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APC Rep candidate, Babani, gives cash to surviving victims By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri MAIDUGURI — A vigilante commander and four civilians have been killed, while scores of others sustained various degrees of injuries following an attack on Wumbi community in Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. The Police Public […]

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has denied insinuations that the political strategy deployed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) G5 during the 2023 presidential election amounted to manipulation of the outcome in Rivers State.

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— Says document’ll redefine Igbo’s engagement with Nigeria— Moghalu to headline 2026 celebration in Umuahia By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has unveiled a Charter of Strategic Engagement for National Development aimed at strengthening Igbo unity and redefining the group’s engagement with Nigeria. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation unveiled the document on […]

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By Yinka Kolawole The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has urged banks to reduce lending rates to manufacturers following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s 350-basis-point cut in the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, saying lower borrowing costs are essential to reviving investment and production. Director-General of MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, made the call in a statement yesterday, […]

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By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to protecting critical energy infrastructure and strengthening partnerships that support Nigeria’s economic growth and national development. Shaibu stated this on Wednesday when the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Africa Energy Company […]

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By Egufe Yafugborhi ASABA — Allied health workers in Delta State have suspended their industrial action after the state government pledged to pay outstanding uniform allowances, while negotiations continue over their other demands. The workers, under the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) and the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes […]

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By Anayo Okoli ENUGU — The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Enugu State, Chief Ocho Obodoeze, has pledged to tackle what he described as the root causes of insecurity if elected governor in 2027. Obodoeze made the pledge on Tuesday at the ADC Enugu East Senatorial District structure verification exercise and […]

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By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested four suspects over the alleged murder of a 45-year-old man, Garba Abdullahi, following an accusation that he caused a woman’s illness in Gadau Local Government Area. The command also arrested two other suspects allegedly found in possession of 69 blocks of dried leaves suspected […]

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Gombe State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Jamil Isyaku Gwamna, is ready to participate in any debate with other candidates ahead of the 2027 election, his spokesman, Ibrahim Sani Shawai, has said. Shawai, in a statement, welcomed calls for an open debate among governorship candidates, saying Gwamna was prepared to engage […]

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