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According to the sources, the former councillor was ambushed and killed by unknown assailants while making his way back to Timshat.
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The protest was organised to demand the immediate release of 47 teachers and students reportedly kidnapped from both public and private schools in Ahoro Esiele community, Oriire LGA.
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A High Court in Oba, Idemili South of Anambra, has sentenced a commercial tricycle operator, Makuachukwu Ezike, to death by hanging for the murder of a passenger during a “one chance” robbery operation.
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“I share the pain and anxiety of the affected families. No child should be taken from the safety of a classroom. No parent should have to endure this anguish,” the president said in a statement posted on his official X account on Monday.
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*Weak manufacturing base threatens economic gains – CPPE By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria’s manufacturing sector recorded a significant improvement in output in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1’26), with growth more than doubling year-on-year. However, concerns persist over the sector’s declining contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, amid warnings that a weak industrial base could […]
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By Gabriel Ewepu THE Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises, CPPE, reacting to the Q1 2026 Gross Domestic Product, GDP, growth outcome report released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, recording a year-on-year real GDP growth of 3.89%, said the economy remains on a gradual recovery path. In a statement signed by Chief Executive […]
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By Akintayo Eribake In a bustling community market in northern Nigeria, a trader receives payment for goods through a mobile transfer rather than cash. In a rural town in the South-West, a young Point-of-Sale (PoS) agent helps residents withdraw money, pay utility bills and transfer funds without the need to travel long distances to a […]
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By Efe Onodjae The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has commenced investigation into the collision involving container vessel, MV Maersk Valparaiso, and oil tanker, MT Lady Martina, at Bonny Anchorage in Rivers State. The incident, which occurred on May 20, 2026, has been classified by the Bureau as a “Very Serious Marine Casualty.” In a statement issued […]
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By Peter Egwuatu Group Managing Director/CEO, Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), Temi Popoola, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to treat capital market development as a macroeconomic necessity, arguing that the effectiveness of monetary policy increasingly depends on the depth, liquidity, and coherence of Nigeria’s financial markets. Popoola made this […]
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….Accuses Customs, NAFDAC, SON of enforcement failure By Cynthia Alo Despite the retention of vegetable oil on the Federal Government’s prohibition list under the 2026 fiscal policy measures, the National Chairman of the Vegetable/Edible Oil Producers Association of Nigeria (VEOPAN), Okey Ikoro, said the local market is still dominated by more than 100 imported oil brands, […]
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