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Ebonyi PDP candidate Ifeanyi Odii vows to end child hawking and “house help culture” with 39,000-place skills plan

Ebonyi PDP governorship candidate Ifeanyi Odii has pledged to end child hawking and domestic child labor through skills centers in all 13 local government areas.
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Makinde calls Wike a liar over N50 billion Ibadan airport claim: “Oyo funded it 100%”

Oyo Gov. Seyi Makinde has accused FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of lying about N50 billion federal funding for the Ibadan airport, saying Oyo paid in full.
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Oyo abducted pupils and teachers will regain freedom soon, says DIG Fayoade

The South-West Coordinating DIG, Adegoke Fayoade, says abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State will soon regain freedom, insisting security agencies are focused on rescue, not ransom.
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Lagos CP allays fears over terror threat at Pan-Atlantic University, deploys drones

Lagos Police Commissioner Olohundare Jimoh has assessed security at Pan-Atlantic University and deployed surveillance drones, moving to calm fears after a viral video showed masked men nearby.
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Lagos Police Detain Health Workers After Reporting Security Threat

KEY POINTS Two health workers in Ikorodu, Lagos, were detained after reporting an alleged...
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FCT Police Seize 30 Vehicles Over Tinted Glass Violations

KEY POINTS The FCT Police Command has impounded over 30 vehicles for using tinted...
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19 Kidnapped as Gunmen Target Rivers Students and Imo Bus

Gunmen abduct Rivers university students and seize a passenger bus in Imo as lawmakers demand stronger federal action.
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Kebbi Woman Held After Kidnapping Friend’s Son for N5m Ransom

Police arrest a Kebbi woman over the abduction of her friend’s son after tracing a ransom call and rescuing the child.
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Kaduna Police Halt Pro-Peter Obi Rally Over Security Concerns

KEY POINTS Kaduna Police stopped a rally planned in celebration of Peter Obi’s birthday...
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Gunmen Kill 17 in Coordinated Attacks on Benue Communities

Gunmen killed 17 people in attacks on two Benue LGAs. The police engaged suspects, but many victims died before help arrived.
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Alcohol Sale Debate Sparked By New Police Act

Nigeria, civil society, media clash over alcohol ban in Nigeria Police Act.
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Niger Police, DSS Meet Ahead of Planned Protest

Niger State Police Command and the Department of State Services (DSS) have held separate...
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Nigerian Police Restrict Movement for Bye-Elections

The Nigerian police have announced a restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on...
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Kidnapper of Slain ABU Student Nabbed in Kaduna Hotel

The Nigerian police have arrested a suspected kidnapper who was allegedly involved in the...
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Ebonyi PDP candidate Ifeanyi Odii vows to end child hawking and “house help culture” with 39,000-place skills plan

Ebonyi PDP governorship candidate Ifeanyi Odii has pledged to end child hawking and domestic child labor through skills centers in all 13 local government areas.
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Makinde calls Wike a liar over N50 billion Ibadan airport claim: “Oyo funded it 100%”

Oyo Gov. Seyi Makinde has accused FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of lying about N50 billion federal funding for the Ibadan airport, saying Oyo paid in full.
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Vandals strip Lagos-Ibadan Longbridge of solar streetlights, raising fears of night attacks on motorists

Vandals have stripped the Lagos-Ibadan Longbridge of nearly all its solar streetlights, leaving only about 20 standing and raising fears of renewed night attacks on motorists.
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Dangote picks power over steel with a $10 billion bet on Africa’s grid

Aliko Dangote says his group will invest more than $10 billion in electricity across Africa within four years, possibly cancelling its steel ambitions to fund it.