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lWhy I okayed deal despite having different view — Iran’s supreme leader By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report United States yesterday said it has lifted its blockade on Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz, after both countries signed the initial peace deal aimed ending the over 40 days war.  Following the signing, Vice President JD […]

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United Nations, has said that preliminary data indicates that no fewer than 950 human rights defenders, journalists and trade unionists were killed or forcibly disappeared worldwide in 2025.

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The former Awujale, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, passed away in July last year at the age of 91 after an illustrious reign spanning 65 years.

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By Henry Umoru Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ahead of the 2027 polls, Peter Obi has asked the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, tell the country how the nation’s mounting debt is being utilised, pointing to South Africa’s transparent handling of a recent $1 billion development loan as a […]

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Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has described the death of a renowned Nollywood actor, Alexx Ekubo, as a profound loss to Abia, Nigeria’s entertainment industry and millions of admirers across the world.

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The Lagos State Government has announced that the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), popularly known as the Junior WAEC, will commence on June 29 and end on July 6, 2026.

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Olatunji Disu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), on Thursday visited the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos, over the recent attacks on the institute by gunmen.

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Hamzat made the allegation in a video that has since gone viral on social media, claiming that unnamed individuals were orchestrating schemes aimed at implicating him and jeopardising the operations of Agidigbo FM.

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The University of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, was on Thursday thrown into mourning following the killing of a 100-level student by people suspected to be armed robbers.

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