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Nigeria’s Smartphone Market Records Massive Surge Of 29 %, Outpaces Global Growth 
 LAGOS  – Nigeria has emerged as a powerhouse in the global smartphone recovery, registering a massive 29% year-on-year surge in shipments in the third quarter of 2025 (Q3 2025).  This…
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Trump to sign Rwanda, DR Congo accord even as violence rages
 US President Donald Trump on Thursday brings together the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo for what he will hail as his latest peace triumph despite ongoing violence on the ground. Trump hopes the agreement will pave
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2027: Bandits Wearing Tinubu’s Signature Caps Shows What To Expect — Dalung 
 Solomon Dalung, a former Minister of Youth and Sports Development under former President Muhammadu Buhari, is a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In this interview with CHIBUIKE CHUKWU,…
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Rivers Assembly endorses Tinubu for second term
 The Rivers State House of Assembly unanimously endorses President Bola Tinubu for a second term, citing federal projects and his fatherly intervention.

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(ICYMI) FULL LIST: US halts immigration applications for 19 countries
 The United States President Donald Trump administration on Tuesday said it has paused all immigration applications, including... 
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5 ways to prevent electrocution 
 Electrocution remains one of Nigeria’s most silent but deadly hazards. It happens when the human body becomes part of an electric circuit, leading to severe burns 
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Senate launches probe into alleged failures of $30m safe schools initiative
 The Senate has opened a comprehensive investigation into the Safe Schools Initiative (SSI), the national security and education programme launched in 2014 to enhance protection for students and learning environments following the abduction of over 300 schoolgirls from Chibok, Borno State.
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Get to know João Gabriel Marinho, the heartthrob from Surviving Summer
 Meet João Gabriel Marinho, the talented surfer-turned-actor who stole hearts in Surviving Summer. Explore his background, career, and personal life. 
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Five of the best F1 last race title fights
 The Formula One season comes to a gripping climax on Sunday with a three-way title fight in Abu Dhabi. Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri will scrap it out for the 2025 world drivers’ crown in a fitting conclusion
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PUFA hails move to ease university charter rules
 The Private University Founders Association (PUFA) has lauded the Ministry of Education’s decision to initiate reforms to make charter acquisition optional for private universities. 
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Obasanjo praises Mahama’s vision for Global South Reform at G20
 Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has delivered a landmark address at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, announcing the formal commencement of the Accra Reset’s interim Secretariat in Ghana. 
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Expert reveals how major disruptions are changing news consumption in Nigeria
 An expert, Ibrahim Adeyemi, has spoken to Legit.ng and explained how major societal disruptions are reshaping the way Nigerians consume news and stay informed. 
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Shippers decry excessive charges, delays at Lagos ports
 SHIPPERS under the aegis of the Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) on Wednesday decried the current operating trade environment inside and around the Lagos ports, highlighting multiple levies, illegal checkpoints, container stoppages, delays, bureaucratic processes and a system that punishes compliant importers and exporters. Speaking during the 2025 Shippers Day celebration held in Lagos, […] 
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82 female Nigerians on death row – ASF France 
 ASF France, an international rights group, says 82 female Nigerians are currently on death row in different correctional centres across the country. Angela Uzoma-Iwuchukwu, the Country Director of ASF France in Nigeria, revealed this on Wednesday at a capacity-building session on gender issues in the use of the death penalty in Abuja. She said the […]
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One dead, two severely injured in gory accident at Adansi Akrokerri 
 A fatal head-on collision between a Hyundai minivan and a Hyundai truck, has claimed one life and severely injured two other persons at Adansi Akrokeri junction, near Obuasi. 
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2025 Agribusiness Int’l Summit: We’ve transformed agriculture through institutional reforms — Makinde
 Unveils certification mark for home-grown products Oyo State governor, ’Seyi Makinde, said on Wednesday that his government has succeeded in transforming agriculture through institutional reforms. He maintained that the state decided to go through a structured agribusiness model that creates jobs, supports farmers, attracts investors, and strengthens its internal revenue base to move the state […] 
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Be cautious with fire this harmattan – Kano fire service warns residents
 The Kano State Fire Service has urged residents to handle fire with extreme care as the harmattan season sets in, warning that the period usually comes with a high risk of fire outbreaks. The statement was signed by Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service. The warning came as the […]
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FACT-CHECK: Claim that Dauda Lawal ‘pardoned, freed convicted bandits’ false
 On November 28, 2025, a group called Human Rights Watchdog in Africa (HRWA) issued a press statement, signed by its Executive Director, Samson Adamu, calling on President Bola Tinubu to
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Displaced Nigerians at risk of hidden explosives, UN warns
 In response, UNMAS has trained Nigerian security forces, police and civil defence workers on risk education in unstable and “hard-to-reach” areas. 
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Soul-searching milestone
 The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), a northern socio-cultural group, stands as a regional equivalent of the southwestern Afenifere and southeastern Oha N’Eze Ndigbo. It was formed in the year 2000
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Insecurity: Northern leaders must take responsibility
 Sir: Political, community, and religious leaders in Northern Nigeria must take responsibility for the terrorism and banditry ravaging the region. The northern leaders saw the early signs of this menace
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The rising wave of insecurity
 Sir: The recent surge in kidnappings has unsettled citizens and raised serious questions about the effectiveness of national security frameworks. What used to be episodic attacks have evolved into a
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General Musa as last hope for security renewal?
 Sir: Nigeria stands at a tipping point as insecurity threatens the very foundations of national stability and erodes public confidence in government authority. Last month, the country experienced some of
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Ghana to anchor Africa’s green energy future as Minister unveils $3.4bn renewable investment plan
 Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has announced that the country is positioning itself as a continental leader in clean energy, backed by an ambitious US$3.4 billion renewable energy action and investment plan. 
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Soldiers, Police officers physically clash in Plateau state
 At least two soldiers and two police officers were involved in a physical clash at a popular market in Jos, the Plateau State capital, causing tension among traders and residents. The incident reportedly occurred at the GSM centre in the Hamaz area. Although the exact cause of the altercation is yet to be officially confirmed, […]
Soldiers, Police officers physically clash in Plateau state 
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The future of Nigeria
 I was in a group discussing and debating our statement at the General Assembly plenary session in 1991 in New York and we got to the point of discussing the
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Olympics of victimhood among Muslims and Christians in Nigeria
 The wolves came out of the forest and attacked the sheep in the pasture. The sheep – rams, ewes and lambs – scattered in every direction, their cries of fear
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‘Saint’ Matthew
 At a time like this, all hands must be on deck in the search of lasting solutions for the nation’s security challenges. It is not a time to play divisive,
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From Wagner to Africa Corps: Mali’s civilians and the price of a ruthless war
 When survivors begin to speak, the world must listen. And across Mauritania’s M’berra refugee camp, Malians who fled the violence sweeping their communities are now recounting stories so harrowing, they
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OSP justifies Martin Kpebu’s arrest; says his conduct left officers ‘no option but to act’
 The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has pushed back against claims circulating on social media following the arrest and release of private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu, insisting that its officers acted strictly within the law. 
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5 leadership skills you need as an Entrepreneur 
 It takes a lot to be a true leader because it is not about the title. That's why you need leadership skills that can help you execute your role effectively.  
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Nigerian cybersecurity prodigy named as trailblazer in American magazine
 Nigerian’s cybersecurity talent, Samuel Afolabi (Lordsam) has earned international recognition after featuring on the cover of November’s CIO Magazine as a Trailblazing Cybersecurity Leaders to Watch in 2025. The United
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First Lady’s RHI splashes N1.9b on persons with disabilities
 The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday empowered 9,500 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) with N200,000 each across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), amounting
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Sule kick-starts $88.5m agric, industrial projects
 Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, will, tomorrow, perform the groundbreaking for three industrial and agric-based projects, valued at $88.5 million. The projects are expected to generate at least 11,000 jobs
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TUC threatens mass action over ‘insensitive’ tariff hikes unless gov’t reviews 9% salary increment
 The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned that it will mobilise workers nationwide to resist the new utility tariff adjustments if the government fails to improve the recently approved 9% salary increase for 2026. 
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LEAP Africa commits to youth transformation, others
 Executive Director of LEAP Africa, Kehinde Ayeni has pledged the organisation’s commitment to youth-led transformation. This is just as Managing Director of JNC International and Board Chair of LEAP Africa,
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