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Mob sets US-based doctor’s SUV ablaze over false kidnapping in Oyo

The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a United States-based medical doctor from mob action following a false kidnapping alarm in Ibadan, the state capital. The command disclosed this in a statement released on Wednesday by the state police public relations officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka. According to the police, the incident occurred on Monday at […]

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World

NUC, World Bank sign $65 m deal to boost varsity governance standards

The National Universities Commission on Wednesday signed additional $65m performance contracts with Vice-Chancellors of participating universities under the World Bank-backed Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement Project, aimed at strengthening procurement, environmental, and social governance standards nationwide. The signing ceremony, held in Abuja, brought together officials of the NUC, the Bureau of Public Procurement, […]

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Africa Must Drop ‘Victim Mentality’ – Tony Elumelu

Africans should welcome all foreign investors and put colonial hang-ups behind them, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu has said. Elumelu, who chairs banking and investment firms including Heirs Holdings, Transcorp, and United Bank for Africa, stated this on the sidelines of this week’s Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, co-hosted by France and Kenya. “What […]

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UN Calls For ‘Independent’ Probes Into Nigeria, Chad Airstrikes

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks during a press conference as part of his working visit to South Korea at the Seoul Global Center in Seoul (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) The UN rights chief on Wednesday demanded independent investigations into reports that separate airstrikes by the Nigerian and Chadian armies […]

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Breaking News

FG fixes June 17, 2026 for nationwide digital switch over rollout

The Federal Government has said that the long-delayed Digital Switch Over project is finally set for nationwide rollout on June 17, 2026, with officials describing it as a breakthrough for the country’s broadcasting industry. Speaking after a facility tour of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and […]

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EFCC arrests energy commission DG over N500bn fraud allegations

Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi MD Energy Commission of Nigeria. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering offences. A source within the anti-graft agency, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, […]

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Entertainment

Family Confirms Alexx Ekubo’s Death After Battle With Kidney Cancer

Alexx Ekubo. Photo: alexxekubo/Instagram Nollywood actor and model Alexx Ekubo has died at the age of 40 following complications arising from advanced metastatic kidney cancer. His family announced his passing in a statement posted on Wednesday on the actor’s verified Instagram page. The statement read, “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing […]

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Politics

‘I Don’t Play Politics Of Enmity’, Wike Defends Visit To APC Chair Yilwatda

Yilwatda and Wike. X/@OlayinkaLere The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed insinuations following his recent visit to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, stating that he does not practise “politics of enmity.” Addressing journalists after inspecting some ongoing projects in the nation’s capital, the […]

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May 13, 2026
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Breaking News

Tinubu Arrives In Rwanda For Africa CEO Forum

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum 2026, which begins on Thursday. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President arrived at the Presidential Wing of Kigali International Airport and […]

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Economy

Nigeria Misses OPEC Production Quota Again

An Image of OPEC logo on a tank Nigeria has again failed to meet its 1.5 million bpd crude oil production quota approved by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In its National Liquid Hydrocarbon Production Report released on Tuesday, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) disclosed that average daily crude oil […]

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