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World Cup: Mbappe, Dembele end Morocco’s dream as France reach semi-finals

France ended Morocco’s dream of reaching back-to-back semi-finals of theFIFA World Cupon Thursday with a...

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Ndume urges Tinubu to sustain security offensive on terrorists

Borno South Senator Ali Ndume has urged President Bola Tinubu to sustain the military offensive...

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Africa CDC reports progress, warns Ebola outbreak outpacing response in DR Congo

TheAfrica Centres for Disease Control and Prevention(Africa CDC) has reported progress in efforts to contain...

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Nigeria suspends third-party services for visa applicants in the US

Residents of the US seeking Nigerian visas will now have to submit their applications directly...

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Senate passes Legal Practitioners, Proceeds of Crime Recovery amendment bills

The Senate on Thursday passed the Legal Practitioners Act Repeal and Re-enactment Bill 2026, alongside...

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Insecurity: Senate approves ₦403 billion Police Trust Fund for 2025, 2026

The Senate on Thursday approved the 2025 and 2026 budgets of theNigeria Police Trust Fund(NPTF),...

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Akwa Ibom residents protest, barricade road over devastating flooding

Several communities in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, were submerged by floods on Thursday...

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Boundary Dispute: Community sues Cross River govt over controversial buffer zone

Traditional rulers and representatives of theUgepcommunity in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State...

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Captured suspected Ansaru commander considers changing not-guilty plea in terrorism trial

One of the two suspected commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group Nigerian security forces captured...

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Lagos consumer accuses Ikeja Electric of unlawful disconnection, intimidation

A resident of Bucknor Estate in the Ejigbo area of Lagos, Oluwayemi Afuape, has accused...

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Weaponisation of healthcare could intimidate doctors, worsen brain drain — El-Rufai’s wife

Asiya El-Rufai, wife of the former Kaduna State Governor, has warned that the alleged “weaponisation”...

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SW security groups back state police bill, seek partnership with FG

Security groups in Nigeria’s South-west have welcomed theNational Assembly’s passage of a bill seeking to...

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NBA president denies using his office to back preferred candidate, clarifies association’s role in...

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, has denied backing any candidate...

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How mob killing over alleged robbery sparks deadly reprisal attacks in Oyo

What began late Tuesday as an alleged attempted robbery at a Point-of-Sale (POS) outlet in...

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Reforms have improved service delivery in Kaduna – Uba Sani

Governor Uba Sani has promised that Kaduna State remains committed to deepening reforms that strengthen...

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Tinubu transmits bill to establish criminal justice monitoring council to Senate

PresidentBola Tinubu has transmitted a bill seeking to repeal the Administration of Criminal Justice Act...

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Tinubu transmits bill to reform secondary education system to NASS

President Bola Tinubu has transmitted an amendment bill seeking to reform Nigeria’s secondary education system...

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EFCC arraigns ex-CCT chairman, Danladi Umar, for fraud

TheEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the former chairman of the Code of...

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Court adjourns tax evasion suit against Binance

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday further adjourned the alleged tax evasion case...

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Xenophobia: Reps urge Nigerian govt to summon South African envoy over killing of citizens

The House of Representatives on Thursday strongly condemned the wave of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians...

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