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  In what appears to be a breakthrough in the ongoing efforts to restore peace in Zamfara State, a notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has reportedly surrendered a cache of arms and released 32 kidnapped victims following a series of peace ...

  The Nigeria Police Force has allegedly threatened to handcuff human rights activist and #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore, after he refused to write a statement over allegations of forgery and criminal defamation According to SaharaReporters, Sowore and his legal team ...

  Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated N1 billion to the Niger State Government to support communities affected by various disasters across the state Speaking at the Government House in Minna on Tuesday, Senator Tinubu said the ...

  Beginning August 20, the Trump administration will roll out a new visa bond pilot program requiring applicants from certain countries to pay a minimum of $5,000 as a refundable bond before being issued a U.S. visa According to a ...

  Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says his administration will not initiate nor award new projects as from September Makinde stated this on Tuesday at a luncheon to commemorate the Hijrah 1447 held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan. The governor ...

  The Lagos State Government has issued a fresh warning to residents living in low-lying areas across Lekki, Ikorodu, and Ajegunle to relocate immediately to higher ground, as more flooding is expected due to intensified rainfall this season. Speaking during ...

  A male Point-of-Sale operator in Nibo, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was tragically electrocuted after a high-tension cable snapped and fell on him Punch Metro gathered that the incident occurred while the victim was standing in ...

  Dr. Doyin Abiola, the first woman to become Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of a national daily in Nigeria, has d!ed. She passed away at 9:15pm on Tuesday, August 5, family sources confirmed She was 82. Doyin, the widow of ...

  Lawmaker Kabiru Maipalace Renovates 80 Cemeteries In Zamfara As Part Of Constituency Projects Kabiru Maipalace, a member of the House of Representatives representing Gusau/Tsafe Federal Constituency in Zamfara State, has renovated 80 cemeteries across Gusau and Tsafe Local Government ...

  SECURITY IN ANAMBRA: CP ORUTUGU WARNS SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER “VERYDARKMAN” AGAINST CAUSING BREACH OF THE PEACE The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, *CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc MNIPS PhD* has issued a stern warning to social media influencer Mr ...

  The Nigeria Customs Service at the Murtala Muhammed Area Command in Lagos State have intercepted a consignment of birds destined for illegal export to Kuwait The live birds, over 1,620 in number are species of Ringnecked Parakeets known as Parrots and Canaries feather tagged ...

  The African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kaduna State chapter has warned former State Governor. Nasir El-Rufai against plotting moves to hijack the party The party says the ex-governor will be will be strongly resisted. Addressing a press conference in Kaduna on Monday, leaders ...

  An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin has sentenced a physically challenged woman, Rita Idehen, alongside six others to varied jail terms for offences relating to drvg trafficking and possession The convictions were secured by the Edo State ...

  Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over his frequent defections across political parties Wike says his actions are driven by a desperate ambition to become president. Speaking during a media ...

  Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,  has been told he is no longer recognised as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party, CP-PDP said the former Rivers ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned politicians and political parties not to start campaigning ahead of the 2027 general elections In a statement issued by Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, the electoral body ...

  Bayo Ojulari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has reportedly been forced to sign a resignation letter under pressure According to a report by Peoples Gazette on Saturday, Ojulari was allegedly coerced into resigning ...

  The Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the recovery of the lifeless body of a missing real estate mogul, Mr. Ekpeboh Richard, days after he was declared missing Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) discovered his decomposing body ...

  Peter Obi has reiterated that, unlike most Nigerian politicians, he does not make promises he cannot keep — insisting his pledge to serve only one term if elected president remains non-negotiable In a statement on Sunday, the former Labour ...

  Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has urged President Bola Tinubu to consider rewarding the Super Falcons’ coaches more generously than the players, arguing that their contributions were equally — if not more ...

  The owner of a hotel under construction at Idumoza community, Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area, identified as Andrew Isesere, has been crushed to de.ath after the building collapsed on him It was gathered that more than 20 workers ...

  Detectives from the Ondo State Police Command have apprehended ten illegal immigrants who allegedly smuggled themselves into Nigeria from the Republic of Benin, with one of them accused of luring a Congolese national into the country without his consent ...

  A man identified as Reginald from Lawa in Ogbaku, Mbaitoli local government area of Imo State on Sunday, committed su!cide over alleged infidelity acts of his wife Residents of Lawa community woke up to see the dangling body of ...

  The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has appointed David Bird, the former head of Oman’s Duqm Refinery, as its new Chief Executive Officer. A report by S&P global on Friday said, Bird heads the refinery’s petroleum and petrochemicals division ...

  Wike Is Unknown In PDP, Can’t Stop Peter Obi” – Party Chieftain, Jacob Mark A former National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jacob Mark, has stated that Peter Obi should not be concerned about the influence ...