Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, and Nigerian Army have destroyed two cannabis farms. The operation, conducted on Sept. 23 at Eko Camp, Illushi, Esan South East Local Government Area, also led to two arrests. Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, NDLEA Commander in Edo, disclosed this on …
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African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate and political activist Omoyele Sowore has alleged that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is hospitalised in France, claiming that the President’s prolonged stay outside Nigeria is connected to his health. Sowore made the claims on Monday night while appearing as a guest on ARISE TV’s Prime Time programme, monitored …
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Airtel Nigeria recorded the highest number of consumer complaints among the country’s four major telecommunications operators in the first half of 2026. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) disclosed this in its consumer complaint statistics for January to June, released on Monday The statistics showed that the four major operators collectively …
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Ghana’s President, John Mahama, has described the conditions attached to a proposed United States health compact as “humiliating,” explaining why Ghana rejected the agreement, Graphic Online reports on Monday. Mahama made the remarks during a conversation at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Friday, September 25, where …
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Akwa Ibom Government says no fewer than 833,481 households have benefited from the ARISE Free Food Security Programme across its 31 local government areas. The Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Mrs Emem Ibanga, disclosed this at a ministerial briefing in Uyo on Monday. Ibanga said that beneficiaries were selected through community …
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The African Action Congress (AAC) has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging President Bola Tinubu’s refusal to handover power to the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, during his vacation to Europe. The suit was filed on behalf of the party through an Originating Summons on Monday, …
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Human rights lawyer and political commentator, Deji Adeyanju, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately comply with the recent Supreme Court judgment on the Electoral Act. Adeyanju, in a statement issued on Monday, urged the commission to remove from its official portal the names of candidates …
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Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 19 for judgment in a suit challenging the emergence of former Governor Yahaya Bello as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Kogi Central. The judge fixed the date on Monday after lawyers …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says the collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, will begin on October 9, 2026 across the country. INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan, made this announcement on Monday in Kaduna at the North-West Zonal Interactive Meeting with Staff and Readiness Assessment for the 2027 General …
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has restored its Central Admissions Processing System, CAPS, after a temporary disruption, directing tertiary institutions to speed up their admission exercises ahead of the approved deadlines. The board disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, announcing that the platform was fully operational …
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