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Akpoti-Uduaghan’s harassment claims sign of weakness – Ita-Giwa

A former lawmaker for Cross-River South Senatorial District, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, has dismissed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claim of sexual harassment, stating that women cannot be harassed...

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Rivers crisis: Ijaw group warns against Fubara’s impeachment, threatens violence

The Ijaw National Congress has warned against any attempt to impeach the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, saying it cannot guarantee the peace of the Niger Delta region. While condemning last...

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Makinde to reveal preferred successor January 2026

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said he will announce his preferred successor in January 2026. Makinde made this known on Monday during the 11th Omituntun Ramadan lecture held at the government...

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Ekiti poly gets new registrar

The newly appointed Registrar, Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan-Ekiti, Mrs Abimbola Adewumi, has on Tuesday resumed office. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Adewumi was appointed on January 23 as...

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Lagos reaffirms ban on flogging in schools, upholds counseling

Lagos State Government say it still does not tolerate corporal punishment in public schools and has upheld counselling as an effective correctional measure. The state Commissioner for Basic and...

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PICTORIAL: Peter Obi attends Chimamanda Adichie’s book launch in London

Former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was among the distinguished guests at the launch of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s latest novel, Dream Count, over the...

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Film, event centre rules tightened as Kano assembly passes censorship bill

The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Kano State Censorship Board Amendment Bill 2025, granting the board broader regulatory powers over entertainment and media content in the state....

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EFCC arraigns P-Square’s ex-manager for alleged $1m, £34,500 theft

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned Jude Okoye, the former manager of hip-hop artists and the defunct music group P-square, on fresh charges of alleged theft of...

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Suspected burglar arrested on his way to sell stolen phones

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command’s Rapid Response Squad have arrested a 27-year-old suspected burglar, Yusuf Ojo, while he was on his way to dispose of three stolen mobile phones belonging...

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Nigerians to see economic reform gains this year — Minister

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Information and National Orientation, has stated that 2025 will be a year when all the transformative reforms initiated by President Bola Tinubu’s...

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Navy cracks down on oil theft, seals refining sites in N’Delta

The Nigerian Navy’s fight against crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism, and other acts of economic sabotage yielded fresh results in the early hours of Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as personnel of the...

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Rep praises Tinubu for funding Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway completion

A member of the House of Representatives, Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala, has praised President Bola Tinubu for approving funds to complete the dualisation of the Oyo-Ogbomoso expressway. Alao-Akala,...

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NNPP suspends Ondo gov candidate, two others indefinitely

The Ondo State chapter of the New Nigeria People’s Party has suspended its governorship candidate in the November 16 election, Olugbenga Edema, and his running mate, Rotimi Adeyemi, over alleged...

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Seplat Energy announces N1.652tn revenue, dividend raise

Seplat Energy Plc has announced a revenue of N1.652 trillion for the fiscal year 2024, marking a significant rise from N696.9 billion in the previous year. The company also declared a total dividend of...

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Jigawa gov reduces working hours for civil servants during Ramadan

Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has approved a reduction in working hours for civil servants during the 2025 Ramadan fast. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Public...

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Police confirm abduction of four Katsina varsity students

The Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, has on Tuesday confirmed the abduction of four students of Federal University Dutsima who bandits kidnapped on Sunday morning. DSP...

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FG unveils digital public infrastructure framework to enhance service delivery

The Federal Government has introduced a Digital Public Infrastructure framework to unify digital service delivery across government institutions, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Bosun...

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EFCC arraigns six Kwara SUBEB officials over N96m fraud

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned six officials of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board before the State High Court in Ilorin over the...

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Police arrest seven for armed robbery in Enugu

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested seven male suspects for alleged conspiracy and armed robbery. According to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, on Tuesday, the...

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Bayern to display Beckenbauer jersey on stadium roof

Bayern Munich will display the jersey of late club legend Franz Beckenbauer on the roof of their Allianz Arena home, the Bavarian giants said in a statement on Tuesday. A 15-metre by 10-metre depiction...

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Rwanda calls Canada’s sanctions “shameful” over DRC conflict

Rwanda said Tuesday it was “shameful” of Canada to impose sanctions over its involvement in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The M23 armed group — backed by thousands of Rwandan...

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Omo-Agege confident of APC victory in Delta 2027, urges unity

Former Deputy Senate President and Delta State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 election, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has expressed confidence that the APC will unseat...

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Telecoms subscriptions hit 169.3 million as MTN, Airtel drive growth

Nigeria’s telecommunications sector has witnessed a robust recovery, with active subscriptions surging to 169.3 million in January 2025, up from 164.9 million in December 2024. The Nigerian...

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Actress Adesua Etomi shares struggles with severe pregnancy sickness

Nollywood actress Adesua Etomi-Wellington has opened up about her battle with hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness, during her second pregnancy. Reflecting on her difficult...

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Four steps to prevent obesity

To mark World Obesity Day on Tuesday, the World Health Organisation released an advisory on how the health challenge can be prevented. The health body defined obesity as abnormal or excessive fat...

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Airport shutdown stops 19 senators’ trip to Taraba – Jimkuta

The Senator representing Taraba South Senatorial District, David Jimkuta, has said 19 senators were denied landing permits at Kashimbilla Airport in Taraba State. Jimkuta made this known during his...

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Pollution: Reps urge FG to improve waste management strategies

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to strengthen waste management strategies to curb the rising threat of environmental pollution and its associated health risks across...

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FULL LIST: Arsenal face PSV in Champions League round of 16, Madrid host...

Arsenal will take on Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 as they look to bounce back from two consecutive winless games. The Gunners’ hopes of winning...

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Dangote, NNPCL petrol price war to benefit consumers — Rewane

The Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has said that the fall in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, will continue to fall till June 2025....

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Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest, seminarian in Edo

Gunmen have kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Father Philip Ekeli, and a seminarian, Peter Andrew, from St. Peter Catholic Church in Iviukwa Community, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State....

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