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Akpabio in Italy prays for banditry, terrorism to end in Nigeria
By Henry Umoru Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, visited the Prayer Ground of St. Padre Pio at St Giovanni
VIS impounds 38 buses over illegal BRI operations
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service, VIS, has impounded 38 buses for allegedly operating illegally under the Bus Reform Initiative, BRI. The vehicles were apprehended
NDLEA seizes 1.3m opioid pills, 6,000kg cannabis, nabs two teenagers with AK-47s, pistol, ammunition
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted more than 1.3 million pills and capsules of tramadol and other opioids, as well
Nine killed in fresh Plateau attacks
Passengers, pastor among victims By Golok Nanmwa JOS — At least nine persons have been killed in separate attacks in Barkin Ladi, Riyom and neighbouring communities in Plateau State between
FG secures £746 facility to modernise Apapa, Tin-Can ports
Maritime expert, Capt. Iheanacho Ebubeogu, says the Federal Government has secured a 746 million pounds facility for the rehabilitation and modernisation of Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports. Ebubeogu, Chairman Ports
I didn’t abandon Gov Yusuf; I still like him — Kwankwaso
The Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, says he is willing to reconcile with Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State. It will be recalled that Yusuf, a staunch
Speeding Claims Six Lives In Kogi Road Crash
Six people have been killed and two others injured in a road crash along the Kabba–Odo-Ape Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The crash occurred on Saturday
Drones hit Moscow as Russians go to polls
Russians headed to the polls on Sunday for a third and final day of tightly controlled parliamentary elections set to strengthen the Kremlin’s grip on power, as Ukraine launched a
Jehovah’s Witnesses’ blood transfusion policy still ‘confusing’ and deadly – Humanist group says
By OLAYINKA LATONALAGOS, Nigeria — The Humanist Enabling Life Project (HELP) has accused Jehovah’s Witnesses of maintaining a contradictory and dangerous blood transfusion policy, saying the organization’s decision to allow
2027: Peter Obi Cautions Politicians Against Unrealistic Campaign Promises
Ahead of the 2027 general election, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called on candidates of other political parties to refrain from making unrealistic
