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ASUU Declares Indefinite Strike at Plateau State University Over Unresolved Demands
Lecturers at Plateau State University, Bokkos, have commenced an indefinite strike following the failure of the university management to address…
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Kano Declares September 1 Public Holiday for Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
The Kano State Government has declared Tuesday, September 1, 2026, a public holiday to mark the Takutaha celebration, commemorating the…
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Russian Chess Official Dies at 36 After Reportedly Contracting Severe Malaria in Nigeria
Russian chess official Sergei Indeikin has died at the age of 36 after reportedly developing a severe form of malaria following a work trip…
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US Missionary Urges Trump to Release Tinubu Files, Says Secrecy Could Make Officials Complicit
American missionary Alex Barbir has called on US President Donald Trump to release records connected to a decades-old US investigation involving Nigerian President Bola…
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Dangote Refinery Raises Petrol Price Again to ₦1,200 Per Litre
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased its petrol gantry price from ₦1,185 to ₦1,200 per litre, raising concerns that filling stations could increase pump…
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Ogun Police Raid Alleged Baby Factory, Arrest Six Suspects, Rescue Pregnant Women
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have raided an alleged illegal “baby factory” in Abaren Village, Mowe, rescuing two heavily pregnant women and…
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Former Oyo SSG Abdul Waheed Akintola Olajide Dies at 76
Former Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Alhaji Abdul Waheed Akintola Olajide, has died. Olajide served as Secretary to the Oyo State Government during…
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Amnesty International Condemns Kuje Chairman Over Threat Against Anti-APC Residents
Amnesty International Nigeria has condemned the Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, over remarks allegedly threatening residents…
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Tinubu Orders Immediate Rescue of Niger Mosque Abduction Victims
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services and other relevant security and intelligence agencies to intensify…
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Sowore Claims DSS Planted Tracking Device on Vehicle in Port Harcourt
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has accused the Department of State Services, DSS, of monitoring his movements during his visit…
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Naira-Dollar Rate Today: Naira Trades at ₦1,346.90/$ Officially, ₦1,400 on Parallel Market
The Nigerian naira traded at ₦1,346.90 per US dollar in the official market on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, while the dollar exchanged for about…
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Dino Melaye Tells Tinubu, Family to Pack Out of Aso Rock Ahead of 2027
Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dino Melaye, has told President Bola Tinubu and his family to begin packing their belongings from the…
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2027: Kuje Chairman Says Residents Must Support APC or Leave Area Council
The Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, has threatened to resist residents who intend to vote against…
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Makinde Slams Tinubu Government Over Exclusion From Ibadan-Ijebu Ode Road Flag-Off
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has criticised the Federal Government led by President Bola Tinubu over his exclusion from the official flag-off of the…
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Aisha Yesufu Reveals Why She Rejected House of Reps Ticket for 2027 Election
Human rights activist Aisha Yesufu has explained why she rejected a House of Representatives ticket offered to her by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC,…
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Yinka Quadri Breaks Down in Tears as Ogogo Is Buried in Ilaro
Tears flowed in Ilaro, Ogun State, on Monday as the remains of veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, were laid to…
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Singapore Announces Up to S$70,000 Child Support Package as Fertility Rate Falls to 0.87
Singapore has announced a new child support package that could provide each child with nearly S$70,000 in government assistance from birth through the…
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Fire Destroys Nearly 300 Shops at Popular Oranyan Market in Ibadan
An early morning fire has destroyed hundreds of shops at the popular Oranyan Market in Ibadan North-East Local Government Area of Oyo State. The…
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Police Arrest Suspect After 25-Year-Old Man Is Allegedly Stabbed to Death in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Abubakar Abdullahi, popularly known as “Dan Iya,” over the alleged stabbing and death…
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Seven Killed, Two Injured in Multiple-Vehicle Crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Seven people were killed and two others injured in a multiple-vehicle crash around Kara on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Monday.…