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Dangote Refinery increases output to 700,000bpd with bigger plans ahead
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has increased its crude oil processing capacity to 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) in a…
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Uzodimma suspends Ucheoma, Managing Director, Imo State Housing Corporation
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has approved the suspension of the Managing Director of Imo State Housing Corporation (IMSHC),…
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Tinubu hails Jimoh Ibrahim on election as UN budget committee chair UN
By Muhyideen Jimoh Abuja, June 4, 2026 President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Amb. Jimoh…
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Zimbabwe, sole candidate from Africa, wins UN Security Council seat
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, June 4, 2026 Zimbabwe, the sole candidate for the African group on Wednesday in New…
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U.S. hails Nigeria counterterrorism efforts, confirms joint operation against ISIS leader
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani New York, June 4, 2026 The United States has reaffirmed its counterterrorism partnership with Nigeria, citing…
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Osogbo Accord Party Chairman shot, on danger list at Teaching Hospital
OSOGBO – 04/06/2026 Suspected gunmen on Wednesday night fired several shots at the Chairman of the Accord Party for Osogbo…
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Professor Nosike engages ASCON Cohort 14
By Chief Emeka Asinugo On Thursday, 4 June 2026, the serene and expansive premises of the Administrative Staff College of…
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Obi urges aspirants to accept primary results, rally for common goal
By Naomi Sharang Abuja, June 3, 2026 The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, on…
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WHO reports 344 Ebola cases, 60 deaths in DRC
By Franca Ofili Abuja, June 3, 2026 Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), says Ebola cases…
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FG, Imo seal pact on Federal Medical Centre, Okigwe
It is now official that Imo State has a new Federal Medical Centre in Okigwe following the conversion of the…
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Police foil bandits attack, recovers 25 rustled cattle in Sokoto village
By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto The Sokoto State Police Command Violent Crimes Response Unit and the Anti-Kidnapping Unit in collaboration with…
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Onuigbo sues for unity, hope amid recent kidnapping incidents
Sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act, Rt. Hon. Sir Sam Onuigbo, urged Nigerians to be united in faith saying that…
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NDC House of Representatives aspirant alleges disenfranchisement, gender discrimination in Abia primaries
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Umuahia, June 3, 2026 A Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) aspirant for the Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Mrs. Nkasiobi…
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Late Polish goal denies Super Eagles victory in friendly
Nigeria’s Super Eagles were held to a 2-2 draw by Poland after a dramatic late equaliser in their international friendly…
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Oyo Police investigate armed attack on Ogbomoso Immigration passport office
By Olatunde Ajayi Ibadan, June 3, 2026 The Police Command in Oyo State has launched a full investigation into an…
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Kidnapped: Former Power Minister Adelabu’s sister, twin sons abducted in Ibadan
By Olatunde Ajayi Ibadan, June 3, 2026 Gunmen on Wednesday morning kidnapped, Mrs Olaide Adegoke John-Paul, 43, the younger sister…
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Guterres congratulates UN General Assembly President-elect, Rahman
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, June 3, 2026 UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has congratulated Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, Dr Khalilur…
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A laughing stock called party primaries… By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.cok 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 A friend and an avid reader of my columns, who is also a…
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Doctors in Abia suspend strike following abducted surgeon’s release
By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, June 2, 2026 The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abia branch, has suspended its indefinite strike scheduled…
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Kano ADC aspirants reject purported primaries, allege irregularities
Kano, June 3, 2026 Aspirants of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kano State have expressed dissatisfaction over alleged irregularities…
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UN General Assembly elects Bangladesh’s Rahman as next president
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, June 3, 2026 Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has been elected President of the UN…
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Tinubu returns to Abuja after Eid-el-Kabir holiday in Lagos
By Muhyideen Jimoh Abuja, June 2, 2026 President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after the Eid-el-Kabir holiday in Lagos,…
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Expert tasks Tegbe on grid stability, metering, gas supply reforms
By Olusegun Aribike Lagos, June 2, 2026 Dr Olukayode Akinrolabu, an energy expert, has called on the Minister of Power,…
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Former Power Minister, Prof. Barth Nnaji, is Special Guest of Honour at SUPERNEWS Conference July 7
The Chairman, Geometric Power Limited and former Nigerian Minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji will be a Special Guest of…
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Insecurity: CAN declares 3-day national mourning
By Philomina Attah Abuja, 2, 2026 The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared a three-day national mourning period, from…
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