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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Zamfara State coordinator for the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Organisation in the 2023 election, Senator Kabiru Marafa, has alleged that the majority of those appointed into the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, are card-carrying members of the ruling party, contrary to the position of the law. Senator Marafa, who represented […]

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A UK court has handed a suspended prison sentence to a Ghanaian businessman, Stephen Akuoko who stored fish in unsanitary conditions before selling ready meals to local shops.

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The United States said Wednesday that Iran must open the Strait of Hormuz “immediately, quickly and safely” after reports that the strategic waterway was shut despite the US-Iran ceasefire.

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By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Despite widespread blackouts recorded in January, 2026, electricity distribution companies (DisCos) collected N204.74 billion from customers, data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed. Power supply across the country dropped drastically in December 2025 and this was compounded in January 2026 when gas suppliers cut supply to generation companies […]

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Eleven leaders of a Turkish LGBT rights group went on trial Wednesday on charges of “obscenity” and “violating the protection of the family”, their lawyer told AFP.

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The joint committees on Petroleum Resources of the National Assembly have dismissed three petitions challenging the pipeline surveillance contract, while passing a vote of confidence on Tantita Security Services, security agencies, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for improving oil production and safeguarding critical assets.

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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Nigeria’s opposition heavyweights are currently converging as a high-powered Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegation storms the residence of former Senate President David Mark, in what insiders describe as a pivotal closed-door meeting ahead of 2027. The gathering brings together some of the country’s most influential political figures: former Vice President […]

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