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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...

How Japan visa rules push out foreign residents

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In a tiny Tokyo restaurant filled with the smell of Nepalese dumplings, Budhathoki Samjhana surveys the business she built from scratch but may now...

US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship

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The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s historic bid to restrict birthright citizenship. The court, in an eagerly awaited decision on the...

Iran prepares for late supreme leader Khamenei’s funeral

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Giant portraits of Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in US-Israeli airstrikes, hung from Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on Tuesday as workers raced...

WHO raises the alarm on disease outbreaks in quake-hit Venezuela

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The World Health Organisation voiced concerns Tuesday about potential disease outbreaks in Venezuela, with local health services overwhelmed following deadly earthquakes. “The health services are...

FG to demand compensation for abandoned Nigerians’ businesses, property in South Africa

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Nigeria’s Acting High Commissioner to South Africa, Alexander Ajayi, says the Federal Government will seek compensation for businesses and properties abandoned by Nigerians returning...

UK to charge asylum seekers £10,000 before settlement

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The UK government has introduced new reforms that will require asylum seekers who can afford it to pay around £10,000 towards the cost of...

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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Marketers reject fuel pricing curbs, threaten shutdown

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Nigerian filling stations to reduce fuel price near N1,000 per litre amid pressure

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Cooking gas prices ease as supply improves

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Reflect global oil price drop in PMS prices, FG tells marketers

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Again, Dangote Refinery reduces fuel price

June 25, 2026

Terrorism Financing: CBN orders Nigerian banks to freeze assets of six persons, four BDCs

June 25, 2026

Petrol remains pricey as crude crashes to $73

June 25, 2026

Political Gist

Court not tool for political warfare, says Atiku after ADC leadership suit dismissal

July 2, 2026

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday hailed the Federal High Court in Abuja for striking out a suit...

Oyo APC gov candidate gets INEC nomination form, unveils running mate

July 2, 2026

The All Progressives Congress on Thursday formally presented the Independent National Electoral Commission nomination form to its Oyo State governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli,...

2027: I Can Win Lagos Governorship Without Peter Obi’s Influence – Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour

July 2, 2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has declared that his 2027 governorship ambition will stand on its own strength,...

Labour Party unveils ₦2.8m essay competition in Abia

July 2, 2026

The Abia State chapter of the Labour Party has launched a statewide essay competition for secondary and tertiary institution students, with cash prizes totalling...

Ebonyi leading in ongoing voter registration in South- East zone – APC chieftain, Emegha

July 2, 2026

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ebonyi State, Stanley Okoro Emegha has declared that the state is on lead across the...

Osun Guber: INEC receives eighty per cent election materials

July 2, 2026

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that it has received 80 per cent of the non-sensitive materials required for the Osun State...

I didn’t know PDP still exists, allow party to die totally – Akpabio tells Wike

July 2, 2026

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday mocked the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying he was surprised the party still exists and should be allowed...

NDC, Omo-Agege condemn declaration of Udu lawmaker’s seat vacant in Delta

July 2, 2026

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in Delta State, and Deputy President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Age, have described the action of the...

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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Three arrested over alleged fatal attack at naming ceremony in Bauchi

July 2, 2026

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the killing of a 27-year-old man following a violent clash at a...

US-based Nigerian faces deportation for shooting during dispute with ex-girlfriend

July 2, 2026

Rampaging soldiers invade UNIOSUN hostels, assault students, seize phones

June 30, 2026

Amotekun rescues Ondo kidnap victim, arrests father, three sons

June 30, 2026

Police arrest housewife for slitting husband’s throat in Katsina

June 30, 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 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...