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Day: July 13, 2026

After 56 days in captivity our children may not return to schools — Oriire parents

By Adeola Badru, IBADAN The traumatic experience of spending 56 days in captivity has left many parents and relatives of pupils abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State reluctant to send their children back to the affected schools, despite their successful rescue. Read Also: Oriire Schoolchildren: How arrest of kidnappers’ family members…

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Oil cartels, tanker operators, enforcement agencies blamed for Apapa, Kirikiri gridlock

By Udeme Akpan, Godwin Oritse & Efe Onodjae  Oil cartels, independent petroleum marketers, tanker owners, drivers, transport unions and some enforcement agencies have been accused of sustaining the perennial traffic gridlock in the Lagos’ Apapa and Kirikiri corridors, crippling businesses, disrupting residents’ daily lives and hampering economic activities.  Read Also: Banks slash lending, cut N5.4trn across…

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Black weekend: Family of nine, 18 others killed in Benue, Plateau

By Peter Duru & Golok Nanmwa, MAKURDI/JOS It was a bloody weekend in Benue and Plateau states as suspected terrorists killed no fewer than 27 persons, including nine members of the same family and a two-month-old baby, in attacks that have renewed fears over worsening insecurity in the North-Central region. Read Also: Oriire Schoolchildren: How arrest…

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FG raises WAEC, NECO fees to N50,000 per candidate

By Adesina Wahab & Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Ministry of Education has given approval for the National Examinations Council, NECO and the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, to increase registration fee for their Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, SSCE, to N50,000 per candidate, beginning in 2027. Read Also: Banks slash lending, cut N5.4trn across key sectors…

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Oriire Schoolchildren: How arrest of kidnappers’ family members led victims’ rescue

By Dapo Akinrefon FRESH details have emerged on the intelligence-led operation that culminated in the successful rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, with security sources disclosing that the arrest of family members of the kidnappers proved to be a decisive turning point….

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