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Families of two Niger State government officials abducted five months ago are appealing for urgent intervention after bandits demanded an additional N150 million for their release, despite having already collected N70 million in ransom.
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By Henry Umoru, Abuja Senate President Senator Godswill Akpabio has congratulated Nigerian women on the occasion of this year’s International Women’s Day, describing himself as a beneficiary of the “wonders of women” and praising mothers as one of God’s greatest gifts. In a statement on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. […]
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Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to treat their votes as a tool to elect credible leaders in the 2027 general elections, warning against selling votes.
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Fresh moves to reconcile factions within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have emerged after former Heads of State Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida …
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Dr. Ben Nwoye, immediate past Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, has officially declared his intention to contest for the position of Deputy National Chairman (South) at the party’s forthcoming national convention.
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Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, of Ondo State, has declared that his eligibility to contest the next governorship election in the state in 2028 should be left for the judiciary to decide.
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Tensions have risen in Osun State as the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Ademola Adeleke disagree over his qualification for re-election ahead of the August 15 governorship poll.
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The body in charge of selecting a new supreme leader for Iran says it has reached a decision – although the name was not immediately announced. Israel has warned it would target any figure chosen to replace Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes on the first day of the war with Iran. […]
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Obi made the disclosure in a statement posted on X on Sunday, a day after completing his registration in Agulu, Anambra State, following a flag-off ceremony in Awka on Saturday, March 8.
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The David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences (DUFUHS), Uburu, has sanctioned 29 students for offences including exam malpractice, bullying, theft, and drug use, while three students were expelled, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Jesse Uneke, has disclosed.
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