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Nigeria Moves To Secure Former President Jonathan From Guinea-Bissau
A senior Nigerian government official has confirmed that former President Goodluck Jonathan is safe in Guinea-Bissau following the military takeover in the West African country. The official, who spoke on Thursday under the condition of anonymity, disclosed that arrangements are already underway to facilitate Jonathan’s return to Nigeria as soon as possible. According to the […]
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Third Anniversary: Gov Adeleke Has Renewed Hope in Osun — SSG, Bobagunwa Teslim Igbalaye
The Secretary to the Osun State Government, Bobagunwa Teslim Igbalaye, has joined numerous well-wishers within and beyond Nigeria in celebrating the third anniversary of the administration of His Excellency, Senator (Dr.) Ademola Adeleke. He praised the Governor’s commitment to transformative leadership and the significant strides recorded across Osun State. In a congratulatory message, Chief Igbalaye […]
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Tinubu Declares Nationwide Security Emergency
In response to escalating security challenges across Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday declared a nationwide security emergency and directed the immediate recruitment of additional personnel into the Armed Forces and the Police Force. By the presidential directive, the police are set to recruit an additional 20,000 officers, raising the total new intake to […]
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Osun LG Crisis: Civil Society Group Urges Supreme Court to Fast-Track Judgment
An Osun-based civil society organisation, Insight Initiative for Community and Social Development (IICSD), has appealed to the Supreme Court of Nigeria to expedite judgment on the lingering suit between the Attorney-General of Osun State and the Attorney-General of the Federation over the withholding of local government funds. The suit, marked SC/CV/773/2025, was heard on October […]
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Tinubu Submits Ambassadorial Nominees to Senate
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted a fresh list of ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary, which was streamed via the National Assembly’s official YouTube channel. According to the communication from the President, the nominees are: Kayode Are – […]
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Sanwo-Olu Presents N4.2tn 2026 Budget To Lagos Assembly
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday laid before the state House of Assembly a proposed N4.237 trillion budget for the 2026 financial year. The budget would be the state’s largest spending plan yet. Security presence around the Assembly complex in Alausa was noticeably heightened as officers of the police, Civil Defence, and the Lagos […]
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DSS, Military Contacted Bandits to Free 38 Kwara Church Worshippers — Onanuga
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says a non-kinetic operation involving the Department of State Services (DSS) and the military led to the release of the 38 worshippers abducted from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in Kwara State. The victims were seized on November 18 during an […]
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NAPTIP Places Speed Darlington on Watchlist Over Alleged Rape, Cybercrime
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has placed Nigerian entertainer Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, on its watchlist after he failed to honour an official summons. The agency’s Director of Legal and Prosecution, Ijeoma Mary Amugo, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. She explained […]
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Prime Suspect in Killing of FRSC Officer, Daughter Extradited From Ghana
The manhunt for the prime suspect in the abduction and alleged murder of a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer, SRC Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, and her daughter has taken a major turn as the Nigeria Police Force has taken custody of the accused, Victor Benjamin Fejemirokun. Fejemirokun, who fled Nigeria after the incident, was handed […]
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Lamido Accuses PDP Governors of Blocking His National Chairmanship Bid
Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has alleged that governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are deliberately preventing him from contesting for the national chairmanship of the party. Lamido made the claim during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, where he said the governors refused to release a nomination […]