Politics
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Bianca, colleagues appreciate appreciate presidential aide over ease of screening
After their Screening and confirmation of appointments by the Senate on Wednesday, the seven ministerial nominees now ministers-designate, appreciated the Special Adviser to President Bola…
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Hardship: Kogi-East senator takes economic relief to constituents
The senator representing Kogi-East Sen. Isah Jibrin-Echocho, has embarked on a series of interventions aimed at empowering the youths in his constituency amid the current…
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Hardship: Senators urge organisers to shelve protests. Tinubu needs more time -Akpabio
The Senate on Wednesday, made a last-minute effort to halt the protests beginning on August 1 over the current hardship being experienced by Nigerians. The…
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Why I dumped LP, Obi -Kenneth Okonkwo
Former Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Organisation spokesman and Nollywood actor, Mr Kenneth Okonkwo, has dumped the party, saying that his confidence in the LP…
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Inclusive governance: Speaker Abbas meets with youth groups, others Wednesday
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, is to engage segments of the Nigerian youth groups and organisations at a…
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LG polls: What the new bill introduced by Senate to establish independent agency says
Details have been released on the new bill the Senate introduced on Thursday seeking to create an independent electoral body charged with the responsibility of…
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Senate welcomes Tinubu’s requests to adjust 2024 budget by N6.2tn, tax banks’ profits
The Senate on Wednesday backed President Bola Tinubu’s requests to amend the 2024 budget by N6.2trillion and to amend the 2023 Finance Act to “impose…
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Monguno replaces sacked Ndume as Senate Whip
The Senate on Wednesday named Sen. Mohammed Monguno (APC, Borno-North) as replacement for its Majority Whip, Sen. Ali Ndume (APC, Borno-South), who was relieved of…
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S/Court judgment on LG autonomy: Kogi Senator, Karimi, praises Tinubu…says he made history. Lawmaker makes case for conduct of LG polls by INEC
Chairman, Senate Services, Sen. Sunday Karimi, has commended President Bola Tinubu over the judgment the Supreme Court delivered on Thursday, granting financial autonomy to the…
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Suicide attacks: Senators demand deployment of technology to combat insurgency…
Say reliance on boots alone not succeeding. How previous service chiefs diverted money budgeted for armed forces Oshiomhole alleges Senators have called on the Federal…
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Crime Watch
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Police arrest six suspects over killing of ex-Ekiti varsity DVC…body exhumed
The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Mr Adeniran Akinwale, on Thursday confirmed the arrest of six key suspects in connection with the kidnap and killing…
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NDLEA arrests man, 50, at MMIA for concealing Cocaine in sandals
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives at the departure hall of terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, on Thursday,…
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Robbers kill army general in FCT…Police begin manhunt for suspects
Suspected armed robbers have shot dead a retired senior army officer, Brig-Gen. Uwem Harold Udokwere, in his Abuja residence. Udokwere was said to have been…
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Police, youths clash In Port/Harcourt
Confusion is reigning in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, as the Nigeria Police Force and the Youths clashed over the lingering issue of the…
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Man in court for murder of 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin
A man has been brought before the court, facing charges for the murder of 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin in a sword attack that took place in…
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Pedestrians expresses pains over robberies, miscreants’ presence on Lagos bridges
Pedestrians using the PWD, Ladipo, Oshodi, and Berger bridges in Lagos State have lamented the presence of fierce-looking louts seizing control of the bridges. Speaking…
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Lagos CID boss found dead in Ogbomoso country home
There is confusion among the police top brass in Lagos over mystery surrounding the death of a deputy commissioner of police in charge of the…
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Killing of Soldiers Has Nothing to Do With Engagement of Private Security Firms, Say Groups
O’odua Integrity Network (OIN) has berated a former Minister of Communications, General Tajudeen Olanrewaju (rtd), for linking the killings of four Nigerian Army officers and…
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Six jailed for Internet fraud in Kwara
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday secured the conviction of six persons charged with offences related to…
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How I Dropped Money For Kidnappers At Ojuelegba …. Witness
An Ikeja High Court heard yesterday how a witness, Mohammed Buhari, dropped money for kidnappers at Ojuelegba, Lagos State. Buhari gave evidence yesterday before Justice Adenike Coker…
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Metro
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Military reopens Banex Plaza, gives update
The Nigerian Army has reopened the popular Abuja telecommunications market, better known as Banex Plaza, following its closure days ago after a violent encounter involving…
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118 inmates escape as rainstorm destroys Niger prison
A downpour on Wednesday night has wreaked havoc on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, resulting in extensive damage to the facility…
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Abuja Light Rail to be Inaugurated Next Month, -Wike
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, yesterday, said the Abuja Light Rail Scheme would be inaugurated next month after attaining 97 per cent completion.…
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Deputy police commissioner kills self
A Deputy Commissioner of Police serving with the Force Criminal and Investigation Department, Alagbon, Lagos State, Gbolahan Oyedemi, on Monday, reportedly committed suicide in his…
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Killing of Soldiers Has Nothing to Do With Engagement of Private Security Firms, Say Groups
O’odua Integrity Network (OIN) has berated a former Minister of Communications, General Tajudeen Olanrewaju (rtd), for linking the killings of four Nigerian Army officers and…
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