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Geregu bond crisis: Yari digs into pocket to protect investors
By Luminous Jannamike The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Geregu Power Plc, Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, has pledged to personally provide the funds required to settle the company’s
Death toll from Sokoto boat mishap hits 65
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The death toll from the horrific boat mishap at Gorau Village in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State has risen to 65, with only 11
Father ditches 7-year-old for hours to climb mountain
A man left his seven-year-old son behind for hours on Japan’s Mount Fuji while continuing the climb, resulting in a stern warning from authorities, police and local media reported. The
Kidnappers flee as police rescue 75 victims in Birnin Gwari
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued 75 kidnapped victims, including men, women and children, abducted by armed men in Folwaya Village, near Birnin Gwari.
Return our IDPs to their homes before ranching, Benue leaders tell FG
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The three major socio-cultural organisations in Benue State have kicked against the Federal Government’s proposed pilot ranching scheme in Benue, state, insisting that the safe return
2027: Makinde challenges Nigerians to judge presidential candidates by records, not rhetoric
By Adeola Badru Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has challenged Nigerians to subject all presidential contenders in the 2027 election to
Bauchi police launch major campaign to shield youth from political and digital thuggery
By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi The Bauchi State Police Command has officially launched a major security and youth inclusion campaign to combat the rising wave of political and digital thuggery among
Autopsy ordered after man dies in Bauchi vigilante custody
By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi BAUCHI: Homicide detectives have launched an investigation into the death of a 39-year-old man, Abdulrazak Ibrahim, while in the custody of a local vigilante group in
Abiodun receives hundreds of PDP, ADC defectors into APC, mobilises Ogun East for 2027
*Says opposition has nothing to campaign with, set to flag off Ago-Iwoye–Ibadan road Monday Ogun State Governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Friday
Pest controller battles mosquitoes to prevent Malaria deaths in Nigeria
By Henry Umoru ABUJA: A pest control expert, Mr Bamidele Abiru, has called for intensified efforts to control mosquito breeding and prevent malaria-related deaths in Nigeria. Abiru made the call
