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Ojumu launches The Trinity to shape Nigeria’s policy landscape

Renowned international lawyer and essayist, Femi Ojumu, has officially unveiled a three-volume literary compendium titled The Trinity. Launched yesterday in Lagos before diplomats, legal luminaries, academics and captains of industry, the presentation celebrated the enduring power of ideas and positioned

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Insecurity: Push for state police heightens amid agitation for self-defence

Nigeria’s escalating insecurity crisis has deepened calls for decisive action, as regional and political groups accuse the Federal Government of failing to protect citizens against kidnappers, bandits and organised criminal networks. Regional interventions intensified yesterday as the Northern Elders Forum (NEF)

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Some governorship aspirants spent N30b to secure party tickets, says EFCC

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has hinted that some governorship aspirants in Nigeria spent between N20 billion and N30 billion to secure electoral victory, warning that the trend is a serious threat to democratic

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FG orders contractors not to block roads beyond 14 days

The federal government has directed contractors handling legacy road projects across the country never to block vehicular access beyond 14 days under any circumstances. It also warned contractors to stick to contractual terms in handling road projects, just as it

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Workers under 30yrs dominate pension scheme

•12% of 92m workers in the scheme By Roseamry Iwunze More young workers under the age of 30 years signed into the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, in the fourth quarter of 2025, Q4’25, as 44,837 contributors representing 39.03 per cent joined the scheme. This is as total Retirement Savings Accounts, RSAs, rose to 11,042,903 in Q4’25 […]

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Terrorists kill vice principal, 2 others in Kogi, Edo shuts schools

Almost a month after terrorists attacked three schools in Oyo State, abducting no fewer than 40 pupils, alongside teachers, they again struck at Iluke Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State yesterday, killing a vice principal and two others, as well as kidnapping three students who were about to write WAEC examination.

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Reps to vote on State Police proposal tomorrow amid security push

By Gift Chapi-Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives is set to vote on a key constitutional amendment bill seeking the creation of state police, as part of renewed legislative efforts to address Nigeria’s worsening security challenges. House leaders confirmed in Abuja on the eve of the decisive plenary session that the proposed reform has gained […]

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360,000 Enugu youths linked to substance abuse as MTN Foundation responds

The MTN Foundation has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling substance abuse among young Nigerians through stronger stakeholder collaboration, education, and community engagement as it convened a State Stakeholders’ Engagement in Enugu under its Anti-Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP). ­ The engagement,

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Lawyer Withdraws from Giwa’s Defence as Court Fixes June 22 for ruling

Counsel to Abuja-based lawyer Victor Giwa, Mr. Farooq Akanbi, on Wednesday formally withdrew from representing the defendant in his ongoing trial over alleged forgery and impersonation before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Apo, paving the way for

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