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By Kingsley Omonobi BENIN CITY — Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, have pledged support for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in its campaign against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. The two leaders gave the assurance on Wednesday when the NDLEA Chairman and Chief […]

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By Precious Enaike A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Onyekachi Onyekwere, has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the political disagreement between Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma and former governor Rochas Okorocha. Onyekwere, who spoke with journalists in Lagos, said resolving the differences between the two politicians was important to […]

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Lawmakers divided over proposed ban on compulsory multi-year rent payments By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to regulate rental payments and curb exploitative practices by landlords and estate agents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), amid disagreements among lawmakers over a proposed ban on […]

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Project targets 1.9m women in four states By Juliet Umeh Google has awarded Nigerian health technology company, Helium Health, a $2.5 million (about N3.4 billion) grant to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools aimed at improving maternal healthcare in Nigeria. The company was the only Nigerian organisation among 15 global recipients selected for the $30 million […]

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The Senate has directed its committees and the Clerk to suspend the processing of bills seeking the establishment of new universities and other tertiary institutions, in line with the Federal Government’s policy.

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By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to tackle insecurity, hunger and the rising cost of living if elected president in the 2027 general elections. Atiku made the pledge on Wednesday in a statement posted on his X platform while announcing the launch of his presidential […]

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By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja ABUJA — The State Police Bill, seeking to decentralise policing responsibilities between the Federal and state governments, will be transmitted to President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday for assent. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, disclosed this while presiding over plenary, following the approval of the proposed […]

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… Suspect to face murder charge By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI — The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the death of 17-year-old Chiamaka Chukwuokore, who was allegedly pushed from a two-storey building in Owerri. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Henry Okoye, confirmed the development in a statement yesterday, disclosing that the 26-year-old suspect, […]

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By Golok Nanmwa JOS — The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3 Division of the Nigerian Army and Commander of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), Major General Maxwell Dangana, has rewarded a soldier, Private Utim Terwase, with N500,000 for rejecting an alleged bribe offered by a suspected notorious kidnapper. Military sources said Terwase apprehended the suspect following […]

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