Category: News
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ADAMAWA GOV SIGNS N583BN 2026 BUDGET – INFRA & SECURITY PUSH
Fresh fiscal firepower: Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri inked Adamawa’s N583.3 billion 2026 budget Wednesday, post-Assembly passage (presented Dec. 19)—64% capital (N373.69bn) for projects, 36% recurrent (N209.64bn). Fintiri hailed wide consultations reflecting statewide needs: Infra boost, education/health expansion, jobs, welfare. Security spotlight: Deploying trained forest guards to Hong LGA vs emerging threats. “Much achieved; 2026 delivers more,”…
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ONDO’S IPELE COMMUNITY ROCKED BY GUNMEN RAID ON POLICE STATION
Night of terror in Owo LGA: 20+ gunmen stormed Ipele Wednesday night around 10 p.m., spraying bullets, torching the police station—”commando style,” per eyewitnesses who fled to bushes. DSP Jimoh Kazeem confirmed to Akure journalists: Church safe, no other details yet. CP ordered tactical teams deployed. “Attack confirmed—more after briefing,” he said. Motive unknown; residents…
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NASARAWA NORTH SENATOR GODIYA AKWASHIKI DIES AT 52
Heartbreaking loss for Nasarawa politics: Sen. Godiya Akwashiki (SDP/North) passed Wednesday at an Indian hospital after long illness—leaving a “big vacuum” in his zone. Family source confirmed to NAN Thursday from Nassarawa Eggon (born Aug. 3, 1973, Angba Iggah). Ex-Majority Leader/Deputy Speaker in state Assembly, he stormed Senate 2019, re-elected—the zone’s “best ever” for ubiquitous…
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ANTHONY JOSHUA DISCHARGED AFTER LAGOS-IBADAN CRASH – GOVS CONFIRM
Good news amid tragedy: Boxing icon Anthony Joshua’s out of hospital, cleared fit for home recovery post-Monday’s horrific Lagos-Ibadan pile-up that killed two pals. Lagos/Ogun govts confirmed Wednesday via aides Kayode Akinmade and Gbenga Omotoso: Joshua and mum mourned Lateef Ayodele and Gami Cina at a Lagos funeral home, bodies prepped for repatriation. Discharged late…
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AFCON 2025 ROUND OF 16 LOCKED: MOROCCO vs TANZANIA KICKS OFF GIANT-KILLERS GALORE
Group stage fireworks set the table—now knockout chaos awaits as AFCON Morocco 2025 Round of 16 drops Jan. 3-6 (4pm/7pm daily), quarterfinals Jan. 9/10, final Jan. 18 in Rabat. Hosts Morocco chase first title in 50 years vs debut-knockout Tanzania (Rabat Sun). Hugo Broos’ Bafana Bafana face his ex-lions Cameroon (Rabat Sun). 2021 champs Senegal…
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KATSINA UNI UNIONS ISSUE 2-WEEK ULTIMATUM OVER PAY, FEES HIKE
Staff fury boiling over: Katsina’s tertiary institutions unions demand action within 14 days (from Dec. 29) on stalled salaries, health schemes, and sky-high fees—or else. Joint Consultative Forum Chair Muhammad Nasir-Gidado (also ASUP boss at Hassan Usman Katsina Poly) fired the warning Wednesday. Top gripes: Unpaid 35%/25% salary hikes; delayed CONTISS-15 placement despite Gov. Dikko…
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2026 CALL: DAVID MARK RALLIES NIGERIANS TO ADC FOR NATIONAL RESCUE
Tired of 2025’s grind? Ex-Senate President David Mark, ADC National Chairman, beckons everyday Nigerians to join the party’s coalition crusade for a better Naija. Thursday’s New Year message via aide Paul Mumeh in Kano hit hard on hardships: Skyrocketing living costs, food, drugs, transport—blaming APC’s “stringent taxes” for hopelessness. Insight: ADC’s July 2 opposition launch…
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TINUBU’S 2026 PROMISE: LOWER INFLATION, GDP SURGE, PROSPERITY FOR ALL
Tough reforms paying off? President Bola Tinubu forecasts robust growth, sub-15% inflation drop, and gains hitting every home in 2026—building on 2025’s fiscal reset amid global storms. Thursday’s New Year message radiated optimism: “Grateful for 2026—strong quarterly GDP over 4%, trade surpluses, exchange stability, reserves at $45.4bn (Dec 29) buffering shocks.” FDI spiked Q3 on…
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ONDO POLICE RAID: GUNMEN TORCH STATION WITH DYNAMITE – NO CHURCH, NO CASUALTIES (POLICE)
Social media exploded with church attack rumors Ondo Police shut it down: Wednesday night’s Ipele hit was a brazen 20-30 gunmen assault on their divisional HQ alone, using assault rifles and dynamite to raze it and exhibits. Insight: Classic “soft target” terror playbook dynamite signals sophisticated non-state actors or bandits escalating from hit-and-runs. DSP Jimoh…
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TINUBU VOWS GLOBAL TIE-UPS TO WIPE OUT SECURITY THREATS IN 2026
Reforms hurt, but security’s non-negotiable: President Bola Tinubu promises deeper regional/global partnerships next year to crush terrorists and criminals threatening Nigeria’s peace. In his Thursday New Year message, Tinubu spotlighted recent U.S.-backed Northwest strikes (Dec. 24) and ongoing ops in Northeast/Northwest. “Security agencies will ramp intel-sharing/coordination to eliminate threats,” he said, backing decentralized policing plus…
