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… as Endorsements list positions him for APC Ticket By Oyez Olatunde Rex What began months ago as scattered expressions of admiration for the governorship aspiration of Prof. Wale Sulaiman has now snowballed into what observers describe as one of the most organic and geographically widespread endorsement waves currently shaping the permutations ahead of the…
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Fresh violence has again rocked parts of Plateau State following another deadly attack by suspected bandits on communities in Jos South and Riyom local government areas, leaving four persons dead, including a mother and her son. The latest incident occurred in Kogot village in the Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area, where armed…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years imprisonment over a ₦33.8 billion fraud linked to the Mambilla and Zungeru hydroelectric power projects. Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment on Wednesday after finding the former minister guilty on all 12 counts of conspiracy and money laundering…
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By Omowumi Omotosho A group of Women drawn from across Kwara State’s 16 local government areas have expressed political support for the governorship ambition of All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Prof. Wale Sulaiman, ahead of the 2027 elections. The endorsement was announced under the banner of the Kwara State Powerful Women Support Group, which said…
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called for urgent and independent investigations into separate military airstrikes by Nigerian and Chadian forces that reportedly killed scores of civilians in northern Nigeria. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Türk expressed shock over reports that a Nigerian military airstrike on a crowded market…
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Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said casualty figures being circulated after a recent military airstrike in Zamfara State remain unverified, amid growing allegations that civilians were killed during the operation. According to military authorities, the strike targeted suspected terrorist elements gathered in Tumfa Village, located in Shinkafi Local Government Area of the state. The operation,…
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The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has firmly denied allegations that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, influenced the party’s screening process for aspirants seeking tickets into the Rivers State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 elections. The controversy followed widespread claims that aspirants believed to be loyal to Rivers…
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The Edo State Special Security Squad has arrested 12 suspected cultists and sealed two apartments allegedly being used for cult initiation activities following the killing of a student near the gate of the University of Benin in Benin City. The security operation, carried out under the code name “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers,” followed…
The Federal Government has directed universities and other tertiary institutions across Nigeria to temporarily suspend students who repeatedly test positive for drug use, under a new nationwide policy aimed at combating substance abuse in schools. The directive is contained in the newly introduced National Implementation Guidelines Against Drugs and Substance Use in Schools in Nigeria…
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Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State has convicted and sentenced a 50-year-old truck driver, Kasimu Bawa, to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of minerals valued at N2.4million. Bawa was arraigned on November 1, 2022, by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Commission on a one-count charge bordering…
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