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Bunker-busting bombs loaded onto US planes at UK airbase amid Iran war
Three United States B-1B Lancer bombers have touched down at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom after what is believed to be the first American strike mission against Iran launched from a British base during the US-Israeli war on Iran. Al Jazeera’s team witnessed the aircraft returning to the base as ground crews moved new stocks of bunker-busting bombs, fitted…
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FAO partnership vital for food security, agricultural growth in Nigeria – Minister
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has said that strong collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other stakeholders is essential for ensuring food security and driving agricultural growth in Nigeria. Abdullahi made the remark during a courtesy visit by an FAO delegation led by its Country Representative for Nigeria…
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APC, Accord supporters clash at shopping complex reconstruction in Ede
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Violence broke out in Ede, Osun State, on Thursday as members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Accord Party clashed during the flag-off of the reconstruction of a shopping complex in Ede North Local Government Area. The project was flagged off by the reinstated APC chairman, Mr. Elliot Adeyemi. The crisis reportedly began when…
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BREAKING: Aiyedatiwa loses battle for a fresh term
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Federal High Court in Akure has ruled that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa cannot run for another term in office. Delivering the judgment on Thursday, Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke held that the 1999 Constitution (as amended) does not allow a president, vice president, governor or deputy to serve more than eight years in office. Aiyedatiwa assumed office…
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BREAKING: Tambuwal, Abaribe, Umeh, six others join ADC in Senate shake-up
No fewer than nine senators from different political parties on Thursday announced their defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), reshaping the political composition of the Senate. Their letters of defection were read during plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The lawmakers who joined the party include the senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Tambuwal; Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South); Binos Yaroe…
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Troops repel terrorist attack on military base in Borno
Troops of the Nigerian Army under the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI have repelled a terrorist attack on a military location in Ngoshe, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The troops successfully restored control of the position after launching a swift counter-offensive against the attackers. According to the military, the terrorists had earlier attacked the location…
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BREAKING: Appeal Court confirms Oluyede as PDP candidate for 2026 Ekiti governorship poll
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Court of Appeal in Akure on Thursday upheld Dr Wole Oluyede as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2026 Ekiti State election. In a unanimous judgment, the appellate court overturned the earlier ruling of the Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti, which had invalidated the party’s primary election. The three-man panel,…
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Between Reuben Abati and Rufai Oseni — by Simbo Olorunfemi
No doubt, the tension between Dr Reuben Abati and Mr Rufai Oseni has been brewing for a while. It’s being there to see. It was no surprise to see it boil over yesterday. One man’s understanding of what journalism is clearly differs from that of the other. One would have thought that given the pedigree of the more experienced practitioner,…
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Zelensky says Ukraine has ‘cards’ after US asked Kyiv for help against Iranian drones
The Ukrainian president said Kyiv’s expertise in countering drones has become a strategic advantage after Washington sought help protecting US bases in the Middle East. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine now has “cards” after the United States asked Kyiv to help protect American military bases in the Middle East from Iranian drones. Speaking in an interview with Irish blogger Caolan…
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USA versus Iran: Two-of-a-kind, six-and-half-a-dozen? — by Bola Bolawole
Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer and thinker (1828 -1910) and author of “A Confession”, was famously quoted as saying that “Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.” In like manner, wrong does not cease to be wrong because the strong says it is not; neither does right cease to be right because the weak lacks…
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