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Troops repel ISWAP attacks on three Borno bases, kill eight
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have repelled coordinated attacks by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on three Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in Borno State, killing several insurgents and recovering weapons. The attempted assaults, which targeted FOBs Mayanti, Gajigana and Gajiram between the late hours of 28 February and early hours of 1…
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Arsenal beat Chelsea to restore five-point lead over Man City
By Tosin Omojola – Arsenal kept their title dream alive, tightening their hold on the top spot of the English Premier League with a vital win over London rivals Chelsea on Sunday. A win for Manchester City, who had beaten Leeds United 1-0 earlier on Sunday, had reduced the gap at the top to just two points, although Pep Guardiola’s…
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Iwobi on target as Fulham beat Tottenham 2-1
By Tosin Omojola – Nigerian international Alex Iwobi scored a spectacular goal as Fulham handed Tottenham Hotspur a 2-1 defeat on Sunday evening. The Super Eagles midfielder found the back of the net to double his side’s lead in the encounter decided at Craven Cottage. It was the former Arsenal player’s fourth goal of the season. Harry Wilson had put…
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Family of kidnapped Nigerian female footballer cries for help over ₦20m ransom
The family of Ihotu John Rebecca, a Nigerian female footballer who was kidnapped along the Benin Expressway, has cried out to well-meaning Nigerians to come to their aid, as her abductors are demanding a ₦20 million ransom. Ihotu John Rebecca, who currently plays for Pacesetter Queens FC in the NWFL Premiership, was reportedly abducted while returning home. Her kidnappers are…
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Police intensify security checks at worship centres across Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has stepped up security monitoring across major worship centres in the state as part of efforts to strengthen safety measures and prevent security breaches. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Adebowale Lawal, carried out an inspection of several religious facilities on March 1, 2026, assessing compliance with existing security directives…
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Flights cancelled and new travel warnings issued after Iran strikes
Airlines are continuing to cancel and divert flights serving the Middle East after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran. British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are among carriers to have grounded flights, with flights in and out of Dubai International and Al Maktoum International airport in Dubai suspended. The Foreign Office is warning British citizens against all but essential…
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IMPI credits Tinubu’s reforms for economic turnaround
The Independent Media and Policy Initiatives (IMPI) has said President Bola Tinubu has engineered a turnaround in Nigeria’s economy through what it described as tools of economic progressivism aimed at ending decades of profligacy and entrenched interests. In a policy statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, the group argued that prior to the reforms initiated in May 2023,…
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Dele Momodu, President Tinubu not using jazz — by Reno Omokri
Dele Momodu, President Tinubu Is Not Using Jazz. He Is Using Performance. Even You Are Looking Fresher, and More Robust Under Tinubu Last week, Mr Dele Momodu admitted that he does not know why various Governors elected on different political party platforms are gravitating to the All Progressives Congress and President Bola Tinubu, and attributed the situation to mystical powers…
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The Aregbesola temperament in Alex Otti — by Bamidele Johnson
In 2012 or 2013, I had an experience similar to that of the journalist Alex Otti publicly put down. Mine was neither public nor withering. It did not trend. But it provoked outrage, of the personal kind. It equally offered a revealing glimpse into how some political office holders view journalists and the work we do. I was interviewing Rauf…
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Who is Ayatollah Alireza Arafi? Iran’s interim Supreme Leader after Khamenei’s death
Iran has appointed Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as its interim Supreme Leader, a pivotal step in the country’s leadership transition following the death of longtime leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint US–Israeli airstrikes on Tehran early Saturday. Arafi, a senior cleric and a long-time insider in Iran’s religious and political hierarchy, now faces the challenge of steering the Islamic Republic during…
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