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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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ADC: Supreme Court in make or mar judgement
The much awaited judgement over the leadership dispute in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be delivered today. The Director of Information of the Supreme Court, Dr Festus Akande, confirmed the date...
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People wade through waist-high water as heavy rainfall causes severe water logging across roads in the port city Chattogram, Bangladesh
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‘Who is there?’ Corps member’s final words
The father of a slain corps member, Engr. Sani Jimoh, has recounted how soldiers allegedly shot and killed his 24-year-old son, Abdussamad Jamiu, inside his room in Dakwa community, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The...
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Crisis in public hospitals worsens
Patients across Nigeria are waiting long hours or even days before they can see a doctor in general hospitals, as inadequate manpower and rising workloads overwhelm public healthcare facilities, Daily Trust findings have shown. Across major public...
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El-Rufai in court over Ribadu’s phone hack
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, before a Federal High Court in Abuja on a five-count amended charge bordering on the alleged tapping of the mobile phone of the National Security...
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72-hour deadline: Borno families fear for 416 captives
Some family members of the 416 persons abducted from Ngoshe in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State have relived the agonising moments terrorists invaded the community and the anguish they have endured since the victims have been held...
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Sylva, others charged over plot to oust Tinubu
The federal government is set to try seven of the detained suspects linked to an alleged plot to overthrow the President Bola Tinubu-led administration for concealment of treason, terrorism and money laundering. The suspects are former Governor of...
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INEC clears chair , ‘Amupitan must go’ protests swell
Pressure is mounting on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, to resign following the circulation of alleged proTinubu tweets linked to him, with the civil society and election observers warning...
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Bauchi 2027: Senator Shehu Buba Umar Declares Governorship Bid
The Senator representing Bauchi South in the 10th National Assembly, Senator Shehu Buba Umar, has formally declared his intention to contest the Bauchi State governorship election in 2027 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Umar...
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UTME candidates abducted as exam commences
By Jide Olusola (Abuja); Hope Abah (Makurdi); Ado Abubakar Musa (Jos); Magaji lsa Hunkuyi (Jalingo); Salim Umar Ibrahim (Kano); Usman A. Bello (Benin); Eyo Charles (Calabar) The 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), organised by the...
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Insecurity: Nigeria in state of war – ACF
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has declared that Nigeria’s worsening insecurity has escalated into a “state of war,” calling on the federal government to urgently reorder national priorities and treat security as the country’s most pressing...
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ADC expels Nafiu Bala, Abejide, unveils next move
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) yesterday expelled the party’s former Deputy National Chairman, Nafiu Bala Gombe, and a member of the House of Representatives, Leke Abejide. The decision was announced at the national convention of the...
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Against odds, ADC holds convention
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is making good its promise to hold its national convention today. The party declared yesterday that all arrangements for the conduct of is national convention were in place. Our correspondent learnt that at least...
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NAF jet kills over 200 civilians
Civil society organisations and security experts have expressed strong displeasure at the airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on a weekly market along the Borno–Yobe border, which reportedly killed over 200 people, mostly traders, and left many...
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Terrorists kill General, 17 soldiers in Borno
Brigadier General Oseni Omoh Braimah and 17 soldiers paid the supreme price early Thursday in coordinated attacks by suspected members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) on military formations in Benisheikh, Kaga Local Government...
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2027: ADC, PDP close ranks
Leaders of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Wednesday and a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, met in Abuja, to close ranks ahead 2027. Yesterday’s meeting which lasted for more than four...
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An aerial photo shows relatives tending to a grave at Diamond Hill Cemetery in Hong Kong. People visit cemeteries to honour their ancestors during the annual Tomb Sweeping Festival known locally in Hong Kong as Ching Ming
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2027: ADC weighs options
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is currently weighing its options following the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stance to de-recognise its leadership and to halt communication with the party. The ADC on Monday, insisted that...
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Funding without flow: Water crisis deepens across states
Access to clean potable water remains elusive for millions of homes across Nigeria that are either unconnected to public water service or endure dry taps, despite billions of naira that state governments claimed to have spent on water infrastructure...
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INEC in the eye of the storm
By Baba Martins, John Chuks Azu, Musa Luka Musa, Abuja, Mumini Abdulkareem, Ilorin & Sani Ibrahim Paki, Kano The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come under scrutiny, following Wednesday’s decision by commission not to recognise...
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INEC stance fuels opposition’s suppression claims
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday that it will not recognise former Senator President, David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola, as national chairman and national secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as well as other...
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Tinubu moves for new loans, debt to hit N195trn
Arequest yesterday by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the National Assembly seeking over $6 billion foreign loans will push Nigeria’s debt stock to over N195 trillion, Daily Trust reports. This is just as the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
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Plateau: Death toll rises to 27 as residents recount ordeal
The death toll in the Sunday attack on Angwan Rukuba community in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State has risen to 27 as residents relive the terror gunmen unleashed on the community. The attackers, who reportedly wore military...
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Power outage bites harder
The impact of Nigeria’s persistent electricity crisis is deepening across households and businesses as rising fuel prices compound the burden of erratic power supply, leaving millions of citizens grappling with escalating living and operating costs,...
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11 soldiers, police officer killed in Kebbi ambush
No fewer than 11 soldiers and a police officer have reportedly been killed in an ambush by gunmen the Giro Masa community, Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The attack occurred on Tuesday night when security operatives, believed to have...
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Parties move against Electoral Act
More than a month after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the 2026 Electoral Act into law, political parties in Nigeria yesterday rejected the law, saying its provisions are a setback to Nigeria’s democratic progress. Chairman of the Inter-Party...
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EFCC seals Malami’s houses; ICPC arraigns El-Rufai today
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday sealed the residences of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) in Abuja. This is just as the Independent Corrupt Practices...
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KATSINA STATE GOVERNMENT
Katsina State Governor, His Excellency, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, PhD hosted Seventeen European Union diplomats who witnessed the Hawan Bariki and Durbar fiesta in Katsina. The fiestas are part of cultural activities for the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The...
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2027: Adelabu, Pate, Kyari, others may resign
Following the recent directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for political appointees under his administration intending to contest elective offices in 2027, to resign their appointments on or before March 31, 2026, there are indications that at...
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Man loses 4 sons to Maiduguri explosions
Aman lost four sons to the Monday multiple explosions that rocked Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Daily Trust learnt yesterday. The blasts, which occurred at the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), the Monday Market...
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30 days after, ICPC fails to arraign El-Rufai
Amonth after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) took the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai into custody, he is yet to be arraigned in any court, Daily Trust reports. This is just as the Court...
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Many feared dead in Maiduguri explosions
Many people are feared dead in multiple explosions that hit Maiduguri, Borno State Capital, Monday evening. The explosions occurred simultaneously at the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), the Monday Market Roundabout and...
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Fuel price hike: Labour seeks tax relief
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday demanded a cost-of-living allowance, a wage award for workers and tax relief to cushion the effects of the recent increase in the price of fuel occasioned by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. The NLC,...
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Power outage may worsen as gas supply drops
The power shortage across Nigeria may worsen as suppliers have reduced the amount of gas they supply to thermal power plants. It would be recalled that the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) had stated that thermal power plants require an...
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Electoral act: Cross-carpet crackdown traps politicians
The mandatory requirement for all political parties to conduct electronic registration of its members and submit same to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as stipulated in the 2026 Electoral Act pushed lawmakers at the House of...
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Fuel crisis deepens, economists tell FG to act
From Abdullateef Aliyu, Dotun Omisakin, Lagos; Ado Musa, Jos; Abdullahi Abubakar Umar, Kano; Mumini AbdulKareem, Ilorin, Baba Martins, Faruk Shuaibu & Dalhatu Liman (Abuja) Economic and energy experts have called on the federal government to take...
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2027: Why PDP may not be on the ballot
Fresh concerns have emerged over the fate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general elections, following a new judgment by the Court of Appeal that has further complicated the party’s lingering leadership crisis. Political...
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M/East war pushes up petrol, food prices
Escalating tensions in the Middle East are beginning to ripple across Nigeria’s economy as rising global crude oil prices push up the cost of petrol, triggering increases in transport fares and food prices in several parts of the country. Across major...
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Terrorists abduct over 100 women, children in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram/ ISWAP terrorists abducted more than 100 women and children in an attack on Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, Daily Trust gathered. They also killed some soldiers, the chief imam of the town and some...
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State police framework begins
The long-debated establishment of state police received a significant boost yesterday as the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, inaugurated a steering committee to drive the process. The development marks the clearest signal yet that the...
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APC congresses line up behind Tinubu
By Andrew Agbese, Abuja; Usman A. Bello, Benin; Haruna Gimba Yaya, Gombe; Peter Moses, Lagos; Abubakar Auwal, Sokoto; Hope Abah, Makurdi; Mohammed Ibrahim Yaba Kaduna; Ismail Adebayo, Birnin Kebbi, Magaji The All Progressives Congress (APC)...
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Iran: Protest in Lagos, Sokoto, Gombe, others
By Joshua Odeyemi & Dalhatu Liman (Abuja), Sani Ibrahim Paki (Kano), Habibu Gimba (Damaturu), Ahmed Mohammed (Bauchi), Magaji lsa Hunkuyi (Jalingo), Ahmad Datti (Kano) & Rabilu Abubakar (Gombe) Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN),...
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Iran strike fallout: Shi’ite protests erupt in North
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shi’ites, led by Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, yesterday protested in Gombe, Niger, Kano, Bauchi, Yobe and Sokoto states over the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a...
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Opposition rejects amended Electoral Act
Leaders of the major opposition political parties in Nigeria have rejected the Amended Electoral Act 2026, recently signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Consequently, they asked the National Assembly to immediately commence a fresh process...
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DSS releases Walida
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State last night took custody of Walida Abdulhadi Ibrahim, the missing girl from Jigawa State, who had been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). He said the issues relating to her abduction would be...
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US push to scrap Sharia sparks outrage
Islamic clerics and leaders of thought have kicked against the recommendation by a committee of the United States Congress, which, among others, demanded the repeal of Sharia codes and anti-blasphemy laws in Nigeria. Recommendations emerging from...
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Walida: Coalition demands release, probe
There have been more calls for the Department of Security Service (DSS) to release the teenager, Walida, who was allegedly abducted by one of its personnel, Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, from Jigawa State. Recall that Walida was stated to have gone missing in...
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Muslims breaking fast on the fifth day of Ramadan across the states yesterday
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CSOs, opposition rise against Electoral Act
The Kukah Centre, Yiaga Africa, and some other civil society organisations on Thursday criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assent to the newly enacted Electoral Act 2026, describing it as “a missed opportunity for transformative electoral...
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Electoral law signed, transparency questions linger
It is time that we will have confidence in our system. No matter how good a system is, it’s managed by the people, promoted by the people, and result is finalised by the people. In fact, for final results, you are not going to be talking to the...
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Gombe Governor Hosts Yobe Counterpart, Presidential Aide for Key Projects Commissioning, LCDAs Groundbreaking
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, on Tuesday, hosted his Yobe State counterpart, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, alongside the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters, Hon. Ibrahim Kabir Masari for the...
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EFCC detains El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir ElRufai, is currently facing multiple investigations and legal challenges involving antigraft and security agencies, with fresh developments emerging from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the...
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Fishermen surge into the Matan Fada River in anticipation of fish during the grand finale of the 61st Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival in Kebbi State on Saturday
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El-Rufai’s airport drama rekindles crackdown claims
Attempt to arrest a former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir ElRufai, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday, has instilled fear of a crackdown in the opposition. The airport drama, which allegedly involved security...
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US terror tag on Kwankwaso, Fulani groups draw scrutiny
Five United States lawmakers on Tuesday proposed a bill seeking to impose sanctions, including visa ban and asset freeze, on a former governor of Kano State and the national leader of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,...
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Senate’s e-transmission approval raises new questions
The decision of the Senate on the amended Clause 60(3) permitting both electronic and manual transmission of results has raised fresh questions. The Senate on Tuesday rescinded its earlier decision rejecting electronic transmission of election results...
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A protester spotted carrying mattress and pillow at the National Assembly gate in Abuja yesterday, during a demonstration over the rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results by the Senate
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An officer of the Nigeria Police Force on duty along Bolade, Oshodi road in Lagos State on Friday
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‘We are still burying the dead’: Inside Kwara’s massacre
Thirteen more bodies were buried on Thursday at Woro community, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State as residents continued to recover corpses from bushes, following the attack by bandits. The incident which occurred on Tuesday left over one...
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