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DMO allots N4.3bn FG savings bonds

The Debt Management Office has allotted N4.3bn worth of Federal Government Savings Bonds in its May 2025 offer. The subscription period for the bonds ran from May 5 to May 9, 2025,... Read more »
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DBN plans N500bn in guarantees for MSMEs

THE Development Bank of Nigeria has unveiled an ambitious strategic plan to significantly expand its financial support of the country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises sector. The bank projects issuing N500bn in... Read more »

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Gov Zulum Spends Night In Marte, Begs Federal Gov’t Not To Allow Town Fall To Terrorists

Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has appealed to the Federal Government to deploy decisive strategies that would ensure that Marte town does not fall to Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents. Zulum, who was... Read more »
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S’Africa deports Nigerian clergy Omotoso after acquittal

Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso has been deported from South Africa following a ruling by the Department of Home Affairs, which declared him an undesirable person. According to The South African, a local... Read more »
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BREAKING: Former Lawmaker Hon. Chris Agibe Is Dead

Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chris Agibe, who represented the Boki-Ikom Federal Constituency of Cross River State, has been confirmed dead. The news of his passing was confirmed to... Read more »
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Children Miss School, Farmers Stranded, How Ezza North Suffers Amid Alleged LG Fund Mismanagement

The people of Okaleru community in Igwebuike, Ugbonaa Azu-Orie Achi under Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi state have cried out to the state Government for help concerning their roads and welfare.... Read more »
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POCACOV Takes Initiative to Schools: Launches Clubs and ‘Take a Pledge’ Program

In its commitment to combating the menace of cultism and various societal vices threatening the well-being of young people, the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) has officially launched the POCACOV... Read more »
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Delta Free Medical Outreach Benefits Over 300 Traders

Over 300 traders in Ogbogonogo market, Asaba, Delta State, on Saturday received free medical treatment and drugs, among others, to mark World Hypertension Day. The free medical outreach was organised by a... Read more »
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Tanzanian Academic Emerges WHO Regional Director for Africa

A Tanzanian Professor, Mohamed Janabi, has been elected the new World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa. The election took place during a Special Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa,... Read more »
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Tragedy in Enugu: Pastor Arrested for Killing Four Siblings with Pestle

In the quiet community of Ibagwa-Aka, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, a tragedy has unfolded, leaving a family shattered and a community in shock. Four children, Kamsiyochukwu Ezema (7),... Read more »
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Troops in Zamfara repel bandit attacks in Maru and Tsafe LGA

The Nigerian Army Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have repelled deadly bandits attacks in Maru and Tsafe Local Government Areas on May 17, 2025. Akelicious report that at about 1530hrs, armed bandits... Read more »
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Soldier and Child Killed in Uli Brothel Attack by Suspected IPOB Militants

Armed hoodlums, suspected to be members of the proscribed IPOB/ESN militia, attacked a brothel near Uli town in Awka on the evening of May 17, 2025, killing a soldier and a young... Read more »
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Commissioner Warns Against Self-Diagnosis of Hypertension at Health Rally in Enugu

The Enugu State government, in collaboration with Population Services International, has organized a three-day rally to mark the 2025 World Hypertension Day.  The event aims to create awareness and reduce the impact... Read more »
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African Energy Bank Takes Shape: FG to Unveil New Initiative

The Federal Government has concluded key legal and governance frameworks required for the operational rollout of the African Energy Bank as preparations for its official launch enter the final phase. This was... Read more »
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N200bn Debt to Discos: Senate Raises Concern Over Unpaid Bills

The Senate Committee on Power has raised concerns over the liquidity crisis bedeviling the power sector, lamenting that tariff shortfalls have indicated that the government is owing a whopping N200bn to generating... Read more »
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Borno Gov Calls for Fasting, Prayer Day to Combat Insurgency

Due to the persistent insecurity in Borno State, Governor Prof. Babagana Zulum has decided to seek divine intervention by declaring Monday, May 19th, as a day of voluntary fasting and prayer across... Read more »
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Pope’s Message at Vatican Mass: Stand Against Exploitation

Pope Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy Sunday with a call to stop exploiting nature and marginalising the poor before an audience, including JD Vance and tens of thousands of... Read more »
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Nasarawa Police Nab Notorious Cattle Rustler, Kidnapper, Seize Arms

The Nasarawa Police Command has apprehended a wanted cattle rustler and kidnapper, identified as Abashe Gizo, and recovered dangerous arms in his hideout at Ruwan Baka village, Doma area of the state.... Read more »
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SERAP Seeks Probe into N500bn Oil Revenue Allegedly Missing from NNPCL

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr Bayo Ojulari, to immediately account for and explain the whereabouts of... Read more »
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Historic day in Vatican as Pope Leo XIV officially installed

Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, made his debut tour of St Peter’s Square on Sunday in a popemobile, greeting tens of thousands of pilgrims and well-wishers ahead of his inauguration... Read more »