The Presidency has identified the deployment of a unified national surveillance system and stronger border security as key pillars of its renewed strategy to strengthen Nigeria’s homeland security architecture. The agenda took centre stage on Friday as the Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security, Adeyinka Famadewa, convened the maiden Homeland Security Stakeholders’ Meeting...
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Former Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Ibrahim Khalid Aliyu, is dead. Aliyu, who served as deputy governor under former Governor Saidu Usman Dakingari between 2007 and 2015, died in Sokoto on Friday after a prolonged illness. His death was confirmed to journalists by an indigene of the Yauri Emirate, Alhaji Shehu Mohammed Yauri. A native...
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The proposed State Police Bill has reached the final stage of Nigeria’s constitutional amendment process following its passage by both chambers of the National Assembly, leaving the 36 State Houses of Assembly to determine its fate. The bill is being prepared for transmission to the state legislatures, where it must secure the approval of at...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will today publish the personal particulars of presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general election, in line with its revised timetable and schedule of activities. The publication marks another milestone in the electoral process and is aimed at promoting transparency by allowing Nigerians to scrutinise the credentials...
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The Nigerian stock market generated N58.97 trillion in investors’ wealth in the first seven months of 2026, extending its bullish run on the back of improving macroeconomic conditions, robust corporate earnings and sustained investor confidence. The rally came as MTN Nigeria Communications Plc reported a 70.6 per cent surge in profit after tax to N707.5...
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NNPC Limited recorded a Profit After Tax (PAT) of N535 billion in June 2026, representing a 15.8 per cent increase from the N462 billion posted in May, despite a slight decline in crude oil production. The figures were contained in the company’s June 2026 Monthly Financial and Operations Report released on Friday. According to the...
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described his decision to choose former Vice President **Atiku Abubakar> as his running mate in the 1999 presidential election as the biggest mistake of his political career. Obasanjo made the remark on Friday in Lagos during the unveiling of maverick musician and activist Charly Boy’s foundation and his memoir, 999:...
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Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has called on President Bola Tinubu to end extrajudicial killings and other forms of violence perpetrated by state actors, warning that the silence of citizens has emboldened perpetrators and deepened Nigeria’s human rights crisis. Speaking at the 28th Wole Soyinka Lecture in Port Harcourt, themed “Reclaiming the Nigerian State through Accountability,...
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By BEN Television Business Desk Awka, the Anambra State capital, hosted a significant gathering of industry leaders and energy stakeholders as the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) convened a special symposium on Power Sector Solutions and Investment, aimed at accelerating access to affordable and reliable electricity for Nigeria’s manufacturing sector. The event featured Mr. Green...
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By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London The annual Bradford African Festival of Art is scheduled to hold between Monday 3rd of August and 9th of August, 2026 with activities holding in different Venues in Bradford City. The theme for this year’s festival is ” NKOSOO ADVANCEMENT AND PROGRESS”. The opening ceremony and...
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