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In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the factors that will decide the fates of the candidates for the governorship election in Osun State scheduled for August 15.
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By Boluwaji Obahopo The Commissioners of Police in Kogi and Edo states, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi and CP Patrick Daaor, have intensified security collaboration between the two states with a joint patrol at Aguda Village, along the Okene-Auchi Expressway, at the Kogi-Edo boundary. The exercise, conducted on Thursday, was aimed at assessing ongoing joint clearance […]
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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Youths of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, have called on President Bola Tinubu and APC governors to embrace inclusivity in governance and accord them more recognition, while pledging to deliver 10 million votes for the president’s 2027 second-term ambition. Speaking under the aegis of Youths on Ground Progressive and Mentorship […]
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By Juliet Umeh The FIFA World Cup, the Super Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, heartbreak, the Blord-VDM saga and the mysterious “67” Gen Z meme were among the stories that drove Nigerians to Google in the first seven months of 2026. Fresh Google Trends data covering January to July showed that Nigerians used the […]
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By Kingsley Omonobi The Commissioners of Police in Kogi and Edo states have intensified security collaboration along the Kogi-Edo boundary following concerns over kidnapping and banditry attacks in communities around the border. The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, and his Edo counterpart, CP Patrick Daaor, on Thursday, August 13, 2026, conducted […]
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By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has deployed 2,500 personnel and 50 operational vehicles, including seven heavy-duty tow trucks and six ambulances, to ensure effective traffic management and emergency response during the Osun State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026. In a press statement signed by the Corps Public […]
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The sighting was recorded on Thursday, which corresponded with the 29th day of Safar 1448 AH, thereby signalling the end of Safar and the commencement of the new Islamic month.
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By Rosemary Iwunze The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has threatened to sanction Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) that fail to meet prescribed targets under the ongoing Retirement Savings Account (RSA) data recapture exercise. PenCom, in its first-quarter 2026 report, disclosed that only 17.03 per cent of the industry’s legacy RSA holders had completed the mandatory data recapture […]
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By Jimoh Babatunde Founder of the Initiative for Peace, Forgiveness and Love for One Another (IPFLOA), Ambassador Kingsley Atoe, has appealed to Nigerian music stars, Peter and Paul Okoye of the defunct P-Square duo, to forgive one another and reconcile their differences. Atoe made the appeal in a message addressed to the two brothers, urging […]
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Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has defended the use of public funds to support marriage arrangements in states operating under Shariah law, describing the practice as a legitimate responsibility of government. Gumi made the position known in a statement shared on Facebook on Thursday, arguing that governments in Shariah-governed societies have a duty to address […]
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