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London Court Clears Diezani Alison-Madueke of Bribery Charges

KEY POINTS A London jury acquitted former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke of all six bribery-related charges after a five-month trial. Prosecutors alleged she received luxury benefits from oil industry figures, but she consistently denied any wrongdoing. The verdict brings to an end an 11-year...
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Experts warn FG against costly foreign loans and VAT hike over IMF advice

Capital market operators and economists have urged the Federal Government to avoid expensive foreign loans and a VAT increase as it weighs the IMF's latest policy recommendations.

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Six ISWAP Bomb Makers Killed in Accidental Explosion During IED Assembly in Borno

KEY POINTS Six suspected ISWAP members died after an IED exploded while being assembled...
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Boko Haram Convict Kabiru Sokoto Appeals Life Sentence

KEY POINTS Kabiru Umar Sokoto has appealed his life imprisonment sentence over the 2011...
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Osun Tightens School Security After Deadly Oyo Abductions

O KEY POINTS Ademola Adeleke has ordered an immediate strengthening of school security in Osun...
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Oyo School Attack: Abducted Teacher Killed as Makinde Confirms Seven Educators Taken by Terrorists

KEY POINTS Seyi Makinde confirmed that one abducted mathematics teacher was killed in captivity...
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Adedokun’s BPP bars unapproved contract variations across MDAs

BPP DG Adebowale Adedokun barred MDAs from processing upward contract revisions without a Bureau certificate, closing a long-standing channel for cost inflation and corruption.
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Ajaero brands Nigeria’s power sector the country’s ‘biggest scam’

NLC President Joe Ajaero branded Nigeria's power sector the biggest scam in the country, saying privatization failed to lift generation past 4,000 megawatts.
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Bamidele vows Senate will fast-track state police after Oyo, Borno abductions

Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele vowed to fast-track state police legislation after gunmen abducted 87 students and teachers in Borno and Oyo within 24 hours.
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Hayatu-Deen vows not to step down for Atiku, Amaechi

ADC presidential aspirant Mohammed Hayatu-Deen vowed not to step down for Atiku Abubakar, Rotimi Amaechi or anyone, pledging to reverse Nigeria's two-decade economic decline.
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Suspected Gas Leak Sends Ogun Students to Hospital, Sparks Panic in Ijebu Ode

KEY POINTS Several students were hospitalised after a suspected gas leak at Anglican Girls...
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Gunmen Kill Teacher, Abduct Principal and Students in Oyo School Attack

KEY POINTS Gunmen attacked Community High School in Oriire LGA of Oyo State, killing...
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Prominent Nigerian Scholar Samuel Osoba Dies at 92

KEY POINTS • Renowned academic Samuel Olusegun Osoba has died at the age of 92...
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Tinubu Government Orders Urgent Repairs on Cracking ₦16.7bn Mokwa Bridge Project After Public Outcry

KEY POINTS • Federal Government reportedly ordered emergency repairs after cracks appeared on the newly...
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London Court Clears Diezani Alison-Madueke of Bribery Charges

KEY POINTS A London jury acquitted former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke of all six...
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Experts warn FG against costly foreign loans and VAT hike over IMF advice

Capital market operators and economists have urged the Federal Government to avoid expensive foreign loans and a VAT increase as it weighs the IMF's latest policy recommendations.
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Court orders Virgin Atlantic to pay N13 million for missed flight

A Lagos Federal High Court has ordered Virgin Atlantic to pay Joy Ezetah $5,906.50 in damages, plus costs, after it denied her boarding on a Lagos-London flight.
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FG moves to end open grazing, identifies 470 gazetted reserves

The Federal Government has identified 470 gazetted grazing reserves to resettle pastoralists and end open grazing and the roaming of cattle across Nigeria's cities.