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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant in Bauchi State, Alhaji Usman Adamu, has defended the FCT MInister Nyesom Wike against allegations of working for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, saying most of those who accused the minister have now defected to the ruling party themselves. Adamu also dismissed […]

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The President of the Nigeria Port Authority Pensioners and Welfare Association (NPAPWA), Charles Binitie, has revealed that some retired workers under the old pension scheme still receive as low as N30,000 monthly pension despite years of service, even as the association suspended its planned protest following Federal Government intervention.

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The death toll from Saturday’s coordinated attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State has reportedly risen to 10, including a police officer while six other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries.

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Yobe state Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni said the All Progressives Congress (APC), is open to fair, credible and transparent primary election if there is no general agreement on the consensus mode.

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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have rescued four kidnapped children from suspected traffickers at the Alafia Bus Terminal in the Coker-Orile area of the state and reunited them with their families.

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Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has debunked the narrative that Germany rejected Chief Femi Fani-Kayode as ambassador. Executive Director of the organization, Professor Ishaq Akintola, insisted that it was Fani-Kayode who requested for reassignment. MURIC also thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for graciously hearkening to the request made by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode. Akintola, who issued a press […]

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Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to  Southern Nigeria for a single four-year term and the vice presidential slot to the North.

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Israel carried out strikes across Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least nine people in the south according to authorities, with raids also targeting a highway not far from Beirut outside of Hezbollah’s traditional strongholds.

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard on Saturday threatened to target US sites in the region and “enemy ships” if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported.

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