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Who really owns NDC?
By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja As political alignments ahead of the 2027 general election continue to shift, renewed attention has turned to the Nigeria Democratic Congress...
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PFICP Scandal: ‘FG has questions to answer’ -Falana, Atiku, NDC, others demand probe
•Want Gbajabiamila to step aside pending investigation •Staff of disowned agency speak about Adeyemi, operations By Omeiza Ajayi More Nigerians yesterday expressed outra...
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Jurisdiction — Where Federal Police Authority ends and State Police begins
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja For decades, Section 214 of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution contained one of the most consequential sentences in the country’s federal architectur...
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Delta: Renewed herdsmen attacks in Ughelli North heighten calls for government action
By Akpokona Omafuaire The cries of residents across several communities in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State are becoming louder by the day. What started...
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Every man his own Escobar: A review of Carlos Barragan’s ‘The Yahoo Boys’
When the Spanish journalist Carlos Barragan announced recently on LinkedIn that The Yahoo Boys, his book about the online scammers of Lagos, had just been released, the c...
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Oba of Benin receives 18 looted artefacts after 125 years
By Ozioruva Aliu The Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, has received 18 cultural artefacts repatriated from Switzerland after 125 years in foreign custo...
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Victims Count Losses As Fire Guts Ibadan Herbal Market
Victims of the devastating fire that swept through the popular Bode Traditional Herbs and Other Products Market, popularly known as Iso Alagbo, in Ibadan South-West Local...
By Adebayo Waheed
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Obasanjo Urges Ogun APC Governorship Candidate Adeola To Stay Focused On Development Agenda
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2027 Ogun State election, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeol...
By Femi Oyeweso
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Kano Emerges ECOWAS’ Top Sub-National Government In Education Spending
Kano State has been ranked as the highest-performing sub-national government in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for education spending, according t...
By Hafsat Bello Bahara
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2027: Peter Obi urges Nigerians to register to vote
…Pays surprise visits to INEC centres Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has urged eligible Nigerians to participate in the ongo...
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Court Acquits Ex‑Gov Nyako’s Former CSO Of N80m Fraud
The Adamawa State High Court has discharged and acquitted retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sheriff Abubakar Rabiu, former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to ex...
By Hussaini Hammangabdo
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Trump riffs on predecessors in children’s podcast appearance
President Donald Trump riffed on his White House predecessors in a children’s podcast Friday, while also joking about his weight and musing as to whether his body i...
By Ayobami
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Imo First Lady Mobilises Stakeholders To Combat Gender-Based Violence
The First Lady of Imo State, Barr. Chioma Uzodimma, has called on traditional rulers, religious leaders, women groups, youth organisations and other stakeholders to inten...
By Emmanuel Mgheahurike
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Court orders Saraki’s arraignment over Kwara’s alleged defamation suit
A Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin has dismissed a preliminary objection filed by former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and ordered his arraignment. Read Also: Kwa...
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Kaduna Begins N34bn Erosion Project, Pays N2bn Compensation To Affected Residents
Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has flagged off a N34 billion flood and gully erosion control project in Rigasa, alongside the payment of about N2 billion in compensatio...
By Aza Msue
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‘You brought me into politics and stood by me’ – Tinubu mourns Kola Oseni
President Bola Tinubu has paid a glowing tribute to elder statesman and progressive politician, Alhaji Ganiyu Kolapo Oseni, describing him as the man who introduced him t...
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Ganduje Denies Dumping APC, Says He’s Not Political Vulture
Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has dismissed reports alleging that he has defected to the New Democratic Congress (ND...
By LONGTONG YAKUBU
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INEC Extends Voter Registration Exercise, Introduces Online Platform
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by two weeks to enable more e...
By Ademu Idakwo
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HURIWA warns U.S. troop pullout could fuel fresh terror attacks
By Chioma Obinna The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed concern over the withdrawal of most United States troops from joint counterterrori...
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Fubara commends Army over fight against oil bunkering, pipeline vandalism
Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has commended the Nigerian Army for its efforts in tackling pipeline vandalism and illegal oil bunkering, saying the operations are produ...
By Ayobami
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Defamation Suit : Saraki To Appeal High Court’s Decision On Jurisdiction
The defamation suit filed by the Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq against former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki came up on Friday at the Kwara State High ...
By Abdullahi Olesin
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Emir Sanusi urges Nigerians to embrace entrepreneurship
…SSU Unveils Innovation-Focused Programmes By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The Chancellor of Sokoto State University (SSU) and Emir of Dutse, Alhaji Hameem Nuhu Sanusi, has ur...
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Abiodun appoints six new permanent secretaries
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has approved the appointment of six new Permanent Secretaries as part of efforts to strengthen the leadershi...
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‘Resign if you are afraid to work’, Kano governor tells anti-graft agency officials
Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has openly challenged the leadership of the state’s Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), declaring that the agency has...
By Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu