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Crude oil price drops under $80 on US-Iran deal
Crude oil prices fell to a three-month low Tuesday on optimism over the expected reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after a peace deal between the United States and Iran. Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, dropped 3.8 per cent to $79.99 a barrel, dipping under $80 for the first time since early March.…
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Katsina Governor Radda bans sales of petrol in Jerry cans; stops PoS and motorcycle operations in 2 LGAs
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has signed a new Executive Order banning the sale, purchase, transportation, and storage of petroleum products in Jerry cans across the state with immediate effect. The measure is aimed at preventing the diversion of fuel to criminal elements operating in remote areas. Governor Radda also approved the immediate closure…
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Renewed Hope Mega Rally to Hold in Atlanta, USA, as Nigerian Diaspora Community Mobilizes Support for National Development and Civic Engagement
The Future Platform, a prominent coalition of Nigerian diaspora professionals, community leaders, entrepreneurs, and advocates for national development, has announced the hosting of the Renewed Hope Mega Rally on Friday, August 7, 2026, at the Marriott Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The landmark event is expected to bring together Nigerians from across the United States and…
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Let justice be swift, fair – President Tinubu urges judges
President Bola Tinubu has again charged the Nigerian judiciary to ensure swift, fair justice that is blind to a litigant’s status or tribe, insisting that a compromised legal system threatens democratic stability. Instead of widespread citizen frustration with prolonged case backlogs and slow adjudication, he maintained that the administration of justice must be both fair…
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Troops rescue wife of ex-Defence spokesman from bandits
Troops of the Nigerian Army with the support of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have successfully rescued Mrs Amina Abubakar, wife of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar and former Director Defence Information, who was abducted by bandits alongside her husband a few weeks ago. Director Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Samaila Uba, announced this in…
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EFCC arrests AVSEC inspector, 2 others for alleged cash, gold smuggling in Kano
Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arrested one Ali Baffa, an Inspector 1 with Aviation Security (AVSEC), and his accomplices, Aushabu Nasidi and Mukhtar Muhammad Dan Zaria at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, for alleged involvement in bulk cash and mineral resources smuggling. The suspects were intercepted…
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Alleged N27b fraud: How I disbursed LG funds on orders of ex-Taraba governor’s appointees – Witness
The trial of a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku and a former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero continued on Monday, June 15, 2026, before Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja with the Third Prosecution Witness,…
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Alleged $1.3m, N746.7m: Court dismisses Sadiya Farouq application to set aside warrant of arrest
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja on Monday, June 15, 2026 dismissed an application filed by the counsel to a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq seeking the setting aside of the Bench Warrant and Warrant of Arrest issued against the former minister Farouq, alongside…
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Nigeria, UAE customs foil tramadol smuggling attempt
In collaboration with international partners, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has foiled an attempt to smuggle a large consignment of Tap Tramadol 250mg through the Murtala Muhammed Area Command (MMAC). The intercepted shipment was formally handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday, 11 June 2026, for further investigation and action.…
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Peter Obi Hails Nigeria-Ethiopia Prisoner Swap, Urges Action on Youth Migration and Economic Hardship
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has welcomed the successful conclusion of the prisoner exchange agreement between Nigeria and Ethiopia, describing the development as a positive humanitarian step that underscores the importance of protecting the dignity and rights of Nigerian citizens abroad. Reacting to the development in a statement shared on his X…