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Schoolboy Staged Kidnapping With Four Friends, Collect Ransom From Mother In Lagos 

Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad of the Lagos State Police Command on Thursday arrested five suspects in connection with a fake and stage-managed kidnapping incident in a viral video. The viral video involved a schoolboy seen pleading for mercy in a fake kidnappers’ den. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Lagos State Command,…

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FLASH: INEC Wades Into PDP Leadership Crisis, Summons Factions

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday invited factional leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into a meeting at its headquarters in Abuja. Tanimu Turaki-led members of his faction, while the duo of Abdulrahman Mohammed and Senator Sam Anyanwu led members of their caretaker committee. The main opposition party has been polarised into…

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‘Teaching Is Not A Death Sentence’, Teachers Vow To Resign Over Insecurity

Teachers across Nigeria are raising fresh concerns over growing insecurity in schools, warning that the profession is becoming increasingly dangerous. The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has cautioned that educators may be forced to withdraw their services if attacks on schools continue unchecked. The union says the safety of teachers and students can no longer…

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Reps Raise Presidential Campaign Expenses To N10 Billion, Gov’ship N3 Billion 

The House of Representatives yesterday increased campaign spending limits for candidates contesting elective offices, raising the maximum presidential campaign expenditure from N5 billion to N10 billion; and governorship’s, from N1 billion to N3 billion. It also passed an amendment mandating the real-time electronic transmission of election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). These…

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Tinubu Insists State Police, LG Autonomy Must Work, Seeks Governors’ Support

President Bola Tinubu directed the Minister for Interior to work with the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to replace the affected police personnel with NSCDC officers. President Bola Tinubu has urged governors, members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and other governors, to support the proposal for the…

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Beyond Jamboree, Christmas Rekindles Renew Hope For Humanity – Opeji LCDA YOWICAN Chairman

Postulate Isarinde Albert has said celebration of Christmas is beyond singing and dancing but moment of reflection and gratitude to God. He said this during Christmas Carol of Youth Wing of Christian Association of Nigerian (YOWICAN), Opeji LCDA. He said: “Tonight’s Carol Service is not just a celebration; it is a moment of reflection and…

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2025 budget: FG Beats EMTL Target By N88.73bn As Electronic Transactions Surge

A surge in electronic transactions by Nigerians has helped the Federal Government to beat its revenue target by N88.73 billion by half-year 2025. This is according to data contained in the Federal Government’s 2025–2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), just released by the Budget Office. The EMTL performance helped boost the government’s non-oil revenue for…

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