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By Hadiza Yusuf The Kano State Police Command has arrested two 20-year-old men over an alleged plot to kidnap the village head of Bangare in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, identified as Aliyu Naziru Garba and Bashir Alhasan, were arrested following a report that the traditional leader, Mallam Idris, had received […]
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By Anayo Okoli Opposition parties and residents of Ebonyi State have criticised a proposed ₦150 million fee for political campaign billboards, describing the measure as excessive and warning that it could restrict political competition ahead of the 2027 elections. The controversy followed a motion by the Deputy Chief Whip of the Ebonyi State House of […]
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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ali Bukar Dalori, has predicted that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will lose even his polling unit in Adamawa State to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Atiku, who is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), hails […]
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Obidike Chukwuebuka, has dismissed reports of disunity within the party’s youth wing, insisting that it remains united under the leadership of its National Youth Leader, Hon. Dayo Israel. Obidike, a former aspirant for the position of APC National Youth Leader, spoke in Abuja on Tuesday after […]
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By Musa Ubandawaki SOKOTO — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State have traded accusations over an alleged attack on party supporters during a rally, with both sides calling for accountability over the confrontation. The ADC governorship candidate, Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, alleged that about 5,000 women and […]
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By Emma Una CALABAR — About 600 workers at Section 3B of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project in Cross River State have protested over alleged poor working conditions, salary cuts, intimidation and the demand for the reinstatement of the state liaison officer. The protest, which began on October 26, continued on Wednesday at the Hitech […]
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By John Alechenu, Abuja The presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Architect Peter Agada, has urged the National Assembly to suspend consideration of President Bola Tinubu’s latest external borrowing request until after the 2027 general elections. Agada made the call in Abuja on Wednesday in reaction to Tinubu’s letter to Senate President Godswill […]
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According to Jibrin, while Osinbajo’s concerns, particularly those drawn from Afrobarometer surveys on Nigeria and other African countries, were valid, the government needs to improve communication with the people to highlight ongoing efforts to address the challenges.
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…Disburses ₦249.6bn to fund in three years By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja The Federal Government is working with the National Assembly to increase the statutory allocation to the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) from one per cent to two per cent of the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF), as part of efforts to expand access to […]
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…Commends Tinubu on state police push …Urges Nigerians to support President’s re-election bid By Clifford Ndujihe FORMER Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the Governing Board of the South-South Development Commission, SSDC, Prince Chibudom Nwuche, has urged traditional rulers and ethnic leaders to be consistent and non-selective in condemning insecurity, regardless […]
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