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Turkish police on Tuesday arrested more than 200 people suspected of links to the Islamic State and outlawed far-left groups, officials said, before an...

Iran promises to maintain control of Hormuz as Swiss talks end

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Tehran said on Tuesday that its intent is to maintain control over the vital Strait of Hormuz, a crucial question in the Middle East...

US deports Nigerian after domestic violence, other convictions

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The United States has deported a Nigerian national, Ayodeji Ajayi, following multiple criminal convictions, including domestic violence, as part of its ongoing immigration enforcement...

Burnham emerges front-runner for UK PM as Starmer resigns

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Keir Starmer, on Monday, resigned from office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following weeks of internal revolt within the Labour Party. The development...

UK Labour leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham sworn in as MP

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The frontrunner to be the UK’s next prime minister, Andy Burnham, was sworn in as a member of parliament Monday, a key step in...

Ex-US Fed Reserve chair Alan Greenspan kicks bucket at 100

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Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chief who served four presidents and was hailed as the architect of the modern American economy, died Monday...

A terrible PM, Badenoch slams Starmer following shock resignation

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Leader of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has described Keir Starmer as “a terrible Prime Minister,” following his resignation as Labour leader and...

Bureaucracy hindering global aid efforts, Pope warns

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Pope Leo XIV slammed on Monday the “progressive bureaucratisation of solidarity” which hampers the delivery of aid to the world’s hungry, while weapons move...

S’Korea ex-justice minister jailed 25 years over martial law disaster

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A South Korean court sentenced a former justice minister to 25 years in prison on Monday for his role in ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief...

Heineken names new CEO after predecessor’s shock departure

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Petrol import bill drops from N2.3tn to under N90bn – FG

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Nigeria records rise in gas output

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Reduce cement prices now, Umahi tells manufacturers

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FG to engage cement producers July 1 over high prices — Umahi

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Crude prices drop after US-Iran talks

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Dangote imported 1.46bn litres blended gasoline – NMDPRA

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Dangote Refinery partner, MRS reduces fuel pump price

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Polaris Bank refutes rumors claiming 34 people lost their lives in a Lagos branch fire outbreak

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NSIA Insurance And Infiniti Querencia Join Forces For World Biker’s Day 2026

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Political Gist

Kebbi senator dumps APC for ADC

June 23, 2026

The senator representing Kebbi South, Garba Maidoki, has defected from the All Progressives Congress to the African Democratic Congress, citing unresolved internal disputes arising...

INEC presents certificates of return to June 20 by-elections winners

June 23, 2026

The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented Certificates of Return to winners of the bye-elections held on June 20, 2026, across Rivers, Enugu, Nasarawa,...

Leave royal fathers out of politics, 10 aggrieved Kwara aspirants warn

June 23, 2026

Ten governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State have urged President Bola Tinubu to resist what they described as attempts to...

Baba-Ahmed disowns politician claiming PRP sold 69 forms to Kwankwaso

June 23, 2026

The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has dismissed claims that the party sold 69 nomination forms in Kano to 2027...

UK congratulates Oyebanji on re-election, faults vote buying, BVAS glitches

June 23, 2026

The British High Commission in Abuja has congratulated Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on his re-election while raising concerns over vote trading, technical glitches...

NDC candidate rejects Enugu North by-election result

June 23, 2026

The candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in the Enugu North Senatorial District by-election, Bishop Oscar Ossai, has rejected the outcome of the poll,...

Following UK’s Starmer’s exit, Peter Obi demands Tinubu’s resignation, cites governance failure

June 22, 2026

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called for the resignation of President Bola Tinubu, arguing that worsening economic conditions, insecurity and governance...

APC chieftain urges Kwara gov to reconcile aggrieved party members

June 22, 2026

A former All Progressives Congress senatorial aspirant in Kwara South, Sola Ajimati, on Monday called on Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to urgently initiate...

Health Gist

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Soludo’s wife seeks greater investment to fight mother-to-child HIV transmission

June 23, 2026

The wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has called for greater investment and collective action to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV,...

Kano shuts two health training institutions over regulatory violations

June 23, 2026

Ogun teaching hospital resident doctors begin 10-day warning strike

June 23, 2026

Medical trip: Okowa seeks passport release amid EFCC probe

June 23, 2026

LAUTECH doctors urge Makinde to disburse training fund, pay arrears

June 22, 2026

Crime Gist

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Court orders Ondo to pay N25m over missing child in orphanage

June 23, 2026

An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has ordered the state government to pay N25 million in damages to Mrs...

Turkey arrests over 200 suspects linked to ISIS ahead of NATO summit

June 23, 2026

Police arrest officers caught extorting Rivers motorists in viral video

June 23, 2026

Two held in Enugu over N68m visa fraud

June 23, 2026

Final-year Kogi student arrested for forcing freshers into cult

June 23, 2026

Agricultural Gist

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Govt agencies sign MoU to expand agricultural machinery leasing

June 10, 2026

The Equipment Leasing Registration Authority and the National Agricultural Development Fund have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at expanding access to agricultural machinery...

Plateau dealers warn of fake fertilisers, rising losses for farmers

June 8, 2026

Gombe hails results of tree planting, erosion control projects

June 5, 2026

Cocoa farmers raise concern over persistent price volatility

June 4, 2026

FG unveils one million tree-planting campaign at Nigerian Defence Academy

June 2, 2026

Legal Gist

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Court replays El-Rufai interview in NSA phone tapping case

June 22, 2026

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday replayed an interview granted by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as human rights lawyer, Deji...