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NSCDC Commandant-General Dr Ahmed Audi Retires After Completing Tenure 0
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- February 27, 2026
Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has formally bowed out of service after reaching the mandatory retirement age and completing his tenure, national news reports confirm. Dr Audi marked his final day in office on Friday February 27, 2026, coinciding with the observance of World Civil
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Legal Expert Backs State Police As Solution To Rising Crime 0
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- February 27, 2026
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), a veteran legal scholar and former chairman of the presidential advisory committee on anti-corruption, has said the establishment of state police is the most effective way to confront Nigeria’s deepening insecurity, according to comments he made in a television interview on Friday. Sagay told Arise TV that Nigeria’s current reliance on
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DSS Arrests Mastermind Of Ayetoro ECWA Church Attack In Kogi 0
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- February 27, 2026
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested Shafiu Usman, the suspected mastermind of the deadly December 14, 2025 attack on the ECWA Church in Ayetoro, Kogi State, security sources said on Friday. The attack, which occurred during a Sunday service in the Ayetoro-Kiri community of Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area, resulted in the
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INEC Sets January 16, 2027 For Presidential And National Assembly Elections 0
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- February 27, 2026
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Saturday January 16, 2027 as the new date for the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria, the electoral body said in a statement on Thursday. INEC’s revised timetable also sets Saturday February 6, 2027 for the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections, the statement added.
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SCSN Rejects Foreign Pressure On Shariah Law In Nigeria 0
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- February 27, 2026
The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) has declared that no power or authority can stop Muslims from practising Shariah law, rejecting external influence and asserting the right of Nigerian Muslims to follow their faith, the council said in a statement on Thursday. In a response to a recent report by the United States
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Atiku Regrets Role In APC Formation As He Criticises Govt Record 0
- POLITICS
- February 27, 2026
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Atiku Abubakar has said he regrets being among those who helped form the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2014 to remove the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan, claiming the situation in Nigeria has since become worse under the present administration, news reports say. Atiku made
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