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By Rotimi Ojomoyela ADO-EKITI — The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Ekiti State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of a syndicate allegedly specialising in ATM card theft and fraud. The suspects are Timilehin Akinola, 39; Ojo Peter, 46; and Ademola Akinware, 35. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, disclosed this […]

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By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — A combined force of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force and Police is currently engaged in a fierce gun battle with more than 100 suspected bandits operating around the Zamfara-Kebbi border. Security sources said the operation involves troops of the Chief of Army Staff Intervention Battalion 3, under 8 Division […]

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…Urges aggrieved APC members to back party’s candidates By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — Former Minister and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Abia State, Chief Henry Ikoh, has urged his supporters to put the outcome of the party’s governorship primary behind them and mobilise for the victory of President Bola Tinubu and other APC […]

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According to DERS records, also shared by Refugees4Refugess.org, 171 persons — 143 of them directly from Germany — were deported onboard four charter flights in the first half of 2025.

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By Dickson Omobola Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Engr Farouk Umar, has said the agency is seeking increased funding because inadequate resources are limiting efforts to modernise Nigeria’s airspace infrastructure and strengthen aviation safety. Umar also urged the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, to support the agency’s funding demands, saying some […]

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The NRS boss said Tinubu often walks from his residence to his office and only uses a vehicle when travelling to the airport.

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The Police in Cross River haVE intervened in a conflict at the Chapel of Redemption, University of Calabar (UNICAL), quelling a Sunday service standoff to prevent bloodshed.

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By Udeme Akpan Nigeria’s petroleum industry is undergoing a shift from an export-driven crude oil model towards greater domestic processing following the operationalisation of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos. For decades, Nigeria exported crude oil while importing refined petroleum products, including petrol, diesel and aviation fuel. The model generated foreign exchange from crude exports […]

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Concerned Rivers People (CRP) has said alleged meetings involving former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mrs Joy Nunieh, Gabriel Pidomson and Dumo Lulu-Briggs will not affect the Rainbow Coalition. The group, in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Sunny Nwagbo, on Sunday, alleged that Nunieh held a meeting with Pidomson […]

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