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Atiku’s aide hits Keyamo over Tinubu’s ‘myth of invincibility’

Phrank Shaibu, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has pushed back again at claims by Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister, Festus Keyamo, that President Bola Tinubu held a commanding political edge over opposition rivals, ahead of the 2027 general elections.

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Terrorists kill colonel, 6 soldiers during raid on military base in Borno

By Ndahi Marama & Peter Duru A colonel and six soldiers of the Nigerian Army have been killed by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State. This came as a Mobile Police Officer and 13 others were reportedly killed in fresh attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on communities in Otukpo and Apa Local Government Areas of […]

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2027: Drama as ADC secures last-minute venue for convention

LESS than 24 hours toits national convention, African Democratic Congress, ADC, yesterday, was without a venue in Abuja, throwing a major opposition gathering into uncertainty before a last-minute move in the evening secured Rainbow Event Centre for today’s exercise.

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‘We only want peace’, Delta community pleads for help as land tension rises 

By Paul Olayemi OBITUGBO—For generations, the people of Obitugbo, a quiet Itsekiri community in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State have farmed, built homes, and raised families on land their ancestors settled centuries ago.  The community is known for its peaceful coexistence with neighbours and hopes for a brighter future, including a proposed university […]

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Octogenarian killed by own artisans after ransom demand in Delta 

By Egufe Yafugborhi ASABA—When 80-year-old Peter Keborkwu hired a building artisan, 32-year-old Alex Kehinde, to renovate one of his properties about a month ago, he had no idea he was digging his own grave. That seemingly routine transaction cost him his life. Police in Delta State said the incident occurred at Ogwashi Ukwu, the headquarters […]

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How ancient road clearing ritual unites Delta communities 

By Ochuko Akuopha For generations, a simple four-kilometre stretch of earth has done more than link two communities in Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Delta State, it has woven them into one cultural fabric. Once a year, the people of Obecha and their neighbours in Okpai Obeze revive a singular tradition where one side takes up […]

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60 years of waiting ends as Bayelsa communities celebrate road inauguration 

By Samuel Oyadongha OPOROMA—For six decades, the people of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area,  Bayelsa State’s largest council and one of Nigeria’s biggest waited in vain. Last Friday, their patience finally paid off. President Bola Tinubu personally inaugurated the long-awaited Yenagoa-Oporoma road and also virtually, the Sagbama-Ekeremor road.  The projects link remote communities in Southern […]

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