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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has pledged to work with members and stakeholders to heal divisions within the legal profession and promote unity in the association ahead of her inauguration next month. Badejo-Okusanya made the commitment on Tuesday while speaking with journalists after a […]

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National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has dismissed Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi’s suggestion that President Bola Tinubu is “tired” and should step aside ahead of the 2027 elections.

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The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has attributed rising mobile data consumption to increased use of smartphone applications, cloud services and emerging digital technologies.

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By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has begun efforts to resolve differences between petroleum importers and domestic refiners as part of measures to strengthen Nigeria’s downstream oil and gas sector. The committee on Tuesday held an interactive session with key industry stakeholders, including the Depot and Petroleum Products […]

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THE Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, Tuesday, said Nigeria and other African countries need to seriously invest in the young population to drive the food systems.

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By Hadiza Yusuf The Chairman of the Kano State Taskforce Committee on the Control of Drug Abuse and Illicit Substances, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado, has identified drug abuse as a major factor contributing to crime and gang violence in the state. Speaking during a media chat with journalists on Tuesday, Muhuyi said the rising […]

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By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has reaffirmed its support for the establishment of state police, insisting that any such arrangement must reflect the principles of true federalism rather than what it described as a “federal-controlled state police.” The group also reiterated its position that Nigeria’s presidency should […]

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A Nigerian teenager, Oluwatobiloba Akinrinola, has been jailed in the UK for his role in a violent robbery where party guests were threatened, assaulted and humiliated during a planned attack.

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By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Federal Ministry of Works has suspended indefinitely the planned rehabilitation of a section of the Kara Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The repair work, which was scheduled to begin on July 28, 2026, was expected to last two weeks. Announcing the suspension on Tuesday, the Acting Federal Controller of Works in […]

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