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By Adeola Badru Stakeholders in Oyo State have called for stronger collaboration among security agencies, traditional institutions, farmers, herders and local communities to tackle kidnapping and other security challenges across Nigeria. They also warned against the ethnic profiling of Fulani people over criminal activities committed by individuals, stressing the need to distinguish between law-abiding citizens […]

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The Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned a 45-year-old man, Tope Oladipo, before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court over an alleged N9 million fraud involving the purported sale of a vehicle.

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Imo State Governor and Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has said the governors of the five South-East states have resolved to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, citing what he described as the administration’s developmental interventions in the region. Uzodimma made the remark in Owerri during a meeting with traditional […]

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Agencies accused of ignoring oversight, compliance requests By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate has expressed concern over the failure of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to implement its resolutions, warning that defaulting agencies could face budgetary and other sanctions. The upper chamber said many MDAs routinely ignore its resolutions and fail to respond to […]

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…Seeks mandatory registration, national database for all foreign aid By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to strengthen transparency, accountability and coordination in the management of foreign aid, grants, donations, humanitarian support and concessional financing in Nigeria. The proposed legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act […]

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By Olasunkanmi Akoni A commercial dispatch rider was on Wednesday crushed to death by a fuel tanker along Kodesho Road in Ikeja, Lagos, while the driver was later arrested by officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) after attempting to flee the scene. The accident occurred at about noon opposite MRS Filling Station, […]

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— Applauds president’s resolve to tackle nation’s challenges By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The American president, Donald Trump, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s resolve to tackle issues plaguing Nigeria, especially the violence affecting Christian communities, saying it is an honour to stand with his administration in the fight against terrorists. In a letter to President […]

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Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolas Maduro will go on trial in the United States on June 1, 2027, a judge ruled Wednesday, after his capture in a stunning US military raid in January.

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By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Nasarawa State Police Command has rescued four kidnapped victims and launched a manhunt for suspected kidnappers following a tactical operation by operatives of the Andaha Division in Akwanga Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police Rahman Nansel, disclosed this in a statement issued […]

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By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives on Wednesday stepped down a bill seeking to prohibit the production, importation, distribution, sale and consumption of unbranded and unfortified edible oils after lawmakers expressed divergent views over its implications. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Rep. Chike Okafor, representing Ehime/Mbano/Ihitte Uboma/Obowo Federal Constituency of Imo State, […]

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