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Okpebholo sworn in as Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo has been sworn in as the 6th elected governor of Edo State. This marks the end of the eight-year administration of Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The inauguration ceremony took place on Tuesday, November 12, at...

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The United State authorities have issued a wanted notice for 48-year-old Nigerian man, Olalekan Abimbola Olawusi, offering a $25,000 reward for tips that lead to his arrest. The suspect, who is believed to have fled to Nigeria, faces charges of first-degree m+rder and two counts of inflicting serious bodily...

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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has reached an agreement with Dangote Refinery to lift products directly. IPMAN National President, Abubakar Garima, announced this in Abuja on Monday, November 11, after a meeting of the National Working Committee of the Association. He said the partnership will ensure...

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Police in Taraba State, reportedly following orders from Hajia Fatima Lau, the wife of Senator Shuaibu Isa Lau of Taraba North, arrested and detained skit maker Nafiu Hassan for several days, according to SaharaReporters. Lau is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Deputy Senate Minority...

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Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has encouraged Nigerian nurses looking for better opportunities abroad to pursue their goals. The former Governor of Anambra State stated this while addressing students of the College of Nursing Sciences in Adazi-Nnukwu over the weekend. “I have always told the Nursing Council...

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A 21-year-old second-year Computer Science student at Nasarawa State University, Ikechukwu Godwin, has reportedly been sh%t by Nigerian police at a checkpoint in Abuja. According to SaharaReporters, the incident took place around 7pm on Saturday at FO1, a residential area in Kubwa. The father of the victim who spoke...

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The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, says the present economic hardship faced by Nigerians required divine intervention. The monarch stated this on Saturday, November 9, during the celebration of the fourth annual “Odun Olodunmare” in his palace, in Iwo. According to him, “What Nigerians need at this...

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The October Cadre Harmonisé report has estimated that 33.1 million people across 26 states and the FCT may experience a food and nutrition crisis from June to August 2025. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, the World Food Programme, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, and other...

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Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has claimed that six suspects who fainted in court before their arraignment on Friday, November 1, did so intentionally to draw negative attention. However, he said that medical help was given right away, highlighting the police’s dedication to the welfare of those in custody....

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President Bola Tinubu says the tax reform bills will not be withdrawn from the national assembly as recommended by the national economic council (NEC). During the 144th NEC meeting led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, the council advised that the bills be retracted. This recommendation followed a meeting in...

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