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‎News Update, Monday 23/02/2026

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‎**‘Your achievements yielded political gain for APC’ — Tinubu commends Wike on FCT polls

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‎**FCT Polls: Southern Governors Forum hail Tinubu, APC

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‎**By-Elections: Lagos APC says results affirm Tinubu’s leadership, signal 2027 momentum

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‎**We lost Abuja election becoz we didn’t have enough polling agents to man each polling booth 

‎~ADC laments

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‎**Obasanjo urges NOUN to restore law programme, embrace reforms

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‎**Bayelsa APC Congresses integrating old, new members — Diri

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‎**Tinubu mourns late ex-UBA chairman, praises his legacy

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‎**Mutfwang sponsors 1100 Christians, retains top spot as Nigeria's champion of faith

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‎**Akwa-Ibom Government takes steps to boost water supply

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‎**N13.7bn payroll fraud allegation triggers outrage in Osun

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‎**Akume reaffirms Fed govt–Catholic Church partnership at CBCN first plenary

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‎**False, Misleading,’ Ogun refutes endorsing Ademorin Kuye as Awujale of Ijebuland

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‎**Dangote to sell shares in refinery to public within five months

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‎**NUJ Lagos held Special Prayers, free medical checks at February congress

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‎**Electronic Transmission of results can’t end electoral fraud — Groups warn

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‎**NNPC Ltd, Dangote Group forge strategic alliance to accelerate Nigeria’s energy security, prosperity

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‎**APC wins Kano Assembly by-elections as sons of deceased lawmakers emerge as victorious

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‎**Kwara 2027: Group throws weight behind Bolarinwa for governor

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‎**Katsina APC congresses successful, no petitions filed — Appeal committee chair

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‎**APC's Abubakar wins Abaji Area Council chairmanship election

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‎**Delta elders raise alarm over rising drug abuse among youths ahead of 2027 polls

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‎**Passengers recount shocking experiences on Abuja–Kaduna train, lament overcrowding

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‎**X-raying Collation Centres as a Test of elections results integrity and credibility by an INEC accredited observer - Nelson Ekunjimi 

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‎**Ramadan 05: Lower your gaze, control anger, and avoid obscenity

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‎**APC Ethiope West Congress turns violent: Ibori’s daughter escapes assassination attempt; scores injured 

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‎ **Nigerians oversees coming with Diaspora health impact initiative 

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‎**Be warned, fake veterinary drugs are in circulation, Nigerians told 

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‎**1,670 Billionaire tax defaulters on FIRS wanted list 

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‎**Ivorian National excretes 1.49kg cocaine at Kano Airport

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‎**Obasa distributes free cooking gas to 4,000 residents

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‎**68-Year-old grandmother arrested as NDLEA destroys Cannabis Farms In Edo forest

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‎ **NDLEA arrests woman with Tramadol stuffed In 'Baby Bump' at Seme Border, Ivorian excretes 82 pellets of cocaine In Kano

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‎**Troops arrest gunrunner, recover arms in Taraba

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‎**US will launch limited strike on Iran – Trump 

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‎**UK varsity hosts public speaking competition in Lagos

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‎**Protecting Lake Chad Basin: Economic imperative for Nigeria

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‎**Rashford faces Barcelona permanent transfer setback

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‎**NPFL: Title race ignites as Rivers United targets  Enyimba ‘s scalp

‎News Update, Sunday 22/02/202

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‎**Akpabio commends presidency, NASS, FEC for improvement in economy, security

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‎**Tinubu celebrates Zinox founder, Stan Ekeh at 70

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‎**ADC alleges Wike’s presence intimidating voters, flags IReV disruption

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‎**By-elections: Era of killing, disenfranchising voters is over – Gov. Yusuf

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‎**Aiyedatiwa denies plan to remove deputy governor

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‎**Ojulari extols Dangote refinery as world-class

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‎**APC wins two seats in Rivers Assembly by-election

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‎**FCT elections peaceful and orderly, says Commandant FCT NSCDC 

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‎**Congress: Edo APC elects LG Executives

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‎**‘I have changed’ — Evans Appeals for freedom, offers trucks for sale to pay his Victims 

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‎ **Church expels newlywed woman for refusing sex in marriage, Pastor labels her a  ‘demon’

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‎ **MOUAU names Professor Ursula Akanwa as First Female Vice-Chancellor:

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‎ **Finance Minister  orders forensic audit of NNPCL 

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‎**Police arrest 13 over deadly violence at APC ward congress in Ondo

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‎**APC holds peaceful LG congress in Ondo, elects executives 

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‎**Police arrest men trying to emter Spain disguised as Sheep

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‎**Strengthening National Security through data integration: FRSC, NIMC forge deeper aliance on identity and road safety

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‎**PSC promotes AIG Zone 2, Adegoke Fayoade to Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG

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‎** Lagos State Wealth Fund is bankable architecture for infrastructure

‎ development, sustainable investment, says LASG

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‎**CP Jimoh launches dedicated Anti-Crime patrol on Lagos–Calabar Coastal Road, restates commitment to securing critical infrastructure and residents

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‎**Candidates not required to remove Hijab during registration - JAMB clarifies

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‎**By-election: Ramadan, public perception behind low turnout – Kano REC

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‎**Channels TV Cameraman Kani Ben laid to rest in Adamawa

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‎**EPL: Burnley snatch late draw against 10-men Chelsea

****Be Warned, This Baby Formulae Expiry Date Has Been Tampered With

 *https://theeagle.com.ng/be-warned-this-baby-formulae-expiry-date-has-been-tampered-with

****NIMASA, Nigerian Air Force agree to strengthen partnership  

*https://businessupdatereports.com.ng/2026/02/22/nimasa-nigerian-air-force-agree-to-strengthen-partnership

****Leo Stan Ekeh @70: The man who computerised a nation

*https://thenewsguru.ng/opinion/leo-stan-ekeh-70-the-man-who-computerised-a-nation

****Tinubu applauds Leo Stan Ekeh’s achievements at 70

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/tinubu-applauds-leo-stan-ekehs-achievements-at-70

****Before I die, I want to see Kanu – 99-year-old woman appeals to Tinubu

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/before-i-die-i-want-to-see-kanu-99-year-old-woman-appeals-to-tinubu

****US embassy celebrates Nigerian-American NASA scientist, Wendy Okolo

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/us-embassy-celebrates-nigerian-american-nasa-scientist-wendy-okolo

****FCT polls: APC’s Shekwolo wins Kuje chairmanship election

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/fct-polls-apcs-shekwolo-wins-kuje-chairmanship-election

****Just in: APC ‘s Abubakar wins Abaji Area Council chairmanship polls

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/just-in-apc-s-abubakar-wins-abaji-area-council-chairmanship-polls

****APC sweeps Kano bye-elections amid low turnout

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/apc-sweeps-kano-bye-elections-amid-low-turnout/

****Congress: Ondo APC gets new executives in 18 LGAs

* https://thenewsguru.ng/news/congress-ondo-apc-gets-new-executives-in-18-lgas

****ADC claims 400,000 new members in Nasarawa, eyes 2027 upset

* https://thenewsguru.ng/news/adc-claims-400000-new-members-in-nasarawa-eyes-202

****FEMI ARIBISALA: Article of Faith: Jesus is a killjoy

* https://thenewsguru.ng/columnist/article-of-faith-jesus-is-a-killjoy-by-femi-aribisala/

****EMMANUEL AZIKEN: Mutfwang and the Quiet Emergence of a Plateau Elite Consensus

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/emmanuel-aziken-mutfwang-and-the-quiet-emergence-of-a-plateau-elite-consensus

****Late PUNCH correspondent in Asaba laid to rest at 43

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/late-punch-correspondent-in-asaba-laid-to-rest-at-43

****HURIWA alleges FCT poll irregularities, faults Wike, INEC over security measures

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/huriwa-alleges-fct-poll-irregularities-faults-wike-inec-over-security-measures

****UniAbuja expels 28 students over exam malpractice, cultism

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/uniabuja-expels-28-students-over-exam-malpractice-cultism

****NDLEA uncovers lady with drugs in fake pregnancy as Ivorian excretes 82 cocaine wraps at Kano airport

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/ndlea-uncovers-lady-with-drugs-in-fake-pregnancy-as-ivorian-excretes-82-cocaine-wraps-at-kano-airport

****Izeze felicitates newly elected Ughelli South APC executives, commends peaceful congress

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/izeze-felicitates-newly-elected-ughelli-south-apc-executives-commends-peaceful-congress

****Itsekiri youths set to receive first lady in Delta

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/itsekiri-youths-set-to-receive-first-lady-in-delta

****Passengers narrate shocking experiences on Abuja-Kaduna train services

*https://thenewsguru.ng/news/passengers-narrate-shocking-experiences-on-abuja-kaduna-train-services

****Vote-Buying: EFCC Arrests 20 In FCT Area Council Polls, Recovers ₦17m

 *https://premiumnewsng.com/2026/02/22/vote-buying-efcc-arrests-20-in-fct-area-council-polls-recovers-%e2%82%a617m

****Nigeria Wins $6.2m Arbitration Case Against European Tech Contractor 

*https://premiumnewsng.com/2026/02/22/nigeria-wins-6-2m-arbitration-case-against-european-tech-contractor

****Nigeria’s Capital Market Secures 33% GDP Share Through N68.83 Trn Expansion

*https://premiumnewsng.com/2026/02/22/nigerias-capital-market-secures-33-gdp-share-through-n68-83-trn-expansion

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