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Year: 2026

Osun Election: Oyebamiji accepts result, congratulates Adeleke

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the August 15 Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has accepted the outcome of the poll and congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke, two weeks after the election. Adeleke, who contested on the platform of the Accord Party, was declared winner of the election. In a statement on Saturday, Oyebamiji…

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Dangote Refinery: Publish petrol supply gap before granting import licences- Economist tells NMDPRA

Popular economist and financial analyst, Muda Yusuf, has urged the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA to publish the country’s fuel supply gap before granting import licences to petroleum marketers, in a move he said would help revive Dangote Refinery. Yusuf disclosed this in a statement at the weekend amid a 43.3 percent rise in…

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Environmental Damage: Imo community urges Uzodinma to end illegal dredging in Iriamogu

Indigenes and residents of Iriamogu Village in Dindi-Ihiagwa Autonomous Community, Owerri West LGA, Imo State, have appealed to the State Governor, Hope Uzodinma to urgently intervene in what they described as the devastating environmental impact of dredging activities along the Otammiri River waterfront. The residents also expressed concern that the alleged degradation could endanger lives,…

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Alleged Drug Trafficking: Tinubu to block release of records in US court —Legal team

By Olayinka Ajayi President Bola Tinubu has filed a challenge in a US court to prevent the Department of Justice, FBI and DEA from releasing records linked to allegations of drug trafficking. 16-page court documents shared by his legal team, Christopher W. Carmichael, Victor P. Henderson, and Oluwole O. Afolabi, according to Channels Television yesterday, argued that…

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Benin-Sapele-Effunrun Road: Quiet engagement, collective action delivering results

By Ede Dafinone I joined representatives of the Delta State Government, Commissioner for Works (Rural Road), and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu,  the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), led by the Chairman, Mr Chiedu Ebie, Esq., and the Managing Director/CEO, Chief Samuel Ogbuku, PhD, and other relevant stakeholders at Amukpe Roundabout, Sapele, for the flag-off…

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Summit ahead of 2027: Uncertainty trails opposition parties’ single candidate plan against Tinubu

• Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, Makinde, others remain on separate platforms • G-100 in search of structure as Wike predicts easiest election yet for president By Clifford Ndujihe, Omeiza Ajayi & Liminous Jannamike Uncertainty is trailing tomorrow’s much-anticipated opposition summit in Abuja, with questions mounting over whether the meeting will succeed in laying the groundwork for…

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IGP DISU: The man, the frigatebird

By Gab Ejuwa The Inspector General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, is steadily redefining the Nigeria Police Force through visionary leadership, modern technology, strategic partnerships and renewed attention to the welfare of police officers. In six months in office, his administration has demonstrated a clear determination to build a more responsive, technology driven and…

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OTUARO: Tribute to a man rewriting the story of the Niger Delta

By Pere Kazeem Iyebotei There are moments in the history of a people when leadership is no longer measured by the noise of promises, but by the quiet evidence of lives transformed. There are seasons when a public office ceases to be merely a position and becomes an instrument of healing, reconstruction and hope. For…

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Haiti urges Gang Suppression Force deployment as killings surge

Haiti has called for the full deployment of the United Nations Security Council-backed Gang Suppression Force, GSF, to help Haitian authorities combat armed gangs and restore public safety. Pierre Ericq Pierre, Haiti’s Permanent Representative to the UN, made the call at an emergency Security Council meeting convened to discuss the latest developments in the Caribbean…

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Turkey: Osimhen inspires Galatasaray victory over Göztepe 

Victor Osimhen scored in Galatasaray’s thrilling 3-2 victory over Göztepe at RAMS Park on Saturday night. Göztepe stunned their hosts when they took the lead through Novatus Miroshi in the 16th minute. Colombia international Davinson Sánchez restored parity for Galatasaray three minutes after the half-hour mark. The hosts took the lead for the first time in the…

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