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Kwara monarch’s son freed after N20m ransom, father and others captive

Uproar as Ebonyi APC pegs LG chairmanship form at N30m

FRSC redeploys senior officers to boost operations

Ezekwesili declares Makoko demolitions unconstitutional, human rights violation; urges Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu to immediately halt

Anambra Govt assures parents of safety, effectiveness of MR vaccine, as exercise set to kick off

Benue officials, consultants in EFCC net over alleged N4.6bn LG fraud

Ebonyi govt accuses Ibeto of stalling Nigercem revival

Ekiti 2026: INEC lifts ban on public campaigns

NYSC: Gov shuts Kwara poly over students’ protest

Visa Restrictions: Nigeria should assert its position, not beg, says Fashola

Itsekiri youths again take protest to INEC over Ward delineation

Court jails nine herders for farmland destruction, breach of peace

APC chieftain chides Gov. Okpebholo over alliance with former critics

Nigerian Army turns to tech to tackle security threats

SUG cautions freshers over fake hostel payments in UNN

Igboho intervenes in Alaafin-Olubadan dispute over Council of Obas’ chair

Police refute reports of machete attack, deaths in Cross River

66,900 Nigerian pilgrims to perform Hajj as NAHCON finalises arrangements

Five soldiers killed in Zamfara ambush + one police officer

Six students die in boat mishap in Benue

172 kidnapped in Kaduna: Rights Group accuses soldiers of blocking access to Kaduna community

Man disrupts church vigil with cutlass in Abia over noise pollution

Nigerians fleeing insecurity, economic hardship take refuge in graveyard in Niger

Building collapse injures 7 in Ondo

Wives of detained Amotekun operatives cry out to Ooni for intervention

Constitution review: We’ll begin clause-by-clause consideration by Jan 27 — Senate

Police arrest drug dealer masquerading as dispatch rider in Enugu

Indigenous contractors vow to occupy Abuja streets until alleged N4.7trn arrears are paid

ADC chieftain slams Tinubu’s $9M US lobby spend on ‘whitewashing Christian Genocide’ narrative

Peace accord: Security experts caution Katsina govt on suspected bandits’ release

Ex-NMDC Boss, 3 others arraigned over alleged N100m contract scam

Rivers Assembly shun PANDEF peace panel over Fubara’s impeachment

Falana secures release of Abia varsity lecturer after three years without trial

Iya Oge of Lagos, Opral Benson, is safe in Liberia — AREF

Osinbajo, Tai Solarin, wife to receive honours as Mayflower old students mark 70th anniversary