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Tinubu approves National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office, appoints Obi Adigwe as National Coordinator
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office (NHTDAO) and appointed Dr Obi Adigwe as the pioneer National Coordinator. A statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the agency will be domiciled in the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. …
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State Police Bill won’t end Nigeria’s security crisis – ADC tells Tinubu
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has faulted the Federal Government’s push for state police legislation, describing the process as rushed and driven by panic rather than careful institutional planning. In a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the opposition party said although it supports the creation of state police, the Tinubu…
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NDC deregistration: Peter Obi condemns Lokoja Court judgment, says democracy suffers another setback in Nigeria
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described the recent judgment delivered by a Federal High Court in Lokoja as a serious setback for Nigeria’s democracy, warning that the country’s democratic institutions are facing increasing threats. Obi made his position known in a post shared on his X account on Friday after learning…
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BREAKING: Court scraps NDC registration, strips party of legal recognition
Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has been struck off INEC’s list of registered political parties after a Federal High Court in Lokoja reversed its earlier order that forced the electoral commission to recognise it. The fresh ruling was delivered by the Lokoja court after a challenge led by the All Democratic Alliance, ADA, according to a…
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Video: Zulum highlights 7 years of healthcare transformation in Borno
Borno State Government has released a video highlighting key achievements recorded in the health sector under Governor Babagana Umara Zulum over the past seven years. The video showcases projects and reforms implemented during the governor’s administration, with a particular focus on the third year of his second term. It features investments in healthcare infrastructure, expansion…
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300 CSOs Demand EFCC Probe, Arrest of TETFund Boss Sonny Echono Over Alleged Multi-Billion Naira Scandal
More than 300 civil society organisations have called on Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies to immediately investigate the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, over allegations of financial misconduct, abuse of office and an alleged multi-billion naira scandal. The coalition urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices…
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Tinubu Inherited an Economy Living on Borrowed Time — Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila
Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the President inherited an economy that was “living on borrowed time” and dangerously close to collapse when he assumed office. Speaking at the Working People United Good Governance Summit in Abuja, Gbajabiamila said Tinubu had a choice to govern “as a politician” or “as a…
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Flooding: VP Shettima directs ATTF, NEMA, others to activate early action, coordination platform
As the rainy season peaks, with its torrential downpour, the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has directed the activation of the Fusion and Trigger Room concept for the coordination and early action to combat flooding in Nigeria. Accordingly, he asked the Anticipatory Action Task Force (AATF), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) @nemanigeria , and other…
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Ekiti Court Sentences Two Men To Death By Hanging For Kidnap Of NYSC Staff
Two men arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, have been sentenced to death by an Ekiti State High Court following their conviction for the kidnap of a staff member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. The convicts, Ibrahim Abubakar and Abdullahi Abubakar, were convicted by the Ekiti State High Court I, Fajuyi,…
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Alleged $1.5m Fraud: EFCC preesents 2 witnesses against defendant in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, 23 and Wednesday, 24 June, 2026 presented two prosecution witnesses, PW1, Babatunde Adebayo, and PW2, Paul Olufemi, in the trial of Ifoma Immanuel, who is facing charges an alleged $1.5 million fraud before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja.…