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A 43-year-old Oyo man has been arrested for allegedly killing his elder brother with a rock because he claimed the deceased shot him in a dream. https://t.co/uWWI4B0RVe
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Obasanjo's daughter, Iyabo Obasanjo, declares for 2027 Ogun Governorship election. https://t.co/KzozqXeBfv
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The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has been removed from office, according to reports by Premium Times and Vanguard
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At least two people were reportedly killed during APC ward congress violence in Idanre, Ondo State. The state chairman’s brother, Raphael Adetimehin, was shot and macheted after attackers allegedly mistook him for the party chairman.
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El-Rufai’s Media Adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, has claimed that security agents allegedly attempted to arrest former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday. https://t.co/Y5okH8SocV
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The United States has condemned the attack in Kwara State, with the death toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for. The United Nations and Türkiye have also condemned the killings.
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US President Donald Trump acknowledged the presence of Nigeria's first lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, at the annual National Prayer Breakfast. https://t.co/DVwrXwsjYY
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Chippa United have confirmed the departure of Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali
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“Thank God for Dangote Refinery. Thank God. Whether you love Dangote, you hate him, say whatever you want to say, Nigerians should thank God for Dangote,” says the GCEO of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari.
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Former Bayelsa State governor, Gabriel Suswam, has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, says he was one of the targets of the failed military coup and was meant to be shot by the orchestrators.
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CAF sanctioned officials and players from Senegal and Morocco after AFCON 2025 final. Senegal coach Thiaw was banned for five matches. Iliman Ndiaye and Ismaila Sarr got 2-match suspensions each. Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi got a 2-match ban; Ismaël Saibari got a 3 match suspension.
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FG plans to deploy military veterans to secure Nigeria’s ungoverned spaces https://t.co/uYdxVznEx4
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British prosecutors on Wednesday told a London court that ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, lavished more than £2m (N4bn) at a luxury London store https://t.co/OwCA5CjFkh
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Nigerians living in the UK are seeking funds to repatriate the remains of Uchenna Okirie, fondly known as “Common Man,” who was stabbed to death in his student apartment in November 2025 https://t.co/JqNeqeAN6a
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Calvin Bassey’s father, Kingsley Ughelumba, has again cried out for help, seeking to reunite with his four children, including the Super Eagles defender, whom he says he has been separated from for over 18 years. https://t.co/fygSoTz3nY
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BREAKING: The Dangote refinery has increased the gantry price of petrol from N699 per litre to N799 per litre.
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Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party, alongside 21 members of the State House of Assembly, eight members of the House of Representatives and 44 local government chairmen in the state.
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The House of Reps Minority Caucus Ad-hoc Committee investigating alleged distortions of the nation’s tax laws has confirmed that there were indeed illegal alterations in some of the tax reform laws recently passed by the N'Assembly and assented to by President Bola Tinubu.
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