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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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By Steve Oko The Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Prof. Ursula Ngozi Akanwa, has directed the immediate refund of school fees paid by students who later benefited from the Federal Government’s Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme. Prof. Akanwa gave the directive during the inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of the newly […]

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A Nigerian woman identified as Bola who relocated to Canada while her husband and children remained in Nigeria has shared the one thing she regrets about her migration journey.

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By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Ibom Power Company Limited (IPC), one of Nigeria’s first independent State-owned power plants, lost nearly a full year of electricity generation in 2025/2026 after a prolonged gas supply crisis crippled operations at its 191-megawatt power plant, highlighting the deepening liquidity challenges across the country’s power sector. The company disclosed that […]

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By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives on Wednesday called for the establishment of a National Drone Industrialisation Policy to strengthen Nigeria’s defence manufacturing capacity and enhance the country’s response to security challenges. The lawmakers also urged the Federal Government to provide structured financial support to indigenous drone manufacturers, including Beirech UAS, Terra […]

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…Says Budget Targets Youth Reorientation in Bende By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The Office of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has denied reports that N1 billion was allocated in the proposed 2026 budget for the purchase of musical instruments for churches in Bende Federal Constituency, describing the claim […]

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The federal government on Wednesday stepped up its nationwide offensive against bullying in schools, warning that students found guilty of intimidating or abusing their peers will face stiff disciplinary measures, including suspension, expulsion and public identification.

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By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna State, Hon. Isa Ashiru, has brokered peace among the party’s factional leaders, bringing an end to the leadership crisis that had divided the state chapter. The reconciliation meeting, which lasted about three hours at Ashiru’s office in Kaduna, brought together factional […]

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