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…Police unveil six-point election security framework OWERRI — Inspector-General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, has warned politicians against hiring thugs, buying votes, moving arms or threatening voters and electoral officials ahead of the 2027 general elections. Disu, who issued the warning on Monday at the sixth conference and retreat for senior police officers in Owerri, […]

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By Udeme Akpan The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Africa Trading and Distribution Company (ATDC) have signed a $500 million Global Credit Facility to strengthen the movement of goods, supply chains and intra-African trade.The facility will finance the purchase and aggregation of African goods, logistics, transportation, warehousing and distribution, enabling ATDC to scale trade […]

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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has felicitated with Chief Samuel Olu Falae, elder statesman, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and co-founder of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), on his 88th birthday. President Tinubu described the celebrant as one of the great Nigerians whose contributions to the country’s political and democratic […]

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….Says Nigeria has over 100 gas-flaring sites By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt PORT HARCOURT — Dutch energy company, Energy Ventures B.V., has commenced moves to end gas flaring in parts of Rivers State and convert the associated gas into electricity and Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG. The company said the initiative would initially target about five million […]

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By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — The Ebonyi State Police Command has presented cheques totalling ₦13,228,287.91 to the next-of-kin of deceased police officers in the state. The cheques were presented by the Commissioner of Police, CP Hope Urunwa Okafor, on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu. Okafor expressed sympathy to the beneficiaries […]

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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss, as lacking in merit, the N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit that the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, filed against him and the Independent Corrupt Practices […]

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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has commenced training for its Public Affairs Officers PAOs drawn from across the states, as part of efforts to strengthen the Commission’s capacity to counter the growing threat of artificial intelligence-driven misinformation ahead of the 2027 General Elections. The training, a Capacity Building Workshop themed […]

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By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — The management of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU, has dismissed as “malicious and misleading” an online report alleging that the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Comrade Fidelis Edeh, attempted to remove some internal members of the Council. In a statement signed by the Head of Public […]

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Bitcoin rebounded sharply on Monday, climbing about 5.5% in 24 hours to around $85,900 as cryptocurrency-linked stocks also moved higher.

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