Category: News
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EX-AGF MALAMI FACES MONEY LAUNDERING RAP: ARRIVES COURT WITH SON FOR N1B+ PROPERTY SCANDAL
Former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami SAN rolled up to Federal High Court 8 in Abuja Tuesday at 8:55am, flanked by EFCC operatives, for a bombshell 16-count arraignment over billions allegedly laundered through bank scams, luxury Abuja/Kano/Kebbi properties – including N1B+ hidden via firms like Metropolitan Auto Tech, Rayhaan/Meethaq Hotels, Rahamaniyya Properties. Malami, son Abubakar, and Bashir…
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ADAMAWA NUJ MOURNS 7 GOMBE JOURNALISTS KILLED IN TRAGIC CRASH – ‘PAINFUL BLOW TO MEDIA’
Adamawa NUJ Council fired off deep condolences Tuesday to national president Alhassan Yahaya over six journalists’ deaths in a devastating Gombe auto crash Monday at 5:30pm – the crew was heading back from a Kaltungo wedding when disaster struck, including two NTA Gombe staffers Signed by Chairman Abdullahi Ibrahim and Secretary Kissinger Bukar, the Yola…
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MOROCCO SUPERCHARGES TANGIER MED PORT FOR 2030 WORLD CUP – DOUBLING TO 60K PASSENGERS DAILY
Tangier Med Port Authority’s Hicham Kharoufi revealed big expansion news Monday during an African journalists’ tour: Passenger terminal upgrades by 2028-29 to slam through 60,000 daily visitors up from 30,000 now as Morocco (co-hosting with Spain, Portugal) ramps up for the 2030 FIFA World Cup influx. This Strait of Gibraltar juggernaut – opened 2007, 40km…
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KANO MOB SETS NSCDC OUTPOST ABLAZE, LYNCHES 3 SUSPECTED BIKE THIEVES
A rampaging mob from multiple communities in Kano State’s Dawakin Kudu LGA torched an NSCDC outpost and lynched three suspected motorcycle thieves late Sunday, in a shocking breakdown of law and order that left officers injured and authorities scrambling for answers. The chaos erupted around 10:30pm at the Danmaje outpost when Yansango residents dragged the…
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NCC’S 2025 PIRACY CRACKDOWN: 460K+ FAKES SEIZED, 57 ARRESTED – N750M STREET VALUE BUSTED
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) boss Dr. John Asein revealed Monday in Abuja: Over 460,235 pirated books and contraband nabbed across Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, PH, Makurdi – plus 57 violators collared – in a year of enforcement wins amid digital/AI threats, staff trainings, awareness drives like “Copyright Connect,” and policy pushes under the 2022 Act. Asein…
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GOMBE GOV YAHAYA SIGNS N618B 2026 BUDGET – ‘WORKING GOVT’ VOWS MORE TRANSFORMATION!
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya put pen to paper Monday in Gombe, inking the N617.95 billion 2026 Budget into law – boosted N82.26B from his N535.69B proposal (presented Nov 13) by the State House of Assembly led by Speaker Abubakar Luggerrewo, amid top officials cheering the people’s win! Yahaya boasted six-plus years of prudent resource use fueling…
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BENIN RIGHTS LAWYER DEMANDS PROBE: DON PEDRO OBASEKI HUMILIATED IN MOB ATTACK AT SCHOOL!
Human rights lawyer Rockson Igelige blasted a viral video Monday showing Nigerian actor and Benin cultural advocate Dr. Don Pedro Obaseki – cousin of ex-Edo Gov and Hosamudia Farm CEO – getting ambushed, assaulted, and dragged to Oba’s Palace over a “cultural dispute” at Uwa Primary School in Benin City during a football game! Igelige…
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ABIA GOV OTI SIGNS N1.016T ‘ACCELERATION’ BUDGET – NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR JOBS, HEALTH & ROADS IN 2026!
Gov. Alex Otti greenlit Abia State’s N1.016 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill Monday at Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South – vowing ironclad implementation (barring surprises) with full House transparency on tweaks, praising lawmakers’ gritty scrutiny that kept capital/recurrent figures rock-solid! Otti spotlighted empowerment vibes: Business enablers, health/education/sanitation/road investments to turbocharge growth. Speaker Emmanuel Emeruwa hailed it “Budget…
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NASARAWA GOV SULE SIGNS N545B ‘STRATEGIC CONSOLIDATION’ BUDGET INTO LAW – PEOPLE-POWER PUSH FOR 2026!
Gov. Abdullahi Sule inked the N545.2 billion 2026 budget Monday at Lafia’s Government House – up N27.6B from his N517.5B proposal, now N316.3B capital (projects galore) and N228.7B recurrent, tagged “Budget of Strategic Consolidation” for citizen-focused wins! Sule hailed Speaker Dr. Danladi Jatau and assembly for lightning passage (presented Nov 26, passed Dec 23), vowing…
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OGUN MOURNS TRAGIC CRASH: ANTHONY JOSHUA ESCAPES DEATH ON LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY – 2 FOREIGNERS DEAD!
Ogun State Government sent heartfelt condolences Monday to families of two male foreign nationals killed in a horrific noon crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway’s Makun axis – world heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua and three others were en route from Lagos to Sagamu when speeding/wrongful overtaking slammed their vehicle into a stationary one! Joshua and the driver…
