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target=_blank>First Lady celebrates Hijab Day, Interfaith Week, urges unity, peace
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, has extended warm greetings to Muslim women on World Hijab Day 2026, themed “Unity in Hijab,” while also marking the start of World Interfaith Harmony Week (February 1–7), under the theme “Celebrating Peace, Honouring Leaders – From Prayer to Action.”
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target=_blank>Ebonyi communal war: We’ve lost 75 souls – community
From Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki The Nzuko Edda General Assembly, an umbrella body of Edda in Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has revealed that the area has lost over 75 persons in the past three years in the crisis between the people of Amasiri and Oso Edda in Afikpo Local Government Area and Edda
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target=_blank>Kajuru abduction: 80 captives escape kidnappers’ den
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna Barely two weeks into their captivity, at least 80 worshippers abducted during a bandit attack on Kurmin Wali community in Kaduna’s Kajuru Local Government Area have escaped and returned home, seeking refuge in nearby villages. The Village Head of Kurmin Wali, Ishaku Dan’azumi, confirmed the development in a telephone interview on
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target=_blank>AOC Air Training Command inspects operations at NAF Base Kainji
By Philip Nwosu _________________________________________________________________________ The Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Air Training Command (ATC), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Esen Paul Efanga, has conducted an operational assessment visit to Nigerian Air Force Base Kainji as part of efforts to sustain operational efficiency in ongoing counter-insurgency operations. The visit, which took place on January 29, 2026, was aimed
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target=_blank>Ogonis protest oil resumption, urge Tinubu to act as crisis looms
From Tony John, Port Harcourt Scores of Ogoni people have called on President Bola Tinubu to order an immediate halt to oil exploration in 17 communities where hundreds of lives were lost several years ago in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State. They made the call during a peaceful demonstration in Bori, Khana Local
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target=_blank>Kebbi school feeding contractors seek payment of N1.3bn debt
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi _____________________________________________________________________ The school feeding contractors in Kebbi State have pleaded with the state governor, Dr Nasir Idris, to come to their aid by offsetting the inherited backlogs of school feeding contracts worth N1.350 billion left behind by two former governors, Saidu Nasamu Dakingari and Senator Atiku Bagudu, since 2015. They
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target=_blank>The Enemy Within
By Femi Fani-Kayode _______________________________________________________________________ The enemy within smirks, mocks and laughs when our President slips and falls to the floor in faraway Turkiya. Oblivious of the fact that a democratically elected President, whether you like or support him or not, is the living manifestation of our nation and the essence and symbol of our national
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target=_blank>Terrorists hit Niger, burn church and police station
Several church members abducted ___________________________ From John Adams, Minna Terrorists in the early hours of Sunday invaded Agwara town, the headquarters of Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, during which the only police station in the town and the United African Missionary Church (UMCA) were burnt. An unspecified number of worshippers were abducted by
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target=_blank>I have nothing against Funke Akindele – Kunle Afolayan
Nollywood filmmaker and actor Kunle Afolayan says he has nothing against his colleague, Funke Akindele, after she took offence at a statement he made about her. Afolayan had, while speaking at the Lagos Business of Film Summit, criticised the growing expectation that filmmakers must dance, create skits, and maintain constant online visibility to promote their
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target=_blank>Oil spill: Ijaw youths issue FG 60-day ultimatum, threaten to shut down oil facilities
Endorse Tinubu, Fubara for 2027 elections ____________________________ From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja Niger Delta youths under the auspices of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide have issued a final 60-day ultimatum to the Federal Government and all relevant agencies to immediately commence full-scale remediation and clean-up of all crude oil-polluted Ijaw territories. The youths categorically threatened
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