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101-YEAR-OLD GREAT-GRANDMOTHER ARRESTED FOR SELLING ILLICIT DRUGS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 101-year-old great-grandmother, Esther Ogunmabo, for allegedly selling illicit drugs in Ilisan, Ogun State. According to a report by PUNCH Online, Ogunmabo
2027: EKITI ADC REPS CANDIDATE UNVEILS CAMPAIGN TEAM The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency I, Emmanuel Fayose, has unveiled a 25-member campaign committee ahead of the 2027 House of Representatives election. Fayose, younger brother of former Ekiti
BORNO FAMILIES DEMAND RESCUE OF ABDUCTED SCHOOLCHILDREN AFTER 100 DAYS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Families of abducted schoolchildren and other victims in Borno State have appealed to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Babagana Zulum to intensify efforts to secure their immediate and
ADELEKE’S VISIT TO TINUBU NOT LINKED TO APC DEFECTION, CAMPAIGN COUNCIL SAYS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Imole Campaign Council has dismissed reports that Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke’s recent visit to President Bola Tinubu was aimed at facilitating his defection to
FG DECLARES TUESDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR EID UL MAULID By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, August 25, 2026, a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid ul Mawlid, commemorating the birth of Prophet Muhammad. The Minister of Interior,
PETER OBI UNVEILS PRODUCTION-DRIVEN ECONOMIC AGENDA FOR 2027 By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, says his administration will focus on production, investment, enterprise and human capital development if elected in the 2027 general
BOAT ACCIDENT CLAIMS 47 LIVES IN SOKOTO By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban At least 47 bodies have been recovered after a boat capsized in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The victims were reportedly crossing from the Goronyo River crossing point to a
FG WARNS FOREIGN EMBASSIES AGAINST BYPASSING DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has warned foreign embassies in Abuja against bypassing established diplomatic channels, saying such actions will no longer be tolerated. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola
KWARA GOVT DISTRIBUTES 1,955 DIGITAL DEVICES TO 70 SCHOOLS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kwara State Government has begun distributing 1,955 digital devices to 70 public senior secondary schools across the state’s 16 local government areas. The initiative, implemented under the State
APM DEMANDS BREAKDOWN OF FG’S SUBSIDY SAVINGS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) has criticised the Federal Government’s report on funds saved from petroleum subsidy removal, demanding a detailed account of how the money was generated and spent. In