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JUST IN: Uzodimma to chair APC Central Committee for 2026 National Convention
By Kunle Sanni – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted a 73-member Central Coordination Committee to oversee preparations for its 2026 National Convention, appointing the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, as chairman. Uzodimma, who also serves as Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), will lead the high-powered committee inaugurated by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC)…
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Ebonyi sponsors 92 more students for postgraduate studies in UK
The Ebonyi State Government has sponsored 92 more students to pursue postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom under its scholarship scheme. The beneficiaries departed Nigeria on Monday from the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport, Ezza, marking another milestone in the implementation of the human capital development component of the state’s People’s Charter of Needs agenda. Speaking at the departure ceremony, Governor…
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NCAA grants airlines 90-day reprieve on advance payment guarantees
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has granted airline operators a 90-day grace period on the implementation of Advance Payment Guarantees (APGs) for the remittance of the statutory five per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC). The reprieve followed a meeting between the NCAA and the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) held on Monday at the Authority’s corporate headquarters in Abuja.…
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ALGON dismisses Osun Assembly Speaker’s fund diversion claims
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Osun State chapter, on Monday dismissed allegations of diversion of local government funds, describing claims credited to the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Wale Egbedun, as a rant and most unfortunate. Addressing a press conference at the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Secretariat…
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Murtala Muhammed’s modest lifestyle made assassination possible — Daughter
Aisha Muhammed, daughter of the late Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, has said her father’s simple lifestyle and leadership approach made it easier for him to be assassinated in 1976. Speaking on ARISE News’ Morning Show on Monday, Aisha, CEO of the Murtala Muhammed Foundation, reflected on her father’s leadership on the 50th anniversary of his death. She…
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FG sets up NEC technical sub-committee to reposition livestock sector
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Technical Sub-Committee of the National Economic Council (NEC) on Livestock Development, reaffirming its commitment to repositioning the sector as a key driver of economic growth, food security and national cohesion. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, inaugurated the sub-committee in Abuja on Monday, saying it was set up to harmonise…
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Ekiti denies ₦68m PHC budget claim, says over ₦2bn provided for 2026
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ekiti State Government has dismissed claims that it budgeted only ₦68m for primary health care in the 2026 fiscal year, describing the allegation as false and misleading. In a statement on Monday, the Information Officer of the Ministry of Health and Human Services, Mr Wale Obelewaji, said the figure being circulated represents only a narrow…
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BREAKING: ‘I made N374m from salaries, N10bn from businesses,’ Malami tells court
Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that he earned hundreds of millions of naira from salaries and gifts, and over N10 billion from private businesses, as he seeks to overturn an interim order authorising the seizure of 57 properties linked to him. Malami made the disclosure through his counsel, Joseph…
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APC dismisses ADC claim of civil servant intimidation in e-registration exercise
By Kunle Sanni – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected allegations by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that civil servants are being pressured to participate in the party’s ongoing electronic membership registration exercise. In a statement issued on Monday by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party described the allegation as false and baseless, insisting that participation…
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Edo airline and opposition’s ‘tuke-tuke” bus — by Kassim Afegbua
Okpebholo’s mastery of the Edo political temperature in gauging opposition’s mindset is a master stroke that often times keeps them in momentary gaze. Edo opposition politics and their famished members are becoming ridiculous actors of a bad drama script. Whenever they see a new project courtesy of Governor Okpebholo, they turn the other angle, pretending to be blind to the…
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