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Decries Niger Delta NeglectAliyu Tells Critics to Stop Politicising SecurityTinubu Felicitates Ex-CDS, General Lucky Irabo At 60First Lady: We Must Confront Shortage of Teachers By Investing In Growth of Educators Super Eagles Camp Open in South Africa for Lesotho ClashAFN President Okowa Reiterates Commitment to Podium Finish at 2026 Commonwealth GamesInvestors Gain N1.18trn WoW as Stock Market Sustains Positive  Momentum 2027: Muslim Scholars, Clerics, Traditional Rulers Converge on Kwara to Reposition Mosques, Imams for Nation’s LeadershipImisi Wins BBNaija S10AFRINIC Appoints ABU’s Prof. Adewale Adedokun as ChairmanSaraki Slams Abdulrazaq Over Kwara Insecurity, Urges Gov to “Face Responsibility”NUJ Applauds DSS for Releasing Journalists, Commitment to Press FreedomBREAKING: Three Lagos Police Officers On Illegal Duty Injured As Patrol Vehicle Somersaults In Edo Road CrashTinubu’s Minister Uche Nnaji Admits University Of Nigeria Never Issued Him Degree Certificate Amid Forgery 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of Women in Politics Will Soon Be History, Says House SpeakerHigh-level Stakeholders to Explore Inclusive Growth, Investment Opportunities As Nigeria Hosts Africa Agriculture DialogueNFVCB, NCC to Partner Against Digital Piracy, Unlicensed Streaming Charles Orie Commends Tinubu, Says President’s Visit to Imo Affirmation State is SafeSenator Abbo Denies Raping Minor, Says He Was Never in Police CustodyNigerian Army Urges Rivers to Complete Recruitment SlotSouth-east Urged to Define Own Digital, Economic Future to Guarantee Prosperity of YouthsNESCAFÉ Samples 65,000 Cups Nationwide to Celebrate Global Coffee, Nigeria’s Independence DayNIPR Tasks Nigerians on Nation’s GreatnessUnaccredited ADR Organisations are Issuing Illegal, Invalid Certificates, Training Institute RevealsUNICAL Alumni Inaugurate Multi-million Naira Starlink Facility for Students20 AAU Students Receive Opay’s N1.2bn Scholarship Grant Sokoto, UNICEF Sensitise Residents on Effectiveness of Measles, Rubella, Polio 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Accuses Victim Of Stealing JewelryDangote Refinery And Trade Union ActivismThe Critical Message in Oluremi Tinubu’s National Library Project Jonathan: I Thought Buhari Would End Boko Haram Since They Once Chose Him as NegotiatorConcerns Mount over Rising Diabetes Cases Amid Hike in Drug PricesCardoso: Reforms Have Sparked Global Investors’ Renewed Appetite for NigeriaCourt Extends Account Freezing Order Over Osun LG FundsIn First Private Investor JV, Dangote Begins $2.5bn Urea Fertiliser Manufacturing Plant in EthiopiaAGF Fagbemi: Technology in Justice Not Luxury, But NecessityConservative Anglicans Kick as Church of England Names First Female Archbishop of CanterburyEx-IG, Solomon Arase, Buried in Benin Stakeholders: Nigeria’s Power Sector Still Struggling Despite ReformsNorwegian Diplomats Hail Nigeria’s World Class Art WorkKano Governor Writes NSA, Seeks State Commissioner of Police Removal BAP’s ‘Fela & The Kalakuta Queens’ Musical Thrills Audience as National Theatre Roars Back to 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The NCTC warned that the report’s narrative could misinform the public and potentially embolden criminal actors.  ArticlesRead More 

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EXCLUSIVE: Ondo Governor Approves N8.2Billion For 32 Luxury Homes For Cabinet Members Despite Only Two Commissioners Appointed And Amid Security Crisis

The proposed residential estate, described as a “Terrace Presidential Building” project, will be constructed in Akure, the state capital.  ArticlesRead More 

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₦7.23Billion Kebbi Drainage Project Collapses Months After Construction: Civic Watchdog Alleges Use Of Substandard Materials

The collapse has sparked outrage and concerns about corruption and substandard practices in public infrastructure projects.  ArticlesRead More 

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BREAKING: Nine CJTF Members Killed By IED After Repelling Terrorist Attack In Borno, Several Civilians Slaughtered

According to a situation report from Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU) Base 8, the attack occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at approximately 1:10 am, when heavily armed…

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BREAKING: Appeal Court Upholds Okpebholo’s Election As Edo Governor, Dismisses PDP’s Appeal

In a judgment delivered on Thursday, the appellate court dismissed the petition filed by Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the outcome of the September 21,…

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Kano DPO Killed By Angry Youths Over Suspect’s Death Had Previously Tortured Two Friends To Death In Bauchi, Left Another Badly Injured

The crowd stormed the police station, set it on fire, and severely beat the DPO, who later died in the hospital from his injuries.  ArticlesRead More 

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Group Protests In Abuja, Demands Sowore’s Prosecution For Criticising Peter Obi, Saraki, Other Politicians

Last week, SaharaReporters detailed how the Concerned Christian Youth Forum (CCYF) held a protest in Abuja, decrying what it called escalating attacks on the Christian faith and its leaders.   ArticlesRead More 

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BREAKING: Popular Kenyan Author Ngugi Wa Thiong’o Is Dead

This was disclosed by his daughter, who is also a writer, Wanjiku Wa Ngugi, on Wednesday in a Facebook post.  ArticlesRead More 

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Niger State Workers Lament 10% Deductions In May Salary, Third-Party Charges

SaharaReporters exclusively gathered that many workers say the sudden reductions took them by surprise and have raised concerns about the impact on their livelihoods.  ArticlesRead More 

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Over 1200 Nigerians Dead, 1.2million Others Displaced During 2024 Floods – NEMA

A total of 5,264,097 Nigerians were affected by last year’s floods, with 16,469 people injured and over 1.4 million farmlands damaged.  ArticlesRead More 

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