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Bello Turji Orders 5,000 Residents To Flee Sokoto Communities

Bandit leader, Bello Turji, has ordered 5,000 residents from more than a dozen rural communities in Sokoto State to flee their homes.This was confirmed by a lawmaker, Habibu Halilu Modachi, and...

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80-Year-Old Man Imprisons 70-Year-Old Wife Over Alleged Poisoning

An unusual domestic saga has unfolded in Abia State, where an 80-year-old man allegedly served his wife divorce papers, sparking outrage and disbelief within the local community.The incident was...

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My Mentee Got 312 In JAMB, 94 In Mathematics!

I'm happy to share that one of my boys and mentees at Math with Lukgaf, Ahmad Abdhameed Abiodun scored 312 in the UTME, with 94 in Mathematics — placing him among the less than 12% who scored 200 and...

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Crashes: Ondo FRSC Records Over 53 Deaths In First Quarter 2025

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, says 94 Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) claimed 53 lives and left 244 injured across the state in the first quarter of 2025.Dr Samuel Ibitoye, FRSC...

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Cultism: Okpebholo Orders Arrest Of NBM President For Alleged Forgery

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin...

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Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Tinubu’s Suspension Of Fubara, Others In Rivers

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has adjourned a constitutional suit challenging the suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Professor Ngozi Odu, and...

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Nigeria’s Growth Rate Too Slow For $1 Trillion Economy - World Bank

The World Bank has cautioned that Nigeria’s current economic growth rate may be too slow to meet the federal government’s ambitious target of transforming the country into a $1 trillion economy by...

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FG Confirms Clearance Of ₦‎100 Billion 2017 Sukuk

The Federal Government has confirmed the full redemption of the first ₦100 billion Sukuk bond issued in 2017 to creditors, News360 Nigeria reports.Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO),...

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Wike Reveals Plans To Withhold Area Councils' Allocation Over Teachers’ Strike

…Unveils Infrastructure Plans for President's AnniversaryThe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has disclosed plans by the FCT Administration's to withhold 10...

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Two Education Officials Killed In Bomb Explosion On Damboa–Maiduguri Road

Two staff of the Damboa Local Education Authority (LEA) were killed on Monday in a bomb blast along the Damboa–Maiduguri highway.Sources told Zagazola Makama that the victims, identified as Blessings...

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Assassination Of Militia Leader, Gheniwa, Sparks Chaos In Libya (Photos)

Tripoli descended into chaos Monday following the reported assassination of Abdel Ghani al-Kikli, known as "Gheniwa," the powerful commander of Libya's Stability Support Authority (SSA). Al-Kikli was...

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Gunmen Demand ₦‎20 Million For Release Of Abducted Immigration Officer

Gunmen have demanded N20 million as ransom for the release of Sunday Agbo, an immigration officer serving in Benue state.Agbo was kidnapped by the gunmen from his residence in Makurdi, Benue’s capital...

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Keke Kills Masquerade During Festival In Anambra

By Vincent UjumaduThe annual Imo Awka Festival in Awka, Anambra State, has recorded its first casualty as a tricycle (Keke NAPEP) crushed a masquerade to death on Sunday.The incident occurred while the...

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Wike’s PDP Bloc Already Embedded In APC – Party Chieftain, Terhide Utaan

Engineer Conrad Terhide Utaan, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairmanship aspirant from Benue State, has raised concerns over the party’s future, warning that without bold steps to resolve...

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Taiwo Awoniyi Urgently Rushed To Hospital

Nottingham Forest forward Taiwo Awoniyi has been taken to hospital to undergo urgent abdominal surgery, it has been reported.Awoniyi picked up an injury during Forest's 2-2 draw at home to Leicester...

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NNPC To Resume Oil Drilling In Northern Nigeria, Speaks On Feud With Dangote

Mr Ojulari also said the NNPC has resolved the feud between the NNPC and the Dangote refinery.The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd),...

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Expect Electoral Reforms Before 2027 — INEC Chairman, Yakubu

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said that all necessary amendments to the Electoral Act will be completed before the 2027 elections.He...

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Lagos, Delta, Four Others To Record 250 Rainy Days – NIMET

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has projected that Lagos, Delta, Bayelsa, Cross River, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom states will experience the highest number of rainy days in 2025, ranging between 250 and...

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MDV Sacks Ltd Shut Down By Textile Union Over Worker Exploitation, Racism

The National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN), an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has shut down operations at MDV Sacks Ltd, a subsidiary of the...

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FG Confirms Full Repayment Of $3.4bn COVID-19 IMF Loan

The Federal Government has confirmed full payment of the sum of $3.4 billion loan received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Minister of Information and...

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