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The United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026, in observance of Presidents’ Day.
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has raised concerns over the rising cases of Nigerian citizens being recruited illegally to participate in foreign armed conflicts.
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After 20 years as a makeup artist for TV and cinema, Noel Jacoboni sees few other options than to leave New York City, where she has been “priced out” by the soaring cost of living.
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Operatives of Operation Puff Adder, a tactical unit of the Bayelsa State Police Command, have arrested a 38-year-old man, Iliasu Mohammed, over his alleged involvement in the 2022 shooting of Police Inspector Ekperi Edwin Osuo in Yenagoa, the state capital.
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Former US president Barack Obama on Saturday condemned the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Minnesota, comparing their behavior to conduct seen “in dictatorships.”
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Lagos State Chapter, has called on churches across the country to continue serving as a moral compass and stabilising force for the nation, even as it announced plans for its 2026 Inter-Denominational Divine Service (IDDS) with a message of hope centred on “Immanuel: God With Us.”
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A member of the Nigeria Environmental Society, Dr. Valentine Opone, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as South-South Renewed Hope Initiative Coordinator as commendable.
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has commenced an investigation into an unfortunate incident that occurred during the 11th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Saturday near the finishing line area. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed the development while clarifying circumstances surrounding the incident. According to Omotoso, an ambulance deployed as […]
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Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed grave concern over persistent terrorist attacks in states bordering the South-West, warning that the development is heightening fears of a full-scale incursion into Yorubaland.
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Former Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, retd, yesterday, praised President Donald Trump of United States for drawing international focus to the security challenges in the country’s Middle Belt region.
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