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BREAKING: Tinubu confirms rescue of worshippers in Kwara, 51 students in Niger
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu says 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku, Kwara State, have been rescued, alongside 51 of the missing students kidnapped from a Catholic school in Niger State. In a statement posted via his X account on Sunday, the president said he had cancelled his planned trip to the G20 Summit in South Africa to personally…
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Tinubu restates commitment to ending insecurity in northern Nigeria
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has restated his administration’s resolve to end terrorism and banditry in northern Nigeria, declaring that no part of the country will be allowed “to bleed while the federal government watches.” The president’s message was delivered on Saturday in Kaduna during the 25th anniversary celebration of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), where he was…
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BREAKING: Kwara governor announces release of 38 abductees, lauds presidential support
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – Kwara State governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON) has announced the release of 38 abductees seized during the recent attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku, Ekiti LGA, praising President Bola Tinubu for the decisive federal intervention that made their freedom possible. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, the…
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Okocha faults inconsistency for Super Eagles’ World Cup setback
Former Super Eagles captain and Nigerian football legend Austin ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha has blamed Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the FIFA World Cup on the team’s persistent inconsistency, warning that a lack of focus and discipline continues to undermine the squad’s potential. Speaking after the Super Eagles missed yet another chance to reach the World Cup—despite what many considered a favourable…
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PHOTO NEWS: Shettima meets French President Emmanuel Macron at G20 Summit
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima held bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the 2025 G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, VP Shettima engaged the French leader in discussions focused on strengthening Nigeria–France relations, expanding areas of mutual interest, and deepening strategic cooperation between the two countries.
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Atiku faults FG’s appointment of Xpress Payments as TSA revenue agent
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has criticised the federal government over the appointment of Xpress Payments Solutions Limited as a new revenue-collecting agent under the Treasury Single Account (TSA), describing the move as “state capture masquerading as digital innovation.” In a statement on Sunday, Atiku alleged that the engagement of the firm resembles what he called the “Alpha Beta revenue…
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FIRS debunks Atiku’s claim on TSA payments, denies monopoly to private firm
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has dismissed recent comments by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar alleging irregularities in the appointment of Xpress Payments as one of the platforms used in the Treasury Single Account (TSA) revenue-collection system. In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi, Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media to the Executive Chairman of…
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Save Nigerians from insecurity, APC chieftain tells service chiefs
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged the service chiefs to take urgent and decisive action to protect Nigerians as insecurity continues to claim lives across the country. Speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, the former lawmaker described the recent killings and abductions in Kwara, Kebbi,…
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Governor Bago commends security agencies over Papiri school kidnap response
Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has commended the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies for their swift response to the kidnapping of pupils of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area. The governor gave the commendation on Saturday when the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 7, Victor Olaiya, paid…
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Sixty-fifth birthday fireworks: Obasanjo versus Fayose, by Bolanle Bolawole
It was a surprise to me that Peter Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, invited former President Olusegun Obasanjo to his birthday bash! Trust me, Fayose must have been up to something, but as it turned out, Obasanjo, the wily fox himself, upended him! A miserable Fayose was then left with nothing but to play the catch-up game with…
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