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A Chinese submarine test-fired a “strategic” missile carrying a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, Beijing said, drawing immediate condemnation from nations...

Hamas announces dissolution of Gaza governing body

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Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced Monday the dissolution of the body that has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades, clearing the way...

50 European lawmakers urge FIFA to probe Infantino over Trump peace prize

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Fifty members of the European Parliament have urged FIFA’s ethics committee to investigate their president Gianni Infantino for awarding a ‘peace prize’ to US President...

Florence Ajimobi arrives Vienna, assumes duty as Nigeria’s ambassador to Austria

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Mrs Florence Ajimobi has arrived in Vienna to formally assume duty as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Austria...

Thai nurse defies Buddhist custom to save monks in crash

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A nurse in Thailand challenged Buddhist customs when she stepped in to treat the victims of a car accident that killed 10 monks. An 11-year-old...

Allegri replaces Conte as Napoli manager

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Massimiliano Allegri will replace Antonio Conte as Napoli manager, the Serie A club announced Friday. “Napoli welcomes Massimiliano Allegri as manager of the first team,”...

Iran urges huge turnout at Khamenei’s funeral to ‘avenge’ his demise

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Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, called on Thursday for massive turnout at Ali Khamenei’s funeral to avenge the supreme leader’s death in US-Israeli...

World Cup: LeBron James praises Balogun after ‘Silencer’ celebration

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Basketball superstar LeBron James congratulated Folarin Balogun on scoring for the United States in their World Cup victory on Wednesday after the striker emulated...

India asks Meta to hold WhatsApp username rollout over fraud fears

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India has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp in the world’s most populous country, citing concerns over fraud and...

ICE releases Nun Ugboaja arrested while walking to church in US

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A Roman Catholic nun, Sister Leticia Ugboaja, has been released from the custody of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement after she was...

FG insists on fuel price slash at meeting with Dangote Refinery, marketers

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FG warns marketers against using old stock to justify high petrol prices

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After seven years, residents urge First Bank to reopen Ondo branch

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Cooking gas price reduction update in Nigeria

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Dangote beats US, ships N757bn jet fuel to Europe – Report

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Bank customers can’t recover every deposit – Ogunbunka on CBN revocation of 46 MFBs licenses

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Dangote, importers battle as petrol holds above N1,000

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Lagos shuts 10 more businesses over environmental violations

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Pilot who hit Beijing tower wrote about ending life – Govt

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World Bank approves $1.25bn Nigeria loan despite backlash

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Political Gist

ADC looted remnants of El-Rufai’s politics, left him bare – Ayekooto claims

July 6, 2026

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ayekooto Akindele, has accused the African Democratic Congress, ADC, of politically stripping its chieftain and former...

2027: Tinubu’s challengers lack vision to transform Nigeria – Hamzat

July 6, 2026

Deputy Governor of Lagos State and the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate for the 2027 election in the state, Dr Obafemi Hamzat has...

Resign or shelve re-election bid over insecurity, Peter Obi tells Tinubu

July 6, 2026

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election and a leading opposition figure ahead of the 2027 presidential election, Peter...

2027: Jonathan breaks silence on alleged N500 billion offer to contest against Peter Obi

July 6, 2026

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he was never offered N500 billion to contest against the National Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in...

2027 candidates: Saturday deadline puts parties under pressure

July 6, 2026

With the July 11, 2026 deadline for the submission of presidential nomination forms to the Independent National Electoral Commission fast approaching, political parties are...

PFIPC scandal exposes depth of institutional decay, ADC slams presidency

July 3, 2026

The African Democratic Congress has called for an independent judicial commission of inquiry into the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, accusing...

I was in the wrong party called PDP — Akpabio

July 3, 2026

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday said he had been in the “wrong party” during his time in the Peoples Democratic Party,...

Ondo APC Rep candidate urges aggrieved members to shun protests

July 3, 2026

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo East/Ondo West Federal Constituency of Ondo State, Mr Michael Akintomide, has urged the aggrieved members...

Health Gist

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TETFund challenges scientists to fast-track Nigeria’s first Lassa fever vaccine

June 30, 2026

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, on Tuesday challenged Nigerian scientists to identify the fastest pathway towards developing the...

Lagos tops Nigeria’s HIV burden as new infections hit 102,025

June 30, 2026

Oluremi Tinubu unveils kidney disease clinic, health-tech academy in Jigawa

June 30, 2026

Anambra urges families to tackle HIV through open conversations at home

June 29, 2026

Tinubu approves national health technology office, appoints pioneer coordinator

June 26, 2026

Crime Gist

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Police arrest three suspected cultists with illicit drugs in A’Ibom

July 6, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of the Vikings Confraternity during an intelligence-led operation at a residential building along...

Police arraign three suspects over demise of ex-OGTV broadcaster, guard

July 6, 2026

Man attacked in Cross River

July 6, 2026

Police arrest four suspected armed robbers in Ondo

July 3, 2026

Three arrested over alleged fatal attack at naming ceremony in Bauchi

July 2, 2026

Agricultural Gist

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Climate change: Natasha unveils 10,000 tree project in Kogi

July 6, 2026

The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has launched a project to plant 10,000 economic trees across communities in the district as...

Govt agencies sign MoU to expand agricultural machinery leasing

June 10, 2026

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

Legal Gist

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Court orders arrest of Police officer in N300m eviction case

June 25, 2026

Justice Samira Bature of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, has issued a fresh bench warrant directing all law enforcement agencies to arrest...