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APC Gains Four More Senators as PDP Lawmakers Defect

The number of All Progressives Congress senators in the National Assembly swelled to 70 on Wednesday following the defection of four senators from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. The senators—Francis Fadahunsi (Osun... Read more »
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Three Teenagers Drown in Bauchi River in Tragic Accident

Tragedy struck in Jinkiri Village, Tirwun Ward of Bauchi Local Government Area, Bauchi State, as three teenage boys drowned in a river while swimming. Information gathered that the incident occurred around 1pm... Read more »

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Jigawa Governor Names Eight New Permanent Secretaries, Shuffles Four

The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has approved the appointment of eight new Permanent Secretaries and the redeployment of four existing ones to various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. This was contained in... Read more »
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DHL Franchise Owner in Edo Convicted Over Lost Parcels

A Magistrate Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, has convicted Nuhu Omokide, a franchise owner of DHL in Benin, on five counts of conspiracy to steal, stealing, and unlawful interference with... Read more »
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FRSC Chief Sounds Alarm on Rising Indiscipline and Bribery Among Officers

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed, has raised serious concerns over rising cases of indiscipline, bribery, drug abuse, and misconduct among personnel, warning that these issues threaten... Read more »
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Slain 300-level Rivers varsity student not a cultist, family insists

The family of a 300-level student of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni in Rivers State, who was killed last Saturday, has called for a thorough investigation into his death and... Read more »
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Flyover Collapses Just 3 Weeks After Commissioning in Lafia, Nassarawa State

A newly commissioned flyover in Lafia, the capital of Nassarawa State, has collapsed just three weeks after its official opening. The project, which reportedly cost a staggering ₦10 billion, crumbled in the... Read more »
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Court strikes out N12.3bn fraud case

The Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out the N12.3bn fraud charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Dr. Oba Otudeko, and three... Read more »
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Ekiti Health Sector Supports Oyebanji’s Second Term Bid

Health workers in Ekiti State on Tuesday lauded Governor Biodun Oyebanji for what they described as his people-centred policies that have revitalised the state’s health sector. The workers, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists,... Read more »
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Cross River State Considers Raising Doctors’ Retirement Age to 65

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has said the state may review the retirement age of its doctors from 60 to 65 years to holistically reform the state’s health sector. Otu said... Read more »
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Gov. Bala Mohammed Visits Injured PDP Governorship Candidate Jude Ezenwafor in Abuja, Reaffirms Party’s Support (Photos)

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, today paid a solidarity visit to Hon. Jude Ezenwafor, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Anambra State, who was recently shot by unknown... Read more »
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Troops repel ISWAP attack on Bitta, expose deep-rooted terror collaboration network

The troops of Operation Hadin Kai successfully repelled an orchestrated attack by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), neutralising scores and forcing the terrorists into a hasty withdrawal, in... Read more »
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NNPP Senator, Reps Members Visit Kwankwaso in Abuja

NNPP Senator alongside Members of the House of Representatives pays a visit to former Kano State Gov’ Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at his Maitama home in Abuja. The... Read more »
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Troops Foil Terrorist Attack in Niger, Neutralize Dozens

Troops of the Nigerian Army on Tuesday neutralised scores of bandits who attempted to a coordinated attack on Warari, a community in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State.The troops successfully repelled... Read more »
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Dele Momodu Hosts Olumide Akpata in Lagos (Photos)

Renowned media mogul and politician, Dele Momodu, on Tuesday hosted former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and Labour Party’s recent governorship candidate in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, at The Home... Read more »
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Senate Approves Tinubu’s Plan To Borrow $21.8 Billion

The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s 2025–2026 External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan, which includes requests to borrow $21.8 billion, €2.1 billion, and ¥15 billion, as well as a €65 million grant,... Read more »
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I never received ₦4bn monthly from NDDC, Amaechi’s wife replies Wike

Mrs Judith Amaechi, wife of former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, has denied an allegation by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that her organisation, the Empowerment Support Initiative,... Read more »
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A Senator We Can Be Proud Of — Azuka Okwuosa Unveils 2025 Legislative Agenda

PRESENTING TO NDỊ ANAMBRA SOUTH, A PURPOSEFUL, RESULT-ORIENTED, MORALLY SOLVENT AND AN IMPACTFUL LEADER, EMINENTLY QUALIFIED TO BE THE ANAMBRA SOUTH SENATOR SIR AZUKA UCHECHUKWU OKWUOSA (CHINYELUGO), KSC “To harness our human... Read more »
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Nasarawa court jails man 21 years for defiling three-month-old baby

The High Court 1 sitting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, has sentenced one Ahmadu Yaro to 21 years in prison for allegedly defiling a three-month-old baby in the Adogi community of... Read more »
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Severe Acute Malnutrition Affects 3.5 Million Nigerian Children, Warns UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund on Tuesday said 3.5 million children in Nigeria are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. UNICEF Nigeria’s Chief of Field Operations and Emergencies, Judith Leveille, stated this during... Read more »