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Influencer Arrested Over Alleged $28m Cocaine Shipment Bound for UK

KEY POINTS NDLEA seized 184.5kg of cocaine valued at nearly $28m. Influencer “KC Luxury” was arrested at Lagos airport. UK authorities also arrested suspected members of the network. A Nigerian social media influencer, Afolabi Kazeem Micheal, popularly known as “KC Luxury”, has been arrested by...
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Wike Orders Demolition of Houses Blocking Abuja Waterways

K KEY POINTS Wike orders immediate demolition of houses blocking Abuja waterways. Buildings in Maitama and other flood-prone areas are targeted. FCT agencies are also directed to desilt drainage channels across the city. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate...

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Wike Closes FCT Housing Committee Office

KEY POINTS Wike closes the old housing secretariat. New division takes over house sales. ...
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TIB Condemns Wanted Notice Against Lagos Activist

KEY POINTS TIB rejects the purported wanted notice. Ogunlami has opposed Oworonshoki demolitions. Group...
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Military Court Says Soldiers’ Frozen Bank Accounts Are Under Investigation

KEY POINTS Frozen accounts are still being investigated. CDS has been briefed repeatedly. Court...
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Security Forces Uncover Identities of Suspected Kidnappers Behind Enugu Catholic Church Attack

KEY POINTS Aliyu Mohammed, Usman Mohammed and Babuga Usman, with the latter reportedly killed...
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Police Declare Two Men Wanted as Woman Who Returned from Dubai Goes Missing in Lagos

KEY POINTS Chukwunyere Esther Chinaza, 26, has been missing in Lagos since June 22,...
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Ebonyi Assembly Caps Rent and Agent Fees

KEY POINTS Ebonyi caps estate agency fees at 2 per cent of transaction value. ...
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Troops Stop Herdsmen Attack in Benue, Recover AK-47

KEY POINTS Troops and police stopped an attack in Azege, Benue State. An AK-47...
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Visa processing shift won’t affect Abuja embassy operations, US says

The US Mission in Nigeria says moving routine visa processing from Abuja to a Lagos hub will not affect the Abuja embassy or valid visas.
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Visa applications from Nigerians to South Africa double despite xenophobia, envoy says

Visa applications from Nigerians to South Africa have almost doubled in recent months despite xenophobic attacks, the country's consul-general in Nigeria says.
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Nigeria registers 14.5m children in push for legal identity for every child

Nigeria has registered more than 14.5 million children under an intensified birth registration drive to give every child a legal identity, the NPC says.
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Delta Suspends Works Commissioner Over Alleged Assault

KEY POINTS Delta suspended Works Commissioner Izeze Reuben indefinitely. The move follows an alleged...
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Colonel Ma’aji says Alleged Coup Plan was Driven by Concern for Nigeria

KEY POINTS Ma’aji says patriotism drove the alleged coup plan. He cited hardship, governance...
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Influencer Arrested Over Alleged $28m Cocaine Shipment Bound for UK

KEY POINTS NDLEA seized 184.5kg of cocaine valued at nearly $28m. Influencer “KC Luxury”...
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Wike Orders Demolition of Houses Blocking Abuja Waterways

K KEY POINTS Wike orders immediate demolition of houses blocking Abuja waterways. Buildings in Maitama...
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US lists three categories of visa services affected in Nigeria

The US has realigned routine visa services in Abuja to regional hubs, affecting tourist, business and petition-based nonimmigrant visa applications from August 1.
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Edo Assembly Gets New Speaker as Idiaye Replaces Agbebaku

KEY POINTS Yekini Idiaye has emerged as the new Edo Assembly Speaker. Blessing Agbebaku...