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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 »
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Terrorism, Kidnappings Push Niger onto U.S. ‘Do Not Travel’ List

The United States has added Niger to its Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory, citing worsening security conditions marked by terrorism, kidnapping, violent crime, civil unrest, and limited access to emergency and... Read more »
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Sun Man of the Year Award: Governor Mbah a Champion of Rural Development and Inclusive Growth, Says Onuokaibe

Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah of Enugu State has been described as a man committed to rural development and inclusive growth. The Chief Executive Officer of First Choice Afro Villa Ltd and Mburubu... Read more »
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2027: Matawalle Urges Nigerians to Rally Behind Tinubu’s Reform Agenda

The minister of state for defence, Bello Matawalle, has called on Nigerians and political stakeholders to unite behind President Bola Tinubu to enable the successful implementation of the administration’s reform agenda ahead... Read more »
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Assassination Plot Against Tinubu: Musa Says Arrested Officers Knew Consequences of Their Actions

Christopher Musa, Nigeria’s minister of defence, says military officers arrested over the foiled coup “must have made up their minds” about the consequences. The 16 implicated officers, including a brigadier general and... Read more »
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Troops Storm Bandit Leader’s Camp In Zamfara, Neutralise 20, Destroy Stronghold

Troops of the 8 Division, Nigerian Army, operating under Sector 2 of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have stormed the camp of a notorious bandit leader, Gwaska Dan Karmi, in Maru Local Government Area... Read more »
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FCT Strike: Wike Dismisses Two Directors for Instigating Workers

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed two directors of the FCT Administration (FCTA) for alleged insubordination and the “instigation” of workers during an ongoing industrial crisis.... Read more »
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National Reforms Offer Pathways for Youth Growth, Nation-Building — Minister

TThe minister of information and national irientation, Mohammed Idris, has urged Nigerian youths to seize the opportunities created by the ongoing national reforms, describing them as critical pathways for personal growth and... Read more »
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Three-Year-Old Missing in Kano Found Dead in Well

The Kano State Fire Service has recovered the body of a three-year-old boy, Abdura’uf Badamasi,who was reported missing in Wangara Village, Tofa Local Government Area of the state. The director of the... Read more »
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Kano Govt Dismisses Rumours of Plan to Remove Emir Sanusi

The Kano State Government has dismissed rumours suggesting that the defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the All Progressives Congress (APC) includes an agreement to remove the Emir of Kano, Alhaji... Read more »
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President Tinubu Returns to Nigeria After State Visit to Türkiye

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following his state visit to the Republic of Türkiye The Airbus A330 conveying the President arrived at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport... Read more »