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Gunmen kidnap three daughters of Plateau Water Board MD

The family of the Managing Director, Plateau State Water Board, Mr Apollos Samchi, has been thrown into confusion following the abduction of three members of the family by gunmen on Monday. Nigerian... Read more »
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Man Admits Killing Ex-Colleague After Brief Relationship, Faces Life Sentence

A 40-year-old man has admitted the murder of a 23-year-old woman who was a former colleague and with whom he had a brief relationship. Stephanie Irons was found dead after emergency services... Read more »
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Tension in Abuja as Protesters Chase Wike’s Motorcade Over Unpaid Salaries

There was tension in Abuja on Monday, January 26, when a group of aggrieved workers chased the motorcade of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, during a protest... Read more »
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Enugu Govt Postpones Stakeholders’ Townhall Meeting on Land Sector Development to Jan. 29

The Enugu State Government has announced the postponement of its previously scheduled stakeholders’ townhall meeting on land sector development. The townhall meeting, earlier slated for Tuesday, January 27, 2026, has now been... Read more »
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Soludo Orders One-Week Shutdown of Onitsha Main Market Over Sit-At-Home Compliance

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered the closure of the Onitsha Main Market for one week over the traders’ failure to comply with the directive to defy the Monday sit-at-home... Read more »
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Tinubu to Depart Abuja Monday for State Visit to Türkiye

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday, January 26, for a state visit to the Republic of Türkiye. The visit is aimed at strengthening the existing cordial relations between the... Read more »
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Federal Government Lifts Wanted Ban on Sunday Igboho

Federal Government has removed the Wanted Ban on Chief Sunday Igboho Adeyemo. Has The Wanted Ban was lifted in Him, He is now a free Man in earth. Freedom At last! Congratulations..... Read more »
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Shettima Visits Omo-Agege in Abuja Amid APC Reconciliation Moves

Vice President Kashim Shettima visited former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, at his Abuja residence. The visit comes just days after President Bola Tinubu directed the APC leadership to resolve internal... Read more »
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Sokoto Govt to Enforce Law Banning Extravagant Pre-Wedding Activities

The Sokoto State Government says it will begin strict enforcement of an existing law that bans extravagant pre-wedding activities, blaming high marriage costs for discouraging many young people from getting married. Governor... Read more »
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Controversy Trails Alleged N68bn Housing Provision in Lagos 2026 Budget

A fresh controversy has erupted over the 2026 Lagos State budget following allegations that the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, inserted a ₦68 billion provision for the... Read more »
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Ike Ekweremadu’s Wife Returns to Nigeria After UK Prison Release

Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria following her release from a United Kingdom prison, marking her first visit home since the start of a... Read more »
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Kajuru Kidnapping: Gbenga Hashim Accuses Government of Complicity in Rising Insecurity

Former presidential candidate, Gbenga Hashim, has accused the Nigerian government and elements within the security apparatus of complicity in the country’s worsening insecurity, warning that terrorism and mass kidnappings cannot be defeated... Read more »
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BREAKING: City Boy Movement Unveils Rt. Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji As Abia State Chairman

The City Boy Movement has officially unveiled the former Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, FNSE (Ikukuoma Abia), as its State Chairman, marking a... Read more »
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Fire Guts Recycling Plant at Amuwo Odofin Industrial Estate, Lagos

A major fire outbreak has been reported at the Amuwo Odofin Industrial Estate in the Mile 2 area of Lagos on Saturday evening, triggering an emergency response from the Lagos State Fire... Read more »
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Operation FANSAN YAMMA Troops Repel Bandits, Recover AK-47 Rifles in Kaduna

Troops of 1 Division/Sector 1 Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY) have successfully foiled a banditry incident and neutralized one suspected violent extremist during a snap ambush operation conducted in Maraban Rido general area... Read more »
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Makinde Praises Osinbajo, Faults Tinubu Over Tax Reform Laws

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has lauded former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for his leadership style while in office, while sharply criticising President Bola Tinubu’s handling of the recently enacted tax reform... Read more »
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Police Arrest Newly Married Woman Over Alleged Husband Poisoning In Jigawa

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a newly married woman over the alleged poisoning of her husband in Gauza village, Jahun Local Government Area. In a statement issued on Saturday by... Read more »
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MTN Nigeria Reports Over 9,000 Fibre Cuts, Vandalism Disrupts Network Nationwide

MTN Nigeria has revealed that it experienced 9,218 fibre cuts in 2025, causing widespread network disruptions across the country. The telecommunications giant also reported that 211 sites were affected by theft and... Read more »
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Nigerian-born Nurse Loses Licence In Australia For Sleeping During Night Shifts

A Nigerian-born nurse, Chimzuruoke Okembunachi, has been deregistered in Australia after a tribunal found that she repeatedly slept while on duty during night shifts at an aged care facility in Sydney. The... Read more »
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Africa Must Build, Not Beg for Prosperity — Shettima Tells World Leaders

Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on African nations to embrace homegrown solutions to economic challenges, urging a shift from import dependency and foreign aid to local production and investment, with Nigeria’s... Read more »