An Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama on Thursday adjourned further hearing in the alleged $2.1 million land transaction involving Jordan Nyesom-Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), until December 1.
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By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — Indigenous oil and gas operators now account for more than 50 per cent of Nigeria’s crude oil production, the Federal Government has said. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed this on Wednesday at the maiden Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Journal Summit 2026 […]
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By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has urged Ndigbo to place collective interest above individual differences in order to build a more prosperous future for the Igbo people. Otti made the call in Umuahia during the 2026 World Igbo Day celebration, where he stressed that unity did not require uniformity […]
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By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — Indigenous oil and gas operators now account for more than 50 per cent of Nigeria’s crude oil production, the Federal Government has said. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed this on Wednesday at the maiden Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Journal Summit 2026 […]
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Afrobeats singer, Adekunle Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has revealed how a severe sickle cell crisis struck him during a flight to Tanzania, leaving him unable to walk and forcing him into a wheelchair after the plane landed in Ethiopia.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saudi Arabia arrested the co-pilot of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai plane who allegedly stabbed the other pilot and tried to crash the aircraft on Wednesday.
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By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has urged Nigerians to renew their faith in the country and remain committed to building a stronger, more prosperous and secure nation. Jibrin, who represents Kano North Senatorial District, made the call in his message to Nigerians ahead of the country’s 66th […]
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By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Navy has uncovered approximately 85,000 litres of substance suspected to be stolen crude oil during a follow-up operation in the Allison area of Rivers State. The Navy said the operation also foiled an attempt to re-establish an illegal oil bunkering and refining site in the area, barely a week after […]
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By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY — The Benin Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has commended the judgment of the Edo State Special Court handling kidnapping and cult-related cases, which sentenced three men and a woman to death over kidnapping and other offences. The four convicts were arraigned on 11 counts bordering on conspiracy, […]
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…SWO records 22 wildlife seizures, rescues 699 animals By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has repatriated Bili, a rescued baby gorilla, to the Republic of Congo in what it described as its first full-cycle international wildlife operation. The repatriation, conducted between September 22 and 28, 2026, marked a milestone in the Service’s efforts […]
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