Deputy Speaker, Kalu advocates near-shoring as solution to migration
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Lagos to begin digital numbering of houses from July 1
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FG keeps close tabs on Iran-Israeli conflict, pends evacuation plan
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A South African judge on Wednesday halted the burial of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu mid-funeral, intensifying a legal and...
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The President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Hon. Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro, has called on West African nations...
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Thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of Nairobi and other cities in Kenya on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary...
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has dismissed claims that it extended the service year of Lagos-based corps member, Rita...
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Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has raised alarm over what he described as a brazen...
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Read moreAtiku demands clarity on Tinubu’s ‘Chicago classmate’
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Read moreMAPOLY gets N2bn lifeline as gov Abiodun gifts best graduates N2.5m each
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Read more80-year-old Uganda’s Museveni will seek re-election, says party
Uganda’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) party said the country’s long-running president Yoweri Museveni will seek re-election in polls early next...
Read moreTinubu rejects amendment bill on NASS library, cites legal, fiscal concerns
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declined assent to the National Assembly Library Trust Fund (Establishment) Amendment Bill, 2025, citing constitutional...
Read moreObidient movement halts donation drive for Peter Obi’s birthday
The Obidient Movement has suspended its recently announced public donation drive, following widespread backlash over plans for a nationwide rally to...
Read moreKano Police rescue man who threatens suicide on billboard
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Read moreBayelsa lawyers shut courts over judge’s abduction
Legal practitioners in Bayelsa State on Monday staged a total boycott of court proceedings in protest against the abduction of...
Read moreFAAN hints at major changes in Nigerian airports, to introduce contactless payment system
In a bid to enhance revenue generation, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has unveiled plans to increase tariffs....
Read moreBrazil vice president arrives Nigeria for strategic dialogue summit
Brazil’s Vice President, Geraldo Alckmin, and his wife, Maria Alckmin, arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday for the commencement of the...
Read morePolice deploy Drones rescue of abducted passengers continue in Benue
The Benue State Police Command has launched a full-scale operation, including the deployment of drones, to locate 11 passengers and...
Read moreHunger, poverty fuel insecurity —NSA
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Hon. Ife Ehindero urges students to leverage NELFUND, receives NACAS ambassador award
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Tinubu bows out as ECOWAS chair, charges successor for vigilance, reform
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday, officially stepped down as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)...
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As global aid continues to shrink, the United Nations has made a fresh appeal to Nigeria’s private sector to play...
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Read moreNigeria hosts 135,000 refugees, over 250,000 Nigerians take shelter abroad – NCFRMI
The Federal Government, through the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), has revealed that over 250,000...
Read moreAnambra orders residents to repaint dilapidated houses
The Anambra State Government has directed residents and occupants of dilapidated buildings across the state to repaint their structures. The...
Read morePastor Enenche turns down ₦30M cash gift from Kebbi governor
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The Oyo State Government, on Thursday, has declared that the anti-open grazing law is still actively enforced in the state....
Read moreFG closes terrorism case against Nnamdi Kanu
The Nigerian Federal Government has laid to rest the trial of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu,...
Read moreBenin monarch alleges international plot to re-loot Netherlands- returned artefacts
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Read moreNNPP slams Tinubu’s lukewarm response to Benue killings
Following the recent bloodshed in Benue State, the New Nigeria People’s Party has criticised the Federal Government, describing its response...
Read moreUpdated: Court grants Natasha N50m bail, rejects FG’s remand request
The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District,...
Read moreBreaking: Court grants senator Natasha N50m bail
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha...
Read moreJoint military, vigilante kill 12 bandits in Katsina
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Read moreINEC under fire over refusal to register new parties, insists on compliance with registration procedures
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Read moreMan arraigned for stealing neighbour’s lexus jeep in Kaduna
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Read moreObi slams ‘carnival-like’ presidential visit to Benue
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Kenya orders media to halt anniversary march coverage
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Oyo renovates govt house with N63.4bn to mark 50th anniversary
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Ramaphosa ends G7 summit without anticipated meeting with Trump
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Kwara christians decry political marginalisation
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Zambia’s former president Lungu family refuses body return
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India arrests Nigerian man with N214m drug
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Lagos seal beaches,180 buildings over encroachment
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