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INEC to politicians on 2027 polls: Your ambitions not worth blood of Nigerians
•Vows arrests, sanctions for violence, hate speech, vote-buying •Sets to track illegal campaign spending•As voter register tops 103m, 57,000 new BVAS acquired, PVC collection begins Friday By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA—The
NYSC kidnap: ‘Bring my son, others back alive,’ mother begs FG
—Afenifere demand safer deployment By Adeola Badru IBADAN—A 55-year-old mother, Janet Oladosu, has appealed to the Federal Government to intensify efforts to rescue her son, Greatness, and 19 other prospective
Mental health: Psychiatrist to highlight tech-based treatment at Vanguard summit
By Sola Ogundipe Young Nigerians battling mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD, and post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, who fail to respond to conventional treatment could have
Ex-NADECO founding member, Ralph Obioha, dies at 80
A founding member of the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, Chief Ralph Obioha is dead, aged 80. In a statement by his son, Chima Obioha on behalf of the Obioha family
Naira rises to N1,357/$ in parallel market
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,357 per dollar from N1,362 in the parallel market last weekend. But the naira depreciated to N1,332.9 per dollar in the Nigerian
Family members, military men among 32 killed in NAF plane crash in Ondo
***25 passengers, 7 crew members on board — Minister By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South-West, Kingsley Omonobi, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Dickson Omobola AKURE — No fewer than 32 persons,
Tinubu Declares 3-day Mourning as 32 Die in Military Plane Crash
• Orders probe, directs flags flown at half-mast nationwide •Defence minister, senate c’ttee, others mourn •Keyamo pledges ministry’s cooperation as service activates search, rescue •NSIB, NCAA extend condolences •Aiyedatiwa
Keyamo: Fuel Subsidy Removal Enabled Tinubu’s Aviation Infrastructure Investments
• Says FG to construct second Abuja runway at cost of N400bn •Sanusi: resilience, determination sustained Aero for 67 Years Chinedu Eze Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo,
Bloomberg: Nigeria Emerges Biggest Climber, Jumps 4 Places to 8th Most Investable African Economy
• Overtakes Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Namibia •Survey cites gains in economic strength, fiscal position Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Nigeria has risen four places to eighth in the 2026 Bloomberg Economics
Zulum Commissions over 86km Roads, Bridges in Gombe, Hails Yahaya
Segun Awofadeji in Gombe Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has commended his Gombe State counterpart, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, for delivering transformative infrastructure and people-oriented development across the state.
