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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu will address Nigerians on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 7 a.m. to mark the country’s 66th Independence anniversary. The address is expected to be broadcast live on television, radio and other electronic media platforms. A statement advised all television and radio stations and other electronic media outlets […]

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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the Appropriation (Amendment) (No. 4) Bill, 2025, extending the implementation period of the 2025 budget from September 30, 2026, to December 31, 2026. The President’s assent followed the passage of the amendment by the Senate and the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September […]

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By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo OSOGBO — The Owa of Otan-Ayegbaju in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba Lukman Adesola Ojo-Fadipe, has appealed to Governor Ademola Adeleke to urgently intervene to prevent the total collapse of the Otan-Ayegbaju–Ila-Orangun road. During a recent inspection of the road, critical sections were found to have been severely […]

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By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre, NPF-NCCC, have uncovered an international cybercrime syndicate accused of diverting N6.174 billion from the treasury collection accounts of a financial institution during a digital system migration. Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the NPF-NCCC, AIG Akaninyene Ezima, disclosed this on […]

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By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lt. Gen. Akomaye Parker Undiandeye, has assured foreign defence advisers and attaches in Nigeria that the Federal Government is prepared to conduct peaceful and transparent elections in 2027 in line with internationally acceptable standards. Undiandeye, who spoke during the third-quarter operational briefing for foreign Defence […]

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By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has launched a fresh enforcement operation to dislodge illegal street traders occupying road corridors and walkways around Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, and the Costain Under Bridge/National Theatre axis. The clearance operation, carried out in collaboration with the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, Corps, was aimed […]

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Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has charged the newly sworn-in chairmen of the 17 local government areas in the state to immediately commence work, stressing that the local government system is not a passive arm of government in the state, but an active partner in the development agenda of the state government. Mbah […]

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•Govt must convert reform gains to higher productivity – CPPEBy Yinka KolawoleAs Nigeria marks its 66th independence anniversary, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Federal Government to make manufacturing the centerpiece of its job-creation strategy, warning that macroeconomic stability will have little meaning unless it translates into lower production costs, […]

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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has appointed former Minister of State for Aviation, Felix Hassan Hyat, as Director-General of the National Campaign Management Committee of his 2027 presidential campaign. Hyat, a former Kaduna State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, […]

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By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, on Wednesday dismissed claims that Sections 77(7) and 85 of the Electoral Act 2026 are in conflict, saying the provisions address different aspects of the electoral process. Itodo said the issue required careful legal interpretation rather than partisan consideration, noting that the two […]

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