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DEFENCE MINISTER BADARU ABUBAKAR RESIGNS, CITES HEALTH; SUCCESSOR TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Nigeria’s Defence Minister, has resigned his post effective immediately, citing health reasons in a letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu dated December 1. The president promptly accepted the resignation, thanking Abubakar for his valuable service to the nation. Badaru’s departure comes at a critical time as the country measures the impact…
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OSUN GOV ADEMOLA ADELEKE QUITS PDP AMID NATIONAL CRISIS
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has dropped a bombshell, resigning from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) effective immediately due to ongoing leadership turmoil at the national level. In a letter dated November 4 to his ward chairman in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2, Ede North LGA, Adeleke thanked PDP for his past wins as Senator…
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NAF ROCKETS WOMEN CRUSH WIKKI SPIKERS 3-0 IN VOLLEYBALL PREMIER LEAGUE OPENER
NAF Rockets women’s volleyball team kicked off the final phase of the 2025 Comptroller General of Customs Premier League with a dominant straight-sets thrashing of Wikki Spikers Queens (25-11, 25-16, 25-11) at Abuja’s Moshood Abiola National Stadium. From the first serve, the Rockets owned the court, surging ahead in every set with relentless pressure—Dorcas Isaac…
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SENATE MOVES TO CLASSIFY KIDNAPPING AS TERRORISM WITH DEATH PENALTY BILL
The Nigerian Senate has taken a bold step by passing for second reading a bill that designates kidnapping, hostage-taking, and related offences as acts of terrorism, pushing for the death penalty without any alternative sentences. Sponsored by Senate Leader Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele and backed by 108 senators, the bill highlights the alarming rise of organised,…
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ENUGU TEACHERS TRAINED TO FIGHT CHILD TRAFFICKING IN SCHOOLS
The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) just empowered Enugu State teachers with a two-day workshop on the new National Curriculum tackling Trafficking in Persons (TIP), aiming to shield kids from this growing menace right in classrooms. Funded by the Netherlands and run with NAPTIP, the STEAP project trains educators across Enugu, Delta, Edo,…
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ERUKU EXPLODES IN JOY AS 38 ABDUCTED WORSHIPPERS RETURN HOME
After two agonizing weeks in captivity, 38 worshippers from Eruku in Kwara State’s Ekiti LGA made a triumphant return Tuesday evening, sparking massive celebrations as families reunited amid songs, prayers, and tears of relief. The group, who received top medical care in Ilorin courtesy of the Federal Government, Kwara State, and the National Security Adviser,…
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OGUN UNVEILS N1.67TRN 2026 BUDGET FOR MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PUSH
Governor Dapo Abiodun just dropped Ogun State’s bold N1.67 trillion budget proposal a whopping 63% jump from 2025 aiming to supercharge infrastructure, jobs, and revenue under the ISEYA pillars. Capital spending dominates at N1.044 trillion (63%), with Infrastructure grabbing N526.15 billion (32%), Education N275.40 billion (17%), and Health N210.59 billion (13%). Funding comes from N509.88…
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KOGI TRAGEDY: 6 DIE, 13 INJURED IN CRASH AFTER DISABILITY DAY CELEBRATION
A joyful trip home from Kogi’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities event turned deadly Wednesday, claiming six lives and injuring 13 others in a horrific bus crash on the Lokoja-Okene road. The victims, all from Okene, were returning from the Government House commemoration when disaster struck, leaving the state in mourning. Commissioner Kingsley Fanwo…
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FIRE RISKS ON THE RISE: EXPERT WARNS KWARA TRANSPORT WORKERS TO UP SAFETY GAME
Dr. Olubunmi Aderibigbe of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital is sounding the alarm on the growing threat of fires on roads and in homes, urging Kwara’s National Union of Road Transport Workers to take fire safety seriously before more lives and property are lost. Recalling a recent burnt fuel tanker experience, Dr. Aderibigbe called out…
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SENATE SLAMS KIDNAPPING AS TERRORISM – DEATH PENALTY ON TABLE
Nigeria’s Senate just dropped a bombshell: Kidnapping is now officially terrorism, with a bill passing second reading Wednesday to slap death penalty on kidnappers, hostage-takers, and their networks – no fines, no mercy. Sponsored by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and backed by 108 senators, the amendment to the Terrorism Act targets the “militarised” crime wave…
