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target=_blank>BCDA Controversy: Tinubu Losing Control Of His Govt – ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the report that the Executive Secretary of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA), Dr Dakorinama Alabo George, continued to occupy his office and hold meetings with senior officials of government after his removal showed that President Bola Tinubu is losing control of his government. ADC, in a statement…
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target=_blank>Tinubu Signs Executive Order On Virtual Assets
…Establishes Council To Harmonise Regulation Of Digital Economy President Bola Tinubu has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, to harmonise the regulation of virtual assets, strengthen cooperation among the nation’s financial, revenue and capital markets agencies, protect citizens from fraud, and safeguard the integrity of the financial system while enabling responsible…
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target=_blank>NECO Faults Kogi Govt Over ‘Miracle Centre’ Claim, Defends Abducted School
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rejected the Kogi State Government’s claim that Government Secondary School, Olowa, in Dekina Local Government Area, where five persons were recently abducted during the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), is a “miracle examination centre.” The council described the allegation as misleading and capable of damaging the reputation of…
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target=_blank>Tinubu Mourns Ex-Minister, Amaechi’s Mum
President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of Dame Ezinne Mary Oduah Amaechi, the mother of Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, the former Governor of Rivers State and former Minister of Transportation, died at the age of 89. Tinubu acknowledged the deceased’s commitment to the Catholic faith, her exemplary devotion to family values,…
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target=_blank>Group Raises Alarm Over Ajiran Killings Probe, Demands Transparency
The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has expressed concern over what it described as issues surrounding the handling of investigations into the killings of two residents of Ajiran in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. Addressing journalists at a press conference on Friday, the President of CHSR, Comrade Alex Omotehinse, said that…
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target=_blank>Mutfwang Receives New GOC, Pledges Sustained Security Partnership
..Commends Outgoing Commander of Operation Safe Haven. Plateau State Governor Barr. Caleb Mutfwang has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to deepening its strategic partnership with the Nigerian Army to consolidate peace, strengthen security, and create an enabling environment for economic growth, investment, and sustainable development across Plateau State. The Governor gave the assurance while receiving the…
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target=_blank>Borno: Troops Rescue 9 More Abductees In Gwoza
…Raises Total To 104 Via East Corridor …Terrorists camp in disarray- victim Troops of the 82 Division Task Force under Operation HADIN KAI have rescued nine more abductees, including children and women, during separate patrols around the Armuda Bridge in Ngoshe, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State Intelligence sources shared with the reporter in…
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target=_blank>Abducted Principal, Students Of Kogi School Rescued – Police
……Police Launch Probe into Illegal Exam Centre All four victims kidnapped from Government Secondary School, Olowa Agbajo, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State have been rescued alive. The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, announced the development at a press briefing in Lokoja on Friday. New Telegraph recalls that the…
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*-scandal-between-staff-student/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unizik-debunks-alleged-s**-scandal-between-staff-student target=_blank>UNIZIK Debunks Alleged S** Scandal Between Staff, Student
The Management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, has dismissed reports alleging that a staff member of the institution was caught in inappropriate behaviour with a student, describing it as totally false and misleading. It further stated that the persons in the said viral video are neither staff of the University nor students of the…
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target=_blank>Security Means Nothing If Victims Of Terror Are Abandoned – Ododo
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has said the fight against insecurity would remain incomplete unless governments and faith-based organisations deliberately support victims of terrorism, banditry and kidnapping to rebuild their lives. Governor Ododo made the declaration in Abuja while unveiling the Knights of St. Mulumba (KSM) Nigeria Endowment Fund and Integrated Charity Initiative, describing the…
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