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Reps Summon FCT Minister of State Over Budget Snub, Threaten Sanctions

The House of Representatives Committee on FCT Area Councils has summoned FCT Minister of State, Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure, over her failure to attend a budget defense session. Lawmakers warned of possible sanctions, calling her absence a disregard for parliamentary oversight. Only 3 of 14 agencies under her purview appeared. The committee urged President Tinubu to […]

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Tinubu gives PDP, FIRS, other Abuja levy defaulters’ 14days to pay

President Bola Tinubu has overridden the FCT minister’s order on ground rent defaulters by stepping in to provide a two-week grace period to owners of nearly 4,800 properties whose titles were revoked due to failure to pay ground rent for up to four decades. Director of Land Administration, FCT Chijioke Nwankwoeze, revealed that President Tinubu’s […]

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Lagos Govt Seals Public Toilets Over Pollution

Following public outcry in Lagos Island Local Government, the State Government has sealed two public toilets for violating the environment laws guiding the facility setup across the state, Peak Newspaper Nigeria reports. The government stated that the closure was enforced following several complaints of offensive odour oozing out from the facilities, which posed serious health […]

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Kano court sentences man to death over 23 worshippers’ demise

A Sharia Upper Court in Kano has sentenced Shafiu Abubakar, a resident of the state, to death by hanging for orchestrating a deadly arson attack on Muslim worshippers during early morning prayers. Abubakar, who appeared before the court presided over by Judge Halhatu Huza’i, was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on culpable homicide, attempted […]

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Speaker Withdraws Mandatory Voting Bill Amid Backlash

House Speaker Abbas Tajudeen has withdrawn a bill seeking to make voting compulsory in Nigeria, following public outcry and legal concerns. The bill, co-sponsored with Hon. Daniel Ago, had passed second reading but faced criticism from rights advocates. The withdrawal allows for further stakeholder dialogue.

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JUST IN: Police spokesperson reacts to viral video of officer extorting N5,000 ‘fuel money’ from travellers

The spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe has reacted to a viral video of an officer extorting motorists at a checkpoint, Peak Newspaper Nigeria reports. In a video trending on social media, a police officer stationed along the Benin Bypass was captured requesting N5,000 fuel money from different travellers. The video showed […]

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UTME Resit Boosts Scores: 200,000 More Cross 200-Mark

Following a resit of the 2025 UTME due to technical errors, JAMB reports that over 200,000 additional candidates scored above the 200 mark. Out of 1.9 million candidates, 565,988 (29.3%) scored 200 and above—up from 24% in 2024—while those scoring below 200 dropped from 1.5 million to about 1.37 million. The resit involved nearly 380,000 […]

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FG repatriates eight foreigners without valid visas

The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that the federal government has turned back eight foreigners last week for attempting to enter Nigeria without valid visas. Tunji-Ojo stated that the ministry will no longer tolerate the entry of foreigners without proper documentation. The minister, who made this known during an interview on a […]

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The North Holds Key to Nigeria’s Transformation – Peter Obi

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has reiterated his belief that Nigeria’s northern region possesses the potential to transform the entire country, if properly harnessed. Speaking on Sunday at a meeting of the National Political Consultative Group (North) in Abuja, Obi expressed concern over the alarming poverty levels in the region, attributing it to […]

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