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Day: February 4, 2026

BREAKING: Benue ex-Gov Suswam dumps PDP

Former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. This was contained in a letter dated February 4 and addressed to the Chairman of the Mbagber Council Ward in Logo Local Government Area of the state. The former governor cited the unending internal crisis rocking the opposition party as the…

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Ebonyi boundary killings: Army vows to recover severed heads

By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki The Nigerian Army has vowed to recover all the heads severed in Okporojo village in Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State by suspected warlords from Amasiri in Afikpo Local Government Area of the state. The Army also dismissed the rumours that soldiers were killed by warlords in the Amasiri community…

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NSIA, IFC sign $154 m deal to increase access to cancer treatment

…target underseved Nigerian communities By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed a $154.1 million deal to fund the expansion of Oncology Centres across Nigeria. The partnership which was sealed , last night, in Abuja, was to strengthen access to quality diagnostic and…

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Libya opens investigation into killing of son of late ruler Gaddafi

Libyan prosecutors said Wednesday they were investigating the killing of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of slain ruler Muammar Gaddafi, in the city of Zintan. The public prosecutor’s office said forensic experts had been dispatched to Zintan in northwest Libya, where he was shot dead, adding that efforts were underway to identify suspects. “The victim died…

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Telecom subscriptions hit 179.6m as teledensity rises to 82.9% — NCC

By Juliet Umeh The latest data from the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, shows that Nigeria’s telecommunications industry recorded fresh growth in December 2025, as total active subscriptions increased to 179.64 million from 177.43 million in November. National teledensity rose to 82.87 per cent in December from 81.84 per cent recorded in the previous month. A…

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Uba Sani commissions Kauru Road, reverses 45 years of neglect

Governor Uba Sani has brought relief to the communities along Pambeguwa-Kahutu-Kauru road that have been yearning for a reliable road for close to 50 years. The Governor commissioned the 22 kilometre asphaltic road on Tuesday, which has a span bridge connecting Kubau and Kauru local governments. Speaking at the ceremony, he recalled that on 27th…

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Anger mounts in Senegal over sanitary pad scandal

Anger is mounting in Senegal over the alleged use of expired materials in sanitary pads and diapers by a leading Chinese firm, which denies any wrongdoing or bribery. The west African country’s pharmaceutical regulator late last year accused Softcare of possessing some 1,300 kilograms (2,865 pounds) of expired and unsuitable raw materials, including polyethylene film,…

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