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Tony Elumelu Pledges N25 Billion to Support Lagos Agricultural Drive

Chairman of Heirs Holdings and UBA, Tony Elumelu, has pledged N25 billion to the Produce for Lagos programme, an initiative aimed at boosting food security, job creation, and economic development across Lagos... Read more »
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PDP Will Rise Again to Rebuild Nigeria — Olawepo-Hashim

Former Presidential Candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has declared that the PDP is poised for a national comeback, asserting confidently that “The PDP will rise again.” Speaking during a high level engagement with... Read more »
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Lagos Doctors Condemn ‘Illegal’ July Salary Deduction by State Govt

The Medical Guild, an association of doctors under the employment of the Lagos State Government, has decried the deduction in their July 2025 salaries, describing it as “clandestine, hostile, and illegal.” In... Read more »
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Cholera Outbreak in Niger State Claims 13 Lives, 236 Hospitalized

Thirteen people have died from a cholera outbreak in six local government areas in Niger State, and 236 people have also been hospitalised in the affected places. Online learnt that the outbreak... Read more »
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Kwara State Government Takes Care of Medical Bills for Injured Students

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has directed the immediate release of funds for medical emergencies involving 13 students of Kwara State origin at Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto. The governor also sent... Read more »
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Villagers in Zamfara Occupy Govt House Gate, Seek End to Bandit Attacks

Hundreds of residents from communities in Zamfara State on Wednesday blocked the entrance to the Government House in Gusau, demanding urgent action from Governor Dauda Lawal to end killings and kidnappings by... Read more »
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NDLEA Officer Shot Dead During Drug Raid in Ondo State

An operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), simply identified as Jide, has been shot d3ad by suspected drug peddlers in Ondo, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of... Read more »
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President Tinubu Replaces Alkali With Prof. Yusuf, Seeks Senate Confirmation

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Nigerian Senate to request the confirmation of Professor Yusuf Mohammed Yusuf as a Commissioner of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC). The request, conveyed in... Read more »
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FG Condemns Killing of Nigerians in South Africa, Seeks Justice

The Chairman, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has strongly condemned the killing of two Nigerian traders in South Africa, describing the incident as senseless, barbaric, and... Read more »
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Photojournalist Murdered by Neighbour in Kogi

‎‎A photojournalist with Inside Story in Lokoja, an online local newspaper, Ayo Aiyepekun, has been murdered. ‎‎Ayo was said to have been killed on Tuesday by his neighbour (name withheld), who resides... Read more »
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APC Gains Four More Senators as PDP Lawmakers Defect

The number of All Progressives Congress senators in the National Assembly swelled to 70 on Wednesday following the defection of four senators from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. The senators—Francis Fadahunsi (Osun... Read more »
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Three Teenagers Drown in Bauchi River in Tragic Accident

Tragedy struck in Jinkiri Village, Tirwun Ward of Bauchi Local Government Area, Bauchi State, as three teenage boys drowned in a river while swimming. Information gathered that the incident occurred around 1pm... Read more »
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Jigawa Governor Names Eight New Permanent Secretaries, Shuffles Four

The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has approved the appointment of eight new Permanent Secretaries and the redeployment of four existing ones to various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. This was contained in... Read more »
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DHL Franchise Owner in Edo Convicted Over Lost Parcels

A Magistrate Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, has convicted Nuhu Omokide, a franchise owner of DHL in Benin, on five counts of conspiracy to steal, stealing, and unlawful interference with... Read more »
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FRSC Chief Sounds Alarm on Rising Indiscipline and Bribery Among Officers

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed, has raised serious concerns over rising cases of indiscipline, bribery, drug abuse, and misconduct among personnel, warning that these issues threaten... Read more »
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Slain 300-level Rivers varsity student not a cultist, family insists

The family of a 300-level student of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni in Rivers State, who was killed last Saturday, has called for a thorough investigation into his death and... Read more »
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Flyover Collapses Just 3 Weeks After Commissioning in Lafia, Nassarawa State

A newly commissioned flyover in Lafia, the capital of Nassarawa State, has collapsed just three weeks after its official opening. The project, which reportedly cost a staggering ₦10 billion, crumbled in the... Read more »
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Court strikes out N12.3bn fraud case

The Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out the N12.3bn fraud charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Dr. Oba Otudeko, and three... Read more »
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Ekiti Health Sector Supports Oyebanji’s Second Term Bid

Health workers in Ekiti State on Tuesday lauded Governor Biodun Oyebanji for what they described as his people-centred policies that have revitalised the state’s health sector. The workers, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists,... Read more »
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Cross River State Considers Raising Doctors’ Retirement Age to 65

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has said the state may review the retirement age of its doctors from 60 to 65 years to holistically reform the state’s health sector. Otu said... Read more »