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Day: January 25, 2026

2027: Storm as Shettima’s fate divides APC

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The banner was already hanging when Abdulkarim Lawan walked into the hall in Maiduguri. It stretched wide behind the podium at the North-East Zonal Public Hearing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), filled with familiar faces: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, governors from the zone, and senior party officials. But one face…

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Ruthless Bandits: How Nigeria ignores early warning signs, pays dearly

•Quotes grim statistics: 600,000 deaths in 11 months, over two million kidnapped, N2 trillion plus ransom money paid By Nnamdi Ojiego The kidnapping of 166 worshippers on Sunday in three churches by bandits in Kurmin Wali community, Afogo Ward of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, which the police initially denied happened before making…

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Video: Fire guts building at Alaba Suru, Mile 2 Axis, Lagos

A fire outbreak on Saturday night gutted a building at Alaba Suru, just after Eleganza along the Mile 2 corridor in Lagos, causing panic among residents and motorists in the area. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said the incident occurred at about 9:05 p.m., prompting its officers to immediately alert the Lagos State…

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Battle For Awujale: Ogun speaks on purported suspension of Ijebu chiefs

•Title holder wants corruption allegation probed By James Ogunnaike Ogun State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, in collaboration with Ijebu Ode Local Government, has debunked reports circulating on social media claiming that three prominent traditional chiefs in Ijebu land have been suspended from the Council of Chiefs. A statement jointly signed by the…

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Only ‘Leg’ Found: Family rejects ‘accident’ claim as police probe missing woman in Epe

By Esther Onyegbula Three months after 25-year-old Miss Comfort Uwakwe left her Lagos home to visit her boyfriend in Epe, her family and kinsmen are in a state of uncertainty, as questions continue to multiply over her disappearance and handling of the case by security agencies. Comfort, a native of Owalla Autonomous Community in Owerri…

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