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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — BARRING any last-minute change, President Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria on Tuesday, September 29, ending a four-week working vacation in Europe. Upon his return, the President is scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary in Lagos before returning to Abuja next weekend.He was earlier expected to return […]

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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said assisted dying was not “normal”, as he continued a landmark visit to France, where parliament has legalised the practice for certain patients.

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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has been ruled out of Portugal’s Nations League clash against Norway on Sunday after suffering a fitness issue in the team’s 1-0 win over Wales.

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Accord Party presidential candidate, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has promised to support Dangote Refinery and other qualifying Nigerian refineries with access to locally produced crude at what he described as a strategic domestic price if elected president in 2027. Hashim said the policy would give Nigerian refineries a cost advantage to compete in African and global […]

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By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA — Social critic and lawyer, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has urged President Bola Tinubu and relevant security agencies to take preventive measures to protect the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2027 general election. Ejiofor’s call followed Obi’s recent expression of concern about his personal […]

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By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — The candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for Abia Central Senatorial District, Senator Nkechi Nwaogu, has urged her supporters to remain calm and steadfast, saying the recent Supreme Court judgment in INEC v. ZLP & Ors does not affect her candidacy. Nwaogu’s campaign organisation, in a statement issued by […]

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By Chioma Obinna The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has raised concerns over reported killings, attacks and mass abductions in Plateau, Zamfara and Niger states, describing the incidents as evidence of a deepening security crisis. In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko, the rights […]

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By Godwin Oritse LAGOS — The Federal Government has approved a comprehensive modernisation and upgrade programme for the Onne, Rivers, Delta and Calabar ports as part of efforts to reposition Nigeria’s maritime sector. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, who disclosed this, said the latest approval complemented the earlier approval for […]

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By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — A passenger has died in a lone accident involving a commercial Volkswagen bus at Ogunlana Junction, inward Ojuelegba, in the Surulere area of Lagos. The accident occurred at the weekend when the bus, with registration number LND 130 XR, reportedly rammed into a median pole at Ogunlana Junction by Fallout […]

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By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi BAUCHI — Former Bauchi State Governor, Dr Isa Yuguda, has dismissed reports circulating on social media that he had died, assuring Nigerians that he is alive and recovering from a recent illness. Yuguda, who spoke on Saturday, said the false report generated widespread concern, particularly in Bauchi State, where thousands of […]

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