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Xenophobia: Nigeria Evacuates 105 More From South Africa
 The Federal Government has evacuated another 105 distressed Nigerians from South Africa, raising the number of Nigerians brought home since the commencement of the exercise in June to 1,821, amid continued concerns over xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in the country.
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WIMB Africa Roundtable: Stakeholders call for policies that improve citizens’ lives
 The participants further examined mechanisms for holding elected officials accountable, including constitutional provisions governing legislative representatives and the role of civic participation and political engagement in demanding improved public performance. 
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Toxic red: Inside deadly trade in dye-laced palm oil, coloured pepper
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Chess Olympiad: Nigeria Men Face North Macedonia, Women Battle Guatemala In Round 10
 Team Nigeria will return to action in Round 10 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Saturday, with the men’s team facing North Macedonia and the women taking on Guatemala. The two Nigerian teams will be seeking positive results as the 11-round competition enters its penultimate round following contrasting outcomes in Friday’s […] 
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Nigeria at 66: Sanwo-Olu urges citizens to set aside ethnic, religious differences
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Chess Olympiad: Nigeria’s Men Crush Tunisia, Women Draw Zambia
 Team Nigeria recorded contrasting results in Round 9 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with the men’s team defeating Tunisia 3½–½, while the women were held to a 2–2 draw by Zambia on Friday. The results leave the Nigerian teams with nine match points each after nine rounds of the 11-round competition, […] 
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Morning recap: Sex workers scramble as anti–HIV jab runs out, Obi, Momodu condemn El-Rufai’s prolonged detention, other top stories
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2027: ‘I’m part of that mission’ – Gov Lawal clarifies position on Wike’s Rainbow Coalition
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EFCC recovers N84m, returns money to Edo businessman
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Ogun 2027: Adeola unveils blueprint, pledges jobs, security, healthcare
 Adeola said his administration would seek stronger partnerships with industries to increase employment opportunities for Ogun residents and ensure that more economic value generated in the state remains within the state. 
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Moses Simon Credits God, Hard Work, Fans For 100th Super Eagles Cap
 Super Eagles winger Moses Simon has attributed his achievement of earning 100 international caps for Nigeria to God’s grace, hard work and the unwavering support of fans and the media. Simon reached the milestone during Nigeria’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, joining an elite group of Nigerian players who have made at least […] 
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White House bars CNN from covering Trump’s trip to Tennessee
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Ex-Man City defender, Jerome Boateng gets coaching job
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Inside 2Baba’s star-studded 51st birthday dinner, album listening party in Lagos
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AFCON Qualifier: Martins Vows Madagascar Will Correct Mistakes Against Eagles
 Madagascar head coach Corentin Martins has expressed disappointment over his side’s narrow defeat to Nigeria but promised that the team would correct its mistakes when the Super Eagles travel to Madagascar for the return fixture. The Barea suffered a slim defeat against Nigeria in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying encounter in Uyo, with […] 
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"This is too sad ": Tragedy hits singer Kizz Daniel
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AFCON Qualifier: Chelle Turns Focus To Guinea-Bissau After Madagascar Win
 Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle has praised his players for their resilience in coming from behind to defeat Madagascar 2-1 in their opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture in Uyo. Nigeria found themselves trailing 1-0 in the first half but recovered to level the scores before the interval before completing the comeback […] 
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Rivers Assembly orders arrest of PAMO varsity VC
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OpenAI says AI agents mistakenly posted ChatGPT users’ images online
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Lagos: Police identify inspector in viral video, begin disciplinary action
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Flood renders over 300 residents homeless in Abia 
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Delta NLC declares indefinite strike
 The state NLC Chairman, Goodluck Ofobruku, announced the industrial action on Friday while addressing protesting civil servants at the Chike Edozien Secretariat in Asaba. 
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Troops ‌‌‌‌‌​‌​intercept 43 ISWAP family members, rescue 9 kidnap victims
 The operations also led to the arrest of suspected kidnappers and collaborators and the recovery of several weapons and ammunition, according to an operational report made on Friday. 
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‘They did well’ – Chelle hails two Super Eagles players after Madagascar win
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AFCON 2027 qualifiers: Why I substituted Samuel Chukwueze against Madagascar – Chelle
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Jigawa assembly receives constitution amendment bill, pledges timely action
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Ballon d’Or 2026: Williams names player who deserves to win award
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UEFA Nations League: Results of all Friday’s fixtures
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‘They thought they had buried you’ — Kanu’s brother celebrates IPOB leader at 58
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NDLEA officer’s death: Ukwuani council lacks power to form drug squad — Ajede
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Iran Proposes Hormuz Plan, Trump Reportedly Refuses
 The waterway, key to the world's oil supply, is central to the conflict between the United States and Iran, which is at a stalemate after nearly seven months.
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Suleja, Zuba, others to face power cut today – TCN
 TCN explained that the temporary outage would allow engineers to transfer electrical load from the Gwarinpa–Suleja Line 2 to the Kubwa–Suleja Line 1 while maintenance is carried out. 
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Blessing CEO loses son while in prison
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Declare Anambra ecological disaster zone — Umeh
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Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘Messi already has a lot’ – Figo names player to win award
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Policeman in viral ‘Peter Obi, Igbo can never be president’ video arrested
 Lagos Police Command described the remarks by the Inspector the viral video as careless, inappropriate and uncultured. 
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