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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to reject the recently approved $1.08 billion loan from the World Bank.   It said the President should instead direct the Attorney General, Lateef Fagbemi, and anti-corruption agencies to investigate allegations that over N233bn of public funds are missing, ...

The Abia State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two Chinese nationals and a police escort by gunmen, in an attack along the Uturu-Aguukwu-Amaya road in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of the state.   In a statement issued by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, it was ...

  Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of President Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House.   Opponents of the Republican president’s policies — from government staffing cuts to trade tariffs ...

A former governor of Oyo State, Dr. Victor Olunloyo, is dead.   According to a statement by his family on Sunday, he died a few days before his 90th birthday.   The statement titled ‘Victor Olunloyo goes home’ was signed Oladapo Ogunwusi on behalf of the family.   It read, ...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted cocaine hidden inside the walls of several suitcases.   The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, shared videos of the seized contraband on X.com on Sunday.   According to the statement, the smugglers went to extreme lengths, factory-fitting ...

Amid growing concerns spurred by recent remarks from a popular religious leader, Nigerian pharmacists have clarified misconceptions about fluoride, emphasising its safety and efficacy when used in regulated amounts.   The comments, which circulated widely in trending videos, featured the cleric condemning the presence of fluoride in toothpaste, food, and ...

The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has emerged as the flagbearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance for the November 8, 2025, governorship election in the state.   Soludo was returned unopposed by no fewer than 3,260 delegates of the party during its primary conducted at the Alex ...

Huawei Nigeria Digital Power has introduced an innovative product, the LUNA2000-215 Series, the world’s first hybrid air and liquid cooling commercial and industrial energy storage solution.   The launch, which took place at an event attended by industry partners and key stakeholders from the C&I energy sector, marked a significant ...

The Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, has called for the extension of the mandatory National Youth Service Corps scheme from one to two years.   Alausa stated this on Friday when the Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja.   ...

Two Chinese expatriates and a policeman have been killed in an ambush by armed men in Abia State.   Four other Chinese expatriates and two police officers were, however, rescued by security operatives.   The attack occurred on April 4, 2025, while the group was en route to a company ...