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Rivers Hoopers reclaim NPBL title
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Kanu rallies Enyimba fans amid crisis
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105km Pavement Of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway For Completion November – Umahi
The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi has said the main pavement of the first 105 kilometres of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be completed by November 2026. Umahi disclosed this on Tuesday while receiving the report of the Northwest leg of the Nationwide Federal Roads Project Tour conducted by the National Association of Nigerian […]
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Adamawa Christian Board Screens 700 For Israel Pilgrimage
Adamawa State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (CPWB) has screened about 700 intending pilgrims for the 2026 pilgrimage to Israel Its executive secretary, Chief Geoffrey Garba, said the board had developed a comprehensive roadmap for the 2026 pilgrimage, adding that about 700 intending pilgrims were expected to participate. According to him, the screening would be conducted […]
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Making Innovation And Grassroots Impact: How NASENI Is Turning Skills Into Sustainable Livelihoods
For years, one of Nigeria’s persistent development challenges has been the gap between technological innovation and its practical application in everyday life. Ideas may emerge from laboratories and research institutions, but translating those ideas into productive skills, viable enterprises and solutions that reach communities remains critical to building a self-reliant economy. Under the leadership of […]
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Uzodimma Appoints 20 Permanent Secretaries
Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has approved the immediate appointment of 20 permanent secretaries. The appointees are Ibe Chinyere, Okafor Charles Chukwukere Chika, Angela Njoku, Ikeagwu Catherine, De-Nwigwe Ozioma, Edomobi Nonye, Okoro Dominic, Larry-Iwuala Fidelia, Blessing Egbuka A., Ugboja Vera, Ibegweh Innocent N., Okafor Frank Ifeanyi, Nnorom V.C, Angela Ohiri, Asiegbu C.O., E. Irozuru […]
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Kano Task Force Rescues 43 Children Exposed To Intoxicants, Arrests 2
Kano State Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has rescued 43 children allegedly exposed to intoxicants by two “rubber solution” dealers in the state. The task force also arrested over 380 suspects and secured over 230 convictions within two months of its inauguration. The chairman of the task force, Muhuyi Magaji, disclosed […]
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We Shall Deliver 10m Votes To Obi/Kwankwaso Ticket, Says Suleiman
Deputy Director-General of the Obi/Kwankwaso Movement (OK Movement), Prince Abubakar Suleiman, has said the group will deliver 10 million votes to the joint presidential ticket of Mr Peter Obi and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in the 2027 general election. Suleiman stated this in Michika, Adamawa State, yesterday while addressing key stakeholders of the movement. He […]
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Edo Migration Agency Blames AI For Increased Trafficked Victims
Director-General of the Edo Migration Agency, Mr Lucky Agazuma, has raised the alarm over the use of Artificial Intelligence by human traffickers to lure victims to poverty-stricken countries. Agazuma said AI was being used to make some countries attractive and beautiful. The agency boss spoke in Benin City at the opening of a three-day capacity-building […]
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PDP campaign disruption: Ogun community leaders exonerate monarch, call for investigation
The Dagburewe of Idowa, Oba Sikiru Okuribido, has been exonerated by the Dagburewe-in-Council and Oloritun-in-Council of the community over allegation of stalling the campaign rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last Wednesday. The Sobaloju of Idowu, High Chief Yusuf Olatunji Olusanya, who addressed newsmen at Idowa Town Hall, in Odogbolu Local Government Area of […] The post PDP campaign disruption: Ogun community leaders exonerate monarch, call for investigation appeared first on Tribune Online.
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Still On Illegal Miners’ Death
Thirty-seven suspected illegal miners died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna recently and no single administrative response, however carefully worded, can make that sentence read as anything other than a catastrophe. Whatever these men were suspected of, illegal mining is not a capital offence, and the number of […]
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Education Is Not Responsibility Of Government Alone – Balarabe
Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, has said that education is not the responsibility of the government alone, but a shared responsibility involving the government, teachers, school managers, parents, learners, communities, and other stakeholders. Balarabe said Governor Uba Sani aims to expand access to quality education, reposition education, and equip young people with the […]
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Kwankwaso: Removing Subsidy Was A Mistake, We’ll Bring It Back
The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said the party will reintroduce fuel subsidy in a different form if elected in the 2027 general elections. Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, said Nigerians deserved access to affordable fuel, arguing that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s removal of the […]
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Tinubu Still In Power – Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has rejected suggestions of a power vacuum, saying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remained in power despite being abroad. Akpabio, while speaking at an event in his home state, which was monitored in Abuja, said,  “I want to correct an impression. “I am the Senate President and Chairman of the National Assembly. […]
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Only State Police Bill Sent To State Assemblies – NASS
The National Assembly has clarified that only the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish State Police Services has been transmitted to the Houses of Assembly of the 36 states for consideration and approval so far. The clarification followed recent reports and public perceptions suggesting that all the Constitution Alteration Bills currently before the National Assembly […]
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Bago ‌‌‌‌Inaugurates 9-Member Panel To Probe Death Of 37
Apart from a committee set up and headed by the Deputy Governor, Comrade Yakubu Garba, to investigate the death of the 37 people in the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Niger state Governor Mohammed Umaru-Bago has again inaugurated another nine-member Judicial Commission of Inquiry. Governor Bago, who inaugurated the commission yesterday in Minna, […]
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Bamanga Tukur Was A Detribalised Nigerian, Says Akpabio
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has described the late elder statesman and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, as a detribalised Nigerian whose contributions to the country transcended ethnic and political boundaries. Akpabio stated this on Tuesday during a condolence visit to the family of the late former […]
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61 Senior Nigerian Officials Illegally Acquired 284 US Properties Worth N370bn – Report
An exclusive investigative report titled “Dirty Deeds: How Top Nigerian Officials Bought A Piece Of America” has revealed that current and serving Nigerian leaders acquired 284 United States properties from 1999 to the present dispensation worth N370 billion ($271 million) with slush funds. “Dirty Deeds” was launched in Abuja yesterday by the Platform to Protect […]
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LCCI, MAN, Others Hail CBN’s Major Rate Cut
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Workers Begin Mobilisation, Demand N500,000 Minimum Wage
| Insist on N500 fuel price Nigerian workers have commenced mobilisation for a fresh review of the national minimum wage, with the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) demanding a new minimum wage benchmark of N500,000. The council is also calling on the Federal Government to reduce the pump price of petrol to N500 […]
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Experts divided over CBN’s 3% interest rate slash
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Over 200 houses under threat as erosion ravages Ogwashi-Uku community
More than 200 houses in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, are at the risk of caving in due to a ravaging gully at Ogbe-Ahor and Ogbe-Umuokwuni quarters in the metropolis. The Nigerian Tribune investigation showed that several households have evacuated the affected areas, as the deep and steep chasm created by […] The post Over 200 houses under threat as erosion ravages Ogwashi-Uku community appeared first on Tribune Online.
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From $7bn FX backlog to $50bn reserves: Experts credit Cardoso’s CBN reforms for economic turnaround
Economic experts have said that reforms introduced by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, have pulled the nation’s economy back from severe structural instability and repositioned it on the path of sustainable growth. The experts, who spoke in separate interviews with the Nigerian Tribune in Abuja, said Cardoso’s focus […] The post From $7bn FX backlog to $50bn reserves: Experts credit Cardoso’s CBN reforms for economic turnaround appeared first on Tribune Online.
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Amedspor chief sets goal target for Orban
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Turkish pundit rates Onuachu highly despite dip in form
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Moyes to scout Alebiosu in Blackburn friendly
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Osimhen set for injury return after international break
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Rivers Hoopers back where we belong – Odaudu
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V’ball: Nigeria must learn from Morocco defeat, say coach
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‘Madagascar not afraid of star-studded Nigeria’
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Full house as Eagles begin training for Madagascar clash
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Osimhen’s absence should not be Eagles’ excuse, says Adepoju
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Choosing Italy over Nigeria easy – Kayode
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Sierra Leone beat Ghana in NCF Quadrangular T20 tourney
Sierra Leone defeated Ghana by six wickets in the NCF Quadrangular T20 Series in Lagos, chasing down a target of 85 runs with 11 balls to spare. Read More: https://punchng.com/sierra-leone-beat-ghana-in-ncf-quadrangular-t20-tourney/
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Nigeria seek bounce-back at Chess Olympiad
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Itauma to make comeback early 2027
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