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The troops achieved the feat “during a well-coordinated intelligence-led operation.” The suspects are under interrogation. Troops of the Operation Hadin Kai and the Yobe State Hunters Group have arrested five suspected kidnappers at Jegalari Village in Fune Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Friday, the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation…

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Chess in Slums Africa founder, Tunde Onakoya, has partnered with Jobs59 founder, Sam Otigba, and ALT school Founder, HackSultan to launch a ₦250 million scholarship fund aimed at helping corps members and recent graduates acquire in-demand technology skills. The initiative will provide ₦160,000 scholarships to successful applicants to study any diploma programme at AltSchool Africa,…

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South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: Bloomberg A South African court ruled on Friday in favour of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to pause impeachment proceedings against him over a scandal involving half-a-million dollars stashed in a sofa at his ranch. Ramaphosa asked the Western Cape High Court to stop the work of a parliamentary impeachment…

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Content creator, Triple Pin…Photo Credit: IG/ STAND_OUT Rapper and content creator, Chinedu, also known as Triple Pin, has shared an emotional account of surviving the Enugu Air aircraft that veered off the runway while landing at the Benin Airport, saying the experience changed his perspective on life. In a video shared on his Instagram page…

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A photo showing heavy traffic on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Credit: Daniel Ayantoye. Multiple crashes on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have caused gridlock, leaving motorists stranded. One person was said to have died and two others injured in the accidents that occurred in the early hours of Friday. The Federal Road Safety Corps…

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File: US President Donald Trump The United States has imposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on imports from Nigeria as part of a new trade measure targeting countries it says have failed to prohibit the importation of goods produced with forced labour. The tariff affects imports from 60 economies that Washington says have not “imposed…

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Seventy-seven per cent of Africa’s online betting and gaming marketplace, with an estimated $23bn in gross gaming revenue, remains in the unregulated sector, according to a report from Gaming Compliance International, which called for African governments and regulators to adopt standardised, outcome-based regulation to optimise the industry. The organisation disclosed this in its 2026 report…

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File: Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday approved the state government’s request to issue a N200bn bond and participate in the Federation Account Allocation Committee Receivables Discounting Programme to finance critical infrastructure projects across the state. The approvals followed the adoption of the Joint Committee on Economic Planning…

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It advised the shortlisted candidates to refrain from publishing or encouraging the publication of advertisements, congratulatory messages or goodwill notices relating to their nomination or conferment. FILES: Lawyers converge at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja for a pre-hearing on May 8, 2023. PHOTOS: Sodiq Adelakun/Channels TV The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has approved…

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The minority caucus pointed out what it described as breaches of the Constitution and the Standing Orders of the House. House of Reps. (Photo by Facebook/House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria) The House of Representatives has passed the constitutional alteration bill seeking to establish state police after 311 lawmakers voted in support of the…

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