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Day: July 14, 2026

Oriire abduction: Children were beaten, teachers chained — Alamu, Principal

***Says: We were forced to trek through forest at night  ***lThey ate cocoyam, noodles, drank from a waterfall for 56 days —Victims’ relative  By Evelyn Usman & Adeola Badru IBADAN— THE principal bducted alongside teachers, students and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Racheal Alamu, yesterday, recounted the harrowing 56-day ordeal in captivity, revealing that children were…

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How Police uncovered fictitious PFIPC —Document

•Adeyemi writes open letter to Tinubu By Ebunoluwa Sessou A police interim investigation report has revealed how operatives uncovered an alleged forgery and impersonation syndicate built around a fictitious government agency, known as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, following a petition from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President. The report,…

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Atiku, Obi excited as FG suspends planned increase in WAEC, NECO registration fees

•Nigeria not a lab for policy experiments — Atiku •Suspension of hike in fees, victory for the people — Peter Obi By Joseph Erunke, Omeiza Ajayi & Elizabeth Osayande Former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, and his Nigeria Democratic Congress, ADC, counterpart, Peter Obi, in the 2027 elections yesterday,…

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Naira depreciates to N1,420/$ in parallel market

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,420 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,406 per dollar last weekend. But the naira appreciated to N1,380.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market,  NFEM . Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira fell…

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ADC’s fortunes in limbo:  A-Court affirms order barring INEC from recognising Mark’s leadership

***Awards N10m cost against party ***Judgment won’t affect ADC candidates, party insists ***Atiku heads to S’Court, alleges forged INEC documents over ‘fake’ nomination upload By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Omeiza Ajayi & Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — In a split decision of two-to-one, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja yesterday affirmed the judgment restraining the Independent National…

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