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2027: Ogun West exclusion drives Adeola’s ambition, says Aide
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship campaign of Senator Solomon Adeola has anchored his 2027 ambition on what it described as the long-standing exclusion of Ogun
South Africa arrests three more suspects, after nine women murdered
Two South African women appeared in court on Monday over the killing of one of nine women found dead in a neighbourhood east of Johannesburg — a series of murders
Miners’ deaths: NLC demands full investigation, punishment for culprits
BY Victor Ahiuma-YoungThe Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has demanded a full, transparent and independent investigation into the deaths of 37 persons who died while in the custody of the Nigeria
Iran airlines to be ‘shut down’ globally Sept 23 – US Treasury chief
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Monday that Iranian airlines will have trouble functioning globally in two days under the weight of American sanctions, as the Trump administration intensifies pressure
2027: Disu warns politicians against hiring thugs
…Police unveil six-point election security framework OWERRI — Inspector-General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, has warned politicians against hiring thugs, buying votes, moving arms or threatening voters and electoral officials
US networks halt Trump coverage in revolt over White House ban
US television networks staged an extraordinary revolt Monday when they effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump in protest at his decision to ban three leading outlets from the White
Tinubu extends his working vacation
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has extended his working vacation by few days and will now return to Nigeria at the weekend. President Tinubu departed Nigeria on August
Plateau imposes curfew on Barkin Ladi, Bokkos, Mangu
By Golok Nanmwa, Jos JOS — Plateau State Government has imposed an immediate dusk-to-dawn curfew on Barkin Ladi, Bokkos and Mangu Local Government Areas following emerging security threats in the
NSITF now digital, efficient, accountable — Faleye
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— THE Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has shed its manual, top-heavy past and is now a digital, efficient and accountable institution, its Managing Director Oluwaseun
Deaths of 37 Miners: ASF France seeks protection for surviving detainees, witnesses
…calls for independent forensic examinations, autopsies By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Avocats Sans Frontières France (ASF France), otherwise known as Lawyers Without Borders, has expressed concern over the deaths of
