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…says: Blockade of presidential candidate an ‘invitation to anarchy’ By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has condemned the attack on the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on the Makurdi-Gboko highway in Benue State, alleging that youths were sponsored to block and attack him. Obi was […]

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—Police transfer case to SCID for investigation By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — The Abia State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Uzoma Uwaeme over the alleged abuse of his 13-year-old son in Aba. The arrest followed public outrage over a video of the incident that went viral on social media. In the video, […]

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ABUJA — Vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has urged former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to return to his hometown in Adamawa State and devote more attention to his traditional responsibilities. Kwankwaso made the remarks at his residence in Abuja during a meeting with members of the Fulani Farmers Association. A […]

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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned that no one has a monopoly on violence, following an attack on its members in Kaduna State, saying those introducing thuggery into the 2027 political process are playing a dangerous game. The party said the attack was an unacceptable escalation at a time […]

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—Support targets counterterrorism operations The United States has delivered military equipment to the Nigerian Air Force in Lagos and Kainji, Niger State, to support counterterrorism operations. The US Africa Command (AFRICOM), in a statement on its website on Thursday, said the equipment was delivered in September through a US Air Force C-17 aircraft. According to […]

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A stampede after a fire broke out in a school in the eastern DR Congo city of Bukavu has killed at least 14 children, local and health sources said on Thursday.

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—Accuses NASS of oversight failure By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA — The Centre for Social Justice, CSJ, has urged the Federal Government to immediately release funds for the implementation of the 2026 capital budget, warning that continued delays undermine the Constitution, the Fiscal Responsibility Act and the Appropriation Act. The organisation made the […]

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…Need to shift from resilience to sustained growth – MANBy Yinka KolawoleThe Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh, has said that Nigeria is faced with the challenge of translating the country’s N372.8 trillion rebased economy into higher manufacturing output, jobs and value addition, warning that a bigger economy on paper means little […]

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Africa’s billionaire class is dominated by older business leaders, but a handful of younger billionaires have also earned fortunes running businesses across sectors including manufacturing, telecommunications, energy, mining and diversified investments.

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By Olasunkanmi Akoni ABUJA — A fire incident on Wednesday evening affected part of the Idu Train Station in Abuja, damaging some electrical installations but causing no loss of life. The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, which confirmed the incident on Thursday, said the situation had been brought under control and assured passengers that Abuja-Kaduna train […]

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