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News Update, Friday, 08/05/2026

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‎**Lagos hosts prayer rally for Tinubu’s re-election
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‎**APC Waives Screening for President Tinubu Ahead of Presidential Primary
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‎**2027: Shettima backs Wadada as Nasarawa’s next governor
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‎**Senate confirms Tegbe as Minister of Power
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‎ **NSCDC arrests 210 for vandalism and fraud in Ogun
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‎**Insecurity threatens 2027 general elections – INEC
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‎**Lagos First Lady Leads Top Government Officials to Staff Wake-Keep 
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‎**Meningitis outbreak kills 33 children in Sokoto
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‎**Adeleke's popularity mystery to opposition - Senatorial aspirant
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‎**Keyamo mocks ADC over Obi's exit, says party treated him like 'side-chick'
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‎**Northern youths condemn sealing of ACF headquarters
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‎**Former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has been replaced by Senator Ita Enang as Nigeria's Ambassador to Germany
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‎ **Court convicts ex-power minister Mamman of N33.8bn fraud
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‎**2027: APC urges Ondo youths to obtain PVCs
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‎ **2027: Prof. Oloyede cautions Imams against using pulpit for partisan campaigns
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‎....….utlines conditions for Imams seeking political office_
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‎**Hon Iyepe set for Hajj 2026 with 340 pilgrims, promises efficient service
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‎.....Confirms visa and ticket readiness as airlift begins May 11_
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‎**Boston University names Obaseki visiting scholar
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‎**Police foil truck hijack in Ogun, hunt fleeing suspect
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‎**Soldiers should not be on social media, Army general warns
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‎**Oyo equips health workers to tackle female genital mutilation
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‎ **Nigerian Billionaire drug baron arrested in Switzerland
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‎**Remi Tinubu support group unveiled in Lagos, endorses President Tinubu, Hamzat
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‎**Opposition rejects military role in 2027 elections as INEC raises security concerns
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‎**NNPP spokesman Johnson quits party
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‎**Court orders interim forfeiture of nine Abuja properties linked to Timipre Sylva
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‎**Court approves medical care for el-Rufai in ICPC custody
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‎**NITDA warns of AI malware targeting Nigerian institutions
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‎**IGP orders mass transfer of 1,332 officers out of Delta after alleged extrajudicial killing
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‎**Collapsed pipeline deal puts Nigeria’s asset governance in spotlight
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‎**IPI to launch global campaign against two governors, former IGP over Press Freedom concerns
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‎**ACF suspends BoT chairman Dalhatu amid deepening leadership crisis on
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‎**I was paid N500,000 to burn spa worker with acid — Suspect
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‎**Gombe court jails magistrate over N1m bribe
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‎**No consensus candidate in Alimosho APC, party caucus insists
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‎**UK advocates media freedom in Nigeria
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‎**Nigerian billionaire drug baron arrested in Switzerland
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‎**France to raise tuition fees for non-EU students from 2026
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‎**Spain intercepts ship “completely stuffed” with record cocaine load
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‎**Iranian embassy denies armed forces struck S'Korean ship in Hormuz
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‎**Casemiro announces plans to leave Manchester United

News Update, Thursday, 07/05/2026
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‎**Tinubu committed to fixing Nigeria’s problems, says Shettima

‎**No ‘Dr’ title for honorary degree recipients – FG

‎**FG’ll not bring back subsidies, nor introduce price controls - Taiwo Oyedele
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‎**Reps deputy spokesman backs Oyedele to fix capital projects delays
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‎**Akpabio, Oshiomhole clash over amended leadership rules
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‎**SERAP kicks as Adegboruwa faults N100million defamation suit judgement
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‎**FG hands over construction of N545bn Carter Bridge project to CCECC
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‎**Oshiomhole demands MTN, DStv ban following Xenophobic attacks in South Africa
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‎**Drug Abuse: Lagos Pushes Coordinated Action, Early Intervention Strategy
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‎**Lagos records N807bn revenue in early 2026
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‎**Wike blasts Fubara over 2nd Term ambition

‎ **Obi is looking for where food is ready — Wike

**2027: Respect rotation, Shehu Sani urges North

‎**INEC rejects ADC deregistration bid, cites lack of legal basis
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‎**ADA backs NDC as “only viable opposition platform”, distances itself from Secretary’s remarks
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‎**Jabi Lake: Wike rejects pastor’s plea, vows development continues
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‎**Tinubu, Obi can't retain number of votes they got in 2023 -Dele Momodu
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‎**2027: Abiodun promotes APC consensus, promises compensation
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‎**Seyi Makinde emerges Chairman of PDP Governors Forum
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‎**Oyebanji disburses N29m to Ekiti youth, student groups
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‎**Kwankwaso meets NDC chair, resolves Kano crisis
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‎**Ex-gov Lamido's son picks Jigawa PDP governorship form
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‎**Ogun West Senate tension in Ado-Odo as APC leaders embroil in allege manufactured consensus Senatorial candidate

‎**Primaries: APC waives screening for Tinubu

‎**INEC resumes voter registration May 11
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‎*NNPC Scandal: HURIWA blasts EFCC, ICPC, NASS, Presidency over “criminal silence” as billions vanish without accountability

‎**Tegbe vows end to grid collapse after Senate confirmation

‎**FRSC secures conviction of traffic offender for assault, abduction of operative
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‎**Chibok community raises the alarm over fresh Boko Haram attacks
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‎**Obi condemns xenophobic attacks in South Africa, urges protection for Nigerians
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‎**Tinubu engages global investors in Paris
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‎**Oil prices slip as Trump reveals possible Iran peace deal
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‎**Stock market investors lose N904bn as profit-taking ends bullish rally
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‎**Ondo: FRSC begins large-scale traffic decongestion, removes road obstructions
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‎**Oluomo Solidarity Forum applauds Ogun APC’s consensus strategy, urges unity
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‎**Expert urges brain scan for Portable after defeat
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‎**Asthma deaths are preventable, access to right inhalers can save lives — UCH doctor
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‎**Court okays hearing of suit to reopen  the probe of Mohbad’s death 
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‎**Customs reinforces the fight against illicit financial flows through AML CFT sensitization
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‎**Avoid flamboyant lifestyles, NYSC DG tells corps members
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‎**Nigerian Navy intercepts smuggled rice in Epe transfers seized consignment to Customs zone A Ikeja
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‎**US says Iran deal on Strait of Hormuz near completion
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‎**UN asks Israel to release Gaza flotilla activists
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‎**Edun charges Nigerian boxers ahead Ghana bout
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‎**Egbunike backs Ogazi for more records
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‎**Asia yet to secure broadcast rights for FIFA 2026 World Cup 

‎**Bayern 1-1 PSG (agg 5-6): Dembele's winner seals back-to-back final spot for PSG

**2025/26 Champions League final is set! PSG vs. Arsenal on 30th May

‎News Update,Wednesday, 6/5/2026
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‎**Strike continues as FG-SSANU, NASU talks end in deadlock
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‎**Wabara lacks capacity to preside over any party organ – Abia PDP
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‎**Afenifere raises the alarm over rising kidnapping cases in Oyo, Ogun, others 
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‎**Tinubu congratulates the new Kano deputy gov
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‎**Ganduje finally addresses Sanusi as Emir after 2020 removal
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‎*Tinubu group sponsors 300 students for NBAIS exams in Katsina
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‎**Lagos, IYAP Nigeria inaugurate School Safety Ambassadors
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‎**Oyo introduces daily environmental sanitation
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‎**APC hails Tinubu over peace meeting in Benue 
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‎**Tension in Abuja as protesters oppose plan to delist opposition parties
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‎**Oyo APC hails Tegbe’s ministerial nomination, says it ‘ll strengthen power sector reforms
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‎**Kwara varsity gets NUC accreditation for 13 programmes
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‎**Power outage hits Ibadan as TCN carries out transformer maintenance
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‎**Experts reject FG’s 30% airline debt relief
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‎**Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency crisis: Delta APC chieftain warns of mass defection to NDC
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‎**Delta Govt. calls for calm over Ugbolu land dispute
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‎**Court to deliver judgment in DSS N5.5bn suit against SERAP
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‎**Naira opens week positive, trades N1,365/$ at official market
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‎**Stock market investors gain N62bn
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‎**Navy seizes militant boats, engines in C’River crac
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‎**Man, 32, in court over alleged theft of N800,000
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‎**Accident: Female passenger dies, four injured on Third Mainland Bridge
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‎**Three-year-old dies as rainstorm wrecks homes in Mokwa
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‎**World Bank selects Abia for $700m water project
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‎**Oil prices fall as US reduces Iran’s grip on Hormuz
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‎**UN alarmed by escalating drone attacks in Sudan
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‎**Injured Mbappe faces backlash over Sardinia trip before Clasico
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**Arsenal 1-0 Atletico (agg 2-1): Saka's winner sends Gunners into UCL final after two decades

News Update,Tuesday, 05/05/2026
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‎**Xenophobic attacks: FG begins voluntary evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa as 130 register
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‎ **Atiku to US: Nigeria in full-blown crisis, state losing grip
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‎**Amaechi explains silence on attacks from Obi supporters
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‎**Ex-Ugwuanyi aide, Anih emerges Enugu NDC chairman
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‎**Kwankwaso to Nigerians: Join NDC in renewed fight for good governance
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‎**Same lawyer, two parties: Coalition demands INEC probe of APM, NDC; commission reacts
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‎**Immigration debunks claims linking religious organisation to passport payments
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‎**Ogun pilgrims arrive Saudi Arabia as Gateway Airport begins Hajj operations
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‎**Why we accepted Mutfwang into the APC without resistance — Lalong
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‎**‘85% of crimes against journalists go unpunished’
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‎**Ikosi-Ejinrin leaders reject Third-Term agenda, insist on power rotation in Epe Constituency II
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‎**Police launch manhunt after bandit attack in Katsina
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‎**Unite, be patient, serve people, Yahaya Bello urges politicians.
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‎**Pastor Omakwu kneels on pulpit, begs Wike to spare Jabi Lake
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‎**Bandits kill 11 in Katsina fresh attack
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‎**“No money, we want arrests”: Slain Kogi student’s family defies settlement as DSS, Police storm Okpo
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‎**Gov. Nwifuru lifts suspension of commissioners, other officials
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‎**2027: Anyim’s son emerges APC consensus candidate for Ebonyi assembly seat
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‎**Gunmen kill Edo businessman hours before child’s dedication
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‎**Governorship Race: APC reconciles in Benue, backs Alia
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‎**Strengthen governance or face regulatory action, CBN warns banks’ directors
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‎**Nigeria’s economy rebounds as dollar GDP hits $307bn
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‎**World Health Day: Citizens Health Initiative organises medical outreach in Lagos communities
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‎**Press freedom under threat as attacks on journalists persist — UN
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‎**Oil prices fall as Trump vows US aid for stranded vessels in Hormuz
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‎**Inter Milan win Italian title for third time in six seasons
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‎**Countdown to 2026 World Cup: Qatar to rewrite its tournament identity
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‎News Update, Monday,04/05/2026

‎**Peter Obi officially announces his exit from ADC, cites ‘internal battles’
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‎**2027: Political opportunist moves again – Onanuga mocks Obi for exiting ADC
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‎**ADC unveils primary timetable, pegs Presidential form at N100m
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‎**NGE, SERAP to Tinubu Govt, governors, others: Protect journalists, end insecurity, impunity now
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‎**Tinubu will lose only if election is held on social media - Gov Uba Sani
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‎**North-West governors reject bandit negotiations
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‎**ADC fixes primary dates, sets Presidential  form at N100m
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‎**Agege Constituency II endorses Kareem ahead of 2027 Assembly Election
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‎-----Constituents Cite performance
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‎**Osun to provide free artificial limbs for 1,000 amputees
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‎**Otu mourns C'River varsity students, staff killed in road crash
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‎**Oyo 2027: Tinubu has no anointed candidate – Adelabu
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‎**I’ve not declared for president, nor endorsed anyone – Kwankwaso
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‎**2027: I have no rift with Umahi – Gov Nwifuru
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‎**NAF airstrikes hit terrorists, destroy hideout in Katsina
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‎**Grandpas arrested for drug trafficking in Abia, Ekiti
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‎**2027: Prepare for primaries, Senate Leader tells Ekiti aspirants
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‎**PDP crisis caused by misreading Supreme Court — Nnaji
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‎**Zamfara APC holds state congress, new leaders emerge
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‎**2027: Ebonyi APC adopts consensus candidates, backs Nwifuru’s peace initiative
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‎**Kwankwaso confirms talks with NDC, PRP
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‎**Cut-Off Mark Day: JAMB sets May 11 as decision point
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‎**How fuel prices are forcing Abuja residents off the road
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‎**UI Theater Arts holds 49th initiation ceremony 
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‎**NDC makes clarification on Obi, Kwankwaso planned defection
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‎**Nalaraba drops governorship ambition, eyes Senate seat
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‎**Nigerian, Benin militias kill 41 herders in border raid — Report
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‎**‘They burnt down our church in South Africa’ – Apostle Johnson Suleman
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‎**Israel approves deal to buy fighter jets from US
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‎**Trump hints at new Iran strikes as peace negotiations stall
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‎**Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices as inflation spikes
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‎**D’Tigress suffer heavy defeat to Indiana Fever in US tour finale
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‎**La Liga: I won’t be watching Madrid game, says Barcelona's Flick
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‎**CAF locks in June 19 start for historic three-Nation AFCON 2027
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‎**United secure Champions League spot against Liverpool
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