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Ex-AGF Malami Tells Court He Earned Over N12bn from Businesses, Salaries, and Gifts

Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami tells court that he earned N374m from salaries, N10.17bn from private businesses, N958m as gifts from personal friends, as he seeks to vacate an interim... Read more »
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Onitsha Traders Shocked as Soludo Marks Shops for Demolition Amid Monday Sit-At-Home Dispute

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has issued a 14-day ultimatum to traders at the Onitsha Main Market to vacate their shops, as over 10,000 shops in the market have reportedly been... Read more »
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South Africa Cuts Power to Nigerian High Commission Over Debt

Electricity supply to the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa was cut off on Monday over outstanding utility bills owed to the City of Tshwane. Nasiphi Moya, Executive Mayor of Tshwane, disclosed... Read more »
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Gunmen Abduct Passengers on Kogi Highway, Police Rescue Four

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of passengers after gunmen blocked the Anyigba–Ankpa highway at Ofejiji, via Egume, on Sunday evening. Police sources said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO)... Read more »
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Gunmen Abduct Woman, Two-Year-Old Daughter in Gombe

The Gombe State Police Command has launched a manhunt following the abduction of a woman and her two-year-old daughter in Funakaye Local Government Area of the state. Sources said the incident was... Read more »
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Police Arrest Man for Allegedly Killing Rival Over Domestic Dispute in Yobe

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, Alhaji Hassan Umaru, for allegedly killing a suspected rival during a domestic dispute in Bundila Village, Gulani Local Government Area of the... Read more »
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Suspected Boko Haram Gunmen Kill Four Charcoal Traders, Abduct Four Others in Borno

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed four charcoal traders and abducted four others during an attack on Gassarwa bush in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources told Akelicious that the... Read more »
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FG, States, LGs Receive N1.969trn from December 2025 Federation Account

The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, shared a total sum of N1.969 trillion as the December 2025 Federation Account Revenue with the Federal Government, states, and the local government councils in Nigeria.... Read more »
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Newborn Baby Found Abandoned In Bag With A Note In Okpuno, Awka

A newborn baby has been found abandoned with a handwritten note at a shop in Umuodu village, Okpuno, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The baby was discovered inside a... Read more »
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Nigerian Man Killed While Fighting for Russian Forces in Ukraine

A Nigerian man who travelled abroad to enlist in the Russian military fighting against Ukraine has been killed on the battlefield. The identity of the deceased has not been officially disclosed. Reports... Read more »
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Banks, Markets Shut Down Across Anambra as Sit-at-Home Protest Persists Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Detention

Commercial activities grounded to a halt across parts of Anambra State on Monday as banks and major markets remained completely shut in continued solidarity with traders and residents enforcing the weekly sit-at-home... Read more »
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Sanwo-Olu Seeks Deeper Partnership With World Bank on Energy, Agriculture, Tourism

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says Lagos is ready to partner with the World Bank Group in energy, agriculture, tourism and human capital development. He said the state was open to deeper collaboration and... Read more »
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Sit-at-home: Ohanaeze youths urge S’East residents to shun IPOB fresh order

Youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has called on the people of South-East to shut the Monday sit-at-home declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.... Read more »
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We Politicians Are the Problem of Nigeria — Peter Obi

Labour party presidential candidate in th 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has asked Nigerians to pray for politicians in the country as they are the root cause of the nation’s challenges. Obi... Read more »
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Sit-at-Home Alert: Finish Outdoor Tasks Before Midnight – Biafra Activists, Gentle de Yahoo Warn

Biafra activists under the leadership of Gentle de Yahoo have issued a warning to residents to complete any outdoor activities before midnight today, Sunday, February 1, ahead of a planned sit-at-home protest... Read more »
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Femi Otedola Defends First HoldCo’s ₦748bn Loan Provision Despite 92% Profit Slump

Group Chairman of First Bank Nigeria Holdings Plc, Femi Otedola, has defended the bank’s decision to take a ‘one-time hit’ of N748 billion to provision for legacy non-performing loans, describing the move... Read more »
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Troops Rescue Man Tied to Tree After Bandit Abduction in Zamfara

Army troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, in collaboration with the Zamfara State Police Command, have rescued an abducted man in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state. Sources said that the incident... Read more »
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Gov Mbah Bags Sun Newspaper Man of the Year Award, Vows to Continue Raising the Bar of Governance

The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has been bestowed with The Sun Newspapers Man of the Year Award 2025, promising to do more to raise the bar of governance in... Read more »
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NDLEA Intercepts Brazil Returnee With Cocaine Concealed In Private Part, Soles Of Footwear

A Brazil based Nigerian businessman Uche Franklin Onyekwere has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA)... Read more »
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Police Station, Church Burnt as Bandits Strike in Niger State

Bandits have burnt down the Divisional Police Station in Agwara town, headquarters of Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, raiding a church and kidnapping at least five people in the community.... Read more »