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NLC Threatens To Shut Down Abuja Following Tinubu’s Project Inaugurations

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NLC Threatens To Shut Down Abuja Following Tinubu’s Project Inaugurations

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to shut down Abuja following President Bola Tinubu’s project...

New Tax Reform Bills Set To Take Effect January 2026 – Adedeji

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New Tax Reform Bills Set To Take Effect January 2026 – Adedeji

Executive Chairman of the National Revenue Service (formerly Federal Inland Revenue Service), Zacch Adedeji, has announced that the newly signed tax reform bills will...

Lagos Govt Denies Peter Obi’s Claim Over Property Demolition, Urges Probe

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Lagos Govt Denies Peter Obi’s Claim Over Property Demolition, Urges Probe

The Lagos State Government has denied claims made by Mr. Peter Obi, the former governor of Anambra State, that it demolished a Lagos property...

Nigeria’s Drug Crisis Worsens As Usage Rate Soars To 14.4% — UNODC Report

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Decomposing Body Found In Obalende Canal Days After Disappearance, As Lagos Moves To Clear Bridge Squatters

Nigeria’s drug use rate has risen sharply to 14.4%, nearly three times the global average, with over three million Nigerians currently living with drug...

Gov Makinde Renames Ibadan Polytechnic In Honour Of Late Olunloyo

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Gov Makinde Renames Ibadan Polytechnic In Honour Of Late Olunloyo

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has renamed The Polytechnic, Ibadan, in honour of the late former governor of the state, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo. Makinde...

Tinubu Declines NDLEA Bill Over Crime Proceeds Clause

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Tinubu Declines NDLEA Bill Over Crime Proceeds Clause

President Bola Tinubu has declined to sign the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Bill, 2025, into law. The president’s decision, communicated in a letter...

Police Officer Killed In Anambra Amid Stop-and-Search Shootout

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Operation Sweep Drives Criminals To  FCT Suburbs, Terrorize Residents

A police officer of the 29 Police Mobile Force, Awka, has been killed in a shootout during a stop-and-search operation along the Onitsha/Owerri Expressway,...

INEC Schedules By-Elections For August 16

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INEC Schedules By-Elections For August 16

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that by-elections will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2025, in constituencies where legislative seats have...

High Court Sentences Man To Death By Hanging Over Killing Of Salome Adaidu

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High Court Sentences Man To Death Over Killing Of Salome Adaidu In Nasarawa

The High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder of Salome Adaidu, a member...

S’Arabia Supreme Court Declares Islamic New Year After Sighting Crescent Moon

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S'Arabia Supreme Court Declares Islamic New Year After Sighting Crescent Moon

The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has officially declared Thursday, June 26, 2025, as the first day of Muharram, marking the start of the...

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