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Makinde Presents N891.99bn 2026 Budget to Oyo Assembly
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has presented a N891.99 billion budget proposal for the 2026 financial year to the State House of Assembly. The new estimate marks a notable increase from the N684 billion approved for 2025. The presentation took place on Monday in Ibadan and was witnessed by key traditional rulers, including the Alaafin […]
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Nigerian Army Releases Shortlist for Short Service Combatant Course 49/2026
The Nigerian Army has released the list of shortlisted candidates for the Short Service Combatant Commission Course 49/2026. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Monday and signed by the Military Secretary (Army), confirming that the full list is now accessible on the official recruitment portal: recruitment.army.mil.ng. According to the Army, successful candidates […]
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US to boost Nigeria’s security with intelligence, defence support — Presidency
The Presidency says the United States has indicated readiness to deepen security cooperation with Nigeria, including enhanced intelligence sharing and the provision of additional military hardware to strengthen counter-terrorism and counter-extremism efforts across the country. This renewed commitment followed multiple high-level meetings in Washington last week between senior Nigerian officials and key arms of the […]
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JUST IN: Atiku officially joins ADC, registers with party in Adamawa
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress in Adamawa State, signalling a major development in Nigeria’s opposition politics ahead of the 2027 general elections. The registration took place on Monday, following Atiku’s announcement to ADC supporters and stakeholders in Adamawa over the weekend. Abdul Rasheeth, an […]
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Lagos-Calabar highway section to open December 2025 – FG
The Federal Government has announced that the first 47-kilometre section of the Lagos–Calabar coastal highway will be opened to traffic in December 2025. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this during an inspection tour of the highway on Sunday, stating that the opening is scheduled to take place between December 12 and 17. He […]
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Kaduna gives El‑Rufai one‑week ultimatum to prove ₦1bn bandits claim
The Kaduna State Government has dismissed as false and politically motivated the claim by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai that the administration of Governor Uba Sani paid ₦1bn to bandits. In a strongly worded statement issued on Sunday, the government gave the former governor a one-week ultimatum to either provide evidence or publicly retract the allegation, […]
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Catholic bishop releases names of 50 abducted Niger pupils who escaped
Fifty pupils abducted from St. Mary Private Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State, have reportedly escaped from their captors and reunited with their parents. The development was confirmed on Sunday by the Niger State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, and Bishop of the Kontagora Diocese, Most Rev. […]
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Mass abduction crisis: Tinubu pulls 100,000 policemen from VIPs
No fewer than 100,000 police officers attached to Very Important Persons and politicians will be withdrawn and redeployed to core policing duties, including counter-insurgency operations, as part of a strategy to rout the terrorists rampaging across the country. President Bola Tinubu ordered the withdrawal of police officers at a security meeting held on Sunday in […]
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UN condemns Niger school abduction, says schools must be safe
The United Nations has condemned the abduction on Friday of hundreds of pupils and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Niger State. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric described the attack as “heartbreaking” and emphasised that “schools must be safe places for learning.” This incident closely follows a similar abduction in Kebbi State. […]
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NARD sets fresh conditions to suspend strike
The President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, Dr Mohammad Suleiman, has disclosed that the National Executive Council of the association has set the conditions required for suspending the ongoing indefinite strike. According to Suleiman, NARD’s NEC has narrowed its demands to seven priority issues that must be addressed. Speaking in an interview with […]
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Many feared killed in Oyo gas explosion
Many people were feared dead on Friday night after a gas explosion rocked the Bioku-Alaadun area of Ona Ara Local Government, Ibadan, Oyo State. An eyewitness who spoke with newsmen said he saw mangled bodies at the scene. The explosion occurred while a tanker was discharging gas into a retail outlet. The casualties were said to include […]
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ASUU strike: NLC to convene meeting as ultimatum ends today
The Nigeria Labour Congress has said its organs will meet and decide on the next line of action as the ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government over the looming industrial action in public tertiary institutions expires on Saturday (today). The acting Secretary-General of the NLC, Benson Upah, disclosed this in an interview with our […]
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Insecurity: Taraba orders closure of hostels in all schools
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has ordered all private and public secondary schools in the state to immediately deboard their students in response to rising insecurity across the country. The directive was announced in a statement on Friday, signed by the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Augustina Godwin. According to the statement, the escalating security challenges […]
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Tinubu cancels S’Africa, Angola trips, Shettima to lead delegations
President Bola Tinubu has cancelled his planned trips to South Africa and Angola, directing Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegations to both summits, senior State House officials revealed to our correspondent on Friday. The officials familiar with the development revealed that the VP is currently airborne to South Africa to attend the G20 […]
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Atiku Urges State of Emergency After Niger School Raid
Atiku Condemns Abduction of Niger Schoolchildren, Calls for Emergency Action Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the abduction of students and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, describing the incident as deeply distressing and unacceptable. The attack, which has sparked fresh public concern over rising […]
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Kebbi Governor Questions Troop Withdrawal Ahead of Schoolgirls’ Abduction
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has demanded accountability from military authorities over the withdrawal of security personnel from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, just hours before dozens of students were abducted in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area. The governor expressed serious concern that the withdrawal occurred despite earlier intelligence reports shared with security agencies. […]
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NANS Raises Alarm Over Escalating School Attacks
The National Association of Nigerian Students has expressed deep concern over the rising insecurity across the country, warning that repeated attacks on schools are jeopardising the future of young Nigerians and the stability of the education system. The alarm follows a string of violent incidents, including Monday’s abduction of 25 schoolgirls from Government Girls Comprehensive […]
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Life jail for Kanu: S’East leaders rally for political solution
In a dramatic proceeding that lasted for over seven hours, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment following his conviction on all seven counts of terrorism charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. But in a […]
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JUST IN: ASUU set to dialogue with FG amid planned strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it will meet with the Federal Government as the one-month ultimatum it issued to the authorities expires on Friday, November 21, 2025. In a strategic move, the government extended an olive branch, inviting senior union negotiators to a meeting to conclude the renegotiation process. In a communiqué […]
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Heavy ransom: Bandits demand N3bn to free Kwara churchgoers
The bandits who abducted worshippers from the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Igan, Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have reportedly demanded N100m ransom per victim. According to the pastor in charge of the church, Lawrence Bamidele, between 30 and 35 worshippers were abducted in the Tuesday evening violent attack during the church’s […]
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A painful loss, Makinde mourns Segun Awolowo
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has mourned the death of Mr Segun Awolowo, the first grandson of the former Premier of the Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo (SAN), describing it as a painful and sad loss to Nigeria. Makinde condoled with the Chairman of the African Newspapers of Nigeria PLC, publishers of the Tribune Titles, Dr Tokunbo […]
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Resident doctors fault labour ministry’s claims, continue nationwide strike
Twenty days after the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) began its nationwide strike, the union has refuted the Labour Ministry’s claims that progress is being made towards ending the strike. NARD said the situation had only worsened because the government had not met any of its major demands and described the ministry’s statement issued yesterday […]
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BREAKDOWN of NNAMDI KANU’s LIFE IMPRISONMENT SENTENCE
………..what does it imply Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court delivered the following sentences and orders on Nnamdi Kanu: Prison Sentences: All sentences are to run concurrently. Special Custody Conditions (due to what the judge described as Kanu’s violent tendencies and atrocities): Forfeiture Order:
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BREAKING NEWS: Court sentences Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment
A federal high court in Abuja has found Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), guilty on all seven counts of terrorism filed against him by the federal government. Delivering judgment on Thursday, James Omotosho, the presiding judge, held that the prosecution had successfully established every allegation. He noted that Kanu offered no credible defence […]
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Tinubu felicitates Jonathan at 68
…..Says former President has demonstrated statesmanship President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated former president Goodluck Jonathan, on the occasion of the latter 68th birthday. Tinubu, in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, recalled “the simplicity and humility that define Dr Jonathan’s style of leadership, particularly his demonstration of […]
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B’Haram: Zulum meets COAS, says ‘the worst’ is over
BORNO State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday declared that the security situation in the state has significantly improved, insisting that “the worst is over.” Zulum made the remark during a meeting with the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Shuaibu Waidi, in Maiduguri. He said that although recent attacks by insurgents had caused concern, the […]
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Court to deliver judgment in Nnamdi Kanu’s case on live TV
The Federal High Court in Abuja will, on Thursday, deliver the judgment in the alleged terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu on live broadcast. The court registrar confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday morning. Cameramen of different television stations, including NTA, Channels TV, AIT, and TVC, were among the workers of […]
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