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Golok Nanmwa The Plateau State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board has reassured the public that the first batch of 294 Christian pilgrims from the state currently in Israel are safe and secure, despite escalating regional tensions in the Middle East involving military actions by Israel and the United States against Iran. In a press release issued […]

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Writing on social media after calls with several Middle East leaders, von der Leyen said the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spurred “renewed hope for the people of Iran”.

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By Henry Umoru and Gift Chapi Odekina ABUJA — Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on members of the National Assembly to remember their moral and spiritual accountability to God as they make laws for the nation. She gave the admonition during the dedication and commissioning of the National Assembly Chapel in Abuja, […]

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By Joseph Erunke ABUJA — The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has pledged that the 2027 general elections will be the best in Nigeria’s history, citing sweeping reforms introduced by the Electoral Act 2026. Speaking at a Citizens’ Town Hall Meeting themed “What It Means for Your Vote […]

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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has launched a free online membership registration platform across the country ahead of the 2027 general election.

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Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has advised parents against over-pampering their children without discipline, warning that it could spell disaster for families and society. Hamzat gave the advice at the sixth annual Ramadan lecture and prayer for the late Oba Muftau Hamzat, organised by the Ifako-Ijaiye Muslim Community in Ogba, Lagos. He […]

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Togolese woman for alleged drug trafficking at the Seme border in the Badagry Area of Lagos.

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Troops have once again
crushed scores of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in a failed attack on Mayanti, Gajigana and Gajiram communities.

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Nigerian businessman, Keji Giwa, has sparked outrage on social media after saying he prays that the United Kingdom deports Nigerians who relocated abroad so they can return to work for him.

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