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PHOTO NEWS: Shettima leads FG delegation to Yola, consoles Tukur family
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday led a Federal Government delegation to Yola, Adamawa State, to condole with the family of the late elder statesman and former Governor of old Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Muhammad Tukur. Shettima first visited the palace of the Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa, where he paid homage to the traditional ruler and commiserated…
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Youth Confab 2026 to begin in October — Minister
360 delegates to emerge through online process The federal government has announced plans to hold the National Youth Confab 2026 in October, with 360 young Nigerians expected to participate physically in Abuja after emerging through an online selection process. Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference to announce the conference, themed…
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Ex-Speakers endorse Tinubu for second term, vow grassroots mobilisation
Former Speakers and Deputy Speakers of State Houses of Assembly under the Forum of Former Presiding Officers of State Houses of Assembly of Nigeria (FOPSHAN) have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 general elections. The forum also resolved to mobilise its members and supporters across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to garner…
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Shettima clarifies remarks on northern governors’ support for Tinubu
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has clarified his recent remarks about the support President Bola Tinubu received from northern governors ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Shettima said his reference to six northern governors who supported Tinubu was specifically about political consultations and alignments ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary held in June 2022. In a statement issued on…
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ARCON warns Nigerians against fake AI-generated refinery investment advert
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has warned Nigerians against a fake, AI-generated investment advertisement promoting a purported Naira Refinery Investment Fund on Facebook. ARCON said the fraudulent advert used the images of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, and Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, to solicit investments with unrealistic promises of returns. In a…
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Shettima: Only six northern governors backed Tinubu in 2023
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that only six of the 19 northern governors supported President Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid during the 2023 election. Shettima made the disclosure on Wednesday at the palace of the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, during the turbaning of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as the Sardauna of Ilorin Emirate. The Vice-President said Tinubu faced…
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Shettima commissions 4,000-capacity garment factory, 11-storey revenue house in Kwara
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday commissioned a garment factory with the capacity to employ about 4,000 people and an 11-storey office complex for the Kwara State Revenue Service (KWRS) in Ilorin. The projects were commissioned as part of activities marking the turbaning of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as the first Sardauna of Ilorin by the Emir of Ilorin,…
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President Tinubu mourns Olu Jacobs at 84
President Bola Tinubu has mourned veteran Nollywood actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, who died on Wednesday at the age of 84. In a condolence message issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described Jacobs as one of Nigeria’s most distinguished actors and a towering figure whose career spanned…
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Minister Musawa mourns death of Nollywood legend Olu Jacobs at 84
The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has mourned the death of veteran Nollywood actor and cultural icon, Sir Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs. Jacobs, who died on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, was 84. In a statement issued by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, Musawa described…
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Anambra govt challenges Obi over ₦2.13bn ecological fund claim
The Anambra State Government has challenged former governor Peter Obi to account for the alleged ₦2.13 billion ecological fund he claimed was left in a First Bank account at the end of his administration in 2014. The Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Law Mefor, said a certified statement obtained from the bank showed that the account cited by Obi…
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