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New aircrafts: Ohanaeze counters Obi, says Tinubu, Shettima's safety non-negotiable

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Presidential election court reserves judgment in Obi, LP’s petition

Obi and LP are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought president Bola Tinubu into power
Court to rule on request by ex-CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, for release of his passport to enable him to go overseas for medical attention.

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Court grants Emefiele’s request to serve bail order on DSS

The order of the court was sequel to an application filed by the counsel to the embattled CBN Governor Mrs…
LASEMA says two persons in crashed helicopter in Lagos are white men

Metro

Lagos helicopter crash: Two people rescued – NEMA

Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Territorial Coordinator, NEMA confirmed the helicopter crash in Ikeja to newsmen in Lagos.
Uproar as Senate continues screening of ministerial nominees of President Tinubu with the appearance of ex- Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai.

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Drama as Senators screen El-Rufai

Some of the Senators praised El-Rufai, noting that the former governor has an enviable record of achievements in all the…
Kidnappers release traditional ruler of Guruku in Karu LG Nasarawa State, Jibril Waziri and wife, Sa’adatu after eight days in captivity

Metro

Police reveal new tactics of car snatchers in Nasarawa

To curb the emerging threat therefore, the commissioner of police, Baba Maiyaki has called on transporters in Nasarawa to avoid…
Crisis hits Kogi ADP over endorsement of candidates of the ruling APC and SDP ahead of the State's November 2023 governorship election.

Politics

Kogi gov. election: ADP members split over Ododo, Ajaka

While the ADP candidate, a lawyer, Pa Julius Elukpo has declared support for his SDP rival, Alhaji Murtala Ajaka, his…
Professor Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo has distinguished himself as a symbol of virtue and creative innovation in Nigeria’s public office.

Education

Education: UNESCO backs Osinbajo’s new organisation

UNESCO is launching the ITET, a first of its kind, as a pilot in Nigeria through Future Perspectives because of…
Group hails President Bola Tinubu for inclusion of Stella Okotete, other young, Nigerian achievers in his ministerial list.

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Okotete: Group hails Tinubu for recognizing competence, youthfulness

In the much awaited list containing 28 names, Hon Stella Okotete stands out from the pack, particularly for her youthfulness,…
Pakistani investigators finger extremist Islamic State group as the death toll from a suicide bombing at a political rally climbs to 46

World News

Pakistani police suspect Islamic State as bomb death toll reaches 46

A suicide bomber blew himself up among the crowd at the rally of an Islamic political party on Sunday in…
A judge of Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Centus Nweze popularly know as CC Nweze, dies after a brief illness at the age of 64.

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Nigeria’s Supreme Court judge, CC Nweze, is dead

With his death, Nweze, the South East is presently without a single Justice at the apex court, according to NAN.
Disease

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Looting: Gov. Fintiri relaxes curfew on Adamawa

Fintiri appealed to law-abiding residents to comply with the directive, warning that anyone caught contravening the order would be arrested…
Tinubu assents to Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill

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Tinubu to address Nigerians as hardship bites harder

It is expected that the President Tinubu will will use the national broadcast to announce measures that will cushion increased…
Tinubu given 7 days to begin probe of N585.2m grant scandal

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Tinubu to address Nigerians today

President Tinubu is also expected to appeal to Nigerians for continuous support of his ongoing economic reforms in his national…
Federal Civil Servant, Maimuna Lami Gogo Shiru, honoured for successfully saving over N7 trillion for in various cases she handled for FG

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Litigation: Civil Servant honoured for saving N7 trillion for Nigeria

Maimuna Lami Gogo Shiru, was one of the 31 federal civil servants conferred with meritorious awards to conclude activities of…
Thousands support military coup as France completes evacuation of nationals in Niger

World News

West Africa threatens force on Niger coup leaders, French embassy attacked

The 15-nation ECOWAS bloc’s response to the Sahel region’s seventh coup of recent years came as crowds in Niger’s capital…
Rev. Fr. Gabriel Ekpe,

Metro

‘Divorce big mistake, grievous sin in sight of God’

Jonathan who said this while preaching at St Finberrs’ Catholic Church, Rayfield, Jos, on Sunday therefore advised couples against divorce.
13-yr-old Nigerian programmer, Joshua Agboola, emerges youngest Certified Amazon Web Services, AWS, Developer Associate in Africa

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Nigeria’s Joshua Agboola, 13, emerges youngest AWS developer associate in Africa

Agboola had earlier taken and passed the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification becoming the youngest in Africa to do so.
Rivers PDP send strong message to ex-VP Atiku Abubakar on nomination of former governor Nyesom Wike for minister by President Bola Tinubu

Politics

Wike: Rivers PDP sends strong warning to Atiku

Rivers PDP claimed it was aware that members of a group led by the the former vice president Atiku are…
D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women national basketball team, advance into quarter-finals of 2023 AfroBasket Championship after crushing Egypt

Sports

2023 FIBA Afrobasket: D’Tigress crush Egypt, advance to quarter-finals

The victory has now put D’Tigress in the quarter-finals where they will face either Mozambique or Côte d’Ivoire
NAPTIP operatives rescue 26 out of the over 300 children suspected to have been abducted in Benue and sold to different persons

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‘Malian girls now being trafficked to Edo for prostitution’

Mr Nduka Nwawenene, NAPTIP Commander, Benin Zonal Office, said during a road walk organised to mark the 2023 World Day…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) said Gov. Chukwuma Soludo has not began campaigning ahead of the Nov 8 Governorship Election in Anambra because he is focused on infrastructure development for now.

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Anambra LG system moribund for 12 years before election of Soludo

According to him the Local Government (LG) administration in Anambra was marred with absenteeism, absence of basic office tools and…
NECA warns that the proposed strike by the NLC will disrupt economic activities and businesses in the country and will be counter-productive.

Business

Fuel subsidy: NECA cautions NLC over proposed protest

Smart-Oyerinde expressed worry over what he described as the parlous state of the economy, and the mobilisation for civil action…
Plateau Govt assures on Anti-Snake Venom

Health

Snakebites: Rising deaths heighten calls for local anti-venom drug production

Reports from across major snakebite treatment centres indicate that the incidences of the attacks have continued to rise with many…
Rep Afam Ogene says the ruling party APGA is coercing voters to support the incumbent in next Saturday's Anambra governorship election

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Rep Ogene urges investment in renewable energy, hails House leadership

Ogene also commended President Bola Tinubu for thinking towards that direction, by his appointment of Mrs. Olu A. Verheijen, an…
The APC also commended party members in Kogi East, where it alleged that opposition parties deployed thugs to deprive members of their franchise, adding that every vote the APC secured in Kogi East

Politics

Kogi election: APC’s Ododo boasts of victory after drilling by DSS

Ododo spoke to journalists after he answered summon by the Department of State Services, DSS in Lokoja, the capital of…
No less than six persons have been reported killed in an accident along Hassan Katsina road in Lokoja, Kogi State

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Hit-and-run driver crushes 2 women to death in Delta

By Okafor Ofiebor Two women on a motorcycle were killed by a hit-and-run driver in Igbodo, Ika North East Local…
The APC also commended party members in Kogi East, where it alleged that opposition parties deployed thugs to deprive members of their franchise, adding that every vote the APC secured in Kogi East

Politics

Just In: DSS grills Kogi APC governorship candidate Ahmed Ododo

Ododo was drilled by a team of Operatives at the DSS for hours over the petitions.
Anambra govt docks popular native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu aka Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki, 2 others for alleged involvement in criminal activities.

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Abducted Anambra native doctor freed after alleged N350m ransom payment

Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki was reportedly abducted on Sunday, July 23 at Oba in Idemili North Local Government Area (LGA) of…
Reps Minority Caucus congratulates Speaker Abbas

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Reps dismiss claims of rancour over standing committees

Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas announced the standing committees and their leaders on July 27.

News

Fubara assures on construction of Abua/Agba-Ndele bridge

By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured that his administration will complete the construction of 240-meter link…
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