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Abia Gov Otti Honours 367-Score JAMB Star Michael Offorkaile, Pledges Full Academic Support
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has honoured Master Michael Offorkaile, an indigene of the state who emerged as one of the highest scorers in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), after recording an impressive score of 367. The governor disclosed this in a post shared on his official X account on Tuesday, revealing that…
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ADC Questions NNPC’s ₦7.13tn Energy Security Expenditure, Calls for Transparency
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and the National Assembly to disclose the full details of the company’s energy security spending, following the release of its audited 2024 financial statements. The opposition party said the figures contained in the audited accounts raise…
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PFIPC Investigation: Sowore Demands Unedited Footage of Gbajabiamila’s ICPC Appearance
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has challenged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to make public the full, unedited video recording of the interrogation of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over the ongoing investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).…
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Alleged N1.35b fraud: Again, absence of defence counsel stalls trial of Lamido, sons
The trial of a former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido and his two sons, Aminu Lamido and Mustapha Lamido at the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu was again stalled on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 due to the absence of the lead defence counsel, Joe Agi, SAN. The Economic and Financial Crimes…
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Police arrest 7 suspects, recover 285 vandalized pipelines in Adamawa
Nigeria Police Force, through operatives of the IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering and the IGP X-Squad, has successfully dismantled a pipeline vandalism network operating in Adamawa State, leading to the arrest of seven suspects and the recovery of 285 pieces of vandalized Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) pipelines. The Force spokesman,…
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All set for $500m AGROW programme implementation as FG receives final reports
Federal Government has received the final report of the National Technical Working Group on the World Bank-supported $500 million Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains for Growth Programme (AGROW), marking the conclusion of the programme’s design phase and its transition to implementation. This is just as the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima , said the government, through…
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Tinubu congratulates first elected female NBA President Badejo-Okusanya
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has celebrated Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, on her historic election as the first elected and second female President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), describing her emergence as a watershed in the legal profession and a triumph for merit, excellence, and gender inclusion. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman,…
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NITT, Workbridge Empowerment Foundation Sign MoU on Professional Female Driver Training
The Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Workbridge Empowerment Foundation, Abuja, to train, certify and facilitate sustainable employment opportunities for women as professional drivers across Nigeria. The MoU, signed on monday at the Institute’s headquarters, is being implemented in partnership with the Women Drive Nigeria Initiative…
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EFCC Says Immigration Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap Not Under Investigation
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed reports suggesting that the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, is being investigated over an alleged visa racketeering scheme. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the anti-graft agency described the reports as misleading, stressing that the Immigration chief has no connection whatsoever with its…
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Defence Minister Rejects Stepping Down Claims, Urges Media to Verify Reports
The Office of the Minister of Defence has dismissed reports claiming that the Minister, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, intends to resign from office, describing the publication as fake and misleading. In a statement issued by the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Leah Katung-Babatunde, the office said the report was entirely false and driven by mischief.…