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troops repel terrorist attack on Gov Zulum’s convoy
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Troops gain into Timbuktu Traingle, stronghold of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

… Foils VBIED attacks By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have sustained their advance into the Timbuktu Triangle, recording significant operational gains and further degrading terrorist networks operating within the area. Scores of insurgents were killed, even as on 20 January 2026, while consolidating at a harbour area approximately 6km North […]

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Protest rocks INEC HQ over Warri re-delineation
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Protest rocks INEC HQ over Warri re-delineation

A calm but resolute protest by the Warri Indigenous Women Forum, yesterday, drew attention to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja, as the women accused the commission of carrying out a re-delineation exercise they say threatens the political survival of the Itsekiri people in Delta State.

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Vacant stool: Onikoyi descendants seek Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu
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Ikeja Computer Village fire: Traders beg Sanwo-Olu for financial support

Following the devastating inferno that gutted one commercial storey building at Computer Village, Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State, affected traders have sent a SOS to the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for financial support to assuage their losses.

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Man, 45, allegedly defiles male, female minors in Port Harcourt
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Man, 45, allegedly defiles male, female minors in Port Harcourt

By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT— A 45-year-old man simply identified as Pascal has allegedly defiled male and female minors in Rivers State. It was learned that the vicitms (names withheld), were a 10-year-old boy and an 11-yr-old girl. It was gathered that the suspect had committed the act severally at Christ Apostolic Street, Mile 3 […]

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Mob arrests step-father for allegedly defiling 12-year-old daughter in Bayelsa

By Samuel Oyadongha Yenagoa —Angry residents of Obunagha community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have apprehended a 40-year-old man for allegedly defiling and sodomising his 12-year-old step-daughter. The victim was reportedly rushed to Niger Delta University Hospital, Okolobiri, with severe injuries, including bleeding. It was learned that the suspect, identified as a […]

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Uwheru community protests reinstatement of suspended PG in Ughelli North

By Akpokona Omafuaire UGHELLI— THE people of Uwheru community, Tuesday, staged a peaceful protest to reject the reinstatement of the their suspended President-General, MacPherson Igbedi, by chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, without the knowledge of the community. The protesters armed with placards bearing inscriptions and a white coffin stained with […]

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Naira appreciates to N1,488/$ in parallel market

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,488 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,490 per dollar on Tuesday. But the naira depreciated to N1,423 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira rose to […]

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FG has put housing and urban devt sector on a progressive trajectory, says Belgore
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FG has put housing and urban devt sector on a progressive trajectory, says Belgore

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin The Federal Government has initiated several flagship reforms that have placed the housing and urban development sector on a progressive trajectory. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Shuaib Belgore said this in his address at the 14th meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and […]

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Wike appoints Sani Daura as Senior Special Assistant on protocol matters
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Wike appoints Sani Daura as Senior Special Assistant on protocol matters

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has appointed Mr Sani Musa Daura as his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol Matters. A statement on Wednesday, by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, described Sani Daura as a seasoned civil servant with over 30 years experience in the […]

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Looming recapitalisation deadline: 3 bank mergers expected Q1 2026 — DataPro

The leading credit rating agency, DataPro Limited, has stated that three significant bank mergers are expected by the first quarter of the new year as banks scramble to meet the March 31 recapitalisation deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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