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Mo Abudu to open UK’s first cinema hub for African and Black films

Nigerian media mogul Mo Abudu will open EbonyLife Place London in October, describing it as the UK's first cinema hub for African and Black films.
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Opposition parties begin talks on single candidate for 2027

Six opposition parties under the G-100 platform will meet in Abuja on August 18 to explore fielding a single candidate for Nigeria's 2027 general elections.

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Amnesty: 1,100 Nigerians kidnapped in three months in 2026

Amnesty International says at least 1,100 people were kidnapped across northern Nigeria in just three months, urging President Tinubu to urgently address the abduction crisis.
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JAMB Apologises for UTME Result Delay

KEY POINTS JAMB apologised for delaying the release of Friday’s UTME results, blaming it...
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Shekarau Dumps PDP, Moves to Rejoin APC

KEY POINTS Ibrahim Shekarau has left the PDP and is set to rejoin the...
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Rainstorm Knocks Out Lagos–Osun Power Line as TCN Declares Force Majeure

KEY POINTS A rainstorm caused the collapse of a transmission tower on the Ikeja...
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How Seriki Gambari built Kursi into a gold mining power

Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki Gambari started mining in Nigeria as a teenager and built Kursi Investments into the country's largest indigenous gold operation.
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NIMASA gets Tinubu nod to disburse $25m Cabotage fund

President Tinubu has cleared NIMASA to begin disbursing the $25 million Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund, which officials say will unlock shipowner financing and 30,000 jobs.
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Troops rescue 13 kidnapped Benue bus passengers including UTME candidates from forest

Nigerian Army troops have rescued 13 passengers kidnapped from a Benue Links commercial bus, including eight UTME candidates, from a forest in Ohimini Local Government Area.
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NDLEA finds cocaine hidden in food flasks at Lagos airport, arrests three suspects

NDLEA operatives found 2.80 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the false bottom of food flasks bound for the United Kingdom from Lagos airport.
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FCCPC denies airtime credit ban after MTN suspends Xtratime

Nigeria's FCCPC says it has not banned airtime or data advance services, calling MTN Nigeria's Xtratime suspension a compliance decision by the operator, not regulation.
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Katsina children demand action on school climate threats

Children in Mashi, Katsina urged council officials and the district head to tackle flooding, poor sanitation and deforestation that threaten their schools and safety.
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JAMB releases 1.26m UTME results for April 17 and 18 candidates

JAMB has released 1,264,940 results from the April 17 and 18 UTME sittings, bringing total published results to nearly 1.9 million candidates.
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ADC blasts FG over plan to release 744 repentant terrorists

The African Democratic Congress has denounced the federal government's reintegration of 744 repentant terrorists as a dangerous failure of judgment that prioritizes rehabilitation over accountability.
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Mo Abudu to open UK’s first cinema hub for African and Black films

Nigerian media mogul Mo Abudu will open EbonyLife Place London in October, describing it as the UK's first cinema hub for African and Black films.
Politics

Opposition parties begin talks on single candidate for 2027

Six opposition parties under the G-100 platform will meet in Abuja on August 18 to explore fielding a single candidate for Nigeria's 2027 general elections.
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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.