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Worshippers now guarded by armed personnel – Apostolic Faith Church
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Apostolic Faith Church says it has intensified security around its worship centres amid growing concerns over attacks on religious institutions across the country. This was disclosed by Prof. Joseph Oba Fatoba, a member of the church’s Board of Trustees for West and Central Africa, during a visit to the Ondo State Council of the Nigeria…
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Ondo cautions traders, transport operators against blocking major roads
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Government has cautioned traders, market women, and commercial transport operators against activities that obstruct major roads and disrupt traffic flow across the state. The warning was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transport, Hon. Olugbenga Omole, who said the government would no…
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Seven Osun APC governorship aspirants step down for Oyebamiji after meeting President Tinubu
Seven All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in Osun State have stepped down to support Bola Oyebamiji as the party’s consensus candidate for the forthcoming primary, following a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa. The aspirants who withdrew from the race include former Deputy Governor Benedict Olugboyega Alabi, Dotun Babayemi, Akin Ogunbiyi, Senator Babajide Omoworare, Kunle…
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EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu meets Osun APC governorship aspirants, calls for peace ahead of primaries
By Innocent Raphael – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday night met with governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, seeking to promote unity and prevent internal disputes ahead of the party’s upcoming primary election. The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, saw the attendance of all aspirants, including former Commissioner for Economic Development…
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Petrol consumption drops to 52.9m litres in November — NMDPRA
By Kunle Sanni – Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector says petrol consumption fell from 56.7 million litres per day in October to 52.9 million litres per day in November 2025, marking a clear month-to-month decline in national fuel demand even as supply and stock levels recorded significant improvements. The latest State of the Downstream Sector Report, released alongside the NMDPRA’s State…
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FG reports 860 terrorism convictions in seven years
By Kunle Sanni – The federal government has secured 860 convictions in terrorism-related cases over the past seven years, according to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN). The announcement came on Tuesday in Abuja after a high-level meeting with senior officials from the United States government. Fagbemi disclosed that from 2017 to 2025, Nigerian…
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France calls new US security doctrine ‘brutal clarification’
Europe must accelerate its rearmament in response to a stark shift in U.S. military doctrine, a French government official said on Tuesday, calling Washington’s new security strategy “an extremely brutal clarification” of its ideological posture. The U.S. National Security Strategy, made public last week, caused shock across Europe, with a broadside that said the continent was facing “civilisation erasure” and…
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Fifa accused of breaching own rules with Trump award
Fifa’s ethics committee has been asked to investigate president Gianni Infantino, claiming he broke the governing body’s rules on political neutrality in relation to United States president Donald Trump. Infantino awarded Trump with the inaugural Fifa peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington DC last week, and has also done social media posts and interviews in support…
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Some 200,000 flee new push by Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo despite Trump deal
About 200,000 people have fled their homes in eastern Congo in recent days, the United Nations said, as Rwanda-backed rebels march on a strategic town just days after Donald Trump hosted the Rwandan and Congolese leaders to proclaim peace. In a statement released late on Monday, the U.N. said at least 74 people had been killed, mostly civilians, and 83…
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Soyinka questions why Seyi Tinubu moves with militarised escort
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has condemned what he described as the excessive security protection attached to Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, calling it an abuse of national security resources. Speaking on Tuesday at the 20th Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Awards in Lagos, Soyinka recounted witnessing an unusually large detachment of armed personnel guarding the president’s…
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