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Bodija explosion: Residents seek more intervention, justice two years after

Bodija explosion: Residents seek more intervention, justice two years after

Naija News • 12h ago

The Bodija Estate Residents Association (BERA) has renewed calls for increased intervention and justice for victims of the Jan. 16, 2024, explosion. The association’s president, Pastor Muyiwa Bamgbose, appealed on The post Bodija explosion: Residents seek more intervention, justice two years after appeared first on The Nation Newspaper ....

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Benue PLWD seek implementation of disability act

Benue PLWD seek implementation of disability act

Naija News • 12h ago

The chairman of People Living With Disabilities, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, Mr Tersoo Abụ, has called on the state government to operationalise the Nigerian Disability Act 2018. He made the appeal during the recent celebration of United Nations World Disability Day. Nigeria’s key disability legislation, the Prohibition of Discrimination Agai...

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Supreme Court upholds forfeiture of Lamido’s undeclared $40,000 to Nigerian govt

Supreme Court upholds forfeiture of Lamido’s undeclared $40,000 to Nigerian govt

Naija News • 12h ago

The Supreme Court on Friday, January 16, 2026, upheld the judgments of the Federal High Court, Kano and that of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division which convicted and respectively held that Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido should forfeit the sum of $40,000 (Forty Thousand Dollars) undeclared at the […] Supreme Court uph...

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FG inaugurates committees to implement national intellectual property policy

FG inaugurates committees to implement national intellectual property policy

Naija News • 12h ago

The Federal Government has formally commenced the implementation of Nigeria’s National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (NIPPS) with the inauguration of its Implementation Committees, marking a significant step towards strengthening the country’s innovation and creative economy. Speaking at the inauguration The post FG inaugurates committees to i...

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Oyo civil society groups reject rotational council of Obas

Oyo civil society groups reject rotational council of Obas

Naija News • 12h ago

Two civil society groups representing scholars, professionals, and community leaders of Oyo extraction across the world, Oyo Scholars Congress (OSC) and the Oyo Global Forum (OGF) have rejected the inauguration The post Oyo civil society groups reject rotational council of Obas appeared first on The Nation Newspaper ....

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Ondo police nabbed over 2,500 suspects, recovered 105 firearms in 2025

Ondo police nabbed over 2,500 suspects, recovered 105 firearms in 2025

Naija News • 12h ago

The Ondo State Police Command arrested more than 2,500 suspects in 2025 for offences ranging from murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, vandalism and drug-related crimes. The Commissioner of Police, Adebowale The post Ondo police nabbed over 2,500 suspects, recovered 105 firearms in 2025 appeared first on The Nation Newspaper ....

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DSS Rescues Two Kidnapped Kaduna Pastors, Arrests Three Suspects

DSS Rescues Two Kidnapped Kaduna Pastors, Arrests Three Suspects

Naija News • 12h ago

The suspects are also involved in arms and ammunition courier, and they operate along the Kwara–Niger–Katsina–Kaduna axis. The post DSS Rescues Two Kidnapped Kaduna Pastors, Arrests Three Suspects appeared first on Channels Television ....

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Machado vows to be Venezuela president ‘when the right time comes’

Machado vows to be Venezuela president ‘when the right time comes’

Naija News • 12h ago

President Donald Trump has backed Maduro's former vice president Delcy Rodriguez as interim leader of the oil-rich country following the January 3 US military operation to seize Maduro. The post Machado vows to be Venezuela president ‘when the right time comes’ appeared first on Vanguard News ....

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Ugandan opposition MP says security forces stormed home killing 10 people

Ugandan opposition MP says security forces stormed home killing 10 people

World • 12h ago

Muwanga Kivumbi says campaign staff shot dead after elections expected to extend President Yoweri Museveni’s rule A senior member of the Ugandan opposition has said security forces stormed his house early on Friday morning and shot dead 10 members of his campaign team after a general election that was expected to result in President Yoweri Museveni extendi...

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Sardauna Memorial Day: Our position on 2027 will be revealed after national convention – RAID

Sardauna Memorial Day: Our position on 2027 will be revealed after national convention – RAID

Naija News • 12h ago

A group,  Rebuild Arewa Initiative for Development (RAID) has alleged that some Nigerians and foreign collaborators are working to cause division in Northern Nigeria, adding [...]...

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Ondo police arrest over 2,500 suspected criminals in 2025

Ondo police arrest over 2,500 suspected criminals in 2025

Naija News • 12h ago

The Ondo State Police Command has disclosed that no fewer than 2,500 suspects were arrested across the state in 2025. The post Ondo police arrest over 2,500 suspected criminals in 2025 appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News ....

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Kogi N1.1b commission payment: Tax consultant followed CBN regulations, witness says

Kogi N1.1b commission payment: Tax consultant followed CBN regulations, witness says

Naija News • 12h ago

A witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr David Ajoda, has told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja that the Kogi State Board of Internal Revenue (KSIRS) paid a sum of N1,164,929,569 The post Kogi N1.1b commission payment: Tax consultant followed CBN regulations, witness says appeared first on The G...

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APC Nat’l Chairman, Yilwatda, Celebrates Akande At 87

APC Nat’l Chairman, Yilwatda, Celebrates Akande At 87

Naija News • 12h ago

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has paid tribute to elder statesman and former interim chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, as he marks his 87th birthday, describing him as a moral compass and a foundational pillar of Nigeria’s progressive movement. In a congratulatory message released on Friday,...

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Omowunmi Adejobi: Weaving African Heritage Into Global Fashion

Omowunmi Adejobi: Weaving African Heritage Into Global Fashion

Naija News • 12h ago

In a fashion industry often criticised for superficial cultural borrowing, Omowunmi Adejobi has emerged as a transformative force. The Nigerian creative director and designer goes beyond producing garments; she constructs a bridge connecting the richness of African traditions with British refinement and international trends. Her work demonstrates that cultur...

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Myanmar begins defence in landmark genocide case at UN court

Myanmar begins defence in landmark genocide case at UN court

World • 12h ago

Myanmar says The Gambia has failed to provide enough evidence of genocide against the Muslim-minority people....

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Son of Iran’s late shah says Islamic republic ‘will fall’

Son of Iran’s late shah says Islamic republic ‘will fall’

Naija News • 12h ago

"The Islamic Republic will fall -- not if, but when," Reza Pahlavi told a news conference in Washington. The post Son of Iran’s late shah says Islamic republic ‘will fall’ appeared first on Vanguard News ....

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Exiled crown prince urges world to help protesters topple Iran's government

Exiled crown prince urges world to help protesters topple Iran's government

World • 12h ago

Reza Pahlavi, an opposition leader based in the US, called for "surgical" strikes on Iran's Revolutionary Guards....

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AFCON: Senegal’s Thiaw, Regragui Of Morocco Have Lost Final As Players

AFCON: Senegal’s Thiaw, Regragui Of Morocco Have Lost Final As Players

Naija News • 12h ago

Striker Thiaw was part of the Senegal squad that lost the 2002 AFCON final on penalties after a 0-0 draw with defending champions Cameroon. The post AFCON: Senegal’s Thiaw, Regragui Of Morocco Have Lost Final As Players appeared first on Channels Television ....

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Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 1,148 confirmed cases, 215 deaths in 2025

Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 1,148 confirmed cases, 215 deaths in 2025

Naija News • 12h ago

NCDC noted that 22 states recorded at least one confirmed case across 107 local government areas in 2025. The post Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 1,148 confirmed cases, 215 deaths in 2025 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....

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New GOC assumes Command at 8 Division Nigerian Army

New GOC assumes Command at 8 Division Nigerian Army

Naija News • 12h ago

Major General Ibikunle Ademola Ajose, the 10th General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division, Nigerian Army, on Friday formally handed over leadership to his successor, Major General Bemgha Paul Koughna, who The post New GOC assumes Command at 8 Division Nigerian Army appeared first on The Nation Newspaper ....

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