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Senate Unseals Natasha’s Office As She Vowed Not To Apologise To Akpabio

Tunde Opalana 24 September 2025 0

At last, Senator Natasha Akpoti- Uduaghan on Tuesday gains entrance to her office as authorities of the lNational Assembly has unsealed her office located in Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing. The Kogi Central senator who returned to the parliament in a carnival of followers from here

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No Visa For Corrupt Nigerian Officials , US Govt Warns

our reporters 23 September 2025 0

The United States government, Monday, warned that it is ready to slam visa ban on corrupt Nigerian government officials. The US said the visa restriction threat is part of its government resolve to ensure accountability and good governance globally. The United States insisted that the visa ban is a punitive measure to restrict corrupt officials’ […]

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700,000 out of school: Gombe govt to jail parents for failure to enroll children in schools

our reporters 23 September 2025 0

In a swift response to the alarming rate of over 700,000 out of school children in Gombe State, the state government said it is now a criminal act for parents not to send their children to school. The government. Announced its readiness to prosecute and parents and guardians who fail to enroll their children to […]

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Uber contributes N34 bn to Nigeria’s economy – Report

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2025 0

A new report on Monday revealed that ride hailing giant Uber contributed an estimated N34 billion to Nigeria’s economy in 2023. The findings of the Uber Nigeria Economic Impact Report, which was conducted by Public First, was inaugurated at the recent Lagos Road Mobility Summit. This was an event co-hosted by Uber and the Lagos […]

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NiMet predicts 3-day rain, thunderstorms in Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, Kaduna, Bauchi, others

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2025 0

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency NiMet has predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged isolated thunderstorms on Monday, with light rains over parts of Adamawa and Taraba during the morning hours in the northern region. It envisaged isolated thunderstorms with

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FG Revokes 1,263 mineral licenses over annual fees default

our reporters 22 September 2025 0

Not less than 1,263 mineral licenses will be deleted from the portal of the Electronic Mining Cadastral system of the Nigerian Mining Cadastral Office, MCO following their revocation by the Federal Government. These include 584 exploration licenses, 65 mining leases, 144 quarry licenses, and 470 small-scale mining leases. By opening up the areas formerly covered […]

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Hall Makes History as Kenya Dominates Track at World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2025 0

The World Athletics Championships in Tokyo delivered standout performances on Friday, with American Anna Hall claiming a historic heptathlon gold and Kenya reaffirming its dominance on the track through Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Beatrice Chebet. Hall’s victory was particularly significant for the United States. The 23-year-old became the first American to win heptathlon gold

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Nigeria Needs State Police for Better Security Response – Deputy Speaker Kalu

Msugh Ityokura 21 September 2025 0

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has renewed calls for the establishment of state police, saying Nigeria can no longer afford to delay if it hopes to effectively confront its security challenges. Kalu who spoke with journalists in Abuja on his return from Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday where he represented Nigeria at […]

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106 Nigerians Arrested For Drug Offences In India -Report

Guest Writer 21 September 2025 0

By Agency Report A total of 106 Nigerians have been listed among 660 foreign nationals arrested across India on charges of drug trafficking last year. A report by the Indian Express also listed Nepalese (203) and Myanmarese (25) topping the list. Quoting data from the country’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) annual report, the medium noted […]

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DHQ Committed To Safe Return Of IDPs To Their communities – CDS

Andrew Orolua 21 September 2025 0

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Saturday restated its commitment to ensuring the safe return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their ancestral communities. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, gave the assurance at Durumi IDP Camp in Abuja, during an outreach organised to mark the International Day of Peace. Musa was represented […]

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River Park Estate: No amount of blackmail will save illegal structures – Wike

Ukpono Ukpong 21 September 2025 0

…orders issuance of new C-of‐Os to genuine homeowners The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that no illegal constructions within River Park Estate will be spared, stressing that no amount of blackmail will stop the FCTA from pulling down structures erected in violation of the law. Speaking during an inspection […]

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NCC seals bookshops, arrests suspects in Ibadan over piracy

Tunde Opalana 21 September 2025 0

Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has raided bookshops in Ibadan, Oyo State, over the sale of pirated books, arresting several suspects and sealing multiple outlets. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the operation, carried out on Saturday, was led by the Oyo State Coordinator of NCC, Mrs Oluropo Oke, with support from operatives of […]

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Bolanle Austen-Peters is keynote speaker at 2025 NFVCB Digital Content Regulator Conference

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo 20 September 2025 0

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) have announced that the internationally acclaimed theatre and film powerhouse, Bolanle Austen-Peters, will deliver the keynote address at the 5th Edition of the Peace Anyiam-Osigwe Nigerian Digital Content Regulatory Conference (PAO NDCRC), scheduled to hold on November 18th and 19th, 2025, at the MUSON Centre, Onikan,

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Ebola: FCT Health Secretary Confirms Suspected Case Negative, Assures Residents Of Safety

Ukpono Ukpong 20 September 2025 0

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has confirmed that a suspected case of Ebola in Abuja has tested negative, easing public concerns about a possible outbreak. Addressing journalists on Friday, the Mandate Secretary, Health and Environment Service Secretariat, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, made the announcement while assuring residents that robust surveillance

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Resident Doctors Suspend Strike As Wike Meets Demands

Ukpono Ukpong 20 September 2025 0

Resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have suspended their strike following the approval of their demands by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike. The doctors had downed tools on September 15 over unpaid arrears and unresolved issues with the FCT Administration, but Wike confirmed that their requests had been signed off. The […]

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Soldier To Die By Hanging For Killing Tricycle Rider

Tunde Opalana 20 September 2025 0

A soldier serving with the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army in Jos, Plateau State, Private Lukman Musa, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a General Court Martial at Maxwell Khobe Cantonment for the murder of a tricycle (Keke) rider, Abdulrahman Isa, in Azere town, Bauchi State. The death sentence was handed down […]

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Back To School: Parents, School Owners, Businesses Recount Experiences

our reporters 20 September 2025 0

Schools nationwide have resumed a new academic year, and along with this comes the attendant joys and challenges associated with the start of new sessions. From day care centres to secondary schools, learners flood into new and higher classes of learning, while another hundred thousand commence the journey of their educational careers for the first […]

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Woman Burns Minor’s Private Part Over Witchcraft Suspicion

Samuel Luka 19 September 2025 0

Despite the efforts of the authorities to curb domestic violence, the ugly incident has occurred in Magama Gumau community, Toro local government area of Bauchi state where a housewife is reported to have brutalized a 7 year old girl by using a hot knife to burn her private part over allegation of witchcraft. An Activist […]

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Security, Flood Preparedness, State Account Balances Top NEC Agenda

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2025 0

The National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed solar-powered irrigation pumps designed by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) for nationwide rollout ahead of the 2025 dry season farming, in a move aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s food security strategy. The decision, reached at NEC’s 152nd meeting held Thursday at the Presidential

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Customs Intercept N5.1bn Worth Of Illicit Drugs From India, Canada at Lagos Airport

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo 19 September 2025 0

Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS), attached to the Murtala Muhammed Airport Command Ikeja Thursday, disclosed that illicit drugs worth over N5.1billion imported into the country from India and Canada has been intercepted The Customs Area Controller, Compt. Michael Awe, who disclosed this while showcasing the seized drugs at the Command’s headquarters in […]