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Adeleke Meets Tinubu, Presents Certificate of Return After Osun Victory

KEY POINTS Ademola Adeleke presented his Certificate of Return to President Bola Tinubu after winning the August 15 Osun governorship election. Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes, winning by 66,252 votes. The meeting comes amid growing...
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23-Year-Old Boko Haram Fighter Surrenders to Nigerian Troops

KEY POINTS 23-year-old suspected Boko Haram fighter Ali Saidiq surrendered to troops in Borno with an AK-47 and 26 rounds of ammunition. He reportedly abandoned the group following sustained military pressure and growing disinterest in terrorist activities. The military is profiling Saidiq and investigating...

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Makinde Promises Safe Return of Abducted Oyo Pupils, Teachers

KEY POINTS Governor Seyi Makinde has assured residents that the Oyo State Government is...
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Erosion Cuts Off Oji–Awgu Highway

KEY POINTS Heavy rainfall triggered severe erosion that cut off a section of the...
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Forest routes are fueling kidnappings across South-West

Forests and porous borders across Oyo, Osun, Ogun and Ekiti are fueling a wave of South-West kidnappings, a Saturday PUNCH investigation has revealed.
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Tinubu at Three Years: Nigeria on the Path to Recovery Despite Challenges

KEY POINTS President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is undergoing difficult but necessary reforms that...
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Teachers, Pupils’ Abduction Sparks Protest in Oyo

KEY POINTS Teachers and civil society groups staged a peaceful protest in Ibadan Protesters...
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Armed Robbers Kill Driver on Enugu-Abakaliki Highway

KEY POINTS Armed robbers shot dead a commercial driver and robbed passengers on the...
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Dangote and Benedict Peters Emerge as Biggest Winners of Hormuz Crisis

KEY POINTS The Hormuz crisis has tightened global oil supply, increasing demand for Nigerian...
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Petrol price hit N1,532.93 per liter in April, NBS says

Nigeria's average petrol price climbed to N1,532.93 a liter in April, up nearly 19 percent on March, while diesel jumped more than 50 percent, NBS says.
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NCDC places Lagos, FCT, eight states on Ebola alert

The NCDC has placed Lagos, the FCT and eight other states on high Ebola alert after the rare Bundibugyo strain broke out in Uganda and DRC.
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AfDB picks Keyamo to lead $7bn aviation transformation

The AfDB has named Nigeria's Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo as African champion of a $7bn programme to modernize the continent's aviation sector, citing recent reforms.
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FG Condemns Oyo, Borno Student Abductions

KEY POINTS Federal Government condemned the abduction of students in Oyo and Borno states. ...
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US Defence Chief Links Anti-Boko Haram Operations to Protection of Nigerian Christians

KEY POINTS The US Defence Secretary said President Trump ordered operations against ISIS fighters...
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Adeleke Meets Tinubu, Presents Certificate of Return After Osun Victory

KEY POINTS Ademola Adeleke presented his Certificate of Return to President Bola Tinubu after...
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23-Year-Old Boko Haram Fighter Surrenders to Nigerian Troops

KEY POINTS 23-year-old suspected Boko Haram fighter Ali Saidiq surrendered to troops in Borno...
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Police Shooting Sparks Protest at Onitsha Head Bridge

KEY POINTS Trader allegedly shot during a dispute involving N5,000. Police say he was...
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Gunfire Erupts as Hoodlums Attack Governor Adeleke’s Convoy in Osogbo

KEY POINTS Suspected hoodlums attacked Governor Ademola Adeleke’s convoy after his visit to the...