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CBN Holds Interest Rates at 26.5%
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso has called on banks to stay vigilant against emerging risks after the banking sector recapitalisation exercise, even as the Monetary Policy Committee kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged. Speaking after the MPC 305th meeting in Abuja, Cardoso said the committee retained the Monetary Policy Rate at…
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Police arrest son, accomplice over kidnap of father, recover AK-47 rifle rifle
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has recorded another operational breakthrough with the arrest of two suspects involved in a case of criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of firearms linked to a violent syndicate operating within Kaduna State and adjoining communities. A statement issued by the Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, said the suspects…
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Troops bust kidnappers hideouts, arrest 12 suspects in Edo forests
Troops of 4 Brigade, under 2 Division Nigerian Army, in conjunction with the other security agencies and the Edo State Security Corps, arrested a total of 12 suspected kidnappers during clearance operations that started on 12 May 2026 in Owan East and Esan South-East Local Government Areas of Edo State. Assistant Director Army Public Relations,…
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NDLEA smashes Nigerian-Mexican meth cartel, arrests baron, 3 Mexicans, 6 others
Natinal Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt another crippling blow to transnational organized crime by completely dismantling a highly sophisticated, multi-million-dollar Nigerian- Mexican methamphetamine production syndicate. The clinical, simultaneous operation, executed by elite operatives of the Agency’s Special Operations Unit (SOU), led to the shutdown of an industrial-scale clandestine laboratory, the biggest ever discovered…
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NAF bombs terrorist strongholds in Southern Tumbuns, Mandar Mountains
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI, intensified ongoing air offensives against terrorist elements in the North-East with precision air strikes conducted on 19 May 2026 at Bukar Meram in the Southern Tumbuns and Chikide in the Mandara Mountains. Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen…
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Defence HQ debunks report of terrorist base in South-West
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed reports suggesting that terrorists have established operational bases in Nigeria’s South-West region, insisting that recent security incidents in Oyo State do not indicate the presence of an entrenched insurgent network in the zone. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, said…
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Dangote hosts Otedola at Dangote Petroleum Refinery
President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 hosted Chairman of First HoldCo Group, Olufemi Otedola, alongside senior executives, at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals. More than a visit, the engagement reflects the growing alignment between Africa’s industrial and financial leadership around a shared belief, that the continent’s future…
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Police arrest husband and wife, rescue 3 stolen children in Ogun
Detectives of Mowe Division, Ogun State Police Command, have successfully arrested a husband and wife, namely Oluwarankami Kehinde Ugochukwu ‘F’ and her husband, Ugochukwu Mathew ‘M’, over their involvement in child stealing and rescued three stolen children in Mowe area of Ogun State. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a…
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Peter Obi Raises Alarm Over Poor Education Outcomes Despite Massive Donor Funding
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the poor state of education in parts of Nigeria despite huge donor support received over the years, saying the crisis reflects failures in leadership, accountability and governance rather than lack of funding. In a post shared on X, Obi reacted to recent comments by…
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Your memoir is a compass For Nigeria’s future, Tinubu Tells Gen. Gowon
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the autobiography of former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, as an important national document that offers guidance for Nigeria’s future, regional cooperation and the preservation of national unity. The Nigerian leader particularly called for wide circulation of the memoir across the country, noting that it is a civic inheritance…