February 1, 2026
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‘This Is Weaponization Of Poverty,’ Egbeda/Ona-Ara Youths Reject Akin Alabi’s ₦500m Micro Business Support Initiative

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The Egbeda/Ona Ara Concerned Youth (EOCY) have risen in strong condemnation of the recently flagged-off Five Hundred Million Naira (₦500,000,000) Micro Business Support Initiative announced by the federal lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency, Hon. Akin Alabi, describing the programme as disturbing, disgraceful, deceptive, and a calculated attempt to weaponise poverty in anticipation of his…

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VIDEO: NDLEA Arrests Businessman With Cocaine Hidden In Private Parts At Lagos Airport 

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman, Uche Franklin Onyekwere, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, for allegedly concealing cocaine on his body and inside his footwear. Onyekwere, 47, was arrested on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at the arrival hall of the Lagos airport during the…

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‘Shoot Them At Sight’ – Onanuga Proffers Solution To Vandalisation Of Public Assets 

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Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has called for the immediate execution of vandals caught stealing and damaging materials on federal highways. Onanuga spoke on Sunday in response to a video shared on X by user, Salanwu Omoiyaonipako, which showed vandals cutting starter bars and shoulder rods at the…

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February: Hon. Tosin Alabi Sends New Month Message To Egbeda/Ona-Ara Constituents, Prays For Progress And Unity

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Hon. Tosin Alabi, a Federal House of Representatives hopeful for the Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal Constituency, has extended warm new month greetings to the good people of the constituency as they step into the month of February. In a goodwill message made available to the press, Hon. Alabi described February as a month of renewed hope, fresh…

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Troops Storm Bandit Leader Dankami’s Stronghold In Zamfara, Kill 20

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Troops of the 8 Division, Nigerian Army, operating under Sector 2 of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have stormed the camp of a notorious bandit leader, Gwaska Dan Karmi, in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, neutralising 20 terrorists and destroying the stronghold. A military source told Zagazola Makama that the decisive, well-coordinated offensive followed credible…

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FLASH: Military Kills Boko Haram Second-in-command In Sambisa Forest

GISTSMATE MEDIA12 mins

The Nigerian military has recorded another major operational success with the elimination of a high-ranking Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHT) Commander during sustained clearance operations in the North-East. Reliable military sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that among the terrorists neutralised was Abu Khalid, identified as the second-in-command of the insurgents at the Sambisa…

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