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2 months ago Business

Boko Haram fighters kill seven troops in attack on Nigeria army base near Chad border

Islamist fighters launch motorbike attack on Nigerian Army base – media Islamist fighters have attacked a Nigerian Army base near the border with Chad, leaving seven troops dead, including a commanding officer, Reuters has reported, citing military sources. The raid on Sunday targeted the 242 Batta…

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2 months ago Politics

ADC convention to hold today despite venue scare — Melaye

A former lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, has said the national convention of the African Democratic Congress will proceed on Tuesday despite earlier concerns about the use of the Rainbow Event Centre in Abuja. Melaye, a chieftain of the ADC, stated this whi…

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2 months ago Politics

PDP crisis: Supreme Court okays speedy hearing of appeal by Turaki-led faction

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, ordered an accelerated hearing of an appeal challenging the nullification of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025. The post PDP crisis: Supreme Court okays…

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2 months ago Politics

Will refining more oil help Nigeria’s currency problems? - Africa at LSE

By producing more refined petroleum products at home, Nigeria can help reduce its trade imbalance and protect itself against external shocks. But premonitions of a magic bullet are overplaying its significance, writes Ayo Agbaje and Kwabena Anim. The Dangote refinery’s capacity is due to be expande…

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2 months ago Technology

ADC national convention: Security beefed up as 7000 delegates elect new NWC

Security has been beefed up in and around Rainbow Event Center, venue of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) national convention holding in Abuja. The post ADC national convention: Security beefed up as 7000 delegates elect new NWC appeared first on Vanguar…

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Deadline

2 months ago Politics

Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Unveils Starry 2026 Lineup

Kantemir Balagov’s New Jersey-set drama Butterfly Jam, starring Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough, will open the 58th edition of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. It is among 19 features, selected from 1,800 submissions, and nine short and medium-length works announced on Tuesday by the parallel section fo…

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2 months ago Politics

How Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade puts Iran’s military on the ropes

Team Iran, perhaps fatally, miscalculated in Islamabad last weekend. Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf believed he could play out the clock and give a battered Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps breathing room to regroup. Ghalibaf naively bet that Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz …

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2 months ago Politics

VIDEO: I pray daily for Nigeria to get its act together - President John Mahama

Ghanaian President John Mahama has emphasised the bond between Ghana and Nigeria, stating that Nigeria is of “keen security interest” to the Ghanaian people. Speaking as the Special Guest of Honour and Chief Host at the 4th edition of the African Heritage Awards in Accra on Saturday, Mahama combine…

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2 months ago Politics

Police arrest 146 suspects in Ogun

Ogun State Police Command has arrested 146 suspects during a coordinated security operation in Sagamu as part of its efforts to curb crime and maintain public order. The arrests were carried out under a special raid codenamed “Operation Keep Sagamu Safe,” led by the Sagamu Area Command in collabora…

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2 months ago Politics

70% of Lagos new businesses founded by youths — Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that young people account for about 70 percent of new businesses in Lagos State, describing them as a key driver of the state’s economic growth. He made the disclosure on Monday at the Abuja Dialogue, organised by the Office of the Vice President i…

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2 months ago Politics

Six months enough to tackle insecurity if FG is serious — Ndume

He said, “It is not about complaining. It is not about asking somebody like me, as a senator, to say why these things. I always believe that if the President and the Federal Government of Nigeria are serious about this, we can end this thing (insecurity) in s…

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2 months ago Technology

John Cleese Blasts Black Lives Matter, Liberal Silence amid Easter Massacre of Nigerian Christians by Islamist Terrorists

British comic legend John Cleese has blasted Black Lives Matter and the wider liberal elites for their collective silence in the wake of the Easter massacre of Christians in Nigeria who were targeted by Islamic terrorists. “It looks rather as though Black Lives Don’t Matter,” Cleese lamented on his…

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2 months ago Politics

Edo pays gratuities to teachers, LG retirees

Teachers and local government workers in Edo State who retired in 2012, on Monday, received their gratuity paid from the N1 billion recently released by Governor Monday Okpebholo. Many of the beneficiaries who are now old and weak wept as they collected their cheques. Some pensioners, who retired b…

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2 months ago Politics

3.38m IDPs recorded across 14 states in 2023 — NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics says no fewer than 3,381,228 persons were internally displaced across 14 states in Nigeria in 2023. This is contained in the Demographic Bulletin 2023 released on Tuesday in Abuja by the NBS. The bulletin is a compendium of data collated from administrative sources…

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2 months ago Technology

Skitmaker Cute Abiola films wife’s delivery surgery, sparks outrage

Nigerian skitmaker and influencer Cute Abiola has stirred controversy after sharing a detailed video documenting his wife’s childbirth surgery, prompting widespread criticism and debate over privacy and content monetisation. The video, which runs for over an hour on Youtube was uploaded on Tuesday,…

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2 months ago Technology

Nigeria’s airspace systems not obsolete — NAAE tackles NATCA

The National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE) has rejected claims by the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) over proposed nationwide flow control and concerns about fatigue, ageing systems, and manpower shortages in Nigeria’s air…

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2 months ago Politics

NELFUND impact undeniable, VC hails Tinubu

The Acting Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, formerly Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Dr Mikhail Akinde, has commended President Bola Tinubu for establishing the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, revealing that the institution has received about N32 million to support stu…

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2 months ago Sports

UN reaffirms support for Nigerian-led solutions

The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to supporting Nigerian-led solutions to development and humanitarian challenges. UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said Mohammed on Monday had returned from Nigeria, where she visited Zamfara and Benu…

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2 months ago Politics

The Bromine Chokepoint: How Strife in the Middle East Could Halt Production of the World’s Memory Chips

Join War on the Rocks and gain access to content trusted by policymakers, military leaders, and strategic thinkers worldwide. The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, now in an unstable ceasefire, has exposed a structural failure in the global semiconductor memory supply chain, and it is not the one analyst…

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2 months ago Technology

Convention: Setback for ADC as event centre proprietor withdraws permission to use facility

The development was disclosed on Monday night by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, via his X account. The post Convention: Setback for ADC as event centre proprietor withdraws permission to use facility appeared first on Vanguard New…

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