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SA Violence: 3 Nigerians Killed in Latest Attacks - FEMI FANI-KAYODE
FANI-KAYODE said the latest incidents bring the total number of Nigerians murdered in South Africa this year alone to twelve.
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Court Orders Final Forfeiture of 431 Mobile Phones Recovered from Convicted Chinese Fraudsters
The 431 mobile phones were linked to a cyber-fraud operation allegedly involving Chinese and Nigerian youths at a facility known as “HK” in Victoria Island, Lagos which was used to train and deploy Nigerian youths and foreign nationals to carry out romance, investment and cryptocurrency fraud.
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Courts in Edo, Sokoto Slam Death Sentence Against Kidnappers
In Sokoto State, three of the convicted kidnappers were tried in absentia and they were identified JABBI ALHAJI YALLE and KABIRU MUHAMMAD, as well as YUSUF MUHAMMAD, also known as SALLAU, who is from Niger Republic.
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Extended Vacation: TINUBU Returns as AAC Heads to Court
President TINUBU departed Abuja on August 30 for a twenty-one-day working vacation in London and Paris, but his return was postponed twice without any clear reason.
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Suspected Portugal-Based Drug Trafficker Expels 72 Wraps of Cocaine in Enugu
NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, FEMI BABAFEMI, said the suspect claimed to be into car decoration business at the Trade Fair Complex in the Ojo area of Lagos before he relocated to Portugal in May 2023.
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Community
AYA Diaspora Connect Donates Educational Materials to Asaga-Ohafia Primary Schools
Better known as AYA Diaspora Connect, the umbrella body all Asaga youths overseas, donated over one thousand exercise books, plus several dozens of pens, and pencils, which were distributed to pupils across the four schools.
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Rainbow Coalition: Gov LAWAL Questions WIKE's Divided Allegiance
LAWAL said WIKE must choose where his political allegiance lies, stressing that APC state governors would not change their position, regardless of the FCT Minister’s comments on the issue.
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PETER OBI Faults SOLUDO's $123.7m Debt Claim in Anambra, Insist He Owed No Worker, Pensioner, Contractor
PETER OBI challenged the “Anambra State Government to clarify how a state whose recorded external debt was about US$30 million in March 2014 and US$45.15 million in December 2014 could supposedly have inherited US$123.77 million from Peter Obi, who left office in March of that same year.”
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2 Charged Over Mexican Drug Cartel-Linked Meth Lab Uncovered in Enugu
They are alleged to be working in partnership with a notorious Mexican drug cartel member, identified as RODRIGUEZ VILLANUEVA, who is based in Mexico City.
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Corruption
NDLEA Arraigns KC LUXURY, 2 Others for Trafficking 184.5kg Cocaine
AFOLABI KAZEEM, aka KC LUXURY, is standing trial alongside two accomplices, identified as BONIFACE FREEMAN OCHOCHE SULE and IKECHUKWU EKUGO PATRIARCH, before Justice MUSA KAKAKI of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.
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Man Beaten to Death for "Playing" with Neighbour's 3year-Old Daughter
The PPRO described the victim as a university graduate, with a degree in guidance and counseling, adding that he was beaten repeatedly with a bamboo stick by EDEBIRI TEMITOPE until he collapsed and died.
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Foreign
Jailed Hollywood Producer, HARVEY WEINSTEIN, Bags Additional 15 Years for Sexual Crime
This is the second time he has been given a prison sentence in the MIRIAM HALEY case, after New York's highest court overturned his initial 2020 conviction in a 2024 judgement.
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Extended Vacation: TINUBU Returns as AAC Heads to Court
President TINUBU departed Abuja on August 30 for a twenty-one-day working vacation in London and Paris, but his return was postponed twice without any clear reason.
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Rainbow Coalition: Gov LAWAL Questions WIKE's Divided Allegiance
LAWAL said WIKE must choose where his political allegiance lies, stressing that APC state governors would not change their position, regardless of the FCT Minister’s comments on the issue.
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PETER OBI Faults SOLUDO's $123.7m Debt Claim in Anambra, Insist He Owed No Worker, Pensioner, Contractor
PETER OBI challenged the “Anambra State Government to clarify how a state whose recorded external debt was about US$30 million in March 2014 and US$45.15 million in December 2014 could supposedly have inherited US$123.77 million from Peter Obi, who left office in March of that same year.”
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Fmr SGF BABACHIR LAWAL Joins NDC, Inauguration of Presidential Campaign Council Set for October
NDC scribe, IKENNA ENEKWEIZU, said the delay in the composition of the NDC campaign council had been partly due to the frequent overseas travels of the party’s leaders, including the presidential candidate, PETER OBI.
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NDC Presidential Campaign Council: OBI, KWANKWASO Get Concession on Nomination of Key Officials
NDC’s National Publicity Secretary, OSA DIRECTOR, says OBI and KWANKWASO are to nominate the Campaign Council’s Director-General, Deputy Director-General (North), Campaign spokesman, Deputy spokesman, Head of New Media, Finance Director, Deputy Finance Director, among others.
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President TINUBU Extends Vacation Beyond 3 Weeks, Deflects ATIKU's Criticism
Confirming the extended vacation in a statement, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, BAYO ONANUGA noted that since he began the vacation, President TINUBU has continued to keep in touch with home, directing the affairs of the nation.
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Argentina Confirms MESSI's Farewell Match Against Benin on Oct 6
Argentine FA President CLAUDIO TAPIA said all of Argentina’s 2022 World Cup winners have also been invited to join MESSI for the game at River Plate’s Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires.
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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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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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Jailed Hollywood Producer, HARVEY WEINSTEIN, Bags Additional 15 Years for Sexual Crime
This is the second time he has been given a prison sentence in the MIRIAM HALEY case, after New York's highest court overturned his initial 2020 conviction in a 2024 judgement.
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Foreign
CNN, Others Sue TRUMP Over White House Eviction
CNN, MS NOW and Politico claim the government action, if left unchallenged, threatens press freedom and the public’s right to independent journalism free from government interference.
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Body of 9th Woman Recovered, as SA Police Battle Mysterious Killings in Johannesburg
The latest victim was found half-naked and wrapped in a sheet on the side of a road in Dawn Park on Thursday morning.
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Argentina Confirms MESSI's Farewell Match Against Benin on Oct 6
Argentine FA President CLAUDIO TAPIA said all of Argentina’s 2022 World Cup winners have also been invited to join MESSI for the game at River Plate’s Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires.
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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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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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Jailed Hollywood Producer, HARVEY WEINSTEIN, Bags Additional 15 Years for Sexual Crime
This is the second time he has been given a prison sentence in the MIRIAM HALEY case, after New York's highest court overturned his initial 2020 conviction in a 2024 judgement.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Who is in Charge of Nigeria?
"This is not a matter of political convenience. It is a matter of constitutional order."
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For PETER OBI, Charity Should Begin at Home - FRED CHUKWULOBE
I worry that he is taking a costly risk by venturing into places without knowing what danger or enmity lurks along the way. It is one thing to show solidarity with victims of insecurity; it is another to put oneself unnecessarily in harm’s way.
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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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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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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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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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AYA Diaspora Connect Donates Educational Materials to Asaga-Ohafia Primary Schools
Better known as AYA Diaspora Connect, the umbrella body all Asaga youths overseas, donated over one thousand exercise books, plus several dozens of pens, and pencils, which were distributed to pupils across the four schools.
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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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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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Lagos Orders Evacuation of Flood-Prone Communities Amid NHSA Alert
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, TOKUNBO WAHAB, identified the vulnerable areas prone to flooding to include Eti-Osa, Lagos Island, Ajah, Kirikiri, Ilaje Waterfront Jetty, and Jetty Terminal B, among others.
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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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