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‘We can’t allow Nigeria slide into dictatorship’ — NLC demands Sowore’s release

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Omoyele Sowore, condemning what it described as his frequent arrest and prolonged detention by security operatives. In a strongly worded statement signed by its president, Comrade Joe Ajaero, the union warned that continued repression of dissenting voices signals a dangerous slide
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‘We regret losing Obi’ — Jerry Gana says PDP trying to win him back for 2027

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Jerry Gana, a founding figure in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he is spearheading a search team tasked with identifying the party’s presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general election. The former information minister recently disclosed that ongoing efforts are being made to bring Peter Obi—Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate—back to the PDP. Obi,
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Tinubu appoints governing council, principal officers for new Ogoni federal university

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the governing council and principal officers for the newly established Federal University of Environment and Technology, Koroma/Saakpenwa, in Ogoniland, Rivers State. The president named Prof. Don Mon Baridam, a scholar of management with a specialisation in organisational behaviour, as pro-chancellor and chairman of
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Ojulari: Port Harcourt refinery not for sale, early operation plan ‘ill-informed’

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Bayo Ojulari, group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says the Port Harcourt Refining Company will not be sold—despite speculation following his recent remarks at an international forum. According to the statement released by the company during its ‘wide town hall’ at NNPC Towers in Abuja on Tuesday, Ojulari said
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“Abuja is no longer safe” — SBM Intelligence raises alarm over capital’s slide into violence

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SB Morgen Intelligence (SBM) has warned that Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, is rapidly losing its reputation as a safe zone, as terrorists, gunmen, and kidnappers shift focus to the city once considered the country’s most secure. In its latest security briefing, SBM painted a grim picture of Abuja’s deteriorating security architecture, especially in light of the […]
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Who is Nentawe Yilwatda, APC’s new national chairman?

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Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction, has been named as the new national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). His appointment came after a late-night consensus deal between President Bola Tinubu and APC governors, succeeding Abdullahi Ganduje at a critical moment for the ruling party. A technocrat with deep political
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APC endorses Nentawe Yilwatda as national chairman

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Nentawe Yilwatda, minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction, has been named the new national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Yilwatda emerged as a consensus candidate during a late-night meeting between President Bola Tinubu and APC governors — a move later ratified by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC). The appointment signals a
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CBN retains interest rate at 27.5%

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has left the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 27.5 percent — the third consecutive hold since March 2025. Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the apex bank, announced the decision on Tuesday during a press briefing at the end of the 301st meeting of the monetary policy committee (MPC) in Abuja. […]