Category: News
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PDP VOWS LEGAL BATTLE TO RECLAIM RIVERS MANDATES FROM DEFECTING LAWMAKERS
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is gearing up for court action to snatch back mandates from Rivers State lawmakers who ditched the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC), calling their flip-flop a blatant betrayal of voters. National Publicity Secretary Ini Ememobong blasted the assembly members as political puppets dancing to their “paymaster and demigod’s”…
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AU SLAMS FAILED BENIN COUP, WARNS AGAINST RISING MILITARY TAKEOVERS IN WEST AFRICA
The African Union is sounding the alarm after Sunday’s botched military coup in Benin Republic, where soldiers calling themselves the “Military Committee for Refoundation” briefly seized the national TV station to oust President Patrice Talon—only for loyal forces to swiftly regain control. AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Yousouf condemned the plot as a “grave violation” of…
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TINUBU HAILS NIGERIAN TROOPS FOR THWARTING COUP IN BENIN REPUBLIC
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu celebrated the Nigerian Armed Forces’ swift action Sunday, deploying air and ground support to crush a military coup attempt in neighbouring Benin Republic and safeguard democracy there. Benin’s government urgently called for help after Colonel Pascal Tigri’s soldiers seized the national TV station and declared President Patrice Talon overthrown. Nigeria took…
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DSS ARRESTS DOCTOR IN JEBBA FOR SUPPLYING DRUGS TO KWARA KIDNAPPERS
A medical doctor suspected of acting as a key drug courier for kidnapping gangs in Kwara State has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Jebba. The doctor was caught transporting medical supplies from Sokoto to criminal hideouts believed to be deep within forested areas. Security sources say the arrest came after…
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NAF PILOTS CHEAT DEATH AS JET CRASHES IN NIGERIA’S NIGER STATE
Panic struck Karabonde community in Borgu LGA when a Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet crashed on Saturday during a post-inspection flight from Kainji Air Force Base. The two pilots ejected safely just moments before the aircraft exploded in flames. Witnesses saw the jet flying unusually low, trailing smoke and fire before it went down in…
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COURT JAILS MAN FOR FIVE YEARS FOR SLITTING THROAT IN STREET ATTACK
A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has sentenced Abdullateef Yakub to five years behind bars after finding him guilty of attempting to kill Abubakar Babatunde by slitting his throat during a violent incident at Shao Garage on December 26, 2023. Justice I. Olawoyin, after hearing compelling accounts from the victim and other witnesses, ruled…
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STEM EDUCATION FOR GIRLS CRUCIAL TO CLOSING GENDER GAP—UNILORIN PROFESSOR URGES
Professor Deborah Adekeye of the University of Ilorin is calling on the federal government to boost support for girls’ education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as a key way to expand opportunities for Nigerian girls. Speaking during the university’s 293rd inaugural lecture titled “Breaking the Glass Ceiling for African Women: Insight from Gender…
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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…
