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The Ondo State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered N261,000 believed to be part of the ransom paid for two abducted minors.
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, on Thursday alleged that some aspirants seeking political offices on the platform of the party were being sponsored by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
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Former presidential candidate and chieftain of the Accord Party, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has alleged that Nigeria is gradually sliding back into what he described as the “dark days” of the late General Sani Abacha era, accusing powerful political forces of attempting to cripple opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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Blessing Fubara, brother of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has declared his intention to contest the Rivers State governorship election under the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), vowing to serve only one term if elected.
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According to the statement, the NDC also calls on aspirants, delegates, and supporters to conduct themselves peacefully throughout the exercise, reiterating its zero tolerance for violence, disorderly conduct, and hooliganism during the primaries.
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According to Frank, such a condition was unheard of for a bailable offence and bore no resemblance to terms granted other defendants in high-profile corruption cases.
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By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA- FOLLOWING the recent kidnapping of 39 students, seven teachers, and beheading one of the teachers in Ahoro Esinele community, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, a leading opposition political party, Because Of Our Tomorrow, BOOT, Party, Wednesday, accused President Bola Tinubu of failing to secure Nigerians almost three years in […]
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*Says 3rd year marred by poverty, unemployment, mass killings, kidnappings By Dapo Akinrefon The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday, x-rayed the third anniversary of of the President Bola Tinubu administration, lamenting that that it has been has been characterised by maladministration, poverty, unemployment, mass killings, kidnappings, tampering with democratic federalism and subjugation of other […]
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Lieutenant Gen Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor retd has passed away at the age of 75 in Abuja.
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The police command in Ogun has deployed over 2,500 personnel and specialised operational assets to ensure adequate security and peaceful conduct during the 2026 Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu-Ode.
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