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Cross River State Government says it is targeting about 1.5 million mothers and children in the 2026 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Week, a statewide intervention aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of mothers and children across the
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Nigeria’s oil production witnessed an upswing in May 2026, averaging 1,530,354 barrels of crude oil and 170,446 barrels of condensates per day, bringing the total combined production to 1, 700, 800 barrels per day and consolidating Nigeria’s position as Africa’s
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Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume (CON), has declared that Nigeria’s democracy is worth defending despite challenges confronting the nation’s electoral and governance systems. Speaking on Thursday at a public lecture held at the State
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A Social Critic and Human Rights Activist, Comrade Vincent Ezekwueme, has commenced a 14-day self-imposed hunger strike in Onitsha, Anambra State, in protest against the abduction of teachers, students, and pupils from a school in Oyo State.
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By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko Akuopha, Asaba A Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba has remanded four suspected members of a gun-running syndicate over alleged unlawful possession of firearms and involvement in cult activities. The suspects — Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, Clifford Boleyelefa, Amadi Princewill, and Amadi Felix Chibuike — were arraigned on a five-count charge […]
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President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to building a stronger investment-driven economy through sustained collaboration with state governments.
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Hassan Yousef, 71, was “freed near the southern West Bank city of Hebron” and taken to a hospital in Ramallah where he resides, his son Owais Yousef said.
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Hundreds of protesters on Thursday took to the streets of Abuja, led by social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), demanding urgent government action over worsening insecurity, kidnappings, and economic hardship across Nigeria.
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….LAWMA evacuates 418,500 tonnes of waste in May By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State Lottery and Gaming Authority has donated 10 brand-new waste compactor trucks to the Lagos State Government in a move aimed at strengthening waste management operations across the state. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known […]
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced five persons to 25 years in prison for the roles they played in the November 21, 2025 attack on St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri village, Niger State.
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