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Nigeria’s problems may worsen without national prayer, cleric tells Tinubu
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Founder and General Overseer of God’s Anointed and Blessed Church International, Akure, Pastor Toye Ebijomore, has urged President Bola Tinubu to convene a national prayer, warning that Nigeria’s challenges could deepen if the call is ignored. Ebijomore made the appeal during a press conference in Akure, Ondo State, saying the country urgently needs divine intervention…
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JUST IN: Atiku, Makinde in closed-doors meeting with former military leader Babangida
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde have just entered into a closed-doors meeting this Tuesday afternoon with former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. The meeting is holding at the hilltop residence of the former military ruler in Minna, Niger State capital. Atiku arrived IBB house a few minutes after 1pm and immediately went into…
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Police rescue missing seven-year-old girl in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has recovered a missing seven-year-old girl found wandering alone in Odigbo town and has launched an investigation to reunite her with her family. The development was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police,…
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Aiyedatiwa urges corps members to apply skills for community development
By Boye Oyeyemi – Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has urged members of the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream I of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during their orientation course to the development of their host communities. The governor made the remarks on Tuesday at the passing-out ceremony of the corps members…
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My support for Tinubu was political, not personal — El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State Governor and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed claims of a personal fallout with President Bola Tinubu, saying he never had a personal relationship with the president. Speaking on Monday during an interview on Trust TV, El-Rufai explained that his support for Tinubu’s 2023 presidential bid was based on party loyalty…
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Between real- time transmission of election results and BVAS – by Ismail Omipidan
At first, my intention was to address this memo directly to the Senate, especially as it is likely that the lawmakers will discuss the matter again today. However, on a second thought, I decided to speak directly to Nigerians. In doing so, I borrow the admonition of His Excellency, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, that this intervention is addressed strictly to…
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Nigeria’s foreign reserves rise to $49bn, CBN reports
By Kunle Sanni – Nigeria’s net foreign reserves have climbed to $49 billion, marking a dramatic and sustained recovery from the lows of about $3 billion recorded in May 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso disclosed the figure on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking at the second edition of the National Economic Council…
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ADC 2027 presidential ticket open to all aspirants, no zoning – El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State Governor and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has disclosed that the party will not zone its 2027 presidential ticket but will make it open to all aspirants from both the North and South. El-Rufai made the disclosure on Monday in an interview with Trust TV, stating that the party is mobilising at…
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Agbakoba calls for mandatory real-time result transmission in Electoral Act
Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, has urged the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act to make the real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. In a commentary released on Monday, Agbakoba highlighted persistent gaps in the country’s electoral legal framework, noting that the absence of express statutory…
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EFCC arraigns two over alleged N600m NNPC job scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, arraigned Gidado Ibrahim and Halimat Adenike Tejusho (currently at large) before Justice H. Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, over an alleged N600 million job scam. The defendants are facing an amended six-count charge, which includes allegations of fraud, obtaining money under false pretences, and forgery involving…
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