Category: News
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‘I pity Tinubu for what he is doing’ – Gov. Radda recalls conversation with Buhari
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has recounted a conversation he had with the late President, Muhammadu Buhari. Radda recalled how Buhari told him he pitied President Bola Tinubu for being brave enough to remove the subsidy on fuel.
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‘Kings should not be butchered after death’ – Oluwo on Awujale’s burial rites
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has reacted to the burial rites of late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, saying that he was not subjected to mutilation or cannibalisation “as done by butchers.” Oluwo expressed satisfaction as Oba Adetona was buried according to Islamic rites on Monday, after his death on Sunday, July…
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Bayelsa stakeholders urge Gov. Diri to join APC
A political pressure group, the Concerned Bayelsa Stakeholders Forum (CBSF), has urged Gov. Douye Diri to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The group’s convener, Mr Wisdom Ikuli, made the appeal on Tuesday in Yenagoa, urging stakeholders to support the move to realign Bayelsa with the Federal Government.
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Police neutralise 6 kidnap suspects in Delta
The Delta Police Command says it has neutralised six kidnap suspects in the state. The Spokesman for the Command, SP Bright Edafe, said this at a news briefing on Tuesday in Warri.
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It is right time for State Police – Oyo Speaker
The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin, has joined the call for establishment of state police to curb growing insecurity in Nigeria.
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107 victims of Yelwata bandits attack still hospitalised – Govt. official
The Benue State Government, on Tuesday, said 107 Yelwata victims were still receiving treatment at the Benue State Teaching Hospital, Makurdi.
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Ex-CDS, Irabor, pours encomiums on Buhari, says as my C-In-C, “I never met him in person before my appointment, he was a good man
…he was a soldier’s soldier Immediate past Chief of Defense Staff, CDS, General Leo Irabor, Rtd in a tribute to his former Commander in Chief, Late President Muhammadu Buhari said that in every sense, he was a good man. He made this revelation in a tribute he personally signed declaring that he never met his…
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Thousands gather to witness Buhari buried in Daura
The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari have been buried at his residence in Daura, amidst tears and prayers by his immediate family members, President Bola Tinubu, Governors, Ministers and the masses, among other thousands of mourners.
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TikTok yanks off 3.6 million Nigerian videos over violations
Video sharing platform, TikTok said it removed more than 3.6 million videos uploaded by Nigerian users in the first quarter of 2025 for violating its community guidelines, marking a 50 per cent surge from the 2.4 million videos taken down in the previous quarter.
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Buhari’s death: Archbishop Martins calls for improved healthcare delivery
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has called for an improved healthcare delivery system to cater for the people instead of health tourism that many Nigerians embark on.