THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegations of irregularities in its online pre-registration data for the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), stating there is nothing “extra-ordinary” about the figures. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, made the clarification in a statement in Abuja. …
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THE Federal Government has announced plans to stop the misuse of security operatives by Very Important Persons (VIPs). The Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, said this during the Ministry of Interior’s performance retreat on Thursday in Abuja. Bala-Usman insisted that the use of security …
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RWANDA has confirmed the arrival of the first migrants sent from the United States under a new deportation arrangement that has already drawn international scrutiny. Government spokesperson Yolande Makolo said on Thursday that seven vetted individuals had landed in Kigali in mid-August, the initial group in what could eventually be hundreds of …
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The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr Bayo Ojulari, says the company is considering partnering with a professional refinery operator to address Nigeria’s lingering refining challenges.Ojulari said this on Thursday while receiving members of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Petroleum and …
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THE National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, has maintained that he has no plans to defect to another political party. Making the clarification at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday, Kwankwaso said the NNPP was performing well in Kano …
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More details have emerged about the violent clash that claimed the life of a trader, Sodiq Ibrahim, in the Mandillas area of Lagos Island on Wednesday. A report by THE PUNCH on Thursday said that Ibrahim was allegedly stabbed to death by his colleague, Ebuka Adindu, during a dispute over …
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The federal government has offered an explanation on why it increased the cost of the Nigerian passport. The explanation was offered by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo when the Ministry held its mid-tenure performance retreat in Abuja on Thursday. The Nigeria Immigration Service announced a hundred per cent …
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The naira appreciated to N1,533 against the United States dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Thursday, August 28, 2025. The naira, however, depreciated to N1,552 against the dollar in the parallel market on Thursday. The local currency depreciated from N1,546 per dollar recorded on Wednesday, August 27. …
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Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has suspended two chiefs from the palace. The Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council, Frank Irabor, announced this in a statement issued on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Irabor identified the suspended chiefs as the Izuwako of Benin, John Igiehon; and, …
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Nigerian Government has honoured Miss Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu for winning the World’s Best in English Language Skills at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals held in London, United Kingdom. Nafisa, who is a 17-year-old student from Yobe State, was honoured in Abuja on Thursday for achieving the feat. She was honoured …
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