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Professor of political science and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Democracy and Development, Jibrin Ibrahim, has described the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the Oyo State Government to...
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Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Phyna, has defeated Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing in a four-round celebrity boxing bout in Lagos.
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Words may fail me to describe him. Justice Egbert Udo Udoma belonged to the rare, farsighted generation that agitated for political recognition through state creation when it was less fashionable...
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The Obidient Movement has appointed Moses Paul as its new national coordinator. The movement announced this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Onyeka Dike of its media and communications...
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Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised 16 terrorists and recovered weapons after repelling simultaneous attacks in Adamawa.
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Akin Osuntokun, a former presidential spokesman and director-general of Peter Obi’s presidential campaign in the 2023 election, has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for repeatedly...
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This is the second and final part of this investigation. Read the first part here. hen Nigeria enacted the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in August 2021, it sought to close one of the country’s...
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President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, attended the national premiere of MKO, a...
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Did Chinua Achebe, the foremost African writer, have Nyesom Wike, the former governor of oil-rich Rivers State and now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), specifically in mind—or...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has urged residents to use the 2027 general elections to elect leaders with the vision and capacity to sustain and expand ongoing...
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The Chairman of Igbo-Eze South Local Government Council, Enugu State, Ugo Ferdinand Ukwueze, thanked the people of the area for re-electing him for a second term.
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Akwa Ibom State is moving closer to having a local supply hub for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as Nsik Oil & Gas Company Limited takes delivery of critical equipment for its planned 10 million...
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The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and other passengers after gunmen attacked two buses travelling from Ibadan, Oyo...
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said Lagos is Yoruba land and promised to deepen efforts to preserve the language, culture and history of...
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The Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom State arrested Elijah Noah, the state coordinator of the Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement, after armed officers moved to stop an Independence Day march in Uyo on...
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As Nigeria marks its 66th independence anniversary, the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) has called for renewed commitment to building a just, inclusive and gender-equal...
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Nigerians are some of the most adaptive and resilient people. This is the hallmark of human evolution: their intuitive habit.
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has approved an additional 10,000 Hajj slots for Nigeria for the 2027 pilgrimage.
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A food science student can develop export-ready food products. A fashion designer can build internationally recognised clothing and leather brands.
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Three Nigerian universities have been ranked among the world’s top 1,000 universities in the 2027 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.
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