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Missing Eight-Year-Old Sparks Outrage As Woman Accuses Rivers DPO Of Freeing Suspects

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Tension is mounting in Rivers State as a Port Harcourt-based woman, Mrs. Sandra Godknows, has accused the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Igwuruta Police Station of releasing key suspects in…

World Water Day 2026: QNET Highlights Safe Water As Household Priority For Health, Well-Being

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World Water Day 2026: QNET Highlights Safe Water As Household Priority For Health, Well-Being As the world marks World Water Day 2026 under the theme “Water and Gender,” QNET, global lifestyle…

BREAKING: Trump Says African Fans Will Pay $15k To Watch World Cup Matches In US

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The policy primarily affects citizens from Algeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, and Cape Verde. The Trump administration said the policy is a “Visa Bond” aimed at reducing visa overstays and…

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UPDATE: Mother Of Quintuplets Dies Hours After Delivery In Kano Hospital

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Hospital authorities have not yet released a full statement regarding the circumstances surrounding her death. Family members and relatives were seen at the hospital in grief as news of her…

Delta Cleric Calls On Tinubu To Revive Delta Seaports

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been called upon to revive various Sea ports in Delta State in keeping with his campaign promises when seeking to be elected in 2023 as…

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Nigerian Troops Rescue Kidnapped Woman, Arrest Suspects In Benue State Clearance Operations

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Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation WHIRL STROKE have rescued a kidnapped woman and arrested two suspects following a series of intelligence-led operations across Benue State on Tuesday,…

Israel Eliminates IRGC Navy Chief Behind Hormuz Blockade As War With Iran Enters Critical Phase

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Israel has claimed the killing of Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, in a targeted airstrike that Israeli officials say was aimed at…

Redouble Fight Against Racism, Asije Charges World Leaders

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The Director of Peace, Security, and Conflict Prevention to the United Nations Association of Africa (UNAA), Ambassador Victor Asije, has called on world leaders to redouble the fight against all…

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BREAKING: Mother Of Quintuplets Dies Hours After Delivery In Kano Hospital

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KANO — The ancient city of Kano was thrown into shock and mourning on Thursday, following reports that a woman who recently gave birth to quintuplets at the Murtala Muhammad…

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Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas LTD To Appeal Federal High Ruling Over Forfeiture Assets

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Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Limited has said it will appeal to the recent ruling of the Federal High Court ordering the forfeiture of certain assets. Barr. Nnenna Onyeaso, the…

Iran Rejects US Ceasefire Plan, Offers Counterproposal

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Iran has rejected a 15-point US peace plan to end the Middle East war, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday, citing an unidentified senior official. Tehran put forward a counterproposal…

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Turkey-operated Tanker Carrying Russian Oil Struck By Naval Drone In Black Sea

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A water-borne drone struck a Turkish-operated crude oil tanker that had departed Russia, causing an explosion in the Black Sea near Istanbul’s Bosphorus ​strait ‌on Thursday, Turkey’s transportation minister said. The incident, one of…

NIDCOM Boss Flays Arrest Of 42 Nigerians In Mozambique, Demands Immediate Release

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ABUJA – Worried by the arrest of 42 Nigerians in Mozambique without any offences levelled against them, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has condemned such an act and…

Gwarzo’s Bid To Stop Impeachment Suffers Setback

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KANO – A Federal High Court in Kano has rejected an attempt by the state’s Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, to halt ongoing impeachment proceedings against him temporarily. Delivering a…

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Ogun Political Group, Omoluabi Movement, Rebrands As Yayi Progressives Movement

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A prominent political group in Ogun State, the Omoluabi Movement, has announced its rebranding as the Yayi Progressives Movement (YPM) as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections. The…

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Reflections On Lust For Power (2)

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“We assembled there, having nominated Zanna Dipcharima as our acting Prime Minister in the absence of the Prime Minister, whose whereabouts we didn’t know. We approached the Acting President, Nwafor…

Beyond The Red Carpet: The UK State Visit Is An Investment In Nigeria’s Future

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As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Prime Minister Keir Starmer met at 10 Downing Street to discuss the future of our two countries, I felt a quiet but unmistakable…

Abuja Continental Hotel Wins Global Luxury Award, Strengthens Capital’s Hospitality Appeal

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ABUJA – Abuja’s upscale hospitality market has received a significant boost as Abuja Continental Hotel clinched top honours at the Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2026, emerging as Best Luxury Hotel &…

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Implications Of AGOA Cancellation For Africa

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‘The cancellation or non-renewal of AGOA would remove duty-free privileges that currently make African exports competitive in the U.S. market.’ OLAJUMOKE FAMILONI The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has…

Court Faults El-Rufai’s N1bn Rights Suit Against ICPC, IGP, Others

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The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Wednesday, faulted the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. The suit is against the Independent…

Life Insurers May Face Staff Cuts Amid Recapitalisation Push

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Fresh concerns are emerging in Nigeria’s insurance industry as workers in life insurance companies face growing job insecurity amid the ongoing recapitalisation exercise under the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act…

Civil Servants Give FG 7 Days Over N70,000 Wage Allowance

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ABUJA – Civil servants under the aegis of Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) have given the Federal Government until Tuesday, March 31, to pay the 40 percent peculiar…

FG Shortlists 65 Student Innovators For Venture Capital Grant

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LAGOS – The Federal Government has shortlisted 65 student innovators from 30,639 applicants for the final stage of the Student Venture Capital Grant. The applicants, according to the government were…

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Zamfara 2027: Northern APC Peace Agenda Lauds Matawalle, Dauda Lawal’s Reconciliation

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The Northern APC Peace Agenda has commended the political reconciliation between Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, and his predecessor, Bello Matawalle, describing their alliance under the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

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China’s Leadership In Regional Sustainability

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For the past two decades, APEC, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, has been reshaping the Asia-Pacific’s approach to growth. Since the 2011 Honolulu Leaders’ Declaration, APEC has placed “green growth”…

Nigeria Needs Fresh Leaders, Not ‘Expired’ Political Elite — Prince Adebayo

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Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader and its 2023 presidential candidate, in this interview with TITILOPE JOSEPH criticises Nigeria’s current political landscape while outlining his vision ahead…

Wednesday, Mar 25

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Union Bank Stability Not In Doubt, CBN Reassures Stakeholders After Court Judgment

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it is weighing its next steps after a ruling by the Federal High Court in Lagos declared its…

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We Invite You To Join NDC – Sen Dickson Tells Politicians, Other Nigerians

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National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, and former Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, has invited members of other parties, including the All Progressives Congress (APC),…

PINL Warns Guards Against Negligence After Foiling Oil Theft Attempts

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Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), the private security firm responsible for protecting the Eastern Corridor of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP), has warned its surveillance contractors and guards against negligence…

Ajadi Commiserates With Govt, Victims’ Families Of Ibadan Accident

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The leading People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), Governorship Aspirant in Oyo State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has commiserated with the victims and families of those who lost their lives in the…