun, the Minister of Health, Ali Pate…
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Economy
Nigeria’s active mobile subscribers hit 220m – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, said the number of active mobile subscriptions in the country has risen to 220,715,961 million…
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Politics
Conduct special operations against kidnappers – Senate tells security agencies
The Senate has called on security agencies in Nigeria to conduct special operations to dislodge suspected bandits from the North…
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Court/Litigation
Supreme Court fixes Dec 15 for judgment in charges against Kanu
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed December 15 to deliver judgment in the appeal filed by the Federal Government against…
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Politics
Certificate crisis: My battle against Tinubu in Nigeria’s interest – Atiku
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar has…
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Passport must be issued within two weeks, FG sets timeline for Immigration
The Federal Government has established a new two-week timeline for the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to process and issue international…
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Metro News
Police arrest dismissed officer for stealing, recover arms, stolen car
The Abia State Police Command has announced the arrest of several suspects involved in various criminal activities. The Police Public…
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Metro News
16-year-old teenager declared missing in Kwara
A 16-year-old Quranic pupil, Al-amin Babatunde Sulyman, has been declared missing in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. Al-Amin, a student of…
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Politics
INEC to transmit results of Bayelsa guber poll manually
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it plans to transmit results of the November 11 Bayelsa governorship election manually.…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Thursday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Chicago State University (CSU) has said it does not…
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Japa: FG to increase enrolment quota for medical schools
The Federal Government has put in place strategies to double the population of medical and dental doctors from 5,000 to…
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Economy
FG loses N847bn to gas flaring – NOSDRA
The Federal Government lost about N843bn to gas flaring between January 2022 and August 2023, data obtained from the National…
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Economy
Economic downturn: States borrow from banks to pay salaries
•Access, Fidelity, Zenith lend states N46bn in six months as govs battle poor IGR •Fiscal Responsibility Commission issues guidelines to…
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Economy
Naira among Africa’s worst currencies – World Bank
The Nigerian naira is among the worst-performing currencies in Africa, the World Bank has said. It noted that the currency…
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Politics
US House Speaker removed in historic event
This is the first time in the history of the US that a Speaker will be removed. The United States…
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Metro News
22 drown as boat capsizes in Niger, six bodies recovered
No fewer than 22 passengers drowned on Monday in a boat accident in Niger State. The victims were said to…
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Economy
FG issues licences to 17 independent power distributors
The Federal Government has issued licenses to 17 Independent Electricity Distribution Networks operators, among which 10 are currently operational, the…
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Politics
N100bn CNG buses: Senate rejects CBN loans, warns Tinubu against illegal spending
The Senate, on Tuesday, warned President Bola Tinubu against illegal spending and advised him to seek a supplementary budget for…
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Court/Litigation
Tinubu’s records: APC berates Atiku as ex-VP sets to submit documents in S’Court
•Atiku’s journey to Chicago varsity, a fruitless exercise, ex-VP a loser, says APC •President’s documents released by varsity have vindicated…
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Economy
23 oil blocks failed to produce crude –FG
No fewer than 23 oil blocks managed by both international and local oil companies, which are under crude oil Production…
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Court/Litigation
Tinubu applied to our university as male – CSU Registrar tells court
The Chicago State University, CSU, has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu applied to the institution as a male. CSU Registrar,…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Wednesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi…
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Police foil kidnap attempt, neutralise bandit, recover AK-47 rifle in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command successfully thwarted a kidnapping attempt by armed bandits in Yankara village, Faskari LGA, Katsina, killing…
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Economy
NLC, TUC, sign 15-point agreement with FG ( See Details)
The organised labour on Tuesday signed a 15-point memorandum of understanding with the Federal Government. The agreement was signed as…
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Court/Litigation
CSU: Apologize to Tinubu over academic records humiliation – Keyamo knocks Atiku
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Fetus Keyamo has reacted to President Bola Tinubu’s academic results released by the…
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Court/Litigation
Court order: Chicago State University finally releases Tinubu’s school records to Atiku
Following the US court order, the Chicago State University, CSU, has released the school documents of President Bola Tinubu to…
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Economy
NLC, TUC suspend nationwide strike for 30 days
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, have suspended the indefinite strike scheduled to commence on…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Tuesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Chicago State University, United States of America has released to former…
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Economy
Tinubu approves more relief packages for workers, others to avert nationwide strike
A high-level meeting between government and Labour yesterday might have averted the planned workers strike over the removal of petrol subsidy…
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Foreign News
Fraud: Donald Trump to appear in court today for opening of trial
Former United States president Donald Trump said he plans to appear in a New York court on Monday for the…
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Economy
Devaluation: Govt, banks gain N2.2tn, manufacturers lose N495bn
Governments, at the federal, state, and local levels, and banks, gained about N2.21tn following the exchange rates unification policy of…
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Court/Litigation
SERAP sues 36 governors over failure to account for N72bn subsidy palliative
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says it has filed a lawsuit against the 36 state governors in Nigeria over…
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Economy
Nigeria @63: CBN monetary policy shall benefit all – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his 63rd Independence Anniversary broadcast on Sunday, said Monetary Policy shall be for the benefit…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal sacks Osun PDP lawmaker, orders rerun
The election that brought Awoyeye Jeremiah, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Ife Central State Constituency has been nullified.…
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Economy
Details of FG’s meeting with NLC, TUC emerge
The organized labour may suspend its proposed indefinite strike scheduled to commence on October 3. This followed a meeting on…
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Kwara Exco okays N239b 2023 revised budget
Kwara State Executive Council has approved a draft revised 2023 budget of N239m for Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The revised budget…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Monday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Chicago State University is expected to release President Bola Tinubu’s academic…
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Economy
I inherited N359bn debt from Ortom’s administration – Gov Alia
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State on Sunday disclosed that his administration inherited the sum of N359 billion as debt…
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Economy
BREAKING: BUA group announces immediate reduction of cement price to N3,500/bag
One of the major companies in Nigeria, BUA Group , has announced a reduction of ex-factory cement price to N3,500…
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Nigeria @63: Onaiyekan, Kukah celebrate Nigeria in grand style in US
As Nigeria marks the 63rd independence anniversary of the country, emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan and Bishop…
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Politics
2023 presidential election: No regret pushing for northern candidate – Former APC Chair
Immediate past national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Adamu, says he has no regret backing a northern…
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I will negotiate with herdsmen over open grazing in Abuja – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration will consult with herdsmen on…
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Special investigative committee reportedly uncovers fresh ‘N3trn’ linked to ex-CBN gov, Emefiele
A fresh revelation from the investigative committee set up by President Bola Tinubu has revealed that former Central Bank Governor,…
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Politics
Fresh crisis rocks Edo PDP over Gov Obaseki’s succession plan
Fresh crisis has hit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State over Governor Godwin Obaseki’s succession plan. The State…
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Economy
Nigeria@63: I feel your pain, Tinubu tells Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has said he understands the current hardship in Nigeria, which was worsened by the removal of fuel…
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Politics
=N=50B Plea bargain: No deal yet with Emefiele, says AGF
The federal government has refuted claims suggesting that it entered into a non-prosecution plea-bargain agreement with the former Governor of…
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Court/Litigation
US court orders Chicago varsity to release Tinubu’s academic records to Atiku
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled in favour of the presidential candidate of…
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Top News
Tinubu’s full speech on Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE…
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Economy
I’ll end poverty, terrorism during my tenure — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has vowed to tackle the scourges of poverty, criminality and terrorism as he steers the ship of…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal orders rerun in Kwara youngest female lawmaker’s constituency
The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Saturday ordered a rerun in the constituency of Miss Rukayat Shittu,…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: No accurate figures on fuel consumption, smuggling – FG
There is no realistic figure on the actual volume of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, consumed in the country or…
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Court/Litigation
Supreme Court to hear Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal Oct 5
The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday, October 5, to hear the appeal of the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous…
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Metro News
CCTV reveals ‘one chance’ victim’s last moment, police begin probe
Fresh evidence has emerged on how a victim of ‘one-chance’ robbers in Abuja, Greatness Olorunfemi, was confirmed dead on arrival…
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Top News
Nigeria@63: Don’t lose hope, Atiku, Obi, Akpabio, Jonathan tell Nigerians
As the nation marks its 63rd Independence anniversary, prominent Nigerians, including former President Goodluck Jonathan; ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; the Senate…
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Economy
BREAKING: Tinubu approves additional N25,000 pay for junior workers
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that for the next six months, an average low-grade worker shall receive an additional…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Reports emerged on Saturday that the Federal Government is currently engaging…
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Metro News
‘One-chance’ victim dies in Abuja after hospital insists on police report before treatment
Greatness Olorunfemi, a one-chance victim and member of the Yali network in Abuja, has tragically passed away after a popular…
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Politics
Kano gov appoints 116 new special assistants
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of additional 116 Senior Special Assistants. This is contained in…
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Court/Litigation
Emefiele to regain freedom after alleged N50bn plea bargain deal with Tinubu’s govt
The embattled former Central Bank Governor, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, is set to be released from the detention of the Department…
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Economy
Strike: Aviation unions set to ground airports operations nationwide
Flight operations and other allied businesses across the country’s aviation sector may be totally grounded should the labour unions make…
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Metro News
Uncle arrested for allegedly raping 10-year-old, 4-year-old nieces in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police Command has apprehended one Mr. Adamu Sani for allegedly raping two of his nieces, aged 10…
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Metro News
Police uncover criminal hideout in Kaduna, nab 18 suspects
The Nasarawa State Police Command has nabbed 18 suspected kidnappers from different locations within the state. The Police Public Relations…
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Economy
Stop using banditry to conduct illegal mining in Nigeria – FG warns foreign entities
The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has warned foreign operators who sponsor banditry in order to execute illegal mining in…
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Economy
Oct 3 indefinite strike imminent as NLC, TUC shun parley meeting with FG
The organized labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trace Union Congress, TUC, on Friday, shunned an emergency…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Dailies: 1. The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Asaba, the Delta…
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Economy
Tinubu, Sultan seek Nigerians’ support, urge NLC, TUC to shun planned strike
President Bola Tinubu has called for the support of the citizens as Nigeria marks its 63rd Independence anniversary celebration. Represented…
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Metro News
Damages: Court orders Kano govt to pay N30bn over demolition
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered Kano State Government to pay the Incorporated Trustees of Massallacin Eid…
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Politics
Ex-APC vice chairman meets Akande, Oshiomhole over party reforms
A former Vice Chairman of All Progressives Congress (North-West), Malam Salihu Lukman, on Thursday, held a meeting with two former…
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Economy
Google to offer N75m grant for 15 Nigerian SMEs
Google has announced the opening of applications for its Hustle Academy SMB Fund. It stated that the N75m equity-free fund,…
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Religion
4,000 apply for Kano mass wedding, govt plans medical screening
The Kano State Hisbah Board will, on Friday (today), commence the medical screening of 1,800 prospective couples selected for the…
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Court/Litigation
Ogun APC, PDP confident as tribunal rules Saturday
The Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal on Thursday said that it had fixed Saturday, September 30, to deliver judgment in…
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Economy
Brent crude price hits $96.17 per barrel
Brent crude has surged to $96.17 per barrel on Thursday, DAILY POST learnt. This is according to Brent crude price…
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Politics
APC sets up committee as impeachment crisis rocks Ondo govt
Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, on Thursday in Abuja, set up a nine-man committee to intervene…
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Politics
Coup: Africa needs to rejig its democracy, says Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the current spate of coups across the African continent shows that democracy needs…
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Agency Report
WHO releases $16m to tackle cholera
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released 16 million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to tackle cholera.…
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Politics
Chicago academic records: Privacy law can’t stop our request – Atiku tells Tinubu
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has replied President Bola Ahmed…
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Metro News
Mohbad: Sam Larry now in our custody – Police
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that Balogun Olamilekan Eletu, aka Sam Larry, is now in custody. Sam Larry…
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Court/Litigation
Kaduna guber: PDP candidate celebrates victory as confusion trails tribunal judgement
The Kaduna State gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election, Isa Mohammed Ashiru has expressed…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The National Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim,…
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Politics
Don’t go on strike Tuesday, NEC begs NLC, TUC
The National Economic Council, NEC, on Thursday urged organised labour to reconsider its decision to embark on a nationwide strike…
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Sports
Napoli issue official statement in response to Osimhen’s ‘mockery’
Serie A champions, Napoli, have issued official statement over alleged mockery of Nigeria international Victor Osimhen for missing a penalty…
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NUC approves new university for Niger State
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the revalidation of the recognition of Niger State College of Education, Minna, to…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal sacks another PDP lawmaker in Plateau, declares APC candidate winner
The National State Houses of Assembly election Tribunal has upturned the election of Timothy Dantong of the People’s Democratic Party…
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Politics
Wike sacks 21 FCT heads of agencies
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday night, announced the sacking 21 heads of different agencies,…
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Economy
Food prices jump by 31%, says NBS
Ebonyi and Abia states led as food prices jumped by 31 per cent within in 12 months from July 2022…
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Economy
NNPCL spent N34.4bn on pipeline maintenance in 18 months – Report
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited spent almost N34.47 billion to repair and manage pipelines in 18 months following increased incidents…
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Economy
Nigerian banks rake in N1.7tn profits from forex harmonization
Nigerian commercial banks recorded significant Foreign exchange revaluation profits estimated at N1.7 trillion in the first half of 2023. This…
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Sports
EPL: Arsenal to sign two LaLiga stars in January
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is reportedly looking to bolster his squad by targeting two La Liga stars in the upcoming…
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Top News
Ohanaeze moves Igbo Day celebration to restricted venue over fear of attack
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organisation has moved the location of its 2023 Igbo Day celebration to an undisclosed venue in…
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Politics
Adamawa Gov appoints 30 Special Advisers
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has approved the appointment of 30 special advisers. Humwashi Wonosikou, Chief Press Secretary…
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Economy
Independence Day: FG denies rumoured new wage, palliative
The Federal Government has said the report that President Bola Tinubu would announce a wage award to workers on Independence…
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Politics
Kwankwaso serial loser, says Ganduje
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje has described the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, presidential candidate,…
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Economy
NLC strike: Stock your home with food, others – Labour Party tells supporters
The Labour Party has urged its supporters across the country to stock their homes with necessary items ahead of the…
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Economy
Indefinite strike: All options exhausted, economy must be shut down – TUC
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Wednesday, insisted that there was no going back on the proposed indefinite strike by…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Thursday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, approved…
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Appoint more S’Court justices, raise pay, NBA tells FG
The Nigerian Bar Association has demanded the immediate appointment of more Supreme Court justices to achieve the full complement of…
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Religion
Eid-el-Maulud: Tinubu, Kalu, others hail Muslims, urge prayer for Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu, former governor of Abia State and Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatisation, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu…
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Economy
Seeking for investors abroad waste of time, Obi tells Tinubu
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said efforts of the Federal Government in seeking foreign investors…
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Sports
Carabao Cup: Seven clubs qualify for 4th round
At least seven clubs booked their places in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Tuesday night. Current holders Manchester United…
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Politics
PDP crisis: It’s time to sanction Wike – Obaseki
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Director of Research and Documentation of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council,…
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Top News
Top Boko Haram Commander eliminated as troops rescue nine farmers in Borno
Troops of 144 Battalion, in collaboration with hybrid forces, have nutrialised a top Boko Haram commander, Ari Ghana, and five…
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Court/Litigation
Mohbad: Lagos State Judiciary to begin coroner’s inquest
Lagos State Judiciary will on September 29 begin a coroner’s inquest into the death of a Lagos-based musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba…
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NSCDC arrests four suspects mixing adulterated AGO in Akwa Ibom
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said it has arrested four suspects engaged in adulterating Automotive Gas Oil…
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Economy
‘I will shoot GDP to $1trn in 8 years’ – New CBN Gov, Cardoso vows
The newly confirmed Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso has disclosed plans to shore up the country’s…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Wednesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi…
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CONUA praises FG over salary increments
Congress of Nigerian University Academics has commended the Federal Government for 35 per cent and 23.5 per cent salary increments…
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Zamfara abduction: FG didn’t negotiate with bandits, Defence ministers insist
The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, and his State counterpart, Bello Matawalle, have denied allegations that the Federal Government was…
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FG to harmonise citizens’ data, end multiple ID registrations – Interior Minister
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that the Federal Government will invest in the harmonisation of the country’s…
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Court/Litigation
Another Tinubu’s Chicago varsity classmate testifies in US court
The ongoing legal tussle between President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his Chicago State University academic…
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Economy
Tinubu to release CBN audit report soon – SGF
The federal government says it will soon unveil the audit report of the Central Bank of Nigeria probe to the…
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Sports
Man United: Ten Hag bans Jadon Sancho from all first-team facilities
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has banned Jadon Sancho from all first-team facilities, including the team dining room. Ten…
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Politics
Tinubu’s certificate: “You’re chasing shadows, Onanuga slams Atiku, Peter Obi’s supporters
Bayo Onanuga, a former media aide to President Bola Tinubu, has criticized supporters of the 2023 presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar…
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Court/Litigation
Court stops Ondo deputy governor’s impeachment over alleged misconduct
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, restrained the Ondo State House of Assembly from impeaching the Deputy Governor, Mr…
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Economy
PDP berates APC for accusing Adeleke of mismanaging Osun State’s finances
The All Progressives Congress, APC in Osun State has accused the state governor, Ademola Adeleke of messing up the finances…
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Politics
Kogi Guber- Your votes will count – INEC assures electorates
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has assured that the results that will be announced for the Kogi governorship election…
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Insecurity: FG negotiating with terrorists in Zamfara without recourse to me, says Gov Lawal
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, has accused the Federal Government of negotiating with terrorists in the state. Lawal claimed…
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Economy
Measures are in place to end corruption in govt contracts – FG
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, says the Federal Government has put measures…
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Court/Litigation
BREAKING: APC, Sanwo-Olu win as Tribunal dismisses PDP, LP’s petitions on Lagos guber
Babajide Sanwo-Olu and All Progressives Party have won again as the Lagos Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal dismissed the petitions brought…
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Politics
INEC to conduct mock accreditation in Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is organising a mock accreditation exercise in 27 polling units across three states where off-circle governorship…
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Court/Litigation
Fire incident not connected to presidential election petition – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s Public Relations Officer, Festus Akande, has assured that the fire incident that occurred on Monday morning will…
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Politics
Impeachment: Please forgive Aiyedatiwa, ex-Afenifere scribe begs Akeredolu
A former Secretary General of Afenifere, Bashorun Seinde Arogbofa, has appealed to Ondo state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to forgive his didn’teputy, Lucky…
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Court/Litigation
Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat ticket inseparable, says tribunal
The Lagos Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has said that the governorship ticket of Babajide Sanwo-Olu and that of his deputy,…
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Metro News
Osun speaker escapes death as four security injured in autocrash
The speaker, House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun on Sunday, September 24, escaped death when his convoy involved in an accident…
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Economy
Suspend Naira redesign indefinitely – CPPE tells CBN
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to indefinitely suspend its Naira…
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Court/Litigation
Lagos guber: Anxiety as tribunal delivers judgment on LP, PDP petitions
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Lagos State will on Monday (today) deliver judgment in the petitions filed before it…
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Politics
APC loses another prominent member in Oyo
Another prominent member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State, Alhaji Wale Adedibu is dead. He died on…
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Economy
Ooni of Ife calls for clamp down on Dollar hoarders
The Federal Government has been advised to clamp down on Nigerians who engage in hoarding Dollars. The Ooni of Ife,…
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Metro News
Benue Commissioner kidnapped
Gunmen yet-to-be identified have abducted Benue State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Matthew Abo DAILY POST gathered that the…
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Economy
Minimum wage, budget: Top seven issues as National Assembly resumes
Members of the National Assembly will on Tuesday resume work after the long recess that lasted over eight weeks. While…
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Metro News
Supreme Court complex on fire
A section of the Supreme Court complex is reportedly on fire. DAILY POST reports that the cause of the fire…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Monday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revoked 21…
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Economy
Mbah sets performance benchmark for appointees, says $30bn GDP achievable
Governor of Enugu State, Barr Peter Mbah, on Sunday, told all political appointees that they would be assessed by the…
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I’m working hard to address insecurity in Anambra, says Soludo
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State said on Sunday that he’s working hard to address the insecurity situation in the…
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Economy
Taraba announces special N85,000 allowance for NYSC members teaching in schools
The Government of Taraba State has announced its decision to pay a one-time N50,000 medical allowance, a N25,000 accommodation allowance…
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‘I’m ready to lay down my life for peace in S’East’ – Ohanaeze President
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has vowed to lay down his life to ensure peace and security…
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Economy
Tinubu advised to probe missing $15bn, N200bn of oil revenues
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “set up a presidential panel of enquiry to…
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Tinubu orders immediate rescue of abducted Zamfara students
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday directed security agencies to rescue the remaining female students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara…
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Over 70% of inmates awaiting trial – Interior Minister
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said over 4,000 inmates are held in custodial centres across the country over their…
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Religion
Church seals off headquarters in Abia over leadership tussle
The Seventh Day Adventist Church, on Saturday, sealed off its Abia North Conference at Umuoriehi, in Umuahia North Local Government…
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Politics
Police to deploy drones, others for Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa guber elections
The police have said they will deploy adequate personnel, including plain clothes officers, for the governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and…
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Economy
We’ll tackle unemployment with National Talent Export Programme – FG
The Federal Government has inaugurated the ‘National Talent Export Programme (NATEP)’, designed to create at least one million jobs as…
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Economy
Nigeria lost N1.96trn to crude oil theft in 2021- NEITI
Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, says Nigeria lost about N1.96 trillion to oil theft, sabotage and oil production adjustment…
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Court/Litigation
Lagos guber: Court to deliver judgment on Sanwo-Olu’s victory September 25
The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has fixed a date to deliver judgment on petitions brought before it after…
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Metro News
Troops uncover gun factory, recover weapons in Kaduna
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau, Bauchi and Kaduna states, have uncovered a…
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Politics
I’ve been threatened to share money or risk second term, Akwa Ibom gov, Eno raises alarm
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has alleged threats to his political future in the State. Eno said received…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s talking points from the Nigerian dailies: 1. There are indications that state chapters and affiliate…
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Economy
Asset concession will generate N185.2bn revenue in 2023 – ICRC
The Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Michael Ohiani, says concessions of various assets will generate revenue N185.2bn to…
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Economy
World Bank approves fresh $700m loan for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved a fresh $700m loan for Nigeria to enhance adolescent girls’ learning and empowerment. It disclosed…
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Mohbad sets new Spotify record after death
Late singer and rapper, Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, aka Mohbad’s extended play, ‘Blessed’ has set a new record as the first…
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Politics
Kano tribunal judgment: I’m not afraid of appeal, says APC guber candidate, Gawuna
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the March 18 governorship election in Kano State, Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, has said…
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Economy
Nigeria to achieve 20,000 megawatts in 2026 – Minister
The Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government is working towards generating 20,000 megawatts of electricity by…
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Metro News
Killings of soldiers in Imo worrisome- Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has condemned the killing of security agents and the subsequent burning of…
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Economy
FG raises lecturers’ salaries, to pay arrears January
The Federal Government, through the National Salaries, Wages and Income Commission, has approved the payment of a new percentage increment…
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Economy
Nigeria’s All-commodity trade index increased in Q2 2023 – NBS
Nigeria’s All-Commodity Group Import and Export Index increased in the second quarter of 2023. This was observed in the National…
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Economy
$6.8bn overdue forward payment responsible for Naira decline – Minister, Edun
Olawale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy for Nigeria, has attributed the Naira’s incessant decline to…
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Court/Litigation
Kwara court jails 24-year-old man for criminally charming, raping teenager
A Kaiama Magistrate Court in Kwara North Senatorial District has sentenced a 24-year-old man, Tashiu Aminu Lulu to five years…
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Metro News
Money ritual: Five arrested with human skull in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has apprehended five suspects allegedly involved in the possession of a human skull for a…
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Politics
Ogun politics: Thousands abandon Amosun, re-align with Gov. Abiodun, APC
Thousands of loyalists of former governor Ibikunle Amosun from the 20 local government areas of Ogun State have rejoined the…
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FG to enforce full adoption of concrete road technology – Works Minister
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has announced that henceforth, only concrete road technology would be adopted throughout the country.…
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Economy
Pump alteration is a punishable offence, FG warns fuel station operators
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has said it will sanction fuel stations that alter petroleum pumps.…
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Economy
News of indefinite strike not true, says NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has debunked reports making the rounds that it has embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike.…
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Economy
FG may pay N1.68tn fuel subsidy, marketers forecast N900/litre
•Petrol price to rise again as naira nears N1,000, crude oil hits $95, IPMAN warns •Operators commend government for subsidy…
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Metro News
Mohbad: We dispersed sympathisers at Lekki to forestall a repeat of EndSARS saga – Police
The Lagos state police command has said it dispersed sympathizers who gathered to mourn the death of late singer, Ilerioluwa…
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Exam results: UK Nursing Council worries over widespread fraud in Ibadan centre
The Nursing and Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom said there is evidence of widespread fraud at Yunnik Technologies Test…
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Court/Litigation
Gov. Alia, deputy know fate tomorrow as tribunal delivers judgement on Benue guber
The Benue State Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Makurdi, has fixed Saturday to deliver judgement on the petitions before it…
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Religion
2024 Hajj: FCTA advises intending pilgrims to deposit N4.5m
The FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (FCT-MPWB) has advised 2024 prospective pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to deposit N4.5 million with…
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Court/Litigation
Plateau tribunal upholds Gov Mutfwang’s election, dismisses APC petition
The Plateau State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos, the state capital, has dismissed the petition of the All…
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Court/Litigation
US Court orders CSU to delay Atiku’s request on Tinubu’s school records
U.S. District Judge, Nancy Maldonado has agreed to stay an order requiring Chicago State University, CSU, to provide certain academic…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s 10 talking points from our national dailies: 1. President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, filed an…
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Politics
Buhari had regrets as president – ex-Special Adviser
Ex-president, Mohammadu Buhari had regrets during his time as Nigerian President, says Mr. Femi Adesina, a former Special Adviser on…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: NNPP to appeal judgement sacking Kano Gov, says lawyer
The lawyer of the New Nigerian Peoples’ Party in Kano State, Bashir Yusuf Muhammad Tudun Wada has said that the…
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Economy
EFCC declares 3 wanted over N330m fraud in Delta
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared two brothers, Faith Onoja and Emmanuel Onoja, wanted for an alleged…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy: Tinubu to announce new minimum wage next week
Regarding the elimination of the fuel subsidy, Comrade Festus Osifo, President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has provided information…
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Top News
Tribunal: Kano govt declares 24-hour curfew
The Kano state government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in the state following the declaration of the All Progressives Congress…
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Politics
Tribunal: Ganduje breaks silence over sacking of Kano gov
Abdullahi Ganduje, national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged the residents of the state to maintain…
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Court/Litigation
Guber: Peter Mbah knows fate tomorrow as Tribunal delivers judgment in Enugu
The Enugu governorship election petition tribunal is set to issue its decision on Thursday at 9:00 a.m. With 46 petitions…
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Politics
Ondo crisis deepens as Assembly begins impeachment process against Deputy gov
Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the controversial deputy governor of Ondo state, may be impeached shortly by the state House of Assembly…
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Agency Report
Kagame announces fourth term presidential bid in Rwanda
Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame declared he will run for a fourth term next year, saying that “what the West thinks…
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Metro News
‘I regret tattooing your face on my lap,’ Mandy Kiss berates Naira Marley
Nigerian skit maker and brand influencer, Mandy Ayomiposi Oluwada, popularly known as Mandy Kiss, has said she regrets tattooing the…
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Court/Litigation
Kano calm as Tribunal sacks NNPP’s Abba Yusuf, declares APC’s Gawuna winner
Kano remains calm after the Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and declared the candidate of the…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential Poll: Atiku, Obi ask Supreme Court to nullify Tinubu’s victory
…insist PEPC judgement perverse, miscarriage of justice Determined to nullify the election of President Bola Tinubu, candidate of the Peoples…
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Economy
We’ve suspended action on salary raise for political office holders – RMAFC
The reviewed salary/emoluments of political office holders have been jettisoned by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The RMAFC,…
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Economy
FG has N6tr funding gap for 2,604 road projects – Minister of Work
Works Minister Dave Umahi has said the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has a N6 trillion funding gap on its road projects across…
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Economy
FG to halt $418m Paris Club refund payment
The Federal Government has made moves to block the redemption of about 62 promissory notes issued to consultants/contractors engaged by…
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Economy
FAAC queries NNPCL over $55m NLNG dividend
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has launched an investigation to find out what the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL)…
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Economy
Dispute stalls Federal Govt, Emefiele plea bargain talks on trillion naira fraud
Hints emerged yesterday that the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele and other top officials of the bank may face…
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Metro News
Police arrest two suspects with 16 bags of Indian hemp in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspects over an attempt to ferry sixteen bags of suspected Indian hemp…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Monday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu has appointed Kingsley Stanley Nkwocha as Senior Special…
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Top News
Air strikes destroyed over 30 illegal oil refining sites in Rivers – NAF
The air component of Operation Delta Safe has, in the last two months, destroyed more than 30 illegal oil refining…
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Top News
CJN to Inaugurate 9 Appeal Court Justices Sept 20 as Justice Amina Augie bows out of Supreme Court
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will on Wednesday, September 20, administer oath of office on the…
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Economy
Sokoto, Borno, Nasarawa least expensive states in Nigeria – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics says Sokoto, Borno and Nasarawa are the least expensive states to live in Nigeria. NBS…
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Economy
Deal with macroeconomic problems – Economists set agenda for new CBN Governor
Some economists have described the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),…
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Top News
I received backlashes for speaking up against Naira Marley – Lagos Police ex-PRO
Following the circumstances surrounding singer Mohbad’s death, the former Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Badmus Opetodolapo, has recounted the…
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Metro News
I’m deeply saddened – Fani-Kayode lambasts Obasanjo for ‘humiliating’ Oyo monarchs
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode has taken a swipe at the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: Fuel price hike imminent as crude oil price inches towards $100 per barrel
In the last three months since President Bola Tinubu announced the withdrawal of petroleum subsidy, Nigerians are still trying to…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said the second…
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Economy
We plan to crash cement from N5,500 to N3,500 – BUA cement
Chairman of BUA Cement Plc., Abdul Samad Rabiu, has announced plans to reduce the price of cement N5,500 to between N3,000 and…
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Top News
Oluwo chides Obasanjo for ordering Oyo monarchs to stand up, says he won’t try it with emirs
The Oluwo of Iwo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, has described former President, Olusegun Obasanjo’s action…
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Economy
Total blackout in Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara as fire destroys transmission station
Fire on Thursday gutted the Transmission station of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State. The incident,…
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Metro News
Man who wanted male child allegedly poisons day-old baby girl to death
A 28-year-old man, Misbahu Salisu, has allegedly poisoned his day-old baby girl to death because he prefers a male child.…
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Top News
UK unveils new prices for visit, student visas
The price of a visit visa to the United Kingdom for less than six months has been revealed. The visa…
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I didn’t seek job under Tinubu – Obasanjo denies meeting President at Alake’s birthday
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied claims that he met President Bola Tinubu in Abeokuta on Thursday. DAILY POST reports…
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Court/Litigation
Peter Obi to file appeal at Supreme Court on Tuesday
The spokesperson of Peter Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Yunusa Tanko, has revealed that Peter Obi’s legal team may file an…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Saturday
Good afternoon! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu on Friday appointed Dr Olayemi Cardoso as the…
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Bill Gates urges regulations on ‘limitless’ AI potential
The co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, has encouraged governments and the private sector to work on regulating the use of…
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Court/Litigation
Kano tribunal judgements: Soothing, sign of good omen for APC
These are indeed good times for the All Progressives Congress(APC) and its members in Kano State. The APC that had…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: Kano commissioner issues de@th threat to judges
The Kano State Commissioner for Lands, Adamu Kibiya, says judges hearing governorship election petitions but allegedly collected bribes should choose…
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They’ve held our ambassador hostage in Niger Republic – French President, Macron
France’s ambassador in Niger is being held hostage at the French embassy by the military junta which has seized power…
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Economy
Plans in top gear for metro rail from FCT to Nasarawa – Wike
Nyesom Wike has said that the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will partner with the Nasarawa State Government on the…
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Economy
Nigeria’s total debt stock rises, stands at N87.38trn in Q2 2023
Nigeria’s total debt stock has increased in the Second Quarter of 2023 to N87.38 trillion, from the N49.85 trillion recorded…
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‘Don’t use substandard materials’ – Kwara govt warns contractors
The Kwara State government has warned contractors handling various water projects in the state against the use of substandard materials…
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Economy
Cocaine to become Colombia’s main export after generating $18.2bn revenue
Bloomberg Economics has revealed that cocaine is accelerating to become Colombia’s main export, after generating $18.2 billion as revenue for…
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Education
Chicago University reconfirms Tinubu graduated in 1979
The Chicago State University confirmed to American news network, CBS, that President Bola Tinubu graduated from the institution in 1979…
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Metro News
Over 1,000 customers arrested for energy theft in six months in Osun -IBEDC
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, has said about 1,200 customers of the company within Osun Region had been arrested in…
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Obasanjo fumes, orders traditional rulers to stand, welcome him
There was mild drama on Friday when former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in a trending video on social media, ordered some…
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Economy
FG to review IPPIS, GIFMIS, other MDAs
The federal government has decided to review financial management policies such as the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and Government…
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Economy
AGF pledges to publish FAAC Allocation
AGF pledges to publish FAAC Allocation …Commits to public finance transparency The Accountant General of the Federation, Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein,…
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Agency Report
Niger junta cancels 1,000 diplomatic passports linked to ousted regime
The new military rulers in Niger Republic have cancelled more than 990 diplomatic passports held by nationals and foreigners linked…
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Economy
Nigeria’s inflation rises to 25.80% – NBS
Nigeria’s inflation rose to 25.80% in the month of August 2023, 1.72% points higher than the 24.08% recorded in the…
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We’ve stopped our personnel from entering offenders’ vehicles – FRSC
Dauda Biu, the corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says personnel have been mandated to stop entering the vehicles…
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Economy
Foreign airlines will be paid their unrepatriated funds – Aviation Minister
The federal government says it is currently working to pay off international airlines whose funds are trapped in the country.…
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Economy
I wont give excuses — Nigerians shouldn’t be poor, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says he will work to ensure Nigerians are taken out of poverty. A statement by Ajuri Ngelale,…
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Economy
DSS arrests CBN finance director
The outgoing Finance Director at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Benjamin Fakunle, has been reportedly arrested and detained by…
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Court/Litigation
Supreme Court dismisses case against Enugu gov, Peter Mbah
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the last…
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Politics
APC begins e-registration of members
The ruling All Progressives Congress has commenced the process of registering its over 40 million members electronically to consolidate its…
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Economy
Food prices continue to rise in July- NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics has said prices of food items such as beef, tomatoes, beans, and yams witnessed increases…
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UNILAG agrees fee reductions after VC, NANS meeting
The management of the University of Lagos, has announced the reduction of its fees after meeting the representatives of the…
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Agency Report
UN seeks $71m for Libya flood victims
The United Nations is urgently seeking more than $71 million to assist those most in need after deadly flash floods…
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Politics
Labour Party reprehends Soyinka over comments on Obi, Datti
The leadership of the Labour Party has reprehended Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, for accusing the party for its attempt to…
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Economy
Tinubu orders Nami’s retirement, appoints Adedeji FIRS chair
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Zaccheus Adedeji, as the new Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland…
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Economy
Breaking: Power restored hours after nationwide blackout in Nigeria
Electricity supply has been restored hours after a nationwide blackout due to the collapse of the national grid on Thursday.…
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Court/Litigation
Appeal Court sacks Ndudi Elumelu, affirms LP candidate winner of Reps seat in Delta
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, set aside the judgment of the National and State Houses of Assembly…
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Economy
Explosion at Kainji caused nationwide blackout – Power minister, Adelabu
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has disclosed the cause of the nationwide blackout that happened in the early hours of…
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Sports
Maguire’s criticisms gone ‘beyond football’, mother cries out
Harry Maguire‘s mother, Zoe Maguire, has come in the defence of the England and Manchester United defender, after he was…
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Economy
Blackout as Nigeria’s electricity generation drops 93.5% to 273MW
Nigeria’s power supply dropped by 93.5 per cent to 273 megawatts, MW in the early hours of today, from 4,182MW…
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Politics
Labour Party knows Obi lost 2023 polls — Soyinka
•Says they want to force lies on Nigerians Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, yesterday, alleged that the leadership of the…
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Economy
Fidelity Bank announces 100% acquisition of Union Bank
Fidelity Bank Plc has announced the completion of the acquisition of a 100% stake in Union Bank Plc. According to…
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Economy
Fake: CBN denies crashing forex to N1.25 against Dollar
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied claims that it would crash the exchange rate to N1.25/$1. On Wednesday,…
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Court/Litigation
Court jails man 12 months for intimidating ex-girlfriend in Abuja
A Grade I Area Court sitting in Kabusa, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 31-year-old man, Kefas Usman, to 12 months…
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Court/Litigation
Lagos Reps rerun: ‘It’s a miracle we get another chance’ – Banky W
Famous Nigerian singer and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency of Lagos State, Olubankole Wellington, a.k.a Banky…
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Top News
UNGA78: UN chief charges world leaders on solutions to global challenges
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged world leaders attending the 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to come…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal judgements: Upset in LP over massive sack of lawmakers
The Labour Party, LP, has emerged as one of the biggest casualties of the ongoing State and National Assembly Election…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 talking points this Thursday
Good afternoon! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has commenced the process of…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal sacks PDP Reps member in Plateau
The National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has nullified the election of a two-term member of…
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Politics
Osun APC, PDP trade words over Adeleke’s performance
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused the State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, of hiding the truth…
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Economy
NUPRC: 48 companies win bids for Nigeria’s gas flare sites
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), yesterday, disclosed that 42 companies have been awarded 49 gas flare sites in…
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Top News
‘We graduated in 1979,’ Tinubu’s classmate at Chicago Varsity speaks out
A public affairs analyst, Durojaiye Ogunsanya, has claimed that he and President Bola Tinubu graduated together at the Chicago State…
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Economy
2023 Budget in danger as crude output crashes by 470,000 bpd
Implementation of the 2023 budget of N21.8 trillion is currently threatened as the nation has suffered a shortfall in crude…
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Court/Litigation
PEPT judgement perfect – PDP chieftain, Idahosa
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Charles Idahosa, has hailed the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.…
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Politics
Arrest Peter Obi now for instigating violence, Lauretta Onochie tells DSS, police
A former chairperson of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Board, Mrs Lauretta Onochie, has called for the arrest of…
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Politics
I remain loyal to Akeredolu, says deputy
The Ondo State deputy governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, reiterated his loyalty to his boss and state governor, Mr…
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Sports
Guinness World Records: Nigerian achieves feat for climbing ladder with ball on head
The Guinness World Records, on Wednesday, has announced a Nigerian, Tonye Solomon, as the new record holder for the most…
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Economy
Again, NLC threatens indefinite strike, gives one week ultimatum
•Giving a bag of rice to 12 people, N100m to each lawmaker insulting – Labour •Govt has absconded from negotiation…
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Court/Litigation
Senate seat: APC Kalu floors PDP, Labour Party at tribunal
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia has upheld the victory of Senator Orji Kalu representing Abia-North Senatorial…
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Court/Litigation
Plateau: Tribunal upturns PDP Beni Lar’s victory, declares APC’s candidate winner
The National and State House of Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal in Plateau State has nullified the victory of the Peoples…
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Sit-at-home has ended in South-East, says COAS
***As Army establishes special forces to tackle insecurity The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has said the…
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We will give attention to satellite towns – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, said that the FCT Administration would give due attention…
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Politics
Like Obaseki, Akeredolu moves against deputy gov, sacks media aides
Like his counterpart, Edo State Governor Obaseki, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday moved against his deputy, Lucky…
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Politics
South-West needs federalism to end challenges, Adebanjo tells Tinubu
Notable Yoruba leaders including leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo; Director-General of the Development Agenda for…
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Nigeria Immigration clears 60k passports’ backlog in 4 days
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has confirmed the clearance of almost 60,000 passport backlogs within four working days. The development…
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Entertainment
Life and times of music artiste, MohBad
Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, professionally known as MohBad died on Tuesday. The former Marlian record signee reportedly died…
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Entertainment
Olamide, others mourn as Mohbad dies aged 27
Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, professionally known as MohBad is dead. The former Marlian record signee reportedly…
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We’ve invested $2bn in Nigeria in 10 years – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said it has invested over $2 billion in the last 10 years of its…
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Wike to probe circumstances surrounding $800m Garnishee Order against FCTA
Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has vowed to probe the circumstances surrounding a judgment debt of over $800…
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Politics
I need no title to serve in Tinubu’s administration — Fashola
Former Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) says he does not need a title to serve in…
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Foreign News
150 dead, 10,000 missing as flood wreaks havoc on Libya
The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the…
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Economy
Save FX revaluation gains as buffer against economic shocks, CBN orders banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has ordered banks to save gains from foreign exchange (FX) revaluation as a buffer…
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Tinubu directs immediate payment of deceased soldiers’ insurance – COAS
President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate payment of insurance entitlements owed to families of officers and soldiers who died…
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Court/Litigation
Plateau South Senate seat: I’m joyous – Lalong reacts as tribunal declares him winner
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, has reacted to the judgement of the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal…
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Court/Litigation
Election tribunal judgement a misplacement of justice – Katsina PDP
The Katsina State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed disappointment with the recent verdicts handed down by…
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Politics
PDP crisis: Wike has crossed red line, we’re coming at him – Atiku’s camp
The camp of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has said that the Federal Capital…
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Metro News
Quake: Morocco death toll rises to 2,497
The death toll from Morocco’s devastating earthquake has risen to 2,497, the interior ministry said on Monday, as search and…
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Top News
ICAN confirms Akintola William’s death
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, has confirmed the death of Akintola Williams, who became Africa’s first chartered…
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Niger junta deploys forces to border amidst ECOWAS threat
Niger Republic’s coupists have deployed military personnel along its border with Benin, one of its neighbouring countries. This was according…
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Scientists develop artificial kidney that may end dialysis
Scientists at the University of California San Francisco have developed a bioreactor device that uses human kidney cells cultured in…
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Politics
Wike weakening PDP to run for 2027 presidency- Atiku’s loyalist
…Labels FCT minister a ‘nobody’ A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Pedro Obaseki, has accused the Federal Capital Territory…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal sacks three LP Reps, orders rerun
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Monday sacked three House of Representatives’…
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Economy
Visa ban, four other things to know about Tinubu’s visit to UAE
President Bola Tinubu has met with the leadership of the United Arab Emirates in a bid to resolve the Emirates…
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Economy
Tinubu won’t impose higher tax rates on Nigerians – Oyedele
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, on Sunday night, said no higher…
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Politics
Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones should be renamed, group urges FG
A peacebuilding think tank, the Foundation for Peace Professionals, also known as PeacePro, has called on the Federal Government to…
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UK warship arrives Nigeria to support maritime security
A Royal Navy warship, HMS Trent, on Sunday arrived in Lagos, Nigeria. This is Trent’s second visit to Nigeria, as…
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Economy
Tinubu to meet UAE leaders over visa, diplomatic row today
President Bola Tinubu will meet with the leadership of the United Arab Emirates by 5 pm UAE time, in a…
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Court/Litigation
PEPT judgement: Nothing will come out of your appeal – Clarke to Obi, Atiku
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke, SAN, has said that nothing will come out of Atiku Abubakar and Peter…
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Politics
‘Strong leadership’ – US President, Joe Biden praises Tinubu
The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden has commended President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria for his “strong…
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Economy
Nigeria needs N21trillion to bridge housing deficit, says VP Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday disclosed that Nigeria requires N21 trillion to effectively bridge housing deficit, despite efforts across…
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Nigerian Dailies: 10 major news this Monday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. No fewer than 399 pieces of improvised explosive devices were recovered…
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Economy
Go digital to end forex crisis, CBN advised
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to digitize…
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Politics
Katsina governor signs N300.6bn supplementary budget
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has signed over ₦300.6 billion 2023 Supplementary Budget into law. The governor’s Chief Press…
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Sports
AFCON qualifier: Osimhen scores hat-trick as Super Eagles thrash Sao Tome 6-0
Super Eagles of Nigeria wrapped up the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers with a comfortable 6-0 victory against the…
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Politics
Stop victimising perceived enemies, PDP members tell Adeleke
A group of stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has called on the governor, Ademola Adeleke, to…
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Economy
United Nigeria Airlines gets flight approval to USA, UK, others
United Nigeria Airlines has received approval for the operation of international flights to the United States of America, United Kingdom,…
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Economy
Nigerians want changes to happen quickly, says Abdulsalami
…says Tinubu inherited fuel subsidy, insecurity A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalalmi Abubakar, on Saturday, congratulated the administration of…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal sacks Imo PDP Reps member, orders supplementary poll in 90 days
The Imo State National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, on Sunday, sacked a member of the House…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal sacks Kano NNPP Rep, declares APC candidate winner
The National and State House of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano State on Sunday nullified the election of…
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Top News
Morocco mourns quake victims as death toll exceeds 2,000
Moroccans on Sunday mourned the victims of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people, as rescue teams raced…
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Court/Litigation
A’Court affirms APC’s victory in Lagos senatorial election
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Saturday affirmed Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the…
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Economy
We’re not involved in oil theft in N’Delta – Chevron
Chevron Nigeria Limited, operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and CNL – NNPCL/CNL JV, has…
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Economy
Local refining can’t reduce petrol to N200/litre – MOMAN
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria has said it is impossible for price of petrol to go as low as…
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Sports
UFC: Israel Adesanya loses middleweight title to Strickland in shock defeat
Sean Strickland pulled off a big upset on Saturday as he defeated Israel Adesanya to win the middleweight title in…
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Economy
PMS, used vehicles, gas oil account for Nigeria’s largest imports in Q2 2023 – NBS
Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, used vehicles and gas oil, are Nigeria’s largest imports in the second quarter…
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Economy
Petroleum oils, bituminous minerals, crude Nigeria’s largest exports in Q2 2023 – NBS
Petroleum oils and oil obtained from bituminous minerals and crude are Nigeria’s largest exports in the second quarter of 2023.…
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Top News
100 days: Security experts pass verdict on Tinubu govt
As President Bola Tinubu marks his 100 days in office, some experts have expressed divergent views on the state of…
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Top News
Nigerian Dailies: 10 major events this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared one Gift David Okpara…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC ruling is a victory for Nigeria’s democracy, rule of law – Osinbajo
Former Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday hailed the Wednesday’s victory of President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Election…
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Agency Report
Morocco earthquake kills over 1,000 people, rescuers dig for survivors
Rescuers dug through rubble for survivors in collapsed houses in remote mountain villages of Morocco on Saturday, in the wake…
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Politics
Kwankwaso sets to change party logo, amend constitution
The crisis rocking the leadership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party has taken a new twist following a move by…
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Economy
Nigeria will play vital role in bloc – Tinubu to G-20
President Bola Tinubu says without Nigeria, the G-20 bloc is incomplete. Nigeria is considering joining the league of the world’s…
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Sports
Ronaldo suspended for Portugal’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Luxembourg
Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, is suspended for Monday’s Euro 2024 qualifying game against Luxembourg. The Al-Nassr forward picked up a…
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Court/Litigation
Edo Tribunal upholds APC Dennis Idahosa’s victory, dismisses PDP, LP Petitions
The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Benin City, has dismissed two petitions filed against the declaration of…
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Top News
Metered electricity customers in Nigeria now 5.47m in Q2 2023
Metered electricity customers in Nigeria increased to 5.47 million in the second quarter of 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics’…
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Economy
Global rice prices hit 15-year high in August – FAO
Global rice prices have increased to a 15-year high according to reports released in August. The Agriculture Organization (FAO), in…
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Economy
Nigeria’s electricity supply recorded marginal increase in Q2 – NBS
Nigeria’s electricity supply increased in the second quarter of 2023 to 5,909.83 GWh from 5,851.87 GWh recorded in Q1 2023.…
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Politics
Imo guber: APC releases 582-man campaign council
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has released a 582-member list of its National Campaign Council for the governorship election in…
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Politics
PEPT: Stop wasting your time in court – PDP chieftain tells Atiku
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State, Lere Olayinka, has urged the Presidential candidate of the…
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Politics
Tribunal verdict: Be mindful of your utterances against opposition – APC chieftain advises party loyalists
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has advised members of the party not…
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Economy
Contractor accuses works ministry of inflating road project from N9bn to 54bn
Drama ensued at the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigative hearing on Thursday as a construction company, DC Engineering Limited…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The legal teams of the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic…
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Top News
I’ll ensure well-resourced, fit-for-purpose military – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says he will do everything within his constitutional powers to ensure that the Nigerian military is well-resourced…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal sacks APC’s Udende, declares Suswam of PDP winner in Benue
The Benue State Election Tribunal has declared Senator Gabriel Suswam of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal sacks LP federal lawmaker, declares PDP candidate winner in Enugu
The election petition tribunal in Enugu State has sacked Prof Paul Nnamchi of the Labour Party, representing the Enugu East/Isi-Uzo…
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Top News
Don’t bribe us — Kwara FRSC warns Nigerians
The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has vowed to commence the prosecution of motorists who indulge…
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Court/Litigation
PEPT plotting to undermine my quest for justice, Atiku cries out
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 25, 2023, presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has cried out…
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Politics
I’ll live to complete my tenure – Akeredolu
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo State, has resumed work officially after medical vacation abroad. Akeredolu who thanked Nigerians for their…
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Top News
Troops arrest terrorists’ logistics suppliers with N3m
Troops of the Nigerian Army in collaboration with Hybrid Force have killed three Boko Haram terrorists in Gwoza Local Government…
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Agency Report
US, EU support African Union’s bid to join G20
The African Union looks set to become the newest member of the G20, officials said on Friday, as the bloc’s…
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Top News
New Soun of Ogbomoso installed, traditional rites to commence soon – Kingmakers
A former pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Prince Afolabi Ghandi Laoye, on Friday, was installed as the…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: Atiku, Obi have no ground of objection —Kogi Gov
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has told the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and his…
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Top News
UK marks first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death
Britain’s King Charles III on Friday thanked the public for their support in his first year as monarch, as he…
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Politics
Tribunal: Social media noise can’t win election petitions — Wike
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has reacted to the judgment delivered by the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC,…
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Crypto boss bags 11,196 years for fraud in Turkey
A ‘disgraced’ Turkish crypto founder who fled to Albania and his two brothers have been sentenced to 11,196 years in…
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Top News
Akeredolu returns to Nigeria from medical vacation
Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has returned to the country from his three months medical vacation. Akeredolu traveled to Germany…
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Court/Litigation
Atiku rejects Tribunal’s verdict, says judgement bereft of justice
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday rejected the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal judgement that affirmed the victory of President…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: Nigeria shall be free, says Dele Momodu
The Director of Strategic Communications for the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Momodu, has expressed dismay at the turn-out of…
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Economy
‘Concrete has come to stay’, FG issues fresh directives on road construction
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that the use of concrete technology in road construction had come to…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential tribunal judgment full of reviews, deep explanations – Lawyers
Some lawyers on Thursday said the judgment delivered by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Wednesday was full of…
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Politics
Time for them to have sense, embrace Tinubu’s govt, Keyamo berates ‘Obidients’, others
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu “for this judicial vindication”, and hit…
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Politics
Tribunal: I didn’t congratulate Tinubu, Atiku issues disclaimer
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 25, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has issued a disclaimer…
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Politics
Atiku’s ‘greed’ responsible for PDP’s defeat at PEPC – VON DG
Mr Osita Okechukwu, the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) says he fully understands the grief of the opposition…
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Court/Litigation
PEPT judgement not surprising, ‘I didn’t expect justice’ – Charly Boy
Maverick singer and supporter of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has…
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Politics
Elections are won by most rugged politicians in Nigeria – Davido
Famous singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has asserted that elections in Nigeria are won by the most “rugged” candidates. The…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal sacks Abia LP Reps member, Amobi Ogah
The National Assembly election petition tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, has nullified the election of Hon Amobi Ogah of…
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Court/Litigation
My renewed hope assurance intact, says Tinubu after defeating Obi, Atiku at Election Tribunal
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians of his renewed and energized focus on delivering his vision of a unified, peaceful…
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Court/Litigation
PEPT strikes out Atiku’s petition against Tinubu
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abubakar Atiku on Wednesday suffered a major setback in his legal…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential poll: I’m not surprised with PEPT verdict – Chekwas Okorie
…Says Atiku, Obi relied on technical points to win their petition FOUNDER of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: Why we rejected Tribunal judgement – Labour Party
Labour Party, LP, Wednesday, rejected the Presidential Election Petition Court Judgement against its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. Presidential Election…
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Court/Litigation
INEC can’t be forced to transmit election results electronically – Tribunal
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) led by Justice Haruna Tsammani has said that the Independent Nationa Electoral Commission (INEC)…
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Economy
China bans govt officials from using Apple iPhones at work
China has banned officials at central government agencies from using Apple’s iPhones and other foreign-branded devices while at work, the…
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Court/Litigation
Tinubu’s US drug-dealing forfeiture not criminal indictment – Tribunal
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has ruled that President Bola Tinubu cannot be disqualified on the basis of his forfeiture…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal dismisses EU’s report on 2023 elections tendered by Obi, LP
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has rejected, a copy of the report on the last presidential election made by…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal declares Natasha winner of Kogi Central Election
The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday nullified the victory of Sen. Abubakar Ohere as the winner of the…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal dismisses Obi’s alleged rigging of 2023 election in Tinubu’s favour
…says he failed to list specific polling units The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the…
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Court/Litigation
Peter Obi failed to explain how he scored majority of votes – Tribunal
The Presidential Election Petitions Court has held that the Labour Pary (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, failed to…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal begins delivery of judgment in petition by Obi, LP
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has commenced the delivery of judgment in the petition by Peter Obi and the Labour…
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Economy
G20 Summit: Tinubu meets industrialist Hinduja over foreign direct investment in Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the sideline of the ongoing G20 Summit in India, met with Mr Gopichand Hinduja, the…
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Politics
PEPT verdict: Tinubu believes he’ll win at tribunal – Sam Amadi
The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has said President Bola Tinubu believes he…
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Court/Litigation
Why we upheld Shettima’s nomination – Tribunal
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday struck out the petition of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). In a ruling…
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Court/Litigation
Atiku, Obi absent as Tribunal delivers judgment
Former Vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abubakar Atiku and his counterpart in the Labour…
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Court/Litigation
BREAKING: Tribunal dismisses suit seeking disqualification of Shettima
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has thrown out a suit brought before it by the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, seeking…
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Court/Litigation
Kano election tribunal: Ganduje’s son loses petition
The elections petition tribunal in Kano has dismissed the petition filed by Abba Ganduje, the son of former Governor Abdullahi…
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Politics
Our founding fathers got independence but failed to build Nigeria – Jonathan
…Opposition’s rejection of 2012 subsidy removal political, Fayemi, Chidoka Ex- President Goodluck Jonathan, has said while Nigeria’s founding fathers deserve…
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Top News
Major shake up as IGP deploys Frank Mba, Ciroma, other promoted DIGs
…Bala Ciroma is DIG Finance and Administration, Ayuba Ekpeji is DIG Operations, Daniel Sokari Pedro is DIG ICT The Inspector-General…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal sacks APC Senator, orders rerun in Kogi
The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja on Tuesday sacked the Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial district, Sen.…
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US President to wear mask after first lady tests COVID positive
US President Joe Biden tested negative for Covid again Tuesday but will wear a mask out of precaution after First…
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Court/Litigation
EFCC stands down money laundering suit against Lagos Speaker
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has withdrawn the alleged money laundering suit it filed at the Federal High Court against…
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Agency Report
Europe asylum requests rise by 28% – EU
The number of migrants lodging asylum applications in the European Union has jumped 28 percent in the first half of…
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Court/Litigation
Tinubu stands better chance at Tribunal, says APC chieftain
A member of the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee, Tolu Bankole, has expressed strong conviction that the outcome of…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential tribunal: We’re worried over Justice Odili’s pre-judgment comments – LP
The Labour Party has raised concerns about retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Mary Odili’s, statement regarding the forthcoming judgment…
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Politics
NNPP crisis: Court halts Kwankwaso’s expulsion, ex-national chairman Alkali quits party
High Court in Kano presided over by Justice Usman Mallam Na’abba has restrained members of the group loyal to the…
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Education
FG sets up committee on financial autonomy in varsities, others
The federal government on Tuesday, September 5, set up an eight-member committee to unveil a roadmap for the education sector…
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Economy
Power disruption looms as workers shutdown Osogbo Transmission Company over strike
Members of the National Union of Electricity Employees in Osun State on Tuesday joined the warning strike called by the…
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Agency Report
UAE announces $4.5bn clean energy investments in Africa
The United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, announced an investment of $4.5 billion in clean energy projects for Africa during a…
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Top News
Tinubu to speak at African Climate Summit
President Bola Tinubu is expected to speak today, September 5, at 11 a.m. during the third plenary session of the…
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Court/Litigation
Alleged assault: Court fixes Seun Kuti’s arraignment for September 27
The arraignment of the afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, who allegedly assaulted a police officer, has been fixed for September 27, before…
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Economy
FG meets TUC, sets two-week deadline on wage allocation
The Federal Government has set a two-week timeline on wage award, tax exemptions and allowances to public sector workers to…
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Economy
100 days: Tinubu’s economic policies hurting Nigerians – Bode George
Former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, Monday, took a swipe at the economic…
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Economy
Blue Economy: I want to quickly make impact – Oyetola
Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Monday, declared that he was in a hurry to make impact in…
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Agency Report
I’ll not fail Nigerians, Tinubu reiterates
President Bola Tinubu has reassured Nigerians of his determination not to fail the country in carrying out a permanent transformation…
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Politics
Disputed election: Zimbabwean president sworn in for second term
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inauguration for his second term was held on Monday in spite of accounts from international observers…
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Economy
N85bn Wasa housing project poorly negotiated, says Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed dissatisfaction over the N85bn contract meant for the…
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Economy
Army, NSCDC uncover 12 illegal oil refining sites in Delta, two arrested
Personnel of the Nigerian Army in collaboration with operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps have uncovered no…
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Economy
NLC shuns meeting with FG, insists on Tuesday planned strike
The national leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has shunned the last-minute reconciliatory meeting convened by the Minister of Labour…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential tribunal judgement will be televised, says Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal Headquarters on Monday said the presidential tribunal judgement on the petitions before it would be aired…
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Economy
Tinubu jets to India Monday for G-20 summit
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday depart Abuja for New Delhi, India, to attend the G-20 Leaders’ summit. Tinubu is…
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Economy
Minister of works warned against contracts’ review, re-award
Some contractors handling projects with the Federal Ministry of Works have cautioned the minister, David Nweze Umahi against reviewing previously…
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Politics
Labour Party rejects Edo LGs election results, demands scrapping of SIEC
The Comrade Julious Abure-led Labour Party has rejected the result of the Edo State Local Government Election held on Saturday…
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Economy
Glorious days of stronger Naira to Dollar will return – Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has said that Nigeria would…
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Top News
100 days: Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission scores Tinubu high on inclusiveness
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Reverend Yakubu Pam, has commended the Tinubu/Shettima administration for taking…
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Economy
N1.1trn Anchor Borrowers’ loan default: Tinubu sets Sept 18 recovery deadline
President Bola Tinubu has set September 18 for the full recovery of the whopping balance of N577 billion Anchor Borrowers’…
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Economy
FG meets labour Monday as NLC insists on Tuesday strike
In its desperate effort to avert the Nigeria Labour Congress’ warning strike scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, the Federal Government says…
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Economy
Brent crude oil reaches over $88 per barrel, highest in eight months
Brent crude oil traded at an increased price of over $88 per barrel, the highest in the last eight months.…
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Economy
Take currency swap with China to reduce reliance on Dollar- Economist tells FG
An economist and the former Director General of the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management, Prof Akpa Ekpo,…
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Sports
Ronaldo becomes first player to score 850 career goals
Al Nassr forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first football player to hit 850 goals. The 38-year-old found the back…
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Politics
APC to establish Institute of Progressive Study, open functional offices in 8,813 wards
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdulahi Ganduje, has said that the party would establish a…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Federal Government says it would meet the Nigerian Labour Congress,…
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Agency Report
Huge protests in Niger call for French forces to leave after coup
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered outside a French military base in Niger’s capital Niamey on Saturday demanding that its…
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Politics
I’m satisfied with conduct of Edo LG poll – Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Saturday, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of Local Government election conducted in the state…
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Sports
Awoniyi shines as Nottingham Forest defeat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
Taiwo Awoniyi turned assist provider on the day he didn’t find the back of the net as Nottingham Forest recorded…
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Politics
Tinubu recalls all Nigeria’s ambassadors
President Bola Tinubu has recalled all Nigeria’s career and non-career ambassadors. This development was disclosed by the Minister of Foreign…
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Top News
Makinde appoints new Soun of Ogbomoso
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye as the new Soun-elect of Ogbomosoland.…
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Economy
Tompolo’s firm, Tantita accuses Navy of shielding oil thieves
…says Navy arresting own personnel chasing oil thieves The management of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, a Federal Government-contracted oil…
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Economy
FG to construct Akure-Ado-Ekiti road with concrete technology, says Minister of Works
The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi, has declared that the ongoing Akure-Ado-Ekiti Expressway would be redesigned and constructed with…
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Politics
Gabon reopens border three days after coup
Gabon has on Saturday reopened its borders three days after a military coup. An army spokesman made this known, three…
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Politics
Kogi gov: APC targets 99% support, victory at polls – Ganduje
The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has tasked the Kogi State electorate to give the party nothing…
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Politics
Obaseki/Shaibu crisis: Deputy gov to get new office outside Govt House next week
The rift between the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu may come to a head next…
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Economy
Niger gov declares three-day public holiday to distribute palliatives
The Governor of Niger State, Muhammad Umar Bago, has declared a three-day public holiday for the distribution of palliatives to…
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Politics
PDP tactful on Wike’s issue – SW Senator
The Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Lere Oyewumi, has stated that the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is…
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Court/Litigation
Police to arraign 67 gay suspects in Delta
The 67 suspects arrested in Delta State over alleged homosexuality will be arraigned next week, the state Police Public Relations…
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Petition: ICPC begins investigation on job racketeering
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission said it had begun investigation into a petition it received from…
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Economy
NLC lists six grievances, sets to begin warning strike Tuesday
The Nigeria Labour Congress will commence a two-day warning strike on September 6, 2023, in preparation for a total shutdown…
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Top News
Investigate past leaders, rename Nigeria, Olanipekun urges Tinubu
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and immediate past Chairman of the Nigerian Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun, has called…
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Court/Litigation
Emefiele: DSS grills, detains CBN deputy governor
A Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Obiora, has been allegedly detained by personnel of the Department…
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We’ll set up negotiation team on tuition fee hike – FG
The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, has said the Federal Government will set up a formal negotiation…
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Economy
Petrol’ll sell below N200/litre with functional refineries – IPMAN
The Chairman, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Rivers State Chapter, Joseph Obele, has enjoined the Federal Government to ensure…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s recap from Nigerian Newspapers: President Bola Tinubu has solicited the support of the United Nations…
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Entertainment
Controversy trails performance of singer Portable at NBA concert
The performance of singer Portable at the ‘Unbarred’ concert, organised by the Nigerian Bar Association, has caused a stir on…
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Court/Litigation
Demolition: Abuja land owner drags Wike to court
An Abuja land owner, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Kamba, has charged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and…
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Economy
Oil theft: Navy arrests Tompolo’s men, firm kicks
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday allegedly aborted an attempted oil theft at Lekki Waters and arrested four men identified as…
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Metro News
Be wary of scammers, VC has no social media accounts – UNILORIN
The management of the University of Ilorin has alerted members of the public to the latest antics of scammers using…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu has claimed the option of military intervention in…
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Top News
You’ve our backing, Russian delegation tells Burkina Faso’s coup leaders
A delegation from Russia on Thursday stormed Burkina Faso and pledged full support for the military junta in the West…
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Sports
Haaland joins winners’ list of UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award
Erling Haaland has won the UEFA Player of the Year award to join the list of elite footballers who have reached this…
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Politics
I’m working for Tinubu, not APC – Wike
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, clarified that he is working for President Bola Tinubu and…
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Politics
Presidential candidates of opposition parties beg Tinubu for appointment
Some opposition candidates who participated in the 2023 presidential election have made an appeal to President Bola Tinubu to consider…
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Economy
Banks dismiss 110 top executives, others over N82bn fraud in two years – report
At least 110 top bank executives and junior staff members have been sacked for fraud-related cases in the past two…
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Metro News
NSCDC nabs security guard, teacher for raping teenagers in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Wednesday paraded two suspects, Idowu Yahaya and…
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Metro News
Pastor sets lady on fire during special prayer in Ogun
A 21-year-old lady identified as Sukura Owodunni has allegedly been set ablaze by a pastor, Taiwo Odebiyi, when he was…
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Politics
LG polls: APC, PDP, other five parties battle for 210 seats in Edo
Electorates in Edo State are expected to vote for 18 council chairmen and 192 councillors in Saturday’s local government polls…
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UK tops list of registered Nigerians in diaspora – Commission
The United Kingdom tops the list of registered Nigerians in Diaspora, according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission. On June…
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Sports
UCL group stage draw: Real Madrid, Arsenal, Man City, others to know opponents today
The draw for the group stage of the 2023/2024 Champions League will be conducted on Thursday, August 31. It will…
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Economy
Lagos Blue Line Rail commences operations next Monday – Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has announced that the long-awaited Blue Line Rail will start commercial operations next month,…
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Top News
Tinubu breaks silence, condemns coup action in Gabon
President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the latest coup in Gabon, where President Ali Bongo has been outsted and placed…
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Gabon military arrests ousted president’s son, charges him with treason
The military junta in Gabon also detained the son of the deposed President Ali Bongo in a coup on Wednesday,…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Thursday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. A group of senior Gabonese military officers have announced the seizure…
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Economy
Brain drain: African countries now offer Nigerian doctors $4000, CMDs tell Reps
The Chairman of the Committee of Chief Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals, Prof. Emem Bassey, on Wednesday, said other…
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Metro News
Tinubu mourns Nigerian flag designer, Taiwo Akinkunmi
President Bola Tinubu has mourned the passing away of the designer of the Nigerian flag, Taiwo Akinkunmi, saying he left…
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Metro News
Son kills 100-year-old father with machete in Ogun
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps said it had arrested one Matthew Ifeanyi, who allegedly macheted his…
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Politics
I dare anyone to suspend me from PDP – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has challenged his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, daring them to…
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Politics
Osun APC expels Aregbesola’s faction ex-chairman, Adeleke aides, 81 others
Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday announced the expulsion of 84 members majority of whom, were…
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Economy
Fuel queues hit Lagos, others as marketers halt loading PMS due to alleged vandalised pipelines
Long queues for petrol have begun to resurface at filling stations in Lagos and Ogun states, and in few other…
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Education
Kano govt slashes school reg. fees by 50% for indigenes in State-owned tertiary institutions
The Kano State government has reduced the registration fees of government-owned tertiary institutions by 50 per cent for indigenes. It…
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Top News
Another coup: Army officers announce ‘taking over power’ in Gabon – BBC
Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon on Wednesday to announce they have taken over power in the…
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Sports
Saka beats Haaland, Caicedo to win PFA Young Player of the Year award
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka has been named the Men’s PFA Young Player of the Year in recognition of his role in…
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Economy
Akwa Ibom govt shuts down Chinese company over illegal mining operation
The Akwa Ibom State Government said it has closed down Ruitai Mining Company, a Chinese mining company operating in Esuk…
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Security
Panic: Stop circulating voice recording of alleged robbery in Abuja – Police warn residents
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, CP Haruna G. Garba, on Thursday, warned residents against circulating…
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Politics
Kwankwaso alleged suspension mere rumour, says Kano NNPP Chairman
The Kano State Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Hashimu Dungurawa, has described as mere rumour the report…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Wednesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso faction of the New Nigeria People’s Party,…
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Agency Report
Russia: US to send Ukraine $250m in new military aid
The United States on Tuesday announced a new $250 million military assistance package for Ukraine that includes equipment for clearing…
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Education
A view of the University of Abuja under Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah
For several years, my view of the University of Abuja remained that of a small community, so timid to embrace…
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Politics
I am still loyal to Obaseki despite my ambition – Shaibu
In a display of loyalty, Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has reaffirmed his allegiance to Governor Godwin Obaseki amidst…
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Agency Report
Man City striker, Haaland, wins PFA Player of the Year award
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland scooped the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award on Tuesday after his stellar first…
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Foreign News
Coup: Algeria proposes six-month transition to resolve Niger crisis
The Algerian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf, on Tuesday, said the country is proposing an initiative to resolve the political crisis…
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Politics
NNPP crisis deepens as Kwankwaso factional group expels Agbo, others
The Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso faction of the New Nigeria People’s Party has held a parallel meeting of the National Executive…
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Politics
Makinde diverts N5.7bn, palliatives, Oyo APC raises alarm
The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, on Tuesday, cried out over the alleged diversion of funds and food items…
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Metro News
Kwara communities lament over 18-month blackout
Residents of no fewer than seven Communities in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State are groaning over incessant…
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Economy
Extractive companies underpaid $10bn in taxes, royalties – NEITI
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, on Monday, told members of the House of Representatives that part of its findings…
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Court/Litigation
I’ve been cleared by court, I won’t beg for freedom – Nnamdi Kanu
Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has told the Federal Government that he will not…
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Economy
IBEDC customers lament inability to vend electricity
Prepaid metre users, who are residents of Osogbo, Osun State, have raised an alarm over their inability to vend for…
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Court/Litigation
Five people arrested for forging ONSA, AGF letterheads – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested five people for allegedly using forged letterheads of the Offices of…
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Politics
Tinubu’s govt careless about plight of Nigerians, PDP alleges
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lambasted the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC over its alleged failure to rescue the…
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Court/Litigation
Tinubu’s electoral victory won’t be upturned – Ebonyi Senator
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Information, Kenneth Eze, has insisted that nobody will overturn the election of President…
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Politics
HoR probes mismanagement of N16 billion SURE-P mass transit scheme loan
A committee of the House of Representatives Committee has decried the inability of beneficiaries to repay the N16billion Urban Mass…
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Politics
Lagos speaker breaks silence on ‘fight’ with Sanwo-Olu, rejection of Commissioner-nominees
The Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has insisted that lawmakers are not “fighting” Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.…
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Politics
Edo crisis: Obaseki sacks deputy gov’s media aides
The Edo State Government has disbanded the media crew attached to the Office of the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. Governor…
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Politics
Tinubu will sack non-performing ministers – Ajuri Ngelale
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday, said President Bola Tinubu would not…
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Top News
NCS declines N50m bribe from smuggler
The Tincan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it rejected the N50m bribe offered by a smuggler involved…
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Top News
Tinubu bars FG officials with no direct participation in UNGA from travelling
As part of a broader effort to reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has directed the…
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Top News
Atiku knocked over controversial tweet on Tinubu’s academic records
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has come under fire for tackling President…
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Economy
Nigeria loses 400,000 barrels of crude oil daily – NSA
The National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, says the country is still losing 400,000 barrels of crude oil daily to…
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Top News
Over 66,000 jostle for admission into Kwara secondary schools
No fewer than 66,055 Primary six pupils sat for the Common Entrance (Placement) Examination into Junior Secondary School classes in…
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Court/Litigation
NDLEA arrests South African with methamphetamine consignment in Abuja
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday, August 23 arrested a South African man, Erasmus Jean Pierre, 29, in an…
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Agency Report
FG discovers illegal crude oil connection in Abia
An oil theft situation assessment delegation deployed in the Niger Delta by President Bola Tinubu discovered an illegal oil connection…
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Politics
Wike halts congratulatory billboards, advertorials in his honour
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has requested well-wishers to refrain from placing congratulatory billboards…
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Economy
FG secures $500m for innovators, says minister
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has revealed that the government has secured access to approximately $500m…
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Agency Report
‘All Eyes On the Judiciary’: Ad Agency apologises to ARCON over ethical misconduct
Intercontinental Marketing & Communication Consortium Limited has apologised to the Advertising Standard Panel, Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, over the…
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Court/Litigation
EFCC, CCB probe Kano anti-graft agency chair investigating Ganduje
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Code of Conduct Bureau are probing the Chairman, Kano State Public Complaint…
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Economy
Contractors to begin work on Abuja airport second runway – Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced that the contractors for the construction of the second…
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Metro News
Three killed in US racial shooting, suspect dead
Three people have been reported dead after a man opened fire inside a Jacksonville Dolla General Store in the state…
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Politics
Zimbabwe’s president Mnangagwa secures victory for second term – Electoral Commission
Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, won this week’s presidential election with 52.6% of the vote, the country’s electoral commission said on…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal judgement: Mass prayer session in Kano as fear grips Gov Yusuf, Kwankwaso
Ahead of the judgment of Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, the governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf and his political godfather,…
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Sports
EPL: VAR under fire over penalty awarded to Manchester United against Nottingham Forest
Former Arsenal star, Martin Keown has criticized VAR officials over a controversial penalty awarded to Manchester United against Nottingham Forest…
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Top News
Tinubu to meet US President Biden at UNGA 2023 in September
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted an invitation to meet with the United States President, Joe Biden, on the sideline…
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Court/Litigation
Purported error on Tinubu’s certificate validates my observations – Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said the purported errors…
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Economy
Niger coup: War not ideal for Nigeria’s economic reforms – Tinubu tells US Envoy
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says war is not ideal for Nigeria’s economic reforms amid the tension in the Niger Republic.…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday said that he takes…
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Top News
Five kinds of foods to avoid for breakfast – Experts
Breakfast is touted as the most important meal of the day because it kick-starts your metabolism and gives you the…
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Economy
Nigerians exchanged 25.93 billion text messages in 2022 – NCC
Nigerians and other telecommunication consumers within Nigeria exchanged over 25.93 billion text messages locally in 2022, the Nigerian Communications Commission…
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Metro News
Pastor commits suicide after lover jilted him in Anambra
A pastor of a Pentecostal Church (name withheld) in Nnewi, Anambra State, identified as Pastor Prosper Igboke, has committed suicide…
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Metro News
Kidnappers detain pastor’s wife ransom bearer, demand N5m in Kwara
Abductors of the wife of Pastor Johnson Ajiboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Kwara State, Mrs Bola…
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Top News
World Bank to provide digital ID for 148m Nigerians by 2024
The World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri, has announced plans to collaborate with the National Identity Management Commission…
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Top News
Gov. Abdulrazaq congratulates two Kwarans for emerging as NIPR Council members
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has congratulated university teacher, Dr Saudat Abdulbaqi, and APC chieftain, Alhaji Lanre Onilu, on their…
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Economy
Port Harcourt Refinery: December deadline sacrosanct, says FG
• Vows To Stop Gas Flaring The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, has again assured that there is no…
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Politics
Reps to get N150m each to execute constituency projects
Members of the House of Representatives in the 10th Assembly will get a total of N54bn for constituency projects as…
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Agency Report
You lack authority to expel ambassador, France govt replies Niger junta
France has said that the Niger junta has no authority to expel its ambassador to the country, Sylvain Itte. Niger…
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Politics
New ministries: Oyetola, Alake, others may share buildings, directors
Days after President Bola Tinubu swore in 45 ministers who will work in his cabinet, some of them who were…
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Economy
FG will intensify efforts to tackle hyperinflation in Nigeria – Minister
The minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Mr Wale Edun, says the federal government will intensify efforts…
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Economy
Nigeria did not apply to join BRICS, says Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria did not apply to join BRICS, an economic bloc made up of Brazil, Russia, India,…
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Sports
Transfer: Man United to sign ex-Chelsea defender after Shaw’s injury
Manchester United have placed Ryan Bertrand on their shortlist of candidates to deputise for the injured Luke Shaw. Bertrand, who…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Niger’s military leadership has expelled the French ambassador, Sylvain Itte, from…
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Economy
Unclaimed dividends hits N190bn in Nigeria’s capital market — SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that the unclaimed dividends figure in the nation’s capital market currently stands at…
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Top News
Tinubu appoints new head for NELMCO
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Mojoyinoluwa Dekalu-Thomas as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer…
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Court/Litigation
LP crisis deepens as Abure, Apapa bicker over A’Court judgment
The crisis rocking the Labour Party over its perennial leadership tussle took a twist on Thursday when the Appeal Court…
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Court/Litigation
Fake doctor arrested at Covenant University
A fake doctor identified as Abawulor Omenka has been caught by the Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners while trying…
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Court/Litigation
Thailand govt arrests Nigerian, 13 other indigenes for romance scam
A 45-year-old Nigerian man, Ezeneche Uzochukwu Jerome, and 13 Thai indigenes have been arrested by the Royal Thai Police for…
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Top News
Kwara holds common entrance exam for Primary six students Saturday
Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development said that Primary six students in the state Primary schools will…
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Agency Report
You’ve 48 hours to leave Niger, military junta reportedly orders French ambassador
The military rulers who seized control in Niamey on July 26 have given the French ambassador 48 hours to leave…
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Economy
Port Harcourt refinery to begin operations December – Minister
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, on Friday, announced that the Port Harcourt Refinery Company…
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Top News
NIPR inaugurates new Council Members as Neliaku takes over from Sirajo
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), has elected Dr. Ike Neliaku of Rightangle PR, Dr. Sule Yau Sule of Image…
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Politics
Date discrepancy on my Chicago varsity certificate clerical error – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says a clerical error is responsible for discrepancies on the certificate issued to him by the Chicago…
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Court/Litigation
Abia govt seals private school allegedly built on public land, ex-commissioner flares up
Abia State government has sealed some property at Azikiwe road, Aba, erected on the lands of Azikiwe Road Primary School…
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Politics
Subsidy: Hold underperforming govs accountable, vote them out – Tinubu tells Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to vote against governors performing below expectation. Speaking at the Presidential Villa on Thursday,…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Oil marketers, on Thursday, insisted on a possible hike in the…
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Economy
Mike Adenuga suffers N5.7b loss as company shares fall
After Coinoil Plc shares dropped by N11 to settle at N99 per share from N110 previously traded, Nigerian billionaire businessman…
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Top News
Nigerian 36 Govs on leadership retreat sojourn to Rwanda
The 36 state governors who operate under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) are departing for a three-day…
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Sports
Budapest 2023: Amusan wins heat, advances into final
At the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tobi Amusan has advanced to the women’s 100m hurdles final. With a…
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Politics
Peter Obi’s camp denies merger plan with Atiku, Kwankwaso
The National Secretary of Labour Party, Umar Farouk, and Tai Obasi, media aide to LP flag bearer, Peter Obi have…
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Politics
Demolition: Protesters back Wike, warn Tinubu’s ministers to deliver or resign
Scores of pro-democracy demonstrators on Wednesday threw their weight behind the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over…
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Politics
I am ready to defend my administration – Ortom
Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, says he is ready to make himself available to respond to issues bordering…
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Metro News
₦1m ransom paid for my release, kidnapped corper narrates ordeal
… Victim’s father, NYSC deny ransom payment …Family source confirms ₦1million ransom payment A National Youth Service Corps member, Miss…
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Politics
Corn sellers responsible for insecurity in Abuja – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has prohibited street vending in Abuja saying that street traders, including…
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Metro News
12 suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ arrested for burying newborn alive in Rivers
The Port Harcourt Local Government Authority Area Security Watch and policemen have arrested about 12 suspected internet fraudsters who allegedly…
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Politics
Don’t join Aregbesola’s caucus, Osun APC chair warns members
Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has urged its members not to relate with the newly formed Omoluabi…
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Politics
APC NWC replaces Kyari, Betta Edu with Dalori, Idele
***Datti Muhammad takes over Lukman’s office The ruling All Progressives Congress has officially unveiled new officers to occupy the positions…
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Top News
African Union suspends Niger, demands restoration of constitutional order
The African Union on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities following last month’s coup “until the…
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Court/Litigation
Police charge Diezani with bribery in UK
British police said on Tuesday they had charged former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, with bribery offences, saying they…
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Court/Litigation
Ex-Thailand PM jailed after returning from 15 years exile
Former Thailand Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra has been sentenced to eight years in prison after returning to the country after…
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Top News
Coup: Military onslaught in Niger is war between brothers, El-Rufai tells ECOWAS
Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, has cautioned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against military intervention in…
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Politics
Adamawa gov congratulates Wike on appointment as FCT minister
Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa state, has congratulated Nyesom Wike on his appointment as minister of the federal capital territory…
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Top News
Staff audit: Osun Assembly orders consultant to suspend exercise
The Consultant handling the staff audit of Abia State workers, Sally Tibbot Consulting has been directed to suspend the process…
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Economy
Creation of Marine and Blue Economy Ministry ‘Long overdue’ – stakeholders
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday swore in his 45-member cabinet. This came days after he assigned portfolios to them.…
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Economy
Nigeria’s economy must not crumble – Experts tell Finance Minister
Financial experts say fixing challenges facing Nigeria’s economy must be the primary responsibility of the newly inaugurated Minister of Finance…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Tuesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated 45 members of his cabinet,…
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Court/Litigation
Court sentences nurse to whole-life imprisonment for killing seven babies in UK
A court in the United Kingdom has sentenced Lucy Letby, a serial child killer, to whole-life imprisonment. According to BBC,…
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Politics
Adelabu, Umahi, 43 others take oath of office as ministers
The inauguration of 45 ministers-designate into the Federal Executive Council is currently underway at the Conference Centre of the State…
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Politics
Swearing-in ceremony of ministers-designate commences at Aso Rock
The ceremony to swear in the 45 ministers-designate is currently underway in Aso Rock. The event, presided over by President…
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Sports
Transfer: Ten Hag to buy new goalkeeper after Man Utd’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham
Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, will step up moves to add a new goalkeeper to his squad before the…
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Metro News
Niger coup: Terrorists may attack Lagos, Sokoto – Fani-Kayode warns
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode has warned that Nigerian border states might be vulnerable to…
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Economy
Gas Resources, Marine and Blue Economy ministries may be threats to environment – Expert
Despite the accolades the President, Mr Bola Tinubu received following the creation of 10 new Ministries, including the Ministry of…
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Economy
Revive Nigeria’s economy – MSMEs, Manufacturers set agenda for ministers
As members of the Federal Executive Council resume this week, the ministers tasked with overseeing the nation’s economy face difficult…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Monday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of three Ministers, which…
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Politics
BREAKING: Tinubu appoints minister for Niger Delta, amends porfolio allocations
President Bola Tinubu has announced a new minister for Niger Delta Ministry. A statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser…
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Religion
Lagos, Ogun, two other SW’s states mark Isese Day, declare Monday holiday
Governors of four South-West states have declared Monday as a holiday for all public servants and residents of the states…
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Religion
I didn’t ban ‘Isese’ practice in Iwo – Oluwo
The Oluwo of Iwoland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abdulrosheed Akabi, on Sunday, denied allegations that he banned Isese celebration in…
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Politics
N/Delta ex-agitators praise Tinubu for returning NDDC to Presidency
Ex-agitators in the Niger Delta have hailed President Bola Tinubu over his decision to return the supervision of the Niger…
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Metro News
Nollywood actor, Saint Obi, buried amid tears
The late Nollywood actor, Obinna Nwafor, popularly known as Saint Obi has been buried at his hometown of Alaenyi Ogwa,…
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Sports
Ten man West Ham claim 3-1 rousing win against Chelsea in London derby
West Ham United claimed a rousing London derby win against big-spending Chelsea despite playing almost 30 minutes with 10 men.…
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Sports
England beaten by Spain 1-0 in Women World Cup final
England’s wait to win a first Women’s World Cup title goes on after Spain deservedly triumphed in the final in…
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Agency Report
Russia’s spacecraft ‘crashes into moon’
Russia has reported that its Luna-25 spacecraft which launched earlier this month has crashed into the moon. The unmanned robot…
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Economy
Japa: How desperate Nigerians reap losses after patronising fake visa syndicates
The desperation by some Nigerians to enter some countries that have strict visa regime has led some of them to…
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Economy
Naira redesign, others gulped N74bn in 2022 – CBN report
It cost the Central Bank of Nigeria and its subsidiary about N74.84bn to produce and roll out currencies, including new naira…
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Economy
Stop ex-govs from pension entitlements as ministers, SERAP urges Tinubu
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to “publicly instruct the former governors who are now serving…
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Metro News
Mob sets man ablaze for ‘stealing baby’ in Niger state
A mob on Friday set a man ablaze for allegedly stealing a baby in Lapai LGA of Niger state. Confirming…
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Top News
Niger: ‘We’ll restore civilian rule within 3 years’ — Junta tells ECOWAS
Abdourahmane Tiani, Niger Republic’s self-declared head of state, says the country will return to civilian rule within three years. Tiani…
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Economy
Banks lose N9.5bn to electronic fraud in five years – CBN
The Central of Nigeria, CBN, says accumulated Electronic Fraud within the financial sector has led to a loss of N9.5…
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Foreign News
UK records first case of new COVID-19 variant
The United Kingdom Health Security Agency, UKHSA, on Friday detected the first case of COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 in the country.…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Burkina Faso and Niger have met to discuss a joint defence…
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Economy
Ohanaeze, Afenifere, PANDEF hail N180b palliatives to states as NEF kicks
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere and the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) yesterday gave the Federal Government a thumbs up on the…
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Economy
Our union can fix Nigeria’s moribund refineries – Female engineers beg Tinubu
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), on Saturday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to give female engineers…
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Top News
What deposed Niger’s President told us – Abdulsalami
Former Military Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), met ousted Niger President, Bazoum, on Saturday. Abdulsalami led a high…
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Top News
Our MD has no official vehicle, directors using refurbished cars – FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reacted to a report in an online newspaper which accused its Managing…
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Agency Report
JAMB registrar not indicted in job racketeering probe — Reps c’ttee
The Chairman, House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating job racketeering in MDAs, Yusuf Gagdi, says it has not indicted…
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Sports
EPL: 10-man Liverpool beat Bournemouth 3-1
Ten-man Liverpool came from behind to beat Bournemouth 3-1 in their English Premier League clash at Anfield on Saturday. Goals…
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Sports
EPL: Tottenham thrash Man United 2-0
Ange Postecoglou enjoyed his first Premier League win as Tottenham manager thanks to two second-half goals against Manchester United. Pape…
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Top News
NBA probes UNICAL lecturer, Adamawa REC, Abia lawyer
The Nigerian Bar Association has set up an adhoc committee to investigate the allegations of sexual assault against the suspended…
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Top News
Niger coup: Burkina Faso, Mali deploy war planes after ECOWAS threat
Burkina Faso and Mali have deployed war planes to Niger Republic following the Economic Community of West Africa possible armed…
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Top News
Naira Marley not our ambassador — NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said that music star, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, who was…
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Top News
Niger: I will dialogue with bandits – Gov Bago
Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has said his administration will dialogue with bandits. This was as Bago said his…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday dismissed an appeal…
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Metro News
Wizkid loses mother
Nigerian singer Ayodeji Balogun popularly known as Wizkid has lost his mother. Wizkid’s mum, Mrs Jane Dolapo Balogun, died at…
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Economy
Kwara govt receives N2 billion from FG, sets up non-partisan committee for relief disbursement
Kwara State governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, said that the state government has received ₦2 billion out of the ₦4 billion in…
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Economy
Tinubu doing well but… – World Bank
World Bank Country Director, Nigeria Office, Shubham Chaudhuri, says President Bola Tinubu’s reform policies are in order, but called for…
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Politics
Scrapping Niger Delta Ministry comes with consequences, PANDEF warns Tinubu
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has warned President Bola Tinubu against scrapping the…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: Tinubu unveils new initiative to revamp the economy
Following the removal of petrol subsidy, President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative…
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Economy
FG’s N5bn subsidy removal palliative to states is a loan – Report
The relief aid given to the states by the federal government to cushion the effects of the removal of the…
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Economy
Report companies offering ’extraordinary’ ROI, CBN, NBC tell Nigerians
The Financial Services Regulation and Coordinating Committee (FSRCC) and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) have asked the public to report…
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Sports
Ten Hag ‘Happy’ Man Utd’s Maguire snubbed West Ham offer
Erik ten Hag insists he is “happy” that Manchester United defender Harry Maguire snubbed an offer to join West Ham.…
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Politics
Uzodinma, Okorocha close ranks as VP, Ganduje move to reunite them ahead of Imo guber
Vice-President Kashim Shettima and Abdullahi Ganduje, national chair of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are making attempts to reunite Hope…
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Economy
CBN unveils FX price verification system portal
The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced a foreign exchange price verification system designed for importers to have access to…
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Economy
N180bn palliatives to States: Govs will frustrate programme, says Labour Union
The organised labour has knocked the Federal Government for releasing a N180bn palliative package to states to cushion the impact…
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Metro News
Scavengers arrested with truck of vandalised railway tracks – NSCDC
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said it has arrested four scavengers with a truck conveying a large number…
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Religion
Celebrate “Isese Day” privately, Council President urges traditionalists in Kwara
The President of Ancient Religion Societies of African Descendants International Council (ARSADIC), Aare Ifagbenusola Atanda, has advised traditional worshippers in…
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Politics
Adeleke hoarding FG palliatives sent to Osun – APC
… allegations untrue, we are waiting for last batch, says govt Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has…
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Sports
Amusan not guilty of any offence, AIU clears her as Budapest 2023 begins tomorrow
World record holder Tobi Amusan has been cleared to defend her title at the Budapest 2023 World Athletics Championships which begin tomorrow…
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Economy
Ministerial list: IPAC criticises Tinubu for appointing Petroleum Minister of State from Niger Delta
Yabagi Sani, the National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assigning a…
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Economy
CBN denies issuing new policy actions on Forex
The Central Bank of Nigeria has denied rumour making the rounds over new policy actions in the foreign exchange market.…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Federal Government has announced N5 billion palliative to each State…
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Economy
Lai Mohammed visits Edun, seeks FG patronage on strategic communication
Lai Mohammed, the immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, says his lobbyist firm is willing to offer services of…
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Top News
Coup: ECOWAS force to invade Niger, say Defence Chiefs
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has secured the backing of the military of 10 of the 15…
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Court/Litigation
APC alleges Kano govt, NNPP of bribing judges with N10m
The All Progressives Congress has warned the New Nigeria People’s Party government in Kano State to desist from embarrassing the…
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Politics
I never thought I’d sit with Gowon in Council of State -Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said he could never have imagined being in the same meeting as an ex-President with…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: FG to give N5bn palliative each for 36 states, FCT
The Federal Government has announced a N5bn palliative for each state of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory to…
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Top News
Naira Marley visits NDLEA, advises youths to shun drug abuse
Nigerian artiste, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, who is popularly referred to as “Igbo labi,” (loosely translated as “marijuana born”)…
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Court/Litigation
Emefiele weeps as arraignment for N6.9b fraud stalls
The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele wept in Court on Thursday after the High court of the Federal…
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Court/Litigation
Court strikes out firearm charge against Emefiele over need for diligent prosecution
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday struck out the firearm charges against the suspended governor of the Central…
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Politics
VP Shettima presides over NEC meeting
Vice President Kashim Shettima is currently presiding over the National Economic Council in the Council Chambers of the State House,…
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Economy
TETFund may suspend foreign scholarships over forex crisis
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund says the recent monetary policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria has created difficulties in…
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Economy
We’re removing bottlenecks to ease business conducts, Tinubu assures investors
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assured investors that his ongoing repositioning of the economy will receive a boost as he…
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Court/Litigation
N6.9b fraud: Court adjourns FG/Emefiele’s case to next Wednesday
A High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory has adjourned the alleged N6.9bn procurement case against the suspended Central…
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Court/Litigation
Accountant, mother arraigned for N1bn, $975,102 fraud in Lagos
A chartered accountant, Omafume Ayinuola, and her mother, Lydia Ehrievuyere, were, on Wednesday, arraigned by the police before the Federal…
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Economy
Nigeria earned $741.48bn from Oil and Gas between 1999-2020 – NEITI
The Nigeria Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative says the country earned $741.48 billion from the oil and gas sector between 1999…
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Metro News
‘I killed my wife for sexually starving me’ – Octogenarian
The police in Edo State on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of one Gabriel Ahuwa, 84, for allegedly killing his 75-year-old…
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Politics
Group hails Tinubu on appointments of ministers, aides
A group, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Solidarity Vanguard (BATS-V), Southeast chapter, has commended President Bola Tinubu for the nomination of ministers who are…
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Court/Litigation
Emefiele’s arraignment stalls over absence of second defendant
The arraignment of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was stalled on Wednesday morning due to…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Thursday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday night released the list of…
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Politics
Tinubu to swear in Ministers-Designate Monday
President Bola Tinubu will swear his Ministers-Designate in on Monday at the State House Conference Centre, Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. This was…
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Politics
Full list of Tinubu’s Ministers’ portfolio
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy – Bosun Tijani. Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management – Ishak Salako…
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Politics
Tinubu appoints Wike minister of FCT as ministers get portfolios
President Bola Tinubu has appointed immediate past governors of Rivers and Ebonyi states, Nyesome Wike and Dave Umahi as Ministers…
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Metro News
Nigeria’s ambassador to France, Kayode Laro buried in Ilorin
The remains of Nigeria’s late ambassador to France, Kayode Laro, were interred in his Ilorin residence, Kwara State capital, on…
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Court/Litigation
Enugu: Tribunal reserves judgment in LP’s petitions against gov Mbah, others
The Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, on Wednesday, reserved judgment on the petitions challenging the election of Governor Peter…
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Economy
Fuel marketers kick as FG rules out price hike
Oil marketers, on Tuesday, advised President Bola Tinubu to gradually relax the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly…
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Sports
UEFA Super Cup: City lock horns with Sevilla in Europe’s curtain raiser tonight
Over two months since Manchester City claimed the UEFA Champions League in Istanbul, they are presented with another opportunity to…
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Economy
Forex crisis: NNPCL secures $3bn loan to stabilize naira
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited has secured a $3 billion crude repayment loan to support the naira and stabilise…
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Top News
CBN forex policy poses difficulties to payment of overseas scholarships – TETFund
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has said the recent monetary policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria has created difficulties…
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Economy
Nigeria’s inflation increases to 24.08% amid hike in food price
The most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) report’s data indicates that Nigeria’s annual inflation rate increased to 24.08 percent. Even…
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Court/Litigation
sacked Kano NNPP Rep vows to reclaim mandate, heads to Appeal court
Mukthar Umar-Zakari (NNPP-Kano), a member of the House of Representatives, has vowed to appeal the Election Petition Tribunal’s decision to…
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Economy
Dollar crashes to N790 from N930 at parallel market
The dollar on Tuesday fell to between N805 and N790 at the parallel exchange market, According to Daily Trust. From…
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Politics
Wike visits Ganduje in Abuja, congratulates him on becoming APC chair
Nyesom Wike, the immediate former governor of Rivers state, on Tuesday, visited Abdullahi Ganduje, the new national chairman of the…
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Economy
There’ll be positive economic growth for Nigeria in second half of 2023, Experts predict
Economic experts have predicted positive economic growth for Nigeria as business activities increase in the second half of 2023. They…
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Politics
‘Emilokan’ can’t win elections in Edo – Obaseki to deputy
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said the ‘Emilokan’ slogan will not win elections in the state. He spoke…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Wednesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Seplat Energy Plc has confirmed that one person died following the…
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Economy
Job creation: Nigeria ready for business, Shettima tells Google delegation
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima on Tuesday in Abuja received some executives of Google at the Presidential villa. Shettima also…
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Top News
Niger coup: Interference in democracy not acceptable to ECOWAS — Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday said any interference in democratic governance would not be accepted by the leadership of…
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Top News
Ifa council cancels Isese festival in Ilorin
The International Council for Ifa Religion on Tuesday announced its decision to suspend the planned Isese festival in Ilorin, the…
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Economy
PMS in Nigeria cheapest, most affordable in West Africa- Presidency
***Assures no further hike in fuel price Amidst the hike in the cost of living brought about by the removal…
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Economy
Fuel hike: No plans to re-introduce fuel subsidy – presidential spokesperson
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Tope Ajayi on Tuesday said there were no plans…
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Court/Litigation
LP crisis: Appeal Court affirms Julius Abure as party national chairman
The Edo State Court of Appeal upheld an earlier decision by the state’s high court that recognized Julius Abure as…
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Court/Litigation
BREAKING: More trouble for Emefiele as FG files 20 count charges against him in Abuja
The Federal Government, FG, submitted an application on Tuesday asking the Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss the “illegal…
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Economy
Job racketeering: Reps Scrutinise FCC commissioners’ bank accounts
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Job Racketeering said it is scrutinising the bank accounts of the 36 Commissioners…
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Agency Report
Lawyer sues Emir Ilorin for alleged banning of Isese festival
The Emir of Ilorin, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has been sued for allegedly preventing traditional religious worshippers from holding their Isese…
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Top News
Kwara Assembly proposes livestock vaccination against anthrax disease
The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the state governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, to direct the state Ministry of…
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Court/Litigation
FG extradites siblings to US for trial over sexual extortion, cyberstalking, others
Two siblings, Samuel and Samson Ogoshi, have been extradited from Nigeria to the United States to stand trial for their…
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Economy
No plans to increase petrol pump price, NNPCL assures Nigerians
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has dismissed speculations that it is planning to increase the price of Premium…
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Economy
Fuel price hike: We’re on our kneels – Parents’ association appeals to Tinubu
The National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene and do everything possible…
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Economy
Naira nears N1000/1$, raises concerns amid CBN probe
Nigeria’s currency has continued to experience free-fall against the Dollar two months after the Central Bank of Nigeria’s floating of…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Tuesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission on…
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Economy
7.5% tax component, forex push diesel price to N950/litre
Oil marketers lament FOREX crisis, seek rate uniformity -Asks FG to prioritize modular refineries The implementation of 7.5 per cent…
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Sports
EPL: Two Chelsea legends inspired me, says Moises Caicedo as signs transfer deals
New Chelsea signing, Moises Caicedo, has revealed the two Chelsea legends who were his ‘inspiration’ growing up after completing his…
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Court/Litigation
Court sends 3 to prison for gang-raping cousin in Kwara
A state high court in Kwara state on Monday found three male students of a tertiary school guilty of planning…
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Politics
Kwara Assembly announces 18 commissioner-nominees (FULL LIST)
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has named four former cabinet members as commissioner nominees, along with 14 other individuals.…
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Top News
NYSC to resume orientation in Borno 13 years after
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it plans to resume the orientation programme for new corps members in Borno,…
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Politics
My deputy manipulated youth council poll for selfish reasons – Obaseki
There seems to be no end in sight in the conflict between Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, …
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Economy
NLC threatens fresh nationwide strike over =N=720 tentative fuel hike
The Organised Labour has vowed to proceed with a total, comprehensive and indefinite nationwide shutdown of the country, should there…
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Metro News
NAF aircraft en route Niger state crashes in Shiroro
An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force has crashed. Sources told our correspondent on Monday that the aircraft took…
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Economy
Forex crisis: CBN devises means to stop naira free fall
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it is set to take new measures to stabilise the naira against the…
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Top News
Convert HND certificate to BSc through one-year programme, says NBTE
The National Board for Technical Education has unveiled an online top-up programme for Higher National Diploma holders to convert their…
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Economy
Transportation cost increased by 98% in one month – NBS
The average cost of bus transportation within Nigerian cities rose from N649.59 in May 2023 to N1,285.41 in June 2023 as…
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Economy
Marketers propose N720/litre as plan to suspend fuel importation heightens over forex scarcity
Oil marketers, on Sunday, indicated that the cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, would rise to between N680/litre…
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Top News
Niger junta succumbs, ready to meet with ECOWAS
After weeks of resisting diplomatic overtures from the United Nations, African Union, Economic Community of West African States and the…
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Politics
Attacks on Ganduje cost Kwankwaso ministerial slot, says APC spokesman
The ruling All Progressives Congress has stated that the persistent attacks on the legacy of the party’s National Chairman, Dr…
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Sports
EPL: We missed Nkunku against Liverpool, says Pochettino
Chelsea boss, Mauricio Pochettino has named Christopher Nkunku as the Blues player his side missed against Liverpool. Pochettino spoke after…
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Economy
Forex crisis: Provide incentives to boost exports, MAN advises FG
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has tasked the federal government with providing export incentives for the manufacturing sector to…
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Top News
NCAA to sanction airlines without valid insurance coverage
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has threatened to ground any aircraft operated by any local airline without valid insurance…
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Economy
Undocumented diaspora remittance responsible for forex crisis – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria says undocumented diaspora remittance accounts for the continued fall in Naira in the foreign exchange…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: Atiku, Obi’s petitions against Tinubu ‘terribly hopeless’ – APC Secretary, Basiru
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru has claimed that the petitions challenging the victory…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Monday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Oil marketers, on Sunday, indicated that the cost of Premium Motor…
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Sports
Maguire exit deal may collapse as West Ham reportedly identify option
Harry Maguire could be set to stay at Manchester United this summer despite the club accepting a bid from West…
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Politics
Participate in politics to stop fraudulent elections – Obasanjo to Christians
The former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday said elections in Nigeria were corrupt, urging Christians to fully participate in politics…
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Politics
Lamidi Apapa inaugurates new Labour Party exco
Lamidi Apapa-led factional National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party on Saturday officially inaugurated the party’s 24-man caretaker State…
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Sports
Anthony Joshua beats Helenius, secures first knockout win in three years
Anthony Joshua, the British boxer of Nigerian heritage, defeated Robert Helenius, his opponent, via knockout in their heavyweight boxing bout…
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Sports
Mbappe returns to PSG first-team squad
Paris Saint-Germain have reintegrated forward Kylian Mbappe into the first-team squad to face Lorient in the league opener. The club…
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Opinion
El-Rufai: All the underhand dealings revealed
Not a few Nigerians have been taken aback by the decision of the Senate not to clear former Kaduna State…
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Opinion
Ministerial list: Of Gbajabiamila, Ribadu and conspiracy theories
It’s rather early but not surprising to see how some vested interests have taken needless umbrage against the Chief of…
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Politics
Allow Niger Republic return to democratic government – Peter Obi tells Nigeria, ECOWAS
Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, is of the view that the people of Niger Republic should be…
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Politics
Cabinet: Don’t discard El-Rufai – Okechukwu appeals to Tinubu
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Mr Osita Okechukwu has appealed to President Bola Ahmed…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has named Lady Chinyere Ihuoma…
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Top News
Niger: Military interventions not solutions, ECOWAS parliament cautions heads of states
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, has cautioned against the use of military power towards tackling the…
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Top News
Regionalism remains panacea to Nigeria’s future, says Gani Adams
Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams on Friday described regionalism as the best option to salvage Nigeria’s future.…
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Sports
Ronaldo scores brace as Al Nassr win Arab Club Champions Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a crucial brace as Al Nassr beat Al Hilal in the Arab Club Champions Cup final on…
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Sports
Awoniyi scores as Arsenal survive Forest onslaught to win first EPL match
Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge got off to a winning start on Saturday but the big-spending Gunners were made to…
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Top News
Anambra govt bans advertisement of herbal medicine
The Anambra State Government has announced the ban on all forms of open advertisement of herbal medicines in the state.…
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Metro News
IPOB begins campaign on cancellation of sit-at-home in South-East
The Indigenous People of Biafra has begun the distribution of flyers and posters across the South-East to notify residents of…
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Metro News
Eight worshippers feared dead as mosque collapses in Kaduna
At least eight worshipers were killed and 25 others sustained injuries as a section of the 150-year-old Zaria Central Mosque…
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Top News
Niger coup: ECOWAS military chiefs postpone decisive meeting indefinitely
A meeting of ECOWAS military chiefs scheduled for Ghana’s capital Accra today has been postponed indefinitely. The meeting was to…
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Top News
Another Chibok girl rescued nine years after hostage, 93 still at large – Army
Nigerian troops have rescued Rebecca Kabu, one of the Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram nine years ago. Kabu was…
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Top News
Military better under democracy, call for coup unpatriotic, says Defence Headquarters
The military high command has frowned on comments requesting the Armed Forces to interfere in the democratic process of the…
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Top News
Coup: Nigerians in Niger seek for evacuation as ECOWAS fine-tunes military onslaught
Some Nigerians residing in Niger Republic have appealed to the Federal Government to facilitate their evacuation and return home before…
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Sports
EPL: Guardiola confirms De Bruyne’s injury after Man City’s 3-0 win at Burnley
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has confirmed a fresh injury blow for captain Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruyne was forced…
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Agency Report
We’re worried over deteriorating conditions of detained Nigerien president – UN
United Nations, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed concern over the deteriorating conditions in which the…
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Economy
Resident Doctors resume work today after suspending nationwide strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has resolved to resume work today following the suspension of its indefinite nationwide…
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Economy
Speedy recovery of Nigeria’s economy remains my greatest priority – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has reassured Nigerians that no stone will be left unturned in his administration’s efforts to stimulate the…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 events this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Some Nigerians resident in Niger Republic have appealed to the Federal…
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Sports
World Athletics ‘lists’ Amusan for action in Budapest
The world body confirms that of the 44 individual winners from the 2022 edition in Oregon, 38 are entered to…
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Agency Report
FBI shoots dead man who threatened to kill US president Joe Biden
Wednesday morning, hours before the president was scheduled to arrive in the state, an FBI agent shot and killed a…
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Religion
3 people in trouble over Saudi Arabia’s cocaine deal in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly facilitating the trafficking of substance suspected to be cocaine…
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Economy
CBN publishes seven years’ financial statements, discloses N103.8bn profit after tax for 2022 FY
The Central Bank of Nigeria has released the Consolidated Financial Statements for the last seven years, making it the first…
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Top News
Coups in West Africa due to governance deficit, says ECOWAS commissioner
Abdel-Fatau Musah, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, says deficit in…
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Economy
Diversion of diaspora remittances to parallel market weakens naira – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has attributed the free fall of the naira against the dollar to the diversion…
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Sports
Transfer: Liverpool outsmart Chelsea, agree British-record £110m fee for Moises Caicedo
Liverpool have agreed a British-record transfer fee to sign Moises Caicedo from Brighton. The fee is believed to be worth…
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Sports
English Premier League kicks off tonight after 11 Week holiday
After an 11-week break, the wait is finally over. The much-awaited English Premier League season kicks off today, Friday 11th…
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Top News
Niger: If we don’t do it, no one will – Tinubu declares as ECOWAS orders standby force
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has said the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is committed to ensuring democracy…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the…
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Education
Best UTME candidate clears WASSCE result with eight A1
The best candidate in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Kamsiyochukwu Umeh, has again shown her academic prowess, clearing her papers…
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Politics
Obaseki/ Shaibu crisis: APC not rehab centre for failed politicians – Oshiomhole
A former governor of Edo State and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has said the All Progressives Congress is…
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Economy
Money Laundering: New Act prohibits individuals from cash payments above N5m, corporations N10m – EFCC
Except in a transaction through a financial institution, individuals are prohibited from making or accepting cash payments exceeding N5 million…
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Top News
We’ll push out Niger ‘coupists’ if Bazoum not reinstated — ECOWAS
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to…
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Religion
Niger: Embrace dialogue, military action will create enmity, CAN tells Tinubu
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has advised President Bola Tinubu to continue towing on the path of dialogue while…
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Court/Litigation
Kano Tribunal sacks NNPP Reps member over certificate forgery
The National/State House Assemblies Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano, on Thursday sacked Hon. Mukthar Umar Yarima of the New…
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Economy
Petrol pump price may jump to N750/litre — IPMAN
•says NNPCL yet to change ex-depot price •ask FG to save naira from further depreciation The pump price of the…
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Top News
I was forced to eat dry rice — Ousted Niger President, Bazoum
Ousted President of Niger Republic, Muhammad Bazoum in a text message to a trusted friend which was made public said,…
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Top News
ECOWAS resumes deliberations in Abuja as Niger coup leaders appoint 21 ministers
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria, the chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, is in charge…
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Economy
Nigerians spent N3.33tn on calls, data in 2022, says NCC
Nigerians and other telecommunication consumers within Nigeria spent N3.33tn on calls, data, SMS, and other telecom services in 2022, the Nigerian Communications…
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Metro News
Presidential candidate shot dead after rally in Ecuador
A popular Ecuadoran presidential candidate was shot dead while leaving a rally in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, prompting President…
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Sports
Bayern Munich reach £86.4m agreement with Tottenham over Harry Kane transfer
Bayern Munich have reached an agreement to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham. The German giants have been trying to sign Kane for…
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Top News
Census postponement allowed us to prepare better – NPC
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it is set to conduct the 2023 population and housing census. According to NAN,…
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Economy
Niger, Togo, Benin owe Nigeria N12.38bn in electricity bills for Q1 2023 – NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says three international customers failed to remit $16.11 million owed for electricity supply in…
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Economy
Nigeria loses N20trn to tax underpayment – Tax Reform C’ttee
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, says the tax gap in…
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Court/Litigation
Ogun Tribunal fixes Sept 4 for final addresses
Ogun State Governorship Election Petition tribunal on Wednesday fixed September 4 for parties to adopt their final addresses. This followed…
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Top News
Coup: Niger’s military junta forms new government
The military leaders in the Republic of Niger who seized power in a coup in July have formed a new…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Thursday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Top diplomats from the United Nations, African Union and the Economic…
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Economy
VAT should be suspended on diesel — Tax Reform Committee
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that the Value Added…
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Top News
Renew your licences or risk revocation, NBC tells defaulting stations
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), yesterday, gave a September 9, 2023 deadline to broadcasting stations, asking them to liquidate their liabilities…
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Politics
Kogi 2023: Ex-speaker, LG vice chairmen, over 200 PDP chieftains defect to APC
Former Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Momojimoh Lawal, announced his defection to the All Progressives…
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Sports
Amusan, two others out of Nigeria’s squad for 2023 World Athletics Championship
World record holder in the 100m hurdles Tobi Amusan was not included in Nigeria’s squad that will compete at the…
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Economy
Job Racketeering: You’ve 24 hours to appear before us, Reps tell IPPIS Boss, others
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Job Racketeering has summoned the Director of Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System…
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Top News
Ex-Kano emir, Lamido Sanusi II meets Niger coupists in Damagaran
The former Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi has met with leaders of the military junta in Niger Republic. In a…
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Top News
Netizens knock Akpabio for his statement on senators’ ‘holiday allowance’
Netizens in their hundreds have knocked the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio after he mistakenly revealed that senators have been sent…
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NSCDC destroys 100 illegal refineries, arrests 200 suspects
The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ahmed Audi, on Wednesday, disclosed that no fewer than 100 illegal…
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Economy
Digital economy: We’ll amend tax laws to encourage remote work opportunities – Tax Reform Committee
Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms, says the country’s tax laws would be…
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Economy
Palliative: Ekiti govt approves N5,000 monthly cash transfer to 10,000 poor households
The Ekiti state government has rolled out palliative measures to cushion the effects of the petrol subsidy removal on residents.…
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Politics
Senate president mistakenly discloses Senators holiday allowance
Senate President Godswill Akpabio bit more than he could chew when he mistakenly disclosed that money had been sent to…
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FG releases list of successful candidates into NIS, NSCDC
The federal government has made public the list of selected candidates for the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigeria…
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Economy
Customs, 62 other MDAs to stop direct revenue collection – Tax Reform Committee
The Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms announced that the Nigeria Customs Service and 62 other Federal Government…
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Security
$1.9bn arms imported into Africa annually – NATCOM
The National Commission for the Coordination and Control of Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons, on Tuesday, raised concern…
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Economy
Resident doctors suspend planned industrial action
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, on Tuesday, suspended its planned nationwide daily protest after a closed-door meeting with principal…
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Economy
Inflation: Nigerian economy not bad compared with other African countries — CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said the country’s inflation rate is better compared to most African nations. The acting…
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Agency Report
US returns over 40 ‘stolen’ antiquities to Italy
New York authorities on Tuesday returned to Italy several dozen stolen antiquities worth nearly $3.5 million, as the American megapolis…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Wednesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Economic Community of West African States has imposed heavier financial…
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Politics
PDP Deputy National Woman Leader resigns, accepts new State appointment
The Deputy National Woman Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hajara Wanka, has resigned from her position. Wanka made this…
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Top News
ECOWAS imposes more sanctions on Niger amidst installation of Prime Minister
The Economic Community Of West Africa States has imposed fresh sanctions over the coup in Niger Republic. ECOWAS made the…
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Metro News
Diphtheria kills 137, infects 1,534 persons in 11 states – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 1,534 confirmed cases and 137 deaths from diphtheria…
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Religion
Fountain of Life founder, Pastor Odukoya, is dead
Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, has passed away. His demise was revealed on the church’s…
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Metro News
Gunmen set federal lawmaker’s house ablaze in Anambra
Some gunmen suspected of operating in Nigeria’s South East region have set fire into residence of Rt Hon Pascal Agbordike,…
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Economy
Azman Airline stops operations, sends staff on compulsory leave
Following the suspension of its commercial operations, Azman Airline placed all of its employees on required unpaid leave. It was…
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Economy
Nigeria’s internet subscribers dropped by over 99,000 in one month – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the country’s internet subscribers increased to 159.49 million in June 2023, down from 159.59 million in…
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Court/Litigation
Fashola petitions IGP over alleged writing of PEPT judgment
Babatunde Fashola, former minister of works and housing, has petitioned the inspector-general of police over “defamatory” social media posts. The…
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Politics
Wamakko, Lawan, Yari, named chairmen as Akpabio unveils 79 committees
The Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, on Monday, unveiled the chairmen of the 79 full-standing committees of the 10th Senate. According…
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Politics
Shaibu planning APC defection, nobody plans to impeach him, says Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, stated that there was no plan to impeach his deputy, Philip Shaibu.…
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Top News
Niger coupists install economist as new prime minister
The Niger Republic coupists have gone extra miles to name former economy minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as the country’s…
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Top News
Former FCC officer admits taking bribes, indicts chairman
There was mild drama on Monday when a former Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System desk officer at the Federal…
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Court/Litigation
ICPC begins probe into corruption allegations against Malami
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission is investigating allegations of corruption and abuse of office against immediate-past…
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Economy
FG withdraws contempt suit filed against NLC, TUC over mass protest, says Solicitor – General
The federal government says it will no longer pursue the contempt suit filed against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade…
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Sports
Transfer: Neymar in shock move to Chelsea
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar Jr could be set to join Chelsea as his advisers continue to hold talks with the…
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Security
Kwara govt presents 32 patrol vans, 160 motorcycles to security agencies
The Kwara State Government on Monday presented 32 new patrol vans and 160 motorcycles to security agencies in the state…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Tuesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Federal Government on Monday backtracked and withdrew its contempt suit…
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Economy
Naira slides to N774.8/$ at I&E window
The naira, on Monday, closed at N774.78 per US dollar at the investors and exporters (I&E) window. The figure signifies…
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Top News
2023 WAEC results: Over 79% pass Maths, English, other three subjects
…..how to check 2023 WASSCE results The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released the May/June West African Senior School Certificate…
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Politics
El-Rufai, 2 others awaiting clearance as Senate confirms 45 ministerial nominees
The Senate finally finished vetting 45 of President Bola Tinubu’s 48 ministerial nominations on Monday, confirming them as cabinet members…
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Sports
Women’s W’Cup: We’re proud of them, Tinubu, Atiku, other hail gallant Super Falcons
Nigerians across social media on Monday hailed the Super Falcons following their narrow elimination from the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women’s…
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Politics
Ministerial screening: Keyamo apologises over alleged disregard to 9th Senate
The immediate past Minister of State for Labour and Employment and a ministerial nominee, Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday, apologised…
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Politics
Ganduje ready to welcome Kwankwaso to APC, meets Anyim in Abuja
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has expressed his readiness to receive the Presidential Candidate of…
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Top News
Both FG, LG can operate marriage registry – A’Court
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court that restrained…
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Politics
BREAKING: Kano gov appoints 15 heads of agencies, 10 SAs
The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf has approved the appointment of 15 heads of government agencies and 10 Special…
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Economy
Nigeria’s N77bn debt shouldn’t be cause for alarm – Jimoh Ibrahim
Jimoh Ibrahim, the senator representing Ondo South senatorial constituency, said Nigeria’s N77 trillion debt should not be a cause for…
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Top News
Emefiele: You would’ve engaged audit firm – Expert tells Tinubu
A financial expert, Prof Uche Uwaleke has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to engage an audit firm instead of a…
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Court/Litigation
Atiku files fresh suit in US Court over Tinubu’s academic records
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar, has filed a fresh case…
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Top News
Italy calls on ECOWAS to extend Niger ultimatum
Italy has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to extend its deadline for the reinstatement of Niger’s…
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Politics
Anyim-Ganduje meeting: PDP faces more upset as defection looms
Some key members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, appear set to dump the opposition party. Many members of the…
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Sports
BREAKING: 2023 WWC: Nigeria’s Super Falcons out after losing to England
Nigeria will not play in the quarter-final at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. This…
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Economy
Oil theft: Why we suspected, intercepted MT Praisel– Tantita
…asks Nigeria Navy to clarify discrepancies between its clearance and NMDPRA’s permit Management of the Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd…
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Economy
Oil theft: Navy dismisses Tompolo’s Tantita intelligence report
The Nigerian Navy has said the outcome of an investigation into the allegation of oil theft involving the Motor Tanker…
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Metro News
Woman found dead in ex-lover’s house in Ondo – Police
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Bankole Oginni following the death of a woman who was…
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Top News
Over 95k child deaths in Nigeria caused by poor breastfeeding – Report
A report by Nutrition International, a non-profit agency, says optimal breastfeeding can stop over 95,000 child deaths caused by preventable diseases…
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Metro News
Police receive 21 ‘touts, scavengers’ arrested at Lagos airport from FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has handed over 21 suspected touts and scavengers arrested at the…
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Metro News
Lagos govt sacks facility managers, suspends LASIAMA Boss over doctor’s death
The Lagos government has sacked and blacklisted the facility managers in charge of the Lagos Island General Hospital, Odan following…
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Top News
Niger: We strongly support bid to defeat coupists, France tells ECOWAS
Catherine Colonna, the French minister for Europe and foreign affairs, says France is “strongly” in support of efforts by the…
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Economy
HoR to probe N11.3trn allegedly spent on rehabilitating refineries in 10 years
The House of Representatives (HoR) has resolved to revisit the case of the N11.3 trillion allegedly spent by the federal…
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Metro News
19 died, dozens injured as train derails in Pakistan
Not less than 19 passengers have been killed and over 40 injured after a train derailed on Sunday in Pakistan.…
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Top News
India-bound ‘ fake couple’ excretes 184 wraps of cocaine – NDLEA
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a fake couple: Ilonzeh Onyebuchi and Mrs. Ilonzeh Nonyelum…
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Interview
Super powers backing Niger, Tinubu must tread with caution – Retired capt, Babangida
A former military intelligence officer and Chief Executive Officer of Goldwater Consults, Captain Aliyu Babangida (retd.) talks to GODFREY GEORGE…
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Sports
WWC: South Africa beaten as US faces Sweden test
The Netherlands secured a spot in the Women’s World Cup quarter-finals by ending South Africa’s historic run with a 2-0…
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Economy
Why Benue accounts will remain frozen – Fr. Alia
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, on Saturday explained that his administration decided to leave the accounts of the…
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Metro News
Police officer kills man at Rivers bar, suspect arrested
An operative attached to the Police Mobile Force, 43 Squadron in Gombe State, has allegedly shot dead a father of…
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Politics
Ministerial nomination: How I handled my recall – Maryam Shetty
Following the withdrawal of her name from the list of ministerial nominees by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, Kano State-born…
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Metro News
Sit-at-home no longer acceptable in S’East – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra said it had set aside every Monday as an “economic empowerment day” in the South-East. The…
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Court/Litigation
US court dismisses Atiku’s suit on Tinubu’s records
A Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois County, United States of America, has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a presidential…
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Politics
Ganduje to chair first APC NWC meeting Tuesday
The new National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, will on Tuesday meet members of the National Working…
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Politics
Ministers may assume office mid-August as Senate shifts Keyamo, Mahmoud’s screening
Indications emerged on Saturday that President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees may assume duty in the third week of August, which…
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Top News
Coup: Military will defend Nigeria’s democracy at all costs – Chief of Army Staff
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Saturday, vowed that the Nigerian military would continue to defend…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced daily nationwide…
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Metro News
Doctor’s Diaso death: Police arrest 3 over faulty elevator in Lagos hospital
The Lagos Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three persons in connection to the death of Dr Vware Diaso…
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Metro News
Lady falls, dies inside domestic well in Kwara
A 21-year-old lady, identified as Hamudat, reportedly fell inside a domestic well in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Saturday…
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Politics
Senate rejects Tinubu’s planned military action in Niger Republic
The Senate has rejected an option of military operations in the Nigeria’s neighbouring Niger Republic. The lawmakers, however, called on…
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Metro News
Three policemen, FRSC, LASTMA officials nabbed for extortion in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has said three policemen and two officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps and Lagos…
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Politics
Ministerial screening: I tweeted out of frustration, Bosun Tijani tells senators
One of the ministerial nominees, Bosun Tijani, has explained the reason behind his controversial tweet to the Senate. Tijani, a…
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Politics
Rivers gov absent as Atiku, PDP govs, stakeholders meet in Abuja
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was again absent on Saturday when Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic…
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Agency Report
Niger coupists under pressure as deadline nears
Pressure on the leaders of a coup in Niger mounted Saturday on the eve of a West African bloc’s deadline…
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Politics
Ministerial list: I’m still willing to serve Nigeria — Shetty
Dr Maryam Shetty, a former ministerial nominee from Kano State, has said she is still willing to serve the country…
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Sports
BREAKING: D’Tigress are African champions again
Nigeria’s female basketball team, D’Tigress have defeated Senegal to win the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship for the fourth consecutive…
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Top News
Niger coup: Northern Senators kick against ECOWAS’ proposed military onslaught
Northern Senators Caucus have expressed strong reservations against the proposed military onslaught in Niger Republic by the leaders of the…
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Security
Coup: US institute tells ECOWAS to deploy troops to Niger Republic
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to use force…
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Politics
Edo executive crisis deepens as deputy gov reveals real reasons Obaseki declared war on him
The cold war between Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, blew open Friday with the latter…
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Court/Litigation
Pakistan court sentences ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan to 3 years in prison
A Pakistani trial court sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts,…
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Economy
CBN forensic audit, civil service payroll overhaul imminent – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says a comprehensive forensic audit of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is underway, while a thorough…
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Politics
‘He’s miracle-working God’ – Festus Keyamo reacts to ministerial nomination
In a jubilant mood, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to his ministerial nomination by President Bola Tinubu. The former minister of…
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Religion
Cleric advocating use of charms against Isese worshippers not a Muslim – Ali-agan
rof Imam Abubakr Ali-Agan, an Islamic scholar and Head of Department of Religions, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, tells FATTEH…
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Court/Litigation
N14.5m fraud: House of Assembly staff sentenced to two years in jail in Delta
A staff of the Delta State House of Assembly, John Adjeke Akpoghene, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment over…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu has informed the National Assembly about ECOWAS proposed…
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Economy
Tinubu orders NNPCL to complete 350MW plant in three years
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to complete the 350 megawatts power project currently…
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Economy
‘No work, no pay’ policy will be invoked on striking doctors – FG
Striking Resident doctors may not receive their salaries for a while as the Federal Government has issued a ‘no work,…
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Agency Report
Niger: ECOWAS Military Chiefs seek diplomatic solutions
ECOWAS defence chiefs on Friday said there should be comprehensive approach that encompasses political, security and diplomatic dimensions in addressing…
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Politics
Ministerial nomination shows Tinubu understands Nigeria – Orji Kalu
Former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia state, has commended President Bola Tinubu on the ministerial nomination, saying the President…
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Sports
Community Shield: Arsenal in better position than City – Guardiola
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has revealed Arsenal are better poised to win the Community Shield ahead of the crunch…
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Sports
FIFA probes Zambian football women coach over sexual abuse allegation
The Federation of International Football Association confirmed on Friday that it is investigating an allegation of misconduct in relation to…
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Metro News
I lost my first grandchild to medical negligence — Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Friday, narrated how he lost his first grandchild to medical negligence at a federal hospital…
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Economy
Nigeria Air to begin operations in October, says Ethiopian Airlines CEO
The new national carrier, Nigerian Air, will begin operations by October this year according to reports from Bloomberg. Mesfin Tasew,…
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Economy
We’ll address deficits in power sector- Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday, declared that despite the nation’s current rate of energy supply, his administration was poised…
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Top News
Don’t wage war with Niger, Northern leaders warn Tinubu
The Northern leadership under the aegis of Arewa Consultative Forum, has warned President Bola Tinubu to avoid going into war…
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Top News
Niger Republic: Use of force, last resort – FG
The Federal Government said the use of force would be the last resort should the coup plotters in Niger Republic…
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Metro News
Herbalist’s son killed as anti-bullet charm fails in Ondo
A 27-year-old son of a traditionalist identified as Tunde Akinmoyewa has been shot dead at Laoso Camp, Laje in Ondo…
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Top News
BREAKING : Tinubu replaces ministerial nominee, picks Keyamo, one other
President Bola Tinubu has replaced a ministerial nominee, Maryam Shetty, choosing two others, including Festus Keyamo and Dr Maigari Mahmud.…
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Top News
Niger Republic cuts diplomatic ties with Nigeria, withdraws ambassador
The military government of Niger Republic has just severed its diplomatic relations with Nigeria over the ongoing crisis in the…
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Metro News
Estate residents tackle developers, allege harassment in Ogun
Some landlords of City of David Estate, an estate developed by Adron Homes in the Shimawa area of Ogun State…
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Top News
New public service rules may subject 512 directors to compulsory retirement
About 512 directors in the civil service who have spent eight years on the directorate cadre may be forced out…
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Economy
#Subsidyprotests: FG, labour talks collapse, NLC begins strike Aug 14
Barely 24 hours after meeting with President Bola Tinubu where an agreement was reached to call off their protests, the…
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Politics
Edo Deputy Gov seeks court protection as rift with Obaseki gets messier
Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu has approached the court, seeking protection from his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki to…
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Court/Litigation
Otti didn’t resign from APC before contesting on LP platform – Witnesses tell Abia Tribunal
Two witnesses have told the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Umuahia that Governor Alex Otti did not resign his membership…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: Expert warns as Nigerians convert power generators from petrol to gas
Nigerians have become more innovative following the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on May 29. Tinubu’s sudden…
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Top News
Niger coup: Atiku cautions ECOWAS on military engagement
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has warned the leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against the…
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Politics
APC chairmanship: Ganduje’s emergence well deserved – Northern Governors
Northern States Governors’ Forum has applauded the emergence of their erstwhile colleague, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the new National Chairman…
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Politics
2023 election most credible in Nigeria’s history – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday made his first appearance at the National Executive Council meeting of the All Progressive Congress…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. After meeting with President Bola Tinubu where an agreement was reached…
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Top News
Diphtheria outbreak claims 122 lives in Nigeria, says UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF on Thursday disclosed that no fewer than 122 persons have lost their lives to…
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Metro News
Restructuring, panacea to Nigeria’s challenges – Olubadan
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, has called for the restructuring of Nigeria as the panacea to end the…
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Economy
Our policies are not meant to punish Nigerians — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says the policies of his administration are in the best interest of Nigerians and not to punish…
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Economy
NCC warns against use of non-approved phones
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has warned traders and other stakeholders about the negative consequences of selling and purchasing phones…
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Economy
Japa: Canada extends invitation to plumbers, carpenters, others
Canada has extended invitation to skilled workers, including carpenters, plumbers and welders from Nigeria and a few other countries. The…
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Politics
ECOWAS delegation meets coup leaders in Niger
The special delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has met with the coup leaders in Niger…
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Economy
London’s housing crisis worsens as one in 50 now homeless
One in 50 Londoners are now homeless and the capital’s housing crisis is becoming “unmanageable”, it was warned on Thursday.…
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Metro News
313 terrorists surrendered, 36 killed in two weeks – DHQ
The defence headquarters (DHQ) says troops of the Nigerian army have in the last two weeks killed up to 36 suspected terrorists…
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Politics
APC earned election victory, must now focus on governance —Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said having worked hard and won the presidency and other elective offices, the All Progressives…
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Politics
Fuel subsidy: Nigerians should give Tinubu a chance, says CAN
Says neighbouring countries, smugglers greatest beneficiaries of subsidy Says labour should channel action to good use of fuel subsidy savings…
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Court/Litigation
NLC threatens nationwide strike August 14 over lawsuit
The Nigeria Labour Congress, Thursday, said it would commence a nationwide strike on August 14, 2023, should the Federal Ministry…
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Top News
Niger Coup: Nigeria cuts power supply as ECOWAS vows to confront military junta
Power supply from Nigeria to the Republic of Niger was stopped on Wednesday, as sanctions against the neighbouring country by…
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Economy
W’Africa petrol import dipped 30% in Q2, says report
Average monthly West African petrol imports fell by 56 per cent in the second quarter, according to data sourced from…
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Agency Report
Singapore executes fifth prisoner this year for drug trafficking
Singapore executed a 39-year-old man who was convicted of trafficking heroin, the city-state’s fifth hanging this year and the third…
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Politics
APC national legal adviser, El-Marzuq resigns
National Legal Adviser of All Progressives Congress, Ahmed El-Marzuq, has resigned from his position in the ruling party’s National Working…
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Politics
BREAKING: APC NEC appoints Ganduje National Chairman, Basiru as Secretary
Former Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and spokesperson for the ninth Senate, Senator Ajibola Basiru, were on Thursday…
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Sports
WWC: FIFA didn’t say it will pay players directly – NWFL chair
Aisha Falode, chair of the Nigerian Women’s Football League (NWFL), says FIFA would still pay the 2023 Women’s World Cup…
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Economy
Port Harcourt refinery to commence operations by Dec, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations by December 2023. Tinubu disclosed this on Wednesday night,…
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Economy
NLC confirms suspension of strike following Tinubu’s intervention
The Nigeria Labour Congress has confirmed the suspension of its planned strike following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu and…
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Court/Litigation
Court sentences man to death for killing neighbour in Kwara
Justice S. M. Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced one Mohammed Kazeem Beiwa to…
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Court/Litigation
Peter Obi recovers missing phones at Tribunal – Aide
….phones were never stolen – Obasi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, says his mobile phones were…
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Economy
Local refining will reduce petrol price by N70/ltr – Marketers
Oil marketers have said local refining will save at least N70 per litre off petrol price when it is fully…
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Politics
Tinubu’s ministerial nominees: I wish them well – Fani-Kayode
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode has finally reacted to the lists of ministerial nominees…
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Economy
Subsidy protest: Labour leaders suspend nationwide strike after engagement with Tinubu
After a nationwide protest on Wednesday, the organised Labour has agreed to suspend further action on its opposition to fuel…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Thursday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, President, Joe Ajaero has said President…
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Top News
Niger reopens borders with five countries, excludes ECOWAS members
The Niger Republic’s new military government has reopened the country’s land borders and airspace — one week after the ouster…
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Metro News
How faulty elevator kills medical doctor in Lagos hospital
On Tuesday at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island, a medical practitioner named Dr. Vwaere Diaso died after the elevator…
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Politics
Why I didn’t attend APC caucus meeting – former VP Osinbajo
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, gave an explanation for his absence from the ruling All Progressives Congress…
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Metro News
Attackers of Osun church during vigil arrested
Three suspects were on Tuesday paraded at the Osun State Police Command’s headquarters over an alleged attack on a Celestial…
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INTERPOL declares Nigerian woman wanted over N750m fraud
A Nigerian businesswoman, Ese Cynthia Daniel, has been declared wanted by the International Police over an alleged N750 million fraud.…
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Top News
Shiroro hydropower station alerts communities on impending flood
The Management of North South Power Company Limited (NSP) has met with host communities downstream and upstream of Shiroro hydroelectric…
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Agency Report
Coup: ECOWAS sends emissary to negotiate with Niger military junta
The Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) has sent a delegation to Niger on Wednesday to negotiate with the military…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: Protest grounds FCT as over 5,000 storm National Assembly
The organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) are currently carrying out their mass…
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Politics
Osinbajo absent as Tinubu hosts Buhari, Akpabio, Tajudeen, other APC stalwarts
The immediate past Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has said he will be unable to attend the caucus meeting of…
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Economy
Indebtedness: We recovered N1.6tn in 10 years – AMCON
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has said it recovered N1.6tn from bad debtors in 10 years of its existence.…
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Economy
NLC, TUC leaders meeting Tinubu in Aso Rock
Leaders of the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria are meeting President…
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Politics
Oyetola, Lalong, 17 others make Tinubu’s new ministerial list
The president, Asiwaju Bola Tinubbu, has forwarded additional 19 names of ministerial nominees. The Chief of Staff and the former…
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Politics
Niger: Russia, Burkina Faso, Mali oppose ECOWAS military intervention
Burkina Faso and Mali have warned that any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum will be…
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Politics
Tinubu sends second ministerial list to Senate today
President Bola Tinubu will today send a new batch of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening. According to a…
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Politics
Buhari, Osinbajo expected as Tinubu chairs APC caucus meeting today
President Bola Tinubu will today hosts former President Muhammadu Buhari; former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio;…
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Economy
Subsidy talks: Labour shuns FG, begins protests as oil workers down tools
The two-day meeting between the Federal Government and the organised labour ended in a deadlock on Tuesday, with the Nigerian…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Wednesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The two-day meeting between the Federal Government and the organised labour…
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Economy
UK set to increase investment in sustainable development in Nigeria
The United Kingdom (UK), through its Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), has stated that it will continue to focus…
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Metro News
Four persons aboard Lagos helicopter crash recovered alive – LASEMA
Four persons aboard the private helicopter that crashed into Adeniyi Jones end of Oba Akran Ikeja area of Lagos State…
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Court/Litigation
Election dispute: Tribunal reserves judgement in Obi’s petition against Tinubu
Less than two months to the expiration of the period for hearing and determination of election petition, parties in a…
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Top News
Ogun NIPR to honour Lemo, Akinmade, others at 2023 colloquium
The Ogun State Chapter of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) will, on Thursday, honour four distinguished Nigerians at its…
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Economy
Every household should have meter – El-Rufai proposes stringent measures for electricity sector
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has proposed stringent measures in the electricity sector to help boost the sector.…
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Economy
Mixed reactions as OPay CEO, Olu Akanmu suddenly resigns
The president and CEO of the popular financial service company, OPay Nigeria, Olu Akanmu has resigned from his position. Announcing…
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Economy
CBN exempts MFBs, PMBs from cash withdrawal limits
The Central Bank of Nigeria has exempted Microfinance and Mortgage banks from its cash withdrawal limit. The apex bank disclosed…
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Politics
Ohanaeze begs Igbos to discountenance ‘sit-at-home’ order
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide on Monday called on Igbos to discountenance the two weeks “sit-at-home“ order by the factional leader of…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Tuesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said the Federal Government of Nigeria…
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Economy
NLC strike: Defeated politicians, subsidy thieves inciting people against Tinubu — AMPON President
•urges Labour, FG to avert intending strike Mogaji Wole Arisekola has urged the leadership of the organised labour to consider…
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Top News
IPPIS desk officers responsible for job racketeering in MDAs — HoSF, Esan
•denies allegation on collection of 10% of MDAs employments The Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Folashade Esan, on…
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Economy
Students laud Tinubu over approval for buses to tertiary institutions
The immediate past President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Comrade Sunday Asefon, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
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Sports
Osimhen to earn £1m weekly as Al-Hilal ‘submit €140m bid’ to Napoli
Napoli have reportedly received a €140 million (£120.3m) offer from Al-Hilal to sign Victor Osimhen. According to Sky News, the Nigerian…
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Economy
Naira slides further, exchanges for N871/$ at parallel market
The Nigerian naira, on Monday, weakened to N871 per US dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX)…
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Economy
BREAKING: FG to support 1,300 MSMEs with N50,000 each for eight months
President Bola Tinubu says the federal government is making plans to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the…
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Politics
Don’t repeat predecessors’ mistakes, Adeleke warns political appointees
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has warned his newly inaugurated commissioners and advisers not to commit mistakes of past administration…
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Economy
Currency in circulation now N2.26trn – CBN
Currency outside banks rose to N2.26 trillion at the end of the first half 2023. The figure is according to…
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Sports
Transfer: It hurts me – Mane breaks silence as he joins Ronaldo at Al Nassr
Sadio Mane has admitted he is hurt to be leaving Bayern Munich for Al Nassr, where he will line up…
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Politics
APC calls for understanding, patience as it celebrates 10th anniversary
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for understanding and patience from Nigerians as it celebrates its 10th anniversary and…
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Politics
Rivers PDP backs Wike’s appointment as minister
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has kicked against what it described as attempts by some highly placed…
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Economy
I’m fighting economic defects that benefitted elite — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said that the economic defects he is fighting to correct were benefitting only the rich, which…
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Economy
Subsidy: We’ll get out of this turbulence – Tinubu assures Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu, has assured Nigerians that the country will get out of the turbulence occasioned by the removal of…
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Economy
We’re working on minimum wage with NLC, TUC – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says the federal government is currently working with the Labour unions on a new national minimum wage…
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Court/Litigation
Tinubu appoints FRCN to probe CBN, related entities
…Demands report on public wealth with “corrupt” individuals, establishments President Bola Tinubu has appointed a Special Investigator to probe the…
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Economy
No court order stopping our peaceful protest, NLC tells FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has told the Solicitor -General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice that…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential Tribunal: INEC, Tinubu, Atiku, Obi to adopt final addresses Tuesday
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, is getting set to deliver its judgement on the three petitions…
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Metro News
Troops clamp down major illegal oil refining site in Delta
In efforts to deny oil thieves freedom of action in South – South and protect the oil sector from economic…
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Metro News
Police arrest 25 looters in Adamawa
The Adamawa State Police Command said on Sunday evening that its operatives had arrested 25 youths allegedly involved in the…
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Politics
Crisis hits SDP as over 7,000 officials resign in Imo
No less than 7,331 officials of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Imo have resigned their positions and exited the…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy removal, forex regime: My policies yielding positive results – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has insisted that the Federal Government is receiving commendations and support from the global communities over the…
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Top News
ECOWAS holds emergency meeting, gives Niger coup mastermind 7-day ultimatum to reinstate outsted president
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government has given General Abdourahamane Tchiani,…
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Economy
Nigeria will work again under Tinubu, Shettima assures in Russia
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians, especially those living in Russia, that the country, under the administration of President…
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Top News
Sit-at-home: Kanu’s letter to Simon Ekpa true, says Ohanaeze
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization, on Saturday, confirmed the authenticity of the handwritten letter by the leader of the Indigenous…
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Economy
IMF raises 2023 global economic growth forecast to 3%— but says ‘it remains weak’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its growth forecast for the global economy to 3 percent in 2023 —…
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Politics
APC to hold NEC meeting August 3
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed August 2 and 3 to hold its national caucus and national executive committee…
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Metro News
I mistakenly used customer’s ATM card to withdraw five times -Banker
An ex-banker, Uchenna Emmanuel, has confessed to having “mistakenly” used a bank customer’s ATM card to withdraw cash five times.…
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Metro News
I chose not to prevent my abduction, kidnapped Anambra native doctor
Famous Anambra native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu popularly called “Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki”, has said he had what it takes to prevent…
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Economy
Resident doctors reject FG’s 25% salary increase, insist on strike
The National Executive Council, NEC, of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, on Saturday, rejected the 25 per cent…
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Metro News
I used my last child for money rituals to train others — Farmer
•Herbalist warned us not to use the boy -accomplice A 50-year-old Beninese farmer, Poni Bada, left his country home for…
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Economy
Labour leaders storm out of Villa meeting, insist on August 2 nationwide strike
Representatives of the organised labour on Friday evening stormed out of a meeting with the Presidential Steering Committee on Subsidy…
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Sports
Shirtless celebration: Fans, SM influencers, colleagues beg father to forgive Oshoala
Fans have taken to social media to beg for forgiveness from Asisat Oshoala’s father after the Super Falcons striker said that…
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Economy
Gas flare penalty hits N44.4bn in six months – FG
The Federal Government, on Friday, said the total gas flare penalty collected from oil and gas companies from January 2023…
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Economy
Tinubu to split education, works, housing, other ministries
Following the submission of the first set of ministerial nominees to the Senate, indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu…
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Economy
Banks release $533.48m for foreign education in 6 months
The amount released for foreign education by banks through the Central Bank of Nigeria has hit $533.48m. The figure which…
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Education
Suspended Rector deserves fair hearing – CDHR tells Osun govt
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Osun State chapter has called on the state government to give…
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Court/Litigation
Stop antagonising SE govs, end sit-at-home now, Kanu orders Simon Ekpa
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has directed Finland-based Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa to end…
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Economy
Tinubu, Google commit to plan to create one million jobs for Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has expressed the willingness of the Federal Government of Nigeria to support global tech giant Google Incorporated…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The organised labour, on Friday, walked out of a scheduled meeting…
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Politics
Ike Ekweremadu’s son makes Enugu commissioners’ list
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Friday, appointed 15 commissioner-nominees, including Chief Ike Ekweremadu’s son, Lloyd, and ex-governor Sullivan’s…
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Economy
Refinery: Hiring of 11,000 Indian workers not true – Dangote
The Management of Dangote Refinery has debunked a report published on the online platforms of some media organisations that the…
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Health
Hepatitis likely to kill more people than malaria, TB, HIV combined — WHO
The World Health Organisation has raised the alarm that viral hepatitis could kill more people than malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV…
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Agency Report
End of Nigerian fuel subsidy set to squeeze Europe’s refiners – Reuters
One of Europe’s main markets for gasoline has shrunk, threatening to squeeze European refiners, after Nigeria removed fuel subsidies, which…
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Politics
Ondo govt creates 33 LCDAs
Ondo State government has announced the creation of 33 Local Government Development Areas (LCDAs). The Attorney General and Commissioner for…
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Court/Litigation
Cute Abiola: Using police uniform for skit not illegal, says lawyer
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has said that the use of police uniforms by skit maker, Abdulgafar Ahmad, aka Cute…
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Top News
Kwara CP meets Muslims, traditionalists, sues for peace
The Kwara State Police Command has warned adherents of the Islamic religion and traditional worshipers against circulating inciting videos on…
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Economy
FG raises hazard allowance for NAFDAC, NCDC, others’ workers
The Federal Government has approved the upward review of hazard allowance for non-hospital-based health professionals in the country. The government…
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Top News
CAC to delist 100,000 companies over refusal to publish returns – Registrar
The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has listed 100,000 to be delisted from the Commission’s register for not publishing returns to…
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Economy
CBN pegs transactions on PAPSS by dealer banks to $200,000
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has limited the number of dollars to be transacted on the Pan-African Payment and…
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Metro News
Fire destroys N39.6m property in Offa
A building of four bedrooms and ten shops was gutted by fire on Thursday, at Ile Olola Compound, Essa Junction…
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Politics
Ministerial list: Tinubu determined to do well – APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, says the ministerial list has shown that President Bola Tinubu is determined to do well…
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Economy
Hardship: Be patient, I understand your pain – Tinubu begs Nigerian youths
President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerian youths to be patient and understanding with the hardship caused by the economic…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Senate will, on Monday, commence the screening of the ministerial…
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Politics
Senate to commence screening of ministerial nominees, Monday
The Senate has fixed next week Monday to commence the screening of the ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President…
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Politics
Why Tinubu didn’t assign portfolio to ministerial nominees list – Chief of Staff
—Says nominees comprises technocrats, politicians—Hints on restructuring of ministries Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Thursday…
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Politics
Ex-Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi appointed as Special Adviser
The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang has approved the appointments of ex-Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi and other officials to…
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Agency Report
Ministerial list: New ministries may be created, says Gbajabiamila
The President Bola Tinubu’s administration may create new ministries from the existing ones, Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the…
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Politics
APC North-Central leaders back Ganduje to replace Adamu
The Coalition of North-Central Leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress has thrown its weight behind former Governor of Kano…
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Politics
Osun APC factional chairman declines Adeleke’s appointment
The factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Mr. Rasaq Salinsile, has declined the appointment given to…
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Court/Litigation
‘We’ll prosecute him’ – Cute Abiola lands in trouble for wearing police uniform in skits
The Nigeria Police has described as punishable the wearing of its uniform by comedian Abdulgafar Abiola, popularly known as Cute…
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Politics
Atiku’s son, 2 other ex-commissioners make Gov Fintiri’s new cabinet list
A son to Atiku Abubakar, the PDP Presidential standard bearer in the last election, Adamu Atiku and two other immediate…
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Agency Report
UK-based Nigerian doctor loses custody of son after flogging him
A Nigerian doctor based in the United Kingdom has lost custody of his 16-year-old son to the government after flogging…
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Politics
Tinubu’s cabinet: Profiles of 28 ministerial nominees
President Bola Tinubu has presented his ministerial nominees who are intended to play a significant role in shaping the course…
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Politics
BREAKING: Wike, Alake, others make Tinubu’s ministerial list(FULL LIST)
On Thursday afternoon, Nyesom Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, make President Bola Tinubu’s list of cabinet as Akpabio…
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Sports
Women’s world cup: Nigeria beat host country Australia 3-2
The Nigeria super falcons has defeated the host country Australia to a 3-2 win to qualify for the round of…
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Top News
Niger Republic: President Bazoum’s govt ousted, nationwide curfew declared, say soldiers
A group of soldiers who appeared on the West African nation’s national television late on Wednesday, hours after the President…
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Politics
APC NWC meets on NEC, Caucus engagements Today
A special meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) holds on Thursday on the postponed…
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Top News
Niger President’s supporters protest, AU, ECOWAS condemn coup plot
An attempted coup was underway Wednesday in the fragile state of Niger Republic, where members of the Presidential Guard detained…
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Top News
Coup: Max Air aircraft stuck in Niamey
Max Air aircraft 5N-ADM on an Hajj flight to Niamey, Niger Republic is stranded in the city’s airport due to…
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Top News
Mmesoma: Reps commend JAMB over fight against criminal activities
The Chairman, House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Ejikeme Mmesoma, Soli Sada, has commended the Registrar of the Joint Admissions…
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Court/Litigation
I will walk naked if Obi wins at Tribunal – Charly Boy
Veteran singer and social activist, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy has declared his intention to walk naked on the street if…
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Economy
Tinubu pleads for more time as NLC insists on August 2 nationwide strike
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, in Abuja appealed to the organised labour to avail him more time to consider their…
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Economy
Your planned strike is illegal – FG tells Labour
The Federal Government has told the Nigeria Labour Congress that it is legally restrained from embarking on planned nationwide strike…
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Metro News
Man, 30, commits suicide in Niger over N250,000 debt
The death of 30-year-old Saifullahi Salisu of Shata, Maikunkele, in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State, who allegedly hanged…
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Top News
Nigerien soldiers finally declare coup, hijack power despite Tinubu’s warning
Despite the warning issued on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Bola Tinubu,…
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Politics
El-Rufai, Wike, Fagbemi, others make Tinubu’s ministerial list
The immediate former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, his Rivers State counterpart Nyesom Wike and legal luminary Lateef Fagbemi…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Thursday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, in Abuja appealed to the organised…
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Sports
Trasnfer: Mbappe reportedly turns down requests to negotiate with Al Hilal
Kylian Mbappe has reportedly refused to negotiate with Saudi Arabia side, Al Hilal. According to a transfer market expert, Fabrizio…
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Economy
FCC chair alleges sales of government jobs
The chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Muheeba Dankaka, has finally appeared before the House of Representatives Investigative Committee after…
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Economy
Fuel Subsidy was scam, used to defraud Nigerians — Bauchi Gov
Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, has reiterated that the fuel subsidy regime in the country, when it lasted,…
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Economy
Fuel Subsidy: NLC, TUC leaders meet with FG negotiation team
Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are currently at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: Cooking gas price drops by 6.71% – NBS
The average cost of a 5 kilogram cylinder of cooking gas, also known as liquefied petroleum gas, dropped from N4,369.69…
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Top News
BREAKING: Irish singer, Sinead O’Connor is dead
Irish pop diva Sinead O’Connor passed away on Wednesday at the age of 56, according to Irish media. O’Connor rose…
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Politics
Biden’s son pleads not guilty on tax charges as deal derails
US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter pleaded not guilty to minor tax offences Wednesday as a deal with federal prosecutors…
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Politics
APC Nat. Chair: Ganduje endorsed by North West APC chairmen
The aspiration of the former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje to be the National Chairman of the All Progressives…
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Politics
My father will not fail us – Seyi Tinubu assures Nigerians
Seyi, son of President Bola Tinubu, has expressed optimism that his father will deliver on the “Renewed Hope” mandate. He…
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Court/Litigation
Emefiele: DSS to investigate scuffle with Prisons officials
Department of State Service, DSS vowed to probe the face-off between its personnel and the Prisons official over an ugly…
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Economy
I inherited dysfunctional civil service, humanitarian crises – Benue gov
The Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday, said that his administration inherited 2,124,000 Internally Displaced Persons. The…
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Politics
Senate rejects motion to release Nnamdi Kanu
The Senate has rejected a motion to release from the detention the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra,…
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Politics
APC vice chairman Lukman Lukman resigns
The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress for North-West, Mallam Salihu Lukman, has officially resigned from his position.…
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Agency Report
Ghanaian lawmakers outlaw death penalty
Ghana’s parliament has voted to outlaw the death penalty for almost all crimes, becoming the latest African country to repeal…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: We’re not ready for tariff increase – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has said that it is not ready to increase tariff due to subsidy removal, stating…
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Economy
Volatility in FX market to moderate soon, CBN to Nigerians
The acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Folashodun Shonubi, says the “volatile times” in the foreign exchange…
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Metro News
Police apprehend sit-at-home enforcers, native doctor, others in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command has paraded ten more suspected enforcers of sit-at-home and their native doctor. The State Commissioner…
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Economy
FG uncovers 1,618 civil servants with fake employment letters
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, Tuesday said that a total of 1,618 civil servants with…
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Economy
IMF retains 3.2% economic growth forecast for Nigeria
The US-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) has retained its 3.2 per cent forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth in 2023. IMF…
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Metro News
Police arrest 13 suspected criminals in Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command, on Tuesday, paraded 13 suspected criminals for various offences committed in the state. Among them…
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Sports
Transfer: I love Mbappe – Pochettino speaks on signing PSG forward for Chelsea
Chelsea manager, Mauricio Pochettino has claimed he is not trying to bring Kylian Mbappe to the club. Pochettino worked with…
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Politics
Ganduje, Al-Makura, Ebute line up for Adamu’s replacement as APC Chair
A major task before the All Progressives Congress, APC, is who replaces Abdullahi Adamu as the party’s National Chairman. A…
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Court/Litigation
Emefiele: Hold those responsible for fight between DSS, prison officers – SERAP to Tinubu
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has called on President Bola Tinubu to hold to account those responsible for…
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Politics
Boko Haram attack: Atiku deserves protection – APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday, said that Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential candidate, deserves the…
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Economy
BREAKING: NLC to commence nationwide strike August 2 over fuel price hike
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued a nationwide strike notice to seek the reversal of fuel pump price hike and…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Wednesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed banks to vacate…
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Religion
Tinubu to honour pilgrim who returned lost $80,000 to owner
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made arrangements to honor Hajiya Aishatu Yan Guru Bungudu Nahuche, a pilgrim from Zamfara, who…
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Court/Litigation
Apapa requests court order to expel Abure from LP’s national secretariat
The Labour Party’s (LP) acting national chairman, Lamidi Apapa, has asked the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to…
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Top News
Tinubu to raise health budget by 10% — Aide
The Special Adviser to the President on Health, Salma Ibrahim-Anas, has said the president plans to increase the annual budgetary…
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Court/Litigation
UK court fines Indian lawyer £28m in Ibori’s corruption case
An Indian-origin lawyer, Bhadresh Gohil, 58, was on Monday ordered by a UK court to pay more than £28 million…
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Court/Litigation
A’Court discharges Sule Lamido of N712m money laundering charges
The court of appeal in Abuja has discharged Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa state, and his two sons, of N712…
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Politics
Tinubu will send ministerial list to us within 48 hours – Senate leader
Micheal Bamidele, senate leader, says President Bola Tinubu will send his ministerial list to the national assembly within the next…
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Economy
Old naira notes will be phased out gradually – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says plans to gradually phase out the old N200, N500, and N1,000 naira notes…
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Politics
Tinubu assures Diaspora Nigerians of effective policies to strengthen democracy
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, represented by the Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured Nigerians in the Diaspora of…
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Economy
BREAKING: CBN raises interest rate to 18.75 percent
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in its fourth Monetary Policy Meeting for 2023 increased the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR)…
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Economy
Subsidy: Action on minimum wage review, palliatives in top gear – FG
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians, especially workers in the public service, that the committee set up to review the…
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Economy
COVID-19: 63% of Nigerians plunged into multidimensional poverty — FG
Federal Government on Tuesday lamented that despite progress in reducing poverty rates in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged…
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Politics
Tinubu meets with Abdullahi Adamu, Omisore at State House
President Bola Tinubu has held a meeting with Abdullahi Adamu, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and…
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Court/Litigation
After face-off with prison officials, DSS rearrests Emefiele despite bail
The Department of State services (DSS) has rearrested Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).…
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Court/Litigation
Emefiele: DSS arrests Ikoyi prison boss on court premises
Operatives of Department of State Services have arrested a top official of Ikoyi Prisons on the premises of Federal High…
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Court/Litigation
Court affirms CONUA, NAMDA as trade unions
The National Industrial Court on Tuesday affirmed the recognition of the Congress of Nigerian University Academics and the National Association…
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Court/Litigation
Drama as prisons, DSS fight over Emefiele
Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Nigerian Correctional Services (Prisons) exchanged blows on Tuesday over who should take…
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Top News
Lecturers, students protest Rector’s sack in Osun
The leadership of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) and students of Osun State Polytechnic Iree on Tuesday protested the sack of…
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Court/Litigation
BREAKING: Court grants Emefiele N20m bail over alleged gun possession
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted bail to the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele in his alleged…
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Top News
Sit-at-home: Ohanaeze places $500,000 bounty on Simon Ekpa
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has called on the people of the South East to prevent further disruptions and put an end…
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Court/Litigation
We borrow guns for operation from woman selling paraga —Highway robbery suspects
Members of an armed robbery gang which used to operate at Osu-Ife axis along the expressway have confessed that they…
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Court/Litigation
Firearm possession: Emefiele pleads not guilty
The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty before a Federal…
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Court/Litigation
Ex-CBN Gov Emefiele arrives court for trial
Ex-Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, Tuesday stood trial at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for his…
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Economy
Speaker meets Tinubu over planned resident doctors’ strike
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, will meet with President Bola Tinubu as part of efforts to…
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Economy
Nigeria’s medical tourism spending rises by over 40%
Nigeria spent a total of $1.04m on foreign healthcare-related services in the first quarter of 2023, The PUNCH has learnt. The total…
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Economy
Subsidy pain: Labour talks tough, ASUU, protesters condemn relief plans
The groaning occasioned by the removal of the fuel subsidy grew louder on Monday as the Nigerian Labour Congress said…
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Education
Adeleke suspends Osun Polytechnic Rector, appoints replacement
The Osun State Government has suspended the Rector of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Dr Tajudeen Odetayo. Odetayo’s suspension is…
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Economy
N790bn savings from FAAC raises concerns amid hardship
Financial experts have raised concerns over the N790 billion saving from June’s distributable revenue of N1.9 trillion amid the economic…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Tuesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, lambasted Nigerian leaders, accusing most…
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Metro News
Four suspects arrested over plot to attack Atiku, others in Yola
Four people have been detained in relation to the Sunday plot to attack the home of former vice president Atiku…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal sacks LP lawmaker, says he wasn’t party member during primary in Delta
The election petition tribunal in Asaba, the Delta capital, has removed Ngozi Okolie of the Labour Party (LP), as the…
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Economy
Italy Summit: Nigeria needs real investments, partnerships — not handouts, Shettima tells world leaders
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria no longer needs handouts from developed economies, but seeks real partnerships and investments. Shettima spoke…
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Economy
Ahmed Musa’s Kano filling station reduces petrol to N580/litre
Super Eagles Skipper, Ahmed Musa, has announced the reduction of the price of Premium Motor Spirit at his fueling station,…
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Economy
Subsidy: Kwara gov approves N10,000 monthly palliative for workers
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved N10,000 monthly palliative for workers. The N10,000 monthly palliative is to help workers…
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Court/Litigation
Group lauds verdict on e-transmission of Lagos gov election results
A support group for the All Progressives Congress, Bola Campaign Organisation, has expressed its acceptance of the recent judgement by…
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Metro News
46-year-old Nigerian ‘mysteriously’ dies in Scotland
•mourning eldest brother slumps, dies in Imo Security and health experts in Glasgow, Scotland are battling to unravel the mystery…
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Metro News
Three suspects arrested for killing 85-year-old farmer in Ekiti
The Ekiti State Police Command has stated that three suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of an…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: $460,000 forfeiture order enough to disqualify Tinubu – Peter Obi
The order of forfeiture of the sum of $460, 000 by the District Court of the United States of America…
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Top News
Nigeria disappointed itself, Africa, world — Obasanjo
•says we’ve not put round pegs in round holes Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday observed that Nigeria has not…
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Economy
Nigeria’s N617/litre petrol price cheapest in West Africa – Report
Nigeria’s current pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called Petrol is the lowest among other West African countries,…
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Sports
BREAKING: Saudi club submits world record fee to sign Mbappe
Al Hilal have submitted world record formal bid to Paris Saint Germain to sign Kylian Mbappe. According to renown journalist…
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Top News
Nollywood: Epic Yoruba film, ‘Jagun Jagun’ set for premiere on Netflix
Epic Yoruba film, “Jagun Jagun,” is set for release on Aug. 10 by subscription video on-demand streaming giant, Netflix. Netflix…
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Economy
Seek $13B debt forgiveness from creditors to stabilise economy, Afenifere advises Tinubu
*Advises president to cut cost of governance, halt hike in FG’s tertiary institutions’ tuition fees *Fitch: Nigeria’s inflation to average…
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Politics
APC NEC set to approve Ganduje, Basiru as chairman, secretary
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee (NEC) is anticipated to approve Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje’s nomination as national chairman…
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Politics
APC Crisis: Adamu’s greatest ‘sin’ was trying to impose Lawan as Presidential Candidate – V’Chair
National Vice Chairman, Northwest, of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Salihu Moh. Lukman on Sunday said the level of…
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Politics
Tinubu hugs deadline, replaces 4 names on ministerial list
…Choice of APC chairman creates ripples in APC…President torn between Ganduje and Al-Makura ABOUT four days to the expiration of…
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Economy
Sabotage: NSCDC arrests 12, recovers 500 railway sleepers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has impounded two trucks conveying no fewer than 500 stolen railway sleepers and…
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Top News
Musk unveils new name, logo for Twitter
Twitter’s owner Elon Musk and its new CEO said Sunday that the social media network would ditch its bird logo,…
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Metro News
#EndSARS: 103 recovered bodies not Lekki tollgate victims, says Lagos
The Lagos State Government has approved mass burial for 103 corpses recovered in the wake of the October 2020 #EndSARS…
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529 foreign-trained doctors failed medical exam – MDCN
A total of 529 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates failed the assessment examination conducted by the Medical and Dental Council…
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Economy
Interest rate hikes will cripple Nigeria’s economy – Experts warn CBN ahead of MPC meeting
Some financial experts have warned against further Monetary Policy Rates hikes ahead of Monday’s meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee…
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Top News
Davido bows to pressure, deletes controversial video
Famous singer and record label boss, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has finally deleted the short clip from the controversial video…
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Sports
Transfer: Man Utd relieved as hope in Harry Kane deal rekindled
Manchester United have been given encouragement that they could still get Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur this summer. ESPN reports…
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Sports
Transfer: You’re killing me – Sadio Mane fumes as Bayern Munich exit looms
Bayern Munich forward, Sadio Mane has claimed the media in Germany has been “killing” him since his move. Mane signed…
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Politics
PDP, SDP chieftains defect to APC in Ondo
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State has received some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Idanre…
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Economy
N30,000 minimum wage is criminal, I pay my cleaner N60,000 – Oshiomhole
Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole has condemned the N30,000 minimum wage. Oshiomhole described the current minimum wage as “criminal wage,”…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential election: Fake news peddlers on rampage as Nigerians await Tribunal judgement
As Nigerians await the final decision of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPT, on the petitions challenging the election of…
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Metro News
Explosion kills 15 fuel scoopers in Ondo
The commercial town of Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State was on Sunday evening struck by tragedy as…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Monday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. No fewer than eight persons have reportedly died while 11 persons…
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Politics
APC crisis: Al-Makura best to become Nat’l Chairman – Primate Ayodele
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has claimed that the best person to become the National…
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Sports
Women’s World Cup 2023: Okonjo-Iweala charges Falcons to beat Australia
Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has charged the Super Falcons of Nigeria to ensure…
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Sports
Haaland scores twice as Man City hit five in Tokyo friendly
Erling Haaland scored a brace as Manchester City roared back from two goals down to beat J-League champions Yokohama F-Marinos…
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Economy
Nigerians’ll reap economic gains of Tinubu’s reforms in Q1 2024 – Rewane
The Chief Executive Officer, Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane has assured Nigerians that the economic reforms and policies of…
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Top News
VP Shettima to represent Tinubu at Italy, Russia summits
Vice President Kashim Shettima will depart Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at two major international Summits in Rome, Italy…
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Metro News
Six friends died after taking alcohol in Ogun
Tragedy struck Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of Ogun as six friends reportedly died after taking alcohol in their friend’s…
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Metro News
Police nab gunman at popular hotel in Anambra
Men of the Anambra Police Command have arrested a gunman during an operation in a popular hotel in Awka, the…
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Sports
Man United defeat Arsenal 2-0 in the game, 5-3 on penalty shootout practice
Manchester United gained bragging rights over rivals Arsenal as first-half goals from Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho sealed a 2-0…
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Agency Report
India landslide kills 27, about 50 missing – Officials
The death toll from a massive landslide in India’s Maharashtra state jumped to 27 on Sunday, with at least 50…
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Economy
Again, Naira drops against US dollar, exchanges at N777.82
Again, Nigeria’s currency, the Naira, depreciated against the Dollar, exchanging at N777.82 at the Investors’ and Exporters’ window. According to…
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Metro News
Hisba arrests two over alleged same-sex marriage in Kano
Kano State Hisba Command says it has arrested two people who were accused of trying to arrange same-sex marriage. Hisba…
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Politics
Your claim on presidential election arrant nonsense – APC to Atiku
The All Progressives Congress (APC), says the allegation made by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in…
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Metro News
Death of female clubber exposes ‘lady pickers’ in Anambra
The recent death of a lady, Miss Chinyere Awuda, in a night club at Awka, Anambra State capital, has revealed…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: Atiku blackmailing judiciary, yet to recover from shock defeat – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said the alleged attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to blackmail…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. Presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, has condemned allegations by Atiku Abubakar, former…
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Court/Litigation
Baba Ijesha marks one year in prison, 15 more to go
A popular and embattled actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, who was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment for…
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Metro News
Anthrax disease hits two Plateau communities
Plateau state Government on Saturday announced that two communities in the state have been hit by suspected cases of anthrax…
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Court/Litigation
Tinubu, APC plotting to threaten Election Tribunal judges with arrest – Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of trying…
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Economy
NNPCL gives reason for paying N123bn interim dividend to FAAC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has given reasons for paying an interim dividend of N123 billion to the…
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Adamawa guber: INEC frustrating my petition at Tribunal, Binani alleges
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last gubernatorial election in Adamawa State, Senator Aishat Dahiru…
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Politics
APC NWC disowns Lukman, says statement on party chairmanship personal
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that the statement credited to the party’s National Vice Chairman, North-west, Dr. Salihu…
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Economy
Subsidy: ‘Endure, Tinubu repositioning the country’ – Keyamo appeals Nigerians
Festus Keyamo, immediate past Minister of State for Labour and Employment, on Saturday, sent a message to Nigerians amid the…
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Politics
Making Peter Obi LP presidential candidate regrettable – Apapa’s faction
The Lamidi Apapa’s faction of the Labour Party, LP, has lamented over the choice of Peter Obi as its presidential…
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Metro News
Generator fumes kill couple, two children, in-law in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the death of a couple, their two children and others at their residence…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: Peter Obi/LP petition is fiction — Tinubu
Wole Olanipekun, counsel to President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima, has responded to the final written address filed by…
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Court/Litigation
Court fines Kano govt over demolition exercise, declares action illegal, oppressive
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano state has described the demolition exercise embarked upon by the Kano state government…
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Top News
Subsidy: Peter Obi is IMF, World Bank’s mole in Nigeria, US-based Professor alleges
A Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media at Kennesaw State University, United States, Farooq Kperogi, has alleged that the candidate…
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Metro News
ANTHRAX is here: Eat ‘ponmo’ and die, Adetifa, NCDC DG, insists
•Says contacts of Niger animal case being tracked to prevent human cases Dr Ifedayo Adetifa is the Director General of…
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Court/Litigation
Emefiele to be arraigned Tuesday over illegal possession of ammunition
The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, is expected to be arraigned at the Federal High Court in…
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Top News
PSC dismisses three officers, demotes five
The Police Service Commission has approved the dismissal of three senior police officers over cases of ‘’serious misconduct’’ The commission…
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Politics
APC, CSO fault Adeleke over nephew, brother’s wife appointments
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has criticised Governor Ademola Adeleke for appointing his nephew, Tunji Adeleke…
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Economy
Adeleke did not promise to pay salary arrears in six months – Commissioner
The Osun State Government has faulted calls by the All Progressives Congress for it to keep to its campaign promise…
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Religion
13 Govs sponsor pilgrims with N14.84bn in two years
Thirteen state governors have spent N14.84bn to sponsor no fewer than 4,771 persons on religious pilgrimage, investigations by Saturday PUNCH have shown.…
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Sports
Transfer: Arteta speaks on Arsenal signing Mbappe as PSG put player up for sale
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has reacted to rumours of his interest in Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe has been…
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Economy
Private Logistics operators can’t displace NIPOST, says Postmaster General
The Nigerian Postal Service says private players in the logistics sector cannot displace its relevance. It also reiterated the need…
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Politics
Oyetola, ex-Senate spokesperson Basiru favoured to replace Omisore
There are indications either a former Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, or the spokesperson for the ninth Senate, Ajibola Basiru,…
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Court/Litigation
Shakira faces fresh court charges over alleged tax fraud
A Spanish judge in Barcelona, Esplugues de Llobregat, has ordered a second investigation against Shakira for alleged tax fraud. VOA1…
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Metro News
‘Lunatic’ beheads 84-year-old man in Ogun
A man suspected to be mentally challenged has beheaded an 84-year-old man, Elder Alfred Opadipe, in Ipara community, Remo North…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: I won in 21 states, declare me president – Atiku tells Tribunal
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election, Abubakar Atiku, has asked the Presidential Election…
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Metro News
Lasting solution to lingering Doko land dispute in view – Niger Gov Bago
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has assured of finding a solution to the lingering land dispute which has…
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Metro News
11 Niger LGs to experience flooding – NEMA
Eleven (11) local government areas of Niger State have been alerted by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, to prepare…
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Politics
APC crisis: Ganduje faces tough battle in race to national chairmanship
Once again, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is in another leadership crisis, presenting the first test to President Bola…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Federal Government has approved the upward review of school fees…
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Economy
Tips on how to reduce fuel consumption – Oil Marketers
The about 400 per cent hike in the pump price of petrol has made motorists to devise ways of reducing…
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Economy
FG delists 180 loan apps, vows more clampdowns
The Federal Government through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has said it will release a list of illegal…
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Metro News
Soludo sends Mmesoma on three-month psychotherapy
The Anambra State Government says it has handed over 19-year-old Mmesoma Ejikeme, who forged her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result,…
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Politics
INEC obeys Supreme Court order, recognises Youth Party
The Independent National Electoral Commission has finally recognised the Youth Party as a registered political party in Nigeria, NEWS FLASH…
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Economy
Sabotage: NSCDC arrests eight oil thieves in Lagos
The operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said it had arrested no fewer than eight persons caught…
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Sports
World cup: Super Falcons/Canada first game ends in stalemate
Nigeria’s Super Falcons started their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign in Australia and New Zealand with a goalless draw…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: Govs plan cash transfers to poor households, dump Buhari’s list
The National Economic Council comprising 36 state governors and Vice President Kashim Shettima has concluded a plan for state governments…
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Metro News
124 cultists arrested in one week in Edo – Police
The police command in Edo says it has arrested 124 suspects for alleged involvement in cult fighting and killings in the state.…
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Economy
Tinubu creates infrastructure support fund for states, only N907bn from 1.9tr FAAC revenue to be shared
President Bola Tinubu says he has directed that only N907 billion will be distributed among the three tiers of government…
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Economy
CBN revokes 2,991 BDC licences
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the number of approved Bureau de Change (BDC) dealers to 2,991 from…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The National Economic Council, comprising 36 state governors and Vice President…
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Economy
Japa: We’are automating passport application to reduce stress for Nigerians — Immigration
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said the agency is automating passport application process, in order to eliminate stress and delay…
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Politics
Al-Makura endorsed as next APC national chairman
A group, Forum of State Chairmen of Defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC), has made a case for former Governor…
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Metro News
Diezani glows in latest photo — after 8-year absence due to cancer battle
A photo of Diezani Alison-Madueke, the former minister of petroleum resources, looking healthy, has surfaced on social media after an eight-year…
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Economy
How FIRS generated N5.5trn from taxes in six months — ‘highest half-year revenue ever’
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it generated N5.5 trillion as tax revenue in the first half of 2023. In…
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Economy
Don’t approve electricity tariff hike, HoR tells NERC
The house of representatives has asked the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) not to approve the proposed increase in electricity…
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Economy
Breaking: NEC dumps FG’s social investment register, says it lacks credibility
The National Economic Council (NEC) presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima, has dumped the national social register under Muhammadu…
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Metro News
Lady beaten to death in Anambra hotel
A young lady identified as Miss Chinyere Awuda has been beaten to death inside a popular hotel (name withheld) in…
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Court/Litigation
Court grants Kanu access to personal doctors, medical records
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services to grant the leader of the proscribed…
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Agency Report
UK may confiscate $129m belonging to Ibori
A state prosecutor on Thursday asked a London court to order the confiscation of more than 100 million pounds ($129…
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Economy
N617/litre fuel price hike: Declare state of emergency – IPMAN tells Tinubu
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergence on…
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Court/Litigation
Appeal Court debunks reported resignation of Presidential Election Tribunal member
The Court of Appeal has finally broken its silence on the reported resignation of a member of the Presidential Election…
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Politics
Why Ganduje can’t replace Adamu — APC chieftain
The National Vice Chairman for North-West, Mallam Salihu Lukman, has warned against replacing the ousted National Chairman of All Progressives…
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Economy
Fuel hike: Pro-Tinubu protesters storm National Assembly
Protesters in support of the fuel removal on Thursday cause a bit of disruption at the National Assembly’s main entrance…
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Economy
NEC meets amid fuel price hike, economic anxieties
Nigeria’s highest economic advisory body, the National Economic Council is currently meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa,…
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Economy
Audit: 2500 ghost workers discovered in payroll – Benue Gov
The Governor Hyacinth Alia-led Benue State government has said it has uncovered 2,500 ghost workers on the state government’s payroll.…
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Agency Report
Remove age restriction from job requirements, Senate tells employers of labour
Senate has urged employers of labour in the country to de-emphasise age requirements as a pre-condition for employment in Nigeria.…
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Politics
Adamu: APC govs in crucial meeting to decide new national chair
The governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC are currently meeting to examine the party’s condition of affairs in…
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Economy
Naira gains against US Dollar, exchanges at N793.70/$
On the Investor & Exporter FX window on Wednesday, the naira strengthened against the dollar and ended the day at…
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Top News
NEMA again alerts Kwara residents on impending flood
The Minna Operations Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has again alerted some of the residents in Kwara…
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Metro News
Man beats lover to death in Calabar
There was pandemonium Tuesday evening at Abasi Obori following an altercation between two lovers leading to the death of 34…
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Economy
Petrol price hike insensitive, PDP, LP tell APC, Presidency
FOLLOWING the increment in the pump price of petrol from N488 to between N568 and N617 per litre, the Peoples…
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Economy
Fuel hike: We’re jointly experiencing pains – APC Chieftain
Following the widespread anger occasioned by the hike in fuel price, the Director, Media and Publicity of the defunct Tinubu-Shettima…
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Economy
Fuel price hike: Tinubu govt, governors working to address hardship – Uzodinma
The Progressives Governors Forum, PGF, has said that it is working with the Federal Government under the leadership of President…
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Economy
Fuel price: Coalition pleads for understanding
As reactions continue to trail the increase in pump price of fuel from N537 to N617 per litre, a Coalition…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Thursday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu has sought confirmation of the Senate for appointments…
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Sports
“I am clean of doping violation charge” – Tobi Amusan insists
Tobi Amusan, Nigeria’s queen of the tracks and Women’s hurdles world record-holder has dismissed a doping rule violation charge levelled…
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Politics
I’ll deliver on my promises inspite of challenges, Tinubu tells Nigerians
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told Nigerians that he will deliver on the promises he made inspite of the challenges…
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Court/Litigation
UK medical panel clears Twitter influencer Olufunmilayo of rape allegation
A popular Twitter doctor based in the United Kingdom, Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya has been exonerated by UK’s Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service…
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Top News
COVID-19: FG receives $9.2m grant from Canadian govt
The Federal Government on Wednesday received a $9,261,920 grant from the Canadian government to support the scale-up of COVID-19 vaccine…
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Politics
I’ve reserved 100 offices for women in my administration – Niger Gov.
Umar Bago, governor of Niger State, says he is making arrangements to hand 100 offices to women in the state.…
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Politics
Adeleke swears in new commissioners, asks them to think outside the box
Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, has asked the newly sworn-in commissioners in the state to think outside the box while…
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Economy
Nigerians shouldn’t buy petrol above N150, current price provocative – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the current price of a litre of petrol is “provocative” and that the product…
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Top News
No apology for sending my kids to private school — Rivers Gov.
Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, says he owes no apology for choosing a private school for the elementary education of…
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Foreign News
US announces new $1.3bn military aid package for Ukraine
The United States on Wednesday announced a new $1.3 billion military aid package for Ukraine featuring air defense systems, anti-tank…
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Politics
Chairmanship: APC looks to Ganduje as Adamu’s replacement
Strong indications emerged on Wednesday evening that President Bola Tinubu is looking towards a former Kano governor, Abdullahi Ganduje for…
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Politics
Fuel subsidy: It’s too early to lament, Tinubu yet to unfold his policies, says SDP’s Chieftain
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP in the 2023 general elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said it…
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Sports
AIU provisionally suspends Tobi Amusan for ‘missing drug tests’
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan a provisional suspension for allegedly missing drug tests. AIU announced the…
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Metro News
‘I feel pain for letting you down’ — Mmesoma apologises to JAMB
Ejikeme Mmesoma has apologised to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over the alleged forgery of her unified tertiary…
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Economy
Naira plummets to N860/$ at parallel market as dollar demand intensifies
The naira has continued its downward spiral, falling to N860 per dollar at the parallel market on Wednesday. The figure…
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Top News
Supreme Court speaks on CJN’s reported phone conversation with Tinubu
The Supreme Court has faulted claim on social media that President Bola Tinubu had phone conversation with the Chief Justice…
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Economy
Abia gov sacks over 7000 sunset workers employed by Ikpeazu
The Abia State government has confirmed the sacking of about 7000 workers from the state civil service who were employed…
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Economy
‘It’s an overkill’ — NUJ kicks against hike in pump price of petrol
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has asked the federal government to take appropriate actions to mitigate the impact of…
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Economy
Naira extends gain at I&E window, closes at N742.9/$
The naira, on Tuesday, appreciated by 6.58 percent to close at N742.93/$ at the investors and exporters (I&E) window. The…
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Economy
FAAC to share N1.959tr revenue in July — probably highest ever
The three tiers of government are set to share N1.959 trillion in July 2023 — probably a record, TheCable can…
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Religion
Kwara Gov okays Wednesday as work-free for Hijra, urges tolerance, harmony
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq has approved the observance of every Muharram 1 as a work-free day in the state,…
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Sports
Bayern Munich beat Rottach-Egern 27-0 in club friendly match
In a lopsided friendly game on Tuesday, Bayern Munich displayed total brutality as they destroyed non-league team FC Rottach-Egern 27-0.…
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Sports
Women’s hurdles world record-holder, Amusan, charged with anti-doping violation
Women’s hurdles world record-holder, Tobi Amusan, on Wednesday said she has been charged with an alleged anti-doping rule violation, casting…
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Top News
Niger gov expands ministries from 25 to 40
The Niger State Governor, Mallam Mohammed Bago, has directed the immediate expansion of the ministries in the state from 25…
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Sports
Transfer: Onana arrives in UK to undergo Man Utd medicals
Inter Milan goalkeeper, Andre Onana has touched down in the UK ahead of his proposed move to Manchester United. The…
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Court/Litigation
Court sentences Two for internet fraud in Kwara
A 24-year-old Francis Stephen Oke Eghele, was on Tuesday, convicted by a Kwara State High Court, for presenting himself as…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: Tinubu orders immediate review of N8,000 palliative
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered the immediate review of the proposed N8,000 to 12 million households in Nigeria for…
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Economy
Fuel price: NLC, NUJ, others fume as anger, frustration spread nationwide
Nigerians were jolted on Tuesday following a further increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly known…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Wednesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate review of the N8,000…
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Politics
Kwara PDP Secretary resigns, quits party
The Kwara State Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Rasaq Lawal, has resigned from his office. Alhaji Lawal…
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Top News
Reps probe outbreak of Anthrax in Suleja, Niger
•Ask NCDC, Ministry of Agriculture to curtail spread of disease The House of Representatives announced plans on Tuesday to investigate…
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Metro News
I’m not a car thief, I only drove it from Abuja to Delta without dealer’s knowledge —Suspect
After his arrest for allegedly absconding with a car from an Abuja car stand, 25-year-old Meshach Isinugo a.k.a Big Shark…
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Economy
Petrol stations shut down, few jerk pump price to N620 per litre in Kano
Virtually all filling stations in Kano have shut down, while the few that remain open have adjusted their pump prices…
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Economy
Hike in fuel price now reality Nigerians have to live with, says PDP chieftain
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Kaduna lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has described the current hike in…
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Top News
Put BP, sugar level facilities in airports, Reps task FAAN
House of Representatives has urged the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to put adequate medical facilities in Nigerian airports…
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Religion
Hijrah 1445: Gov Makinde declares public holiday in Oyo
Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde, has declared Wednesday, July 19, 2023, as a public holiday in the state in commemoration of…
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Court/Litigation
Atiku’s 27 witnesses’ testimony not ‘useful’, Tinubu tells Tribunal
President Bola Tinubu says all the 27 witnesses called by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) failed to…
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Economy
Why fuel pump price rose to N617/litre — NNPCL
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has attributed the rise in petrol…
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Court/Litigation
Provide evidence for N10bn CCTV camera project loan, Ganduje challenges CSO
The immediate past administration in Kano state has described as misleading and untrue a story being circulated that it obtained…
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Economy
Netizens kick as fuel price hits N617/litre
Nigerians on social media on Tuesday kicked against the adjustment in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, known better…
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Politics
Tinubu to submit list of ministerial nominees this week
President Bola Tinubu is anticipated to submit the list of cabinet nominees to the Senate for review this week, barring…
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Top News
Customs intercepts 40-foot container of ammunitions in Lagos en route to South-East
On Monday, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) reported that it had stopped a 40-foot container full of firearms that was…
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Top News
Osun Assembly reverses ‘State of Osun’ to Osun State
The argument over the Osun State logo, crest and flag, has been laid to rest as the House of Assembly, yesterday,…
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Economy
Petrol price hits N617 per litre amid subsidy removal
The price of Petrol has increased to about N617 per litre, NEWS FLASH has learnt. A visit to an NNPC…
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Court/Litigation
Emefiele: Lawyers file contempt charge against DSS, DG
A group of human rights lawyers have commenced contempt proceedings against the Director General of the State Security Service, Yusuf…
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Politics
Yoruba don’t play politics of bitterness – Atiku’s aide Bwala
Daniel Bwala, a media aide to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023…
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Top News
Bandits now wear hijab, dress like women – Zamfara ex-commissioner
The immediate past Commissioner for Information in Zamfara State, Hon. Ibrahim Magaji Dosara has warned that bandits have designed a…
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Economy
Naira depreciation, subsidy removal push inflation to 22.79%
Nigeria’s inflation rate rose further to 22.79 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY) in June 2023 from 22.41 per cent previous month…
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Metro News
Prophet, victim’s lover to die by hanging for killing final year LASU student
Justice Christiana Obadina of an Osun State High Court sitting in Ikire, has sentenced Philip Segun of Cherubim Church, Solution…
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Court/Litigation
FRSC can only operate on Federal roads, A’Court rules
THE Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State yesterday affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court, in Warri,…
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Economy
2,300 ‘ghost workers’ uncovered in Abia – Audit
The Abia State Government says it has discovered 2,300 ghosts in its payroll system and weeded them out, thus saving…
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Top News
Nigeria at high risk of anthrax outbreak, FG warns
The Federal Government said the risk assessment conducted by the human health sector showed that the likelihood of an outbreak…
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Sports
Napoli offer Osimhen N6.5bn annual salary
Italian champions, Napoli, have offered Victor Osimhen a new two-year contract extension with a salary worth N6.5bn — €6.5m plus…
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Politics
Audit report indicts Adamu, Omisore as Tinubu, govs shop for new chair
•Aggrieved NWC members welcome Adamu’s removal, NEC meeting postponed indefinitely •Kyari, Funtua take temporary charge, new leaders to emerge at…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Tuesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The National Secretary of All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Iyiola Omisore…
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Top News
REVEALED: The N32bn ‘final straw’ that led to the ouster of Adamu as APC chair
Abdullahi Adamu was asked to resign as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday after a…
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Politics
BREAKING: Omisore shut out of APC emergency meeting
Senator Iyiola Omisore, National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has been shut out of the emergency National…
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Economy
Twitter loses half its advertising revenue since Musk’s takeover
Twitter has lost roughly half of its advertising revenue, according to owner Elon Musk, since he bought the social media…
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Economy
Stop planned electricity tariff hike, OPC tells Tinubu
The Oodua People’s Congress has urged President Bola Tinubu to stop the planned increase in electricity tariff by distribution companies…
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Politics
BREAKING: Kyari takes over APC NWC
he Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Party (APC) Senator Abubakar Kyari, has taken over the National Working…
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Politics
Adamu to formally announce his resignation as party Chairman today
Former Nasarawa State Governor, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has resigned as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adamu…
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Top News
NIPR urges Tinubu to implement Citizens Summit Report recommendations
The APC Federal Government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been urged to take deliberate steps in implementing the…
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Top News
Police IG withdraws policemen from ex-govs, ministers, VIPs
The Federal Government has withdrawn the Mobile Police Force personnel attached to several Very Important Persons, including ex-governors, former ministers…
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Court/Litigation
Olubadan scheming to strip Ladoja of Otun title, Loyalist tells court
One Lateef Popoola has told the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan that the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun,…
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Politics
APC NEC: Confusion over Adamu’s reported resignation
There is controversy over the reported resignation of Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Adamu’s…
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Politics
Sit-at-home: Abuja meeting not solution, answers in Southeast – Ohanaeze tackles govs, Igbo leaders
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has tackled Southeast governors and Igbo leaders for meeting in Abuja over the sit-at-home in the Southeast.…
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Politics
Adamu worked against Tinubu, his resignation belated – APC’s Chieftain
A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Hon Bernard Mikko, has said that the…
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Metro News
BREAKING: Lawmaker shot dead in Enugu
A Councilor, Nelson Sylvester, popularly known as Ofunwa, representing Eha-Ulo ward, in Nsukka Local Government Area Legislative Council, Enugu State,…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Monday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. There were controversies, on Sunday, over the alleged resignation of the…
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Delayed salaries: AGF sets up committee on IPPIS technical glitches
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein has urged the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) service…
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Sports
Maguire confirms losing Man United captaincy
Manchester United’s player, Harry Maguire, has confirmed losing the club’s armband. Maguire made this known in a statement on Sunday.…
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Religion
Look out for new moon of Muharram, Sultan tells Nigerian Muslims
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Sunday directed Muslims to look out for the new moon of Muharram…
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Entertainment
Nigerian Idol : Victory Gbakara wins N100m grand prize
Victory Gbakara, one of the contestants for the Nigerian idol, season 8 edition, has emerged winner of the show, walking…
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Tinubu reaffirms Africa’s unity, strength in inaugural address at AU meeting
President Bola Tinubu, has reaffirmed the unity and strength of the African continent in his inaugural address at the African…
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No plan to stifle innovation, says NITDA DG
The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, reassured stakeholders that the agency’s regulations are not intended to…
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Politics
Tinubu to unveil solution to banditry in North West – VP Shettima
President Bola Tinubu will soon unveil a new method of resolving banditry and killings in the North West in the…
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I went on exile to get a degree – Osun gov., Adeleke
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has disclosed he went on self-exile after the 2018 governorship election to acquire a degree…
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Sports
Tobi Amusan wins 100m hurdles at Silesia Diamond League, sets new record
World Record holder, Tobi Amusan has won the Silesia Diamond League Women’s 100m Hurdles, breaking meet record after finishing the…
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Metro News
Ondo woman pours hot water on husband’s female worker over illicit affairs
A woman, Esther Godwin, has been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly pouring hot water…
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Police rescue deacon, four other kidnapped victims in Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command on Saturday rescued five persons who were kidnapped by some gunmen in Isanlu Isin in…
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Economy
Navy uncovers massive oil theft in Rivers
The Nigerian Navy has excavated and dismantled the oil equipment of a suspected oil syndicate on Oil Mining Lease-18 in…
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Court/Litigation
NDLEA arrests Europe-bound 19 year old student with drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a teenage student, Benjamin Nnamani Daberechi, 19, with Methamphetamine drugs concealed inside…
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Politics
NASS: N70bn palliative allowances illegal – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has condemned the National Assembly over the decision to allocate N70 billion as palliatives for…
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Sports
Breaking: Alcaraz ends Djokovic dominance, wins first Wimbledon title
Spaniard, Carlos Alcaraz has won the Wimbledon men’s singles title for the first time by ending Novak Djokovic’s recent dominance…
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Metro News
Hawkers, scavengers take over $1.6bn rail tracks in Lagos
Faeces, refuse litter surrounding … As small-scale businesses and other unpleasant activities continue to encroach the Babatunde Raji Fashola Train…
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Agency Report
Heatwave: Over 113 million people under heat advisories in US
Parts of the US are expected to see record temperatures on Sunday, with warnings of “dangerous” heat levels into next…
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Metro News
Domestic worker kills employer with pestle in Anambra
A yet-to-be-identified domestic servant has allegedly killed his employer, a lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, after…
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Metro News
Olubadan suspends Egungun festival over violence
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Sen. Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, on Sunday, directed suspension of the ongoing Egungun festival.…
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Economy
Outrage as mass failures hit GTBank transaction channels
Many Nigerians are currently unable to carry out transactions using their Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) applications. This is as a…
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Metro News
Shettima steals show as he meets with Atiku in Abuja
All eyes were on Vice President Kashim Shettima as he met with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar at a wedding ceremony…
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Court/Litigation
26 Kirikiri inmates graduate from NOUN
No fewer than 26 inmates at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Kirikiri, Lagos State, have graduated from the National Open…
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Economy
Naira payment option will boost diaspora remittances – Financial experts
Some financial experts have said that the recent move by the Central Bank of Nigeria to allow naira payment option…
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Politics
Ministerial list: Security reports, graft allegations may knock out heavyweights
Some politicians, who think that their closeness to President Bola Tinubu, will fetch them ministerial positions are in for a…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: Petitioners’ evidence worthless — Tinubu’s lawyer
The president, Bola Tinubu and the Vice-president, Kassim Shettima has discredited the case made by the Labour Party and its…
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Sports
Contract talks with Peseiro ongoing – NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that talks are ongoing with Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro over a…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: You’ll start reaping benefits soon – FG assures Nigerians
Dr Nasir Idris, the Chairman, Palliative Committee on Subsidy Removal and Kebbi Governor has assured Nigerians that efforts were on…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy: FG’s proposed N8,000 package stirs controversies
The decision by the Federal Government to pay N8,000 to about 12 million households in a bid to mitigate the…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy removal: Smuggling across Kwara border reduced – Customs Comptroller
The removal of fuel subsidy by the Nigerian government has significantly helped to reduce smuggling of petroleum products across Kwara…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar met at a…
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Politics
Traditional rulers will be given constitutional roles — Speaker Abbas
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Tajudeen Abbas, has assured that the 10th National Assembly will create constitutional roles…
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Sports
I’m here to win EPL, UCL with Arsenal – Declan Rice
English midfielder, Declan Rice, has revealed his ambitions at Arsenal following his record-breaking move to the club. It was earlier…
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Sports
Transfer: Osimhen would be good for Chelsea – Agbonlahor
Former Aston Villa striker, Gabriel Agbonlahor believes Victor Osimhen would be a good addition to the Chelsea squad. The Blues…
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Politics
Be firm against military coups, Tinubu charges African leaders
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya, called on African leaders to respect democracy, the rule of law…
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Metro News
Six boys gang-rape teenager, another gang seizes her underwear in Anambra
Six boys aged between 16 and 27 have been arrested for gang-raping a 19 years old girl in the Anam…
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Sports
Ronaldo overtakes Messi to become world’s highest-paid athlete
For the first time since 2017 (and third time overall), Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid…
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DJ Cuppy, fiancé, unfollow each other on Instagram
Popular Nigerian disk jockey, Florence Otedola, known professionally as DJ Cuppy and her British boxer fiancé, Ryan Taylor has sparked…
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Health
Israel’s PM Netanyahu hospitalised
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was hospitalised on Saturday after feeling “dizzy”, his office said, adding the politically and legally…
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Agency Report
I didn’t say I’m looking forward to contest in 2027 – Peter Obi
Mr Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate, Labour Party in the 2023 elections has dismissed media reports that he said he is…
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Economy
High profile politicians, local, foreign govts involved in oil theft — King Dakolo
The recent destruction of the 12-man crew vessel said to be carrying 150,000 metric tons of crude oil seized on…
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Lagos sit-at-home: Gani Adams sternly warns Simon Ekpa to desist from plans
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams has warned Simon Ekpa, factional leader of the Indigenous People of…
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Nigeria fulfils its 2023 financial obligations to AU – Official
Nigeria has successfully fulfilled its financial responsibilities to the African Union by making the full payment of its assessed contributions…
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I’m helping to build mosque in Ilorin – Isese advocate
Yeye Ajesikemi Olatunji, a traditional religion adherent and devotee of Aje Olokun, speaks to TUNDE OYEKOLA on the cancellation of…
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Agency Report
Heavy rains, flooding leave seven dead in South Korea
Seven people have been killed and three were missing as heavy rains flooded South Korea, officials said Saturday, with thousands…
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Sanction Wike for hobnobbing with Tinubu, NEC member tells PDP
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party National Executive Committee, Timothy Osadolor, has called on the leadership of the party…
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Bidding for IBB teaching hospital will be transparent – Official
The Permanent Secretary, Niger State Ministry of Health, Dr Mohammed Gama, has said that the bidding for the conversion of…
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Court/Litigation
REVEALED: Emefiele charged for gun, ammunition possession offences
The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele is likely to face charges of illegal possession of gun…
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Economy
CBN announces new maximum tenure for bank MD
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Friday approved the new code of corporate governance for the financial sector, which pegged…
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Economy
Naira slumps against dollar, exchanges at N803.90 at official window
Amid the impact of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s foreign exchange reforms, the Naira depreciated against the dollar on Friday,…
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Economy
Police arrest counterfeit currency fraudster, fake bank alert suspect in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a suspected fraudster who specialises in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public using…
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Politics
Controversy in Osun APC over alleged plot to suspend Aregbesola
The All Progressives Congress, APC in Osun State has been accused of scheming to suspend Rauf Aregbesola, the immediate past…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has faulted the mode…
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Court/Litigation
NJC recommends 23 nominees for appointment as Federal High Court judges (+FULL LIST)
The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Friday recommended 23 nominees for appointment as Judges of the Federal High Court (FHC)…
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Economy
ILO pledges support for FG to create two million digital jobs
The International Labour Organisation has backed the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government to create over two million digital jobs, as…
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Economy
Bank lifts suspension of international transactions on naira cards
Wema Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading commercial banks, has announced the lifting of the suspension of international transactions on naira…
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Economy
EFCC secures conviction of fake UN supplier for misappropriation of funds
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of one Danladi Mohammed…
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Economy
N500b palliative: Kano gov’t criticizes FG’s sharing formula
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has criticized the federal government’s allocation of N500 billion through the Bank of Industry…
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Over 1,500 applications from Nigerians in two months – Guinness World Records
Following the surge in attempts to break world records, the Guinness World Records has revealed that they have received about…
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Politics
Ambode storms Presidential Villa, meets Tinubu
Former Lagos State governor, Akinwumi Ambode, on Friday stormed Presidential Villa, Abuja. NEWS FLASH gathered that Ambode, who was a…
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Court/Litigation
Court faults Emefiele’s detention without trial
The FCT High Court, Abuja on Friday faulted the continued detention of the suspended Central Bank governor, Godwin Emefiele without…
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Economy
Tinubu to leave Nigeria for African Union mid-year meeting in Kenya Saturday
President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday, depart Abuja for Nairobi, Kenya, to participate in the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of…
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BREAKING: NAF aircraft crashes in Benue
A fighter jet belonging to the Nigerian Air Force on Friday crashed in Makurdi, Benue State capital, The PUNCH has learnt.…
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UK increases visa fees for Nigerians, others
Nigerians, and other foreign nationals coming into the United Kingdom will have to pay more for visa applications. Also, the…
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Court/Litigation
We can’t be restrained from imposing fines, NBC prays to Court to void judgement
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has filed a motion at a Federal High Court in Abuja asking the court to…
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Agency Report
Hollywood shuts down as actors go on strike
The Hollywood actors’ union began to strike at midnight Thursday, after negotiations to reach a new contract with production studios…
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COVID-19, Ukraine war pushed 165 million into poverty in 3 years – UN
The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine pushed a total of 165 million people into poverty…
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Hajj: Suspension of Max Air won’t affect pilgrims’ airlift — NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has said that despite the indefinite suspension of operations of Max Air Airlines by…
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Court/Litigation
BREAKING: PEPC reserves judgment in petition seeking Tinubu, Shettma’s sack
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has reserved judgment until a date to be announced in the petition by the…
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Court/Litigation
Court dismisses EFCC’s case against Okorocha
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has dismissed the case against the former governor of Imo State, Rochas…
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Politics
Vehicle impoundment: Ortom disappointed me – Charly Boy
Maverick singer, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has expressed disappointment with the immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom…
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Metro News
Keke NAPEP rider kills lover, dumps corpse in bush in Abia
A tricycle operator, simply identified as Chigozie, has been arrested for killing his girlfriend and dumping her corpse inside a…
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Metro News
8-year-old girl defiled in Ogun dies after one year
An 8-year-old girl, who was reportedly defiled by one Lekan Tunji Oyedele in Abeokuta, has died. The victim died on…
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‘Obi now IPOB spokesman’ — Simon Ekpa hits back over sit-at-home comment
Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has responded to…
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Court/Litigation
Apostle Suleman: We wanted to kill him during attack, suspect confesses
Police authorities, on Thursday, in Abuja paraded no fewer than 20 suspects arrested for offences including conspiracy, attempted murder, murder,…
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Economy
Niger gov advocates return of tollgates
Worried by the deplorable roads condition across the country, the Niger State Governor, Mallam Umaru Bago, has called for a…
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Court/Litigation
EFCC arrests 13 Chinese for illegal mining in Kwara
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 13 Chinese nationals for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities in Ilorin,…
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Economy
Tinubu declares state of emergency on food shortage, plans 500,000 hectares farmland
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday declared a state of emergency on food security as the Federal Government stepped up efforts to…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Friday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of the Service Chiefs…
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Economy
12m poor households to get N8k monthly as palliative, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has asked the senate to approve a borrowing request of $800 million. The president’s request was in…
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Politics
Breaking: Senate confirms appointments of service chiefs
The senate has confirmed the appointments of the service chiefs recently nominated by President Bola Tinubu. The upper legislative chamber…
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Metro News
Obi laments S’East sit-at-home impact on businesses, blames criminals
The Labour Party presidential candidate during February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, has described the insecurity in the South East…
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Metro News
Police arrest suspect over attack on Apostle Suleman
The Police have arrested a 32-year-old man identified as Yusuf Isah in connection with the attack on the senior pastor…
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Economy
House of Reps approves Tinubu’s N500bn request for palliatives
The House of Representatives has approved the request of President Bola Tinubu for an amendment to the 2022 appropriation act.…
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Agency Report
Again, court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s rights suit against DSS
A Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the…
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Court/Litigation
BREAKING: Charge Emefiele within 7 days or release him on bail, court tells DSS
A federal capital territory high court has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to charge Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of…
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Politics
Amaechi doesn’t merit Rivers ministerial slot, says APC chieftain
A leader of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, has said President Bola Tinubu has no…
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Sit-at-home: Army launches raid on IPOB hideouts
The Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered troops to seize control of areas where the Indigenous…
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No amnesty for bandits, terrorists, says Army chief
The Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has kicked against amnesty programmes for bandits and terrorists in the…
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Economy
After Obasanjo’s revelation, Atiku can’t label me corrupt – Ortom
Immediate-past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, says former Vice President Atiku Abubakar lacks the moral grounds to accuse him…
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Court/Litigation
Detention: Court rules on Emefiele’s case today
The detained suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, will today, know his fate concerning the fundamental…
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Economy
Labour protests Tinubu’s N500bn subsidy palliative, demands 300% pay rise
•Reps sit on N500bn subsidy relief request today, FG, Labour for fresh negotiations •N500bn not enough for 125 million poor…
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Politics
Boards: Peter Obi furious as Tinubu offers opposition govs slots
The Labour Party and its standard bearer in the last presidential election, Peter Obi, have kicked against the offer of…
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Agency Report
UK doctors to stage biggest walkout-ever today over pay and staffing
Hospital doctors in England will on Thursday (today) stage the biggest walkout in the history of the UK’s state-funded National…
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Abducted Ekiti APC chairman, Omotoso regains freedom
Report reaching DAILY POST indicates that the abducted Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State, Barrister Paul…
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Agency Report
House of Reps seeks for salary, allowance increments
Members of the House of Representatives are demanding an upward review of their salaries and allowances, following the removal of…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Thursday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja has dismissed…
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Economy
BREAKING: Nigeria redeems another US$500m Eurobond
Nigeria has redeemed her US$500 million Eurobond she issued in July 2013. The Debt Management Office (DMO) in a statement…
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Metro News
Terrorists from Mali, Niger imposing tax on Nigerian farmers, Rep alleges
Member representing Ideato South and North seat federal constituency of Imo State, Hon. Ikenga Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere has said that it was…
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Politics
House of Reps seeks 3-year validity for JAMB result
The House of Representatives has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to allow its Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: Palliatives will put smiles on Nigerians -Tinubu
—Says savings will benefit everyone Against the backdrop of the hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy, President Bola…
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Economy
NMDPRA set to release new gas prices today
After a review with the Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Regulatory…
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Court/Litigation
Chieftaincy title: Ex-gov, Ladoja drags Makinde, Olubadan, others to court
Rasidi Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo State, has sued both Governor Seyi Makinde and Oba Lekan Balogun, the Olubadan…
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Politics
BREAKING: Tinubu meets Class of 1999 govs in Aso Villa
President Bola Tinubu is meeting with the Class of 1999 Governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu, who is also…
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Economy
Again, Forbes ranks Dangote Africa’s richest man
The President of the Pan-African Conglomerate, the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has again been ranked as the richest man in…
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Education
Six students score 01 as NECO releases 2023 common entrance results
A total of six students scored 01 in the 202: National Common Entrance Examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council,NEWS…
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Metro News
Second Niger bridge vandalised, FG orders surveillance
Some road fittings installed on the newly commissioned Second Niger bridge have been stolen by vandals, The PUNCH can exclusively…
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Economy
Naira devaluation: Nigerian students face tough times in UK, tuition soars by 60%
About two weeks after President Bola Tinubu promised to unify the nation’s multiple exchange rates, the apex bank decided to…
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Metro News
Thunderstorm kills three suspected kidnappers in Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command has commenced an investigation into a thunderstorm that reportedly killed three suspected kidnappers in the…
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Economy
Subsidy: Tinubu writes Reps, seeks N500bn for palliatives
The President, Bola Tinubu, has written to the House of Representatives seeking an amendment to the 2022 supplementary appropriation Act.…
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Court/Litigation
Court sentences Hushpuppi’s ally, Woodberry to 8-year in prison in US
A United States district court on Tuesday, sentenced Olalekan Ponle, better known as Woodberry, to eight years in jail over…
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Metro News
Man nabbed for raping four-year-old in Abia
A 37-year-old man, Chiemela Victor Ekeke, has been apprehended for raping a four-year-old girl at Eze Ogbulafor Street in Umuahia,…
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Politics
Benue asset recovery: PDP caucus pays Ortom solidarity visit over impoundment of cars
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Caucus in the Benue State House of Assembly on Wednesday paid a solidarity visit to…
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Politics
Benue asset recovery: Don’t be scared of witch-hunt if you’re not witch – Gov Alia knocks Ortom
The Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has fired back at his immediate predecessor, Chief Samuel Ortom over the…
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Politics
Gov. Zulum makes fresh appointments
Borno State Governor, Prof. Banagana Umara Zulum has appointed Bukar Tijani as Secretary to State Government. Zulum also reappointed Prof.…
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Metro News
Actress Cynthia Okereke is dead
Veteran Nollywood actress Cynthia Okereke is dead. Announcing the unfortunate incident on Wednesday in an Instagram post, popular actor and…
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Court/Litigation
Court dismisses Sen Adeyemi’s case against Ododo, APC on Kogi guber
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted by a Kogi governorship aspirant on the platform of…
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Economy
Economy, subsidy removal top agenda as NGF holds meeting in Abuja
Governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, (NGF) met in Abuja on Tuesday and discussed vital issues. According…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Wednesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The asset recovery committee set up by Benue State Governor, Hyacinth…
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Economy
Halt request on social media handles from bank customers, HoReps directs CBN
The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop its directive on the addition of…
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Economy
FG sets vessel of stolen crude oil ablaze in Delta, warns bunkerers, investors
Operatives of Tantita Security Limited and Nigerian National Petroleum Company have set ablaze, a vessel ladened with 150,000 litres of…
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Nigerian man begins 200hrs singing marathon to break world record
A Nigerian man, Oluwatobi Kufeji, has embarked on the longest singing marathon in his quest to set a new Guinness…
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Economy
Nigeria’s capital importation reduces to $1.13bn at Q1 in 2023 – NBS
Nigeria’s total capital importation during the first quarter (Q1) of 2023 decreased significantly by 28 percent compared to the capital…
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Court/Litigation
Court fixes date to hear case against Malami over alleged abuse of office
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Monday deferred hearing on a case instituted against the immediate past…
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Court/Litigation
Court hands over lawyer to EFCC over criminal charges against Oduah
Drama ensued at the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday when Justice James Omotosho of the court handed over police…
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Top News
Soludo awards scholarship to authentic UTME top scorer
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has offered a scholarship to Miss Nkechinyere Umeh, who emerged best performing candidate in…
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Politics
Fayose will pay for working against Atiku – PDP NEC member
Following the confession by former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, that he worked against the presidential candidate of the Peoples…
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Metro News
Bandits kill toddler, seven others in fresh Plateau attack
Eight persons, including an eight-month-old baby, have been killed by bandits who attacked Farin Lamba community in the Jos South…
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Metro News
Seven workers suspended as runway light stolen in Lagos airport
Suspected thieves have allegedly carted away the recently reinstalled airfield lighting systems at the domestic runway 18/36L of Murtala Muhammad…
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Economy
NNPCL intercepts vessel with 800,000 litres stolen crude oil heading to Cameroon
A vessel conveying 800,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil has been intercepted by a private security contractor engaged by…
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Metro News
Driver jailed for life for defiling employer’s granddaughter
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Monday, sentenced a 56-year-old driver, Folarin Raufu, to life imprisonment for…
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Sports
Transfer: Haaland may join Barcelona if Mbappe moves to Real Madrid
Manchester City’s goal machine, Erling Haaland is set to join Barcelona if Kylian Mbappe signs with Real Madrid, according to…
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Court/Litigation
Be vigilant, APC planning rerun – LP chair, Abure claims
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Barrister Julius Abure has urged the members of the party to be…
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Politics
Nigeria witnessed ugliest corruption under Buhari – Kukah
Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, says Nigeria witnessed the ugliest phase of corruption during the former President…
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Politics
Tinubu’s presidency typical example of merit-based leadership, says El-Rufai
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that Nigeria’s leadership should be based on merit and…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things major events this Tuesday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, lamented that most of the…
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Politics
Ministerial appointment: N’Assembly awaits nominees as Tinubu sends list to DSS, EFCC, others
Expectations on the ministerial list have heightened as President Bola Tinubu clocks over 40 days in office. By law, Tinubu…
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Court/Litigation
Stella Oduah sued for felony, others – FG
The Federal Government has slammed an eight-count charge against former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah at the Federal High Court…
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Politics
Niger Gov, Bago dissolves all state’s commissions, boards, parastatals; terminates political appointments
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago has directed the dissolution of all statutory Commissions, Boards, and Parastatals and the termination…
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Top News
Banditry: Reduce social gatherings to help security agencies combat menace – Niger gov
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has advised residents of Kagara Emirate to limit their movements and social gatherings in view…
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Politics
2023 elections: No regret working against Atiku – Fayose
Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, says he has no regrets working ‘one hundred per cent’ against the presidential…
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Agency Report
Egypt inflation hits all-time high of 36.8% in June — Report
Annual inflation in Egypt hit 36.8 per cent in June, official figures showed on Monday, an all-time high for the…
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Agency Report
NACCIMA praises Tinubu’s emergence as ECOWAS Chair
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his election as…
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Agency Report
APC postpones NEC meeting to July 18 due to Tinubu’s ECOWAS engagement
The National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been moved from July…
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Agency Report
We’ll actualize ECOWAS mandate against coups d’état, terrorism – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said leaders of the West Africa sub-region must rise above coups d’état and threats to democracy.…
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Top News
I’m in Daura not exile – Buhari
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has denied being in exile. Buhari described the report of him fleeing the country and in…
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Top News
One week sit-at-home: Ekpa’s IPOB deploys propaganda, grounds South-East
There are indications that separatist leader, and Finland-based factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr Simon Ekpa…
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Politics
I want Wike in Tinubu’s government – Fayose
A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said that President Bola Tinubu must appreciate members of the G-5…
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Economy
Tinubu’s four Executive Orders rescued businesses from liquidating – NECA DG, Oyerinde
The Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has said the new Executive Orders signed by President Bola Tinubu have stopped many…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Monday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, on Sunday, disclosed…
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Politics
BREAKING: Tinubu emerges new chairman of ECOWAS
President Bola Tinubu has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The decision…
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Top News
Missing former ASUU chairman found in Turkey
A former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities Dipo Fasina, popularly known as ‘Jingo’ who was earlier declared…
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Agency Report
Over 300 migrants missing at sea near Spanish Canary Islands – Aid Group
At least 300 people who were travelling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant…
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Agency Report
‘Repressive’ rules will be simplified, Senegalese president assures investors
Senegalese President Macky Sall promised investors on Thursday that “difficult and repressive” customs and tax rules would be reformed as…
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Agency Report
Police clash with anti-tax hike protesters, arrest dozens in Kenya
Kenyan police fired tear gas and fought running battles with opposition supporters in major towns around the country protesting against…
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Agency Report
Court upholds ban on opposition campaign launch in Zimbabwe
A Zimbabwean court on Sunday upheld a ban on the planned campaign launch by main opposition party Citizens Coalition for…
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Agency Report
BBC suspends presenter over alleged teenager photos scandal
Britain’s BBC suspended a male member of staff on Sunday following an allegation that one of its star presenters paid…
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Politics
President Tinubu to emerge new ECOWAS chairman
President Bola Tinubu will be announced on Sunday (today) as the new chairman of the Economic Community Of West African…
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Politics
No plan to suspend Saraki – Kwara PDP
Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed rumoured plan to suspend the former Senate President, Dr…
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Sports
Former Barcelona and Inter midfielder Luis Suarez dies aged 88
Former Barcelona and Inter Milan midfielder Luis Suarez, the only Spanish-born men’s footballer to have won the Ballon d’Or, has…
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Metro News
UTME: Soludo orders immediate counseling, therapy for Mmesomma
Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo has directed that Mmesomma Joy Ejikeme, the female pupil who falsified her Unifief Tertiary Matriculation Examination…
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Top News
Sit-at-home: Ekpa recruited to destabilise Igboland, uses Biafra to enrich self – Ohanaeze
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has accused the self-styled separatist, Simon Ekpa, of playing the script of enemies of…
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Metro News
Suspected cable vandal electrocuted in Delta
A yet-to-be-identified person, suspected to be an electric cable vandal, has been electrocuted in Delta State. The incident happened about…
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Top News
Plateau killings: Gov Muftwang imposes 24-hour curfew on Mangu LG
Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang has announced the imposition of a 24-hour curfew on the Mangu Local Government Area…
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Economy
Sit-at-home: South East economy heading to extinction – Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Following the ongoing violent sit-at-home protest order, issued by a factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr…
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Top News
Tinubu joins 15 other leaders at ECOWAS meeting, bills to return tomorrow
President Bola Tinubu is joining 15 regional leaders on Sunday afternoon for the 63rd Ordinary session of the Authority of…
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Court/Litigation
Court orders Obasanjo, Jonathan, Yar’Adua, Buhari to account for $5bn Abacha loot
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about $5 billion Abacha recovered funds…
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Religion
Sultan of Sokoto condemns burning of Quran in Sweden, demands investigation
The Sultan of Sokoto and the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Sa’ad Abubakar, has condemned the…
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Politics
Osun APC faults Adeleke for nominating sister-in-law as commissioners
The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday berated Governor Ademola Adeleke over the people he nominated…
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Top News
Political will, dialogue necessary to end sit-at-home – Security experts
Following the lingering insecurity and violence occasioned by the sit-at-home in the South-East, some security consultants have said the federal…
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Metro News
Sit-at-home: Imo market razed, Enugu police arrest 50 students
Suspected gunmen enforcing the one week sit-at-home order in the South-East burnt part of the Amaraku market in Isiala Mbano…
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Top News
UTME best candidate, teachers get N3.25m reward
The Chief Executive Officer and President of Erisco Foods Limited, Dr Eric Umeofia, has announced a cash gift of N2.5m…
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Metro News
Catalytic converters: How mechanics, dealers, panel-beaters are ripping off car owners
Nigerian car owners and buyers of used cars have bemoaned the increasing rate of stealing and cannibalization of vehicle catalysts by…
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Top News
Ban on your activities beyond 9pm still in force – Kwara CP reminds Okada, tricycle operators
The new Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, has reminded commercial okada and tricycle operators in the state that…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Sunday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Gunmen have abducted the All Progressives Congress Chairman in Ekiti State,…
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Top News
Police to develop app to monitor hotels, motor parks, others – IG
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has said the Force was working on a surveillance application that would…
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Sports
Man United goalie, David de Gea sends farewell message to fans, announces exit from club
Manchester United goalkeeper, David de Gea, on Saturday, announced his exit from the club after 12 years. He made this…
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Sports
Asisat Oshoala shortlisted for 2023 Ballon d’Or Award
Nigerian football star and Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala, has been named as a nominee for the prestigious 2023 Ballon…
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Court/Litigation
Certificate forgery: NYSC tenders documents against Enugu gov
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu State has commenced sitting on the petition filed by the Labour Party…
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Politics
Tinubu should submit list of ministers with portfolios — Rep
President Bola Tinubu should submit the list of ministerial nominees for screening with their portfolios, a two-term member of the…
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Top News
UMTE result forgery: We’ve been vindicated, says JAMB
Following the release of the report of the Commission of Inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government to look…
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Top News
Fake UTME: Poor law enforcement aiding forgery, say lawyers
Human rights lawyers, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) and Mr Jiti Ogunye, have said the absence of diligent prosecution of persons…
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Economy
End forex restriction on items, impose tariffs, W’Bank tells FG
The World Bank has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria to end its forex restriction policy on 41 items. This,…
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Top News
Mmesoma: People should be careful not to destroy her – Keyamo begs for mercy
Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has reacted to the findings of the committee set up by the…
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Top News
Mmesoma: I support sanctions imposed by JAMB – Ezekwesili
A former minister of education, Obiageli Ezekwesili has reacted to the findings of the committee set up by the Anambra…
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Top News
Police ban use of tinted glasses, covered number plates in Yobe
Yobe State Police Command has banned the use of tinted glasses and covered number plates by motorists in the state.…
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Metro News
Lagos Police dismiss officer for alleged baby theft
The Lagos State Police Command has approved the dismissal of Inspector Samuel Ukpabio, over alleged baby theft. Announcing the dismissal…
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Politics
Osun Commissioners’ list: Adeleke denies nominating family members
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has refuted allegations that he nominated his biological daughter and uncle as cabinet members in…
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Economy
‘Igbo, Northerners invested in Lagos’ – Iwuanyanwu
The President-General of Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has said the Igbo invested a lot in Lagos State.…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Federal Government is set to commence the trial of about…
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Education
UTME result: ‘Mmesoma forged her result unaided’ – Panel submits report, demands apology
The panel set up by the Anambra State Government to look into the controversy surrounding the Joint Admissions and Matriculation…
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Court/Litigation
Breaking: Court restrains Kano govt, Police, DSS, others from arresting, harassing Ganduje, associates
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has restrained Kano State government, its agents, Police, Department of State Services, among…
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Sports
Police, repentant thugs to play football match in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has said that it will play a football match with some repentant thugs as part…
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Politics
You’re a true statesman, Tinubu commends Senegal’s Macky Sall over third term bid
President Bola Tinubu has commended his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall, for demonstrating statesmanship as he chose not to seek a…
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Security
Yoruba nation agitator, Igboho will return to Nigeria soon – lawyer
Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, is set to return back to the country, his lawyer,…
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Education
Fake UTME result: Temper justice with mercy, NANS begs JAMB
Vice President, External Affairs, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Mr Akinteye Babatunde has urged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation…
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Agency Report
Threads App registers 70 million users – Zuckerberg
Meta owner, Mark Zuckerberg, has expressed excitement following the success recorded so far by the tech giant’s newest addition, Threads.…
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Top News
Why I visited Tinubu at state house — Anyim
President Bola Tinubu met with former Senate President Anyim Anyim at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Anyim, a former…
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Metro News
Pastor impregnates 15-year-old female church member, proposes abortion in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a pastor of the Gracious Covenant Church, identified simply as…
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Top News
Kogi Poly expels 313 students over poor academic performance
The Academic Board of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has approved the withdrawal of 313 students over poor academic performance in…
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Top News
Tinubu to attend ECOWAS summit in Guinea-Bissau
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to depart Abuja for Guinea-Bissau on Saturday, July 8. He will be attending the…
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Court/Litigation
EFCC can now investigate ex-gov. Ganduje as Kano govt withdraws stoppage suit
The Kano State Government has withdrawn its suit before the Federal High Court, Kano, aiming to stop the Economic and…
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Metro News
Ladoja shuns coronation, as Olubadan elevates High Chiefs to Obas
A former governor of Oyo State, Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja was on Friday absent when the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan…
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Agency Report
World Bank approves $1bn to improve security in Lake Chad Region
The World Bank has provided one billion dollars to strengthen resilience and improve the livelihood of the people in the…
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Top News
Taraba governor declares primary, secondary education free
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State on Friday declared free education in all primary and secondary schools with effect from…
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Politics
Aregbesola’s ex-commissioners, others make Adeleke’s nominees list
Two commissioners that served during the tenure of Osun State ex-governor, Rauf Aregbesola, alongside 23 others have been unveiled as…
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Economy
Tinubu sets up committee on tax reforms, names Taiwo Oyedele chairman
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms. Taiwo Oyedele, fiscal…
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Top News
We’ll support conduct of national census, but be prudent with funds, Tinubu tells NPC
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says the federal government will support the National Population Commission (NPC) to conduct an accurate census…
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Politics
Tinubu writes NASS, seeks confirmation of service chiefs
President Bola Tinubu has asked the national assembly to confirm the appointment of the service chiefs. Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of…
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Economy
Money laundering: Be wary of transactions from Cameroon, Vietnam, CBN tells banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has asked banks and other financial institutions to pay particular attention when conducting transactions…
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‘Wike, Makinde and I stand with Tinubu, president man of vision’ – Fayose
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has explained why he joined the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom…
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Economy
Tinubu: Suspension of arbitrary taxes signals enabling environment – CPPE
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s suspension of arbitrary taxes signals…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy removal: IPMAN begins plans for gas-powered engines
The Chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Edo State chapter, Comrade Douglas Iyike has disclosed that plans…
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Politics
Staff audit: Adeleke calls for review as workers stage walkout in Osun
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has ordered the immediate review of the ongoing staff audit across the state public service.…
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Cover Story
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things major events today
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The organised private sector on Thursday welcomed the tax suspensions announced…
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Economy
Suspend my monthly pension as ex-Ogun gov, Gbenga Daniel tells Gov. Dapo Abiodun
Gbenga Daniel, senator representing Ogun east, has asked that his pension as a former governor of the state, be stopped.…
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Court/Litigation
Right violation: Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads App
The microblogging site, Twitter has written to Meta threatening to take legal action over its new app, Threads. NEWS FLASH…
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Agency Report
Threads records 30million subscribers in 24hrs – Zuckerberg
30 million users have signed up for Meta’s newly launched Threads app on its first day, the company’s chief Mark…
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Top News
GWR: Another Nigerian Chef, Limadia to begin 192-hour cook-a-thon
Limadia, a Nigerian cook, has joined the ranks of those aiming to break Hilda Baci’s Guinness World Record, as she…
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Top News
Cyber-crime rampant among undergrads, graduates in Kwara – EFCC
The acting executive chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol, has said that cybercrime is a major crime, particularly, among…
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Metro News
Tragedy: Ondo madman strangles student to death during exam
— Suspect arrested to be charged to court– Police A 17-year-old student of ljaw National High School, n Arogbo, Ese…
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Court/Litigation
Disregard anti-graft invitation, Kano APC tells Ganduje
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has urged immediate past governor Abdullahi Ganduje not to honour the invitation…
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Top News
Heavy security as pro-Tinubu protesters storm EU Secretariat
Protesters under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Society Organisation and Political Parties for Good Governance on Thursday stormed the…
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Court/Litigation
Abba Kyari granted bail after 18 months in prison
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. Kyari was…
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Top News
2023 Census: NPC seeks extra N256bn for training, others
The Chairman of the National Population Census, Nasir Kwarra, Thursday in Abuja, requested the release of the allocated N31 billion…
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Metro News
Abuja stolen N55m Benz: Police finally arrest suspect, Meshack in Edo
Police operatives have arrested one Meshack Sinuphro, who allegedly absconded with Benz GLB 250 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.…
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Top News
Tinubu approves national census, new date to be announced later
President Bola Tinubu has approved that plans for the 2023 national census be sustained. Tinubu is however expected to fix…
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Politics
Reports on ministerial list mere fabrications — Presidency
•explains Tinubu’s meetings with opposition figures The Presidency on Thursday dismissed as mere fabrications various reports on the formation of…
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Sports
Transfer: Premier League club submits €200m to sign Mbappe from PSG
Liverpool have submitted a €200 million bid for Kylian Mbappe, according to Spanish outlet El Chiringuito. Spanish reporter Edu Aguirre…
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Sports
EPL: Man Utd increase salaries of Maguire, others
Manchester United have increased the salary of captain Harry Maguire, making it harder to sell the defender. Maguire’s wages were…
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Economy
Dollar videos: Former Kano Gov Ganduje summoned for questioning by PCACC
Former Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje has been summoned for questioning by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission…
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Court/Litigation
Breaking: INEC sues, files 6-count charge against suspended Adamawa REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has filed a six-count charge against its suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Adamawa…
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Entertainment
GWR breaks silence as more Nigerians attempt world records
The Guinness World Records (GWR) has issued a short statement to people attempting to break world records. More Nigerians have been giving…
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Economy
PIA: Tinubu tackles regulatory overlap, directs NUPRC to control integrated upstream, midstream operations
President Bola Tinubu has intervened in the regulatory overlap between the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian…
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Economy
Tinubu suspends 5% telecoms tax, defers Finance Act to Sept 1
President Bola Tinubu has signed four executive orders, including the suspension of the 5% excise tax on telecommunication services, as…
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Agency Report
Five things to know about Zuckerberg’s Twitter-like app, Threads
Mark Zuckerberg launched his Instagram Threads on Thursday, an app that is set to rival Twitter. According to screenshots from…
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Agency Report
Threads: Twitter rival records 10 million users within hours of launch
More than 10 million people have signed up for Threads, Meta’s rival to Twitter, within the first few hours of…
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Politics
Forensic analysis showed Ganduje dollar video untampered – Kano agency
A forensic analysis has declared that the content of the 2017 viral video which captured former Governor of Kano state,…
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Metro News
UTME forgery: Come clean with source of result, CBT owner Osita Chidoka advises Mmesoma
former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka has broken his silence on the ongoing controversy surrounding a 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
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Top News
Subsidy: Revert to five working days from July 10, Kwara govt tells civil servants
The Kwara State government has rescinded its directive of three working days for civil servants. It last month reduced the five days…
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Security
Sit-at-home: Ohanaeze backs Mbah, urges police, others to take up challenge
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has again thrown its weight behind Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on his…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events today
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Senate Majority Leader, Michael Bamidele, on Wednesday, said that there were…
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Economy
Nigeria exports N23bn electricity, local consumers lament outage
Power consumers, on Wednesday, kicked against the export of about N23.13bn worth of electricity from Nigeria to some neighbouring countries…
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Court/Litigation
Fraudster swaps old man’s ATM card, withdraws N1.8m in Kwara – NSCDC
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kwara State Command has confirmed the arrest of a fraudster, Babatunde Adekunle,…
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Metro News
UTME forgery: Reps order probe, fraudulent app developer risks dismissal
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, resolved to investigate the alleged forgery of the UTME result by Ejikeme Mmesoma. The…
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Court/Litigation
No criminal charges against Tinubu over forfeited $460,000, APC witness tells Tribunal
Senate Majority Leader, Michael Bamidele, on Wednesday, said that there were no criminal charges against President Bola Tinubu in any…
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Agency Report
Mobile phones banned from classrooms in Netherlands
The Netherlands, on Tuesday, said it will ban mobile phones from classrooms in a bid to stop tech disrupting lessons.…
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Economy
Telecoms investments hit $76bn, 5G subscriptions now 60,000 — NCC
Total investments into the telecommunication sector rose to $75.6bn as of the end of 2021, the Executive Vice Chairman of…
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Economy
$5bn assets: Coalition demands probe of Zamfara governor’s wealth
A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations Organizations under the aegies of Organizations for Good Governance (OGG), has called for an…
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Top News
Zuckerberg, Musk war continues as Meta launches Twitter rival app, Threads
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is set to add another app called Threads to its portfolio.…
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Top News
Ban on sit-at-home order stands – Enugu govt vows
The Enugu State Government has declared that its ban on sit-at-home remains irrevocable. NEWS FLASH reports that this is coming…
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Metro News
Tension in Enugu as unknown gunmen enforce sit-at-home order today
Residents of Enugu State were thrown into serious tension and fear on Wednesday as unknown gunmen moved round many parts…
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Agency Report
We won’t flog dead horses – APC declines to open defence in Atiku’s petition
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday told the Presidential Election Petition Court that it would not participate in the…
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Agency Report
Reps ask JAMB to suspend action on Mmesoma’s alleged UTME result forgery
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has been urged by the House of Representatives to halt any steps against…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: Tinubu tenders Chicago varsity admission letter, other records
The Presidential Election Petition Court, in Abuja, on Tuesday admitted as exhibits the Chicago State University academic records of President…
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Economy
You’ve two weeks to implement our agreements, Resident doctors tell FG
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to commence the implementation of…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: Tinubu, Shettima, APC close defence in Obi’s petition
President Bola Tinubu and the Vice President, Kassim Shettima, along with their party, the All Progressives Congress have closed their…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: Obi not LP member, Tinubu, Shettima present register as evidence
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday tendered a copy of the Labour Party (LP) membership register…
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Metro News
Afenifere crisis: Don’t interfere, no dispute with Fasoranti – Ayo Adebanjo warns Makinde
The leader of the Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, has warned Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State against interfering in the leadership…
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Politics
House of Reps to probe TETFUND over N2.3trn education tax fund
The House of Representatives will investigate the alleged abuse of N2.3 trillion tertiary education tax by the Tertiary Education Trust…
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Metro News
Fake UTME result: I got 249, Mmesoma admits
The embattled Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, candidate, Mmesoma Ejikeme, has admitted scoring 249.…
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Metro News
Davido not my child’s father – Anita Brown makes new revelation
Anita Brown, the alleged pregnant American mistress of Davido, has said the singer is no longer the father of her…
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Metro News
Police to arrest more skit makers over dangerous pranks
The Nigeria Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has hinted that the force would go after more pranksters…
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Politics
Saheed Popoola, other SDP leaders rejoin APC amid conditions in Kwara
The Kwara State All Progressives Congress, has itemised the process for the return of former members of the party who…
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Metro News
CAN demands justice as 40-year-old man rapes woman in Kaduna Church
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called for justice after a 40-year-old man, Hassan Yahaya from Katsina state, allegedly…
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Economy
Rice, tomato, yam, other foods prices soar in May – NBS
Amid hardship caused by fuel subsidy removal, the prices of food items such as tomato, rice, and yams have increased…
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Top News
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events today
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Senate President, Godwill Akpabio, on Tuesday, announced the Plateau North…
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Top News
Afenifere: We have finally reconciled Adebanjo, Fasoranti – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that he and other prominent leaders in Yoruba land have decided to…
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Politics
2023 Elections: INEC breaks silence on allegations by observers, others
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday explained why it had kept silent on the divergent opinions expressed on…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy removal, FX unification: We’re on track – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed confidence that his administration is on the path to success despite the country’s challenges,…
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Politics
Why we concede ministerial appointment to Wike — Rivers APC
…advises Tinubu against Abe’s praise singing Major stakeholders of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers state, have urged President Bola…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential Tribunal: Tinubu tenders 17 exhibits to defend his election victory
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Netizens uncover app used to create fake UTME result
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We’re working with NBA to prosecute 215 electoral offenders, says INEC
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Tambuwal loses out as Mwadkwon, Plateau north senator, becomes minority leader
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Education
Investigations on Mmesoma’s result falsification concluded — JAMB Registrar
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Agency Report
Twitter to limit TweetDeck to verified users
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Metro News
UTME fraud: If we reveal all we know, people’ll be shocked — JAMB Registrar
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Tuesday said that Nigerians will be shocked if…
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Politics
NASS: Senator Opeyemi Bamidele emerges Majority Leader
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Naira gains marginally, trades N741/$ at I&E window
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South-East group blasts JAMB over Mmesoma, demands independent probe
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Alleged N1bn fraud: Kano anti-corruption commission arrests Ganduje’s commissioner, others
In what looks like closing in on the former Kano State Governor, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, the State Public Complaints and…
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Education
JAMB bars Mmesoma for 3 years, insists result is ‘fake’
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal admits EU report as exhibit on presidential poll
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Four killed in US mass shooting in Philadelphia
At least four people were killed and two children wounded in a mass shooting Monday night in the US city…
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Education
UTME score: We stopped using notification slip presented by Mmesoma in 2021 — JAMB
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Economy
Introduce tax incentives, reduce import duty, economists urge FG
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has urged the Federal Government to deploy measures such as the introduction…
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Metro News
UTME fraud: I didn’t forge my result — Anambra candidate breaks silence
Anambra candidate, Mmesoma Ejikeme, who was accused by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board of forging her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
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Metro News
First FCT minister, Ajose-Adeogun, dies at 96
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Metro News
Woman sets policewoman, children ablaze in Anambra
A woman, identified as Nnaemaka Nwosu, has allegedly set a policewoman and her two children ablaze in Anambra State. It…
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Security
Operate as a team to address nation’s insecurity, Tinubu charges security chiefs
President Bola Tinubu has asked the newly appointed security chiefs to work as a team to address the country’s insecurity…
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Anambra probes alleged fake UTME results
The Anambra state government has set up a panel of inquiry to investigate the alleged manipulation of 2023 UTME result…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events this Monday
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: INEC not ready to defend Tinubu, Obi’s lawyer alleges
Dr Levi Uzoukwu (SAN), the leading counsel to the Labour Party (LP) and Peter Obi has accused Independent National Electoral…
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Politics
Niger Gov dissolves electoral body
The dissolution of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) members has been ordered by Niger State Governor, Hon. Mohammed…
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Economy
Tinubu in closed-door meeting with Shell Upstream Director Yujnovich, Kyari
President Bola Tinubu has met with the Shell Global Upstream Director Ms Zoë Yujnovich at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Also…
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Economy
NNPCL, marketers fuel vessels to arrive next week – IPMAN
Large consignments of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, being imported by major oil marketers, are to hit Nigeria from…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential tribunal adjourns INEC’s defence to July 4
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Osun to create diaspora office for indigenes, says Adeleke
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has disclosed plans by his administration to create a diaspora office that would attend to…
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Religion
2023 Hajj: NAHCON records 13 deaths
Six persons have reportedly died in the course of the Hajj rites in Mina and Arafat, according to the National…
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Politics
Anambra senator plans road show to counter sit-at-home
The senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah, has vowed to stop the Monday sit-at-home in his constituency…
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Battle for leadership of c’ttees, ministerial list’s screening top agenda as Senate resumes tomorrow
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Economy
Fuel subsidy removal, forex reforms: Investors rake in N5.3trn in H1’23
•Highest gain in 15yrs•Gains attributed to policy changes, corporate earnings•But analysts warn of debt, policy shocks Investors in the Nigerian…
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Economy
9 illegal refineries with 1m/bpd production capacity uncovered in Bayelsa
As the ongoing war against crude oil theft and illegal refineries in Niger Delta intensifies, no fewer than nine illegal refinery…
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Politics
Ministerial list: Serving senators, ex-bank CEO, others make first batch
•Buhari submits nominee for Katsina •Tinubu wades into choice of candidate from Kano A list of ministerial nominees to be…
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Politics
EU’s report on 2023 elections accurate, LP counters FG
The Labour Party, in a swift reaction to the federal government’s position on the conclusion of the European Union over…
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Politics
2023 elections: Tinubu’s victory not fraudulent, Presidency replies EU
The Presidency has rejected the conclusions of the European Union Election Observer Mission (EU-EOM) on the 2023 general elections, accusing…
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Drug Abuse: Resist temptation from peer group, LASG advises youths
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Nigerians migrate to Trump’s Truth Social app over Twitter’s restrictions
The new policy of Twitter that prescribes restrictions on the number of tweets users can read on the platform in…
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Agency Report
Mexican mayor marries crocodile
As onlookers clapped and danced, a mayor of a small southern Mexico town entered into holy matrimony with a female…
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Economy
Petrol prices crash at depots – IPMAN
Private Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) depots have crashed the prices of fuel amidst speculations of a rise to N700 per…
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Education
JAMB withdraws result of candidate who secured N3m scholarship from Innoson for faking her results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result of Ejikeme Mmesoma over alleged…
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Anthony Joshua to earn record N45.5bn in Saudi clash
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Metro News
Gunmen kill pastor, abduct seven members during church vigil in Ogun
Some gunmen attacked the Redeemed Christian Church of God at Abule-Ori in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State…
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Education
Anambra pupil celebrated for emerging top UTME scorer faked results — JAMB
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Politics
Akume plots PDP’s G-5 defection, meets Ortom
The five aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party leaders under the aegis of the G-5 may dump the party ahead of the…
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Education
NUC approves 33 degree programmes for Ekiti varsity
The National Universities Commission has approved 33 new undergraduate programmes for the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology,…
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Economy
Power firms suspend planned tariff hike as Tinubu yet to consent NERC request
Power consumers, on Saturday, expressed relief after it was confirmed that electricity distribution companies had not implemented the proposed hike…
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Confusion as OAUTH gets two CMDs
There has been confusion at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State, following the appointment of two persons…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 major events for Today
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Politics
Tinubu’s ministerial nominees subjected to security checks with DSS, other
The list containing the names of ministerial nominees in the President Bola Tinubu administration is ready and undergoing final security…
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Politics
PDP senators battle for Senate Minority Leader’s seat as LP’s Kingibe ‘clinches’ deputy
Strong indications emerged on Friday that the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party may pitch its tent with a…
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Entertainment
GWR: Another Nigerian chef begins 150-hour cook-a-thon
Adeyeye Adeola, a talented Nigerian chef, has embarked on a remarkable culinary journey to set a new Guinness World Record…
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Security
Negotiate with bandits like Niger Delta militants’ dialogue – Ex-gov Yerima tells FG
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Sani Yarima, has emphasized that engaging in dialogue with bandits is the solution to…
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Court/Litigation
Speed up Emefiele, Bawa’s probe, Falana advises DSS
Femi Falana, a prominent human rights lawyer, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to expedite the investigation…
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AfDB approves $115m loan to Abia for road rehabilitation, erosion – Adesina
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Agency Report
Electricity tariff hike: NERC yet to give us directive – IBEDC
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Elon Musk sets temporary reading limits on Twitter
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NEC meeting: Anxiety as Adamu, Omisore’s fate dangles
There is a growing tension over the fate of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu,…
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Apple makes history, hits $3trn market value
US-based multinational technology company Apple on Friday closed trading with a $3 trillion market value. According to CBS, Apple has…
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Don’t panic, N700 fuel pump price mere speculation – IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has denied the alleged plan by the association to increase the pump…
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Metro News
Anambra govt arrests woman for using sick child to beg for alms
The Anambra State government on Friday arrested a woman, Eneh Ogechukwu for using a 10-year-old child to beg for alms,…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Major things to know this Saturday morning
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I’ve no regrets over demolition – Kano gov
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Friday, told the Emir of Kano and Chairman of the State Council of Emirs,…
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Agency Report
N700/litre petrol price, mere speculation – Ex-MOMAN chair
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Agency Report
25 passengers die as bus catches fire in India
At least 25 people were killed and eight others injured after a bus caught fire overnight on an expressway in…
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Metro News
Confusion as woman vanishes with seven-month-old baby in Imo market
Many traders at the Amaraku weekly market in Isiala-mbano Local Government of Imo State, were unsettled on Friday when a…
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Agency Report
Extreme heat wave kills 13 people in US
No fewer than 13 people have died from the extreme heat wave that has been tormenting the southern United States…
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UN ends 10-year peacekeeping mission in Mali
The UN Security Council on Friday ended a decade-old peacekeeping mission in Mali, whose military junta has aligned with Russia…
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Economy
Emefiele: DSS, UK govt asked to ensure return of Access, Gtbank MDs for immediate questioning
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Education
ASUU rejects new curriculum by NUC
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Court/Litigation
Election: Top INEC’s official moves to testify against Obi, Atiku as PEPC reconvenes Monday
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Economy
CBN pegs transaction limit via contactless payments to N50,000 per day
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has placed a N50,000 daily limit on contactless payments either through bank accounts or…
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Peter Obi deletes tweet addressing Tinubu as ‘Mr President’
Former Anambra State governor Peter Obi on Friday retracted his acknowlegement of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria president. Obi, the candidate…
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Don’t play politics with military, ex-CDS Irabor warns
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Lagos PoS agents to charge N500 for N10,000 cash withdrawal
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PAP uncovers 1,370 BVN-linked bank accounts belonging to ex-agitators
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Abuja customer absconds with N55m Benz during test drive
A car dealer, Mohammed Manga, has been thrown into confusion after a customer, one Henry, absconded with one of his…
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Durbar meant to promote socio-economic development in Kwara, says Abdulrahman
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Economy
Delta Assembly approves gov’s N40bn loan request
The Delta State House of Assembly has approved the request by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to take N40bn credit facility for…
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Agency Report
Extreme heat: Over 100 people lost their lives in Mexico
More than 100 people have died due to extreme heat in Mexico in June, the government said, following a series…
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Man rapes wife’s apprentice, victim commits suicide in Oyo
Sixteen-year-old Olayemi Agbeloba has died by suicide after the husband of her boss whose name could only be confirmed as…
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Service chiefs’ seniors: Military orders generals to retire, gives Monday deadline
The Defence Headquarters has given top officers who are seniors to the newly appointed service chiefs till Monday to voluntarily…
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Subsidy removal: FG saves N400bn in four weeks – Oil Marketers
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Contaminated Sprite in circulation, NAFDAC warns Nigerians
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has alerted Nigerians to a batch of unwholesome Sprite 50cl…
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Pronouncing Akeredolu dead is evil – PDP chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Olusola Oke has called on the people of the state…
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Buhari didn’t ask Tinubu not to investigate him — Ex-president Aide
Spokesperson to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, on Thursday, denied that the former leader asked his successor not to…
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Sanwo-Olu, Ambode, Fashola meet at reception in honour of Tinubu
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Nigeria Super Eagles rises in latest FIFA rankings
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FG to create one million jobs for young Nigerians – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed the readiness of the federal government to create one million jobs in the digital…
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Agency Report
Russian reportedly arrests top general over Wagner rebellion
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Manchester United reach £60m deal to sign Mason Mont from Chelsea
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Be patient with my baby steps, Tinubu begs Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday appealed to Nigerians to be patient as he works assiduously to find solutions to the…
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Metro News
Breaking: Nollywood Yoruba actress, Iyabo Oko dies
The veteran Nollywood actress Sidikat Odunkanwi, also known by her stage as Iyabo Oko, is rumored to have died. The…
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Deployment of policemen to VIPs will be reviewed — Force PRO
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Agency Report
Suspected human bodies discovered in Titan sub wreckage
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Economy
Support Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda, APC chieftain urges Nigerians
The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Emma Eneukwu, has urged Nigerians to support…
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Agency Report
Ukraine president, Zelensky bags UK leadership award
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has been awarded a prestigious UK prize for his leadership and contribution to international relations, the…
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Obaseki to place LASU best student on salary, sponsor Law School programme
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Economy
Submit your personnel cost, Lagos govt directs MDAs
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Edil Al-Adha: Pray for Akeredolu’s quick recovery — Ondo acting gov
Acting Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Ayedatiwa, yesterday, urged residents of the state to use the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations to…
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Economy
Presidency retorts opposition PDP, LP over alleged anti-people policies
As Nigerians celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Labour Party, LP, yesterday, accused the President Bola…
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Economy
Electricity tariff hike: NERC awaits President’s approval
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, is awaiting the approval of President Bola Tinubu before a new tariff regime is…
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Metro News
Soldiers allegedly shoot two youths dead in Edo community
The families of two persons, Oyegwu Afoso and David Agbagie, have been thrown into mourning after soldiers allegedly shot them…
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Economy
N120bn USSD debt won’t be written off, telcos tell banks
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Metro News
Ladoja rejects Makinde’s planned elevation of high chiefs
Former Governor of Oyo State and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, on Wednesday, broke his silence on…
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Economy
Inadequate digital infrastructure can’t support full-scale cashless economy in Nigeria –W’Bank
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Agency Report
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Ex-JAMB registrar used fake names to commit fraud – ICPC
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We will address nation’s infrastructure deficit promptly — FG
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Japa: How Nigerians in UK schools grew from 20,000 to 127,000 in 3 yrs – British envoy
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has revealed that the number of Nigerian students in the United Kingdom’s universities…
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Economy
Japa: Canada announces tech job opportunities for Nigerians, others
Canada has unveiled its first-ever immigration tech talent mechanism that will establish new job opportunities for Nigerian citizens and others.…
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Japa: Our new immigration law guarantees job opportunities for Nigerians – Germany govt
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Sports
Transfer: Arsenal agree with West Ham on Declan Rice after Man City pull out
Arsenal have reached an agreement in principle with West Ham to sign midfielder Declan Rice. On a third attempt, the…
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Saudi Arabian side, Al-Ahli sign Chelsea/Senegalese goalkeeper, Mendy
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Reject President Tinubu’s student loan, ERC tells Nigerians
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The Presidency on Wednesday reacted to the comment credited to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the effect that…
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Tinubu’ll listen to Igbos if we support him – Ohanaeze
hanaeze Ndigbo explained on Wednesday why President Bola Tinubu would hearken to the cries of the Southeast. The apex Igbo…
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ICPC to appeal court decision on ex-JAMB boss, Ojerinde
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Agency Report
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Have faith in God, Nigeria will experience three things – Tinubu tells Nigerians
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday appealed to Nigerians to have faith in God that the nation will experience peace,…
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Religion
DSS alert: Military, police deploy teams in prayer grounds
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Muslims ‘stone the devil’ in final hajj ritual
Massive crowds of robed Muslims gathered for the “stoning of the devil” ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the…
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Court orders ICPC to pay ex-JAMB registrar Ojerinde N1m for wrongful detention
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Metro News
I’m only interested in the Olubadan of Ibadanland’s crown – Ladoja
The former Governor of Oyo State and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, broke his silence on Wednesday…
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FG to stop budgetary allocations for professional bodies, councils in 2026
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Religion
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Adeleke’s aide, ex- Senate spokesperson clash at Osogbo Eid praying ground over sitting arrangement
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FG levies motorists N1,000 yearly for proof of ownership certificate
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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected with 56.17 percent to serve a second term, the head of the…
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Education
Covenant University, 50 other Nigerian varsities shine in new global ranking
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Agency Report
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2023 election: EU calls for legal operational reforms to enhance transparency
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British govt, Ohaneze partner to develop South-East
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Wage increase not solution to rising inflation – Edo Govt
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Rt Hon Philip Shaibu, has said a wage increase for workers is not a…
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Metro News
Ohanaeze meets British envoy over Ekweremadu, pleads leniency
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Tuesday, appealed to the British government for leniency for convicted former Deputy Senate…
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Politics
Jubilant Tinubu makes first visit to Lagos since May 29
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his profound gratitude to Nigerians for the overwhelming reception accorded him in Lagos on Tuesday,…
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Religion
Hajj pilgrims to ‘stone the devil’ tomorrow
Hajj pilgrims will on Wednesday, gather pebbles and hurl them at three concrete walls in the symbolic “stoning of the…
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Top News
Tinubu returns to Lagos after Paris, London trips
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Lagos from his international trips to Paris and London respectively. The President, on Tuesday,…
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Metro News
Man sells 9-year-old son for N400,000 in Akwa Ibom – Police
OPERATIVES of the Quick Intervention Squad, QIS, Akwa Ibom State Police Command, has arrested one Gabriel Okon Ekpiri of Ekit…
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Top News
Paris Summit sideline: I once worked as night guard, doorman in US – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has recalled his sojourn in the United States, US, and the United Kingdom, UK. Tinubu recalled working…
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Politics
Gbenga Daniel didn’t support Tinubu, Dapo Abiodun – Ogun APC
The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has slammed the former Governor of the state, Otunba Gbenga…
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Politics
Kwara: Stay where you are, APC tells ex-lawmaker, Saheed Popoola on planned defection from SDP
An attempt by a former lawmaker in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Saheed Popoola who defected from the ruling…
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Economy
Forex challenge pushes petrol price towards N581 per litre
There are strong indications that the national average price of petrol will rise further as marketers benchmark costs against rising…
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Politics
Benue workers get salary alerts, hail gov
Reprieve came the way of civil servants in Benue State as the Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, fulfilled his promise…
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Religion
Sallah: FG declares holidays, Osun cancels free train ride
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28, and Thursday, June 29 as Eid-El-Kabir holidays. This was announced in a…
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Politics
Senate minority leader: PDP, Atiku set to clash with G-5 over Tambuwal
The Peoples Democratic Party and its standard bearer in the last election, Atiku Abubakar are on a collision course with…
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Politics
Tinubu returns today, may present ministerial list after Sallah
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to fly in from London today ahead of Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, The PUNCH has learnt. The Presidency had…
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Religion
Pilgrims defy hot weather, ascend Mount Arafat for hajj rites
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims crowded Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Tuesday, the climax of a potentially record-breaking hajj…
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Politics
Nuhu Ribadu takes over as NSA, vows to end insecurity
Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Nuhu Ribadu, has officially assumed office as Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, taking over from…
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Top News
EFCC apprehends 49 internet fraudsters in Ekiti, Oyo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Command, on Monday, announced the arrest of 47 suspected internet fraudsters in both the…
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Politics
FG renames airports after Idiagbon, Awolowo, Buhari, 12 others
The Tinubu-led Federal Government has directed the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria to rename some federal airports after some notable…
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Security
Eid-el Adha: NSCDC deploys 2,200 personnel for security in Kwara
Kwara state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 2,200 personnel of the command to…
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Court/Litigation
FG asks Appeal Court to reverse judgment awarding N5bn to Ararume, reinstatement as NNPCL Chairman
The Federal Government has urged the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division to reverse the April 18 judgment of the Federal…
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Religion
Eid-el-Adha: FG declares June 28, 29 public holidays
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29, 2023 as public holidays. Permanent Secretary in the…
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Economy
I’ll remove all bottlenecks to trade – New Customs boss, Adeniyi
The newly appointed Acting Comptroller-General (C-G) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, has vowed to dismantle all…
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Politics
Subsidy: I delayed removal to allow Tinubu, APC win election — Buhari
Former President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, broke his silence on the petrol subsidy removal ‘challenge’ that he left for his…
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Court/Litigation
Dangerous prank: Court remands Skit maker, Trinityguy, in prison
A Magistrate Court situated at Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, has ordered the remand of skit maker, Abdullahi Maruff Adisa,…
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Adegoke’s murder: Adeleke denies alleged plans to pardon Adedoyin
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has dispelled the rumours making the round on social media that he is…
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Metro News
Gas explosion rocks Lagos, three injured
Three women and a man have sustained varying degrees of injury after a gas explosion at the Agege area of…
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Top News
Edil Adha: Katsina govt announces 1-week holiday for schools
The Katsina State Government has announced a one-week holiday for Primary and Secondary School students to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) in…
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Top News
Edil Adha: Tinubu sets to arrive Lagos from London
Barring any last minute change, President Bola Tinubu will return to the country on Tuesday, a day before the Sallah…
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Economy
AfDB will establish entrepreneurship investment bank in Nigeria to support Tinubu’s govt – Akinwumi Adesina
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says his institution is ready to establish an entrepreneurship investment bank in…
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Politics
We’re waiting for Tinubu to appoint ministers — UK Envoy
… says new visa policy good for Nigeria, UK British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said the UK…
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Metro News
Lagos-Ibadan gridlock traps motorists for several hours
Hundreds of motorists and commuters were on Sunday trapped for hours in the gridlock induced by the ongoing road construction…
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Economy
Naira devaluation pushes up vehicles duties by 40%
•Customs raise exchange rate from N422/$ to N589/$, operators kick as import duties jump •Economists berate FG, say policy will…
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Politics
Kwankwaso loyalist knocks Kano gov, court stops demolitions
The Federal High Court in Kano has restrained the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, from further demolishing structures and…
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Religion
It’s not islamic to borrow for Sallah ram, Clerics warn Muslims
Ahead of the Eid el-Adha festival on Wednesday, Islamic clerics have advised Muslims to shun desperation, but celebrate the festival…
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Court/Litigation
Demolition: Court restrains Gov. Yusuf further action on private property
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has restrained Kano State Government further action on demolishing, revoking and trespassing on…
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Metro News
Kidnappers release three women after payment of N7m in Kwara
Reprieve came the way of Mrs Rukkayat Musa and her two sisters in-law on Sunday having been kidnapped from their…
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Politics
Dogara to Tinubu: Fight subsidy cabals, bring them to book
Former Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to muster…
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Politics
Osogbo marginalisation: Allegation against Adeleke untrue, says SSG
An indigene of Osogbo, Kehinde Raji, and the Secretary to Osun State Government, Teslim Igbalaye, have differed on the claims…
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Metro News
Rivers pastor denies collecting rent from late Deborah’s family
The founder of a faith-based organisation, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, has denied demanding rent from late Deborah Emmanuel’s parents in the…
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Top News
Reversal of my education policy by Oyetola regrettable — Aregbesola
A former Governor of Osun State, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has called on governments at all levels to be committed to…
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Religion
Alleged blasphemy: Sokoto police confirm butcher’s murder by extremists
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the murder of a butcher, Usman Buda, who was killed on Sunday by…
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Economy
Nigeria can earn billions from exporting human faeces, cockroaches — Don
A lecturer at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Prof. Samuel Oluwalana, has said Nigeria is losing a huge amount…
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Top News
136 drug traffickers arrested in Anambra in six months, 79 convicted – NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested 136 drug traffickers in Anambra in the last six…
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Religion
2023 Hajj: Five Nigerians die in Saudi Arabia, two miscarriages – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has confirmed the deaths of five Nigerian pilgrims participating in the ongoing Hajj in…
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Metro News
BREAKING: LASU don, Lai Oso, dies in auto crash
A professor of Mass Communication at the School of Communication, Lagos State University, Lai Oso, is reportedly dead. Oso who…
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Top News
‘Your directives on customers’ social media handles unlawful’, SERAP tells CBN
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr Folashodun Shonubi, Acting Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to “immediately…
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Top News
Meet Putin’s confidant, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who turns ‘rebel’ to upset Russia
Yevgeny Prigozhin is a Russian oligarch who deployed forces and took control of the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on…
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Top News
When an Oba dies, body parts cut, buried in different locations, Abeokuta monarch reveals
‘I planned to flee palace to escape cult initiation’ Sheds light on his ties to Obasanjo ‘Dad nearly scuttled my…
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Health
Slimming teas, weight loss medications may cause kidney, liver damage — Experts warn
Medical experts have warned that taking slimming teas and medications with the intent to lose weight raises the risk of…
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Agency Report
Russia drops charges as Wagner leader leaves for Belarus after aborted rebellion
The Russian government says criminal charges against Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, have been dropped, and he…
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Top News
Canada rejected 114 asylum-seeking Nigerians in six months – Report
Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board says it turned down 114 Nigerians who applied for refugee protection between January and June,…
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Politics
No political romance with Ihedioha, says Okorocha
A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has said that there is no political relationship between him and the…
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Top News
Paris Summit Sideline: Madrid star Alaba gifts Tinubu jersey
Austrian player of Nigerian descent, David Alaba, was spotted presenting a Real Madrid jersey to the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu,…
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Economy
Why Emefiele was suspended — Tinubu breaks silence
President Bola Tinubu says the country’s financial system in the hands of Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central…
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Economy
Nigeria’s debt increased by N3.6trn in three months, hits N49.85trn – DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says Nigeria’s total public debt — federal and state governments — hit N49.85 trillion at the end…
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Top News
‘I post as received’ — Okonjo-Iweala replies critics over photo with Tinubu at Paris summit
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has been criticised for not posting a picture of her and…
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Top News
France to promote French language with 600,000 Euros in Nigeria
Ms Emmanuelle Blatmann, French Ambassador to Nigeria, said France has invested 600,000 Euros for the promotion of French language in…
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Agency Report
Putin vows to defeat Wagner as rebels advance on Moscow
Rebel mercenaries advanced north towards Moscow after seizing a key military base Saturday, just as Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin’s vowed…
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Education
UI, OAU, others peg cut-off at 200
The University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Benin, and the University of Lagos are the Federal Universities that…
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Attacks on me over pictures with Tinubu show lack of unity in Nigeria — Okonjo Iweala
The Director-General, World Trade Orgainsation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has called on Nigerians to relax and stay united, noting that the attacks…
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Agency Report
40 missing in Italy migrant boat shipwreck, says UN
More than 40 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN said.…
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Education
BREAKING: VCs agree on 140 as minimum benchmark score for admissions
Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian universities present at the 2023 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board have agreed on…
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Education
Post-UTME: Don’t charge above N,2000 as screening fee, JAMB tells institutions’ heads
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Saturday pegged the amount for post-UTME screening at N2,000. The board, through its…
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Metro News
I regret getting married – Actress Ini-Edo
Nollywood actress Iniobong Edo recently opened up about her failed marriage in an interview with well-known media personality Chude Jideonwo,…
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Religion
‘She is so beautiful in Hijab’, fans react as Mercy Aigbe shares new pictures from Mecca
Fans of popular Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe have taken to social media to gush over some new pictures of the…
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Court/Litigation
Dangerous prank: TrinityGuy will be charged to court Monday — Police
Nigerian Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has disclosed that the embattled skitmaker and prankster, Abdullahi Maruff Adisa,…
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Economy
Request for customers’ social media handles, other details – CBN orders banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued new regulations mandating financial institutions to gather additional customer information, including social…
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Education
UNILORIN, UNILAG top list of most sought varsities – JAMB
The University of Ilorin, Nigeria and the University of Lagos top the list of most sought after universities for the…
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Education
Anambra indigene, Umeh, 2023 UTME top-scorer- JAMB
Umeh Nkechinyere is the top scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations with a cumulative mark of 360, The PUNCH reports.…
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Agency Report
Russia declares ‘anti-terrorist operation regime’ in Moscow
Russia on Saturday declared an “anti-terrorist operation regime” in Moscow and the Moscow region, after the chief of the Wagner…
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Politics
Birthday: Apapa-led LP hails Abure, wishes him good health
The Lamidi Apapa-led National Working Committee, (NWC), of Labour Part (LP) has congratulated the former National Chairman of the party,…
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Economy
Instruct Service Chiefs to expose, punish oil thieves in military — N-Delta stakeholders tell Tinubu
•Say military men’s involvement in oil theft is common knowledge in the creeks A Niger Delta monarch, leaders, and stakeholders…
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Economy
Tinubu’s policies will pay off in long run, cleric tasks Nigerians on sacrifice
The Shepherd-in-Charge of Celestial Church of Christ, Genesis Global, Israel Ogundipe, has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: Obi, LP close case against Tinubu with 13 witnesses as INEC opens defence July 3
Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, who alleged that the presidential election that held on February 25…
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Top News
Campaign against Nigeria Air calculated, self-serving — Experts
Industry experts have described the flurry of backlash that greeted the unveiling of the national carrier, Nigeria Air, by the…
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Metro News
Flood submerges 116 houses in Abuja
No fewer than 116 houses were affected on Friday in Abuja after an early morning rain flooded the Trademore Estate…
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Agency Report
New Defence Chief reads riot act to terrorists, bandits
The new Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa has reiterated the determination of the military to go after terrorists,…
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Metro News
Hotel worker tortured to death over missing N17,500 in Rivers
A girl, identified as Nnnena Onu working for a hotel in Ebocha in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers…
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Agency Report
Police to establish Quick Intervention Squad, says Acting IG
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Olukayode Egbetokun, has said the Nigeria Police will establish a Quick Intervention Squad to…
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Economy
Return home and invest, Soludo woos Anambra indigenes in Lagos
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has advised Anambra indigenes resident in Lagos to return home and invest in their…
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Economy
FIRS to end multiple taxation, collect market traders’ VAT
THE Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has commenced an initiative to end multiple taxation and collect Value Added Tax, VAT, from…
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Economy
Plateau APC kicks as Gov Mutfwang seeks approval on N15bn loan request
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau has kicked against Gov. Caleb Mutfwang’s request to the State House of Assembly…
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Economy
Nigerians lost N12.5bn to telecom-based crimes in 4yrs, says NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said Nigerian people lost about N12.5 billion to financial crimes connected to the telecommunications…
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Security
Pardoned ex-convict killed for burning Kogi politician to death
The Joint Security Team in Kogi State has killed a notorious criminal, Kabir Bala, linked to the death of the…
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Security
Terrorists planning attacks on religious, fun centres – DSS raises alert
The Department of State Services has raised the alarm of planned attacks on worship and recreational centres before and during…
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Agency Report
Student killed in titanic submarine implosion joined crew to please father — Aunt
Azmeh Dawood, the aunt to the British university student, Suleman, who was killed in the tragic Titanic submarine ‘implosion,’ has…
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Agency Report
Russia killed 136 children in Ukraine in 2022 — UN
The United Nations has accused Russia of killing 136 children in 2022 during its war of aggression against Ukraine, an…
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Education
Increase admission quota to 150 students per session, AAUA tells law school
Ondo State-owned tertiary institution, Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba–Akoko has implored the Council for Legal Education in Nigeria to expand its…
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Politics
Delta oil communities petition EFCC, seek probe of Okowa over alleged diversion of 1trn oil funds
OiL and gas communities in Delta State on Thursday asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to urgently investigate…
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Economy
40% electricity tariff hike will cause more hardship – NLC warns
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the shelving of the proposed plan of electricity tariff hike by July…
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Education
Sanwo-Olu rewards LASU’s best graduating student with N10m
Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced a cash reward of N10 million for Ojo Aminat Yusuf, the best graduating…
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Top News
INEC to conduct 2023 post election review next month
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that it would convene a stakeholders meeting for critique of its conduct…
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Foreign News
Pregnant mom shot dead by two-year-old son in US
A pregnant woman and her unborn child died last week in the US state of Ohio after her two-year-old son…
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Politics
We’re ready to receive Wike into our party — APC chieftain
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has expressed readiness to receive former governor of the State, Nyesom Wike if…
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Agency Report
Debris field found in search of missing Titanic submarine — US
A “debris field” has been discovered by an underwater robot searching near the wreck of the Titanic for a missing…
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Economy
We’re ready for global business, Tinubu tells AFREXIM Bank, EBRD
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Paris, France told the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African…
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Economy
FAAC shares N786 b to FG, States, LGs for May
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N786.161 billion to the federal, state a d…
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No salary increase approved for any political office holders – Presidency
The Presidency on Thursday debunked the allegation that it has granted approval for the upward review of salaries for political…
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Economy
Seme border set for re-opening – FG
Director of Road Transport in the Ministry of Transportation, Ibrahim Musa, yesterday, disclosed that the Federal Government has approved the…
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Economy
Ex-World Bank president hails Tinubu on subsidy removal, naira float
David Malpass, former president of the World Bank, has commended the administration of Bola Tinubu for scrapping petrol subsidy as…
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Economy
Paris summit: Foreign investors are interested in our agric sector, says Dele Alake
Dele Alake, special adviser to the president on special duties, communication, and strategy, says world leaders have indicated interest to…
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Security
DSS combs Bawa’s Abuja home, extends probe to associates
Operatives of the Department of State Services have conducted a search of the Abuja home and office of the suspended…
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Security
Technology-driven policing, officers’ welfare my priority, says Acting IG, Egbetokun
The acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Wednesday, assumed office at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, noting that policing…
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Top News
Kwara aviation college graduates 27
The Ilorin Aviation College, Kwara State, has graduated 27 students. The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, decorated the aviation graduates…
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Top News
Makinde elevates Ladoja, 10 other Ibadan high chiefs to Oba
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the promotion of 11 Ibadan High Chiefs to beaded crown Obas. The…
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Top News
US, South Africa, Nigeria top list of reported fraudulent cases globally
Nigeria has been ranked third among top 10 countries with the highest number of reported cases of occupational fraud recorded…
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Top News
World leaders scramble to meet Tinubu at Global Financial Pact Summit
Apparently satisfied with the policies being implemented by his administration in the last few weeks, world leaders are eager to…
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Politics
His strong start inspires critics, says Keyamo after ‘Obidient’ declares support for Tinubu
Former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo says the great performance of President Bola Tinubu in the…
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Sports
Premier League should stop Saudi Arabia transfers – Gary Neville
Former Manchester United captain, Gary Neville has called on the Premier League to stop the move of players to Saudi…
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Top News
Why UK banned dependents visa for Nigerians, others — British High Commissioner
…Says Tinubu-led economic reforms’ll attract UK investors The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, Wednesday, said that the decision…
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PEPC: APM closes case against Tinubu with 1 witness
….. as court fixes July 14 for adoption The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, which is seeking to nullify the election…
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Politics
‘God has given him the mandate’ — LP rep canvasses support for Tinubu
Amobi Ogah, a member of the house of representatives, has asked politicians in the country to support President Bola Tinubu’s…
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Court/Litigation
Court remands man over ‘refusal to pay for N1k doughnuts’
The magistrate court in Ile Ife, Osun, has remanded one Taofeek Ahmed for allegedly assaulting a police officer while resisting…
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Court/Litigation
Court restores Gusau as Zamfara deputy governor — weeks after end of tenure
The federal high court in Abuja on Wednesday nullified the impeachment of Mahdi Gusau and reinstated him as deputy governor of Zamfara…
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Economy
NEITI to investigate daily petrol consumption figure
The Nigerian Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says there is no credible data to ascertain the daily consumption of petrol in Nigeria.…
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Top News
My daughter excited, hopeful to meet Burna Boy, Rema in Nigeria — Bill Gates
American business mogul, Bill Gates said his 20-year-old youngest daughter, Phoebe, was excited he would see Nigerian music stars –…
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Court/Litigation
Property forfeiture: Court to hear Diezani’s suit against EFCC October 23
The Federal High Court has fixed October 23 for the hearing in a suit filed by former Minister of Petroleum…
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Agency Report
UN allocates $20m to ramp up food security in Nigeria
The United Nations has allocated $20 million dollars to urgently ramp up the response to the alarming food security and…
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Economy
Anxiety as ex-depot petrol price rises to N490 per litre
There was palpable anxiety among members of the public yesterday, following a rise in the ex-depot price of petrol by…
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Economy
Naira closes at N756/$ as official, parallel market rates converge week after FX policy
The Nigerian naira strengthened on Tuesday to close at N756 to the dollar at the investors and exporters (I&E) window. …
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Top News
NDLEA, NAFDAC boards, few others not dissolved -FG
The federal government has clarified that the boards of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and National Agency for…
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Metro News
Man kills, beheads younger brother in Adamawa
A man identified as Amos Christopher has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly beating his younger…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: Peter Obi asking for non-existent documents – INEC
Some documents requested by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, at the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi to…
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Metro News
Kwara woman drowns in well, FRSC recovers corpse
A 57-year-old woman, Sikirat Jamiu, on Monday, drowned after falling into a well at the Ile-Agunko compound, Adeta area, in…
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Economy
Tinubu’s first three weeks as president not perfect but reasonable — Bode George
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George has praised President Bola Tinubu’s good start to his administration…
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Court/Litigation
Emefiele will flee if granted bail, DSS, OAGF tell court
The Department of State Services told the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday that suspended Central Bank of Nigeria…
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Electricity consumers owing us N50bn in Kwara – IBEDC
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) says it is owed over N50 billion in outstanding electricity bills by consumers in…
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Politics
2023 Presidential election: Over 40m generated to fund AAC campaigns – Sowore
Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has said over forty million naira was generated to fund…
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Politics
Tinubu returns NEMA, Hajj Commission to Office of Vice President
President Bola Tinubu has approved the return of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and the National Hajj Commission of…
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Economy
EFCC releases ex-Gov Ortom after 10 hours grill
After spending over 10 hours at the Makurdi office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, former Governor of…
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Economy
Demolition: land reclaimed worth trillions of naira – Kano Govt
The Kano State Government it has reclaimed land worth trillions of naira since it embarked on demolition exercises across some…
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Sports
Transfer: Chelsea to offer 22-year-old star in player-plus-cash deal for Caicedo
Chelsea are reportedly prepared to include 22-year-old midfielder Conor Gallagher in a player-plus-cash deal to sign Brighton’s Moises Caicedo. According…
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Top News
President Tinubu arrives Paris
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday arrived in France for the Global Financing Pact Summit convened by President Emmanuel Macron. Tinubu…
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Court/Litigation
Polls dispute: Atiku, PDP to close case challenging Tinubu’s victory June 22
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party will on Thursday, close their…
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Court/Litigation
Why Kanu’s request for access to medical records should be rejected – DSS
….as court fixes July 20 for judgement The Department of State Services, DSS, has asked the Federal High Court sitting…
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EFCC grills Ortom over alleged misappropriation of funds
Samuel Ortom, former governor of Benue state, is being interrogated at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
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Tinubu departs Nigeria for financial pact summit in France
President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja on Tuesday morning to attend the summit for a new global financial pact in France.…
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Shettima decorates acting IGP Egbetokun with new rank
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday decorated Kayode Egbetokun with the rank of inspector-general of police (IGP). Egbetokun was decorated at…
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Court/Litigation
Court fixes July 13 for ruling on Emefiele’s right enforcement suit
A federal capital territory high court in Maitama has fixed July 13 to rule on a fundamental human rights suit…
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Security
What to know about new Chief of Naval Staff, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla
On Monday, Rear Admiral Ikechukwu Ogalla was appointed the new Chief of Naval Staff. Ogalla’s appointment came following the removal…
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Security
What to know about new COAS, Maj Gen Lagbaja
President Bola Tinubu on Monday appointed Major General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja as the Chief of Army Staff. Major General Lagbaja…
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Politics
Say sorry for working against Tinubu, Osun APC – Akere advises Aregbesola
The former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has been advised to apologise for allegedly working against President Bola Tinubu and…
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Economy
Dangote lauds Tinubu’s forex policy despite losing $3bn
Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group, has hailed President Bola Tinubu’s policies on subsidy removal and the elimination of multiple…
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Economy
Six companies licenced to import petrol from July – FG
The federal government has granted approval to six companies for the importation of petroleum products. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream…
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Politics
Osun Assembly Speaker inaugurates committee to review past laws
The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, has inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to review laws passed…
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Politics
Omo-Agege recruited Emefiele to scuttle Tinubu’s ambition – Delta APC
The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, of being the…
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Security
Service Chiefs: Ohanaeze hails Tinubu, says better days ahead
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing an Igbo son…
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Economy
Naira depreciates to N770.38/$ as demand pressure hits I&E
The Naira yesterday depreciated by 16 per cent to N770.38 per dollar in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window following…
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Metro News
Kano demolition: Community leader debunks Gov. Yusuf’s claim over land ownership
The community leaders in the Salanta quarters of the Bayero University Road in Kano have described the statement credited to…
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Court/Litigation
INEC refused to provide documents we asked for — LP, Peter Obi allege
The Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi on Monday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: APM insists on prosecuting case against Tinubu, APC, INEC
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has insisted on proceeding with its case before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), challenging…
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Education
Student Loan: Beneficiaries in other countries commit suicide over debts – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) beneficiaries of student loan initiatives in other countries were committing suicide over their…
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Tinubu appoints Hadiza Bala Usman, Hannatu Musawa as special advisers
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Hadiza Bala Usman, former managing director of the Nigeria Port Authority as the special adviser…
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Security
BREAKING: Tinubu names Nuhu Ribadu, NSA; Musa CDS; Lagbaja COAS; Egbetokun as IGP
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Chief of Defence Staff, all the nation’s Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police,…
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Breaking: Tinubu sacks Service Chiefs, IGP, Customs CG
President Bola Tinubu has sacked all the Service Chiefs appointed by his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Details later……
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Tinubu to attend two-day finance summit in Paris
For his first foreign trip as President, Bola Tinubu will on Thursday join his counterparts from across the world to…
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Court/Litigation
Allow Kanu see new doctors, Ozekhome tells DSS
Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow Nnamdi Kanu,…
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Court/Litigation
You can’t embark on strike, Order of June 5 valid, Court tells Labour Unions
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja division, says the order restraining organised labour from embarking on strike remains valid.…
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Economy
Dangote, Bill Gates meet Tinubu in Aso Rock
The Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and American business mogul, Bill Gates, visited President Bola Tinubu at the…
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Economy
South African displaces Dangote as Africa’s richest
President Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has been overtaken as African richest man after his net worth dropped by 20.7 per cent.…
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Politics
Again, Northern group applauds Tinubu over suspension of Bawa
*Urges arrest of other accomplices A Northern group, the Arewa Civil Society Organization (ACO), has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
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Politics
We’ll use debris from demolished sites to rebuild old Kano wall — Gov. Abba
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has disclosed that the state will rebuild the old Kano wall with debris from…
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Economy
Forex: Medicals, BTA/PTA, others to be sourced at I&E window – CBN
Further instructions from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were released Saturday night, instructing people to get foreign currency for…
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Sports
Final: Spain beat Croatia on penalties to win UEFA Nations League trophy
Spain beat Croatia 5-4 on penalties to clinch Nations League glory as they celebrated their first trophy win since Euro…
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Economy
Subsidies in Nigeria manipulated to benefit only the rich class – Falana
Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: Stabilise economy before new minimum wage, NECA tells FG
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has given the Federal Government a hint on how to make the planned new minimum…
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Alaafin, Soun stools: Govt installs monarchs, not Ifa — Oluwo
THE Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdurosheed Akanbi, yesterday, insisted that the state government is now the Ifa oracle that installs traditional…
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Agency Report
Boris Johnson to be punished over ‘Partygate’ scandal – UK parliament
British MPs vote Monday on a damning report that found ex-prime minister Boris Johnson deliberately lied to parliament about lockdown-breaking…
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Economy
Subsidy: Labour threatens strike, insists on =N=200,000 minimum wage ahead of talks with FG today
head of the meeting between the Federal Government and the organised labour scheduled to hold today (Monday), the Nigeria Labour…
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Economy
BREAKING: CBN relaxes major restriction on domiciliary accounts
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says cash deposits into domiciliary accounts will not be restricted, and customers “shall have…
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Education
Kano Gov’t to settle NECO fees for 55,000 students
As part of Kano state government’s policy of repositioning the educational sector and give it the needed attention, the state…
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Security
You’re exposing Nigerians to danger, police warn skit makers on extreme pranks
The Nigeria Police have cautioned comedians and skit makers that engage in pranks for their means of livelihood to regulate…
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Agency Report
Why I stepped down from speakership race- Kwara Rep, Olawuyi
Rep. Tunji Olawuyi says he stepped down from the race for speakership of the 10th National Assembly as a mark…
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Metro News
I was poisoned, my wife diagnosed of cancer, we’re now healed – Wike
Immediate-past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has revealed how he was poisoned in 2018 at the campaign secretariat…
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Security
Okorocha escapes death as gunmen attack convoy, kill police officer
The convoy of former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha was attacked on Friday by gunmen leaving a police officer dead.…
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Sports
Super Eagles beat Sierra Leone 3-2, qualify for 2023 AFCON
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The three-time African champions picked the…
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Politics
Tinubu, Buhari instrumental to my successes in politics — Aregbesola
The immediate past Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Sunday, attributed his achievements and success in politics to the roles…
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Politics
Invite Nnamdi Kanu for discussion, Ohanaeze tells Tinubu
…says Dokubo-Asari enemy of govt Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has expressed outrage over the attack…
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Court/Litigation
Poll dispute: I don’t know Atiku’s actual scores in presidential election – Dino Melaye
Sen. Dino Melaye, a star witness of Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and the Peoples Democratic Party has told the Presidential Election…
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Politics
Seven Imo PDP committee members dump party
Seven members of the state Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in Imo State on Sunday morning announced their…
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Metro News
Outrage as Kano gov demolishes N126b structures in two weeks
Tension rose yesterday in Salanta quarters of Kano metropolis as residents sought to resist the demolition squad sent to the…
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Politics
All vehicles returned to former Zamfara governor, Matawalle – Police confirm
All the vehicles seized by the Zamfara State Police Command from the former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle were…
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Court/Litigation
Peter Obi’s legal team an embarrassment – Omokri claims
Reno Omokri, a popular social commentator, has claimed that the legal team of Peter Obi of the Labour Party at…
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Politics
You’re foolishly playing script of others – Soyinka chides Obidients
Popular Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has chided the Obidient Movement, supporters of Peter Obi of the Labour Party, over…
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Politics
Tinubu’s ministerial list: APC govs may nominate three persons from each state
There are indications that governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the country would nominate three persons from the…
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Agency Report
Father of four dies, married lover in coma after sex romp in Imo
A father of four children, Chikwado Obiyor, has been reported dead after a sex romp with his married lover, simply…
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Politics
Ohanaeze, Arewa group tackle Agbakoba over calls for INEC Chairman’s removal
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide and the Northern Emancipation Network have faulted calls for the…
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Economy
Stop payment to MDAs in the interim, Tinubu orders CBN
….Suspends Assistant Director In Charge of IPPIS, others in OAGF for salary padding As part of the ongoing efforts at…
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Education
Students Loan Bill will facilitate equal access to Education, says ex-NASENI boss
A former Executive Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Professor Maiwalima Mohammed Sani Haruna said…
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DSS recovers 18 bags of currency, documents from Emefiele’s Lagos residence
No fewer than 18 Ghana-must-go bags containing money and documents have been carted away by operatives of the Department of…
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Religion
2023 Hajj: Arik Air apologises to Saudi Arabia-bound aggrieved Muslim pilgrims
Hundreds of intending Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia have been stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The…
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Metro News
What Boko Haram founders told me about insurgency – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has revealed what the founders of Boko Haram in the North-East told him about insurgency in…
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Former reps member, three bank officials jailed for N212m fraud
A federal high court in Kaduna has convicted Mansur Mashi, a former member of the house of representatives, for fraud.…
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Security
Gusau varsity students protest over kidnap of five colleagues
Hundred of students of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State have blocked Gusau-Kaduna road to protest the abduction of…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: Stop arm-twisting court, CSOs warn LP, PDP
A coalition of civil society organisations, under the aegis of the Nigerian Youth Network for Good Governance and Sustainable Democracy,…
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Religion
Eid-el-Kabir: Look out for new moon, Sultan tells Muslims
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III has asked Muslims to look out for the new crescent of Dhul-Hijjah…
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Court/Litigation
We never denied Emefiele access to lawyers, family, DSS clarifies
The Department of State Services has clarified that the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, had never…
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Economy
N9tn annual revenue expected from asset concession – FG
Public assets put on concession by the Federal Government are expected to generate N9.1tn revenue every year over the next…
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How embattled Emefiele reportedly indicted EFCC’s Bawa
Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has reportedly identified the suspended Chairman of the Economic…
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EFCC arrests FMC staff, 50 others over alleged internet fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal office, has arrested a staff of Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: I’m a politician not entertainer’, Dino tells INEC’s lawyers
The national collation agent of the People’s Democratic Party in last February’s presidential election, Senator Dino Melaye, on Friday testified…
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Economy
DSS confiscates Emefiele’s passport, grills EFCC’s Bawa over alleged selling of 244 trucks
The Department of State Services (DSS) has confiscated the international passport of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,…
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Security
10th NASS: State police tops Nigerians’ wish list
• Warn Lawmakers Against Rubber Stamp Tag• Seek Local Council Reforms, Merger Of Agencies• Amendments PIA To Address Concerns Of…
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Education
Students Loans Act, the realities of prospective beneficiaries and calls for amendment
The student loan idea is one that I have been skeptical about since it first surfaced as a proposed policy…
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Economy
Cameroon, Niger, Benin citizens lament fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria
Prices of petroleum products have nearly doubled in Cameroon, Benin Republic and Niger following the removal of fuel subsidy in…
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Economy
Army, navy aware of 99% oil theft — Dokubo tells Tinubu
Leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force NDVF, and former Niger Delta agitator, Alhaji Asari Dokubu, Friday, said over 99…
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EFCC didn’t invite me at any point in time – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described as false, the claim by an Afrobeat singer, Femi Kuti, that he was invited…
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Agency Report
25 students killed in militant attack
Militants linked to the Islamic State group have killed 25 students in western Uganda in the country’s worst such attack…
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Politics
Tinubu started on a strong footing – Sanusi
Former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, says President Bola Tinubu started on a strong note by addressing fuel subsidy…
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Politics
Obasanjo speaks on feud with Tinubu as Lagos gov
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has spoken on his feud with President Bola Tinubu when the latter was the governor of…
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Politics
Tinubu will be best President Nigeria ever had – Matawalle
Immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle believes that President Bola Tinubu will be the best President Nigeria has…
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Court/Litigation
Grant Emefiele access to lawyers, family, court orders DSS
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi,…
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Dangote, Bill Gates to meet Tinubu Monday
The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, will on Monday meet President Bola Tinubu at…
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Metro News
We killed father, raped two daughters – Suspects confess
A four-man criminal gang has narrated how it killed one Makanjuola Ogedengbe and raped his 14-year-old and 10-year-old daughters in Ibadan.…
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Court/Litigation
Withheld salary will be released soon – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has assured members in the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, that their…
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Health
65% Nigerian men over 40 exposed to erectile dysfunction risk — Expert
A health expert and founder of Paddy Paddy Wellness, Dr David Paddy, has said that over 65 per cent of…
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Metro News
Rivers man dies after sex romp, lover flees
A barber, simply identified as Otubong, has died following an alleged marathon sex with his female partner in the Mile…
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Court/Litigation
Nnamdi Kanu has not dismissed us, IPOB lawyers tackle family
The lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has reacted to the claim that his services and…
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Religion
No superior religion in Nigeria — CAN, NSCIA
The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council on Friday maintained the secularity of the country, saying no religion is superior to the other.…
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Economy
NNPC Ltd, ONHYM, others sign MoU on $25bn Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline
The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project has advanced with the signing of four Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) to ensure progress and…
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Frank Mba, Ciroma become Deputy Inspectors General of Police – PSC
The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of AIGs Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma as Deputy Inspectors General of…
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Economy
Benin feels pinch as Nigeria ends fuel subsidy
Sitting on top of a yellow jerry can of fuel, Jeannine waits for customers on a sidewalk in Benin’s economic…
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Politics
I’m not on the run, says Ex-AGF Malami
A former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has punctured reports that he is on…
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Assets recovery: Ortom, deputy drag Benue govt to court
Former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, and his deputy, Benson Abounu, have dragged the state government before a Makurdi…
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Health
Cancer scare: NAFDAC concludes probe, says Nigerian noodles safe
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, on Thursday, said…
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Metro News
Okada rider rapes eight-month-old pregnant lady, victim faints in Benue
A 40-year-old motorcyclist, Akpo Igwe, has been arrested by men of the Benue State Police Command for allegedly raping an…
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Economy
Transform FIRS, Customs, NIMASA to Nigerian Revenue Service – Economic Advisers
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Policy Advisory Council has recommended the declaration of a state of emergency on revenue generation in…
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Agency Report
Naira to appreciate, settle at N600/$1 in coming months – JP Morgan
JP Morgan, an American multinational financial services firm, says the naira is expected to appreciate, and trade at about N600…
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Agency Report
US man executed in Florida for rapes, murders in 1984
The US state of Florida on Thursday executed a man convicted of murdering and sexually assaulting two women in 1984,…
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Metro News
We will dissolve emirates – Kano govt
The Kano state government says no decision has been made concerning the new emirates established by the previous administration. In…
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Health
Nigeria’s fight against TB, malaria will be supported with $1bn grant – Global Fund
The Global Fund has approved $1 billion to help Nigeria in its fight against tuberculosis (TB), malaria and HIV in…
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Economy
Naira float: Dangote, Abdulsamad Rabiu lost $5.85bn – Bloomberg index
Aliko Dangote and Abdulsamad Rabiu, Nigerian billionaires listed among the 500 richest men in the world, have lost $5.85 billion,…
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Top News
Ex-CBN Gov Sanusi in closed-door meeting with Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu is currently in a closed-door meeting with the former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, at the…
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Court/Litigation
Alleged Fraud: ICPC docks ex-JAMB Registrar, Ojerinde, sons, daughter-in-law
….accuses them of selling FG’s property in Ghana The embattled former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB,…
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Economy
Subsidy: NEC considers N702bn civil servants allowance recommendations
The National Economic Council, on Thursday, in Abuja, said it considered recommendations from the National Salaries Income and Wages Commission…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC admits blurred results of 18,000 PUs in Obi’s petition
The Presidential Election Petition Court on Thursday admitted in evidence data analysis of the February 25 presidential election results and…
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Court/Litigation
INEC tenders Tinubu’s biodata form, 36 states BVAS results
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday tendered before the Presidential Election Petition Court, personal information supplied by President Bola…
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Top News
EFCC announces FBI academy alumnus, Chukkol, as acting chairman
Following the suspension of Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa by President Bola Tinubu, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has announced Mr…
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Metro News
Lagos police brutalise, strip lady over cultism allegation
An unidentified woman was severely brutalised by some police officers stationed close to the Lagos State House of Assembly, Alausa,…
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Metro News
NSIB commences investigation into Kwara boat mishap
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau on Thursday disclosed that it has begun an investigation into the boat mishap that occurred…
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Agency Report
COAS assures president Tinubu of loyalty
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has assured President Bola Tinubu of the absolute loyalty of the Nigerian…
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Economy
International activities responsible for cooking gas price slash – Marketers
Former President, Nigeria Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association, NLPGA, Nuhu Yakubu, has attributed the decrease in the retail price of cooking…
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Metro News
We demolished Kano roundabout because it carried large Christian cross – Kano govt
The Secretary to the Kano State Government, Baffa Bichi, has given more reasons behind the demolition of the government house…
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Metro News
BREAKING: Nigeria’s tallest man, Afeez Agoro dies
Popular reality TV star and actor, Afeez Agoro Oladimiji, widely recognised as the tallest man in Nigeria, is dead. The Nation confirmed…
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Economy
Tinubu inaugurates National Economic Council
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated the National Economic Council (NEC), with a promise to sustain the rejuvenation of the…
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Sports
EPL: Titleholder Man City travel to Burnley in first day fixtures as 2023/24 season begins August 11
The Premier League has announced the match fixtures for the upcoming 2023/24 season that will see champions Manchester City travel…
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Metro News
Nollywood actor, Don Brymo Uchegbu dies in his sleep
The Enugwu-Ukwu, Anambta State-born actor reportedly died in his sleep on Thursday. His colleague and friend Mr. Mayor Ofoegbu broke…
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Metro News
I’ve slept with most women advising my wife to dump me – Singer Portable
Controversial Nigerian artiste, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable has boasted of having sexual relations with most of the women…
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Sports
Transfer: We can’t release Mason Mount for £40m, Chelsea to Man Utd
Manchester United have seen their opening £40 million bid for midfielder Mason Mount rejected by Chelsea. It is reported that…
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Metro News
My dad tied me up before raping me — 9-yr-old victim narrates
—- l only inserted my finger in her private part – Suspect A nine-year-old girl had narrated how she was…
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Metro News
Kano golden jubilee roundabout demolished in public interest – Gov
The Kano State government, in the early hours of Wednesday, demolished the multi-million naira roundabout located close to the Government…
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Education
FG-owned universities pro-chancellors praise Tinubu over Student Loan Act
The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Government-owned universities on Wednesday hailed the President, Bola Tinubu, over the student loan act…
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Economy
Nigeria Air moribund, should be dissolved – Air Peace CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has called for the dissolution of Nigeria Air, the national carrier…
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Agency Report
Police arrest 12 illegal immigrants from Mali, Niger, release emergency call contacts
The Police Command in Kano State has confirmed the arrest of 12 illegal immigrants from Mali and the Niger Republic…
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Economy
Currency floating: Private sector, economists back CBN as naira falls to 664/$
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed Deposit Money Banks to remove the rate cap on the naira at the…
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Economy
‘Why US dollars?’ — Kenyan president urges adoption of local currencies for intra-African trade
Kenyan President William Ruto has called on African countries to shift away from using the US dollar for intra-African trade.…
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Economy
Naira begins recovery after float, closes at N664/$ at I&E window
The naira closed at N664.04 per dollar at the investors and exporters (I&E) window on Wednesday. Earlier in the day,…
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Religion
‘There’re pregnant women among pilgrims airlifted to Saudi’ — NAHCON raises alarm
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has discovered pregnant women among the pilgrims airlifted to the Kingdom…
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EFCC: Mohammed Abba takes over as acting chairman
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday suspended the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, AbdulRasheed Bawa over weighty…
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Religion
156 intending pilgrims from Kano to lose Hajj this year
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Agency reveals that no fewer than 156 intending pilgrims will lose going to the holy…
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Court/Litigation
Poll dispute: Court gives Tinubu, INEC nod to grill Atiku’s statistician
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, gave President Bola Tinubu the nod to grill a…
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Economy
Revealed: Why EFCC chair was suspended
It’s no longer news that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has suspended the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed…
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Economy
Forex: CBN issues 8 new directives to banks, others
he Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released new directives to reduce the restrictions in the foreign exchange market after…
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Economy
N124bn expected from new import tax – FG
The Federal Government is set to make about N124.26bn in a year from the imposition of a 0.5 per cent…
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Court/Litigation
INEC cautions Labour Party against blackmail
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday reacted to the statement by the legal team of the Labour Party and…
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Economy
CBN floats naira at investors’ forex window
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reportedly directed Deposit Money Banks to remove the rate cap on the naira at…
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Economy
BREAKING: Tinubu suspends EFCC chair
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, AbdulRasheed…
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Tinubu mourns victims of Kwara tragic boat accident, orders investigation
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday expressed sadness over the boat mishap, which occurred in Kwara State, claiming at least 100…
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Politics
Gbajabiamila resigns 10th House membership, assumes duty as Tinubu’s CoS
The immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has resigned his membership of the 10th House following…
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Education
FG to start disbursement of student loan September
The Federal Government says it is working out modalities to begin the disbursement of student loans in September. David Adejo,…
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Economy
BREAKING: CBN grants banks freedom to trade forex at any rate
The Central Bank of Nigeria has allowed commercial banks to freely trade foreign exchange at any rate. The announcement comes…
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Economy
FIRS begins implementation of amended 2023 Finance Act
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has commenced the implementation of the amended Finance Act, 2023.The service in a notice…
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Politics
Speakership: Why I contested against APC anointed candidate — Wase
The immediate past Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, has congratulated Tajudeen Abbas on his emergence as…
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Security
Ekpa declares weeklong sit-at-home to press for Nnamdi Kanu’s release
Simon Ekpa, a popular Biafra agitator, and Separatist on Wednesday declared a weeklong sit-at-home to demand the immediate release of…
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Court/Litigation
Court freezes Flutterwave’s 45 bank accounts over money laundering charges
A Nairobi court has frozen 45 bank accounts and 10 mobile money wallets belonging to a Nigerian-owned financial technology firm…
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Politics
Kano Gov. demolishes multi-million Naira Govt House roundabout
The Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, in the early hours of Wednesday, (today), sustained his demolition exercise tempo…
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Economy
FG issues two oil export terminal licences, eyes $11bn
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, issued and signed licences for the establishment of two crude oil export terminals, capable of…
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Top News
What I discussed with Tinubu in Aso Villa – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has spoken about his meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. It was earlier reported by…
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Politics
10th NASS: Ganduje congratulates Akpabio, Abbas, Jibrin, others
Former governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has congratulated the new Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the…
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Entertainment
I’ve another son named Dawson – Davido
Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that his late son, Ifeanyi, has a younger brother named…
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Economy
NCS lifts ban on export of processed wood, charcoal, others
The Nigeria Customs Service has announced a conditional lifting of ban on export of processed wood, charcoal and other allied…
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Politics
10th Senate: Don’t blame me if Akpabio turns out to be worst – Ndume
Senator representing Borno South District, Ali Ndume said nobody should hold him responsible if the newly-elected President of the 10th…
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Metro News
Chef Dammy completes 120 hours of cooking marathon
Nigerian chef, Adeparusi Damilola, popularly known as Chef Dammy has completed her target of 120 hours of non-stop cooking by…
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Agency Report
Railway corporation generates N768.44m in Q1 2023- NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N768.44 million in revenue from passengers in Q1…
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Politics
Tinubu will work to make Nigeria better – Buba Galadima
A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu will work to make…
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Court/Litigation
Summon INEC boss as witness – Atiku tells Tribunal
Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who alleged that the 2023 presidential election was rigged, yesterday applied…
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Metro News
I still cry every morning over Ifeanyi’s death – Davido
Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has revealed that the thought of his late son, Ifeanyi still brings tears to…
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Economy
How Tinubu’s 15 days in office leave investors excited
President Bola Tinubu’s policies in his first 15 day in office have signaled some sense of hope to foreign investors, pulling…
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Politics
Akeredolu transmits power to deputy, proceeds on medical leave
The Ondo State House of Assembly has confirmed receipt of a letter for medical leave from Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The…
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Metro News
Kwara mourns as 100 wedding guests died in boat mishap
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has expressed dismay over the news of no fewer than 100 people who are feared…
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Court/Litigation
Director arraigned for threatening JAMB registrar’s wife
A deputy director with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Yisa Usman, was, on Tuesday, arraigned at the Federal High…
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Economy
Stock market jumps to 15-year high after Emefiele’s suspension
The Nigerian stock market rose to its highest level since July 2008 on Tuesday, the first day of trading after…
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Politics
Tinubu in closed-door meeting with Jonathan, Akpabio, others
President Bola Tinubu met with former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday at the presidential villa, Abuja. The purpose of the…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: Peter Obi tenders more documents in evidence
Mr Peter Obi and his Labour Party (LP) On Tuesday tendered more documents in evidence to the Presidential Election Petition…
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Court/Litigation
Court orders IG, AIG’s arrest for contempt
A National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the arrest of the Inspector General of Police, Mr Usman Alkali,…
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Top News
IPOB demands referendum, Kanu’s release from detention
The Indigenous People of Biafra spokesman, Emma Powerful, has described Nnamdi Kanu’s continuous detention as “unconstitutional”, saying that self-determination is…
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Politics
BREAKING: Abass elected House of Representatives Speaker
The lawmaker representing Zaria Federal Constituency, Tajudeen Abbas, has emerged as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Abbas, who…
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Agency Report
43,817 Hajj pilgrims transported in 104 flights – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has transported no fewer than 43,817 Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 104 flight…
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Top News
Cook-a-thon: Guinness World Records announces Hilda Baci new record holder
Guinness World Records on Tuesday announced Hilda Baci the new record holder for the longest cooking by an individual. The…
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Politics
BREAKING: Akpabio swears in senators-elect
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, swore in senators-elect to the 10th National Assembly. The NEWS FLASH reports Akpabio…
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Politics
Obaseki congratulates new Senate President, Akpabio
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated Senator Godswill Akpabio on his election as President of the Senate. The…
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Top News
Probe Emefiele’s role in whittling down president’s power in amended Act, NDIC chair tells Tinubu
The newly appointed board chairman of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Abdulhakeem Abdullateef, has faulted the signing of the…
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Politics
BREAKING: Senator Jibrin emerges Deputy Senate President unopposed
Senator Barau Jibrin Kano North has emerged as the Deputy Senate President unopposed. More details to follow..
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Economy
NNPCL issues directive to marketers on refund, new price
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has issued a fresh circular to oil marketers on how much they will pay…
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Metro News
Rogue cops extort N153,000 from undergraduate, CP removes DPO in Lagos
Four policemen attached to the Ogudu Police Division in Lagos State have extorted an undergraduate of Cyprus University, Emmanuel Nnawuihe,…
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Top News
Cook-a-thon: Chef Dammy surpasses Hilda Baci’s 100 hours
Ekiti-based Nigerian chef, Damilola Adeparusi, has surpassed Hilda Baci’s 100-hour Cook-a-thon record. The chef, on Tuesday, shared the new record…
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Politics
BREAKING: Akpabio elected Senate President
A candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Senate presidency, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected as President of the…
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Top News
Probe rot in CBN, NNPCL, Kachikwu tells Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the 2023 general elections, Dumebi Kachikwu, has called on President Bola…
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Agency Report
‘I won’t renew contract’, Mbappe tells PSG after Messi exit
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe has informed the club he will not sign a contract extension. Mbappe is currently on…
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Politics
Gbajabiamila hails Tinubu for signing student’s loan bill into law
… charges parents, students, youths to maximize opportunity of new law The outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep.…
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Politics
10th NASS: Arewa Christian group backs Akpabio for Senate presidency
An Arewa religious group under the aegis of Northern Christian Youth Professionals has appealed to Senators-elect to consider the unity…
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June 12: LP faction hails Tinubu, backs Emefiele’s arrest
The Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party on Monday congratulated President Bola Tinubu for sustaining June 12 as Democracy…
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Politics
10th NASS: Govs will back Tinubu’s choice – Makinde
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, disclosed that the Governors’ Forum had reached a compromise to support the…
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Education
Student Loan Act: 7 basic things you need to know
The Student Loan Bill was proposed by the former speaker of the 9th House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and it…
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Top News
CBN FX scam: Emefiele ordered my arrest, detained me for over 100 days – Whistleblower
A human rights organisation, under the aegis of George Uboh Whistleblowers Network, on Monday advised President Bola Tinubu to direct…
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Metro News
Six Swiss cops face manslaughter charges over death of Nigerian
Six Swiss police officers on Monday appeared in court over the death of a Nigerian man who had a fatal…
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Politics
Declare late MKO Abiola president-elect, Accord Party urges Tinubu
The Accord Party, Lagos State Chapter has urged President Bola Tinubu to dispense justice on June 12 by declaring late…
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Politics
Fulfil Abiola’s prosperous Nigeria dream, Gani Adams tells Tinubu
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has urged President Bola Tinubu to fulfil the dreams of a…
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Top News
Democracy Day: INEC, APC dishonoured MKO Abiola’s memory, says PDP
As Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the June 12, 1993, presidential election,…
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Economy
Former Aviation Minister, Sirika lied against us – Air Peace
Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace has accused the former Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika of lying against the airline…
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Politics
RMAFC, OAGF workers suspended for salary padding on IPPIS
Many civil servants across several Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) including the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and…
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Politics
Democracy Day: Support Tinubu, war is over – Ohanaeze appeals to Atiku, Peter Obi
As Nigerians celebrate Democracy Day, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization has appealed to the 2023 presidential candidates of the Peoples…
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Top News
Wedding bus accident kills 10, injures 25 in Australia
No fewer than 10 people were dead and 25 injured after a wedding crashed in an Australian wine region on…
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Politics
Democracy Day: Tinubu inspects Guards of Honour to mark ceremony
As part of activities scheduled to mark the 2023 Democracy day celebration, President Bola Tinubu is inspecting a Guard of…
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June 12: Tinubu was Abiola’s most faithful political soldier – Keyamo
Former minister of labour and employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has described President Bola Tinubu as one of the most faithful…
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Economy
Over $56bn lost to oil theft, subsidy – Presidency panel
Nigeria lost $46.16bn to crude oil theft between 2009 and 2020, while it lost $10.7bn annually to subsidy on Premium…
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Tinubu has MKO’s traits, will develop Nigeria, says NADECO-RG
The National Democratic Coalition Renewal Group has said President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration on May 29, two weeks to the 30th…
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Economy
CBN: DSS seizes Emefiele’s passport, plans home, office search
The Department of State Services has confiscated the passport of the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, The PUNCH has learnt. The…
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Agency Report
11-year-old British girl shot dead in France
An 11-year-old British girl was shot dead and her father seriously wounded when their Dutch neighbour in northwestern France opened…
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Presidency backs Christian Senate president, Betara, Gagdi step down
The Presidency on Sunday explained its decision to back a Christian as a Senate President. It explained that Nigeria could…
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Politics
Elections: Those who can’t accept defeat don’t deserve joy of victory — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said that those who cannot endure and accept the pain of defeat in elections do…
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Politics
June 12: Group praises MKO Abiola, Buratai’s contribution to democracy
A political support group of President Bola Tinubu on Monday hailed the contributions of late Chief MKO Abiola, and former…
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Politics
Value, protect democracy, Tinubu urges Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu on Monday urged Nigerians to value and protect democracy as the country’s most viable form of government.…
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Top News
Democracy Day: Expect more reforms in judiciary – Tinubu
The President, Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said the judiciary in the country should expect more reforms. He said this during…
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Court/Litigation
No comment on Tinubu until tribunal’s judgment, says Clark
Elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, says he won’t comment much on the Bola Tinubu presidency until the…
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Court/Litigation
EFCC, not DSS should investigate, try Emefiele, says Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has said the Department of State Services lacks constitutional power to investigate and prosecute…
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Top News
Democracy Day: Niger gov pardons 80 inmates
Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has pardoned 80 inmates in various correctional centres in the state. The governor also…
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Top News
June 12: Tinubu eulogizes MKO Abiola in Democracy Day speech
“We can easily recall the sacrifice and martyrdom of Chief MKO Abiola, the custodian of the sacred mandate that was…
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Politics
‘We didn’t say Emefiele’s arrest is ethnic cleansing of Igbos’ — Ohanaeze
The Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has disowned a report claiming the group condemned the arrest of the suspended Governor of…
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Politics
Subsidy: Trust me, your sacrifice won’t be in vain, Tinubu to Nigerians
The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Monday that he is aware that his decision to remove subsidy on petrol will…
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Top News
Full Text: Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech
President Bola Tinubu on Monday addressed Nigerians in commemoration of 2023 Democracy Day with promises to respect rule of law…
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Politics
Betara, Gagdi stepped down for Abbas — Campaign organisation
The Joint Task – 10th Assembly, a coalition of members-elect of the 10th House of Representatives across party lines, has…
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Economy
Less than N3bn spent on Nigeria Air project, says Sirika
The immediate past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said that less than N3bn was expended on the Nigeria Air…
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Economy
Nigeria Air: Sirika accuses lawmaker of bribery
Former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, has accused the lawmaker who branded the launch of Nigeria Air as a fraud of…
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Agency Report
Use gains of June 12 to deepen Nigeria’s democracy – IBB
Gen Ibrahim Babangida (retd), a former Military President, has tasked Nigerian leaders to explore the gains of the June 12,…
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Politics
Democracy Day: Let June 12 inspire us to correct the error of Feb 25 – Peter Obi
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has appealed to Nigerians to let the June 12, 1993 elections…
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Economy
Nigeria Air: Sirika opens up, states own side of the story
…House of Rep committee demanded 5% share The Former minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has started singing. For the past…
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Economy
Tinubu making right calls, watch out – Murray-Bruce
A former senator representing Bayelsa East, Ben Murray-Bruce said President Bola Tinubu is making “the right calls.” In a post…
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Foreign News
Russian court detains US citizen on drug trafficking charges
An American citizen identified as Michael Travis Leake has been arrested and detained by Russian authorities on drug trafficking charges.…
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Sports
Marcus Rashford dumbs fiancee, returns to hotel with ‘new girl’
Manchester United forward, Marcus Rashford has been spotted returning back to his hotel with a girl at 5am after reportedly…
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Agency Report
Earthquake hits Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city
South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg was hit with a 5.0 magnitude earthquake early Sunday morning, Reuters reports. The United States…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: Daily petrol consumption crashes from 69m litres to 13m – APC Chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Senator Rilwan Akanbi, has said that the removal of subsidy by the…
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Court/Litigation
Direct Tinubu to probe missing $2.1bn, N3.1trn subsidy payments’ – SERAP to Court
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over “the failure to probe…
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Agency Report
Advertising: No going back on industry reforms – ARCON
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has said it would not succumb to threats or blackmail from any quarters…
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Economy
‘You’re corrupt’, lawmaker-elect Agbese slams Emefiele
The Reps-elect, representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency, Hon. Philip Agbese has described the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,…
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Top News
Looting: Aides, workers arrested for carting away N’Assembly property
Security officials attached to the National Assembly Complex in Abuja have arrested some legislative aides and National Assembly workers for…
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Economy
N543bn items on forex ban list imported in Q1 – NBS
Despite the unavailability of forex for banned items by the Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigerians imported five items worth N543bn…
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Religion
Nobody can Islamise Nigeria, says APC
The All Progressives Congress has dismissed allegations that the party has any plan to Islamise the country. It said such…
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Top News
DSS seeks order to extend Emefiele’s detention, lines up interrogators
The Department of State Services is likely to approach the court on Tuesday to obtain an order to keep the…
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Politics
Emefiele failed to redeem himself – Osinbajo’s spokesman
Laolu Akande, media aide to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of…
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Top News
CBN: Ohanaeze backs suspension, says Emefiele allowed cabals used him against Tinubu
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo sociocultural organization, on Saturday the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Godwin Emefiele, allowed himself to…
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Metro News
He deserves his ordeal – Traders celebrate Emefiele’s suspension
Many traders in Umuahia, Abia State capital have expressed happiness over the suspension of the Governor of the Central Bank,…
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Top News
Emefiele greatest sponsor of terrorism, he won’t go down alone – Fani-Kayode
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has alleged that the embattled former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin…
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Top News
Valedictory speech: ‘I’m not a thief’, says Orji Kalu
It was a moment of absolute silence and emotion as the Senate Whip and former Governor of Abia State, Senator…
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Politics
Why Tinubu suspended embattled Emefiele — FG
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, ordered immediate suspension of Mr Godwin Emefiele as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
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Politics
NASS leadership: We won’t pressure our members on candidates’ choice — PDP
Ahead of next week’s election of the principal officers of the national assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential election: PEPC dismisses Obi’s request to interrogate INEC
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja on Saturday, dismissed two applications by the Presidential candidate of the…
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Politics
Fourth-term Rep Akinlade backs Abbas for Speaker
Ahead of Tuesday’s elections for presiding officers of the House of Representatives, a fourth-term member, Hon. Abiodun Akinlade, has backed…
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Top News
Labour Party faults suspension of Emefiele as CBN Governor
The Labour Party (LP) has faulted the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) by President Bola…
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Agency Report
NGO commends FG over Emefiele’s suspension
The Coalition for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa (CGGEJA), an NGO, has commended President Bola Tinubu for suspending…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: 18 witnesses appear for Atiku
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has called two additional witnesses to further prove his allegation…
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Top News
Emefiele ran CBN like cabal’s ATM, canteen — Shehu Sani
Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has urged the Federal Government to conduct an independent probe of the Central Bank…
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Top News
Emefiele now in our custody, says DSS
The Department of State Services has revealed that the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is…
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Sports
Man City vs Inter Milan: How Champions League final will be won
The world’s attention will be on Istanbul on Saturday for the 2023 UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and…
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Top News
2023 census postponed to avert national crisis – NPC
The National Population Commission, NPC said the proposed the 2023 Population and Housing Census was postponed to avert national crisis…
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Politics
Demolition: Tinubu shocked by Ganduje’s atrocities as governor – Kwankwaso
—Says former Gov chased him out of Kano for three and half years Former governor of Kano State Rabiu Kwankwaso,…
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Agency Report
Muhammad Kamalu-Deen University, 36 other new private universities get provisional licenses – NUC
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given provisional licences to the newly established 37 universities approved by the Federal Executive…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal rejects Mbah’s request to strike out NYSC certificate forgery case
Enugu State Election Petition Tribunal has rejected a request by legal representatives of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State to…
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Agency Report
French man who burnt pregnant teen alive bags 18 years jail term
A court in France sentenced a man to 18 years in prison on Friday for stabbing and then burning alive…
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Economy
Subsidy: Nigeria can no longer feed smugglers, says Tinubu
The President, Bola Tinubu, on Friday, said his administration did the right thing by removing fuel subsidy, adding that Nigeria…
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Top News
Video: I would’ve slapped Kwankwaso if we met at Villa – Ganduje
Former Governor of Kano State, Abubakar Ganduje, on Friday, in Abuja, lamented the demolition of several buildings in Kano State…
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Education
Varsity establishment not profit-making enterprise – NUC
The National Universities Commission on Friday revealed that Nigeria now has 264 universities, including those owned by federal and state…
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Top News
President to make first official broadcast Monday June 12
The President, Bola Tinubu, will on Monday make his first official broadcast as part of the June 12 celebration. The…
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Economy
BREAKING: Tinubu suspends Emefiele as CBN governor
President Bola Tinubu has suspended Godwin Emefiele as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has…
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Top News
Over 40 vehicles recovered from ex-northern governor – Report
Security operatives have raided the residences of the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle and recovered over 40…
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Politics
Labour Party: Rep-elect who hailed Tinubu has apologised
The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has disowned one of its House of Representatives members-elect, Hon. Amobi Ogah, over…
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Economy
Nigeria loses N150b to gas flaring in four months, says NOSDRA
Multinational oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria flared over 92 million standard cubic feet of gas, worth an estimated…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy: Nigeria can’t continue to be Father Christmas to neighbouring countries says Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has justified the removal of fuel subsidy, stating Nigeria cannot continue acting as Father Christmas to…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: Private school owners lament, hint at increasing tuition
Private school owners under the aegis of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools have hinted at the likely increase…
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Agency Report
Canada’s unemployment rises to 5.2%
Canada shed 17,000 jobs in May, pushing up for the first time in several months the unemployment rate to 5.2…
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Agency Report
US announces $2.1bn military aid package for Ukraine
The United States on Friday announced a $2.1-billion military aid package for Ukraine, including munitions for Patriot air defense systems,…
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Politics
What I discussed with traditional rulers — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu said that he has asked the traditional rulers and their representatives from across the country to support…
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Politics
LP knocks lawmaker-elect Ogah for praising Tinubu
The leadership of the Labour Party has distanced itself from the personal assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s leadership style by…
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Top News
Photo: Ekiti chef begins 120 hours cook-a-thon to break Guinness records
Ekiti chef begins 120 hours cook-a-thon to break Guinness records.
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Court/Litigation
Presidential election was well conducted, Atiku’s witnesses tell court
Three witnesses called by Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Friday that the exercise went well…
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Economy
N69.4bn debt: AMCON, Jimoh Ibrahim differ on judgement
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria on Thursday said the Court of Appeal, Lagos State Division, has dismissed an appeal…
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Metro News
Man defiles five-year-old girl in Gombe
A 20-year-old man, Babangida Isah, from Tike quarters in Bajoga, Funakaye Local Government Area of Gombe State has been paraded…
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Economy
10 benefits of 2023 Electricity Act Bill signed by Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has approved the new Electricity Act, which replaces the 2005 Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act. The…
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Top News
Tinubu meets traditional rulers in Aso Rock Villa
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting traditional rulers and their representatives from across the country at the State House Conference…
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Metro News
Sex worker cries out, seeks for assistance on education
A sex worker has urged the government, groups and other individuals that may want to train, empower or assist her…
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Top News
EFCC arrests 52 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 52 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun State. According to the EFCC, which…
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Agency Report
Donald Trump indicted in classified documents probe
Donald Trump said Thursday he has been indicted over his handling of classified documents after leaving office, the US ex-president’s…
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Education
Ondo poly lecturers begin strike over unpaid 13 months salary
The lecturers of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State have commenced an industrial action to protest against non-payment of…
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Economy
Why we converted 800 petrol tankers to supply gas – Marketers
Oil marketers are currently converting some of their trucks to start supplying gas to filling stations in order to dispense…
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Politics
I’m not afraid of war, but it’s time to rebuild – Aregbesola
The immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday declared that he is not afraid of war, but…
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Politics
Tinubu intelligent, prepared – Labour Party House of Reps-elect
A House of Representatives member-elect on the platform of the Labour Party, Godwin Amobi Ogar has expressed his surprise at…
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Top News
Kano govt says no reversal on demolition of illegal structures
The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Comr. Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo has reiterated the government’s commitment to continue with the ongoing…
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Top News
Workers absent from office for 15 days to forfeit salary – Bayelsa Govt
Bayelsa State government has said that teachers or health workers in the state who stay away from work up to…
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Metro News
Train crushes Army Sergeant on motorcycle in Lagos
A sergeant in the Nigerian Army, was on Wednesday killed by a passenger train at the railway crossing at the…
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Politics
10th NASS: Tinubu didn’t endorse any candidate – Lawmakers-elect insist
Preparatory for the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly next week, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday met with Senators…
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Politics
10th NASS: Abide by APC’s zoning order on House leadership – Tinubu begs Senators-elect
Ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, President Bola Tinubu has appealed to All Progressives Congress,…
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Education
Over 20 principals, supervisors, others arrested for malpractice – WAEC
No fewer than 20 officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice have been arrested by the West African Examination Council,…
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Politics
Afe Babalola seeks stoppage of govs’ severance packages, advocates sitting allowances for legislators
• Oyebanji woos NACCIMA to invest in Ekiti Founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola, yesterday, proposed that…
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Politics
PDP, LP plot against Tinubu’s candidates in NASS leadership tussle
• Tinubu meets all lawmakers-elect, seeks support for Akpabio, Barau, Abbas, Kalu• Drop party colours, fly national colour of progress,…
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Top News
G5 : What we discussed with President Tinubu — Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has disclosed that the G5 otherwise known as the Integrity Group visited the President…
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Top News
NiMet predicts 3-day cloudiness, thunderstorm
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted three days of cloudiness and thunderstorm from Friday to Sunday. NiMet’s weather outlook,…
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Court/Litigation
Internet fraud: Court orders student to clean EFCC premises for 2 weeks
The FCT High Court in Gwagwalada on Thursday ordered a student, Istifanus Irmiya, to clean the premises of the Economic…
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Court/Litigation
IPOB bans lawyer, Ejimakor, brother from visiting Kanu’s DSS cell
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a ban on Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, one of the lawyers representing their…
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Metro News
Nigerian mother of four shot dead by US neighbour over children’s disagreement
A Nigerian mother of four, Ajike Owens was shot dead by a white neighbour while she was trying to recover…
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Court/Litigation
Poll Dispute: Obi produces software engineer as witness
….seeks court order to interrogate INEC on ICT technology used for election A Software Engineer, Mr. Anthony Chinwo, on Thursday,…
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Economy
Japa: Nigeria lost many bright Youths to other countries – Gbajabiamila
The outgoing speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila said Nigeria has lost many bright youths to other countries. …
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Politics
Enugu gov meets Tinubu, seeks Nnamdi Kanu’s release
…Says Kanu’s freedom’ll hasten national healing Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has initiated talks with President Bola Tinubu on…
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Top News
Tinubu signs bill unifying retirement age for judicial officers
For his first piece of legislation to be signed as President, Bola Tinubu has assented to a constitutional amendment bill…
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Politics
PDP sets for Senate presidency, House speakership race – Spokesman
After weeks of speculations over its stand on the leadership of the 10th National Assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party has…
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Top News
427,962 Nigerians in diaspora get NIN
The percentage of diasporan Nigerians with National Identification Numbers rose to 25.17 percent in May 2023. The National Identity Management…
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Top News
Lagos Assembly to make laws for protection of indigenes — Speaker
The Lagos State House of Assembly will soon make laws that will protect the interest of the indigenous people of…
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Agency Report
UK clamps down on cryptocurrency sector
Britain’s financial regulator on Thursday tightened rules over the promotion and selling of cryptocurrency as it seeks to protect consumers.…
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Court/Litigation
Two to die by hanging for kidnapping, armed robbery in Delta
Delta State High Court 2 sitting at Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area has convicted and sentenced two persons, Mr…
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Agency Report
WhatsApp unveils Channels feature for broadcast messages
WhatsApp on Thursday began letting select organisations to try a new feature called “Channels” that lets them broadcast to followers…
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Agency Report
HURIWA calls for Sirika’s arrest over alleged fraud in Nigeria Air
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for the arrest of the immediate past Minister of Aviation,…
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Economy
Fuel importation to be slashed effective from August – NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company has confirmed that once the Dangote Refinery starts pumping out refined petroleum products from late…
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Politics
9th NASS: House considered 2,232 bills, passed 2,000 – Reps
The House of Representatives has said it considered a total of 2,232 bills in the last four years, out of…
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Metro News
Troops destroy Rivers illegal refinery, warn operators
Troops of Operation Delta Safe have destroyed illegal oil refining sites in the Ibaa community of Emuoha Local Government Area…
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Politics
I’ve no grudge against anyone in Osun – Aregbesola
The immediate-past Minister of Interior and ex-govenor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said that he holds no grudge…
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Agency Report
Donald Trump’s former vice- president, Pence, declares presidential bid
Former US vice president Mike Pence launched his presidential campaign Wednesday by framing the Republican nomination as a choice between “reckless” Donald…
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Economy
10 poorest states with debt profile of over N1tn provide govs jumbo package – Report
The 10 poorest states in Nigeria owe local and foreign creditors about N1.18tn, according to findings by The PUNCH. While the…
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Agency Report
Police seal-off Nasarawa Assembly complex
The police has sealed off the Nasarawa House of Assembly Complex, to avert a breakdown of law and order following…
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Metro News
Senator Annie Okonkwo is dead
A former Senator who represented Anambra Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Annie Okonkwo is dead. He reportedly…
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Economy
‘We must work for Nigerians’ — Again, Tinubu charges governors
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday again charged the Nigerian governors on the need to work for the people of Nigeria.…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: Atiku, PDP present 5 INEC ad hoc staff to testify against Tinubu, APC
Five ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have been okayed to testify as special witnesses in…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: Peter Obi, LP tender more documents in evidence
Mr Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday tendered more documents before the presidential election petition court (PEPC).…
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Economy
Fuel marketers declare support for subsidy, pledge 100 mass transit buses
The Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) on Wednesday in Abuja pledged its support for Federal Government’s…
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Politics
We’ll regain power in 2026 — Osun APC
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, on Wednesday, urged its members to resume weekly meetings…
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Politics
Aregbesola blames devil for rift with Oyetola, seeks forgiveness
Ex-Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has blamed the devil for the misunderstanding between himself and his successor, Adegboyega Oyetola…
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Politics
10th NASS: Tinubu meets lawmakers tomorrow
Ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, the President, Bola Tinubu, would officially meet with the…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: Tinubu directs Economic Council to work on palliatives
To mitigate the impact of subsidy removal on Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC) led…
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Politics
9th NASS: House of Reps winds down
The 9th House of Representatives has wound down, with the last plenary of the parliament held on Wednesday adjourned sine…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: How Peter Obi rigged out Atiku in Anambra – witness
A witness of Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the February 25th presidential elections, Ndubuisi Nwobu has…
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Politics
Boss Mustapha hands over SGF documents to Akume
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, on Wednesday, signed and handed over documents of office…
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Politics
Islamization: El-Rufai seeking relevance, ignore him – CAN
The Chairman of Kaduna State Christian Association of Nigeria, Reverend Joseph Hayab, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to ignore the state’s…
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Politics
Politicians set Muslims, Christians against one another in Kaduna – Shehu Sani
The former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has alleged that Muslims and Christians in the state are set up against…
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Politics
Tinubu meets Nigerian 36 governors at Villa
The President, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, is currently meeting members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, an assembly of the 36…
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Economy
Sirika under fire after Nigeria Air’s MD says aircraft hired
Some Nigerians on the internet have called for the arrest and prosecution of the immediate past Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika,…
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Politics
Tinubu swears Akume in as SGF
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) has sworn in Senator George Akume as the new Secretary to the Government of the…
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Court/Litigation
Atiku: Festus Keyamo appeals FHC judgement on SPV saga
Former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo on Tuesday appealed the judgement of a Federal High Court,…
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Politics
APC can now correct past misdeeds – Wike
The former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress government has been handed…
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Court/Litigation
Paris Club refund: Again, court summons Emefiele over $53m debt
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, once again summoned the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over a $53…
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Politics
INEC releases final list of candidates for Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa gov polls
The Independent National Electoral Commissioner has released the final list of candidates for the November 11 governorship elections in Kogi,…
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Economy
Peter Obi backs subsidy removal on PMS
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 23, 2023, presidential election, Peter Obi, has broken his silence…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: INEC frustrating my petition against Tinubu – Atiku alleges
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of denying him…
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Top News
Nigeria Air launch a fraud – House of Reps
The House of Representatives has poked holes in the purported launch of Nigeria Air at the twilight of the administration…
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Economy
Peter Obi clarifies position on subsidy removal
Obi clarifies position on subsidy removal. The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has shed light on his…
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Court/Litigation
N6.9bn fraud: Fayose granted permission to travel abroad for medicals
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted the former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state the permission to…
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Politics
Prioritize diversity in appointing security chiefs, others, CAN advises Tinubu
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure a balanced and diverse appointment…
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Court/Litigation
25% FCT votes: Court orders lawyer to pay N20m over ‘frivolous’ suit against Tinubu
…throws out suit FCT residents filed to stop the presidential inauguration The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday,…
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Economy
Maritime workers suspend strike for more negotiations as N10bn lost to strike
THE leadership of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, yesterday, suspended a strike it embarked upon to press for a…
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Court/Litigation
Pastor sentenced to death for killing choir mistress, others
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced a pastor, Chidiebere Okoroafor, to death by hanging for murder. Okoroafor,…
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Politics
BREAKING: Obasa reelected Lagos Assembly speaker
The member representing the Agege 1 constituency of Lagos State at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has…
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Court/Litigation
EFCC arraigns two bankers for N20m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, arraigned two bankers, Freeman Jacob and Umar Abdullahi before Justice Simon Akpah…
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Metro News
BREAKING: Suspected gunmen kill UI lecturer, in Ibadan
Suspected gunmen have reportedly killed Opeyemi Ajewole, a Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan…
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Politics
Senate grants Tinubu’s request to appoint 20 special advisers
The Senate, on Tuesday, granted the request of the President, Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers. The President’s request…
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Economy
Petrol subsidy: Experts speak as policy stirs energy crisis nationwide
The controversy over the removal of fuel subsidy has again brought to the fore the challenges in the power sector.…
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Politics
Nasarawa postpones inauguration of 7th Assembly indefinitely
The Nasarawa State Government has postponed the inauguration of the seventh Assembly, earlier billed for Tuesday, indefinitely. Mr Ibrahim Musa,…
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Court/Litigation
N2bn fraud trial: EFCC to appeal Oronsaye’s acquittal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) will appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court Abuja, which today acquitted…
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Economy
Petrol subsidy: Oyo govt sets up minimum wage Review Committee
Oyo State Government on Monday set up a committee to review the N30,000 minimum wage to meet up with present…
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Politics
Subsidy removal painful surgery needed to save Nigeria’s economy – former presidential aspirant
A former presidential candidate and business man, Mr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has appealed to the Labour Movement and other Social groups…
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Metro News
Kwarapoly withdraws student’s HND certificate for breaching oath
The authorities of Kwara state Polytechnic Ilorin, Tuesday withdrawn the certificate of an HND student, AbdulRasheed Zubair Olatunji over his…
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Economy
Petrol Subsidy: NLC, TUC suspend strike
THE Organised Labour made up of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, yesterday…
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Religion
Christian groups fault CAN, PFN’s congratulatory letters to Tinubu
A coalition of Christian Youth Groups, Tuesday, described the congratulatory letters extended to President Bola Tinubu, by the Christian Association…
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Agency Report
Benzema joins Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad
Real Madrid’s Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema has signed to join Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad for three years starting next season,…
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Court/Litigation
10th NASS: Court stops EFCC, DSS from arresting Yari
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from arresting or detaining former…
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Metro News
UNILAG undergraduate killed over stolen phone
An undergraduate of the University of Lagos, identified simply as Adekunle, was on Saturday shot dead by armed robbers at…
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Education
Teachers’ training: We disbursed over N57bn in 13 years – UBEC
The Universal Basic Education Commission, on Monday, said it disbursed a total of N57,165,751,416.12 to states for the professional development…
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Top News
New Alaafin: Makinde responsible for delay -Kingmakers
The kingmakers in the ancient Oyo town have said they have done their job of picking the next Alaafin, saying…
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Agency Report
Suicide bomber kills Taliban provincial governor – Official
The acting governor of an Afghan province was killed by a suicide bomber Tuesday, officials said, months after the region’s…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential Poll: Atiku, PDP witnesses allege election fraud
The Rivers State presidential election coordinator for the Peoples Democratic Party, Abiye Sekibo, on Monday alleged infringement on the provisions…
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Health
JOHESU heeds Tinubu’s plea, calls off strike
The President, Bola Tinubu, on Monday, urged striking health union workers to return to work, promising to resolve their grievances.…
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Economy
N1bn petrol, other smuggled goods seized in May – Nigeria Customs
The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A , Ikeja of the Nigeria Customs Service says it intercepted 30, 900 litres of…
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Top News
US fines Microsoft $20m over child data violations
Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle government charges that it collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent,…
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Economy
Tinubu will turn Nigeria’s economy around, says Jimoh Ibrahim
Billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, on Monday, expressed the conviction that President Bola Tinubu will develop the nation. A statement on…
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Top News
House invites Emefiele over N32.5bn payment without records
The House of Representatives has invited Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele to explain how about N32.5 billion…
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Court/Litigation
SPV saga: Keyamo vows to appeal court dismissal of suit for Atiku’s investigation
Former Minister of State for Employment, Festus Keyamo (Senior Advocate of Nigeria) has vowed to appeal the dismissal of the…
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Politics
I didn’t say I will work with Tinubu – Bode George
A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has dismissed the report that claimed he…
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Economy
Reps summon NEPC MD over status of $1.67bn crude oil revenue
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating alleged loss of crude oil revenue has summoned the Managing Director of…
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Court/Litigation
Lagos charges celebrity businesswoman with tax evasion
The Lagos State Government has filed an alleged tax evasion charge against an interior designer and businesswoman, Ehizogie Ogbebor. It alleged in…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy a big fraud – IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketer Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has declared fuel subsidy as a big fraud. It spoke after a meeting on…
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Metro News
Shehu Sani mocks Wike over comment on Tinubu offering him appointment
A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has mocked the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike over his…
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Economy
BREAKING: Subsidy removal crisis: Increase workers minimum wage to N200,000 – TUC tells FG
The grievances over the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government may have assumed a new dimension, as the…
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Politics
Chiefs of Staff: Gambari hands over to Gbajabiamila
Chief of Staff to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has handed over to his successor, Home Femi Gbajabiamila.…
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Court/Litigation
Obi, LP didn’t win Nasarawa, Atiku’s witness tells court
witness called by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, Ibrahim Hamza has told…
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Politics
Labour Party: Lamidi Apapa, Abure in battle over plan to hold congress in Imo
The faction of the labour party, LP, from Imo state, loyal to Apapa Lamidi, has warned the Julius Abure, group…
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Economy
Transport hike: Kwara Govt reduces workdays to three
The Kwara Government on Monday directed that work days be reduced from five days to three per week for every…
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Politics
Remi Tinubu assumes office as First Lady
Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of President Bola Tinibu, Monday in Abuja, assumed office as Nigeria’s First Lady. Mrs Tinubu…
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Politics
Kano Demolition: We’ll seek compensation of N10bn — Developer
Following the demolition exercise embarked upon by the Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s government, the developer of the properties…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy: Oshiomhole rules out return to old price as TUC insists on N194/liter
Former governor of Edo State and currently a Senator-elect, Adams Oshiomhole has ruled out the possibility of the Federal Government…
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Economy
Muslim, Christian Organisations urge NLC, TUC to shelve planned strike action
…Says Payment of 12 Trillion Naira to few Cabals ridiculous, insensitive A Group under the umbrella of Muslim League of…
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Court/Litigation
Drama as political thugs invade Ogun Governorship Tribunal
There was a mild drama on Monday, at the Isabo area of Abeokuta, the venue of the Ogun State Governorship…
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Politics
Fuel subsidy: NLC leaders are Peter Obi’s mercenaries – Fani Kayode
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress as mercenaries of the presidential candidate…
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Economy
Oil price rises after Saudi production cut announcement
Oil prices were on the rise on Monday following Saudi Arabia’s announcement that it would cut its oil output by…
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Court/Litigation
Court acquits Oronsaye of fraud
A former Head of Service of the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye, has been discharged and acquitted of the N2 billion fraud…
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Politics
IPOB backs Enugu governor to end Monday sit-at-home
The Indigenous People of Biafra has backed the Enugu State governor, Dr Peter Mba, on his commitment to end the…
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Court/Litigation
Estate developer in court for duping church of N65m in Lagos
An estate developer, Kelly Nwogu, was on Friday remanded by the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly obtaining N65m…
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Politics
Kano: PRP warns Gov against personal vendetta
The People’s Redemption Party has urged the newly sworn-in Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir, to use his office to prioritise…
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Politics
SGF: Drop N’Assembly leadership ambition, group tells N’Central lawmakers
Following the appointment of a former Governor of Benue State, Senator George Akume, as the Secretary to the Government of…
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Politics
I will consult my wife, others if Tinubu offers me appointment – Wike
The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said he would make consultations with his wife and friends…
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Agency Report
Israelis to rebuild Jewish temple on Al-Aqsa site
With imported sacrificial cows, ancient hymns and growing support, some nationalist Jews hope to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem’s Old…
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Top News
Sit-at-home: Ohanaeze backs Enugu govt’s order on ban
In its bid to help end the sit-at-home in Enugu state, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has thrown its…
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Sports
Korea end Flying Eagles U-20 World Cup dream with 1-0 victory
The Flying Eagles’ quest to win their first-ever U-20 World Cup ended in the quarter-final stage on Sunday, after they…
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Agency Report
Prince Harry to make history with UK court testimony
Prince Harry will become the first senior British royal to give evidence in court for more than a century when…
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Politics
Immigration produced 4.5 million passports in four years – Report
A total of 4,591,055 passports have been produced by the Nigeria Immigration Service between August 2019 and May 2023. Also,…
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Politics
Oyo won’t tolerate thuggery, illegal waste disposal – Makinde
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, vowed to deal decisively with all the bad ones, no matter how…
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Metro News
Kano gov revokes hospital allegedly sold by Ganduje
The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has revoked the sale of Hasiya Bayero Pediatric Hospital allegedly sold by the…
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Politics
Presidency should stop appointing INEC chairman — Anglican Bishop
The Bishop of Kaduna Diocese, Church of Nigeria(Anglican Communion), Bishop Timothy Yahaya said for a credible election to take place…
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Metro News
Chinese-owned mining company exposes residents to hearing loss, respiratory illnesses, building cracks in Kwara
Rock blasting activities carried out by a Chinese-owned quarry company have dealt heavy blows on residents of 13 communities in…
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Economy
NLC’s proposed strike suffers setback as North, South-West chapters may back out
The planned industrial action scheduled for Wednesday by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has experienced a setback as the union…
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Top News
Ortom praises Tinubu over Akume’s appointment as SGF
The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has hailed the appointment of Senator George Akume as Secretary to…
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Top News
Gov Makinde appoints new chairman for PMS hours after police declared Auxiliary wanted
The Oyo State Government, on Sunday, announced the former secretary of the disbanded Park Management System (PMS) , Oluwatomiwa Omolewa,…
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Top News
Sweden officially declares s3x as sport, holds first competition June 8
Sweden has officially declared s3x as a sport and finalised arrangements to launch its maiden s3x tournament on Thursday, June…
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Metro News
Chinese construction firm’s truck kills 4, injures 16 in Kwara – FRSC
Four persons were killed and 16 others injured in a lone accident on Olooru-New Jebba Road in Moro Local Government…
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Economy
Recruit 185,000 youths as forest guards to fight insurgency, group tells Tinubu
A group under the aegis of Northern Christian Youth Professionals has called on the president, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to consider…
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Economy
Senate queries AGF over failure to recover N910bn loan
The Senate has indicted the Office of Accountant General of the Federation over failure to repay short-term loans given to…
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Top News
Foreign airlines’ trapped funds hit $812m – IATA
The total amount of foreign airlines’ trapped funds in Nigeria has risen to $8.12.2m, according to the latest figure by…
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Politics
Kano gov sacks 44 local councils Hajj officials
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has sacked the Centre officers responsible for Hajj affairs in the 44 local government…
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Metro News
NDLEA intercepts 76.9kg inbound Canada loud
…Recovers 390kg illicit drugs in Kano, Kaduna, Borno, Oyo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted not…
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Politics
Adeyeye hails Osinbajo’s ‘unceremonious’ exit from office
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Prof Sola Adeyeye has commended former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo for bowing…
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Politics
Tinubu’s meeting with opposition Reps-elect shifted to Thursday
The meeting between President Bola Tinubu and members-elect of the coming House of Representatives in the opposition parties has been…
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Economy
Onoh hits Ajero over NLC proposed strike
President Bola Tinubu’s former spokesman in the south east, Dr Josef Onoh, has accused the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) of…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: FG convenes another meeting with TUC in Aso Rock today
Owing to growing opposition to the fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government last week, a follow-up meeting has been…
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Economy
NRC commences two additional train trips on Abuja-Kaduna route
The Board and Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, have recommended two additional train trips on the Abuja-Kaduna train…
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Economy
Return missing bullet proof jeeps within 5 days, Zamfara Gov tells Matawalle
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has given his predecessor, Bello Matawalle, an ultimatum of five days to return vehicles…
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Agency Report
Real Madrid, Benzema agree to mutually part way
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has agreed a deal to end his glittering era at the club, the Spanish side…
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Economy
‘Oil theft, another leakage Tinubu must block’ – Advocates
• High-profile arrests, prosecution will end cankerworm — Amachree• Oil thieves known to govt —Ex-Naval Spokesman• Says lack of will…
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Court/Litigation
Israelis stage mass protest against judicial reform plan
Tens of thousands of demonstrators thronged Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities on Saturday for the 22nd consecutive week to…
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Agency Report
Resident doctors insist on 200% salary increase demand
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has insisted on their demand for at least a 200 per cent increment in…
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Economy
Probe missing $2.1bn, N3.1tn subsidy payments or face lawsuit, SERAP tells Tinubu
A rights group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to “set up a presidential…
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Economy
NASS: Abandoned N45bn constituency projects uncovered – ICPC
Indications emerged that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has uncovered National Assembly members’ uncompleted constituency projects…
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Politics
How Gbajabiamila’s replacement will emerge – Lagos APC
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has promised that due process will be followed for the replacement…
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Economy
Subsidy: Food prices soar as Labour Union mobilises for strike
The prices of major foodstuffs and other essential goods have started rising in response to the hike in the pump price…
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Economy
Subsidy Removal: Tinubu’s palliatives underway — APC
The Chairman APC USA, Prof. Tai Balofin on Sunday in Abuja said Nigerians should trust President Bola Tinubu to work…
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Economy
Subsidy: Put measures to cushion impact, Doctors tell Tinubu
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on the Government of President Bola Tinubu to as a matter…
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Economy
Subsidy: Dialogue with organised Labour Union, stakeholders, PDP to FG
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Federal Government to engage in genuine dialogue with organised labour and other…
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Economy
My experience with vicious fuel subsidy cabal nasty – Okonjo-Iweala
This isn’t the first time the idea of petrol subsidy removal would be mooted. The Jonathan administration under which the…
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Economy
Tinubu to fix one refinery by December – NNPCL
The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has disclosed that the administration of President Bola…
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Economy
Revert to subsidy regime – TUC to FG
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to revert to status quo over its decision to remove…
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Sports
UCL: Winning treble, a possibility – Guardiola boasts after winning FA Cup
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has boasted that his team can now talk about winning a treble after beating Manchester…
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Agency Report
Runoff: Istanbul students protest despite ban after Erdogan win
Students and academics protested at Turkey’s top university Friday, defying a ban on the near 900-day strike imposed after President…
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Agency Report
Election runoff: Erdogan to be sworn in for third term as Turkish president
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to be sworn in on Saturday as head of state after winning a historic…
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Sports
Final: Gundogan double secures FA Cup for Man City
Manchester City are one game away from a historic treble after Ilkay Gundogan scored twice to beat Manchester United 2-1…
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Politics
Zamfara gov. denies declaring N9trillion assets
The governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has denied a report that claims he declared 9 trillion naira in cash,…
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Top News
10th N/Assembly: Tinubu to meet opposition lawmakers Monday
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will hold meetings with opposition senators and House of Representatives members on Monday ahead of the…
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Top News
Kano gov. orders demolition of ‘illegal’ structures in Kano
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, popularly known as Abba Gida-Gida, has commenced the demolition of structures believed to be…
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Top News
Fuel Hike: Bicycle cheaper, healthy means of transportation, FRSC tells Nigerians
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bayelsa state, has advised Nigerians to readopt the use of bicycle as means…
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Top News
Gunmen attack Gov Yahaya Bello’s convoy, injure security aides
The Kogi Government on Saturday said the convoy of Gov. Yahaya Bello was attacked on Saturday by gunmen, along the …
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Economy
Subsidy removal: Atiku breaks silence, knocks Tinubu on policy
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has knocked President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for removing fuel…
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Politics
Villa visit: I’ve no plan to join APC – Wike
The immediate-past governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike said he has no plan to join the ruling All Progressives Congress,…
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Politics
PDP is government-in-waiting – Atiku tells lawmakers-elect
The presidential candidate of the the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar said the PDP is “government-in-waiting.” Atiku stated this…
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Economy
FG, govs need to do arithmetic, soul searching on minimum wage – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu said the Federal Government and the governors need to do what he described as arithmetic and soul…
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Agency Report
Man Utd ‘broken, disappointed’ after FA Cup final defeat – Manager
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said his sides are “broken” and “disappointed” after their FA Cup final defeat to…
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Economy
Assets declaration: Buhari took no loan or liability, says spokesman
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that he neither took loans nor liability while in office following the submission of…
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Security
Auxiliary declared wanted, 11 pistols recovered in hotel
The Oyo State Police Command, on Friday, declared the Chairman of the disbanded Park Manager System, Mukaila Lamidi, aka Auxiliary, wanted…
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Agency Report
Hazard to leave Real Madrid after injury-blighted stay
Eden Hazard will leave Real Madrid after four injury-ravaged seasons at the Spanish giants, the club announced on Saturday. Hazard,…
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Top News
FG to ban underage candidates from admission to Unity schools
Stricter measures will be put in place to ensure that underage candidates are denied admission into Unity schools, The PUNCH…
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Health
PDP accuses Ondo of concealing Akeredolu’s health status
The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has called on the state government to reveal the whereabouts of…
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Top News
Tinubu condoles with Indian PM over train crash
President Bola Tinubu has sent his condolences to Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the people of the Republic of…
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Religion
Ogun airlifts 1,236 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has said that all the batches of pilgrims from the state, numbering 1,236,…
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Economy
Subsidy: Don’t rule Nigeria like Buhari, CAN tells Tinubu
The Christian Association of Nigeria on Saturday enjoined President Bola Tinubu not to govern the country like the immediate past…
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Economy
NLC writes ASUU, JUSUN, others ahead of proposed nationwide strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress has written all its 43 affiliate unions to mobilise for a scheduled industrial action primed to…
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Top News
IGP: Avoid Buhari’s mistakes, groups urge Tinubu
Civil Society groups, under the aegis of the Rule of Law Accountability Advocacy Centre, have urged the President, Bola Tinubu,…
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Agency Report
Over 280 dead, hundreds wounded in India train crash
At least 288 people were killed and more than 850 injured in a horrific three-train collision in India, officials said…
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Court/Litigation
Ayu can’t return as PDP chairman, says Court
A High Court sitting in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, on Friday, affirmed the removal of Senator Iyorchia Ayu…
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Politics
Strike: NLC acting Labour Party’s script, says Onanuga
The Director of Media and Publicity for the dissolved All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, has urged Nigerian…
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Economy
Subsidy: FG to review workers’ salaries, labour unions begin strike Wednesday
The Federal Government has said it is considering an increase in the national minimum wage to reflect the current economic…
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Top News
Tinubu Hosts Ibori, Wike, Makinde At Aso Rock
President Bola Tinubu hosted former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. Ibori,…
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Metro News
Man defiles his 10-year-old daughter in Bauchi – Police
A 33-year-old man, Danladi Ibrahim, has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 10-year-old daughter after poisoning her drink at Nasaru…
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Politics
Fake news: l’ve not resigned as Ondo Speaker — Oleyelogun
The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Bamidele Oleyelogun, has debunked rumour making the rounds that he has resigned.…
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Agency Report
I’ll emerge Speaker come June 13, says Tajudeen Abbas
The All Progressives Congress “anointed candidates” for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker for the 10th House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas…
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Politics
Breaking: Tinubu Names Gbaja Chief Of Staff, Picks Buhari’s Minister As SGF
President Bola Tinubu has named Senator George Akume, immediate past Minister of Special Duties, as Secretary to the Government of…
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Economy
NNPC, petroleum dealers wrong for pump price hike – C/River Gov
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has inaugurated a multi stakeholders’ taskforce to monitor and ensure that petrol stations…
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Politics
Niger gov. Bago appoints SSG, CPS, others
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Abubakar Usman Gawu as the Secretary to the…
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Court/Litigation
Federal High Court begins annual vacation July 24
Normal judicial activities are expected to dwindle at the Federal High Court across the country beginning from July 24 when…
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Politics
NLC to resume talks with FG Sunday
LABOUR leaders are scheduled to meet today with the various organs of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on the stoppage…
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Politics
Gov. Otti sacks Abia LG chairmen, education secretaries
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has dissolved the 17 local government transition committees. This was announced in a release…
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Politics
Gbajabiamila breaks silence on appointment as Tinubu’s Chief of Staff
Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has addressed reports of his appointment as Chief of Staff to President…
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Top News
Bode George gives condition to work with Tinubu
A former deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George has given condition to work for President…
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Agency Report
Spain signs law allowing menstrual leave for women
Women in Spain now have the right to take time off work when they have their period, according to a…
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Court/Litigation
Obi, LP to challenge presidential election results in 18 states only
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 presidential election, Mr Peter Gregory Obi and his…
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Politics
I’d rather quit politics than leave PDP – Ondo Senator
Senator Nicholas Tofowomo representing Ondo South in the National Assembly, has stated that he would rather retire from politics than…
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Security
End oil theft, insecurity, Tinubu gives marching order to service chiefs
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, directed Service Chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies to “crush” perpetrators of oil…
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Economy
I’ve no doubt Tinubu will perform – Oba of Benin
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has said he has no doubt that President Bola Tinubu will perform excellently as…
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Economy
Dangote, PH refineries, others won’t change fuel price – NNPCL
•Refineries’ production, input costs will raise price to current level – Kyari •NNPCL says 1.8 billion litres petrol available, queues…
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Court/Litigation
Fayemi breaks silence on EFCC probe over alleged N4bn fraud
The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State and former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has refuted…
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Metro News
Policeman in court for defrauding businessman of N128m
A Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jerry Ogunsakin, was on Thursday arraigned before the Federal High Court, in Lagos for alleged…
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Economy
Tinubu only president bold to remove subsidy — Gbenga Daniel
The Senator-elect representing Ogun East District, Gbenga Daniel, has hailed President Bola Tinubu as the only president “bold enough” to…
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Politics
Mbah declares end to Monday’s sit-at-home in Enugu
Enugu Governor Peter Mbah has declared an end to sit-at-home in the State from Monday, June 5, saying such actions…
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Politics
Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff: It’ll be best decision, says Lawan
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has said it would be a good decision if President Bola Tinubu appoints Speaker of…
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Economy
No provision for fuel subsidy in 2023 budget – NNPC
Alhaji Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), has said that contrary to speculations, the immediate…
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Court/Litigation
N4bn fraud: EFCC quizzes Fayemi for alleged money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has quizzed the former Governor of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi, over alleged money laundering…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: I was forced to sign presidential poll result in Kogi – PDP witness
The first witness of the People Democratic Party on Thursday, Joe Agada, has alleged that BVAS devices were manipulated in…
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Economy
NEITI backs Tinubu’s fuel subsidy removal, offers eight strategic considerations
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has lauded the political will of President Bola Tinubu to remove fuel subsidy.…
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Politics
Tinubu appoints Gbajabiamila Chief of Staff
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially appointed the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his Chief…
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Security
Subsidy: Petrol price will come down, says NNPC
The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Thursday, allayed the fear of Nigerians on…
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Politics
Tinubu in closed door meeting with security, intelligence chiefs
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently hosting a meeting with security chiefs, the first since his assumption of office as…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: The time is now – Charly Boy backs Tinubu
Nigerian famous entertainer and socio-political activist Charles Oputa, known by his stage name, Charly Boy, has thrown his weight behind…
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Court/Litigation
Again, Court steps down Obi’s petition over poor schedule of documents
For the third time, the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, was forced to step down hearing in the petition filed…
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Politics
Kogi Guber polls: Two PDP Assembly candidates join APC
Ahead of the November governorship election, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Lokoja I and II State…
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Politics
Obaseki’s aide dumps PDP for APC
Mr. Ikponmwosa Omorodion, a former Special Adviser to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy: Commuters groan as fare skyrockets in Abuja
The hike in the pump price of fuel by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, has led to an…
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Economy
Fake news: We have not devalued naira – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked a report by a national daily that it has devalued the naira…
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Education
Students protest as NASS fails to pass Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill
A coalition of Nigerian students has expressed their displeasure over the failure of the National Assembly to pass the ‘Prevention,…
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Top News
Windstorm: Over 200 buildings destroyed in Borno community
Over 200 public and private buildings have been destroyed in Biu town, Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, following…
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Economy
Breaking: CBN devalues naira to N631/$1
The Central Bank of Nigeria has devalued the naira to N631 to the dollar from N461.6. The devaluation came 48…
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Politics
Name your ministers without delay, replace Emefiele – Agbakoba tells Tinubu
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba has urged President Bola Tinubu to appoint his cabinet without wasting time. Agbakoba…
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Top News
NASS approves N16.7 billion reimbursement for Borno
A request for the reimbursement of N 16,772,486,002.19 by Borno State for construction and maintenance of several roads in Borno…
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Economy
Cut down NASS composition to reduce governance cost – Shekarau tells Tinubu
Kano Central Senator, Ibrahim Shekarau has advised President Bola Tinubu on steps to take in reducing the cost of governance.…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy: FG, NLC meeting ends in deadlock
The meeting between the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, over the fuel subsidy removal has ended without…
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Economy
Civil servants, military to experience delay in May salaries
…as MDAs await debit from CBN Nigerian civil servants under the employment of the Federal Government will experience a delay…
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Economy
Subsidy removal, Tinubu’s best, wisest decision – Fayose
Ayodele Fayose, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, reacted to the removal of the fuel subsidy…
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Economy
No country can allow N400bn monthly subsidy payment – Group
A group known as The Natives has said that no country can consistently allow N400 billion monthly to a few…
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Top News
Pray for Tinubu, others, Etsu Nupe urges Nigerians
The Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger Council of Traditional Rulers, Slh. Yahaya Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to pray for…
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Politics
Two serving PDP senators resign from party
Two serving senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mathew Urhoghide (Edo) and Ayo Akinyelure (Ondo), have resigned their membership…
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Court/Litigation
PDP right to suspend, expel you – Court tells Wike
A Federal High Court in Abuja told former Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday that the Peoples Democratic Party…
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Top News
Tinubu holds bilateral talks with Chinese Special Envoy
President Bola Tinubu is in a bilateral meeting with Chinese Special Envoy led by the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee…
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Top News
EFCC chairman, Bawa, meets Tinubu at Aso Rock Villa
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the Aso…
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Top News
I’m relocating to Brazil over fuel scarcity- Tiwa Savage
Award-winning singer Tiwa Savage has lamented fuel scarcity occasioned in recent days across Nigeria. The singer recently returned from Brazil after a…
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Top News
Tinubu’s first 24-hour actions in office commendable – Omokri
eno Omokri, a former media aide to President Goodluck Jonathan has lauded President Bola Tinubu‘s first day in office. Omokri commended…
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Economy
PMS to sell =N=488/litre, says NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has jerked up pump prices of petrol (PMS) by over 200 per cent bringing the…
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Top News
‘Rumour’ — I’ve not been appointed as President’s spokesperson – Dele Alake
Hours after the inauguration on Monday, Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, announced on his Twitter handle that Alake has been appointed…
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Security
Violence: ‘Auxiliary’ escapes, one killed as Police parade 78 suspected PMS members in Oyo
No fewer than 78 suspected members of Oyo State Park Management System, PMS, have been arrested by the state Police…
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Top News
You need to dismantle EFCC, sack Bawa for successful anti-corruption war – Agbakoba advises Tinubu
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olisa Agbakoba said President Bola Tinubu needs to dismantle the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
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Top News
Transition: Gov. Mbah freezes all Enugu government accounts
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has directed that all bank accounts belonging to the government be frozen with immediate…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy: FG, NLC to meet today
The Federal Government is expected to meet with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC today over the planned removal of fuel…
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Agency Report
Martial suffers injury, to miss FA Cup final – Club
Anthony Martial will not join the Manchester United squad for this weekend’s FA Cup final against Manchester City. This comes…
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Economy
Subsidy: Queues grow longer amid uncertainty over take-off date
**Petrol sells at N400/l **It has been a burden on our cash flow – Kayri **Depots have shutdown, IPMAN cries…
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Top News
We won’t accept excuse for failure, Fasoranti to President Tinubu
The National Leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Reuben Fasoranti, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his swearing-in as…
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Top News
I look forward to working with Tinubu – US President, Biden
The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has expressed the desire to work with the newly sworn-in…
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Court/Litigation
Poll dispute: Atiku presents 118 exhibits in case against Tinubu
A total of 118 exhibits have been presented before the five-member panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court by the…
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Court/Litigation
ASUU: Court upholds FG’s ‘No work no pay’ policy
The National Industrial Court, has upheld the no work no pay policy by the Federal Government in the suit filed…
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Politics
Wike no longer in PDP, says NEC member
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Executive Committee, Timothy Osadolor, says the immediate-past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom…
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Economy
Subsidy: Petrol hits N1,200/litre in Ebonyi
The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, on Tuesday, increased to N1,200 per litre in Abakaliki,…
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Politics
We either get rid of subsidy or it will get rid of us – VP Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria needs to get rid of fuel subsidy before it deals a deadly blow to…
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Top News
HoRs approves N16.8bn refund to Borno
The House of Representatives has approved that the Federal Government reimburse Borno State with over N16 billion for the capital…
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Court/Litigation
Biafra Day: Release Nnamdi Kanu, MASSOB begs Tinubu
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra has pleaded with the President, Bola Tinubu, to release…
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Politics
I’m not looking for appointment under Tinubu — Ganduje
The former Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has disclosed that he is not seeking any appointment under the administration…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: Case in US court was civil forfeiture proceeding – LP/Obi’s witness
documents were not accompanied with a certificate from either the Nigerian Consular in the US or US Consular in Nigeria…
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Politics
Tinubu resumes work at Aso Villa office, expected to announce key appointments today
…Gbajabiamila, Emefiele, Kyari meet President Barely 24 hours after his inauguration, President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday afternoon, arrived at his…
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Top News
Fuel subsidy: Tinubu broke record in 24hrs – Charly Boy
Famous Nigerian singer and socio-political activist Charles Oputa, known by his stage name, Charly Boy, has expressed concern over President…
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Sports
You can leave Chelsea, Pochettino tells Joao Felix
Joao Felix is set to return to Atletico Madrid from his loan spell at Chelsea. The Portugal forward joined the…
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Agency Report
Subsidy removal: No reason to panic, NNPC assures of PMS sufficiency
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) says the decision to remove subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known…
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Economy
Subsidy removal won’t take immediate effect, Tinubu clarifies
The Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Media Centre has explained the announcement of the removal of the fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on…
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Economy
Abia gov, Otti, to recruit 5,000 teachers
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has said that his administration plans to recruit at least 5,000 teachers to…
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Economy
Subsidy: Hoard fuel, lose C of O, Kwara gov tells marketers
The Kwara State governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has cautioned oil marketers to avoid imposing…
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Court/Litigation
Adegoke’s death: Court sentences Adedoyin to death by hanging
Osun State High Court has found the popular hotel owner, Dr Ramon Adedoyin guilty in the murder case of Timothy…
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Economy
Subsidy removal: IPMAN opposes Tinubu’s plan, queues resurface as PMS rises above N500/litre
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has opposed the plan by President Bola Tinubu to enforce his predecessor’s decision…
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Economy
One million jobs, six other takeaways from Tinubu’s inaugural speech
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, in Abuja, took the oaths of office and allegiance as the 16th President of Nigeria.…
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Security
Pictures: Police raid Auxiliary’s home, recover weapons, ammunition
The Oyo State Police Command has raided the apartment of the sacked chairman of Park Management System, Mukaila Lamidi, popularly…
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Top News
Kano gov sacks Pilgrims Board Executive Secretary
Less than 24 hours after mounting the saddle of leadership, Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, in the early hours…
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Economy
Nigeria won’t break up, says Tinubu, meets US, UK, Saudi Arabia envoys
•President says Nigeria will continue to exist, promises not to be a dictator •IPMAN opposes fuel subsidy removal, queues resurface…
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Metro News
Niger gov., Bago orders demolition of police station
Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago has ordered the demolish of Chanchaga police station in Minna. Bago made this known during…
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Economy
No opposition to blame as Tinubu mounts saddle, gets Biden’s support
• May pick Gbajabiamila CoS, Akume as SGF• Buhari arrives in Daura, announces new appointments during Tinubu’s inauguration• CAN congratulates…
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Economy
Scarcity trails subsidy removal as Tinubu begins ‘housecleaning’
• Stakeholders call for more consultation, phased subsidy removal• You can’t remove fuel subsidy through mere announcement, says professor of…
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Politics
Nigeria needs a decisive President like Tinubu – CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday said the country needs a decisive President like Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. CAN said…
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Politics
Obasanjo absent, Jonathan, Gowon present as Tinubu, Shettima sworn in as President, VP
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola has sworn in Bola Tinubu as president of Nigeria and Kashim Shettima as vice…
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Politics
I will govern, not rule over Nigerians – President Tinubu
The president Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised Nigerians that his administration will not rule over them but will be a…
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Politics
Tinubu posseses skills to address economic challenges – IBB
The former Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has urged the newly-elected president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to use his…
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Politics
President Tinubu makes first set of appointments
President Bola Tinubu has made his first set of appointments as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic…
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Politics
Inauguration: Tribe, faith no longer tools for division in Plateau – Gov Mutfwang
The newly sworn-in Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has assured that “tribe and faith” will not be used as…
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Metro News
AIT Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi is dead at 71
Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Chairman of Daar Communications has reportedly died. According to reports, Dokpesi, who was a chieftain of the…
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Politics
Kwara gov re-appoints Rafiu Ajakaye as CPS
A few minutes after his inauguration for a second term in office, Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has re-appointed Mallam…
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Politics
Tinubu, first ex-governor, senator to become president
The newly sworn-in president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Monday became the first democratically elected president who has formerly…
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Top News
Full text of President Tinubu’s maiden speech
My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for…
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Economy
Naira redesign: We‘ll revisit the policy – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu, has promised to revisit the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Tinubu, who…
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Metro News
5 die as car plunges into river in Kogi
Five persons were reported to have died when their car veered off the road and plunged into Omi river (canal)…
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Politics
I will probe Ganduje over N241bn debt – Kano gov.
The incoming governor of Kano state, Abba Kabir Yusuf (popularly known as Abba Gida Gida), has vowed to probe the…
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Politics
Gov Abdulrazaq takes oath of office for second term, lists priorities
Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Kwara state governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq was sworn in for his second term, vowing…
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Politics
Podium collapses at Kano Inauguration Ceremony as Gov alleges scanty handover notes
The podium at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, venue of the inauguration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, collapsed on Monday.…
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Economy
My administration’s top priority – President Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that security will be his administration’s top priority. Tinubu spoke on Monday at Eagles…
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Politics
I’m not interested in any ministerial position – Wike insists
Former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said he does not intend to become a minister after his tenure as…
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Economy
We’ll grow Nigeria by 6 percent annually – President Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has addressed Nigerians for the first time after his inauguration. He said his Administration would target…
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Phone snatchers to face death penalty in Kano
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has slammed the death penalty on phone snatchers in Kano State. Ganduje, through the Kano State Security…
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Politics
Mammoth crowd floods Kano inauguration venue for NNPP’s Yusuf
Thousands of Kwankwasiyya members thronged the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, to witness the swearing-in of the Governor of the state,…
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Politics
Atiku’s aide congratulates Tinubu, Shettima after taking oath of office as President, Vice
Daniel Bwala, an aide to the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated President…
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Politics
Tinubu to unveil cabinet within 60 days – Faleke
The Presidential Campaign Council Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, James Faleke, Monday said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
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Inauguration 2023: Twitter removes Osinbajo’s verification tag, leaves Buhari’s
A micro-blogging platform, Twitter, has Monday removed the verification tag attached to the account of the former Vice-president of Nigeria,…
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Politics
Tinubu, Shettima sworn in as President, VP
Bola Tinubu has been sworn in as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Kashim Shettima was also…
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Japa: After UK ban, Canada approves extension of work permit for spouses of Nigerian students
The Canadian government on Friday, announced a new policy to speed up the approval of family reunification applications, just a…
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Religion
Hajj: Do not flout Saudi laws, Lagos gov warns intending pilgrims
Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu yesterday warned pilgrims to strictly adhere to the laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.…
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Economy
There’ll be no excuses, I’ll live up to expectations -Tinubu
As Buhari bids colleagues good bye—Presidents of Ghana, Ethiopia, South Africa on ground for inauguration President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Sunday…
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Top News
May 29: Kanu’s family distances self, IPOB from plot to disrupt inauguration
The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra group, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has distanced itself from…
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Politics
I’m discouraged after last week’s visit to Buhari – Bakare
The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, says he visited the outgoing President, Major General…
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Politics
Peter Obi not planning protest, won’t attend Tinubu’s inauguration – Aide
The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, says it will be ‘extremely weird’ of him to attend the swearing-in…
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Top News
Tinubu takes oath as President today, Nigerians demand quick actions
•Private sector demands blueprints on economy, fuel subsidy •Don’t pity me, I asked for the job, I won’t give excuses…
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Presidents, US, Canadian delegations arrive for inauguration
Many dignitaries, representatives of foreign governments, diplomats and heads of international organisations arrived in Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Sunday,…
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Security
NDLEA intercepts explosives for bandits, Europe-bound Meth consignment
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of 32 pieces of Improvised Explosive Devices…
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Economy
Oil theft: FG releases seized vessel, 26 foreigners after plea bargain
The Federal Government has released and handed over a large crude carrier, MT Heroic Idun, to the owners, Idun Maritime…
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Top News
Buhari set traps for Tinubu, says Shehu Sanni
A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has said the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has set traps for the…
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Top News
Davido, Kunle Afolayan, Osimhen to be conferred with national honours
Davido, Kunle Afolayan, and 337 other notable Nigerians have been announced as recipients of the 2023 national awards. The Ministry…
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Politics
My eight years in office passed quickly – Osinbajo
The outgoing Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said his eight years working as the number citizen in the…
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Security
Police arrest Yoruba Nation agitators in Lagos
…Caution individuals engaging in subversive activities to desist or face legal consequences Early this morning, the Lagos State Police Command…
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Politics
My family doesn’t need Nigeria’s wealth, but grace of God – Remi Tinubu
The wife of the president-elect, Sen Remi Tinubu has said her family does not need Nigeria’s wealth to survive, adding…
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Politics
Osinbajo, Gowon, Tinubu’s wife attend pre-inauguration church service
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon, wife of the President-elect, Oluremi Tinubu, are at the…
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Entertainment
Fela was not quite a good father – Yeni Kuti
Yeni Kuti, daughter of afrobeats legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has said the late singer was not a good father despite being…
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Politics
Anxiety as Tinubu makes first appointments
•Four jostle for Ondo ministerial slot In line with tradition, President-elect Bola Tinubu is expected to make his first appointments…
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Politics
Farewell: I apologise for my difficult choices that caused pains – Buhari
As President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office tomorrow, he has appealed to Nigerians over some of the difficult choices he made…
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Metro News
Tragedy as university’s final year student slumps, dies on football pitch
A final-year Computer Science student of the privately-owned Benson Idahosa University (BIU) Benin in Edo State, Bruno Chigozie Ezeonye has…
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Politics
Nothing like Islamisation agenda in Tinubu’s govt – Shettima
The Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima on Saturday has addressed concerns that he and his principal, Bola Tinubu, have an…
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Court/Litigation
Stop parading yourself as Police IG, court tells Usman Baba
Justice Fatun Riman of a Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Akwa Ibom, has told the Inspector-General of Police, Usman…
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Top News
Protest as Irate youths shut Radio Nigeria, Amuludun FM in Ibadan
Angry youths, on Sunday morning, shut down Radio Nigeria, Amuludun FM 99.1 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to…
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Politics
Tinubu: You’re the best, Nigerians have chosen well, says Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, (retd.), in his farewell speech to Nigerians on Sunday, commended them for electing Bola…
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Top News
Ganduje hands over power today, sets for Tinubu’s inauguration
The outgoing governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, will perform the official handing over of the affairs of the…
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Top News
I’m leaving Nigeria better in 2023 than in 2015 – Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, in Abuja, said he is leaving Nigeria much better than he…
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Politics
FULL TEXT: Buhari’s farewell speech
My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria. 2. I address you today, in my last assignment as a…
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Economy
I took harsh decisions for Nigeria’s good – Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, in Abuja, said some of the hard-hitting policies of his eight-year…
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Top News
May 29: Abuja agog as foreign guests, others arrive for Tinubu’s inauguration
AHEAD of the inauguration of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who takes over as Nigeria’s President on Monday, foreign guests…
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Politics
10th NASS: Akpabio, Yari, Izunaso to battle for Senate presidency
There are indications that the battle for the senate presidency for the 10th National Assembly has been reduced to a…
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Politics
I will never call Tinubu ‘my president’ – Pastor Bakare
The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said he will never call the President-elect,…
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Court/Litigation
Labour Party, Otti win as Appeal Court sets aside Kano’s court’s judgement
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kano State has ordered a stay of execution in the judgment of the Federal…
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Politics
May 29: ‘You’re now father of all, unite Nigeria’ – Kenyatta advises Tinubu
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to be father to all and uniting force…
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Sports
Bayern win 11th straight Bundesliga title as Dortmund falter
Bayern Munich have won their 11th straight Bundesliga title, a 90th-minute goal from Jamal Musiala sealing a late 2-1 win…
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Court/Litigation
Supreme Court accuses PDP of cyberbullying
The Supreme Court has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of cyberbullying. The apex court stated this on Friday delivering…
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Politics
Ways and Means: Senate increases FG’s borrowing from 5 to 15% loan
The Senate has approved the upward review of the Ways and Means loan accessible to the Federal Government from five…
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Politics
May 29: My husband achieved 50% of campaign promises’ – Aisha Buhari
Aisha Buhari, wife of outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari, has said that her husband achieved 50 percent of his campaign promises.…
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Top News
FG orders DisCo to disconnect uncertified transformers
The Federal Government on Friday ordered the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company to immediately disconnect all 33kV and 11kV transformers that…
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Economy
Senate in emergency plenary over CBN Act amendment, others
The Senate is presently in emergency plenary over the amendment of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2004. The plenary…
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Health
‘Tissue paper, piece of cloth during menstruation can cause infertility’ – Expert
The President, the Association of Residents Doctors, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital Branch, Dr Margaret Erhunmwunsee, has warned women, especially…
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Politics
Fear of US visa ban rocks Atiku, Obi camps
THE 20-minute telephone conversation between United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last Tuesday…
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Security
Robbers attack Hausa bizman in Ogun, cart away $11m
A four-man robbery gang on Friday carted away a trader’s $11million in the Oke-Sokori area of Abeokuta, in Abeokuta North…
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Top News
Don’t go with official vehicles, Buhari tells ministers
Two days to the end of the eight-year regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and handover of…
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Court/Litigation
My wife is too beautiful, I want divorce, man tells Lusaka Court
A man has told the court he no longer wants his wife, Hilda Mleya, 30 years old, anymore because she…
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Economy
Yakasai congratulates Buhari, Tinubu over Nigeria Air
Elder statesman Tanko Yakasai on Friday congratulated the President-elect, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, and Nigerians over the rebirth of the…
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Top News
Police arrest two women with fake currencies in Delta
Policemen from A Division in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State have arrested two female suspects with fake…
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Economy
FG unveils Nigeria Air, starts operation before May 29
Barely 48 hours to May 29 inauguration of the incoming administration, the federal government on Friday unveiled the long awaited…
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Court/Litigation
Abuja Court jails man for stealing bible
A Grade I Area Court sitting in Kabusa, Abuja, has sentenced a 30-year-old painter identified as Zakaraya Usman to two…
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Economy
Naira redesign: What Tinubu should do to Emefiele when he assumes office – Smart Adeyemi
The senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Smart Adeyemi, has suggested that the president-elect, Bola Tinubu should question the governor…
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Economy
Tinubu’s two key decisions, by Shettima
The vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima, has said removing petrol subsidy and removing multiple exchange rate systems are two challenges that…
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Top News
Children’s Day: Ancient values still matter in life – Buhari rejoices with Nigerian kids
President Muhammadu Buhari, Saturday, urged Nigerian parents and children to hold onto the ancient truths of integrity, honesty, knowledge and…
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Security
May 29: We’ll stop any attempt to scuttle handover — DSS warns
The Department of State Services says it has uncovered plans by some disgruntled individuals to disrupt activities lined up for…
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Politics
Corruption: I’m not afraid, Ortom tells EFCC
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State says he is not afraid of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and…
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Religion
Over 1400 pilgrims airlifted for hajj so far, says NAHCON
Zikrullah Hassan, chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), says over 1,400 intending pilgrims have been airlifted for…
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Top News
May 29: 365 FRSC personnel deployed to control traffic
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has ordered the deployment of 365 personnel, 40 patrol vehicles, and 15 bikes to…
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Economy
FG adds 700MW Zungeru Hydropower to national grid
The Federal Government has connected the 700 megawatts Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant to the national grid, giving a boost to…
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Top News
Kano governor-elect, Yusuf, invites Sanusi II to swearing-in
Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Yusuf, has invited the 14th Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II, to his swearing-in slated…
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Economy
Airlines vow to stop carrier as Nigeria Air plans flights
The Federal Government on Friday took delivery of the first plane of the country’s national carrier, Nigeria Air, amid protest from local…
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Court/Litigation
Diezani slams N100bn libel suit against AGF, EFCC
A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has filed a libel suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
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Court/Litigation
Court affirms Abure as LP chairman, restrains Apapa-faction
A State High Court sitting in Edo on Friday dismissed the notice of suspension issued against the embattled National Chairman…
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Entertainment
Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Concert: They offered me N5m instead of N10m – Portable
Fast-rising singer, Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, on Friday, lamented that organisers of the Tinubu inauguration concert offered him…
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Entertainment
Seun Kuti trolls, names self ‘Senior marshall, cell one’ to reflect prison ordeal
Seun Kuti, the Afrobeats singer, has updated his profile on Instagram to reflect his title in prison. Seun, the youngest…
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Court/Litigation
‘You’re a meddlesome interloper’ — Supreme Court reprimands PDP
The supreme court on Friday, described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a “meddlesome interloper” over the suit seeking the…
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Court/Litigation
Court refuses to stop Tinubu’s inauguration, fines plaintiffs N15m for frivolous suit
A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to stop the swearing-in of Bola Tinubu, candidate of…
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Court/Litigation
Kashim Shettima not guilty of double nomination, Supreme Court rules
The supreme court has held that Kashim Shettima, vice president-elect, is not guilty of double nomination as alleged by the…
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Top News
FG declares May 29 work-free day
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 29 as a work-free day for workers across the country. Details later…
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Politics
Kano Governor-elect declares assets ahead of May 29 inauguration
…vows to mandate political appointees, others to follow suit Ahead of the May 29th inauguration, the Kano State Governor-elect, Engr.…
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Top News
Japa: UK plans monthly deportation of 3,000 asylum seekers – Leaked documents
More than 3,000 asylum seekers could be detained and deported from the United Kingdom every month to enforce Home Secretary…
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Court/Litigation
S-Court dismissal of PDP’s suit not setback to my quest for justice – Atiku
The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar said the dismissal of his party’s suit at the…
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Politics
Declare your assets, Buhari tells VP Osinbajo, ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all outgoing officials including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, ministers, among others, to collect the assets…
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Economy
Nigeria Air plane lands in Abuja airport
An airplane belonging to the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air, has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.…
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Economy
Nigeria Air inaugural flight sets to land in Abuja
A flight belonging to Nigeria Air is about to embark on a journey to the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja.…
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Court/Litigation
Tinubu-Shettima inauguration can go on – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has given a judicial seal of approval for the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice…
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Agency Report
IMF tasks Tinubu on revenue generation, debt reduction
The International Monetary Fund has urged the incoming government of President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu to take steps to increase the…
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Sports
Man United told to pay £140m for Osimhen
According to the UK tabloid, The Mirror, English Premier League side, Manchester United, have been told to pay £140m to sign…
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Politics
May 29: Tinubu gets transition report, promises to tackle insecurity, power crisis
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu on Thursday pledged to address the security and power crises, among other challenges confronting the country.…
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Agency Report
May 29: Police divert traffic in Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force announced traffic diversions ahead of the May 29 Presidential inauguration ceremony slated to hold at the…
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Entertainment
#RenewedHopeConcert: Pasuma, Asake, Timaya, 43 other musicians thrill fans at Tinubu’s inauguration concert
No fewer than 46 musicians including Buju, Waje, Brymo, Fireboy, Kaycee, Asake, Timaya, Pasuma, Naira Marley, Tony Tetuila, and Seyi…
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Economy
Reduce fuel price on assumption of office, group urges Tinubu
A socio-democratic group, Rere Foundation for Progress and Development Nigeria has urged the President-elect, Bola Tinubu to prioritise the reduction…
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Politics
Buhari rates 9th NASS as one of most productive in Nigeria’s history
The President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has described the 9th National Assembly as one of the most productive in the…
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Politics
Gov Sule dissolves cabinet
GOVERNOR Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State Thursday dissolved the state executive council ahead of his second inauguration on 29th of…
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Economy
We’ll award contracts, borrow till May 28 midnight – Fashola
— Critics engaging in juvenile conversation The Federal government has replied critics over the unending award of contracts and external…
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Politics
I know extent of tasks ahead, won’t fail Nigerians – Tinubu
President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said yesterday he understands the magnitude of the tasks ahead as he prepares to take on…
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Economy
Nigeria Air: Stop Sirika from breaching court order, AON tells Buhari
AS numerous reactions trail moves by Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to flag-off Nigeria Air on Friday, members of the…
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Economy
We’ll soon liquidate 132 microfinance banks revoked by CBN – NDIC
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has said it would soon completely liquidate the 132 banks whose licenses were revoked…
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Metro News
I can’t sleep, I am pregnant – Bobrisky
Controversial Nigerian cross-dresser, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, aka Bobrisky, has revealed that he has been having sleepless nights lately. He disclosed…
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Court/Litigation
Man drags woman to court for allegedly calling him impotent
A man, Jibrin Sawuta, on Thursday dragged a middle-aged woman, Hassana Yohanna, before an Upper Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna…
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Court/Litigation
Court sentences three to prison for diverting dead person’s stocks in Lagos
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced three men Kasumu Ademola, Salau Mikailu, and Ganiyu Ishola to 20…
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Politics
‘I’ve run a good race, finished my course,’ says Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, in Abuja, said he has run a good race and finished…
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Top News
Rename second Niger bridge after Igbos, not Buhari – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra have said the naming of the Second Niger Bridge after the president, Major General Muhammadu…
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Politics
Stop stealing public funds, build people, Kwankwaso tells politicians.
The Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party and former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has urged politicians…
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Top News
Japa: NANS opposes UK’s new immigration policy
The National Association of Nigerian Students, Thursday kicked against the new immigration policy introduced by the Home Office of the…
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Court/Litigation
Appeal Court slams N40m fine on ex-presidential candidate seeking to stop Tinubu’s inauguration
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday slammed a fine of N40 million on a former Presidential candidate, Chief…
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Entertainment
Ooni, Pete Edochie handshake stirs controversy on social media
Netizens on the micro-blogging website, Instagram, have disagreed over the viral video showing the moment the Oni of Ife, Oba…
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Politics
House of Reps grills Malami over $2.4bn illegal oil sale
The House of Representatives is currently grilling the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), over…
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Court/Litigation
Election petitions: CJN swears in 39 more judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Thursday swore in 39 additional judges to man the election petition…
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Politics
Buhari’s cabinet members switching allegiance to Tinubu – Buhari’s aide
The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), Garba Shehu, has revealed that…
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Investiture: I won’t disappoint Nigerians – Tinubu
The President-elect Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, in Abuja, said he will not disappoint the trust conferred upon him by the…
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Politics
Declare your assets before May 29 – CCB to Tinubu, Shettima, Govs
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima, have been directed to declare their assets before the May 29…
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Politics
Double nomination: Shettima commits no offence – Shehu Sani
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, on Wednesday, said, the Vice President-elect committed no offence for purchasing…
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Economy
States’ allocation may improve as FG stops Paris Club debt deductions – NGF
The finances of state governments may soon improve as the Federal Government has halted further deductions from their accounts “to…
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Economy
CBN raises interest rate to 18.5 per cent amid rising inflation
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee MPC has further increased the interest rate by 0.5 per cent to…
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Security
We uncover plans to disrupt inaugurations in states — DSS
The Department of State Services has disclosed that some elements are planning to disrupt the handover ceremonies in some parts…
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Politics
Tinubu, Shettima received GCFR, GCON titles ahead of inauguration
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima would be honoured with the Grand Commander of the Order of…
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Court/Litigation
Nigeria will ‘fall’ if Kanu dies in detention, says IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Wednesday, threatened that should its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, “fall in the hands of…
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Economy
N221bn disbursed to road contractors, says Works ministry
The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing says N221bn has been disbursed to contractors as costs for the construction of…
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Agency Report
Buhari orders banks to issue NIN cards to Nigerians
The Federal Government says Nigerians can now request their commercial banks issue them with a debit card that doubles as…
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Politics
10th NASS: Shettima backs APC plan, endorses Akpabio, Barau
The Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, has approved the leadership zoning plan of the All Progressives Congress for the 10th National…
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Metro News
Poly student kills self after losing money to gambling
A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Samuel Adegoke, has reportedly killed himself by drinking a substance suspected…
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Economy
Refinery: We’ll ask Dangote to sell forex at good rate — Emefiele
…Says CBN, govt helped him build a refinery…Raises interest rate to 18.5 %lAs NACCIMA, IPMAN, and others react With the…
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Politics
Office of ministers of state an aberration, unconstitutional, says Keyamo
In a rare show of courage, outgoing Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, on Wednesday, said the…
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Politics
Why we lost to Adeleke – Former Osun Deputy Gov
Former Osun Deputy Governor Benedict Alabi has explained why the All Progressives Congress (APC) lost the 2022 Osun State governorship election to…
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Politics
Ganduje presents transition report to successor
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has presented the 2023 transition report to his successor, the governor-elect, Malam Abba Yusuf. This…
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Politics
FEC has not been dissolved — Lai Mohammed
President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, directed members of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, to continue with their functions till Friday. President…
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Politics
Second Niger Niger: Buhari lifted South-East despite region’s bad politics – Ngige
Minister for Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige said President Muhammadu Buhari lifted the South-East, despite the region playing bad…
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Top News
Over 100 million people to witness Otti’s inauguration — C’ttee
No fewer than 100 million people across the world including Abians in the diaspora are expected to witness the inauguration…
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Politics
Speakership: Gbajabiamila, Wase clash, trade words in plenary
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, clashed in the chamber during…
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Court/Litigation
Seun Kuti: Court sets trial for July 3
The Yaba Magistrate’s Court of Mrs Adeola Olatunbosun on Wednesday ruled that the police cannot be the complainant and also…
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Economy
Nigeria Air plane to arrive Friday – Minister
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has revealed that a Nigeria Air aircraft is scheduled to land in the…
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Economy
Don’t approve fresh loan for Buhari, Afe Babalola tells NASS
The Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola SAN, on Wednesday, cautioned the National Assembly against approving…
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Top News
Nigeria spent $8bn to restore peace in Liberia – Chief of Defence
Nigeria’s government has spent $8bn to restore peace in Liberia, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor disclosed on…
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Economy
Closed Microfinance Banks: NDIC assures depositors of speedy payment
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has promised to quickly pay depositors of the 179 Microfinance Banks and four Primary Mortgage…
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Economy
UPDATED: Buhari seeks Senate’s approval to pay N226bn, $556.8m, £98.5m judgement debts
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, has asked the Senate to approve a request to pay the judgement debt in…
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Economy
Buhari seeks Senate’s approval to pay N226bn, $556.8m, £98.5m judgement debts
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, has asked the Senate to approve a request to pay the judgement debt in…
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Agency Report
Scammer uses artificial intelligence to defraud bizman $609,000 in China
A scammer in China used artificial intelligence to pose as a businessman’s trusted friend and convince him to hand over…
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Court/Litigation
2023 UTME: Court sentences 4 to prison over exam malpractices, impersonation in Ondo
A Federal High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital, has remanded four persons for registration impersonation and examination malpractices…
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Economy
We’re set to capture 90% of eligible tax payers – FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) plans to capture 90 per cent of eligible tax payers into the tax net…
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Politics
May 29: I’m desperately looking forward to handing over – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his eagerness to hand over in the next few days. He hands over next Monday…
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Politics
Tenure expiration: Sanwo-Olu dissolves cabinet, aides
Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the dissolution of the state executive cabinet and all other aides with effect…
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Economy
Border closure policy has vindicated me – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says his decision to close the country’s land borders has boosted food production as Nigeria now consumes…
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Economy
Road Projects: Buhari seeks refund of N16.7bn for Borno govt
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday asked the Senate to approve N16.7bn as a refund to the Borno State Government through the…
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Top News
Kwara Governor emerges new NGF Chair
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has emerged the new Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF). He replaced Sokoto State…
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Politics
Ministers hand over ahead of cabinet dissolution
Five days to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure, ministers have commenced handing over to permanent secretaries in their…
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Politics
All is not well with Imo PDP— Lawmaker says as he defects to APC
Jerry Alagbaoso, a member of the House of Representatives, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All…
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Politics
Lies, insults peddled against me should not be extended to incoming govt – Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has warned his critics to stop extending attacks against him and his administration to the…
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Politics
What UK ex-Prime Minister, Tony Blair told Tinubu ahead of inauguration
Ahead of his inauguration on May 29, a former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has visited the Nigerian President-elect, Bola…
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Court/Litigation
Poly lecturer sentenced to five years imprisonment for diverting study grant
A former academic staff member of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Kebbi State, Muhammed Sani Nuhu, has been sentenced to five…
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Metro News
Panic in Osun as 35 pupils hospitalised after inhaling teargas
There was panic in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Tuesday as about 35 pupils of Fakunle Comprehensive School, Osogbo,…
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Religion
Hajj 2023: Katsina to begin pilgrims’ airlift 29 May
The Executive Director, Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Suleiman Kuki, on Tuesday, disclosed that the board would commence the…
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Economy
CBN revokes 179 microfinance banks, others’ licences
The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the licences of 179 microfinance banks in the country, as well as four…
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Court/Litigation
Assault: Seun Kuti released on bail
Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti has been released from police custody after meeting bail conditions on Tuesday. Kuti has been detained…
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Economy
Dangote refinery to save $7.3bn petrol subsidy cost – NEITI
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has disclosed that the newly built 650, 000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery…
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Politics
Senate Presidency: I’m not interested in re-election bid – Lawan
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has denied any interest in seeking re-election as the President of the 10th Senate. Lawan, in a statement…
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Economy
Dangote Refinery ‘ll save Nigeria $3b annually from importation – Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Tuesday, said that the newly-inaugurated 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical…
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Politics
Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair visits Tinubu
Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has paid a visit to the President-elect of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The meeting…
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Economy
Dangote refinery will address supply shortages, price hike – IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says the new Dangote refinery will address fuel shortage and price hikes…
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Court/Litigation
Poll dispute: You have three weeks to present your witnesses, PEPC tells LP, Peter Obi
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has reduced the time the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi…
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Religion
We are being marginalised, Muslims protest against Ondo government
• Islamic Body Demands Justice, Fairness, Equity In Appointments• Falae Cautions Perpetrators Against Implications Of Religious Crisis • Olafeso Says Meritocracy…
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Politics
Why I’m not bothered by Tinubu’s swearing-in – Atiku
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said he was not worried that the President-elect, Bola…
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Politics
Senate confirms reappointment of Dabiri-Erewa as NIDCOM chair
The Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed the nomination of Abike Dabiri-Erewa for reappointment as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of…
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Sports
Bukayo Saka signs new long-term contract at Arsenal
Arsenal talisman Bukayo Saka has committed his future to the club after signing a new contract till 2027. The Gunners…
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Top News
UK restricts Nigerian students, others from bringing family by January
The United Kingdom has put in place a law that will see Nigerian students, and others studying in the UK…
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Court/Litigation
Protest as absence of magistrate stalls Seun Kuti’s trial
There was confusion on Tuesday morning at the Yaba Chief Magistrates Court, Lagos State, as youths gathered outside the court…
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Economy
South-East govs name Second Niger Bridge after Buhari
Governors in the South-East have agreed to name the Second Niger Bridge after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd).…
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Court/Litigation
Court okays 3 weeks for Atiku to present 100 witnesses against Tinubu
The Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja, has given the former Vice President and presidential candidate of the People’s…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal consolidates Obi, Atiku, APM petitions as hearing commences May 30
The Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday gave the pre-hearing report on the petition and presented the trial schedule. The…
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Court/Litigation
Assault: Court adjourns Seun Kuti’s trial to Wednesday
Justice Adeola Olatubosun of the Chief Magistrates Court in Yaba, Lagos State, has reportedly adjourned the trial of Afrobeat musician,…
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Top News
How to edit sent messages on WhatsApp
WhatsApp has unveiled a new feature that lets users edit messages that have already been sent. The PUNCH reports that with the…
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Entertainment
TikTok sues Montana over statewide ban
The video-sharing app, Tiktok, has sued the state of Montana over a new law that prohibits the use of the…
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Economy
Buhari to commission 2nd Niger Bridge, other legacy projects today
President Muhammadu Buhari will (tomorrow) Tuesday, commission seven legacy projects completed by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing across…
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Religion
Sudan crisis: Nigerian pilgrims to pay $100 airfare hike – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has backtracked on its promise that pilgrims would not pay extra cost over…
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Court/Litigation
N140bn fraud: EFCC arraigns Lagos businesswoman Ramalan-Yaro, company again
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned Saadatu Ramalan-Yaro, a businesswoman, for the second time in Lagos State, two…
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Court/Litigation
Suspects in $100m cocaine shipment trial go missing in Liberia
Liberian authorities admitted on Monday they had lost all traces of four drug dealers linked to a cocaine shipment worth…
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Economy
Tinubu will sustain my administration’s tempo, says Buhari
The President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has expressed confidence in the incoming President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to sustain the…
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Entertainment
‘Davido requests $5m for endorsement’
The team of Afrobeat musician, Davido has revealed that $5 million is the cost of getting the artist for endorsement…
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Economy
Dangote refinery will generate foreign exchange inflow — Obi
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals will be beneficial to the…
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Education
Direct Entry e-PIN sales will end May 30 – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said its 2023 Direct Entry, Direct Entry e-PIN sales will close on Saturday,…
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Politics
US President, Biden sends 9-man delegation to attend Tinubu’s inauguration
US President, Joe Biden’s has announced a 9-man team to attend the inauguration of Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu in Abuja, Nigeria,…
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Politics
Devolve power to states, curb importation, Akeredolu tells Tinubu
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has called on the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to take the issue of power…
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Economy
FG to save N7tn annually as Dangote refinery petrol hits market July
The Federal Government may save about N35tn in fiscal expenditure within the next five years with the commencement of operations…
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Top News
El-Rufai deposes two Kaduna monarchs, sacks three district heads
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has approved the deposition of the traditional rulers of Piriga and Arak Chiefdoms, His…
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Top News
Africa’s first professor of Geology, Mosobalaje Oyawoye dies at 95
The first Professor of Geology in Africa, Jamiu Mosobalaje Oyawoye, is dead. NEWS FLASH reports that Oyawoye died on Monday…
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Court/Litigation
Court declares Doguwa’s murder charges unconstitutional
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Monday declared culpable homicide charges, including criminal conspiracy prosecution against the House…
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Court/Litigation
Supreme Court to deliver verdict in PDP suit against Tinubu, Shettima May 26
The Supreme Court has fixed May 26 for the judgment delivery in a case by the Peoples Democratic Party praying…
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Economy
Nigeria has not defaulted in repaying Chinese loans – DMO
The Debt Management Office has refuted the claim by a non-governmental organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability, that Nigeria has defaulted…
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Top News
WhatsApp users can now edit sent-messages – Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg’s social media company, Meta Platforms Inc. has added a new feature to WhatsApp which affords users to edit…
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Economy
Africa needs $2.7trn to finance climate change by 2030 – AfDB President, Adesina
African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, said Africa will need about 2.7 trillion dollars by 2030 to finance…
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Economy
Refinery’s first product to hit market end of July – Dangote
The Chairman and CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote said the first product of the Dangote Refinery “will be in…
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Economy
Dangote Refinery will impact economy, generate 12,000 Megawatts – Emefiele
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele said the newly inaugurated Dangote Refinery will impact Nigeria economy…
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Economy
Dangote Refinery will stabilise Naira, impact lives of Nigerians – Shettima
The Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima said the Dangote Refinery will help stabilise the naira and impact the lives of Nigerians.…
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Economy
Dangote refinery a game changer for Nigeria’s economy – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, which is expected to enable Nigeria achieve self-sufficiency in…
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Top News
20 children die in Guyana school fire
A fire incident that razed a secondary school dormitory has killed no fewer than 20 children in the mining town…
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Economy
Dangote Refinery: I’m happy to leave our economy in very competent hands – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari , Monday said that he is happy to leave Nigeria’s economy in very competent hands. The outgoing…
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Agency Report
EU imposes $1.3bn fine on Meta over data transfer
Mark Zuckerberg’s social media company, Meta has been fined a record-breaking €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) by European Union (EU) regulators…
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Court/Litigation
Tinubu, APC oppose move to consolidate Atiku, Obi’s petitions
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday, opposed the move to consolidate the…
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Court/Litigation
Court rejects request for live coverage of petitions against Tinubu
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, on Monday, rejected request to allow its day-to-day proceedings on petitions…
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Politics
Nothing can hinder Peter Obi’s ‘divine’ mission —IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned those linking the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi,…
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Security
Resign if you can’t stop police extortion, Senator-elect tells IG
Senator-elect, Barr. Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, representing Ebonyi North senatorial zone, on Sunday, asked the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba…
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Economy
Firms with expatriates without Nigerians understudying them risk N3m fine – FG
Firms with expatriates without Nigerians understudying them risk N3m fine monthly for the entire period the expatriate occupies the position,…
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Education
ASUU: Osodeke re-elected as National President
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in the early hours of Monday re-elected Professor Emmanuel Osodeke unopposed as…
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Top News
Veteran Yoruba actor, Adewale Adeyemo, is dead
Veteran Yoruba actor, Prince Adewale Adeyemo, died on Monday morning after a brief illness. The news was announced by fellow…
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Education
Sign BSC-HND Dichotomy Bill before May 29, ASUP urges Buhari
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has pleaded with the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) to sign into law…
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Economy
Over 128,000 Nigerian students move to UK in seven years
In search of better education and quality of life, a total of 128,770 Nigerian students enrolled in universities in the…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: Parties disagree as court rules on live broadcast of proceedings today
Ahead of today’s ruling on the application for live transmission of the proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, the…
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Health
Residents doctors call off warning strike, resume today
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has directed its members to resume work today (Monday) following a five-day nationwide warning…
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Economy
Dangote Refinery eyes crude oil from three continents, creates over 100,000 jobs
•Buhari, Tinubu, African leaders, others to attend launching As the Dangote Refinery begins operations on Monday (today), the 650,000 barrels…
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Agency Report
Man City celebrate EPL title with 1-0 win over Chelsea
Manchester City celebrated a third successive Premier League title triumph with victory over Chelsea in a relaxed party atmosphere at…
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Economy
Adopt OBJ’s style of debt forgiveness from creditors – Afe Babalola urges Tinubu
The founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola SAN, has advised the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to seek…
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Economy
Over $50bn oil industry projects unveiled in Bayelsa
Opportunities worth $50 billion were showcased at the 2023 Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair which was held at the…
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Economy
World Bank set to extend FG’s access to $750m loan
The Federal Government is on the brink of getting a one-year extension to access the World Bank’s $750m concessional loan…
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Education
Strike: FG to adopt ASUU pay rise template for striking doctors
Barring last-minute changes, the pay rise template designed for the Academic Staff Union of Universities will be adopted for medical…
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Sports
EPL: No quick fix – Frank Lampard warns Pochettino
Chelsea caretaker manager, Frank Lampard, has warned Mauricio Pochettino there is no ‘quick fix’ at the west London club as…
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Politics
FG appoints new Managing Director for FAAN
The Federal Government has approved the appointment of the current Manager, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Kabir Mohammed, as the…
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Politics
May 29: Anglican Church lists nine-point agenda for incoming administration
With eight days to the inauguration of a new government on May 29, the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, on…
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Security
Terrorists take over Kainji National Park – Report
Terrorists have taken over and set up camp inside the Kainji National Park in New Bussa in Borgu local government…
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Economy
NDLEA intercepts UK-bound meth worth N.5bn, arrests suspect
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a large consignment of methamphetamine concealed in powdered custard containers…
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Agency Report
‘You can’t bring your family’ – UK cracks down on Nigerian students, others
The United Kingdom is set to announce new restrictions that will most likely stop Nigerian students, other nationalities studying in…
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Economy
2 EKEDC staff electrocuted in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State on Sunday, confirmed the electrocution of two members of staff of the Eko Electricity…
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Security
Chibok girls: 37 parents died from heartbreak – Community
Members of the Chibok community in Borno State said since the abduction of the girls in 2014, 37 parents of…
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Top News
May 29: Inaugurating president-elect is a statutory imperative – SAN
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Wahab Shittu has said that no court can stop the inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed…
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Court/Litigation
Assault: Seun Kuti not wrong for slapping police officer – Sister
Motunrayo, a sister of Grammy-nominated afrobeat artist, Seun Kuti, has said the music star is not wrong for assaulting the…
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Top News
FG sacks FAAN MD as mass resignation hits NCAA
The Federal Government has removed the Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN) Capt. Rabiu Yadudu. Yadudu…
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Economy
Home delivery of passports commences soon – FG
The Federal Government has promised to conclude negotiations with NIPOST on the usage of its speedy mail service to start…
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Politics
What gave me sleepless nights at Aso Rock – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said insecurity gave him “serious headache” during his time as Nigeria’s number one citizen. He…
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Politics
Ganduje aware of Tinubu’s meeting with Kwankwaso – Jibrin
Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin, a Rep-Elect, has said Governor Abdullahi Ganduje consented to the meeting that President-elect Bola Tinubu held with…
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Top News
Many trapped as fuel tanker explodes on Lokoja-Abuja Highway
Many people have been reportedly burnt to death in an accident along Lokoja-Abuja highway in Kogi State. An eyewitness said…
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Entertainment
Award: Afolayan, Shaggi, Ademoye, Bakre, others shine at AMVCA
Popular actor and filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan; and actress, Bimbo Ademoye, were some of the biggest winners at what is considered…
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Politics
Why 58 senators from North backing Akpabio – Group
The Northern Youths Democratic Forum has explained why no fewer than 58 senators from the North are backing Godswill Akpabio…
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Entertainment
Full list of winners at the 9th AMVCA 2023
Bimbo Ademoye, Tobi Bakre and Osas Ighodaro were among the Nollywood stars who stole the limelight at the AMVCA 2023…
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Agency Report
Parents beg FG to release foreign students’ allowance
Some parents of Nigerian scholars in overseas countries have sought the intervention of the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu,…
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Health
Resident doctors call emergency NEC meeting, may suspend strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government in an effort to…
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Economy
Marketers eye cheaper fuel as Dangote Refinery opens tomorrow
As the Dangote Refinery begins operations tomorrow (Monday), oil marketers have expressed optimism that the facility will help reduce the…
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Entertainment
Glitz, glamour at 2023 AMVCA as ‘Anikulapo’ wins big
It was all glitz and glamour as the ninth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held…
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Politics
LP crisis extends to Anambra as Lamidi Apapa group sacks chairman, Eneh
*I remain state chairman – Emeh The crisis rocking the national leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has reared its…
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Court/Litigation
Poll dispute: Give me seven weeks to produce 50 witnesses, Peter Obi tells tribunal
The candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, on Saturday, demanded seven weeks to…
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Politics
Tinubu, APC not sponsoring Apapa, says Anambra Labour Party chair
…Insists Abure remains suspended until he accounts for N400m party fund The acting Chairman of the Labour Party in Anambra…
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Ukraine accuses Arab leaders of turning ‘blind eye’ to Russian invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused some Arab leaders of “turning a blind eye” to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ahead…
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Top News
‘End of fine era,’ Kwara gov mourns Elerin of Erin Ile
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has commiserated with the people of Erin Ile on the passing of the Elerin of…
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Metro News
80-yr-old grandmother raped to death by palm wine tapper in Ondo
— We’ve arrested a suspect- Police Tragedy struck in Ore, Odigbo council area of Ondo, as an 80-year-old woman, has…
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Religion
New Moon: Sultan declares Sunday as 1st Dhul-Qadah 1444AH
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has declared Sunday…
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Court/Litigation
Seun Kuti resumes eating after hunger strike
Remanded Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, is said to have resumed eating after embarking on a hunger strike following his rejection…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal moves to merge petitions against Tinubu
The Presidential Election Petition Court, sitting in Abuja, has disclosed plans to merge the three separate petitions seeking to nullify…
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Court/Litigation
Court remands Ondo teenager for killing neighbour over girlfriend
An Ondo State Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has ordered the remand of a 14-year-old boy, Marvelous…
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Metro News
I attempted killing my neighbour’s daughter with N300 knife — Woman confesses
A Jealous housewife and mother of eight identified as Fatima Salisu has on Friday confessed how she bought an N300…
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Top News
Tinubu arrives Nigeria 9 days before Presidential Inauguration
President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Nigeria from a trip to Europe where reports claimed he went to fine-tune…
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Court/Litigation
Obi lines up 50 witnesses, demands 7 weeks to present case against Tinubu
Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, on Saturday, said he has lined up 50 witnesses that would testify…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: I will call 100 witnesses against Tinubu — Atiku tells court
A former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who is challenging the outcome…
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Politics
Peter Mbah: NYSC’s position on certificate vindicates us — Petitioners
*Seek apology from Enugu governor-elect A coalition of civil society groups which had petitioned the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC,…
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Metro News
Education minister impregnates deputy in Congo
The Minister of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education (EPST) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Tony Mwaba Kazadi has…
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Politics
No evil spirit in Aso Rock as claimed by Reuben Abati – Femi Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aide, Femi Adesina has said he did see any evil spirits in the last eight years…
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Economy
Tinubu’s administration will be more impactful to Kwara – APC stalwart
Achieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State Chief Wole Oke has tasked incoming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to…
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Politics
Forgery: NYSC DG lied on Mbah’s certificate, says PDP
•Accuses agency of contempt of court, conspiracy, deceit, wilful misrepresentation of facts The PDP, Enugu State, has faulted the claim…
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Court/Litigation
Live broadcast: PEPC to rule Monday on Obi’s, Atiku’s request
The Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five-member Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) will on Monday delivery rulings on two applications by Peter Obi/the…
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Health
FG, doctors agree; strike may be called off within 48 hours
octors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) may likely call off their strike within the…
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Court/Litigation
Resume probe of El- Rufai over sales of N32bn FG properties, NMP urges Govt
A Civil Society Organisation, operating under the aegis of Nigerian Movement for Probity and Accountability, NMP has called on the…
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Economy
Osun workers demand halt of personnel audit as govt allays fear of witchhunt
The Osun Chairman of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Adebowale Adekola has asked the state government to put the proposed…
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Top News
May 29: Corrupt govs, other politicians plan to flee Nigeria – EFCC raises alarm
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted the general public of the alleged move by some governors and…
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Court/Litigation
Poll Dispute: Why INEC can’t defend Tinubu’s qualifications — Atiku
•Court shuns SAN briefed by Apapa-led faction of LP to appear in Obi’s case•As hearing continues today A former Vice…
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Interview
My appetite for greed has been trimmed, Plateau Governor-Elect, Mutfwang
Barrister Caleb Mutfwang, a former local government chairman of Mangu Local Government beat the trend of incumbent political parties winning…
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Security
Insecurity: Over 63,000 killed in Buhari’s eight years
•98,083 killed in 12 years•27,311 persons killed in President’s first term •35,800 killed between 2019 and May 2023 For two…
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Court/Litigation
Inmates crown Seun Kuti ‘General Overseer’, as he leads prayer sessions
•He wasn’t paraded — Police Seun Kuti, the embattled Afrobeat singer and son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is being…
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Court/Litigation
Live broadcast: Tribunal rules on Obi’s request Monday
The Presidential Election Petition Court led by Justice Haruna Tsammani has reserved ruling till Monday on the application by Peter…
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Court/Litigation
Ex-dep chair asks Supreme Court to sack embattled LP factional chair, Abure
A former deputy chairman of the Labour Party, Callistus Okafor, has approached the Supreme Court of Nigeria to declare him…
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Education
FG appoints Oba of Benin NOUN chancellor
The Federal Government has appointed the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, as the Chancellor of the National Open University of…
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Economy
FG can’t continue subsidy, gas should be encouraged – NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said the Federal Government can no longer afford to pay for fuel subsidy.…
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Politics
Africa will miss Buhari’s leadership, says Ghanaian President, Akufo-Addo
With barely 10 days to the end of his tenure, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, sat…
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Economy
No going back on disbursement of $700m cabotage fund – FG
The Federal Government has said there is no going back on the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessels Financing Fund. A…
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Top News
$2m bribe: Provide your evidence, EFCC tells Matawalle
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dismissed the allegations by Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, that the agency was…
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Top News
300 scientists migrated to UK – Association
The Association of Female Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, says no fewer than 300 medical laboratory scientists…
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Education
Adeleke dissolves Uniosun Governing Council
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has dissolved the Governing Council of Osun State University, Osogbo. Mallam Yusuf Alli-led board of…
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Court/Litigation
Court lifts suspension order on Abure, other LP officers
Justice Hamza Muazu of a High Court in Abuja, on Friday granted an order of stay execution on the suspension…
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Court/Litigation
We stand with Abure, Obi – Ogun LP guber candidate, others declare
Amid the leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party, the governorship candidate of the party in Ogun State, Kehinde Sogunle, the…
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Top News
Buhari appoints Toyin Madein as Accountant-General
The President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari(retd), has approved the appointment of Toyin Madein as the substantive Accountant-General of the Federation. This…
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Court/Litigation
Two SANs battle in court over appearance for LP’s petition against Tinubu
Senior Advocates of Nigeria Awa Kalu and Oba Maduabuchi were locked in a courtroom battle on Friday over the right…
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Court/Litigation
Buhari, AGF shun suit seeking to stop Tinubu’s inauguration
President Mohammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation AGF, Abubakar Malami SAN, on Friday shunned hearing in a…
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Agency Report
Judge denies nullifying Abia Gov election
A Federal High Court denied nullifying the candidature of the Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti. The court, however, said it nullified the election…
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Sanction: Russia bans Barack Obama, other 500 Americans
The Russian government has banned former President Barack Obama and 500 other United States citizens from entering the country. The…
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Politics
Peter Obi, Atiku behaving like Trump – Keyamo
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has criticized the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku…
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Health
Presidents don’t need to seek medical treatment abroad anymore – Aisha Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the new N21 billion Presidential/VIP Wing of the State House Medical Centre located within the precincts…
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Health
Yobe resident doctors kick against joining nationwide warning strike
The Yobe State wing of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has resolved not to join the five days…
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Economy
FG Inaugurates Advertising Offences Tribunal
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, yesterday inaugurated the Advertising Offences Tribunal. He said the tribunal was created…
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Top News
FCMB founder, Subomi Balogun, dies at 89 in London
The founder of First City Monument Bank, Subomi Balogun, has died. He reportedly died in a London hospital Friday morning.…
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Agency Report
Kwara govt seals quarry site, advises company to explore legal procedure
The Kwara Government has advised China Kaidi Quarry to follow legal procedure towards reopening of their mining site. The General…
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Economy
Pension contribution assets hit N15trn in March 2023 – PenCom
The federal government has said the total pension assets on March 31, 2023, are over 15.58 trillion, according to records…
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Court/Litigation
No cause for alarm, my inauguration ongoing as planned – Alex Otti
Abia Governor -elect, Dr Alex Otti, has urged Abians not to panic over his purported sack by a Federal High…
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Security
May 29: NDLEA raids drug joints nationwide, arrests 534 suspects
Ahead of May 29 inauguration, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has launched a nationwide raid of drug joints…
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Security
$396m needed to tackle humanitarian crisis in North East – UN
The United Nations has said $396m was urgently needed to rescue a humanitarian crisis in the North East region of…
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Top News
What I’ll miss most after office – Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has revealed what he will miss most after handing over to new administration…
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Health
Saudi surgeons successfully separate Nigerian conjoined twins
Conjoined Nigerian twins, Hassanah and Hasina have been successfully seperated after a 14 hour operation in Saudi Arabia. Born on…
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Court/Litigation
BREAKING: Court sacks Otti as Abia gov-elect
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti.…
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Court/Litigation
Businessman jailed six months for cheating tomato seller in Plateau
A Magistrates Court in Jos on Friday sentenced a 28-year-old businessman, Abubakar Usman, to six months imprisonment for cheating a…
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Health
FG upgrades Onitsha general hospital to federal medical centre
The Federal Government on Thursday upgraded the Onitsha General Hospital to a Federal Medical Centre. The Minister of State for…
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Politics
Let court decide Nigeria’s president, Obi tells US
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded General Election, Peter Obi, has faulted the call made…
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Politics
10th Senate: MURIC asks Muslim aspirants to withdraw for Southern Christian
Foremost Islamic human rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has urged Muslim aspirants vying for the position of the…
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Education
Borno introduces new dress code for students
The Borno government has introduced a new dress code for Muslim students in government secondary schools across the state. According…
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Economy
Mobile subscriptions fall by over one million
The total number of mobile subscriptions in Nigeria dropped by 1.01 million to 225.82 million in March 2023, indicating a…
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Health
Patients groan as doctors’ strike enters Day 2
The 5-day warning strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, entered the second day today, as patients…
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Politics
Don’t bring Kwankwaso into APC, Buhari’s ally warns Tinubu
An associate of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in Kano, Alhaji Abdulmajid Danbulki, has cautioned the President-elect, Bola…
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Top News
Media play crucial role to avert crises, wars — Sultan, CAN, SGF
THE Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and Secretary to Government of the Federation,…
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May 29: Programmes begin Thursday, over 65 world leaders invited – FG
Stay away from inauguration venue if you don’t have business there – SGF •Buhari hands over transition documents to incoming President…
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Sports
Saka, Haaland lead nominees for EPL Player of the Year awards [See Full List]
The Premier League has unveiled its nominees for the Player of the Year award. Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne…
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Economy
Buhari, out-going Govs receive N656b final FAAC allocation
President Muhammadu Buhari and all outgoing governors yesterday, received their final Federation Account allocations of N655. 932 billion This was…
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Top News
Buhari confers GCFR, GCON titles on Tinubu, Shettima Thursday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, May 25th, confer National Honours on president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice President-elect,…
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Education
Kano approves N1.4bn exam fees for indigent students, establishment of university of medicine
Kano state Executive Council has approved the release of N1, 403, 936, 600.00 billion for the sponsorship of 60, 871…
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Economy
Dangote refinery to get 300,000 crude oil barrels from NNPC
The Nigeria National Petroleum Commission has said it was set to supply 300,000 barrels of crude oil to the Dangote…
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Economy
Buhari grants 65 ex-Corps members automatic employment
…Showers awardees with cash gifts, MSc, Ph.D Scholarships The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, in Abuja,…
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Court/Litigation
$50m Fraud: Court issues bench warrant on Amaechi, others
A High Court in Port Harcourt has issued a bench warrant against former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi; Rivers…
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Security
Expose people working against May 29 inauguration, group urges security agents
The Coalition of Northern Groups has tasked security agencies, as well as anti-graft agents, to go after “destabilising forces” against…
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Court/Litigation
Grant Seun Kuti clemency, Okotie begs IG
The founder of Household of God Church and former presidential candidate, Chris Okotie, has appealed to the Inspector General of…
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Politics
Tinubu needs your support to succeed, Aisha Buhari tells govs’ wives
First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Thursday, urged wives of Nigerian governors to use their powers at the state level…
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Metro News
Stay away from Anambra, UK warns citizens in Nigeria
The United Kingdom has warned its citizens from travelling to Anambra State. The warning came two days after an attack…
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Adeleke sacks Osun Iyaloja General, appoints new one
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, approved the appointment of Mrs Oyebode Aderonke Mary as the new Iyaloja General…
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Court/Litigation
Abure, other suspended LP leaders set to resume office despite court order
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, and three other national executive members on Thursday announced their return…
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Education
JAMB remits N2bn to FG’s coffers
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has again remitted N2 billion as its interim surplus for the 2023 operating year,…
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Court/Litigation
Seun Kuti to remain in police detention till May 22 – Court
The hope of Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, of regaining freedom this week was on Thursday dashed as the Sabo-Yaba Chief…
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Economy
Pension assets hit N15.58tn — PenCom
The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has said the total pension assets is over N15.58 trillion. Director-General of the Commission, Aisha…
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Security
Police arrest two for attack on US convoy in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspects linked to the attack on officials of the…
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Economy
We’re probing Zamfara gov, Matawalle for alleged N70bn fraud — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC said the anti-graft agency is currently probing Governor Bello Matawalle Zamfara state, for…
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Politics
10th NASS Leadership: Tension as APC NWC throws contest open
Barring any last-minute change, the National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, will declare a free contest…
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Agency Report
China shuts 100,000 social media accounts over fake news
China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet from false news and rumours, closing more than 100,000 online accounts…
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Security
200 killed in Plateau communities, Rep cries out
A member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State, Solomon Marren, has claimed that about 200 people have been…
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Agency Report
US state, Montana, bans TikTok
Montana on Wednesday became the first US state to ban TikTok, with the law set to take effect next year…
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Economy
How FG spent over N200bn on postponed census – NPC Chairman
The chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Isa-Kwarra, on Thursday, hinted at how N224 billion released by the Federal…
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Religion
Why I won’t pray for the late Murphy Afolabi — Islamic cleric
An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yelma’e, has said Islam forbids him from praying for the departed soul of popular actor, Murphy…
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Metro News
UK’s richest family head, Srichand Hinduja, dies at 87
Srichand Hinduja, the tycoon who headed Britain’s richest family, has died at the age of 87, a spokesman said. Hinduja…
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Metro News
US demands justice for slain consulate officials
The United States has condemned the attack on the convoy of US consulate workers in Ogbaru Local Government Area of…
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Politics
APC gave North-West speaker, deputy senate president to compensate zone – Gbajabiamila
The outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday night, opened up on how the All Progressives Congress arrived…
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Court/Litigation
Assault: I’m not aware police seized Seun Kuti’s gun licence – Lawyer
Counsel for embattled Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti,Mr Olumide Adeyinka-Fusika (SAN), has said he is unaware that the police have seized …
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Politics
US Secretary of State’s call to Tinubu demoralising – Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has faulted the telephone conversation between the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and…
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Agency Report
Ancelloti commends Man City 4-0 victory over Real Madrid
Real Madrid Manager, Carlo Ancelloti on Wednesday said that Manchester City were perfectly prepared with the right mix of calmness…
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Politics
Speakership: Doguwa, two other drop aspiration to support APC candidate, Abbas
In a dramatic twist, three aspirants for the Speaker of the incoming 10th House of Representatives, House Majority Leader, Alhassan…
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Economy
Aviation Ministry now Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace – FG
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday renamed the Ministry of Aviation as Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace. The Minister of…
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Health
Strike: We’ve not been invited to any meeting with FG – Doctors
The President, National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr Emeka Orji, says the medical body has not received any invitation…
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Health
We may replace striking doctors with Ad-Hoc staff – FG
The federal government has threatened to hire ad-hoc doctors with salaries of the striking resident doctors. The Minister of Labour…
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Politics
Nobody can stop Tinubu’s inauguration – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to pray for the incoming administration to succeed in…
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Politics
Obi, LP not willing to pay required fees for exhibits’ certification – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accused the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and the party of being unwilling…
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Economy
North should forget politics, focus on agriculture, business -Former Minister
The immediate past chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe, has…
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Cover Story
10th NASS: Imposition unconstitutional, APC professionals tell Tinubu
A socio-political organisation within the All Progressives Congress under the aegis of Renewed Hope Professionals on Wednesday faulted the National…
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Economy
N1.8bn tramadol from India, Pakistan seized at Lagos Airport
The Nigeria Customs Service had intercepted and seized no fewer than 23 packages of tramadol worth N1.8 billion imported into…
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Metro News
Police brutalise Okada rider, seize motorcycle in Lagos
A yet-to-be-identified motorcyclist has been brutalised by policemen attempting to seize his motorcycle around Ogundele Street, Oja Oba in the…
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Politics
Hand over power to me, Ezekwesili urges Buhari
Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, on Wednesday, urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to ‘swiftly’ hand over…
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Court/Litigation
Peter Obi, Abure sponsored thugs to beat me in court – Lamidi Apapa
The embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa said the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi and…
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Foreign News
FG condemns attack on US consulate convoy in Anambra
The Federal Government has condemned the attack on the convoy of United States consulate workers in Ogbaru Local Government Area…
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Agency Report
Senate asks CBN to release $717.4m airlines trapped funds
The Senate, on Wednesday, passed a resolution calling on the Central Bank of Nigeria to release $717,478,606 in airline funds…
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Security
Gunmen kill one, abduct three in Kwara community
A five-man gang, suspected to be kidnappers, on Tuesday evening reportedly killed one person and abducted three others on Ijara/Isanlu…
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Politics
APC should have presented Osinbajo as candidate – Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, said the All Progressives…
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Politics
Why Tinubu met with Kwankwaso in France
Fresh facts emerged, on Tuesday, as to why the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, met separately with former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and…
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Metro News
Those killed in Anambra attack not Americans – US
The United States of America has said that none of its citizens was affected in the Tuesday Anambra attack on…
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Politics
Nigerian elected first black mayor in US municipal
A Nigerian, Yemi Mobolade, has been elected the mayor of Colorado Springs, a municipality in Colorado in the United States.…
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Sports
Arsenal prepare massive offer to sign Declan Rice from West Ham
Arsenal are putting together an offer worth a club-record £92 million for West Ham skipper Declan Rice. It is, however,…
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Agency Report
China govt fines comedy firm $2m for military joke
China on Wednesday slammed a comedy company with a 14.7 million Yuan ($2.13million) penalty, accusing it of “harming society’’ after…
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Security
Breaking: Four US officials killed in Anambra
Four persons suspected to be officials of the United States of America Embassy in Nigeria were feared killed following attack…
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Court/Litigation
Breaking: Court adjourns Obi’s petition against Tinubu till Friday
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned till Friday, May 19, the pre-hearing of the petition by the presidential candidate…
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Court/Litigation
Labour Party factions clash over seats in court
There was a mild drama at the presidential election petition court on Wednesday as the factional leaders clashed over seats.…
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Court/Litigation
Seun Kuti: Police now know how it feels being brutalized — Mr. Macaroni
Popular skit maker, Adebowale Debo Adedayo, also known as Mr Macaroni has reacted to the arrest of Afrobeats star, Seun…
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Incoming govt: US assures Tinubu of cordial relationship
United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has assured Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of a cordial working relationship between…
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Politics
Senate transmits independent candidacy bill to Buhari for assent
The Senate, on Tuesday, directed the Clerk of the National Assembly to transmit to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari…
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Politics
Senate Presidency: Support me with prayers, I see war out there – Akpabio
The Senate President candidate for the the 10th National Assembly under the ruling All Progressives Congress, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has…
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Economy
Delta gov presents N71bn supplementary budget to Assembly
The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, sent a supplementary appropriation bill of N71 billion to the state…
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Economy
Strengthen anti-corruption agencies, FG advises Tinubu
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, advised the incoming administration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to strengthen anti-corruption and reform-minded agencies…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: Live broadcast an abuse of court proceedings – Tinubu, Shettima
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, have urged the Presidential Election Petition Court to dismiss the…
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Agency Report
UN projects over $3bn for aid in Sudan
The United Nations said Wednesday that $3.03 billion would be needed to provide urgent aid to people in conflict-ravaged Sudan…
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Politics
Afenifere hails Tinubu’s peace moves to Bode George
Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, has commended the recent move made by some Yoruba elders to reconcile a chieftain of the…
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Politics
N’Assembly leadership: APC warns Akpabio, Abbas against upset
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, has advised the party’s endorsed aspirants for the National Assembly leadership…
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Metro News
Four killed as gunmen attack US Embassy officials
At least four staff members of the US Embassy in Nigeria on a humanitarian mission in Anambra State have been…
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Metro News
Man kills friend, steals his N100,000 in Adamawa
A man in Adamawa State has confessed to killing his friend and stealing his N100,000. The 34-year-old Inuwa Yunana of…
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Metro News
Guinness World Records releases new statement On Hilda Baci
Guinness World Records has released an official statement following the recent feat achieved by Nigerian chef Hilda Baci. Baci, a…
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Metro News
3 feared dead as Gov Umahi’s convoy rams into moving motorcycle in Ebonyi
No fewer than three persons who are indigenes of Ezza South Local Government Area, on Tuesday lost their lives after…
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Politics
10th NASS: We are not ingrates – Ohanaeze urges APC to ignore protests
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has again waded into the controversy over the zoning of principal…
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Education
IBB University to award 37 first-class degrees at Convocation
The Vice-Chancellor, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, IBBU, Lapai Niger State, Professor Abu Kasim Adamu has disclosed that the institution is…
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Top News
May 29: We will defend our democracy at all costs – Police
The Nigeria Police has said it is determined to defend the country’s democracy at all costs. Commissioner of Police, Kano…
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Politics
APC leaders meet to address NASS zoning crisis
The All Progressives Congress seems to be in the process of resolving the crisis that has erupted within the party…
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Court/Litigation
Assault: Court remands Seun Kuti, orders police to complete investigation in 48 hours
Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun has remanded the Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, for 48 hours in police custody for allegedly assaulting a…
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Top News
Hilda Baci gets N3.5m land gift in Akwa Ibom
Barely 24 hours after breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest hours of cooking, a real estate firm, In-Motions…
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Court/Litigation
Abba Kyari: Court bars lawyers, journalists from covering trial
Reporters covering the trial of the suspended DCP Abba Kyari and others were, on Tuesday, restricted from gaining access to…
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Agency Report
883 death penalties executed in 2022 globally – Amnesty International
The total number of known executions carried out around the world in 2022 rose by 53 per cent on the…
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Metro News
Ooni of Ife unveils latest wife, Olori Akinmuda
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has unveiled his latest wife, Opeoluwa Elizabeth Akinmuda. The king reportedly took…
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Politics
Tinubu holds peace talk with Kwankwaso in France
President-elect Bola Tinubu has met with Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, one of his opponents in the February 25, 2023 elections. Kwankwaso,…
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Metro News
May 29: Buhari has no bank account stashed with corrupt money – Garba Shehu
Garba Shehu, the Presidential spokesman said the President Muhammadu Buhari is above scandal, saying the President does not have any…
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Metro News
Why we handcuffed Seun Kuti — Police
The Lagos State Police Command, on Monday, explained why Afrobeat Musician, Seun Kuti, was handcuffed even though he turned himself…
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Court/Litigation
Police starved Seun Kuti, stopped wife from serving him meal – Lawyer
Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and counsel to Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat maestro, Fela Kuti, on…
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Politics
We’ve made no comment on NASS zoning – Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said Governors from North Central have not made any public statement on the zoning…
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Entertainment
Don’t make it a competition – Chef Tondon appeals to Nigerians
The current record holder for the longest cooking marathon, Chef Tata Tondon has appealed to Nigerians to maintain peace and…
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Foreign News
Dead woman wins local election in India
A woman won a local election in India almost two weeks after her death as supporters kept their pledge to…
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Court/Litigation
‘My sick wife begged me to kill her’, Man tells Cyprus court
A British pensioner accused of killing his terminally ill wife told a Cyprus court Monday he reluctantly ended her life…
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Court/Litigation
Police seek court order to remand Seun in custody
Seun, the son of music legend, late Fela Kuti, may remain in custody longer than expected as the Police, on…
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Politics
Buhari should stop Study Leave, others – Matawalle
GOVERNOR Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, yesterday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to prohibit ranking officials from going on leave before…
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Metro News
Over 40,000 people die annually in road accidents – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC said over 40,000 people die annually as a result of road traffic crashes in…
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Economy
NNPC to resume oil search in Lake Chad next week – Kyari
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) will resume oil search in Lake Chad next week, the Group Chief Executive…
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Politics
NASS leadership crisis deepens as N’Central govs reject Tinubu’s nominees
Governors in the North Central geopolitical zone have appealed to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to review its zoning arrangement…
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Metro News
Amotekun allegedly ‘torture’ teenager to death over N500 in Ondo
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps have allegedly tortured a 14-year-old boy…
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Top News
Incoming govt should prioritise reforms to restore nation – NBA
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has challenged the incoming administration of Sen. Bola Tinubu to introduce necessary reforms that would…
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Economy
Foundation for prosperous Nigeria has been set — Buhari
Urges Incoming and Returning Governors to have an instant pulse on the needs and challenges of the people Urges them to…
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Court/Litigation
EFCC seeks stay of execution of ruling on property, cash linked to Kogi Gov
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, filed a motion for stay of execution of the ruling by…
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Court/Litigation
Three sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery in Ekiti
An Ado-Ekiti State High Court in Ekiti State has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery. The…
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Economy
Jonathan commissions longest flyover in southeast
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has commended Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi for the exceptional transformation of the State. Former President Jonathan made the commendation while commissioning the…
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Agency Report
I had three children but left them in the bush – rescued Chibok girl
The Nigerian Army on Monday announced the rescue of another Chibok girl, Saratu Dauda, abducted with others at Government Girls Secondary School,…
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Economy
Customers with outstanding electricity bills can be disconnected after 12 days — NERC
Distribution Companies are allowed to disconnect customers who have not paid their electricity bills for at least 12 days, the…
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Court/Litigation
INEC, EFCC, others to discuss corruption in 2023 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have been listed among other panelists to discuss…
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Top News
US to impose visa ban on Nigerians undermining democracy
The United States Government has said it had taken steps to impose visa restrictions on specific individuals in Nigeria for…
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Metro News
Seun Kuti surrenders to Police in Lagos
Afrobeats singer Seun Kuti surrenders to Police in Lagos. The musician is presently in the custody of Police. Details later….
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Top News
Senate Indicts Justice Ministry Over N10.4bn Judgment Debt
The Senate has indicted the Ministry of Justice over failure to provide the details of how N10.4 billion judgment debt…
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Education
Senate Tackles UniAbuja, Unilorin, FUTA, Others Over N4.7bn ‘Fraud’
The Senate has ordered some federal universities to refund N4.7bn which they were said to have been mismanaged. This followed…
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Agency Report
Don’t use recalled Sex Enhancement Capsule, NAFDAC cautions men
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control Sunday warned users/consumers against the use of PrimeZen Black 6000mg,…
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Entertainment
Murphy Afolabi: Another Nollywood actor dies in US
Following the disturbing news on the death of popular Nollywood actors, Saint Obi and Murphy Afolabi, another actor, Chikezie Uwazie…
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Agency Report
Espionage charges: China jails US citizen for life
China has sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison for espionage, a court statement said Monday. John…
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Security
Boko Haram bombings, propaganda demoralised Nigerians — Buratai
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai, has said Nigerians already felt defeated psychologically by Boko Haram terrorist…
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Agency Report
Turkey ready for momentous runoff after election
Turkey braced Monday for its first election runoff after a night of high drama showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan edging…
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Politics
Senate presidency: 86 senators are with me – Akpabio
A former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said he expects the number of lawmakers supporting his…
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Economy
States paying outgoing govs jumbo pensions owe N3tn debt – DMO
•TUC warns govs to pay workers’ arrears, experts flay jumbo packages No fewer than 18 outgoing state governors will retire…
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Politics
Reconciliation: I bear no grudge against Tinubu – Bode George
*Vows to work for greater Lagos *Why we want Tinubu and Bode George reconciled —Olusi, APC leaders Following his prolonged…
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Economy
Suspend $800m loan to FG, SERAP tells World Bank
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the World Bank President, Mr David Malpass, to suspend any disbursement of the…
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Agency Report
EPL: Man City one win away from title after 3-0 win over Everton
Manchester City are one victory away from retaining the Premier League title after despatching relegation-threatened Everton at Goodison Park. Pep…
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Agency Report
Chelsea’s Women win third successive FA Cup
Sam Kerr was Chelsea’s matchwinner yet again as they wrapped up a third successive Women’s FA Cup title with victory…
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EPL: Arsenal’s title hope over
Arsenal’s fading title hopes were dealt a devastating blow after losing to Brighton to leave leaders Manchester City one win…
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Agency Report
Passport racketeering: 80 officers on trial, eight dismissed, says NIS
No fewer than 80 officers and men of the Nigerian Immigration Service have gone on trial for indulging in the…
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Metro News
Reconciliation: I’ll congratulate Tinubu if… — Bode George
The former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olabode George, has explained the reasons that would prompt him…
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Two businessmen excrete 193 cocaine pellets – NDLEA
Two businessmen who were arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for…
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Court/Litigation
Assault: Falana to defend Seun-Kuti, singer may turn self in Monday
Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana said on Sunday that Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, had sought his legal services following the…
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Metro News
Updated: Yoruba Nollywood actor, Murphy Afolabi, dies after bathroom fall
Barely 24 hours after the death of a popular Nollywood actor, Saint Obi, a Yoruba popular actor and filmmaker, Murphy…
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Entertainment
Assault: ‘I’ll give my full cooperation’ – Seun Kuti reacts as IG orders his arrest
Afrobeat artist, Seun Kuti has reacted to the order for his arrest by the Nigeria Police Force. DAILY POST reported…
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Entertainment
‘He tried to kill me’ – Seun Kuti opens up on why he slapped police officer in viral video
Grammy-nominated afrobeat artist, Seun Kuti has revealed why he slapped a police officer in a recent viral video. DAILY POST…
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Metro News
Tinubu’s allies, Bode George meet in Lagos
Political allies of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, met with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, leader in Lagos State, Chief…
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Metro News
Fire guts Agbeni market in Ibadan
A section of the popular Agbeni market in Ibadan Oyo State was in the early hours of sunday gutted by…
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Politics
Nobody stops inauguration of winners declared by INEC – Clerics
Country Director of Global Peace Foundation, Nigeria, Reverend John Joseph Hayab, has cautioned religious leaders to stop making statements that…
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Economy
Nigeria has capacity to grow daily oil production to 4m – Shell
• Praises NNPC over additional 35,000 barrels of crude recorded at Bonga The Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration &…
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Politics
APC releases Tinubu, Shetima pre-inauguration photographs
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the official pre-inauguration photographs of the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his vice,…
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Economy
FG can afford pay rise for workers – Festus Keyamo
The Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN has said the last-minute move by the administration…
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Court/Litigation
Prime suspects in Deborah’s murder at large – Police
One year after a female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, Deborah (Samuel) Yakubu, was killed…
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Agency Report
Militant group kills 33 in Burkina Faso
No less than 33 people were killed when gunmen opened fire on vegetable farmers in a jihadist-hit region of Burkina…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: PDP declares seven-day fast for Atiku’s victory
The Peoples Democratic Party National Chapel has declared a one-week fasting and prayer for its presidential candidate at the just-concluded…
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Economy
Customs seize 3,491 Tokunbo vehicles worth N2bn in 2 years
The Nigeria Customs Service has seized a total of 3,491 second-hand vehicles brought into the country illegally with duty paid…
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Top News
Nigeria spends N1m annually on each inmate – FG
The Federal Government says it spends N1 million annually to cater for each of the inmates at the correctional facilities…
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Metro News
Outrage as Seun Kuti slaps cop, IG orders singer’s arrest
Social media users on Saturday expressed outrage at the action of a popular singer, Seun Kuti, who was filmed assaulting…
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Politics
Obi vindicates Tinubu on presidential ambition
Not a few tongues wagged when a few months before the APC primaries last year, President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, visited President…
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Politics
Ambition: I am not in a hurry to become president, says Obi
The Labour Party presidential candidate during February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Friday, said he ‘must be” Nigeria’s president.…
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Naira rain as Yari buys 250 copies of Malami’s book for N250m
It was free flow of Naira on Thursday during the launch of a book written by Attorney General of the Federation…
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Foreign News
Kano man who married 46-year-old American woman he met on Instagram joins U.S. Army
Suleiman Isah, a Kano man who married an American citizen, Janine Reimann, has joined the United States (US) Army. On…
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Court/Litigation
Save me from diabolic wife, divorce-seeking man begs court in Oyo
A divorce-seeking man, Oyeyinka Adegoke, on Friday, pleaded with a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, to…
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Politics
Yari writes senators-elect, urges support for Tinubu
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, and one of the frontline aspirants in the race for Senate presidency in…
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Politics
Tinubu’s swearing-in can hold despite Tribunal cases – Elders Forum
The National President of the Patriotic Elders Forum of Nigeria, Bature AbdulAziz, has said the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, can take…
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Religion
No increase in Hajj fare, NAHCON tells intending pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria on Saturday assured intending pilgrims for the 2023 Hajj that there would not be…
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Metro News
Nollywood actor, Saint Obi, dies after protracted illness
Reports have emerged that popular Nigerian actor, Saint Obi, has passed on at the age of 57 after a protracted…
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Religion
Hajj: NAHCON begins pilgrims airlift May 25
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria on Saturday said the airlift of pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will…
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Religion
‘If you remove church, Nigeria ‘ll collapse’ — RCCG
…As Adeboye performs the dedication of ‘Jesus House’ building in Abuja The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has dedicated…
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Nigerians of my era made right choices of leaders — Obasanjo
…as Sanwo-Olu, IGP, others honor for nation building Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has put side by side, the performances of…
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Sports
EPL: Chelsea yet to secure home win in seven games, draw against Nottingham Forest
Taiwo Awoniyi scored twice as Nottingham Forest claimed a valuable point against Chelsea in their fight against Premier League relegation in…
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Court/Litigation
Two civil servants remanded for criminal conspiracy, forgery others in Niger
A Senior Magistrate Court has ordered two civil servants in the service of the Niger State government to be kept…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential tribunal: Igbos must prepare for the worst, we won’t be in opposition – Ohanaeze
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization, has urged Igbos to prepare their minds for the worst, following the Labour Party, LP,…
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Osun: Adeleke should not borrow to pay salaries – Don
An economist at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Dr. Tunji Ogunyemi has warned Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State against…
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Economy
No money laundering takes place without connivance of bank officials – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said some commercial bank officials are complicit in Nigeria’s money-related fraud. Also,…
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Adeleke is reliable, humble – Saraki celebrates Gov’s birthday
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State on his birthday. Saraki described Adeleke as…
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Sharia law won’t be incorporated into traffic regulations – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that Sharia law will not be introduced in the enforcement of traffic regulations.…
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Politics
10th NASS: Aggrieved APC aspirants plot to sponsor aspirant against party choice
Aspirants for the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly, who are aggrieved…
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Court/Litigation
She is my girlfriend, says Kwara doctor accused of raping nurse
The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr Paul Odama, on Friday, paraded a medical doctor, Ayodele Joseph, for allegedly sedating…
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Politics
How I will help Tinubu’s govt – Akpabio
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, and aspirant for the Senate President position, Godswil Akpabio, has he is committed to…
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Religion
NAHCON, Airlines agree fare for Hajj
The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), Zikrullah Hassan, has revealed the four local airlines to airlift Nigerian pilgrims…
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Metro News
‘IDAN’: All you need to know about trending Nigerian street slang
The hashtag ‘Idan’ is the latest Nigerian street slang that has been trending on social media for some days now.…
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Politics
Obaseki, may replace Tambuwal as govs forum chairman
There are indications that the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki may succeed his Sokoto State counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal, as the…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: You have 48hrs ultimatum to brief me, Lamidi Apapa tells Peter Obi’s lawyers
The factional leader of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, has given the legal counsels to the presidential candidate of the…
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Top News
May 29: Buhari vacates official residence, moves to Glass House
With 17 days to the end of his regime, the President Muhammadu Buhari has moved out of his official residence…
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Metro News
Buhari reportedly grants Emefiele overseas study leave
Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has reportedly been granted study leave by President Muhammadu Buhari.…
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Court/Litigation
Nurse raped by Kwara doctor narrates ordeal
A Nurse and victim of rape by CMD in Kwara state have disclosed how she trapped the Doctor who sedated…
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Metro News
Only 33% children have birth certificates in Nigeria — UNICEF
…Any child not registered is a lost child, without nationality, says NPC …Census will be outdated if Nigeria gets it…
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Court/Litigation
EFCC warns banks’ compliance officers against sharp practices
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned financial institutions and compliance officers to be diligent and avoid being…
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Court/Litigation
Stop Tinubu’s swearing-in, five FCT residents urge court
A suit demanding an order to discontinue the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29 has been filed…
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Metro News
FG to stop feeding state inmates in 2024
The Federal Government has said it would stop feeding state offenders in custodial centres across the country from January 1,…
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Politics
I ‘must be’ President of Nigeria – Peter Obi
The Labour Party presidential candidate during February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Friday, said he ‘must be” Nigeria’s president.…
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Court/Litigation
NBC to appeal judgment barring it from imposing fines
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it will appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja nullifying its powers…
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Politics
I’m sorry we admitted charlatans, dubious people into Labour Party – Abure
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Comrade Julius Abure, has apologized to the party faithful that the party…
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Economy
Telcos to disconnect banks over N120bn USSD debt
There are very strong indications that from 7.00pm tonight bank customers will not be able to access online banking transactions…
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Top News
Pilot to pay $36,496 as fine for inviting friend into cockpit in India
India’s aviation regulator on Friday imposed a fine of 3 million rupees (36,496 million dollars) on Air India. The airline…
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Top News
Buhari salutes NYSC at 50, praises Gowon for vision
President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, for the wisdom of setting up the…
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Agency Report
2-day old baby dumped at Edo IDP camp
The management of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp, in Uhogua, near Benin, says an unknown person has dumped a…
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Sports
Top 10 finish for Chelsea possible – Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard says his struggling Chelsea stars will “play for pride” as they look to salvage a top-10 finish in…
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Security
13,900 died of US gun violence in four months
Americans and immigrants who died of gun violence in the United States this year were more than 13,900, as shootings…
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Court/Litigation
Tenant kills landlady over electricity bill in Lagos
A 46-year-old tenant, Usman Hammed, on Thursday appeared in an Ogudu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly assaulting his…
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Politics
I didn’t lose 2023 Presidential election – Atiku
…as Wike, G-5 colleagues shun party Govs. Award ceremony The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023…
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Sports
FIFA U17 World Cup: Nigeria dropped as Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Mali to represent Africa
Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco and Mali will represent Africa at the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup. The four sides sealed…
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Health
WHO ranks Nigeria 2nd highest in maternal deaths worldwide
As 152m babies born preterm in 10 years – Report Nigeria is now second highest among countries with a high number…
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Security
Customs intercept sack of military uniforms from Niger
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B Kaduna, said that it intercepted a sack of military uniforms and…
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Politics
10th NASS: APC moves to pacify aggrieved aspirants
The All Progressives Congress on Thursday began negotiations with Senators contesting the Presidency of the Senate for the 10th National…
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Politics
Buhari, Osinbajo, govs get N651m hardship allowance
As many Nigerians continue to wallow in hardship, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, state…
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Metro News
Naked man found dead inside car in Lagos
Residents and passers-by around Isheri, Olowora Road, Ojodu Berger in Lagos woke up on Thursday to behold a strange scene…
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Metro News
Tinubu celebrates, rains accolades on Afenifere leader, Fasoranti on 97th birthday
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has rained accolades on the leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti,…
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Metro News
I’ll prioritise Osun residents’ welfare – Adeleke
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has promised to use his authority as the helmsman for the state to improve the…
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Court/Litigation
EFCC arraigns fake American engineer over €120,150 fraud
…remands suspect in EFCC custody pending bail decision on May 17 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arraigned…
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Economy
Buhari’s $800 million fresh loan good for country – Don
Prof. Lai Olurode, erstwhile Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, says the fresh loan facility being…
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Court/Litigation
Suspected Internet fraudster disguises as female to evade arrest
· Arrested alongside 32 others An attempt by a suspected internet fraudster to disguise as a female to evade arrest…
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Metro News
US accuses South Africa of arming Russia
The United States of America, USA’s envoy to South Africa, on Thursday, accused the country of having provided military support…
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Court/Litigation
Nnamdi Kanu may die in custody, Ozekhome tells S’Court
Nnamdi Kanu’s Senior Counsel, Mike Ozekhome has told the Supreme Court that he is scared that the leader of the…
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Court/Litigation
Supreme Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s case until Sept. 14
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned hearing in the suit filed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu…
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Top News
Why FG approved contracts 18 days to handover – Minister
The Federal Government has explained why the Federal Executive Council has approved multibillion naira contracts barely 18 days to the…
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Politics
May 29: Peter Obi’s request unconstitutional; Tinubu must be sworn in — LP’s Lamidi Apapa
The Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party has distanced itself from the calls for an interim government and the…
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Metro News
Court remands CMD in Kwara for allegedly raping patient
A magistrate’s court sitting in Ilorin has remanded the Chief Medical Director, CMD, of Ayodele Hospital, Dr. Ayodele Joseph, for…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential Poll: PEPC adjourns Atiku’s petition till May 18
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned further proceedings on the joint petition the Peoples…
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Politics
To defeat Tinubu, you need to study him, not insult, Reno tells PDP
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has urged handlers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to diligently study President-elect, Bola Tinubu…
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Court/Litigation
Atiku arrives court for hearing of his petition against Tinubu
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, stormed the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in…
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Sports
UCL: Dzeko scores as Inter thrash AC Milan 2-0 in first leg semi-final tie
Early goals from Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan put Inter Milan in firm control of their Champions League semi-final with…
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Security
Police neutralize 5 IPOB, ESN members, recover rocket launchers, charms, others in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Operatives, have neutralized five criminal suspects allegedly belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and…
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Politics
World leaders to grace Tinubu’s inauguration – Transition panel
Ahead of the May 29 handover ceremony to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, letters have…
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Agency Report
I’ll end Russia-Ukraine war in 24hrs as US President, says Trump
Former President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, said despite the strength of Russia and Ukraine, he would…
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Education
UBEC laments as 25 States failed to access N46b basic education’s fund in 2022
he Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) yesterday said over N46.2 billion matching grants for the development of public primary and…
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Economy
Dangote, Elumelu eulogise NNPCL’s outstanding performance
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has performed, eminent businessmen Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Mr. Tony Elumelu have said. Africa’s richest man…
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Security
Lagos arraigns Eze Ndigbo for terrorism, trial commences July 4
The Lagos State Government has arraigned the Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate in Lagos, Frederick Nwajago, for alleged terrorism. He…
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Politics
NASS Leadership: Dissent in APC, aspirants demand fresh zoning formula
•APC zoning creating tension, cannot guarantee unity, Izunaso warns •North-Central Senators write APC chairman, decry zoning exclusion Aspirants for the…
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Metro News
Alaafin stool: Nine royal families protest exclusion from selection process
Nine royal families which were excluded from the selection process of a new Alaafin have protested their exclusion from the…
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Court/Litigation
Court stops NBC from imposing fines on broadcast stations
A Federal High Court, Abuja has stopped the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from further imposing fines on broadcast stations in the country.…
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Metro News
Peter Obi condemns social media attacks on Pastor Adeboye
…distances self, Obedients from campaign of calumny against cleric The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP in the 2023…
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Court/Litigation
EFCC arrests, detains Ex-Power Minister, Sale Mamman over N22bn fraud
A former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Competent sources…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential Poll: Court adjourns Obi’s petition against Tinubu till May 17
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPC, sitting in Abuja has deferred further proceedings on the petition the candidate of the…
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Politics
10th NASS: S’West Govs reject zoning formula for leadership positions
—- Says it’s skewed, unworkable, would reinforce injustice, enhance inequity —Ask Party’s NWC to follow the path of purity, Justice…
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Court/Litigation
Shell wins Niger Delta oil spill case in UK
The United Kingdom Supreme Court has ruled in favour of leading British multinational oil and gas company, Shell on Wednesday…
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Metro News
Seven die, scores hospitalised after drinking tea at Kano wedding
No fewer than seven people have been reported dead while several others hospitalised after drinking tea suspected to have been…
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Court/Litigation
A Nigerian, Eze Arinze, scammed victims from 13 countries $382,000 – Witness
A prosecution witness, Ogunjobi Olalekan, has narrated how a suspect, Eze Harrison Arinze, received $382,000 worth of bitcoins from his…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal: Obi, LP support Atiku’s request for live broadcast of proceedings
The Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have supported the request by the Peoples Democratic Party and its…
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Top News
Tinubu jets out of Nigeria today
Two weeks after he returned to the country from a three-country which saw him visiting London, Saudi Arabia and Paris,…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential Poll Tribunal: I’ll respond to Atiku’s request for live broadcast – Tinubu
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja that he will respond to…
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Metro News
Truck crushes US returnee to death in Lagos
A yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man on Friday, May 5, met his untimely death after he was crushed by a moving truck…
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Court/Litigation
S’Court verdict: Buhari, Tinubu congratulate Adeleke
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which on March 24 affirmed…
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Court/Litigation
Court dismisses APP’s petition against Tinubu
The Presidential Election Petition Court has dismissed the petition by the Action People’s Party which challenged the victory of the…
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Court/Litigation
Trump guilty of sexual abuse, to pay $5m as damages – Jury
A jury has found that former US President Donald Trump sexually abused writer Jean Carroll, Daily Mail reports. The panel…
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Top News
Otedola angry over Transcorp deal, Elumelu keeps mum
Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, on Tuesday, said his offer to buy Nigerian conglomerate, Transnational Corporation Plc, for N250bn was rejected.…
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Court/Litigation
Lagos bishop raped me twice –Female pastor
A 23-year-old student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko in Akure Ondo State, (names withheld) on Tuesday, narrated to an…
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Security
Nigeria loses over $200bn national assets to terrorism, militancy – FG
The National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno, has expressed concern over the spate of attacks on critical national assets…
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Education
Sudan: JAMB to support evacuated Nigerian students
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it would ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into…
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Court/Litigation
Accept Adeleke’s victory, Oyetola tells Osun APC
Former Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has accepted Tuesday’s ruling of the Supreme Court which upheld the election of Senator Ademola…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential poll: We will consider PDP, LP’s live broadcast request – Tribunal
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Tuesday gave an indication that it would consider the prayer of the Peoples Democratic…
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Politics
Supreme Court: I will be driven by God’s fear in governing Osun – Adeleke
Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has assured he will be driven by the fear of God in governing the State. Adeleke, while reacting…
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Top News
WhatsApp users can now use same account on multiple phones – Meta
The CEO of Meta, the parent company of the popular messaging app, WhatsApp, Mark Zuckerberg, has announced a new update…
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WhatsApp launches payment within app in Singapore
Following the launch in India and Brazil, WhatsApp is reportedly launching making payments within a chat in Singapore. The tech…
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Court/Litigation
Adeleke wins at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court in Abuja has declared Governor Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the July 16 governorship election in…
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Court/Litigation
Adeleke, Oyetola besiege Supreme Court for verdict on Osun Gov dispute
upporters of Osun Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke and his immediate predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola have besieged the premises of the Supreme Court in…
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Politics
10th NASS: Kalu dumps Speakership ambition, accepts APC nomination
One of the candidates for the seat of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Tuesday, withdrew from the Speakership…
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Court/Litigation
PEPC: Many agreements broken during elections – Atiku’s counsel
The counsel for the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the ongoing presidential election petition proceedings,…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential tribunal adjourns Atiku’s petition to Thursday
The Presidential Election Petition Court has adjourned to Thursday, May 11, 2023, the continuation of the pre-hearing of the petition…
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Politics
Reports Obi visited me for reconciliation inappropriate, diversionary — Soyinka
Playwright, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has termed as inappropriate and diversionary media reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party…
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Court/Litigation
Adeleke, Oyetola hopeful as Supreme Court delivers judgment today
The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State have expressed hope for victory as the Supreme…
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Metro News
IPOB declares May 30 sit-at-home to honour fallen heroes
The Indigenous People of Biafra has declared May 30 as a day for sit-at-home in the South-East to honour its…
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Politics
Osun Speakership tussle tears PDP chieftains apart
As the race for leadership of the Osun State House of Assembly hots up, some first-timers in the parliament are…
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Metro News
Obasanjo, Sultan, others laud Iwuanyanwu’s choice as Ohanaeze leader
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar and Oranto Petroleum Chief Executive Prince Arthur Eze have joined other…
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Politics
Lay down your arms, support Tinubu, Ooni advises Atiku, Obi supporters
To the OONI of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Nigerians, irrespective of party affiliations, should support the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed…
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Politics
10th NASS: S’East will be rewarded for sacrificing Senate Presidency to S’South – Umahi
Ebonyi Governor David Umahi has assured the President-elect, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu will compensate the Southeast with other tangible positions for sacrificing…
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Sports
EPL: Everton escape relegation with 5-1 stunning victory over Brighton
Everton produced a superb display of counter-attacking to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone with a stunning victory…
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Education
69-year-old man sits for 2023 UTME, chooses to study medicine
A 69-year-old man named Babatunde Fabiyi was part of the candidates who wrote the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, with…
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Politics
FULL LIST: 72 non-serving senators endorse Akpabio for Senate presidency
As the race for the 10th Senate presidency gets ‘tougher’, 72 non-serving senators have endorsed former Minister of Niger Delta…
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Economy
BRICS: IMF, World Bank promoting dollar dominance in Nigeria, says Falana
Rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has accused the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank of…
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Education
UNIABUJA appoints youngest professor of law as DVC
The Governing Council of the University of Abuja has approved the appointment of the youngest professor of law in Nigeria…
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Politics
FULL LIST: APC NWC reveals zoning formula for National Assembly seats
The All Progressives Congress National Working Committee has nominated Godswill Akpabio and Abass Tajudeen as the next Senate President and…
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Economy
Excitement as Obaseki okays 13th month salary for Edo workers
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has on Monday approved the payment of 13th month’s salary to the state’s civil…
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Politics
Why I visited Soyinka – Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Sunday visited nobel laureate Wole Soyink. Sharing photos of the…
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Politics
Protest as North-West backs Akpabio for Senate presidency
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in the North-Central have protested against an alleged exclusion of the zone from the…
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Metro News
10th NASS: Akpabio visits Ooni of Ife, seeks royal blessings
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has paid a courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi.…
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Court/Litigation
Court remands landlord for beating female tenant in Lagos
A 48-year-old Lagos landlord, Kehinde Davies, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogba, for allegedly beating…
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Court/Litigation
Tribunal postpones hearing of Atiku, APM petitions against Tinubu’s victory
The presidential election petitions tribunal has postponed the Atiku Abubakar and Allied Peoples Movement petitions hearing. On Monday, Justice Haruna…
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Politics
Tinubu: With God’s help, Nigeria will prosper again – Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said the President-elect, Bola Tinubu,…
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Agency Report
Court sentences 25-year-old for sheep theft in Plateau
An Area Court in Jos on Monday sentenced Emmanuel Christopher, 25, to one month for stealing a sheep. The Judge,…
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Court/Litigation
Alleged N6.9bn fraud: Absence of Obanikoro stalls Fayose’s trial
The trial of former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose before a Federal High Court Lagos, was stalled on Monday, following the absence of…
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Agency Report
PEPC: Atiku, PDP seek live broadcast of court proceedings
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has approached the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) seeking…
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Court/Litigation
Election tribunal: List of presiding justices unveiled
As the Presidential Petition Court begins sitting today, the names of the Justices who will be presiding over the various…
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Politics
Action Alliance (AA) withdraws petition against President-elect, Tinubu
The Action Alliance has withdrawn its petition against the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. This action was taken at the ongoing pre-hearing…
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Court/Litigation
Supreme Court to deliver judgement on Osun gov election Tomorrow
The Supreme Court will on Tuesday give its verdict on the appeal brought before it by the immediate past governor…
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Agency Report
Russia will be defeated ‘as Nazism was’, Ukraine President, Zelensky vows
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday vowed that Russian forces would be defeated in Ukraine like Nazi Germany was beaten in…
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Sports
Osimhen: From Lagos street hawker to Serie A goal king
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen’s goals fired Napoli to their third Serie A triumph after 33 years. Here, ‘TANA AIYEJINA takes…
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Agency Report
NDLEA intercepts 21,800 tramadol tablets, others in Adamawa, Edo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has intercepted 21,800 tablets of tramadol in Adamawa and Edo. This is…
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Court/Litigation
Osun guber poll: Supreme Court to hear Oyetola’s appeal today
A panel of the Supreme Court will today (Monday) hear the appeal of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress…
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Politics
Peter Obi visits Soyinka one month after clash with Obidients
The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Sunday, paid a courtesy visit to the Nobel laureate, Prof Wole…
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Politics
Presidential election tribunal commences pre-hearing today
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal Abuja will today begin pre-hearing in the petitions challenging the outcome of the February 25…
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Politics
Submit Asset Declaration Forms before May 29, CCB tells Tinubu, others
•Asset declaration ongoing in 36 states, no swearing-in without form submission – CCB •Bureau says defaulters risk removal from office,…
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Top News
New dawn for Nigeria under Tinubu – Actress Toyin Abraham
Popular actress Toyin Abraham-Ajeyemi is optimistic Nigerians will witness a new dawn under the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. …
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Agency Report
Man United goalkeeper error hands West Ham 1-0 win
A howler from David de Gea gifted West Ham victory over Manchester United to boost their chances of Premier League…
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Agency Report
Arsenal keep EPL title hope alive with 2-0 win over Newcastle
Mikel Arteta‘s side, who have played one game more than the champions, responded superbly to the pressure exerted by Manchester…
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Metro News
Man beats wife to death in Adamawa
A man in Adamawa State, Aminu Abubakar, has been arrested by the Police for allegedly beating his wife to death. Abubakar…
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Agency Report
Arsenal keep EPL title hope alive with 2-0 win over Newcastle
Mikel Arteta‘s side, who have played one game more than the champions, responded superbly to the pressure exerted by Manchester…
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Top News
Panic as Max Air plane crash-lands at Abuja airport
A Max Air aircraft reportedly conveying passengers from Adamawa State crash-landed upon getting to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja…
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Politics
10th NASS: APC NWC approves consensus zoning arrangement tomorrow
The National Working Committee(NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will on Monday meet to ratify the zoning arrangement…
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Agency Report
Cancer battle: ‘I was erroneously put in near fatal coma’ – Diezani
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has opened up on her battle with breast cancer in the United…
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Economy
Buhari sets to commission Dangote Refinery May 22
Efforts by the federal government to make the country self-sufficient in local refining of crude oil to save the scarce…
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Economy
Nigeria, Benin, Niger, Togo power consumers owe Discos N1.4tn
Eleven power distribution companies have lost over N1.4tn in revenue to the non-payment of electricity bills by Nigerians and consumers…
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Agency Report
Breastfed babies have little risk to diabetes, other diseases – Nutritionist
A nutritionist, Ms Uju Onuorah, says breastfed babies have a lower risk of type one diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and obesity…
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Economy
Economy: Tinubu may consider Oronsaye report, merge govt agencies
Indications have emerged that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, will take tough decisions when he assumes duty in order to revive…
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Court/Litigation
Court orders final forfeiture of N293m, lands recovered from Nigerian Army’s General
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N293 million, six parcels…
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Cover Story
How late President Yar’Adua died while I went to break fast – Ex-first lady Turai
•’My politics also died when Umaru died’ On the 13th memorial of the death of former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, his…
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Economy
ANAN already ruling Africa, we can rule the world — new President
Unveils ANAN Club for varsities, polytechnics ‘Petrol subsidy removal should be gradual’ Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN, recently…
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Metro News
10-year-old boy kills friend with grandfather’s gun in Bayelsa
The riverside town of Otuan in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was, yesterday, thrown into confusion when a…
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Security
Nine dead after shooting rampage at Texas mall
A man went on a rampage at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday, shooting dead eight people and wounding several…
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Politics
Coronation: I look forward to further engagements with Britain – Tinubu
Senator Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, has congratulated Prince Charles on his coronation as King of England, saying he looks forward…
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Politics
Tinubu’s cabinet: I’m not lobbying to become Chief of Staff — El-Rufai
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dispelled the rumours of him jostling to become Chief of Staff in President-elect,…
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Politics
10th NASS : Yari talks tough, says Tinubu can’t decide Senate President
Former Zamfara State governor and Senator-elect, Abdul’Aziz Yari, has refused the persuasion of President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to step down for…
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Entertainment
‘Invest in your appearance instead of buying cars’ — Daniel Regha hits Portable
A popular Twitter critic, Daniel Regha has hit street rapper Portable, as he advised him to invest in his appearance…
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Politics
NASS leadership: PDP senators-elect reject Akpabio
The aspiration of the annointed candidate for the office of the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly, Senator Godswill…
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Politics
Handover process to begin May 22 – Presidential Transition Council
The Presidential Transition Council says President Muhammadu Buhari would formally begin transfer of power process on 22 May 2023. The…
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Agency Report
Yar’Adua not corrupt, he was simple – Wife, Turai
About 13 years after the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, his wife Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua has spoken on life…
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Top News
Coronation: King Charles III crowned at Westminster Abbey
Praises and A new British monarch, King Charles III, for the first time in seven decades, has been formally crowned.…
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Sports
I won’t take interim manager’s job again in future – Lampard
Chelsea’s caretaker boss, Frank Lampard has said he would not take up a job similar to interim manager again in…
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Sports
Osimhen not for sale this summer, Napoli tell Chelsea, Man Utd, PSG
Napoli president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, has said he won’t sell Victor Osimhen in the summer transfer window. Bayern Munich, PSG,…
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Agency Report
‘Not My King,’ Anti-monarchy protest rocks King Charles III coronation
Anti-monarchist protesters have staged demonstrations in central London ahead of King Charles III coronation. According to reports, the activists from…
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Agency Report
Egypt sends back 700 Nigerians to Sudan over lack of travel documents – Report
No fewer than 700 stranded Nigerians were sent back to Sudan by Egyptian authorities for lack of travel documents. Two of the…
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Court/Litigation
Ohanaeze carpets FG as UK jails Ekweremadu, wife
A former three-term Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, 60, was on Friday jailed in the United Kingdom for…
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Metro News
Teenager kills father with pestle for beating his mother in Abuja
Men of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested a 16-year-old boy, Emmanuel John, over the killing of his…
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Politics
APC, Tinubu settle for Akpabio as Senate President, Abbas, Speaker
The ruling All Progressives Congress and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, may have adopted a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs,…
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Top News
May 29 transition: Aso Villa set for new look as FG begins renovation
President’s office, residence, Council Chamber wear new coats of paint Buhari’s successor to determine furniture as SGF panel handles renovation…
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Interview
Interview: I won’t renounce citizenship again despite Tinubu’s victory – Ojikutu
Former deputy governor of Lagos State during the Michael Otedola administration, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, tells DANIEL AYANTOYE how her relationship with the…
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Economy
512 Nigerians to be probed for ‘fraudulent’ exam results – UK nursing council
The registration of a total of 512 nurses and midwives, around five per cent on the register of the Nursing…
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Court/Litigation
I feel guilty my parents were convicted because of me – Ekweremadu’s daughter Sonia
Sonia, the daughter of embattled former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu said she feels guilty that her parents were convicted…
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Metro News
Lagos : What happened at Alaba market today not fire incident – Police
Police in Lagos State on Friday dismissed reports that the popular Alaba International Market at Ojo area of the state…
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Politics
I will follow Umar Yar’adua’s footsteps as president – Tinubu
President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has hailed the contribution of late President Umaru Yar’Adua to Nigeria’s democracy, saying he would follow the…
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Court/Litigation
Organ harvest: King Charles may pardon Ekweremadu – Lawyer
On the occasion of the new British monarch coronation ceremony slated for tomorrow (Saturday), King Charles III may pardon embattled…
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Security
All Nigerians safely evacuated from Sudan – FG
*As another set of 130 evacuees arrive in the country The federal government, Friday, said it has successfully evacuated all…
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Health
Over 30 minutes phone call links to high blood pressure risk – Study
Talking on a mobile for 30 minutes or more per week is linked with a 12 percent increased risk of…
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Agency Report
2.1bn fraud: Maina’s conviction stands, Appeal Court rules
The Court of Appeal on Friday in Abuja upheld the judgment of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court…
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Agency Report
Rerun election: Doguwa wins as Appeal Court dismisses NNPP’s suit for lacking in merit
The Court of Appeal in Kano on Friday struck out an appeal filed by the New Nigeria People’s Party and…
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Agency Report
Trump’s supporters, four Proud Boys found guilty of US Capitol riot
Five members of the far-right Proud Boys, including former leader Enrique Tarrio, face decades in prison after being found guilty…
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Health
COVID-19 has come to stay – WHO
The Covid-19 pandemic, which killed millions of people and wreaked economic and social havoc, has come to stay as it…
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Health
COVID-19 has come to stay – WHO
The Covid-19 pandemic, which killed millions of people and wreaked economic and social havoc, has come to stay as it…
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Court/Litigation
Ekweremadu: ‘I’m scared, can’t return to Nigeria’, Victim begs for stay in UK
David Nwamini, the would-be kidney donor in the organ trafficking case that sent Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, to jail, has…
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Court/Litigation
Ekweremadus’ jail term: All you need to know
A UK court on Friday jailed Nigeria’s former deputy Senate president for nine years and eight months, following his landmark…
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Sports
Brighton loss: ‘We’ll seal top four spot’, Ten Hag assures fans
Erik ten Hag insists Manchester United’s last-gasp defeat at Brighton will not derail their bid to qualify for the Champions…
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Top News
Why Biden, Meghan, Putin, others will miss King Charles’ coronation
United States President Joe Biden will not attend King Charles’ coronation in Westminster Abbey, London, England, on Saturday. Biden told…
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Court/Litigation
Ataga’s murder: Your confessional statement voluntary, court tells Chidinma
A Lagos High Court, sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, yesterday, admitted the two handwritten statements made by Chidinma Ojukwu, the…
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Agency Report
FRSC not a revenue generating agency — Public Education Officer
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said the agency remained a safety corps and not a revenue generating agency.…
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Politics
Polls: We stand with Obi to reclaim ‘stolen mandate’ — Apapa-led LP faction
The Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party, LP, yesterday, said it stands in solidarity with Peter Obi, presidential candidate…
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Agency Report
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes central Japan
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck central Japan on Friday, forcing the suspension of bullet train services, but no tsunami warning…
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Agency Report
We’ll reform judiciary for better service delivery —Tinubu
…Says Wike is fighting corruption by improving judges, others’ welfare. President-elect, Bola Tinubu, yesterday said his government would do a…
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Court/Litigation
Ekweremadus know fate today
…as kinsmen, parliaments, beneficiaries plead for mercy AHEAD of today’s sentencing of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his…
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Metro News
Vehicles with faded number plates security risk – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps says it will continue to apprehend motorists with faded vehicle number plates because they are…
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Agency Report
Pomp, protests as UK holds first coronation in 70 years
Britain’s first coronation in 70 years takes place on Saturday, with Charles III crowned king in an elaborate Christian ceremony…
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Economy
Kwara opens attendance register for workers over lateness
The Kwara State Head of Service, Mrs Susan Oluwole, has vowed to henceforth apply stiff penalty against any government worker…
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Metro News
Azman, Max airlines to join Air Peace in evacuating stranded Nigerian students in Egypt today
All stranded Nigerians in Port Sudan and Egypt are expected to arrive on Friday (today), The NEWS FLASH learnt. The…
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Education
Over 90% of private school teachers in South-West not qualified – TRCN
The regulatory body for the teaching profession in Nigeria, the Teachers Registration Council, Thursday claimed that over 90 per cent…
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Economy
Steer clear of mining sites, FG warns traditional rulers
The Federal Government, on Thursday, warned traditional rulers nationwide to steer clear of mining sites, saying those locations belong to…
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Top News
Two more Chibok girls rescued to make 125 in total as 94 others remain unaccounted for
Two more girls abducted from Chibok Local Government Area, Borno State, by Boko Haram in April 2014 have been rescued…
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Sports
Be patient, we’ll fix it, Boehly tells Chelsea fans
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has called for fans to be patient as the project at the club is long-term. The…
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Politics
Why I was absent at Tinubu’s commissioning of Rivers project – Tonye Cole
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers state, Tonye Cole, has justified why he was absent…
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Top News
African immigrants struggle to pay bills in UK as inflation soars – Report
A new report has revealed that African immigrants in the United Kingdom are struggling to pay bills as they are…
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Economy
Project: I don’t owe you, lobby me to pay, Tinubu tells Wike
…As Wike demands refund on federal roads built by Rivers govt President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said Federal Government, under…
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Top News
King Charles’ coronation: UK to deploy 11,000 Police officers
More than 11,000 police officers will patrol London’s streets for King Charles’ coronation on Saturday, the biggest ceremonial event staged…
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Politics
‘Stop monumental atrocities, act sincerely’ – APC advises Tambuwal
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State has advised the outgoing People’s Democratic party (PDP) administration in the state…
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Economy
NLC, TUC kick as Senate okays FG’s N22.7trn ‘Ways and Means’
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, yesterday, picked holes in the Senate’s approval of…
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Metro News
Sudan: We were sexually harassed, paid to urinate — Nigerian students recount ordeal
Returnee Nigerian students who were airlifted back to Nigeria from Egypt, have recounted their ordeal, alleging that some females were…
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Security
Terrorism: Senate proposes life jail for unlawful explosives maker
The Senate on Wednesday passed the bill recommending life imprisonment without an option of fine for unlawful explosives manufacturers in…
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Security
Sudan: First batch of Nigerian evacuees arrive Abuja
The first batch of Nigerians returning from Sudan has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. The 376 returnees, who…
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Agency Report
US Republicans subpoena FBI over unverified Biden allegation
US Republicans subpoenaed the Federal Bureau of Intelligence on Wednesday for a document they said details an “alleged criminal scheme”…
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Security
Police arrest twins for cultism in Osun
The Osun State Police Command on Wednesday paraded a set of twins, Taiwo and Kehinde Adeleke, and seven other suspects…
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Security
Sudan: Nigerian evacuees return, get N100,000 each
Nigerian evacuees from Sudan on Thursday receive the sum of N100,000 each upon their return to the country. Additional to…
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Metro News
Doguwa: Murder trial shouldn’t scuttle my bid for Speakership
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhasan Doguwa, on Wednesday hit back at his critics, stressing that any…
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Agency Report
How Nigerian women working in Iraq are being exploited – NAPTIP DG
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi, has said that Nigerian…
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Metro News
I buy human legs for N20,000 – Suspected Ogun ritualist
A 35-year-old suspected ritualist, Ifasoji Ayangbesan, has confessed that he bought a pair of fresh human legs at the rate…
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Politics
Align with Apapa, lose your seats, LP tells elected members
The Labour Party (LP) leadership crisis escalated further yesterday with the Julius Abure and Lamidi Apapa groups holding separate National…
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Agency Report
Food prices continue to rise in March – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said that prices of food items such as yam, beans and beef witnessed increases in March.…
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Court/Litigation
Senate pleads clemency for Ekweremadu, wife ahead May 5 sentencing
The Senate has joined prominent Nigerians and parliamentary institutions to urge the United Kingdom Government to grant former Deputy Senate…
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Politics
APC NWC meets today over zoning of NASS leadership positions
The All Progressives Congress National Working Committee will today meet on the zoning of the National Assembly leadership positions in…
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Agency Report
UK Police arrest man for throwing ‘shotgun cartridges’ into Buckingham Palace
Police in London on Tuesday arrested a man allegedly armed with a knife and accused of throwing suspected shotgun cartridges…
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Top News
Official visit: Excitement as Tinubu lands in Rivers
The President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Port-Harcourt, Rivers state capital for a two-day official visit. His plane landed at exactly…
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Top News
Buhari off to UK today ahead of King Charles’ coronation ceremony
The President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Wednesday for London, United Kingdom, to participate in the Coronation ceremony of King…
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Politics
No end in sight to Labour Party crisis
Labour Party is bedeviled by a crisis that may destabilise the party and prevent it from pursuing its cases in…
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Security
Sudan: How Nigerian security used Egyptian Contacts to perfect evacuation plans – Report
Details emerged on Tuesday on how Nigeria secured a passage through the Egyptian borders for Nigerian citizens fleeing escalating hostilities…
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Economy
Passports: Only few corrupt officials undermine the process – Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says few corrupt officials are undermining efforts of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at…
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Court/Litigation
Ekweremadu: Temper justice with mercy, HoR begs UK govt
The House of Representatives has appealed and urged the Central Criminal Court and the government of the United Kingdom to…
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Health
Indomie Special Chicken Flavour not registered by NAFDAC — DG
Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, yesterday, gave more details on…
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Metro News
13,000 Nigerians benefited from flood relief interventions — FG
The Federal Government says over 13,000 Nigerians benefited from its various flood relief interventions across the affected States in the…
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Economy
Deadly noodles: NAFDAC takes probe to factories, markets
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Tuesday said it was extending its investigation of Indomie…
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Metro News
Jealous woman kills pregnant co-wife in Lagos
A 42-year-old woman, Fatima Rahman, from Chad Republic has been remanded to the Ikoyi Custodial Centre for the alleged murder…
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Politics
Controversial Adawama REC detained, insists Binani won poll
The police, on Tuesday, began grilling the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, at the Force Headquarters in…
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Politics
My change agenda is delivered – Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, in Abuja, said his regime had delivered change to Nigerians, especially…
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Court/Litigation
Tinubu’s victory: Legal battle begins Monday as tribunal hears petitions
The Presidential Election Petitions Court has fixed Monday for the hearing of the petitions challenging the declaration of the All…
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Uncategorized
N30bn suit: Court grants ARCON power to summon Meta
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, leave to serve writ of…
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Security
Why Nigerians are still stranded in Sudan – HoR Speaker
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has explained why the evacuation of Nigerians from crisis-torn Sudan is hampered. He said the evacuation is fraught with…
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Top News
Wike declares holiday for Tinubu’s visit
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has declared Wednesday, May 3 a public holiday to enable residents give the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
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Metro News
I was not arrested, detained by UK authorities – Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has opened up on his experience with immigration officers at the Heathrow…
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Economy
Allocate oil blocks in Gombe, Bauchi, others to Niger Delta indigenes, IYC tells FG
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide has called on the Federal Government to allocate licences for oil blocks in the Northern parts…
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Top News
Plane capacity will determine number of Nigerians to cross border – Egypt
The Egyptian authorities have pegged the number of Nigerians to cross the border to the available plane capacity. The Federal Government…
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Top News
AI pioneer resigns from Google, warns of danger of AI chatbot
The pioneer of Artificial Intelligence, Geoffrey Hinton, has resigned from Google after working for more than a decade with the…
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Metro News
How to avoid online recruitment scams – Report
Cybercrimes have been on the increase lately with recruitment fraud a major stream, affording cybercriminals ease of access to personal…
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Politics
Yes Daddy: Peter Obi admits phoning Oyedepo, denies ‘religious war’ allegation
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has acknowledged the private conversation between him and the founder of…
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Economy
Tinubu promises tough decisions, NLC demands new retirement age
Ahead of his inauguration on May 29, the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has promised to take tough and hard decisions…
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Metro News
Hunter trailing antelope shoots colleague dead in Ogun
Members of the family of an Ogun State-based hunter, Olasunkanmi Olakiye, are currently grieving following his untimely death. Late Olakiye…
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Politics
Repositioning of Osun APC: Oyetola inaugurates panel, Aregbesola’s men list conditions for talks
Ex-Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Monday, inaugurated an 11-man committee for the repositioning of the All Progressives Congress in…
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Health
We begin investigation of Indomie noodles today – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) will today begin investigating Indomie noodles for harmful chemicals.…
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Health
Nigeria records 20 new cases of Lassa fever – NCDC
Latest epidemiological report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) showed that 20 persons were infected with Lassa…
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Top News
Tinubu well prepared for the job, says envoy
Nigerian High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Maldives and Afghanistan, Mohammed Abioye, has said President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu…
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Top News
May Day: Buhari asks Tinubu to respect workers’ rights
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged the incoming administration to be led by the President-elect Bola Tinubu to continue to…
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Economy
AMCON heightens procedures to recover over N4trn debt
The Managing Director/CEO, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr Ahmed Lawan Kuru, said the corporation is taking more steps…
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Economy
Soludo threatens to cut workers’ salaries for observing sit-at-home
Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Soludo, has threatened to cut salaries of workers who are absent from work on…
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Politics
Six of Buhari’s unforgiveable sins – Report
Like a sombre sinner before a skeptical priest, outgoing president, Muhammadu Buhari, has sought the forgiveness of Nigerians he might…
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Economy
It will take miracle to pay workers salary from June – Obaseki
The Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said salary payment to workers will be difficult for the federal and state…
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Politics
Tinubu’s ADC, Nurudeen Yusuf, assumes duty weeks to inauguration
Lt. Col. Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf, Aide-De-Camp to President-elect Bola Tinubu, has assumed office. Yusuf stepped into his new role three…
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Agency Report
UN says Sudan near ‘Breaking Point’ as battles flare
Gun battles and explosions again rocked Sudan’s capital Monday despite the latest truce agreed between warring generals as the United…
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Economy
We’ve banned importation of indomie noodles over cancer scare – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) has banned the importation of Indomie noodles into the…
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Top News
Egypt open borders for Nigerians fleeing Sudan – FG
The Egyptian authorities have finally agreed to allow Nigerians fleeing the war in neighbouring Sudan pass through its country. Due…
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Politics
Emirates creation cannot be reversed over politics, Kano govt tells NNPP
Kano State government has replied to the gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Abba Kabir Yusuf, over…
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Metro News
Kano New Emirates have come to stay, Ganduje replies Kwankwaso
Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said that the four new emirates created by his administration have come…
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Top News
‘Labour creates wealth’ – Lawan hails workers’ patriotism, resilience on May Day
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has hailed Nigerian workers for their patriotism, commitment to nation-building and resilience as they join…
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Economy
Workers’ Day: NBA tasks Tinubu on promoting SMEs, infrastructure development
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau (SAN) has called on the incoming administrations at Federal and…
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Agency Report
Don’t attack embassy staff, ambassador warns stranded Nigerian students
The Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Safiu Olaniyan, has decried the glitches in the efforts to evacuate Nigerians,…
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Economy
May Day: Treat workers with respect, CAN urges FG, employers
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has called on the government and employers to ensure…
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Economy
Don’t lose hope, Atiku urges Nigerian Workers on May Day celebration
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February election, Atiku Abubakar, has advised Nigerian workers to…
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Economy
Buhari govt supports States with N2trn bailout packages — Presidency
The Presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has extended more than N2 trillion in bailout packages to state…
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Top News
Census: NPC suspends ad-hoc staff payments
The National Population Commission has said it will not proceed with the payment for ad hoc staff since they will…
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Metro News
Drunk Kwara cop excretes in uniform, CP orders arrest
Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, has ordered the arrest of a drunk police officer in the command identified…
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Economy
CBN supplies more new notes to banks, denies phasing out – Director
With rising concerns around the seeming disappearance of newly redesigned notes, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said it is…
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Politics
Why Ahmed Wase should emerge HoR Speaker – Group appeals to APC
Former federal and state lawmakers from Plateau State have appealed to the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to…
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Metro News
IG Alkali, Tinubu-Ojo, others for USA honours
Inspector-General of Police (IG) Usman Alkali, Iyaloja-General Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, among others, will be recipients…
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Health
Best feeding practices can reduce child/infant mortality rate – NGO
Hand Stretched Out Love Charity (HSLC) initiative, a non-governmental organisation, has sensitised mothers on the best way to feed their children.…
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Education
UTME results out Tuesday, rescheduled exam to hold Saturday – JAMB
Results of candidates who sat for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) would be released tomorrow, the Joint Admissions and…
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Sports
Algeria 2023 U17: Golden Eaglets beat Zambia 1-0 in first match
Two-time champions Nigeria picked all three points in a 1-0 win over Zambia to commence their Africa U17 Cup of…
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Sports
FA Cup final: Don’t play like Arsenal – Neville warns Man Utd
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has revealed why manager Erik ten Hag is leaving Fred on the bench. Nevile also…
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Sports
EPL: You won’t be successful at Chelsea – Ex-Tottenham star tells Pochettino
Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jamie O’Hara has predicted the worst for Mauricio Pochettino if the Argentine takes over as Chelsea’s…
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Court/Litigation
Rivers: Abe withdraws petition against victory of PDP from tribunal
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the just concluded elections in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe…
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Politics
Transform Southeast into Dubai – Ohanaeze tasks Tinubu, S’East govs
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and incoming state governors of the Southeast…
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Court/Litigation
Ogun tribunal: NNPP withdraws petition against Abiodun, INEC
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in Ogun State has withdrawn the petition it filed against Governor Dapo Abiodun and…
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Entertainment
My love for you forever, Davido assures Chioma as she turns 28 tomorrow
Ahead of his wife Chioma Rowland’s birthday, popular singer, Davido has reaffirmed his undying love for the chef. Chioma will…
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Education
Over 2,500 Nigeria students trapped inside Sudan university – Old students raise alarm
The Sudan Old Students Association of Nigeria, SOSAN, has raised the alarm that over 2,500 undocumented Nigerian students are trapped…
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Metro News
‘Some men now employ their side chicks in their homes,’ Soso Soborekon alerts women
Popular music executive, Soso Soberekon, has exposed the latest trick of some married guys who he claims now employ side…
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Sports
EPL: Man City go top after 2-1 win at Fulham
Manchester City have displaced Arsenal from the summit of the Premier League table after sealing a 2-1 victory away to…
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Metro News
Suspected ritualist offers Police N1m bribe in Ogun
Police in Ogun State have arrested a suspected member of a notorious ritualist syndicate, Ifasoji Ayangbesan, for allegedly killing and…
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Sports
Census: We are ready, awaiting Tinubu’s order – NPC
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it is ready to conduct the National Housing and Population Census, but waiting for…
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Top News
Sudan Crisis: Three flights arrive Egypt to evacuate stranded Nigerians
The Federal Government has deployed three Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft to evacuate stranded Nigerians who are currently at the…
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Metro News
NDLEA intercepts drugs consignment hidden in imported car
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized 126 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of…
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Religion
NAHCON must review 2023 Hajj airlift plan over Sudan crisis – CSO
The ongoing conflict in Sudan may disrupt the smooth airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for 2023 hajj, the…
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Top News
Sudan Crisis: We’ve run out of food, Nigerian Ambassador cries out
Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Safiu Olaniyan, has given an update on the situation in the war-torn country.…
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Politics
I acted within ambit of law – Suspended Adamawa REC
The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari, a lawyer, has explained that he announced results…
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Top News
FG makes U-Turn, approves Eagle Square for Workers’ Day celebration
The Federal Government has reversed its decision on the disapproval of Eagle Square for the Nigeria Labour Congress to hold…
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Security
Adeleke calls for inter-state policing to check cross-border crimes
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has called on police formations and commands to strengthen inter-state policing, to stem the…
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Politics
Transition will be seamless, Ganduje assures NNPP gov-elect
Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that his administration is committed to ensuring peaceful and seamless transition to the…
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Economy
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Reconstruction of final portion progressing – Minister
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has appealed for patience of motorists due to heavy traffic being…
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Foreign News
Female babysitter accused of raping 13-yr-old boy in US
A female babysitter Charlene Komegay has been accused of raping a 13-year-old boy in her home in Texas, in the…
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Top News
Adeleke laments poor state of gov’s lodge in Lagos, orders renovation
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has expressed dissatisfaction at the poor state of the former Governor’s lodge in Lagos and…
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Top News
Sudan: FG to pay Egypt visa fees for stranded Nigerians
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Saturday said the Mission in Egypt was making arrangements for the…
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Court/Litigation
SERAP sues INEC over failure to probe govs on election violence
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission over its failure to investigate…
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Politics
Polls: You lost woefully, accept defeat, FG tells Obi, Atiku
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has told the opposition parties to stop their griping over the 2023…
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Interview
NPA: I wasn’t indicted by the Panel over N156b allegation – Former MD, Bala-Usman
… but I faced hostility as young woman heading NPA Former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala-Usman…
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Politics
NASS leadership: Uncertainty as aspirants intensify lobby ahead APC NWC meeting of Wednesday
• South-East may lose out in leadership bid• Northern senators should step down, says party’s vice chairman Aspirants hoping to…
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Metro News
Bandits kill soldier, abduct one other in Nasarawa
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed one soldier and abducted one other, leaving behind a motorcycle the two…
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Agency Report
Sudan: 637 evacuees undergoing documentation for return to Nigeria – FG
The first batch of 13 buses conveying 637 evacuees have arrived safe borders at Aswan, Egypt and are undergoing necessary…
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Health
Resident doctors to shut down health sector in 2-week time over salary review
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to shut down Nigeria’s health sector in the next two weeks…
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Metro News
Ondo pastor allegedly kills 19-year-old girl seeking prosperity, longevity
A Pastor with the Celestial Church of Christ, Omotayo Valentine Akingbesote, has been accused of killing a 19-year-old girl identified…
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Metro News
16 passengers burn to death in Osun road accident
No fewer 16 people were said to have been burnt to death in a road accident that occurred in Odeomu,…
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Agency Report
New WhatsApp feature can expose users to hacking – Expert
Mr Jide Awe, the Chief Executive Officer, Jidaw Systems Ltd., says the new feature in WhatsApp can make users vulnerable…
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Agency Report
Arrested drug suspect not our member – ARCON DG
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria has dissociated itself from a drug suspect arrested with 14.4 kg of cocaine at…
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Court/Litigation
Couple fakes kidnapping in Lagos, demands N5m ransom from relatives
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a couple (name withheld) over alleged self-kidnap for N5 million ransom. The command’s…
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Top News
Peter Obi reacts to FG’s decision on 2023 census postponement
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has backed the postponement of the 2023 census by the Federal Government. The…
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Top News
Video: Kwara-based automobile company manufactures Formula 1 lookalike racing car
…my dream is to promote car racing competition in Nigeria – CEO A Kwara-based automobile company, Xtreme Mechanics, has manufactured…
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Education
250,000 yet to sit UTME due to rescheduling – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said a total of 250,000 candidates have yet to sit for the ongoing…
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Politics
Senators mobilise against Akpabio, want Barau as Senate President
Senators-elect for the 10th Assembly are mobilising against the plans by the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to make the former…
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Top News
Next govt to conduct National Census – FG
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census earlier scheduled for 3-7 May 2023,…
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Top News
No new date as FG, again, postpones population/housing census
The Federal Government has once again postponed the 2023 Population and Housing Census. A credible source who spoke with Daily…
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Politics
Kogi guber: Buhari blesses APC candidate, Usman Ododo, in State House
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Usman Ododo, on Friday, received President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
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Top News
Don’t scrap Amnesty Programme, Niger Delta groups beg President-Elect, Bola Tinubu
A Coalition of Niger Delta Civil Society groups has begged Nigeria’s President-elect, Senator Bola Tinubu, not to scrap the Presidential Amnesty…
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Agency Report
Three Nigerians extradited to U.S. over int’l fraud
Three Nigerian nationals accused of operating an international fraud scheme have been extradited to the Southern District of Florida to…
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Politics
NASS Leadership: Two-horse race as Akpabio squares up against Kalu
The battle for the number three citizen, the Senate Presidency of the 10th Senate now appears to be between the…
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Agency Report
Russian kills 26, including five children in multiple strikes across Ukraine cities
Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine on Friday, killing 26 people including five children, as Kyiv said preparations for a…
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Politics
Defence House visit: It’s time for governance, Makinde tells Tinubu
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, paid a courtesy visit to the President-elect,…
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Metro News
Missing 400-level LAUTECH student found dead
A 400-level student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Oluwatobi Ogunmola, who was declared missing a few days ago,…
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Metro News
Oyo teenager kills father, mother arrested for hiding crime
The Oyo State Police Command has paraded an 18-year-old man, Taofeek Adeagbo, for allegedly killing his father. The suspect’s mother,…
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Politics
APC: Adamu bows to pressure, calls for NWC meeting
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has called for a meeting of the party’s…
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Economy
FG to engage govs, incoming govt team on fuel subsidy
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, has said that fuel subsidy removal is yet…
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Agency Report
How 3,000 Nigerian sex workers in Italy became artists – Okundaye
The founder, Nike Art Gallery, Mrs Nike Okundaye, popularly known as Mama Nike, said she changed the narratives of 3,000…
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Metro News
Police killed my husband for rejecting special duty — Wife of Kwara inspector
The atmosphere was pensive as seated family members and friends of Inspector Taiye Atobiloye sobbed quietly. The sombre air was…
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Health
Examine your partner’s breast before sucking, expert tells men
A public health physician and Chief Executive Officer of Fest-Michelle Consultancy Services, Dr Festus Adetonwa, has advised men to examine…
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Politics
Tinubu receives Wike, Makinde two months after election victory
Governor Nyesom Wike of River State and his counterpart in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, paid a courtesy visit to the…
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Top News
=N=40billion Allegation: EFCC tells Akpabio to report May 9
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has again invited the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, for interrogation…
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Top News
Workers’ Day: FCT withdraws NLC permission to use Eagle Square for celebration
The authority of the Federal Capital Territory has withdrawn permission given to the organised labour to use Eagle Square in…
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Economy
48m barrels missing crude oil: Allegations baseless, Malami tells committee
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has dismissed the “purported” missing 48 million barrels of crude oil. Malami,…
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Politics
NASS leadership: Akpabio, Betera may have it – APC chieftain
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, Tukura Kwayi, has urged the ruling party to consider former Minister for Niger Delta…
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Court/Litigation
2023 Polls: Obi attacks INEC for defending Tinubu, Atiku claims victory
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, says since 1993 when he began gunning for the President…
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Politics
PDP, LP lost poll to overconfidence – Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, in Abuja, said while the All Progressives Congress worked hard to…
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Agency Report
EX-NNPC GMD sues EFCC, CBN, GTB over non-release of $9.8m
Former Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Andrew Yakubu, has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Central…
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Top News
Rescued Nigerian students arrive Egypt, await airlift
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday, confirmed the arrival of the first set of…
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Top News
Niger Gov sacks Executive Secretary of Pilgrims Board
The Executive Secretary of the Niger Pilgrims Board, Alhaji Making Lapai has been removed from office while on assignment in Saudi Arabia.…
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Top News
Sudan crisis: 10 Nigerians among 2,544 evacuated to Saudi Arabia
No fewer than ten Nigerians were among the 2,544 evacuated by the Saudi Arabia government from Sudan. In a statement in…
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Sports
EPL Race: Man City won’t rest after beaten Arsenal, says Akanji
Manuel Akanji has warned Manchester City not to rest on their laurels after the Premier League champions thrashed Arsenal to seize…
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Economy
Southwest states to launch regional electricity, rail projects
Following the success of the regional security outfit code-named Amotekun and other regional initiatives, Southwest states have agreed to launch…
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Metro News
New Alaafin may emerge next month, says kingmaker
The Iba Samu of Oyo Empire, Chief Lamidi Oyewale, who is one of the ‘Oyomesis’ (kingmakers) in Oyo town, said…
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Politics
Tinubu rejects push to microzone Senate presidency to South South
…insists on Southern region as APC senators-elect queue behind Kalu The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has rejected a push…
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Top News
Insecurity: I placed over 50,000 Children of deceased Army personnel on scholarships – Buhari
**Facilitated Recruitment of over 60,000 Soldiers to fight national threats since 2015 President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration…
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Politics
APC crisis: Vice Chairman writes Buhari, drags Adamu, Omisore to court over NEC meeting
The crisis of leadership in the ruling All Progressives Congress APC assumed a new twist on Thursday as the National…
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Politics
Work with Adamu’s NWC on new NASS leadership, Tinubu urges APC Govs
President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu has charged governors of his ruling All Progressives Congress APC to work closely with the Senator…
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Metro News
Day-old baby rescued from Port Harcourt waste bin
A newborn baby girl dumped in a waste receptacle has been rescued in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. The baby dumped…
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Top News
Varsities offering to admit Nigerian students returning from Sudan – FG
Nigerian universities are offering to admit students returning from Sudan, according to Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora…
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Agency Report
Sudan truce extended, but strikes continue
Sudanese fighter jets pounded paramilitary positions in Khartoum on Thursday while deadly fighting and looting flared in Darfur, despite the…
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Economy
Restore local refining, says NLC as FG halts subsidy removal
*Timing should not be now—Finance Minister *It is commendable—TUC *Leave petrol subsidy removal for incoming govt —CPPE Recall that the…
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Politics
We’ve not zoned leadership positions for 10th NASS – APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the ruling party has not zoned the leadership positions for the 10th National…
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Politics
Peter Obi vs Tinubu: Resolve petitions before May 29 – Afenifere urges tribunal
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has insisted that it would continue to support what it called “the victory of Peter…
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Top News
Igbos are determined to exit Nigeria – Ekpa petitions UN, US, claims expiration of 1914 Amalgamation
Simon Ekpa, a popular Biafra agitator and separatist, has petitioned the United Nations, the United States of America, the European…
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Metro News
Kidnappers on the prowl in Kwara, abduct nursing mother, several others
Suspected armed kidnappers have abducted a nursing mother identified as Kehinde Ikeanabi Jibril in Kwara State. They, however, spared and…
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Court/Litigation
Biafra: Supreme Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s trial till next month
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, till…
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Politics
Governors to meet Buhari on new revenue formula presentation to NASS
The 36 states governors are to meet President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss with him on the need to present new…
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Economy
I won’t award contracts in secrecy — Otti
. As Julius Berger begins the assessment of Port Harcourt Road Aba Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, has said that…
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Court/Litigation
LP Crisis: Apapa denies withdrawing Obi petitions from Tribunal
…says it’s an attempt to cause civil unrest by Abure loyalists The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party,…
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Health
Health Practitioners: How to solve brain drain, by experts
Digitisation of healthcare can solve the brain drain and doctor-to-patient ratio problems, experts have said. They noted with deployment of…
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Politics
‘Akpabio can be Senate president’ – TPF
The Tinubu Presidential Forum (TPF) Diaspora has backed Godswill Akpabio to lead the Senate. It said the country’s challenges required a Senate…
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Agency Report
Re-run election: Appeal court reserves judgment in suit filed against Doguwa
The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party and its candidate Salisu Yushau,…
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Politics
APC stalwart Gemade fit to be SGF, says party chief
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Bem Garba, has called on the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, to…
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Uncategorized
No Alaafin appointed yet – Oyo
The Oyo State Government, on Wednesday, debunked the claim that an Alaafin-elect had emerged one year after the death of…
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Agency Report
Donald Trump in trouble as US writer alleges sexual assault before court
A writer told a US civil trial Wednesday that an alleged sexual assault by Donald Trump three decades ago left…
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Economy
Cash scarcity crippled Nigeria’s economy, says UN
The shortage of the naira in recent times crippled the Nigerian economy, the United Nations has disclosed. It stated that…
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Top News
Your sins unforgivable, IPOB tells Buhari
The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Wednesday, lashed out at the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), saying his alleged…
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Politics
LP crisis: Apapa denies withdrawing Obi’s petitions from tribunal
The Lamidi Apapa faction of the Labour Party has denied claims that it approached the presidential election tribunal to withdraw…
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Politics
Missing Enugu guber aspirant found dead
A governorship aspirant during the last governorship election in Enugu State, Mr Dons Udeh has been reportedly found dead. Ude,…
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Court/Litigation
N4.6bn fraud: EFCC to retrieve documents for Fani-Kayode’s trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday obtained an order to retrieve all the documents it tendered as exhibits…
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Entertainment
NANS gives MultiChoice seven days to reverse price hike
threatens to shutdown sales outlets nationwide The National Association of Nigerian Students, South-west Zone, has given MultiChoice Nigeria, a seven-day…
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Court/Litigation
Adamawa Gov poll: Binani withdraws suit against INEC
The All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate in the Adamawa governorship election, Sen. Aisha Dahiru-Ahmed, popularly called “Binani,” on Wednesday withdrew the suit…
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Politics
I’m not ashamed of losing presidential contests, Atiku replies Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, has said that he takes pride in…
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Entertainment
Wizkid only guy I’ve huge crush on in Nigeria – Bobrisky
Controversial social media personality Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky has expressed intense crush on Grammy-winning singer, Wizkid. The alleged transgender woman confessed…
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Opinion
How Binani almost diminished Fintiri’s influence in Adamawa
The performance of Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, popularly known as Binani, in the just concluded governorship election in Adamawa State…
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Economy
Six NYSC members get N3m grants
Activate Success International Foundation (ASIF) has partnered Nestle Nigeria and Crown Luxury Properties to give N500,000 to six corps members…
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Court/Litigation
Presidential Poll: You’re bias, Peter Obi charges INEC
… insists on review of results uploaded from BVAS The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi,…
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Politics
Dual citizenship doesn’t disqualify anyone born in Nigeria from contesting elections — Aondoakaa
Former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, said yesterday that having dual citizenship does not…
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Politics
APC Chieftain drums support for Orji Kalu as Senate President
Sen. Chris Adighije, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says his support for Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu as…
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Top News
Sudan: Nigeria evacuation team to convey students in buses to Egypt for airlifting
The Nigeria evacuation in Sudan have received some buses to transport Nigerian students to nearby borders in Egypt in preparation…
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Court/Litigation
Singapore executes man over conspiracy to supply cannabis
Singapore has executed a man for conspiring to traffic cannabis despite pleas for clemency from his family, activists and the…
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Education
2023 UTME: Candidates, parents decry system malfunction, technical glitches
•All candidates ’ll write their exams —JAMB The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation…
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Court/Litigation
Election Tribunal: Peter Obi’s case threatened as LP factions fight dirty
…Apapa seeking to scuttle Obi’s petition against Tinubu —Abure …Puts judiciary, DSS, Police, others on notice…It’s cheap blackmail — Apapa…
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Top News
Halt May 29 inauguration – HDP presidential candidate asks Appeal Court
A fresh motion on notice seeking to stop Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu from being inaugurated as Nigeria’s new President on…
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Foreign News
Real reason CNN fires longtime news anchor, Don Lemon, revealed
CNN fired its longtime serving news anchor, Don Lemon, over ‘sexist’ comments about US presidential candidate, NEWS FLASH has learnt.…
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Politics
Peter Obi celebrates Eid with Muslims in Anambra, distributes gifts
says Nigerians free to live anywhere Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, on Sunday, joined the Muslim community to…
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Top News
10th NASS: Senate’ll be safe in Kalu, Musa as President, Deputy – Fani Kayode
Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode has endorsed the Chief…
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Top News
Don’t undertake treacherous journey to borders – FG warns Nigerians in Sudan
The Federal Government on Tuesday empathised with Nigerians stranded in Sudan. DAILY POST reported that there has been fighting between…
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Agency Report
Pakistan evacuates 700 nationals from Sudan
Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that 700 nationals have been evacuated to safety in Sudan, where heavy fighting has…
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Education
1.6 million candidates to sit for 2023 UTME -JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has commenced the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination nationwide, The PUNCH reports. Data obtained…
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Agency Report
US President Biden announces re-election bid at 80
The United States President, Joe Biden, has announced that he will be running for re-election as president of the US…
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Economy
Diaspora Nigerians remitted $168bn in eight years – World Bank report
The Nigerian Diaspora community has remitted $168.33bn to the country in the past eight years, according to World Bank reports…
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Agency Report
Transfer: Man Utd to offer Kane £300,000-a-week contract
Manchester United will offer Harry Kane a £300,000-a-week contract to join the club this summer, The Mirror reports. While he…
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Politics
NGF holds valedictory session for 17 outgoing govs tomorrow
The valedictory meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, comprising 36 state governors of the federation, will hold on Wednesday, April…
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Agency Report
Japan evacuates 45 nationals from Sudan, closes embassy in the interim
Japan has evacuated 45 nationals and their spouses from Sudan, and temporarily closed its embassy, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and…
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Agency Report
Canadian actor dies after 12 surgeries to look like K-pop singer
A 22-year-old Canadian actor named Saint Von Colucci has died after undergoing surgeries to look like K-pop superband BTS’ singer…
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Top News
Buhari departs Nigeria Today
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Accra on Tuesday to attend the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of…
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Sports
Dangote set to buy French club
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote is close to buying French Ligue 2 club, Valenciennes. According to French media outlet, Entreprendre,…
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Agency Report
Sudan: UK government begins large-scale evacuation of British people today
The UK is beginning a large-scale, complex evacuation of British people from Sudan, PM Rishi Sunak has said. Families with…
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Agency Report
Sudan violence: UK insists contact continues with trapped Britons
The government insists it is in touch with Britons still stuck in Sudan after an evacuation operation only rescued UK…
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Top News
Our promise to deliver new Nigeria in motion – Tinubu
President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reassured Nigerians of his plans toward birthing a new and better Nigeria via his incoming…
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Agency Report
India leads, overtakes China as world’s most populous nation — UN
India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country in the coming week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the…
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Agency Report
Sudan rivals agree to 72-hour ceasefire – US Secretary of State, Blinken
The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Sudan’s warring generals had agreed to a three-day ceasefire starting…
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Agency Report
CNN dismisses me unceremoniously – says longtime station’s news anchor, Don Lemon
Broadcasting giant, Cable Network News (CNN), has fired its longtime host and news anchor, Don Lemon. Lemon, who worked with…
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Politics
Why I’ve not gone on vacation after 2023 general elections – Peter Obi
Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has explained why he has not taken rest after the general elections. He said…
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Top News
FG begins evacuation of Nigerians from Sudan Tuesday – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said it will commence the evacuation of stranded Nigerians from Sudan on Tuesday. The agency…
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Metro News
Many ladies not qualified to be wives even at 28 – Mike Bamiloye
The founder of the Mount Zion Faith Ministries, Mike Bamiloye, on Monday, disclosed that many ladies are not prepared enough…
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Economy
Consider strike last resort, Air Peace CEO, Onyema urges aviation workers
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has urged aviation union workers in the country to…
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Politics
UPDATED: Tinubu, wife return to Abuja ahead May 29 swearing-in
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has arrived Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on Monday. Tinubu’s flight touched down at the…
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Agency Report
222.5m Nigerians use telephones as Lagos tops list – NBS
There were 222.6 million telephone subscribers in Nigeria as at end of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The…
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Top News
Pharmacists lament exclusion from 40 percent pay rise
The National Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN) has described the exclusion of Pharmacists from the implementation of the…
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Politics
VIDEO: Crowd, excitement as President-Elect Tinubu returns from one-month vacation
Excitement as President-Elect Tinubu returns from vacation. Tinubu arrived Nigeria in the evening of Monday accompanied by his wife, Senator Remi Tinubu…
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Sports
Football: I worth €150m in today’s market value – Okocha
Football legend, Austin Okocha, says he is confident that clubs will pay around €150m to secure his services in today’s transfer…
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Top News
Air Peace volunteers to evacuate stranded Nigerians from Sudan
As the Federal Government finetunes strategies to achieve a pathway for the return of its nationals, a domestic carrier – Air Peace…
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Metro News
Kwara judge, Sikiru Oyinloye dies, Gov Abdulrazaq mourns
A High Court Judge in the Kwara State judiciary, Justice Sikiru Oyinloye is dead. He died on Sunday after a…
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Economy
Redesigned Naira: Osun residents express disappointment at scarcity
Residents of Osun State have expressed anger and resentment at the scarcity of the redesigned Naira notes, saying the months…
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Metro News
KWASU lecturer, Dr Ajeigbe Issa, dies in his sleep
Kwara State University, Malete, has been thrown into mourning following the death of Dr Ajeigbe Issa Yaqub, a lecturer in…
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Metro News
Kogi monarch spends 12 days in captivity, dies in kidnappers den
Chief David Obadofin, the traditional ruler of Aghara, Kabba-Bunu local government area of Kogi State, has died in the custody…
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Politics
Ohanaeze youths finally congratulates Tinubu, urges inclusive govt
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has finally congratulated President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu of the All…
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Metro News
Two buried alive for alleged witchcraft in Benue
Angry youths from Konshisha local Government area in Benue State have buried two persons alive for allegedly being behind the thunder strike…
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Top News
Transition committee: stop your crocodile tears, VON DG tells Atiku
Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) an chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Osita Okechukwu yesterday took a…
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Education
Direct entry registration resumes after UTME, census – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced an extension of registration deadline for candidates seeking Direct Entry (DE)…
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Agency Report
Iraq evacuates nationals from Sudan as fighting continues
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that it is working to evacuate its nationals from Sudan, where clashes…
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Agency Report
‘They burnt all aircraft in airport today’: FG rules out airlift of trapped Nigerians in Sudan
The Federal Government says it was no longer considering airlift of Nigerians stranded in Sudan following the outbreak of war…
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Economy
How Nigeria can beat debt trap in three ways – Expert
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has outlined three ways Nigeria can…
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Agency Report
Peru ex-president extradited from US, taken to prison over money laundering
Peru’s former president, Alejandro Toledo, was jailed on Sunday, hours after arriving back in his homeland following extradition from the…
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Politics
Your petition against Tinubu dead on arrival, Nnamani tells Obi
A former governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, has advised the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi,…
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Politics
Politicians sow seeds of discord among us – Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has said politicians are…
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Economy
FG begins payment of 40% salary rise arrears
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the 40 per cent pay rise arrears for civil servants, we have…
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Politics
Only 142 out of 469 NASS members returning to 10th Assembly
With the composition of the 10th National Assembly gradually taking shape, The Nation can report only 142 Senators and House of Representatives…
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Agency Report
US initiates plans for 6G rollout
The US government is drawing up plans for the eventual use of 6G networks, hoping to give Washington a technological…
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Metro News
VIDEO: Assist your child to earn optimum self esteem – Public Speaker
Every person needs a blessing from their father. In the one minutes, 30 seconds clip, the speaker places significant emphasis…
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Agency Report
Fraudsters now use real estate for money laundering – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said the commission is beaming its searchlight on suspected fraudsters using real…
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Top News
Soludo talks tough on land grabbers, orders demolition of multi-million naira building in Anambra
The Anambra State Government, led by Governor Chukwuma Soludo, has demolished a multi-million naira building constructed on land said to…
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Top News
From money laundering to treason, Peter Obi faces post election battles
Since the February 25 presidential election, Nigerians have been waking up to one news or another concerning some of the…
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Interview
Adeleke can’t stop my ascension as Osun PDP chairman – Babarinde
head of the chairmanship race in the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a former senatorial leader…
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Agency Report
Senate extends resumption to May 2
The Senate has rescheduled its resumption to May 2, Clerk of the Senate, Mr Chinedu Akubueze, has said. Akubueze made the announcement…
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Politics
North Central: APC support group wants Reps speakership zoned to Kwara
An All Progressives Congress (APC) support group, the APC Patriotic People’s Forum, has asked the ruling party to concede the…
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Top News
37 Year old Taraba Reps member-elect, Maihanchi Isma’ila, dies in Abuja
he House of Representatives member-elect for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency in Taraba State, Isma’ila Maihanchi, is dead, NEWS FLASH has learnt. The 37-year-old…
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Metro News
Customs intercept 553 parcels of cannabis sativa in Seme
The Semé Command of Nigeria Customs Service said it intercepted 553 parcels of canabis sativa worth N10 million, with four suspects arrested alongside. The…
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Top News
Give merit a priority in your appointments, Northern Christians tell Tinubu
Christians of Northern Nigerian origin under the auspices of Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) have felicitated with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola…
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Top News
Election crisis: Danfodiyo varsity seeks justice for ex-VC over attack in Adamawa
The Coalition of University-based Unions of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) has demanded for justice for the former vice-chancellor of the institution, Prof.…
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Sports
Sports Minister orders closure of National Stadium Lagos
The Minister of Youths and Sport Development, Sunday Dare, on Saturday announced the temporary closure of the National Stadium, Surulere,…
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Entertainment
I’m now officially a woman – Bobrisky
Crossgender dresser, Bobrisky, has declared that he is no more a man.He/ She officially declared on Saturday that she was…
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Politics
10TH NASS: Opposition parties resolve to produce Speaker, others
•Say with 182 seats, they have a majority •APC won 178 slots National Assembly Complex, Abuja HAVING won more seats…
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Agency Report
Suspended Adamawa REC dishonours summons, disappears – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that it has no information of the whereabouts of the suspended Resident Electoral…
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Court/Litigation
Court jails lecturer, punishes children for flogging orphan in Nasarawa
A High Court sitting in the Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State has sentenced a senior lecturer in the…
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Court/Litigation
Ex-Man Utd star Wes Brown who earned £50,000 weekly bankrupt after divorce
Former England and Manchester United star Wes Brown has been declared bankrupt at the High Court. On February 27, 2023, the tax…
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Metro News
One dead, three injured in Kwara Sallah road crash
Motorbike accident on Friday claimed one life in Ilorin, Kwara State. Three other persons aboard the motorbike sustained serious injuries. The…
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Education
JAMB directs UTME candidates to print examination notification slips
Ahead of April 25, 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates sitting…
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Politics
Cancel Gowon’s invitation to your inauguration, IPOB mounts pressure on LP Abia gov-elect, Otti
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has advised Abia Governor-Elect Dr. Alex Otti to cancel the invitation extended to former Head of State…
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Politics
May 29 handover sacrosanct, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says May 29 handover to next government is sacrosanct. The president also says that the future of Nigerian…
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Religion
Eid-ul-Fitri: Pray for peace, prosperity of our nation, CAN urges Nigerians
THE Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has extended heartfelt felicitations to the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria on the occasion of…
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Religion
Pope Francis receives signed shirt from Manchester United’s Lisandro Martinez
Pope Francis has received a signed shirt of Manchester United’s defender Lisandro Martinez at the Vatican City. A private meeting…
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Top News
‘Verification tick gone; wahala!’, Tony Elumelu, Peter Okoye, others react
Following the removal of the blue check from Twitter accounts of thousands of public figures, Nigerian entrepreneur, Tony Elumelu and…
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Agency Report
Sudan crisis: Nigerian students solicit FG’s evacuation
National Association of Nigerian Students in Sudan, has called on the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, for a possible evacuation…
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Foreign News
Russia accidentally bombs its own city
A Russian fighter jet accidentally discharged a weapon that exploded in the Russian city of Belgorod, close to the Ukrainian…
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Top News
Eid-el-Fitr: Buhari, Tinubu, Obi, NLC, others felicitate Muslims, call for unity
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi; Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi…
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Religion
Ramadan ends tonight, Sallah holds tomorrow, says Emir of Ilorin
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has rejoiced with…
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Top News
May 29: El-Rufai raises alarm over insecurity
The Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday, warned that bandits could take advantage of the transition period to launch…
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Sports
Milan, Inter preparing for fireworks with UCL derby
The Milan derby will return to the centre stage of European football when the Italian city’s two giant clubs meet…
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Sports
Barcelona set to offer Messi two-year deal
Barcelona’s pursuit of Lionel Messi’s return hasn’t shrunk a bit as they are now ready to pay him €13 million…
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Agency Report
Nine children died, 50 injured in Sudan’s war – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed no fewer than nine children have been killed and 50 others injured…
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Top News
May 29: Tinubu makes 13 appointments into Presidential Inauguration C’ttee
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has announced a 13-man Presidential Inauguration committee comprising of eminent Nigerians to plan a week-long…
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Agency Report
Security agents arrest herbalist who starved 2 children to death in Ogun
Operatives of the Ogun security network, also known as the Amotekun Corps, have arrested a 45-year-old man, Gbenga Ogunfadeke, for…
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Metro News
‘You’ve to know how to take blows,’ Hakimi’s ex-wife breaks silence
Hiba Abouk, ex-wife of Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has broken silence following their rocky divorce. Abouk said that despite…
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Top News
Binani’s acceptance speech confirms she’s party to illegal declaration – Falana
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has claimed that acceptance speech of the gubernatorial candidate of the All…
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Economy
FG allegedly paid $200m consultancy fee without due process – Whistleblower
More sordid information on the alleged sale of about 48 million barrels of stolen crude oil in China and loss…
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Politics
‘Why Orji Kalu shouldn’t be Senate President’ – APC Stalwart
chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra state, Engr. Aniefuna Ugochukwu has asked Nigerians to reject Senator Orji…
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Agency Report
At least 80 died, 220 injured in stampede during charity event in Yemen
A stampede at an aid distribution centre in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa has claimed the lives of at least 80…
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Agency Report
Nine Pakistani pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia car crash
At least nine Pakistani Umrah pilgrims including women and children have lost their lives in a road accident in Saudi…
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Agency Report
Saudi: Nearly 20M worshippers benefit from Grand Mosque sermon interpretations – SPA
Nearly 20 million people worldwide have benefited from an interpretation service for sermons delivered at the Grand Mosque, Makkah in…
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Agency Report
Twitter rival, Koo, retrenches 30% of staff over course of the year amid global slowdown
Twitter rival Koo on Thursday said that it has let go 30 per cent of its workforce over the course…
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Top News
Minister faults Obi’s silence on Datti-Ahmed’s interview
Minister of Information Lai Mohammed yesterday explained why he accused the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi of treason. He said Obi did not condemn…
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Politics
Count us out of partisanship in Adamawa Gov poll – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegations of partisanship in the conduct of the supplementary elections in Adamawa…
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Top News
Ukraine’s President congratulates Tinubu, invites President-Elect
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has extended his warm felicitations to President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. He expressed gladness at the…
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Economy
FAAC shares N714.629bn in March to FG, States, LGAs
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N714.629 to the beneficiaries from the March 2023…
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Religion
Eid-il-Fitr: FG declares April 21st, 24th public holidays
The Federal Government has declared Friday 21st and Monday 24th of April 2023, as Public holidays to mark this year’s…
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Religion
Australia announces Saturday as first day of Eid Al-Fitr
The Australian Fatwa Council has announced that Friday, April 21, will be the last day of Ramadhan and Saturday will…
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Metro News
UK Immigration: Peter Obi breaks silence over alleged detention
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has finally broken silence over his alleged detention by the Immigration…
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Cover Story
Things fall apart in Warri as Olu, kingdom’s prime minister lock horns
DELE OGUNYEMI writes on the fresh twist in the prolonged crisis between the Olu of Warri, Ogiamé Atuwatse III and the…
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Education
LAUTECH bans students from driving vehicles on campus
The management of Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso has banned students from driving or bringing cars to the campus. The Registrar of…
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Metro News
Ohaneze slams FG, demands release of Nnamdi Kanu
The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has expressed displeasure over the continued detention of the leader…
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Politics
Tinubu congratulates Fintiri, seeks investigation of Adamawa poll controversy
The President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called the police to investigate the controversy that trailed the outcome of the April 15…
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Opinion
2023: Peter Obi, not eligible to contest for presidency under Labour Party – Findings reveal
The eligibility of the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, is…
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Politics
Avoid people using you for politics, Wike tells church
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday has advised the church to avoid leaders who use their congregation for politics during…
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Opinion
Facts on how 2023 presidential poll was won and lost – Opinion
Despite how passion and emotion have run high and even continued to run on the outcome of the presidential elections…
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Agency Report
Buhari returns to Abuja after performing lesser hajj
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after eight-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he also…
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Metro News
Kwara PoS operator, Alfa Rafiu, lavishes N280m received in error
Policemen have arrested a Point of Sale operator who reportedly went on a spending spree after N280m was erroneously transferred…
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Education
‘Ogun has over 700,000 out-of-school children’ – NGO
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Build A School Initiative in Africa (BASIA), has said that Ogun State still has over 700,000…
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Politics
Adamawa: INEC to present Certificate of Return to Fintiri, Deputy 3pm today in Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it will present the certificate of return (CoR) to the Adamawa…
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Politics
Kebbi Gov-elect to create Religious Affairs Ministry
The Kebbi State governor-elect, Dr Nasir Idris, on Tuesday assured Muslim leaders in the state that he would create the…
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Top News
I’m on the right path to reclaim my mandate – Peter Obi
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 election, has urged his supporters to remain…
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Agency Report
Nigeria has final say on petrol subsidy removal – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Nigeria’s plan on whether to remove petrol subsidy or not remains a political…
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Foreign News
270 killed, 2,600 injured in Sudanese violence –WHO
The World Health Organisation, on Tuesday, said the violence that broke out in Sudan on Saturday had claimed 270 lives…
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Agency Report
Tobacco products to attract 50% tax increase — Ministry of Health
The Federal Government says it will increase excise tax on tobacco products from 30 per cent ad-valorem to 50 per…
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Top News
We are not financing terrorists to access Nigerian resources – Chinese govt
The Chinese Government has denied funding militants to access Nigerian mining sites, adding that it will never be involved in…
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Politics
N2bn bribe: I’m a democrat, will never subvert democratic process, says Binani
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Senator Aishatu Dahiru, better known as Binani, has denied allegations that…
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Politics
I’m not afraid of propaganda; we make mistakes, but I will never knowingly break any law —Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the February 25 election, Mr Peter Obi has said that he…
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Court/Litigation
3,298 inmates on death row in Nigeria – NCoS
No fewer than 3,298 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS),…
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Metro News
Soldiers torture 12 LASTMA officers for arresting army chief
Soldiers, last weekend, reportedly went on rampage, beating Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, officials along Costain-Apapa area of the…
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Agency Report
Dead stowaway found on KLM flight from Lagos
The discovery of a deceased stowaway in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 (registered PH-BQM)…
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Court/Litigation
NNPCL: Court reverses Ararume’s sacking, awards N5bn damages against Buhari
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, restored Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the non-executive Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum…
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Court/Litigation
Man, Nwafor Onyebuchi, in court for stealing N21m from Church in Lagos
The police on Tuesday, arraigned a 37-year-old man, Nwafor Onyebuchi, before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing N21…
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Agency Report
Adamawa poll: Court refuses to hear Binani’s motion over jurisdiction
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to hear an ex-parte motion filed by the All Progressives Congress candidate…
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Politics
IGP replaces Adamawa CP over gov poll
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has ordered that the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa…
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Politics
INEC officials reconvene at Adamawa collation centre amid tight security
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have reconvened at the state collation centre in Yola, the Adamawa State…
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Politics
Adamawa Gov Poll Crisis: INEC set to go ahead with announcement of result on Thursday
BARRING further unforeseen circumstances, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will announce the results of the controversial and dramatic Adamawa…
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Politics
PDP govs demand Adamawa REC’s trial as Binani sues INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday ordered the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, to stay away…
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Agency Report
Railway corporation generates N715m in Q3 2022- NBS
The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N715.09 million in revenue from passengers in Q3 of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics…
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Education
KWASU wins N12.5m TETFund research grant
Researchers at Kwara State University, Ilorin, have won a N12.5 million naira research grant from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund.…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy: FG begins 40% pay rise for workers April ending
Barring any last-minute change of plans, the Federal Government will begin payment of the planned increase in civil servants’ pay…
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Politics
Adamawa crisis: INEC shifts emergency meeting till Tuesday
INEC has shifted its emergency management meeting which was earlier fixed for Monday to today to take decision on Adamawa…
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Politics
Binani’s declaration show of shame – PDP govs
The PDP Governors Forum has described the purported declaration of Binani as a show of shame. The governors, therefore, called…
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Politics
INEC can’t upturn REC’s declaration – Adamawa APC Chair
The acting chairman of APC in Adamawa State, Elder Sama’ila Tadawus has said it was erroneous to say REC Hudu…
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Politics
Binani’s declaration: PDP supporters protest in Adamawa, give INEC 72hour ultimatum
Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State Monday took to the streets to protest against the declaration…
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Top News
Presidential poll: Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso aided Tinubu’s victory – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, is of the opinion that the three major opposition candidates in the…
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Court/Litigation
Alleged N5.2b fraud: Key witness in ex-JAMB Registrar, Ojerinde’s trial dies
The key witness in the alleged N5.2 billion fraud trial of former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board…
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Politics
Tinubu does his best work at night – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has described the schedule of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, as a very…
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Foreign News
Air France NOT guilty of manslaughter of 228 on flight which crashed into Atlantic – French Court
Five British nationals and three Irish doctors were among the 228 passengers killed after the doomed Flight 447, an Airbus…
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Metro News
Mother sells baby for =N=600,000 to offset bank’s loan in Ogun
A 33-year-old woman, Olaide Adekunle, has reportedly sold her 18-month-old baby for N600,000 to offset her bank loan. The suspect,…
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Metro News
APC chairman slumps, dies in Delta
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ward 9, Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, Mr. Vincent Okokoje,…
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Health
7 Avoidable health risks associated with reheating cooking oil – Expert
Reheating or reusing cooking oil can be the reasons you are getting more acidity or why your cholesterol levels are…
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Economy
Why aviation workers are on strike
Nigerian aviation workers have commenced their two-day warning strike with a protest on Monday. The PUNCH gathered that the workers blocked…
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Entertainment
I can date fraudster, monkey for money – Bobrisky
Controversial media personality, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky has expressed readiness to date a fraudster, sharing the basis on which that could happen.…
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Entertainment
Men can never do something for women for free – Actress Bella Ebinum
Actress Bella Ebinum has questioned the school of thought that claims ‘women like money’ wondering if men ever could ever do things…
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Politics
PDP urges IGP to arrest, prosecute INEC REC in Adamawa
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to immediately arrest and prosecute Malam Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Resident Electoral…
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Politics
Supplementary poll: LP, ADC, PDP candidates reject Imo result
Candidates of three political parties — the Labour Party, the African Democratic Party and the Peoples Democratic Party — have…
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Politics
29-year-old Akarachi Amadi of APC wins Imo House of Reps election
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday night announced 29-year-old Akarachi Amadi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, the…
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Politics
APC gets 60 seats, PDP 32 in 10th Senate
The ruling All Progressives Congress, at Saturday’s supplementary elections, gained three more seats in the Senate, moving its number of…
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Politics
Binani declaration: Adamawa REC under fire, faces INEC panel today
•Adamawa APC, PDP clash, REC faces 36 months imprisonment •INEC annuls Binani’s declaration as gov-elect, says REC usurps returning officer’s…
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Politics
I won’t ever forget Ganduje’s wrongdoings — Ex-commissioner, Muazu Magaji
As his two-term tenure in office winds down, Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, says he has forgiven those who…
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Agency Report
Pope defends late pope against ‘unfounded accusations’
Pope Francis has come to the defence of the late Pope John Paul II who was accused in a recent…
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Agency Report
What to know about Sudan generals’ deadly fight for power – Report
Nearly 100 civilians have died and hundreds wounded in ongoing battles between Sudan’s regular army and a powerful paramilitary force…
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Politics
Labour Party factions produce two Imo gov flag bearers
The crisis rocking the Labour Party in Imo State took another turn when two factions of the party produced different…
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Agency Report
US, UK, others seek end to violence in Sudan
Britain and the United States called Monday for an “immediate cessation” of violence in Sudan, where fighting between the army…
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Politics
Tinubu: Governance is not about sainthood, says Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Sunday, said several allegations levelled against the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, were…
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Agency Report
UN chief demands ‘justice without delay’ for staff deaths in Sudan
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned clashes in Sudan that have left dozens of civilians dead including three…
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Metro News
NDLEA arrests Lekki-based bizman, undergraduate, others for drug trafficking in Lagos
A Lekki-based businessman, Cyril Chidiebere, was arrested alongside two of his freight agents; Mejabi Sunday and Oyeyinka Babatunde, over their…
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Top News
Knowledgeable leadership is key to Africa’s growth ambitions – VP Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo says knowledgeable leadership, committed to good governance, remains critical to Africa’s desire to fulfil…
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Politics
Dino Melaye wins Kogi PDP governorship primary
Dino Melaye has emerged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State. Melaye…
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Foreign News
Gunmen kill 7 in Mexico Resort
Armed men stormed a resort in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato on Saturday killing seven people, including a child.…
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Foreign News
Rebels kill 9 soldiers in Indonesia
Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region have killed nine army personnel after Jakarta did not respond to a request for…
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Foreign News
Lesser hajj: Buhari meets with Governors in Saudi
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on the fifth day of his official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, shared a…
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Politics
INEC has nullified Binani’s declaration as Adamawa gov-elect – Keyamo
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has nullified the declaration…
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Politics
Confusion as INEC REC announces Binani as winner of Adamawa governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, as winner of the Adamawa…
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Economy
Why new naira notes are scarce – CBN sources
There seems to be no end in sight to the scarcity of the redesigned naira notes as officials of the…
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Economy
Mixed reactions as CBN sledgehammer falls on dormant accounts
The Central Bank of Nigeria has proposed that banks should transfer funds in accounts that have been dormant for up…
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Politics
Kogi guber: How Yahaya Bello endorses Auditor-General, dumps deputy, Onoja, others
On the eve of Friday All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Kogi, the State Governor, Yahaya Bello has…
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Foreign News
Sudan unrest: Army, RSF battle over key sites, leaving 56 civilians dead
At least 56 civilians have been killed in cities and regions around the country, the Sudanese Doctors’ Union have said.…
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Politics
Kogi guber: I’ll consolidate on Gov Bello’s achievements — APC candidate
The newly elected governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo Usman, has pledged…
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Top News
Population Commission plans insurance cover for 800,000 census enumerators
The National Population Commission has revealed plans to insure ad hoc workers, who will serve as enumerators for next month’s census…
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Health
Toxic metals in Bayelsa women’s breast milk disturbing – Researchers
A study carried out by researchers at the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has found high levels of arsenic,…
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Metro News
Jungle justice: I watched helplessly as mob set my son ablaze – Ondo mother
Last Easter Monday, when Christians all over the world were celebrating Jesus Christ, an Uber driver, Tope Olorunfemi, was begging…
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Politics
Rerun: Tight race as APC leads with over 700 votes in Kebbi guber contest
This leaves a margin of 760 between the two leading candidates.
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Politics
Supplementary Polls: Gov Fintiri to be re-elected in Adamawa
Early results from the supplementary governorship elections in Adamawa show a low turnout of voters, which may be enough to…
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Religion
Shun gossip, backbiting after Ramadan, Islamic women group urges Muslims
An Islamic women’s group, Sisters of Jannah, Ibadan Zone, has called on its members and Muslims generally to shun gossip…
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Politics
Wamakko returns to Senate, defeats Sokoto deputy governor
Former Governor of Sokoto and the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has been declared winner of…
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Politics
Sylva Wins Bayelsa APC Guber Ticket
The immediate-past Minister of Sate for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
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Metro News
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan involved in auto crash on Abuja-Lokoja highway
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Kogi Central Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25th general election, was…
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Politics
Vote-buying, thuggery mar Anambra supplementary poll
Massive vote-buying characterised Saturday’s Ogbaru Federal Constituency supplementary election in Anambra State. Three of the leading political parties in the…
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Politics
Confusion as Labour Party holds factional guber primaries in Imo
Confusion is trailing the governorship primary of the Labour Party (LP) in Imo State as three factions on Saturday held…
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Politics
Kebbi supplementary poll: Three arrested with 71 ‘cloned’ PVCs
Law enforcement agents have arrested three persons in Kebbi State for allegedly being in possession of 71 suspected cloned Permanent…
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Politics
APC’s Bomai, Plang win Yobe, Plateau senate seats
Senator Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai of the All Progressives Party (APC) has been declared winner of the Yobe South Senatorial election…
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Top News
Kwara election tribunal receives eleven petitions
The Governorship, National and State Assemblies election tribunal in Kwara state has received a total of eleven election petitions from…
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Politics
Observers give Sokoto supplementary elections pass mark
The ongoing National Assembly supplementary election in Sokoto has received a commendation from Accredited Observers for the smooth arrangements put…
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Foreign News
We’ve seized presidential palace, Khartoum Airport ― Paramilitary says
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said they have taken control of the presidential palace, the residence of the army…
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Religion
Kenya pastors arrested after followers seeking to meet Jesus fast to death
Kenyan police said Saturday they have arrested a local cult leader following the death of four followers he reportedly told…
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Court/Litigation
INEC, EFCC appoint two SANs, 16 others to prosecute 200 electoral offences
The Independent National Electoral Commission and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) have appointed 18 lawyers including two Senior Advocates of…
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Metro News
Hakimi: Marry your mother, if you can’t trust your wife —Peter Okoye
Popular Nigerian singer Peter Okoye, popularly referred to as Mr. P, has weighed in on the divorce saga of PSG…
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Top News
Time Magazine reporter locks Twitter account after threats from Obidients
Time magazine staff writer in London, Astha Rajvanshi, unexpectedly locked her Twitter account @astharajvanshi yesterday following vitriolic attacks on her by…
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Cover Story
Trouble in Osun’s rusting ‘goldmine’
• Farmers in high cocoa-producing Eti-Oni community lament rip-off by merchants While the end products of cocoa have continued to…
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Metro News
Fresh posers over Peter Obi’s London detention saga
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi is at the twilight of his many battles. During the…
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Sports
Today’s football matches across major leagues in Europe
As football matches continue across the globe, below are matches fixed for today, Saturday, April 15, 2023. English Premier League…
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Top News
INEC lists 200 electoral offenders for prosecution, EFCC, ICPC probe 78
The Independent National Electoral Commission is set to prosecute over 200 persons arrested for various electoral offences during the just…
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Agency Report
France convicts 11 for financing terrorism under campaign for autonomy in Turkey
A French court on Friday convicted 11 alleged members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party on charges of terror financing for…
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Politics
No zoning arrangement yet for NASS leadership – APC NWC members
The All Progressives Congress has yet to adopt a zoning arrangement for principal offices in the National Assembly, some members…
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Court/Litigation
CPJ condemns conviction of Kwara journalists, seeks judicial reforms
The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the conviction of two Kwara journalists, Gidado Yushau and Alfred Olufemi on conspiracy…
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Politics
Kogi 2023: PDP, ADC move to stop Yahaya Bello’s 16 years Ebira rule
With the 2023 general elections over, attention has now shifted to Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa States for the off-season governorship…
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Politics
Obidient movement, a Ponzi scheme – Adamu Garba
A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Garba, has asserted that the presidential campaign of the…
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Politics
We’re ready for hitch-free supplementary election – Kebbi Police
The Kebbi State Police Command on Friday said it is ready for the Saturday supplementary election. NEWS FLASH recalls that…
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Politics
Kano election: Police impose movement restriction, ban local security outfits
The Police in Kano State have said no State security outfit like Vigilante, KAROTA, will be allowed at the polling…
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Sports
Achraf Hakimi’s net worth: Huge fortune controlled by his mother
Paris Saint-Germain full-back, Achraf Hakimi has a reported net worth of $24million and 80 percent of which is controlled by…
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Court/Litigation
Igbo Group begs President-elect Tinubu, NASS to intervene in Ekweremadu’s case
Igbo Indigenes Without Border, a socio-cultural organisation, with membership within and outside Nigeria, particularly in China, the United Kingdom and…
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Politics
Obidients will damage, destroy Peter Obi beyond redemption – Buhari’s aide Ahmad
The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has been cautioned over his followers popularly known as Obidients. President Muhammadu…
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Top News
Nobody can force me to leave Nigeria – Peter Obi
Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the election of February 25, 2023, insisted that nobody can force him to…
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Uncategorized
How I was deported from Dubai over my dressing – Bobrisky
Popular Nigerian cross-dresser, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, better known as Bobrisky, has recounted how he was deported from the United Arab…
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Metro News
Tiwa Savage escapes ‘kidnap’ attempt, suspects arrested
Popular singer, Tiwa Savage has confirmed escaping from a security breach at her residence – widely reported online as a…
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Politics
House leadership: Zone Speaker to South-East, Civil Society Group urges APC
A coalition of civil society organisations, Civil Society Groups for Good Governance, has urged the All Progressives Congress to allow…
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Agency Report
Militants attack DR Congo villages, kill 40 people
More than 40 people were killed on Friday in attacks on villages in eastern DR Congo, local sources have said,…
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Politics
Osun APC accuses Adeleke of sacking Oyetola’s varsity appointees
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of terminating the appointments of the…
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Education
Notification slip for rescheduled mock-UTME ready –JAMB
Candidates preparing for the rescheduled mock examination can now print their notification slips immediately, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board…
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Metro News
2 men, housewife arrested for forcing Almajiri to eat faeces in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has arrested three people, all of them residents of Ja’en Makera quarters in Sharada area…
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Top News
Tinubu healthy, resting in Europe ahead of May 29 inauguration – APC
President-elect, Bola Tinubu, is currently taking a rest in Europe ahead of his inauguration on May 29, according to the…
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Metro News
Ramadan: Christian business mogul hosts over 3,000 Muslims, distributes food items worth millions of naira in Suleja
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Stanel Group, Dr Stanley Uzochukwu Thursday hosted over 3,000 Muslim faithful at…
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Top News
Kogi’s deputy gov, seven others drop from governorship race as Gov. Bello announces AG as preferred candidate
Friday’s governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi took a dramatic turn on Thursday as the…
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Court/Litigation
Corps member, Ukanwa Ikechukwu, docked for allegedly swindling police officer in Oyo
corps member in Oyo State, Ukanwa Ikechukwu, was Friday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court for allegedly swindling a police officer of…
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Sports
Osimhen ready for UCL reverse against Milan – Coach Spalletti
Napoli forward Victor Osimhen will be fit for their UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg at home to AC Milan…
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Politics
Supplementary Elections: APC, PDP battle for two gov, 94 legislative seats
Political parties, including the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, are set to battle for 94 legislative seats…
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Economy
Fuel subsidy, oil theft gulped N29tn, says FG
The Federal Government, on Thursday, said the amount spent on subsidising Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, between 2005 and…
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Economy
CBN to mop up balances, unclaimed funds in dormant accounts for up to 10 years
The Central Bank of Nigeria has proposed that banks should transfer funds in accounts that have been dormant for up…
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Politics
Delta APC mocks Omo-Agege over meeting with faction that ended in deadlock
ABUJA – The Delta state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has derided the party governorship candidate and Deputy President…
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Health
Consumption of Burukutu, Benue’s local brew overtakes beer, others as prices soar
*It’s healthy source of blood — brew consumers *It’s cheaper than beer THERE is currently a growing obsession for a…
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Politics
Guber poll: Lagos PDP suspends state Chairman, Deputy over anti-party activities
The Lagos State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Philip Aivoji, and the State Deputy Chairman, Mr. Tai…
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Politics
2023 Poll: I defeated you, call for run-off baseless, Tinubu tells Obi
*You’ve been losing since 1993, he replies Atiku The President-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has challenged…
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Economy
Assets recovery: We are being careful to avoid re-looting — FG
The Federal Government has said that it is being careful to ensure that repatriated and returned looted funds are not…
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Politics
APC begins direct primary in 105 Wards to choose Bayelsa guber candidate
THE All Progressives Congress, APC, on Friday commenced the conduct of the party primary election to choose its flagbearer for…
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Metro News
Kwara College Student dies during lecture in Ilorin
There was pandemonium during an ongoing lecture in one of the classrooms in Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin Kwara…
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Court/Litigation
Man sentenced to 70-yr imprisonment for spitting at US policemen during an arrest
A man resident in Texas, the United States has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for spitting at policemen at…
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Economy
World Bank lists challenges for incoming FG, drops growth rate forecast
At the backdrop of the imminent assumption of office, the World Bank Group, WBG, has given a long list of…
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Agency Report
Norway expels 15 Russian diplomats accused of spying
Norway has expelled 15 Russian officials which it had accused of spying under diplomatic cover and engaging engaging in intelligence…
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Sports
‘This is our competition’, Rakitic tells Man Utd ahead of Europa League clash
Sevilla captain Ivan Rakitic says his team are determined to extend their Europa League tradition of winning the title for…
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Economy
13trn bill in 16years: Why petrol subsidy must be removed — NEITI
-Costs more than health, education, agric, defence budgets in 5yrs THE Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has insisted that…
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Top News
Tinubu, Biden, 98 others among 100 world’s most influential people in 2023
American magazine, Time, has named President-elect, Bola Tinubu, among the 100 most influential persons across the world in 2023.’American magazine,…
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Top News
No apology from British government over my detention – Peter Obi
Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has denied receiving any letter of apology from the British government over…
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Sports
Man United confirm Rashford out for ‘a few games’ with injury
Manchester United confirmed star forward Marcus Rashford will miss the next few weeks with an injury. The England international limped off of…
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Metro News
‘Gangs of Lagos’ film, a mockery of our heritage — Lagos govt
Lagos State Government has expressed displeasure with the promoters of the “Gangs of Lagos” film/series over what it described as…
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Sports
Lagos, Ibadan stadia owe N950m electricity bills — Sports Minister, Sunday Dare
…says N10bn needed to fix floodlights The National Stadium, Lagos and the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan owe a staggering N950m…
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Politics
Yes Daddy: Obi fights back as criticism mounts over leaked audio
Following the outcome of the February 25 presidential election, Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has been in the eye…
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Top News
Ex-Lagos deputy gov, Sinatu Ojikutu, vows to renounce citizenship before Tinubu’s inauguration
A former deputy governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, on Monday, said the process of renouncing her Nigerian citizenship…
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Court/Litigation
Hushpuppi’s associate, Woodberry, pleads guilty, forfeits $8m, assets
Olalekan Jacob Ponle, known as Mr Woodberry, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. He also agreed to forfeit $8 million…
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Politics
Let’s work together, Turkey president tells Tinubu
The President of Turkey, Tayyip Erdoğan, on Wednesday, congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his victory in the February…
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Economy
CBN forex ban: Nigerians imported N18tn cooking oil, meat, others in seven years – Report
•Importers ordered agric, animal products, others from Asian, EU, African countries •Firms sourced dollars at parallel market over CBN forex…
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Foreign News
Surgeons increase man’s height by five inches to help him woo women
A United States man, Moses Gibson, has undergone surgery to add five inches to his height in an attempt to…
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Agency Report
400 migrants die crossing Central Mediterranean in Q1 – IOM
A report by the International Organisation for Migration says no fewer than 400 migrants died between January and March 2023…
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Agency Report
Lamidi Apapa remains suspended, can’t screen candidates for elections – LP chairmen
Labour Party state chairmen on Wednesday cautioned the Lamidi Apapa-led group not to screen candidates for the off-circle election because…
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Sports
UCL: Real Madrid beat Chelsea 2-0 in first leg of quarter-final
Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio scored as holders Real Madrid beat 10-man Chelsea 2-0 in the first leg of their…
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Foreign News
More than 11,500 people killed in gun violence so far in 2023 in USA
Shootings have continuously made headlines in just the first few months of the year. So far in 2023, 11,523 people…
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Politics
INEC confirms April 15 for Adamawa Gov/Assembly supplementary elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the supplementary elections for Saturday, April 15 to determine the Governor and four outstanding…
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Foreign News
Turkish President congratulates President-Elect Tinubu
President of Turkey Tayyip Erdoğan has joined the list of world leaders to congratulate President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, increasing the international…
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Politics
LP crisis deepens as factions clash at headquarters
Some state chairmen of the Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday stopped the acting chairman of the party, Lamidi Apapa-led National Working Committee…
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Top News
Why not say ‘Yes Daddy’ to UK Immigration, FFK mocks Peter Obi
The Director, New Media sub-committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Femi Fani-Kayode, has mocked the presidential…
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Politics
Presidential Poll: We didn’t supply BVAS to INEC, APC replies Atiku
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has tackled the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the just concluded presidential…
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Top News
Construction workers trapped as 7-storey building collapses in Lagos Banana Island
An undisclosed number of construction workers have been reportedly trapped under the rubble of a seven-storey building that collapsed at…
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Agency Report
Borno Assembly member-elect from Chibok, Nuhu Clark, is dead
Mr Nuhu Clark, a member-elect for the Chibok constituency in the Borno House of Assembly, is pronounced dead. The News…
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Politics
Wike called me 19 times lobbying to become Atiku’s running mate – Dino Melaye
Dino Melaye, a former senator, says Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, lobbied to become running mate to Atiku Abubakar, presidential…
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Top News
National Population Commission postpones training for enumerators, supervisors
The National Population Commission (NPC) has postponed indefinitely, the training for enumerators and supervisors earlier slated for April 13. Dr.…
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Court/Litigation
Atiku failed to meet winner’s constitutional requirements, INEC tells Tribunal
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar did not meet the constitutional requirements to be declared winner of the February 25…
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Agency Report
Donald Trump refuses to drop presidential ambition despite facing criminal charges
Former US president Donald Trump has refused to drop the 2024 presidential ambition despite facing criminal charges. The Republican real…
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Metro News
How Obidients ‘rescued’ Peter Obi at London Airport
But for the intervention of his supporters known as Obidients, Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, Labour Party Presidential Candidate,…
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Top News
Peter Obi ‘detained’ in UK Airport over impersonation
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, was detained in London, United Kingdom, where he celebrated…
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Sports
Ronaldo’s Al Nassr manager reportedly sacked after explosive dressing room row with players’
AL-NASSR have sacked manager Rudi Garcia after a confrontation with players, according to reports. The Saudi Arabian outfit sit three…
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Metro News
Assault: Police to begin trial of Rivers, Kano erring cops soon
The Nigeria Police Force has revealed the identities of three policemen involved in the assault on motorists in Port Harcourt,…
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Top News
Anti-Tinubu letter: Ignore Chimamanda Adichie, NADECO tells US President Biden
The Coordinator, National Democratic Coalition Renewal Group, Prof. Atilade Adeeyo, on Tuesday, condemned the letter written to United States President,…
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Politics
Lai Mohammed, Peter Obi bicker over leaked audio conversation with Oyedepo
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed and the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, was yesterday…
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Top News
Chimamanda opposes Soyinka’s fascism comment, backs Datti Baba-Ahmed
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has countered Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka for describing Labour Party’s vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed’s comment on…
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Top News
Illegal sale of crude: AGF Malami received funds without remittance, HoRep alleges
The House of Representatives alleged yesterday said that the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami,…
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Politics
Senate Presidency: APC may settle for S-South, tips N-West for Deputy
BARRING last minute changes, the All Progressives Congress, APC, may zone the positions of Senate President and Deputy Senate President to…
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Sports
Man City thrash Bayern Munich 3-0 in first leg of UCL quarter finals
Manchester City took a giant stride towards the Champions League semi-finals with an outstanding performance to overpower Bayern Munich at…
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Religion
CAN commends Peak Milk for apologising over ‘offensive’ Easter advert
The Christian Association of Nigeria on Tuesday commended FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, maker of Peak Milk, for taking responsibility and…
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Politics
I’m more qualified to be governor than you – Melaye hits back at Wike
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant in the coming governorship primary in Kogi State, Senator Dino Melaye, has fired back…
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Court/Litigation
Alleged Drug Case: Why Tinubu forfeited $460,000 in US — APC tells court
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has opened up on circumstances that led its candidate and President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to forfeit…
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Sports
Man City vs Bayern Champions League starting line-ups
Starting line-ups for the Champions League quarter-final, first leg between Manchester City and Bayern Munich at the Etihad Stadium on…
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Top News
ARCON to sanction Peak Milk, others over provocative Easter adverts
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria has said it would punish FrieslandCampina WAMCO, producers of Peak Milk, as well as…
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Sports
Super Falcons thrash New Zealand 3-0 in friendly
The Super Falcons thrashed World Cup co-hosts New Zealand 3-0 in a friendly in Antalya, Turkey on Tuesday. The News…
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Top News
Nigeria may lose $23bn to crude oil theft amidst uncertainty of 1.69mbpd 2023 target — Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the report indicating that…
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Politics
Peter Obi lied, Tinubu was duly elected by Nigerians, INEC tells Tribunal
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to dismiss a petition filed by…
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2023 Hajj fares: NAHCON threatens to sanction states exploiting intending pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Tuesday, threatened to sanction any erring state pilgrims welfare boards that charge…
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Leave Bishop work, join active politics, Adesina blasts Kukah
The Special Adviser Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina has tackled Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah,…
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Any Muslim Senator aspiring to be Senate President has no regard for constitution – APC Chieftain
The national vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Salihu Lukman, has said any Muslim senator vying for the seat…
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Amaechi sacked me to protect Atiku’s interest, ex-NPA boss, Hadiza Bala reveals in new book “Stepping on Toes”
The immediate-past managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, has said that failure to extend the…
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Court denies ‘Obedient’ passenger’s bail application
A Magistrate Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday, denied to grant a passenger debarked and handed over…
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Indian PM rallies global support against poaching of ‘big cats’
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has called for a comprehensive global alliance for the conservation of wildlife, especially the protection…
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Obi’s petition a waste of time, APC, INEC tell Poll Tribunal
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi’s petition before the Election Tribunal lacks merit, All Progressives Congress (APC) and the…
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Owo Catholic Church reopens 10 months after gunmen attack
St. Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa, Owo in Ondo State on Sunday reopened for service ten months after a deadly attack…
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Easter: Leisure spot owners decry low patronage in Abuja
Some leisure spot owners in Abuja on Monday decried low patronage during the Easter festivities. In an interview with the…
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10th NASS: Sen. Kalu should be next Senate President – Progressive Youth Group
The Progressive Youth Group, has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the Senate Presidency to the South-East. To…
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Defence College provost, Adam Ahmed, backs call for drug test on public office holders
Prof. Adam Ahmed, the Provost of National Defence College, Centre for Strategic Research and Studies, has backed the call for…
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14 escape death in Osun auto crash – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Osun Command, has said that 14 passengers escaped death in an accident that occurred on…
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Road Safety recovers over N5m, 10 phones from Zaria accident scene
The Federal Road Safety Corps recovered N5,020,660 and 10 cell phones from victims of an accident that occurred on the…
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Police arrest three officers who assaulted car owner in Rivers
The Rivers Police have arrested three officers seen in a viral video assaulting an unidentified man in Rivers state. The…
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Northern groups reject call for Nnamdi Kanu’s release
Northern Groups Coalition has kicked against the renewed call for the release of leader of outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra…
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Buhari travels to Saudi Arabia on official visit
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday depart Abuja for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for an eight-day official visit. Buhari,…
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Tension as pressure mounts on APC to throw Speakership race open
Tension looms among members of the House of Representatives over seemingly pressure on the leadership of the party to throw…
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Tinubu greets ‘progressive’ Adebanjo at 95
The President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated a leader of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, on his…
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Viral assault video: Rivers Police CP orders arrest of operatives
The Rivers Commissioner of Police, Okon Effiong, has ordered immediate identification and arrest of policemen in a trending video harassing and…
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FULL LIST: UK stops recruiting healthcare workers from Nigeria, 53 others
The government of United Kingdom has placed Nigeria and 53 other countries on the red list of countries that should…
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Brain drain: UK places Nigeria on red list for health workers’ recruitment
The government of United Kingdom has placed Nigeria on the red list of countries that should not be actively targeted…
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Blackmailer records sexual intercourse with ladies, sells nudes in Lagos
A man identified as Bendega has been accused of using his mobile phone, laptop and camera to snap pictures and…
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Economy
How Dangote Refinery is affecting European markets – OPEC
A report by OPEC, Wednesday, noted that in the last quarter of 2024, “imports also declined, particularly oil product imports,…
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Politics
Why we sacked Obasa as Lagos Assembly Speaker – Lawmakers
Mr Obasa has represented Agege Constituency 1 in the Assembly since 2007 and has been the speaker since 2015.
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Economy
Electricity: FG begins transfer of regulatory oversight to 10 states
for six states, namely Oyo, Edo, Kogi, Lagos, and Ogun, the transfer of oversight is in progress as of January…
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Economy
Nigeria’s crude oil production increases — OPEC
The analysis puts the daily increase at 152,000 barrels per day and about one million barrels increase between October and…
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Economy
Power generation upped by 30%, reached 5,528MW in 2024 – Adelabu
He said that when he assumed the leadership of the ministry in 2023, he met an average of 4,100 megawatts…
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Court/Litigation
Dasukigate: Court remands suspect over alleged N2.17 billion fraud
The money was allegedly part of funds earmarked by the federal government to fight Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast.
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Court/Litigation
Jurisdiction: A’court sets aside order voiding Sanusi’s appointment as Emir of Kano
The court of appeal in Kano which sat in Abuja has barred the federal high court in Kano state from…
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Oyo kingmakers write Makinde, reject Abimbola Owoade’s appointment as Alaafin
Some members of the Oyomesi (kingmakers) have rejected the appointment of Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo.
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UPDATED: Makinde announces Abimbola Owoade as Alaafin of Oyo
Owoade’s appointment comes over two years since the death of Lamidi Adeyemi who was Alaafin from 1970 to 2022.
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BREAKING: Makinde announces Abimbola Owoade as Alaafin of Oyo
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has announced Abimbola Akeem Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo.
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