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Senator Peter Nwaboshi Is Dead

Former Senator Peter Onyelukachukwu Nwaoboshi, who represented Delta North Senatorial District, has been reported dead at the age of 68. The death of the former lawmaker was confirmed on Friday by the... Read more »
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Trump Suspends U.S Green Card Lottery After Deadly Brown University Shooting

President Donald Trump has suspended the US green card lottery scheme following a deadly shooting at Brown University that left two students dead and raised renewed scrutiny of the visa programme. The... Read more »
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Nigeria Still Has World Cup Qualification Chance as FIFA Reviews Complaint Against DR Congo — Dikko

Nigeria still has a realistic chance of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, according to the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, who says a formal complaint submitted to FIFA... Read more »
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Enugu Govt Debunks Fake News Ceding Border Community to Kogi

The Enugu State Government has debunked a fake report, which claimed that the National Boundary Commission, NBC, had ceded Ette, a border community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area to Kogi State.... Read more »
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Tinubu Orders Governors To Pay Local Government Funds Directly

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed all 36 state governors to immediately comply with the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy by ensuring that statutory allocations are paid directly to local... Read more »
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PDP Faction Loyal to Wike Schedules State Congresses, Questions INEC Recognition of Ibadan Convention

Factional leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said it would conduct a national convention early next year after the conduct... Read more »
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Nigeria Introduces Electronic Nautical Charts for Calabar Port Navigation

For the first time, maritime traffic heading into Calabar and the proposed Bakassi Deep Seaport will now operate using newly issued Nigerian Electronic Nautical Charts (ENCs) as part of measures to strengthen... Read more »
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Tinubu Assures Nigerians State Police Will Become Reality Soon

President Bola Tinubu, last night, assured Nigerians that the much talked about multi-level police will become a reality before long. Tinubu spoke at the national caucus meeting of the ruling All Progressives... Read more »
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Six Months After Missing Police Inspector’s Remains Recovered in Benue

The suspected remains of a missing police inspector have been recovered in Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, the State Police Command has confirmed. According to sources, the incident relates to Inspector... Read more »
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Yobe Police Foil Late-Night Boko Haram Assault on Gujba Station

The Yobe State Police Command says it has successfully repelled a coordinated attack by suspected Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) elements on the Gujba Police Division in Gujba Local Government Area of the... Read more »
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Governor Muftwang to Defect From PDP to APC Citing Political Stability

Governor Caleb Muftwang of Plateau State is set to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), his political adviser, Istifanus Nwansat, confirmed on Monday in Abuja. Mr... Read more »
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Jobs Come From Local Refineries, Not Importation – Oshiomhole Tells New Oil Chiefs

Senator and former Edo Governor Adams Oshiomhole celebrated the resignation of Engr. Farouk Ahmed and Mr. Gbenga Komolafe from Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory leadership, calling their exit necessary for the country’s economic survival.... Read more »
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Romanian Court Jails Wiz Khalifa for Smoking Cannabis at Music Festival

American rapper Wiz Khalifa, born Thomaz Cameron Jibril, has been sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment in Romania for smoking cannabis during a festival performance. The Constanța Court of Appeal overturned an earlier... Read more »
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No State Can Fight Insecurity Alone – Uba Sani Tells North-West Peace Summit

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has advocated for integrated security operations, governance reforms, community engagement, and socio-economic recovery to curb insecurity in the North-West geopolitical zone. The governor made this suggestion... Read more »
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FG Orders Reopening of 47 Unity Schools, Assures Parents of Students’ Safety

The Federal Government has directed the immediate reopening of the 47 Federal Government Colleges (FGCs), otherwise known as Unity Schools.The government said the reason for the sudden shutdown of the schools has... Read more »
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Ebonyi Police ACP Ogbon-Inu Popoola Slumps, Dies During Management Meeting

Ebonyi State Police Command Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ogbon-Inu Taiwo Popoola, has reportedly died after he slumped during a management meeting at the office of the Commissioner of Police on Tuesday.... Read more »
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Denying your partner sex can lead to two years’ imprisonment for emotional abuse – Police

Ghana Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dennis Fiakpui, has stated that denying a partner s3x can lead to emotional abuse charges under Ghana’s Domestic Violence Act 732 of 2007. Speaking to the... Read more »
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Burkina Faso Offers Technical Help as NAF Personnel Confirm Aircraft Fault

One of the eleven Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel detained in Burkina Faso has confirmed that their aircraft made an emergency landing in the West African country due to a technical fault,... Read more »
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Peter Obi Consults Abdullahi, Babangida on Nigeria’s Unity, Security, Development

Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has continued his nationwide consultations, holding high-level engagements with elder statesmen and key stakeholders on the future of Nigeria. In... Read more »
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Angry Dansadau Residents Attack Zamfara Lawmaker Over Alleged Neglect and Poor Performance

Angry constituents in Dansadau town, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, attacked a state lawmaker over alleged poor performance and neglect. The lawmaker, Kabiru Mikailu, who represents Maru South Constituency in... Read more »