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2027: APC Postpones House of Representatives Primaries
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its House of Representatives primary election for the 2027 general elections by one day, shifting the exercise to Saturday, May 16, 2026. The party, however, confirmed that the dates earlier announced for the Senate, State Houses of Assembly, governorship and presidential primaries remain unchanged. The development was disclosed…
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Tinubu hails Gov Alia at 60, Commends Benue’s Industrial, Infrastructure Growth
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on his 60th birthday, praising his leadership style, peace-building efforts and developmental strides across the state. In a tribute issued on Thursday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the President described Governor Alia’s rise to political leadership as “faith made manifest,” noting that his years…
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IFC sending a team to Nigeria to explore scalable investment in livestock, energy, housing
The Internationial Finance Corporation would immediately send a mission to Nigeria to explore scalable investment structures that could unlock private capital into the sector. Managing director of the Corporation, Diop Makhtar, announced this in Kigali, Rwanda, on Thursday, during a meeting with Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on the sidelines of the 13th Africa CEO…
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Court Sentences female Arms Courier To 20 Years In Prison
Justice Hauwa Yilwa of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced a woman, Halima Haliru Umar, to 20 years’ imprisonment following her conviction on the offences of unlawful possession of 302 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition and attempting to render support for the commission of acts of terrorism. The convict had, during her arraignment on…
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Illegal Mining: FG Hands Over Foreign Terror Suspects To NSA
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has disclosed that foreign nationals apprehended for illegal mining activities and suspected to be linked to terrorism have been handed over to the Office of the National Security Adviser for further investigation. Alake made the revelation on Friday while fielding questions from Channels Television at an event…
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Customs seizes 4,173.5kg of cannabis worth ₦16.6 billion
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Port Command, has intensified its anti-drug operations with the interception of 4,173.5 kilograms of cannabis Indica valued at approximately ₦16.6 billion. The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller of Customs Frank Onyeka, during a press briefing on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, disclosed that the illicit consignment was intercepted in…
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NNPC seeks stronger African-led financing to unlock Africa’s vast gas potentials
At the ongoing Africa CEO Forum in Kigali themed “Scale or Fail: Why Africa Must Embrace Shared Ownership,” NNPC Ltd’s Executive Vice President, Gas, Power & New Energy, Olalekan Ogunleye, yesterday joined global CEOs on the African Oil and Gas Coalition’s Strategic Roundtable to discuss the topic ‘Gas without Cash: Breaking the African Monetisation Deadlock.’…
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BREAKING: EFCC arraigns Blessing CEO in Lagos over alleged N36m fraud
Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, on Friday, May 15, 2026, arraigned a social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, (also known as Blessing CEO), before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, over an alleged N36 million…
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Customs Tightens Noose on Cash Smuggling in Kano/Jigawa, Seizes $461,600
Kano/Jigawa Customs Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its crackdown on illicit cross-border cash movement following the interception of 461,600 United States dollars from two inbound passengers at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. The development was contained in a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of…
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Nigeria Police extradite wanted cyber fraud suspect “PutSammy” to U.S
The Nigeria Police Force has extradited a wanted cyber fraud suspect, Samuel Ugberease, popularly known as “Putsammy” and “Putput,” to the United States over alleged online romance scams and wire fraud. In a statement, the Police says the suspect was handed over to U.S. authorities after coordinated investigations between INTERPOL NCB Abuja and American law…