The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to strictly comply with the Nigeria First Policy in the procurement of vehicles and automotive equipment. Dr Adebowale Adedokun, the Director-General of BPP, gave the directive in a statement issued by Ngozi Anyaelezu, Assistant Chief Information Officer, …
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The Abia State Police Command has arrested a man and three accomplices for allegedly attempting to sell and traffic his 16-month-old biological daughter. The suspects were apprehended by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Gender Unit, at a hotel in Obi, Obingwa Local Government Area, on September 7, 2026. …
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The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, has accused Nigerian leaders of turning poverty alleviation programmes into enrichment schemes for the privileged, saying interventions meant for ordinary citizens rarely reach them. Bishop Kukah spoke on Friday during a tree-planting exercise organised by the Bakhita Initiative–JDPC Sokoto to …
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The Peoples Democratic Party has begun preparations for the 2027 Jigawa governorship election with the inauguration of a 45-member campaign council headed by its governorship candidate, Mustapha Lamido. The council, announced by Lamido in a statement issued in Dutse on Friday night, is saddled with the responsibility of driving the …
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The Federal Government has clarified that King’s College, Lagos, has not been sold or privatised, saying it retains legal ownership of the 117-year-old institution. Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday to clarify the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) concession agreement with the King’s …
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Dangote Industries Limited President Aliko Dangote has projected that shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery could rise from the current offer price of N525 to as much as N10,000 in the future. Dangote also said small-scale investors would receive priority in the allocation of shares under the refinery’s planned Initial …
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The Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI has neutralised more than 18 terrorists and destroyed logistics hubs at Tumbunma Baba, Borno in precision air strikes. The Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East, Capt. Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Goni said the operation …
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The Ondo State Government has confirmed the death of 29 people from suspected poisoning linked to the consumption of alcoholic substances in Odigbo Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, who disclosed this on Friday night in Akure, said that there were 60 suspected cases from the …
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Dr Nonye Soludo, wife of the Anambra Governor, has condemned the alleged sexual abuse and exploitation of a child by her mother in Onitsha. Newsextra24 reports that the Anambra Police Command on Friday said it had arrested a 36-year-old woman, Anulika Onyeanusia, over alleged child sexual abuse. The Police Public …
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Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro; former Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and Fola Tinubu, Chief Executive Officer of Primero Transport Services Ltd have canvassed three million votes for President Bola Tinubu. Newsextra24 reports that the trio made the declaration during the inauguration of the Fola Tinubu (FT) Support Group …
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