THISDAY
AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF G-24 2026 TECHNICAL GROUP MEETING...
L R: Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun; Director and Head of Secretariat, The Intergovernmental Group of Twenty Four (G-24), Dr. Iyabo Masha;...
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TINUBU SIGNING THE ELECTORAL LAW...
L R: House Leader, Mr. Julius Ihonvbere; Senate Leader, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Benjamin Kalu; Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas; Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio;...
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PROTESTS ROCK NAFDAC OVER SACHET ALCOHOL BAN...
NAFDAC and Labour clash over sachet alcohol ban as workers storm the agency’s premises for the fifth consecutive day, yesterday
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EFCC Detains El-rufai as DSS Files Cybercrime Charges
Former Kaduna State Governor and chieftain of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mallam Nasiru El-rufai, has been detained by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, contrary to insinuations by some of his associates that he has been...
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At Argungu Fishing Festival, Tinubu Vows to Defeat Banditry, Insurgency
President Bola Tinubu has again vowed to defeat all forms of banditry and insurgency across the country. The president, who reiterated his government's commitment to fight insecurity, spoke yesterday at the International Fishing and Cultural Festival...
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With 371 Days to Presidential Election, Here Are the Contenders, Pretenders
Jwith just 371 days to the 2027 presidential election, the political battlefield is already taking shape, with familiar heavyweights and ambitious newcomers positioning for the nation’s highest office. This is as the Independent National Electoral...
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INEC Needs N873.7bn to Deliver Credible 2027 Elections, Amupitan Tells N’assembly...
Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, yesterday, declared that the commission would require a total of N873.78 billion to conduct the 2027 general election. Amupitan warned that any attempt to subject...
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Tinubu: Terrorism Giving Nigerians Sleepless Nights, We’ll Overcome Them All
Abuja and in in Kaduna President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, painted a gloomy picture of the security situation in the country, saying terrorism is giving him and other Nigerians sleepless nights. Tinubu, however, was quick to declare that Nigeria would...
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In Record Upswing, Enugu Grows IGR By 1,464% from N26bn in 2023 to N406.7bn
Enugu State Government has announced a quantum leap in its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), growing it by 1,464 per cent, from a miserly N26 billion in May 2023 to an unprecedented N406.77 billion in 2025. This was disclosed by Enugu State Internal...
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WE SHARE IN YOUR GRIEFS…
L-R: Senator Suleiman Sadiq Umar; Senator Ali Ndume; Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum; Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima; Emir of Kaiama, Alhaji Muazu Sheu Omar; Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq; Speaker, Kwara State House...
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Outrage Grows Over Senate’s Move to Reverse Nigeria’s Democracy
in Abuja and in Lagos The Senate’s refusal to entrench transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s democracy, despite citizens’ clamour for both, particularly its failure to clearly provide for the electronic transmission of results from polling...
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Setback for Electoral Reforms: Senate Rejects Mandatory Real-time Results Upload
and in Abuja Nigeria’s Senate, yesterday, came under blistering fire for what many Nigerians described as a grave betrayal of public trust, after lawmakers disappointed widespread expectations by passing an amended Electoral Act that rejected...
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World Bank: Nigeria Now Global Reference for Steady, Credible Reforms
Nigeria’s economic reform drive won rare global plaudits yesterday, with the World Bank describing the country as an emerging reference point for steady and credible reform leadership, citing sustained policy consistency, tough fiscal choices and...
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Coup Attempt: I Was Targeted for Elimination, Says Defence Minister
In a startling revelation yesterday, the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), confirmed that his life was targeted in the recently foiled alleged coup plot, explaining that he was supposed to be arrested and eventually eliminated if he...
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Tinubu Receives Taraba Gov, Kefas into APC, Says Govs are Party Leaders
in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has declared that governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) remain the party's leaders in their respective states. Tinubu made the declaration yesterday at the official reception of the Governor of Taraba State,...
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Your Resignation a Betrayal of Sacred Trust, Kwankwaso, NNPP Tell Gov Yusuf
The National Leader of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and the party's National Working Committee (NWC) have described Governor Abba Yusuf's resignation from the party as “a cold betrayal of a sacred trust.” This...
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CAN: Initial Police Denial of Worshippers’ Abduction Troubling
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), yesterday, said initial public denial of reports on the abduction of 170 worshippers in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, by the Nige-ria Police, before any verification, was...
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IMF: Nigeria’s Macroeconomic Reforms Beginning to Yield Results
in Abuja and Lagos in International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday said Nigeria’s recent macroeconomic reforms were beginning to deliver tangible results, reflecting improved stability and a gradually strengthening growth outlook. In its latest World...
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Gov Yusuf’s Demand for Automatic Ticket Delays Defection to APC
The planned defection of the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, from the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has experienced a setback as the ruling party has not acceded to the governor's demand to be offered...
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Rivers: Court Halts Impeachment Proceedings Against Fubara, Odu
Amid rising political tension, a Rivers State High Court sitting in Oyigbo yesterday ordered the Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly, and its clerk to temporarily halt all actions on the impeachment move...
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UNVEILING OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN FGN AND ASUU...
L-R: Chairman, House Committee on University Education, Mr. Abubakar Hassan; Minister of state for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad; Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa; President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Chris Piwuna;...
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Rivers: Two Assembly Members Pull Out of Impeachment Plot
In what may be the first sign of cracks in Nyesom Wike’s iron grip on the legislature in Rivers State, two members of the House of Assembly have pulled out of the impeachment plot against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, calling...
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South-east APC Leaders, Elders Counter Obi Factor, Rally Support for Tinubu
Barely 11 days after the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi declared his “full membership” of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in a bid to pursue his presidential ambition in 2027, the...
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Nigeria Vows to Strengthen Fight Against Insecurity as Trump Threatens More US Strikes
Nigeria has vowed to intensify its fight against rising insecurity, signaling a renewed commitment to protecting citizens amid escalating threats. The pledge comes as US President Donald Trump has warned of potential further air strikes if what he...
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Jonathan: Despite Many Defections to Ruling APC, PDP Alive and Strong
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said he feels a great sense of satisfaction knowing that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is still alive, strong, and resilient, despite defections from the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress...
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Wike, Basiru in Dramatic Clash over Fubara’s Second Term
A war of words erupted yesterday between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike and the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, after Wike threatened the ruling party’s scribe over his alleged...
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Sahara Group Backs FG’S Infrastructure Drive, Sees New Era of Stability in Energy Sector
The Group Managing Director of Sahara Power Group (SPG), Kola Adesina, has expressed strong confidence in the federal government's long-term infrastructure and economic reform agenda, saying recent policy actions under President Bola Tinubu have...
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Trump: We Will Run Venezuela Until We Can Do Safe, Proper, Judicious Transition
Following the capture of Venezuelan President, Mr. Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Mrs. Cilia Flores, by United States forces after a large-scale overnight operation, President Donald Trump yesterday announced that the U.S. would assume temporary...
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Kwankwaso Considers Joining Atiku, Obi in ADC
As preparations for the 2027 elections gradually gather momentum and following the defection of his Governor, Abba Yusuf, along with most members of the Kano State House of Assembly to the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Kano State Governor...
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Heirs Energies Acquires Maurel & Prom’s 20.07% Stake in Seplat Energy in $500m Transaction
Heirs Energies, Africa’s leading indigenous integrated energy company, has acquired the entire 20.07 percent equity stake (120.4 million ordinary shares) previously held by Maurel & Prom S.A. in Seplat Energy Plc at a price of GBP3.05 pence per share,...
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Tinubu: New Tax Laws Take Off January 1, CBN Projects $51.04bn External Reserves
President Bola Tinubu, for the umpteenth time, disclosed yesterday that the new tax regulations would take effect as planned from January 1, 2026. His declaration came despite criticism from opposition political parties and other concerned...
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Edun to Investors, Partners over US Strikes: Nigeria Not at War
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun, yesterday, reassured investors, analysts, and multilateral partners that Nigeria was not at war, either with itself or any other nation, but was "decisively confronting,...
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In Security Game Changer, Tinubu Launches Forest Guards, 7,000 Deployed
President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Forest Guards Initiative launched in May 2025 as part of the renewed efforts by his administration to tackle the nationwide insecurity has yielded fruits as over 7,000 newly recruited Nigerian Forest Guards...
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ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD ITEMS TO CHRISTIAN NORTH FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS...
L-R: Yobe State Governor, Dr. Mai Mala Buni; APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda; Wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima; First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Kaduna State Governor, Sen. Uba Sani; his wife, Hajiya Hafsat...
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NOVA BANK OPENS REGIONAL OFFICE, POISED TO REDEFINE BANKING LANDSCAPE...
L-R: Chief (Barr.) Chukwuma Uchenna Ekomaru, SAN, and his wife, Her Excellency, Lady Chinyere Ihuoma Ekomaru; Deputy Governor of Imo State, His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Odidika Uzodimma, Governor of Imo State; Mr. Philips Oduoza, Chairman,...
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FG Secures Release of Remaining 130 Abducted Schoolgirls, Teachers in Niger
State forces, coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), have successfully secured the release of the remaining students and teachers abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger...
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We’re Watching INEC Closely, Says Kwankwaso, APC Holds National Convention March 2026
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, yesterday stated that the party would keep a close watch on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2027...
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In Major Diplomatic Reset, Senate Confirms 64 Ambassadors
In a sweeping diplomatic move with far-reaching implications for Nigeria’s foreign relations, Senate on Thursday confirmed 64 nominees as career and non-career ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, approving a list featuring prominent...
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In Sudden Turn of Events, FG Announces Resignation of NMDPRA, NUPRC CEOS
In an unexpected turn of events, the Presidency yesterday announced the resignation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, as well as the his counterpart at the...
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Senate Endorses $60 Oil Benchmark, Crude Price Falls to $59/Barrel
The Senate yesterday approved some far-reaching recommendations of its Committee on Finance on the 2026–2028 Medium-term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), backing a lower and more realistic crude oil benchmark of $60. The...
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Tinubu: We’re Mobilising All Military Assets Against Threats
Tinubu made the pledge at the opening ceremony of Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference, holding in Lagos, where he was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima. The conference brought together former service chiefs, senior military officers,...
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FIFTY-EIGHT HEARTY CHEERS…
L-R: Factional National Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu; Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule; PDP National Caretaker Committee Chairman, Mohammed Abdulrahman; Minister of the Federal Capital...
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LAUNCHING OF ADF N100 BILLION EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE...
L-R: Chairman, BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu; Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya; Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf; Chairman, Aliko Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote; Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima;...
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President Talks Tough, Says Police Must Protect Vulnerable, Not VIPS
President Bola Tinubu yesterday in Abuja reiterated that the directive to redeploy police officers working with Very Important Persons (VIPS) and Very Very Important Persons (VVIPS) as well as ministers was non-negotiable. He therefore admonished all...
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Benin Coup: Tinubu Averted Key Security Threat to Nigeria, Says NGF
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), yesterday, declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in Sunday’s attempted coup in the Republic of Benin, saying his timely role prevented a major security threat to Nigeria. Chairman of NGF and governor...
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US Says Nigeria on Right Path After Conciliation With Team Ribadu
The US yesterday softened its stance toward Nigeria, shifting from weeks of combative rhetoric to a markedly conciliatory tone as Washington moved to calm diplomatic tensions and signal a renewed willingness to work with Abuja on its security...
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Presidency: How Tinubu Ordered Nigeria’s Military to Foil Benin Coup
Responding to an emergency call in a manner characteristic of the place of Nigeria on the continent, President Bola Tinubu’s timely reaction to a distress call by President Patrice Tallon of the Republic of Benin saved the country from the hands of...
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PROGRESSIVE GOVERNORS…
L-R: Governors: Monday Okpebholo (Edo); Biodoun Oyebanji (Ekiti); Usman Ododo (Kogi); Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta); Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo); Dapo Abiodun (Ogun); Hope Uzodimma (Imo); Babajide Sanwo-olu (Lagos); Peter Mbah (Enugu); Ahmad Aliyu (Sokoto);...
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Musa Takes Charge, Vows to End Bloodshed, Return Children to School
in Abuja Stepping into office with urgency and moral clarity, the newly appointed Defence Minister, Retired General Christopher Musa, yesterday pledged to end the bloodshed tearing through communities and ensure Nigeria’s children, especially in some...
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World Bank’s $750m Support Yields $2.2bn State-level Investments Under NG-CARES
World Bank Regional Manager for Social Protection and Labour for West and Central Africa, Mr. Robert Chase, yesterday, hailed the country’s leadership and innovation in delivering large-scale social protection programmes, which he described as...
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Tinubu Hails Troops Fighting Terrorism, Says Military’s Sacrifice Bolstering Stability
Declares nation’s diversity as natural asset must be protected, cherished Launches 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance emblem Meets service chiefs, demands efficiency President, Akpabio, Wike donate to appeal fund for fallen heroes, injured, serving troops...
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NUPRC Targets $10bn Investment, Lists 50 Oil, Gas Blocks in New Licensing Round
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) yesterday kicked off the 2025 oil and gas licensing round, announcing that it is targeting $10 billion in investment tied to the current bid cycle. The upstream regulator also launched an...
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FAAC Reconciliations Injected N2.36tn into Federation Account in 9 Months
The Federation Account received a significant boost in the first three quarters of this year, with the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) reporting that a total of N2.359 trillion in outstanding revenue arrears was reconciled and paid to the...
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Tinubu Sends 32 Additional Ambassadorialnominees’ List to Senate for Confirmation
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent names of 32 additional ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after submitting the first batch of three. Immediate-past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof....
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Cardoso: Foreign Capital Inflows Rise by 70% to $20.98bn in October
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, yesterday, disclosed that foreign capital inflows in Nigeria surged to $20.98 billion in the first ten months of 2025 a, 70 per cent rise above 2024 levels and 428 per cent higher...
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All 24 Kebbi Schoolgirls Freed, Tinubu Elated, Says He’s Relieved
The 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko/wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, have regained their freedom. President Bola Tinubu expressed happiness over the development,...
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SECURING NIGERIA ON THEIR MINDS...
L-R: Assistant to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mrs. Idayat Hassan; Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun; Attorney-general and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi; NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; President Donald Trump’s Special...
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Terrorists on Rampage: FG, Katsina, Plateau Shut Schools, Ribadu Meets Hegseth
It has been a harvest of tragedies for Nigeria as terrorists and bandits have run riot with mass kidnapping of school girls, with the latest being the kidnapping of students of St. Mary’s Private (Catholic) Secondary School, Papiri Agwara Local...
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To Attract Fresh Investment in Oil Sector, NUPRC Announces 2025 Licensing Round
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) yesterday moved to attract additional investment in the oil and gas sector, with the announcement of the commencement of the 2025 licensing round from December 1, 2025. Commission Chief...
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Tinubu Moves to Fast-track Siemens Power Project, Recommits to Stable Electricity
President Bola Tinubu yesterday moved to accelerate the much talked about Siemens energy deal, assuring the technical contractor handling the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) of his administration’s full commitment to improving the country’s...
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Soludo in Landslide, Secures 2nd Term, Victory Reinforces Power of Incumbency
Garners 422,664 votes, close rival and APC candidate, Nicholas Ukachukwu with 99,445 Tinubu congratulates him, declares his triumph affirms his visionary leadership NGF, Abiodun, Ngige greet, task winner ADC dismisses exercise as ‘Cash-andCarry...
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Anambra Governorship Election: Soludo Leads
The Governor of Anambra State and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, was leading 15 other contestants in yesterday’s governorship election in the state, which was marred by vote-buying and low voter...
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In Two-horse Race, 2.8 Million Voters to Determine Soludo, Ukachukwu, Others’ Fate Today
All is set for today’s Anambra governorship election, as voters across the state prepare to head to the polls to elect the next governor of their choice. Investigations across the State reveal a mix of excitement and apprehension among residents,...
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US Weighs Military Options as Tinubu Restates Resolve to Defeat Terrorism
In what appeared to be his first direct statement on the ongoing stand-off between Nigeria and the United States over alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu yesterday declared that the country remained resolute in its fight...
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IN SEARCH OF EFFECTIVE TRAINING OF SECURITY AGENCIES...
L-R: Commandant, Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, AIG Omolara Oloruntola; Governor of Enugu State and Chairman, National Economic Council Committee on the Revamp of Police and Other Security Training Institutions, Dr. Peter Mbah; and Governor of Ogun...
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Presidency Intensifies Engagement with Washington over Trump's Military Threat
• Soludo to US: Insecurity in Nigeria beyond Christian/Muslim dichotomy • Says Christians killing people of same faith in South-east • Kwankwaso urges diplomacy, says insecurity knows no religion, ethnicity • Gumi: Trump's threat of military attack...
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Trump in Tweet, Threatens Military Action against Terrorists Killing Christians in Nigeria
United States President, Mr. Donald Trump, yesterday said he had ordered the Department of War to prepare for possible military operations in Nigeria over the killing of Christians. He also threatened to immediately stop all aid and assistance to...
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FORMER CDS MUSA PULLING OUT CEREMONY...
The immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Christopher Gwabin Musa (Rtd.) (left), with his successor, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, during his formal pulling-out ceremony as the 18th CDS at the Army Headquarters Garrison...
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Tinubu to Service Chiefs: Defeat These Enemies Once, I’ll Provide All the Support
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, charged the new service chiefs to intensify effort to defeat, once and for all, the
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Report: Nigeria Back on Stable Growth Path, But Pace Remains Inadequate
Consistent with recent positive ratings of Nigeria’s economic trajectory, a new report by Quartus Economics has declared that the country is back on the path of stable growth. The report, however, insisted that the current level of production in the...
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Amupitan: Court Can’t Continue to Decide Election Winners, It Must Be at Polling Units
The new Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, yesterday, said the country could no longer afford a situation where the courts would continue to decide winners of elections. Amupitan said elections...
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Adedeji: FIRS Collected N22.59tn in 9 Months, N47.39tn in 2 Years
Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, said the service had achieved significant revenue improvements, as tax collections reached N22.59 trillion between January and September 2025. Adedeji said the service also achieved a...
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