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Yahaya Bello Money Laundering Trial Adjourned to May 6

KEY POINTS The court adjourned Yahaya Bello’s alleged money laundering trial to May 6–7,...

April 25, 2026

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EFCC Arrests Former Skye Bank Chairman Tunde Ayeni Over Alleged ₦36.5bn Fraud

KEY POINTS EFCC arrested former Skye Bank chairman Tunde Ayeni over alleged ₦36.5bn and...

April 25, 2026

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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...

April 20, 2026

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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.

April 20, 2026

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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.

April 20, 2026

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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.

April 20, 2026

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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.

April 20, 2026

Sports

Veteran Broadcaster Temisan Okomi Reportedly Dies at 53

KEY POINTS Reports of Temisan Okomi’s death emerged on social media but remain unconfirmed. ...

April 18, 2026

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Jilli airstrike resident says he lost six brothers as over 100 bodies recovered and buried

A Jilli community resident says he lost six brothers in the military airstrike and that over 100 bodies recovered from the market have already been buried.

April 18, 2026

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Nigerians furious as government reintegrates 744 repentant terrorists: ‘Help victims before helping killers’

Nigeria's reintegration of 744 former Boko Haram fighters has triggered a furious backlash from victims, retired officers and lawyers who say justice has been abandoned.

April 18, 2026

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Gunmen Kidnap 14 UTME Candidates in Benue Bus Ambush

KEY POINTS Gunmen Ambush Bus Carrying UTME Candidates Driver Arrested for Violating Travel Policy ...

April 17, 2026

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Police Foil Planned Bomb Attack in Akure

KEY POINTS Police foiled a planned bomb attack in Akure, arresting six suspects before...

April 17, 2026

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Court Orders Arrest of Ex-Minister Sadiya Umar Farouq Over Alleged N1.3bn Fraud

KEY POINTS A court in Abuja issued an arrest warrant for former minister Sadiya...

April 17, 2026

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Nigeria Hotel Association warns members: House criminals and risk shutdown

Nigeria Hotel Association president Patrick Anyanwu has warned hoteliers that sheltering criminals or internet fraud suspects will attract sanctions, including possible shutdown.

April 17, 2026