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4 Detained Over Lagos Island Mob Lynching
While the spouse was rescued by some women in the vicinity, KOLADE was rushed to the Lagos Island General Hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
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Opposition Kicks, as Thugs Block PETER OBI's Convoy in Benue State
PETER OBI and his team arrived at the airport in Makurdi, the state capital, at about 9am, but their motorcade was prevented from entering the town, en route an Internally Displaced People camp for victims of the recent Yelwata massacre.
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SPORTS: Fulham Stumbles as ALEX IWOBI Marks 100 Appearances
Unfortunately, the ‘celebration’ ended with Fulham stumbling against Crystal Palace.
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Foreign
Tanzania's President Loses Husband to Heart Condition
Until his death, the President’s husband was an agricultural academic who largely kept a low public profile, even after President SAMIA took office in 2021.
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Controversial
Rivers Politics: Rival Camps Disagree Over Clash of Isiokpo and Ubima Events
CHIBIKE IKENGA, who is the spokesman for a faction of the APC in Rivers, denied claims that the road leading to Ubima was deliberately blocked for the WIKE event, in order to obstruct the burial of AMAECHI’s mother.
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Foreign
270,000 Passengers Stranded, as Volcanic Eruption Grounds Over 2,000 Flights in Indonesia
Lava fountains and volcanic ash have been rising from the volcano into the capital and the Lampung province, as the site stayed seismically active throughout the weekend.
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Corruption
Lagos-Based Herbal Tea Dealer, DUNU BETHEL EBUBECHUKWU, Arrested for Cocaine Smuggling
The NDLEA said a search of DUNU's residence at No.6 Yemishola Street, Ejigbo, Lagos on Friday, September 4, led to the recovery of phone chargers similar to those used to conceal the intercepted cocaine, which had their internal components removed to create space for drugs concealment.
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Military Boost: NAF Begins Recruitment, NDA Invites Successful Candidates for 78 Regular Combatant Course
The NAF enrolment exercise is being done under the NAF Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) 47/2026 Recruitment Exercise, while the NDA candidates are under the 78 Regular Combatant Course.
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NDC Summons Emergency NWC, As INEC Denies Claims of Unauthorised Candidates Substitution
A high-ranking chieftain of the NDC who spoke with this medium in confidence, described INEC’s explanation on the matter as balderdash, adding that the matter may ultimately end up in court. He said INEC created a complex situation during the upload of candidates on the nomination portal.
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ATIKU Media Aide Faults Presidency on US-FOIA Case Involving President TINUBU
ATIKU ABUBAKAR’s Media Adviser, PAUL IBE, criticized Presidency for answering questions nobody asked, while avoiding the questions Nigerians are actually asking.
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Police Nab 5 Teenagers for Burglary in Ogun State
The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP OLUBORODE OPEYEMI, said a night watchman had observed suspicious movements inside a market stall, upon which police patrol teams were mobilized to the scene, and arrested the suspects.
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Tanzania's President Loses Husband to Heart Condition
Until his death, the President’s husband was an agricultural academic who largely kept a low public profile, even after President SAMIA took office in 2021.
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Controversial
Rivers Politics: Rival Camps Disagree Over Clash of Isiokpo and Ubima Events
CHIBIKE IKENGA, who is the spokesman for a faction of the APC in Rivers, denied claims that the road leading to Ubima was deliberately blocked for the WIKE event, in order to obstruct the burial of AMAECHI’s mother.
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ATIKU Media Aide Faults Presidency on US-FOIA Case Involving President TINUBU
ATIKU ABUBAKAR’s Media Adviser, PAUL IBE, criticized Presidency for answering questions nobody asked, while avoiding the questions Nigerians are actually asking.
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NDC Summons Emergency NWC, As INEC Denies Claims of Unauthorised Candidates Substitution
A high-ranking chieftain of the NDC who spoke with this medium in confidence, described INEC’s explanation on the matter as balderdash, adding that the matter may ultimately end up in court. He said INEC created a complex situation during the upload of candidates on the nomination portal.
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President TINUBU Jets Off to London, as 3 Weeks Leave Begins
President TINUBU is expected to return home after the working vacation to join the hectic campaign for the January 2027 election.
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2027: NDC's PETER OBI Flags Off Presidential Campaign in Onitsha, Anambra State
The NDC candidate said the coming election marks another opportunity for Nigerians to assess the records, ideas and programmes of those seeking to lead the country amid the prevailing economic and security challenges.
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SPORTS: Fulham Stumbles as ALEX IWOBI Marks 100 Appearances
Unfortunately, the ‘celebration’ ended with Fulham stumbling against Crystal Palace.
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GIANNI INFANTINO Deflects Criticism Against FIFA, 2026 World Cup
INFANTINO said critics should meditate, pray or watch a football match, instead of spreading hate and false rumours about his leadership.
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2 US Football Fans Earn $50,000 Each from Watching All 104 FIFA World Cup Matches
KELVIN and AUSTIN have a custom-built glass cubicle specially designed for them in the middle of New York's Times Square, where they are not just required to watch every match, but also to create content for fans.
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UN Urges US to Rethink Immigration Profiling Affecting FIFA World Cup Participation
These include Iran, who were forced to switch their training base to Mexico due to the Middle East conflict, despite their three group games on American soil. The Iranian football federation also said its allocation of tickets for fans had been revoked.
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Entertainment
World Cup Countdown: DAVIDO Highlights Mass Abduction of Nigerians on Global Stage
DAVIDO wore a jacket inscribed with the names of schoolchildren and teachers who were abducted by terrorists in Oyo, with a view to drawing global attention to security crisis confronting Nigerians back home.
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Cote d'Ivoire Football Fans Denied US Visas for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Côte d’Ivoire will play two of their three group matches in Philadelphia, against Ecuador on June 15 and Curacao on June 25.
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Tanzania's President Loses Husband to Heart Condition
Until his death, the President’s husband was an agricultural academic who largely kept a low public profile, even after President SAMIA took office in 2021.
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Foreign
270,000 Passengers Stranded, as Volcanic Eruption Grounds Over 2,000 Flights in Indonesia
Lava fountains and volcanic ash have been rising from the volcano into the capital and the Lampung province, as the site stayed seismically active throughout the weekend.
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Foreign
U.S. Embassy Launches Freedom 250 Initiative to Strengthen Agricultural Trade Partnership
In a statement, the U.S. Mission to Nigeria said the programme underscored the United States' priority of increasing trade and investment opportunities between the United States and Nigeria.
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Foreign
BRANDON HUDSPETH Returns to Nigeria as US Consul General
BRANDON HUDSPETH previously served as the Political-Economic Section Chief at the US Consulate General, Lagos.
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Foreign
Gang Leader Goes on Trial 30 Years After Murder of US Rapper, TUPAC SHAKUR
The trial is expected to revisit the battle between Death Row, founded by MARION “SUGE” KNIGHT, and Bad Boy Records, created by SEAN “DIDDY” COMBS, with the late CHRISTOPHER WALLACE, better known as “The Notorious B.I.G.” as the lead artist, who was equally murdered in gang-related violence.
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Australia, Russia File Terrorism-Related Cases Against Telegram
The Australian eSafety Commissioner, JULIE INMAN-GRANT, said the offensive materials Telegram failed to remove include a video of the Christchurch shootings, which she says is one of the most notorious acts of extremist violence in recent history.
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Gang Leader Goes on Trial 30 Years After Murder of US Rapper, TUPAC SHAKUR
The trial is expected to revisit the battle between Death Row, founded by MARION “SUGE” KNIGHT, and Bad Boy Records, created by SEAN “DIDDY” COMBS, with the late CHRISTOPHER WALLACE, better known as “The Notorious B.I.G.” as the lead artist, who was equally murdered in gang-related violence.
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Entertainment
World Cup Countdown: DAVIDO Highlights Mass Abduction of Nigerians on Global Stage
DAVIDO wore a jacket inscribed with the names of schoolchildren and teachers who were abducted by terrorists in Oyo, with a view to drawing global attention to security crisis confronting Nigerians back home.
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Community
Finland Tops World Happiness Ranking, as Nigeria Drops to 106th
The World Happiness Report 2026 is based on an annual survey conducted in collaboration with the United Nations, under the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which ranks countries based on citizens’ self-assessed life satisfaction.
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Crime
BRODA SHAGGY Shooting: Police Caution Against Spreading of Unverified Information, as Investigation Begins
Earlier reports indicate that BRODA SHAGGY, whose real name is SAMUEL PERRY, was attacked around the Sango-Ota under-bridge area on Sunday afternoon, March 8, 2026.
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Entertainment
US Rapper Kanye West Ordered to Pay Handyman $140,000
The handyman initially filed the lawsuit in 2023, alleging unsafe working conditions, unpaid wages and wrongful termination.
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Breaking News
Public Holiday in Bauchi; Half-Day Work in Oyo, as 7 States Celebrate Golden Jubilee
These are Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Imo, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, and Oyo states, which were created in June 1976, by former Military Head of State, General YAKUBU GOWON.
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CAPPA Seeks FOI Clarification on National Tobacco Act Amendment Bill
CAPPA says it seeks to verify the legislative history of the bill, promote transparency in the lawmaking process, and clarify how provisions that are considered dangerous to public health were introduced into the legislation.
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Mandatory Fortification of Bouillon Cubes: A Threat to Maternal and Child Health in Nigeria
"The path to a healthy and productive Nigeria is not paved in laboratory-enriched bouillon cubes; it is found in a resilient food system that promotes dietary diversity and nutrition security."
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Business
ADEOYE ADEWALE Faces Car Purchase Fraud Charges, As EFCC Investigates Haruna Over Undeclared Foreign Currencies
The intercepted foreign currencies comprise of Seventy-Three Thousand US Dollars, Fifteen Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty-Seven Pounds, and Eight Hundred and Twenty-Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred Saudi Riyal.
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Business
NDLEA Arrests India-Bound Bizman with Cocaine, Recovers N3.6b Colos, Codeine in Lagos
NDLEA spokesman, FEMI BABAFEMI said NWANKWO INNOCENT ONYEBUCHI confessed during interrogation that he sold off his marble business and other assets to raise the sum of Twenty-Five Million Naira, which he used to pay for the cocaine consignment.
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Foreign
U.S. Embassy Launches Freedom 250 Initiative to Strengthen Agricultural Trade Partnership
In a statement, the U.S. Mission to Nigeria said the programme underscored the United States' priority of increasing trade and investment opportunities between the United States and Nigeria.
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Kidnapped Anambra Businessman, Chief Joseph Ebere Ezeokafor (Jezco) Freed
Ezeokafor, the father of popular social media personality Jowi Zaza, was abducted in the early hours of Tuesday while on his way to a prayer ground in Awka, Anambra State.
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Mandatory Fortification of Bouillon Cubes: A Threat to Maternal and Child Health in Nigeria
"The path to a healthy and productive Nigeria is not paved in laboratory-enriched bouillon cubes; it is found in a resilient food system that promotes dietary diversity and nutrition security."
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Osun Was Never the Real Test: Why TINUBU Will Win the State in 2027
"Tinubu knows that rigging Osun would not be in his interest going into 2027. Allowing the people to choose their governor may prove to have been the smarter political investment."
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SOLUDO and the EMEAKAYI Question: The Need for Reasonable Response
"The reasonable response is neither to pronounce EMEAKAYI guilty nor to simply dismiss the allegations. The government can - and should - investigate. If the evidence does not support prosecution, let that be established transparently."
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Former Edo CP, MONDAY AGBONIKA, Takes Over as Zone 5 AIG
The Police Public Relations Officer for Headquarters Zone 5 Command, SP TIJANI A. MOMOH, said AIG AGBONIKA assumed duty on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, succeeding AIG SALMAN-DOGO GARBA who recently retired from the Force.
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CAPPA Urges Nationwide Implementation of FG's Landmark Food Procurement Guidelines
CAPPA called on public institutions across all levels of government to begin aligning their procurement processes, contracts, menus and food service operations with the provisions of the Guidelines.
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NOG Energy Week 2026: Infodata Pushes AI, Cybersecurity as Drivers of Nigeria's Digital Energy Future
Infodata's Sales Leader for Oil & Gas Operations, Engr. NDUKA NWOSU, said the NOG Energy Week 2026 in Abuja, reaffirms that digital transformation, operational technology cybersecurity and artificial intelligence have become central to the future of energy production.
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NOG Energy Week 2026: Infodata Pushes AI, Cybersecurity as Drivers of Nigeria's Digital Energy Future
Infodata's Sales Leader for Oil & Gas Operations, Engr. NDUKA NWOSU, said the NOG Energy Week 2026 in Abuja, reaffirms that digital transformation, operational technology cybersecurity and artificial intelligence have become central to the future of energy production.
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Corruption
6 Suspects Detained over ₦7.7b Telecom Data Fraud
The suspects are alleged to have unlawfully gained access to the company’s network billing infrastructure and fraudulently generated airtime, which was subsequently converted to data bundles, and thereafter distributed and sold through a network of vendors across the country.
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Foreign
India Bans Telegram Ahead of Medical Entrance Exam
Millions of students are expected to retake the examination, after the initial test in May was cancelled over allegations of a paper leak through Telegram by cheating rackets.
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NCC Inaugurates Nigeria IPv6 Council, Confirms Rollout of Airtime Refunds to Subscribers
IPv6 is the acronym for Internet Protocol Version 6, which is the latest version of the Internet Protocol (IP), designed to address the limitations of IPv4, particularly the exhaustion of IP addresses.
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NCC, CBN Sign MoU for Consumer Safety, Inaugurate Committees for Protection against Fraud
Confirming the development in a statement, the Head, Public Affairs Department of the NCC, NNENNA UKOHA, said the MoU also offers opportunities for consumers to leverage the potentials of the telecommunications and financial sectors.
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Telecoms Subscribers to Enjoy Compensation for Service Disruption - NCC
The NCC spokeswoman noted that poor service delivery has far-reaching consequences, affecting productivity, business activities, and public confidence in the communications system.
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Education
President TINUBU Commends Security Agencies for Rescue of Kidnapped Oyo Schoolchildren, Teachers
Finally, all the kidnapped pupils and teachers in Orire, Oyo have been rescued by our security agencies. - BAYO ONANUGA, SA Information and Strategy to President BOLA AHMED TINUBU.
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Police Deploy Surveillance Drones Around Pan-African University, Near Epe
The Command’s intervention followed a viral online video showing two masked individuals emerging from a forest near the Pan African University, Lekki, Lagos.
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Terrorists Kill 3 Security Operatives in Attack on NIPSS, Kuru, Near Jos
The Head of Public Affairs Department at the NIPSS, OSIME SAMUEL, disclosed in a statement that the situation was quickly brought under control through security reinforcement.
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India Bans Telegram Ahead of Medical Entrance Exam
Millions of students are expected to retake the examination, after the initial test in May was cancelled over allegations of a paper leak through Telegram by cheating rackets.
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CAPPA Seeks FOI Clarification on National Tobacco Act Amendment Bill
CAPPA says it seeks to verify the legislative history of the bill, promote transparency in the lawmaking process, and clarify how provisions that are considered dangerous to public health were introduced into the legislation.
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Police Smashes Child Trafficking Syndicate in Mowe, Ogun State, 6 Suspects Arrested, 6 Victims Rescued
Police investigation trailed another victim of the syndicate, identified as twenty-six-year-old BLESSING BRIGHT, to a hospital in Mowe where she was receiving treatment after giving birth to a baby boy at the illegal maternity on August 20, 2026. However, she was found without the newborn.
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Mandatory Fortification of Bouillon Cubes: A Threat to Maternal and Child Health in Nigeria
"The path to a healthy and productive Nigeria is not paved in laboratory-enriched bouillon cubes; it is found in a resilient food system that promotes dietary diversity and nutrition security."
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NDLEA Destroys N301bn Cocaine, Heroin, Opioids, Others in Lagos
The consignment comprised of 246,864.535 kilograms seized by the Lagos Strategic Command of the NDLEA between April 2025 and May 2026, while 83,001.05 kilograms came from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Tincan and Apapa Strategic Commands, as well as the Marine Command, and others.
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Foreign
270,000 Passengers Stranded, as Volcanic Eruption Grounds Over 2,000 Flights in Indonesia
Lava fountains and volcanic ash have been rising from the volcano into the capital and the Lampung province, as the site stayed seismically active throughout the weekend.
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U.S. Launches $125,000 Grant for Preservation of 4,000-Year-Old Lejja Iron-Smelting Site in Enugu State
U.S. Consul General Brandon Hudspeth noted that the Lejja Iron-Smelting Site tells a 4,000-year-old story of ingenuity, innovation, and technological sophistication.
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Ilaje Communities Threaten Boycott of 2027 Elections Over Govt Neglect of Ocean Surge Disaster
The protesters stressed that the proposed election boycott was not a rejection of democracy but a demand for accountability from politicians seeking their votes.
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Festac-Alakija Link Bridge Vandalised, 27 Miscreants Arrested
In the accompanying message, TOKUNBO WAHAB said the miscreants damaged “critical structural components of the bridge by removing iron rods, steel reinforcements, cables, and other supporting materials essential to the integrity of the infrastructure”.
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