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FCTA begins demolition as encroachment spreads
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday directed the immediate demolition of houses and other structures obstructing designated water channels and green spaces across the capital. The exercise came barely three days...
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Food prices rise as inflation slows
Nigeria’s food inflation rose in July despite a series of interventions by the federal government to boost domestic production, reduce input costs and ease pressure on consumers. This has sparked fresh concerns about the effectiveness of measures...
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How Osun election was won, lost
With the official declaration of Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, of the Accord Party as winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the long battle over who will steer the...
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Osun poll: APC campaign DG’s nephew killed, another shot
Asupporter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Esa-Oke in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, Ayegbo Oluwadele, was yesterday gunned down and another was shot. The incident added to the growing concerns over violence ahead of the...
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Tension heightens 48hrs to Osun election
Tension has continued to rise across Osun State less than 48 hours to Saturday’s governorship election, as the campaign councils of the major candidates yesterday trade fresh allegations of violence, intimidation, vote-buying and attempts to undermine...
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EFCC freezes Osun account 10 days to election
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday froze the account of the Osun State Government, citing alleged fraudulent handling of ecology funds, intervention funds and Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) account to the tune of...
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A commercial motorbike operator and his passenger along Mararaba, Nasarawa State yesterday
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We paid N50m to secure Kebbi judge’s release – Family
The family of a Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruk Hassan Bunza, who was kidnapped from his residence, has confirmed paying N50 million ransom to secure his release. Justice Bunza was abducted in the early hours of Sunday, July 26, when...
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2027: Fresh debate over Tinubu’s qualification
If you want to upload somebody’s qualifications, you start from primary school, then secondary school and then university. You don’t jump from primary school to university. That gives room for suspicion, especially for a president that has been dogged...
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Victims’ families await compensation 2yrs after
Two years after the nationwide protests against hardship during which 12 demonstrators were killed and others injured in Kano State, victims’ families are still awaiting compensation from the government, gathered. Daily Trust The protests, known by...
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We approved ‘phantom’ council without due diligence – HoS
The Head of the Civil Service (HoS) of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, yesterday told the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee probing the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) that her office issued an...
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How gunmen abducted Kebbi high court judge
AKebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, has been abducted by gunmen at his residence along Zogirma Road in Bunza Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, marks the second...
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Transport fares rise as petrol hits N1,400/l
Transport fares have risen again in parts of the country as petrol price climbed to as high as N1,400 per litre, Daily Trust reports. The latest increase followed a surge in global crude oil prices, with Brent crude rising above $100 per barrel amid...
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Questions over N30bn for palaces, places of worship
Questions have trailed the allocation of N30.15 billion in the 2026 budget for the construction, renovation and furnishing of palaces and execution of some religious-related projects across the country. A document released by a public accountability...
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NNPCL’s N7.1trn energy security spending faces scrutiny
There have been questions over the expenditure of N7.13 trillion by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on energy security in 2024. The figure was contained in the NNPCL’s 2024 audit report which was released in November...
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AG mandated us to open accounts for ‘phantom’ council – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday told the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the legal basis, operations and budgetary inclusion of the ‘phantom’ Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) that it...
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Surviving on a soldier’s N100,000 salary
The federal government’s decision to double the minimum monthly salary of soldiers from N49,000 to N100,000 has raised a fundamental question about the value placed on those defending the country. The April report of the National Bureau of Statistics’...
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Benue State Government
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, at the Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital, Otukpo, where he visited to commiserate with the victims, following attacks by suspected armed herders at Akpachi, and Otukpo-Nobi...
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Malami loses 48 properties to FG
AFederal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to a former AttorneyGeneral of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to the federal government. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik...
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Participants at a festival in Wakayama prefecture Nachikatsuura, Japan
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ADC heads to S’Court over congresses
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have resolved to challenge the ruling of the Court of Appeal which yesterday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the...
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More than 50 days after: Families of Oyo, Borno pupils still waiting
The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has explained why Adamawa Plateau security forces are yet to rescue the pupils and teachers abducted in Oyo State, saying the kidnappers threatened to kill the captives if troops advanced on their...
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Streets and shops are submerged after Typhoon Maysak brought torrential rain and widespread flooding in Nanning, China
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Tinubu seeks answers over ‘phantom’ council
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the activities of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and submit a report...
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OAGF, Presidency differ over CBN account
Revelations on the operations of the alleged fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) took a new twist yesterday when the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) insisted that the disputed council has no...
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Almajiri commission earmarks N8.4bn for road projects
The National Commission for Almajiri and Outof-School Children Education earmarked N8.4 billion in the 2026 budget for road construction, which is outside its statutory mandate. Details of the 2026 Appropriations Act show that the commission was...
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2027: ADC wins key legal battle
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) got some respite yesterday in its preparation for the 2027 general elections. The party has waded through many battles since former vice president, Aiku Abubakar, former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola,...
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Presidency clears Gbajabiamila amid concerns
The Presidency yesterday absolved Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of complicity in the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council/Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the appointment...
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Questions over ‘phantom’ council
Controversy has continued to trail the status of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council/Presidential Economic Advisory Council, following a disclaimer by Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and...
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Resident doctors on the picket line outside Royal Victoria hospital in Belfast, UK, striking over pay. The 24-hour walkout began at 7am on Monday
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How gang murdered Benue Miyetti Allah chair, friend
Details have emerged on the killing of Benue State Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Ardo Risku Muhammad, with his family alleging that he was ambushed and assassinated shortly after attending a...
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7 residents, 2 cops killed in Katsina, Kaduna
Seven people were killed on Thursday when bandits attacked Sayaya community in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. Two police officers also lost their lives during an operation to rescue kidnapped victims in Birnin Gwari Local Government...
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State police gains ground as Senate passes bill
The long-debated state police gained fresh impetus yesterday, following the passage of the bill by the Senate. The House of Representatives had earlier passed a bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of...
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After 126 days in custody, El-Rufai’s case adjourned till September
Aformer governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has spent at least 126 days in custody over charges bordering on alleged abuse of office, money laundering, and wiretapping, amidst difficulty in meeting what is described as “stringent bail conditions”...
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Kaduna mob killing: Last moments of slain female teacher
The family of Malama Ummulkhair, an Islamiyya school teacher who was lynched and burnt by a mob on a false accusation of child stealing in Maraban Jos, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has recounted her final moments. Some residents had...
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Two carriages of a freight train that derailed and fell off a bridge in Munich, Germany
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‘How my only daughter died in Kano school’
Families of Maimuna Sani (Nihal), a 14-yearold Junior Secondary School (JSS2) student at St. Louis Secondary School in Kano, are demanding justice after her controversial death, allegedly from punishment in the boarding school. The incident, which...
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Fix insecurity or step aside, Reps tell Tinubu
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives yesterday called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to either refocus governance on tackling national security challenges and economic hardship or step aside, warning that Nigeria is facing what it...
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How gunmen attacked NIPSS
Gunmen attacked the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Monday night, killing two soldiers and a police officer guarding the staff quarters of the institution. Daily...
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2027 race hit by deregistration judgement
Chances of the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Atiku Abubakar, that of the governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, and the presidential candidate of the Accord Party, Gbenga Olawepo Hashim, contesting in the next...
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Children play in the wreckage of a car in the Bureij refugee camp in Gaza Strip
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Nursing students take part in a white coat ceremony, marking their graduation, held in the ruins of the university college’s building, Gaza City, Gaza
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A drone view shows a collapsed building after a magnitude 7.8 quake in General Santos, Mindanao Island, Philippines
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A second hand clothes spot on a pedestrian bridge at Oshodi in Lagos State
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Parties sit on candidates’ lists
The delay in the release of the final lists of candidates who emerged from the various party primaries ahead of the 2027 elections has continued to unsettle aspirants awaiting confirmation of their status. Daily Trust reports that all the major...
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Again, gunmen abduct students in Zamfara
From Abdullahi A. Chakwa (Gusau), Peter Moses (Lagos), Daniel Adaji (Abuja), Yusha’u A. Ibrahim (Bauchi) & Hussein Yahaya (Abuja) Gunmen abducted seven students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, in the early hours of Wednesday,...
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Teachers protest wave of school abductions
Teachers on Tuesday staged protests across several states over attacks on schools and the abduction of students and educators, calling for urgent action to secure learning institutions nationwide. The demonstrations, organised by the Nigeria Union of...
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Cholera kills 40 in Borno
Cholera outbreak has killed more than 40 people and infected over 3,000 in 139 communities across seven local government areas of Borno State, Daily Trust gathered. This, according to government estimates, was recorded in Maiduguri, Jere, Mafa,...
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A man dressed in protective equipment, raises awareness among traders alongside young members of the “U Report Goma” group who continue awareness activities at Alanine market using megaphones and focus group discussions as part of Ebola prevention and...
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3 years after, power, economy, security on the scale
On May 29, 2023, at Eagle Square, where he took the oath of office, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, left no one in doubt about what his administration would focus on during his four-year tenure. With a three-word sentence he abolished the age-old subsidy...
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13 days after, Borno, Oyo pupils still in captivity
Thirteen days after the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Borno and Oyo states, the victims remain in captivity, with no contact from the abductors, heightening fears over their safety. Parents of the victims, residents of the affected...
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INEC timetable must align with Electoral Act –Court rules
THIS HONOURABLE COURT HEREBY DECLARES that the Independent National Electoral Commission is empowered by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and the Electoral Act, 2026 to issue timetable for elections and to even...
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Bandits attack emir’s palace
Suspected armed bandits on Monday launched a coordinated midnight assault on Yashikira community in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, attacking both the police divisional headquarters and the palace of the Emir of Yashikira, Alhaji Umaru...
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Atiku, Amaechi, Hayatu-Deen battle for ticket
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has produced governorship candidates in no less than 10 states as the party also cleared former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi and renowned banker Mohammed...
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Fubara withdraws as aspirants battle in 8 states
By Umar Dankano,Yola, Musa Luka Musa, Abuja, Mumini Abdulkareem, Ilorin, Abubakar Abdullahi, Lafia, Bassey Willie, Port Harcourt, Magaji Isa Hunkuyi, Jalingo & Habibu Idris Gimba, Damaturu The battle for the governorship tickets of the All...
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People told Tinubu I planned to kill him – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has revealed how some individuals attempted to pit him against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, barely three months after they assumed office. Speaking at the launch of “My Life of Duty and Allegiance,” the autobiography of...
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A police officer from the Kano State command conveying an accident victim to a hospital.
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Irregularity claims, shock defeats for incumbents
Multiple controversies have dogged the primary elections for House of Representatives tickets of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the country. The primaries were held in the 360 federal constituencies across the country between Saturday and...
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Consensus rift, logistics force APC to shift primaries
The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday shifted the House of Representatives primary scheduled to commence today to Saturday, May 16, 2026. A statement by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka late Thursday, however, said previously...
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Court jails Mamman 75 years for N33.8bn fraud
AFederal High Court in Abuja yesterday sentenced a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years’ jail term in absentia following his conviction of money laundering to the tune of N33.8 billion, being part of funds for the construction of 3050...
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Over 100 killed in Zamfara market airstrike
Amilitary airstrike on Tumfa market in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State has reportedly killed at least 117 people and injured several others. Residents said the casualties included both bandits and civilians. The aerial bombardment...
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Is Tinubu changing security architecture?
The appointment of Adeyinka Famadewa, a retired majorgeneral, as Special Adviser on Homeland Security, has sparked debate over a new dynamic of Nigeria’s security architecture under the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. Tinubu, who is...
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Allocations triple, hardship widens across states
From Salim Umar Ibrahim (Kano), Dotun Omisakin (Lagos), Magaji lsa Hunkuyi (Jalingo), Iniabasi Umo (Uyo) & Tijani Labaran (Lokoja) States across the federation now receive nearly triple the monthly allocations they used to get from the Federation...
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N33.8bn fraud conviction revives Mambilla scandal
The conviction of a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, on 12-count charges bordering on money laundering to the tune of N33.8 billion has once again beamed a searchlight on the failed Mambilla power project. The 3,050MW Mambilla plant in Taraba...
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Meningitis kills 33 children in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Government has confirmed the death of 33 children following an outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in parts of the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Faruk Abubakar, spoke on Wednesday during an advocacy meeting with district...
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Bandits kill 24 in Katsina
No fewer than 24 people have been killed by bandits in separate attacks on Jikamshi and Gwalgoro communities in Musawa and Kankia local government areas, respectively, in Katsina State. The latest incident occurred on Monday evening at Jikamshi...
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Refineries: After N3.2trn, Chinese firms step in
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has, for the umpteenth time, begun the process of fixing the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries, two of the federal government-owned refineries that are comatose. This is coming after the two...
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Members of the 2026 Batch A Stream II of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) during sensitization on safety and comprehensive training in fire prevention and emergency response, at the NYSC temporary orientation camp, Plateau State at the weekend
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Supreme Court clears path for ADC
By John Chuks Azu, Baba Martins, Musa Luka Musa (Abuja), Ahmad Datti (Kano) & Abdullateef Aliyu (Lagos) After weeks of anxiety owing to the leadership tussle within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the Supreme Court yesterday, restored the...
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