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AS the deadline for payment expires within hours, the 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members abducted in Imo State are being subjected to severe beatings by their captors, including the female victims, Vanguard has learned.

This came as it was learned yesterday that the kidnappers reduced their ransom to N5million each.

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…Foundation engages campus journalists on IPO By Udeme Akpan University students across Nigeria have welcomed the Aliko Dangote Foundation’s Student Share Grant Initiative, describing it as an opportunity to participate in wealth creation and gain practical investment experience through the ongoing Initial Public Offering, IPO, of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, DPRP. As part […]

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Minister of Works Dave Umahi has predicted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will make significant gains in the South-East in the 2027 presidential election, saying President Bola Tinubu will secure far more support in the region than the party did in the last election.

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President Bola Tinubu on Sunday paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, at Iga Idunganran Palace, Lagos Island. The visit provided an opportunity for the President to receive royal prayers and counsel from the traditional ruler for his administration. Tinubu was received at the palace by members of the royal […]

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Brazilians waited anxiously Sunday for the results of a tight election race between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro that will determine if the Latin American powerhouse joins a regional swing to the right championed by US President Donald Trump.

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Professor Anthony Kila has rejected reports describing him as a “fake professor”, saying the characterisation was inaccurate, misleading and damaging to his reputation and professional standing. Kila, in a statement responding to a publication dated October 3, 2026, said he remained a professor and stood by the academic and professional credentials on which his professorial […]

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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will on Tuesday update Nigerians on preparations for the 2027 general election as the country marks 100 days to the polls. The Commission said it would provide updates on the voters’ register, candidate nominations, logistics and measures being put in place to safeguard the […]

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