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…… as hearing continues May 11 By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Bukar Kashim Goni, who was accused of complicity in an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration through a coup d’état, has claimed that over N10 million transferred to his bank account was for prayers. Sheikh Goni is one of the […]

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The Delta State chapter of the City Boy Movement has pledged to deliver 2.7 million votes to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming elections, as part of a broader nationwide target of 10 million votes in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The commitment was made during the inauguration of the State Executive […]

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By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Electricity consumers across the country paid N196.68 billion in February, 2026, despite continued poor power supply, the latest report by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has shown. Data from the Commission’s Commercial Performance of Distribution Companies (DisCos) for February, released on Tuesday, indicated that the DisCos’ revenue declined by 3.9 […]

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Former Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje has publicly referred to Muhammad Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano for the first time since removing him from the throne in 2020.

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By Dickson Omobola Barely two weeks after Federal Government approved a 30 per cent discount on outstanding statutory fees owed by domestic airlines to aviation agencies, experts in the air transport sector have faulted the decision. The stakeholders described it as a wrong move by government, saying it amounts to waiving 30 per cent of […]

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The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has raised concern over the rising wave of kidnapping and terrorist attacks across Yorubaland and other parts of Nigeria, warning that the situation has reached alarming proportions.

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The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the rising and unstable cost of jet fuel, also known as Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK), warning that the situation could trigger the collapse of domestic airlines if left unchecked.

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Adegboruwa said it was a strange judgment that had no precedence and is very dangerous for our democracy

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