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Senator Karimi backs Tinubu for second term

6 August 2025

Karimi made this known in a statement issued in Lokoja to the newsmen. The lawmaker attributed his support to the substantial attention Kogi State has received in areas of infrastructure and human capital development under the Tinubu administration. He noted that the Tinubu administration has recorded significant achievements in the state, including the dualisation of […]

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CREDICORP, NYSC sign agreement on N9bn programme to empower corps members

6 August 2025

According to the MoU, eligible corps members would access up to N200,000 single-digit interest loan under the “YouthCred” initiative. Speaking at the signing of the MoU in Abuja, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of CREDICORP, Uzoma Nwagba, said N9billion has been earmarked for the first phase of the programme. Nwagba said the programme was in fulfilment […]

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You Are Not Our Match, APC Governors Tell ADC, Others

6 August 2025

The Chairman of the APC Governors Forum, Senator Hope Uzodinma, made this declaration after inspecting the ICT/Data Centre at the APC national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, under the auspices of the Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, preparatory to a forthcoming electronic registration of members. Accompanied by his Kogi state counterpart, Governor Usman Ododo, the Imo […]

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Sowore storms Force Hqrs after being summoned

6 August 2025

Reports made it known that the Nigeria police had in a letter dated August 5, invited the activist and politician for questioning following a petition on alleged forgery and criminal defamation. Sowore vowed to honour the summons “with a full house”, calling on all “revolutionary comrades, citizens of conscience, voices of resistance” to join him. […]

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FG gets $25.35m Kuwait loan to tackle Kaduna out-of-school crisis

6 August 2025

The facility, signed on behalf of the Kaduna State Government, forms part of a broader $62.8m blended financing package with international development partners designed to expand access to quality and inclusive education in one of the country’s most affected regions. In a statement issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations at the Federal […]

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FG Issues Flood Alert For 19 States, Urges States To Up Response

6 August 2025

The alert was issued the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre under the Federal Ministry of Environment. The Centre urged residents, local authorities, and stakeholders in the affected areas to take immediate safety and preventive measures to minimise the risk to lives and property. State at risk include, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Cross River, Nasarawa, Benue, […]

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Police begins investigation into murder of man in church

6 August 2025

The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this in a statement, affirmed that the victim was found in a pool of blood while sleeping with his family inside the church. John said from a preliminary report, the incident occurred on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at approximately 12:10 a.m. According to her, “The […]

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Bye-elections: Protesters storm INEC headquarters

6 August 2025

Dozens of protesters carrying banners and placards with inscriptions such as: “INEC, who is using you against LP,” “Mahmood stop destroying democracy in Nigeria,” “Tell INEC to obey court orders,” among others, gathered for the peaceful protest as early as 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. In a statement signed by the Senior Special Adviser on Media […]

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Trump backs JD Vance as ‘most likely’ 2028 GOP nominee

6 August 2025

Trump has avoided naming a preferred successor and said in February that, while Vance was “very capable,” it was too soon to make such calls. The remarks followed speculation that Trump might attempt to defy constitutional limits and seek a third term. “It’s too early, obviously, to talk about it, but certainly he’s doing a […]

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MKO’s wife, Doyin Abiola dies at 82

6 August 2025

Doyin Abiola was a trailblazer in the media industry, being the first woman to serve as Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of a national daily in Nigeria. She established herself as a media powerhouse long before her name became associated with Nigeria’s most iconic democratic martyr. Her journalism career began in 1969 at the Daily Sketch, […]

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