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Accord Party backs Otti’s re-election bid in Abia
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Nvosi (Abia), May 6, 2026 The National leadership of the Accord Party on Wednesday declared support for…
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Business and Economy
Access Holdings clarifies dividend position amid strong 2025 earnings
By Taiye Olayemi Lagos, May 7, 2026 Access Holdings Plc has clarified that its inability to pay dividends for the…
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Business and Economy
Fuel price increase: Dangote Refinery says ex‑depot price remains unchanged
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited has revealed that the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) remains the same, stating…
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Education
FG bans honorary degree holders from using ‘Dr’ title
The Federal Government has banned people who receive honorary doctorate degrees from using the title “Dr” before their names in…
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Akpabio, Oshiomhole clash over new Senate leadership rule
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Adams Oshiomhole clashed on Wednesday during plenary, a day after the Senate introduced new…
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Konga launches Tech Month campaign with exclusive offers
Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce platform, Konga, has officially announced the launch of its highly anticipated Konga Tech Month. Konga Tech…
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NDDC speeds up construction of Kaa-Ataba Bridge in Rivers
The construction work on the 1.2-kilometre Kaa-Ataba Bridge in Rivers State, being undertaken by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC,…
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PDP: Wike can’t do anything about ongoing sales of nomination forms – Interim NWC
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, May 6, 2026 The Tanimu Turaki-led Interim National Working Committee (INWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
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Health
Benue faces worsening child malnutrition crisis – Official
Participants By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Awka, May 6, 2026 No fewer than 342,919 children under two in Benue State are stunted,…
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Macron urges instant reopening of Hormuz Strait
Paris, May 7, 2026 French President Emmanuel Macron has called for “all parties” to lift the blockade of the Strait…
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Dembele fires PSG into second consecutive Champions League final
By Abdulrahman Yahaya Abuja, May 7, 2026 Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Wednesday qualified for the UEFA Champions League final after…
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Interrogating the imperatives of zoning/rotation of political offices between North and South of Nigeria By Professor Echefuna’ R G ONYEBEADI.
The issue of zoning/rotation of political offices between North and South of Nigeria has become a recurrent decimal, particularly, in…
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Business and Economy
Expert advocates unified directive on federal payment system integration
A fintech expert, Mr. Sola Fanawopo, has called for policy integration to address emerging concerns within Nigeria’s federal payment architecture.…
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Gov. Otti receives panel’s report on Okon Aku crisis
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Umuahia, May 5, 2026 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia, on Tuesday, received the report of the seven-member…
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Local
Consensus fraud: When Governors usurp voters’ mandate By Yushau A. Shuaib
A single word has quietly colonised Nigeria’s pre-election vocabulary – consensus. It is deployed with confidence, knowing they will not…
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Bukayo Saka shoots Arsenal to Champions League final
Arsenal have reached the UEFA Champions League final for the second time in their history after beating Atletico Madrid 2-1…
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Otti approves feasibility study for proposed Azumini-Obeaku Seaport Corridor project
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Nvosi (Abia), May 5, 2026 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia, on Tuesday, approved the immediate commencement of…
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A season of long knives… By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 “I am tired! I cannot claim to understand this country any more! What…
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Africa
ECOWAS MPs order investigation into escalating terrorism, S/Africa’s Xenophobic attacks
ECOWAS MPs during the plenary on Tuesday in Abuja (NAN) By Mark Longyen Abuja, May 5, 2026 The ECOWAS Parliament…
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Nigeria, U.S. inaugurate defence working groups to boost security cooperation
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, May 6, 2026 Nigeria and the United States have inaugurated Defence Institutional Technical Working Groups (DITWGs)…
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Police seal ACF headquarters ahead of NEC meeting, Forum protests; Why we deployed – Police
By Hussaina Yakubu/Mohammad Tijjani Kaduna, May 5, 2026 The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has protested the sealing of its national…
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Alleged coup: I was deceived by co-suspects, Presidential Villa worker says
By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, May 5, 2026 Zekari Umoru, one of the defendants in the ongoing trial of six persons…
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DSS invasion: Judgment against us a travesty, dangerous precedent, says SERAP
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has rejected what it described as the “seriously flawed judgment” of the Federal…
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Q1 2026: Dangote Cement grows exports by 71.6% as capacity hits 55MTA
Dangote Cement Plc has recorded a strong performance in the first quarter of 2026, growing its cement and clinker exports…
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Business and Economy
Zenith Bank appoints Engr. Mustapha Bello as Chairman at Annual General Meeting
Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Engr. Mustafa Bello as the Chairman of its Board of Directors. The…
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