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Oyo Declares Tuesday Public Holiday To Mark Islamic New Year 1448AH
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared Tuesday, June 17, 2026, a work-free day across the state to commemorate the Islamic New Year, Hijrah…
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Kano Declares Tuesday Public Holiday To Mark Islamic New Year 1448AH
The Kano State Government has declared Tuesday, June 17, 2026, a public holiday to commemorate the beginning of the 1448 After Hijrah (AH) Islamic…
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Troops Rescue Late General Rabe’s Wife After Fierce Gun Battle With Bandits In Katsina
Nigerian Army troops under Operation FANSAN YANMA have rescued Mrs. Abubakar, the wife of late retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, following a deadly encounter…
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FIFA Directs Egypt to Drop AFCON Stars From World Cup Jersey as Pharaohs Prepare for Group G Matches
The Egyptian national football team will compete at the FIFA World Cup without the seven stars that traditionally appear above its crest to symbolize…
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COOU Sacks Five Staff Members Over Misconduct, Sexual Harassment Allegations and Ethical Violations
The Governing Council of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University has approved the dismissal of five staff members, including two professors, over various cases of misconduct…
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Kwara Apprentice Arrested After Allegedly Killing 60-Year-Old Electrician, Demanding Ransom from Victim’s Family
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 21-year-old man, Soliu Olarewaju Mujeeb, over the alleged…
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Dismissed Abuja Police Inspector Arrested in Plateau Over Alleged Arms Supply to Terrorists, Bandits and Kidnappers
Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have arrested a dismissed police inspector suspected of playing a major role in an interstate arms trafficking network…
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Late General Rabe’s Son Rejects Diabetes Claim, Says Mother Is Still In Captivity
Isyaka Rabe, one of the sons of the late retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, has dismissed claims by the Katsina State Government that his…
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Oshiomhole Blames Atiku For Nigeria’s Security Crisis, Dismisses Criticism Of Tinubu
Former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that Nigeria’s worsening security crisis began during the administration in which…
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Negotiating With Terrorists Is Illegal, Femi Falana Warns Federal And State Governments
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has warned the Federal Government and state governments against negotiating with terrorists and bandits,…
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Gunmen Abduct Ondo Monarch, Shoot Wife During Late-Night Attack On Community
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the traditional ruler of Ode Oriya in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Adeniyi Adelana,…
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Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar Reportedly Killed By Bandits Weeks After Katsina Abduction
Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, has reportedly been killed while in captivity after being abducted by suspected bandits…
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Democracy Day: Surrender Or Face The Full Force Of The State, Tinubu Warns Bandits And Terror Sponsors
President Bola Tinubu has issued a stern warning to bandits, kidnappers and sponsors of terrorism, declaring that they must surrender or face decisive action…
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Makinde Reveals Abducted Oyo Schoolchildren And Teachers Are Being Held Inside Old Oyo National Park
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has disclosed that the schoolchildren and teachers abducted by suspected bandits in Oriire Local Government Area are being held…
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Veteran Nollywood Actor And Scholar Dr. Kola Oyewo Dies At 80
Veteran Nollywood actor, dramatist, filmmaker and respected scholar, Dr. Kola Oyewo, has died at the age of 80. The news of his passing was…
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First Batch Of Repatriated Nigerians Arrive From South Africa As FG Announces More Evacuation Flights
The Federal Government has received the first batch of repatriated Nigerians evacuated from South Africa, with an Air Peace flight conveying the returnees safely…
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June 12 Protest: Falana, Falz, Rights Groups Declare Democracy Day Mass Action Over Hunger, Insecurity
A coalition of civil society organisations, labour activists, youth groups and concerned Nigerians has declared June 12, Nigeria’s Democracy Day, a day of nationwide…
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Wike Says He Started Fasting And Developed High Blood Pressure While Seeking Funds For Abuja Road Projects
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he resorted to fasting and prayers while struggling to secure funds for the…