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N432bn probe: EFCC detains El-rufai, DSS on standby
Adebayo Folorunsho-francis, nathaniel shaibu, solomon Odeniyi, James Abraham, Godwin Isenyo and Stephen Angbulu FORMER Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-rufai, was detained at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja on...
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NASS to harmonise Electoral Bill Monday
MEMBERS of the Joint national Assembly Conference Committee constituted to reconcile differences in the Electoral Amendment Bill passed separately by the Senate and the house of Representatives are expected to meet on Monday as lawmakers move to...
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APC, NNPP back Kwankwaso as US sanctions tension rises
THE All Progressives Congress and the New Nigeria Peoples Party have rejected the proposed visa bans and asset freezes recommended by United States lawmakers against ex-kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders...
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US deploys 200 troops to Nigeria
The Senate on Tuesday bowed to intense public pressure and approved the electronic transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result Viewing Portal, IREV, while permitting manual collation to serve as a backup...
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EDITORIAL save s’west, launch major military campaign in Kwara, Niger
aFter a Boko haram offshoot, Jama’at Nusrat al-islam wal-muslimin, mercilessly massacred nearly 200 people in the Nuku and woro communities of Kaiama Local Government area, Kwara state, on Tuesday, Nigeria now faces a national security emergency. To...
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Electoral Act standoff: Senate calls emergency plenary as protests loom
THE Senate has announced an emergency plenary sitting for Tuesday amid mounting public outrage over its recent passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, particularly the rejection of a clause mandating real-time electronic transmission of election...
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UN condemns killings as Türkiye pledges support
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday held an emergency security meeting with the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, as national and international outrage mounted over the massacre of residents in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. The...
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FG faces heat as 100 feared dead
OVER 100 people were feared dead on Tuesday night following a deadly attack on Woro and Nuku communities in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State by Islamic militants, while several people were also killed after bandits pounced on Abande...
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Convention showdown: PDP govs resist Wike bloc’s move to dismantle committees
The Federal Government has proposed a N3.6tn deduction from the Federation Account to fund electricity subsidies in 2026, 2027, and 2028, a move designed to distribute the financial burden across federal, state, and local governments, The PUNCH...
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Big money, small impact: Govs face fire over N9tn FAAC windfall
Despite receiving an estimated N9tn in Federation Account Allocation Committee inflows in 2025, state governors are facing mounting criticism from labour unions, civil society groups and opposition parties over what many describe as a widening gap...
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Travels: presidency spends N34bn on forex in two years
The Presidency spent at least N34.39bn on foreign exchange purchases for international travel and related obligations over a two-year period, findings by The PUNCH have shown. The figure is according to data compiled from Govspend, a government...
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CAN, others reject Shari’ah council’s call for INEC chair’s removal
The Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory has faulted the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria over its call for the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National electoral Commission,...
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• Residents of Makoko, Iyana-oworo,
Owode Onirin and others carrying a wounded man as police tear-gas anti-demolition protesters in front of the Lagos State House of Assembly complex in Ikeja, Lagos…on Wednesday.
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Re: SETTING The records straight on The DISQUALIFICATION of Nestoil’s Lawyers
The public is now awash with false narratives about the ongoing disputes between FBNQUEST merchant Bank Limited and First Trustees Limited against Nestoil Limited, Neconde Energy Limited, Ernest Azudialuobiejesi and Nnenna Obiejesi and it has now...
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DHQ moves to arraign alleged coup plotters
The Defence headquarters on Monday said personnel indicted after investigations into alleged misconduct by some military officers, which uncovered claims of a plot to overthrow the government, will be arraigned before an appropriate military judicial...
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NDLEA nabs Brazilian lady with N3bn heroin at abuja airport
OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a 30-year-old Brazilian woman, Ingrid Benevides, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with 30.09 kilograms of heroin concealed in factory-sealed coffee packs valued...
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Abductions: US demands action, FG vows to track bandits
The United States has raised serious concerns over Nigeria’s ability to protect Christian communities following the abduction of 177 worshippers in Kaduna State, as bandits were on Thursday sighted moving freely through forest corridors with their...
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