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Tinubu congratulates Ogunjimi on election as AAAG Chairman

Tinubu Invests ₦1trn To Expand Access, Transform Higher Education

Leave a Comment / News / Emmanuel Onyedika

Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is expanding access to higher education by removing financial barriers that have long prevented many qualified Nigerians from pursuing their academic aspirations, while investing over ₦1 trillion in the past two years to transform tertiary education

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Suspected Herdsmen Kill 15 in Benue Community Attack

Leave a Comment / News / Emmanuel Onyedika

No fewer than 15 persons have been reportedly killed, and many others remain unaccounted for, after suspected herdsmen launched an unprovoked attack on Efeyi community in Ugboju district of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.

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Navy Intercepts Oil Tanker, Arrests 12 Over N660m Crude Theft

Leave a Comment / News / Emmanuel Onyedika

The Nigerian Navy has intercepted an oil tanker allegedly transporting stolen crude oil valued at more than ₦660 million and arrested 12 crew members, as part of its intensified campaign against crude oil theft in the nation’s maritime domain.
The vessel, MT FILIA (IMO No. 8662684), flying the flag of São Tomé and Príncipe, was apprehended on July 23, 2026, at an offshore oil terminal in Akwa Ibom State by personnel of the Eastern Naval Command during Operation Delta Sentinel.

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Police Nab Self-Acclaimed ‘PFIPC Director-General’ Adeyemi in Osun

Reps Order IGP to Produce PFIPC DG Adeyemi Adeniyi

Leave a Comment / News / Emmanuel Onyedika

The House of Representatives Committee investigating the operations of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the self-acclaimed Director-General of the organisation, Adeyemi Adeniyi, before it on Wednesday, July 29.

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Gunmen Attack INEC Officials, Cart Away PVCs in Osun

Leave a Comment / News / Emmanuel Onyedika

Gunmen have attacked officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State, escaping with three packs of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).

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Court sentences woman to death by hanging for killing her husband

Court Orders Reinstatement of 70 Pardoned Nigerian Soldiers

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National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Lagos Division, has ordered the immediate reinstatement of 70 Nigerian Army personnel who were convicted by courts-martial in 2014 but later granted an unconditional presidential pardon by former President Muhammadu Buhari.

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PFIPC: “Fake Agency” Originated Under Buhari, Budget Office Claims

Leave a Comment / News / Tekena Amieyeofori

The Budget Office of the Federation has clarified that the shadowy Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, was not established by the current administration. According to the office, the council traces back to a structure set up under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Police Deny Alleged ‘Shoot-on-Sight’ Order

Leave a Comment / Security / Tekena Amieyeofori

The Nigeria Police Force has clarified comments made by the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, regarding officers’ use of firearms. The Force stated that the IG did not give a “shoot-on-sight” directive targeting people with illegal weapons.

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LPPC Approves 68 New Senior Advocates of Nigeria

Leave a Comment / News / Emmanuel Onyedika

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has approved the appointment of 68 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), conferring on them the country’s highest professional distinction for legal practitioners.

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Tinubu Congratulates Ogunjimi on Election as AAAG Chairman

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr. Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, on his election as Chairman of the African Association of Accountant-Generals (AAAG).

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