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Five feared dead in Niger Government House stampede
By Clare Nnabuike, Minna At least five youths were feared dead on Tuesday following a stampede at the Niger State Government House, Minna, during a gathering convened by Governor Mohammed
Obi asks Tinubu to holiday in Nigeria after visiting Sokoto IDP camp
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu and other political office holders to spend their holidays in Nigeria to enable
JAMB sets Nov 30 deadline for 2021–2025 admissions
…Candidates risk losing outstanding offers as Board warns no further extension By Joseph Erunke, Abuja ABUJA — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has fixed November 30, 2026, as
Atiku Mourns Niger Govt House Stampede Victims, Calls for Probe
Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the ADC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has expressed profound sorrow over reports that three people died in a stampede at the Niger State Government
Lagos waste, flooding: Wahab, Rhodes-Vivour trade words
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, and the 2027 governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, have
Hezbollah denies any link to cell dismantled in Syria
Hezbollah denied on Wednesday any connection to a cell that Syrian authorities said they had dismantled in the country’s south and which they accused of being affiliated with the Lebanese
Bandits abduct 47 Niger women, others harvesting groundnuts
By Clare Nnabuike, Minna MINNA — No fewer than 47 people, mostly women, have been abducted by suspected bandits while harvesting groundnuts on farms in Mariga Local Government Area of
UK PM Burnham reopens divisive debate on rejoining EU
Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a UK prime minister and reopening the divisive Brexit debate. Burnham said
Peter Obi lies recklessly — Onanuga
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, has criticised former Anambra State governor Peter Obi over his call for greater Federal Government investment in sports.
Drama as students, staff foil police attempt to arrest FUOYE VC
By Rotimi Ojomoyela ADO-EKITI — There was drama in the early hours of Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti as staff and students of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) mobilised to the residence
