December 12, 2025
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Why Bandits Are Able To Communicate, Coordinate Their Activities With Ease – Minister Reveals 

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The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has explained why bandits and terrorists are able to communicate and coordinate their activities with ease. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today, on Friday, Tijani said the criminals exploit gaps in the country’s telecommunications network. According to the minister, the bandits…

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FG Launches ‘YouthCred’ To Boost Financial Inclusion, Productivity For Young Workers 

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The federal government has unveiled ‘YouthCred’, a new credit initiative under the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), targeting employed youths. Under the scheme, gainfully employed Nigerian youths aged of 18 to 39 can access up to N5 million in credit. Speaking at the launch in Abuja on Thursday, Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating…

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I’ll Visit Nigeria, Eat Jollof If US Restricts My Visa, South Africa EFF Leader Malema Declares

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Julius Malema, leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema, leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has declared that he would gladly seek the hospitality of Nigeria should the United States restrict his visa. Speaking at a recent gathering in Johannesburg, where he outlined his party’s stance ahead of its national…

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Overrides Tinubu’s Pardon For Maryam Sanda, Affirms Death Sentence 

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The Supreme Court has overridden the pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu to an Abuja-based house wife, Maryam Sanda, who was in 2020 sentenced to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute. President Tinubu had reduced Sanda’s sentence to 12 years imprisonment on compassionate ground. But in a judgment…

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FLASH: NNPC Begins Investigation As Explosion Rocks Escravos–Lagos Gas Pipeline In Delta

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has confirmed an explosion on the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline, raising fresh concerns over pipeline safety and the risk to residents in nearby communities. According to a statement issued by the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh, on Friday, the incident occurred at about 5:50pm on December 10, 2025, near…

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VIDEO: Popular Cleric Dachomo Urges US To Intervene Before Terr0rists ‘Finish’ Nigeria

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Popular Plateau cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has issued an emotional appeal to United States President Donald Trump, warning that Nigeria’s security crisis is worsening and requires urgent international help. His message centred on a desperate call for intervention, stressing that the country is facing a threat that could spiral beyond control. In a video shared…

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