₦2.5bn Fraud: Court Discharges Stella Oduah After Plea Bargain
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- March 27, 2026

The Federal Government has announced that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will replace its long-standing khaki uniform with locally produced Adire fabric as part of sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening local industries and modernising the scheme. Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, said the new uniform policy is designed to promote indigenous textile production
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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has voiced serious concern over the worsening security situation in the country, highlighting persistent incidents of banditry, insurgency, kidnapping, and attacks on schools as major threats to national stability. In a statement issued to commemorate the beginning of the Islamic New Year, 1448 AH, the Council congratulated
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A High Court in Katsina State has sentenced a woman, Hauwa’u Mukhtar, to death by hanging after finding her guilty of assisting terrorist activities through the transportation of ammunition intended for armed bandits. Mukhtar was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) during a security operation at Jibia Motor Park. Investigators alleged
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Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has attributed the state’s ongoing infrastructure transformation to increased revenues available to states following key economic reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Speaking during a visit by members of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, a delegation led by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga and presidential aide Sunday Dare, Mbah
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The United Nations, European Union, federal authorities, and state governments have renewed calls for sustainable, long-term solutions to the displacement crisis affecting an estimated 3.5 million people across Northern Nigeria, stressing that continued dependence on humanitarian aid cannot remain the primary response. The appeal was made during the first Project Steering Committee meeting for the
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Governor Seyi Makinde has assured residents of Oyo State that every effort is being made to secure the safe release of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area, stressing that authorities are prioritising the victims’ safety throughout the rescue operation. The governor gave the assurance in Ibadan while receiving protesters led by social
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