1 hour ago We’ve strengthened security agencies to end kidnapping — Oluyole LG boss

Chairman of Oluyole local government area in Oyo, Engineer Akeem Olatunji has declared that his administration has strengthened security agencies in a bid to

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3 h. ago Nigeria’s first private credit bureau celebrates 20th anniversary

First Central Credit Bureau, Nigeria’s first private credit bureau, has marked its twentieth anniversary with a four-day celebration that combined read more Nigeria’s first private credit bureau celebrates 20th anniversary

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5 h. ago Food security: Oyebanji inaugurates farm settlements, promises security for Ekiti farmers

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has revived the Farm Settlements initiative in the state with the commissioning of three of the six Renewed Hope Farm Dormitories built for young farmers in different farm clusters.

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6 h. ago Tanzania’s Hassan wins by landslide in election marred by violent protests

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s disputed election, securing more than 97% of the vote after a week marked by violent protests across the country.

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6 h. ago FMC Jalingo refutes patient neglect claim, says Khadija got swift treatment

Reacting to the development, the Head of Clinical Services at FMC Jalingo, Dr. Suleiman Kirim, reaffirmed the centre’s resolve to maintain high medical standards.

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7 h. ago Death Row Inmate Escapes From Yobe Maximum Security Custodial Centre

A condemned inmate, Abba Hassan, has escaped from the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Potiskum, Yobe State, in the early hours of Friday, October 31, 2025. The spokesperson of the Yobe State Police Command, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, said in a statement that on Saturday that the fugitive Abba Hassan hails from Maiduguri, in the neighbouring Borno […]

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10 h. ago Army Holds Route March To Deepen Unity Among Security Agencies

The activity was aimed at promoting physical fitness, teamwork, and mutual understanding among the various security formations operating within the state. The post Army Holds Route March To Deepen Unity Among Security Agencies appeared first on Channels Television.

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13 h. ago Family of late Ondo SDP governorship candidate faulats suicide claim

The family of the late governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ondo State, Chief Bamidele Akingboye, has faulted the suicide claim by one of his wives. One of his wives identified as Mrs Christiana Akingboye was alleged to have attributed the death of her husband to suicide rather than murder as being […]

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16 h. ago Imo Widow’s Ordeal: The Truth Behind Drinking The ‘Corpse Water’ Outrage

When Mrs Chika Ndubuisi Odinakachi lost her husband, she thought the worst was over. But barely hours after his burial preparations began, the grieving widow found herself facing a second more terrifying ordeal , an age-old ritual meant to prove her “innocence” in his death. According to community sources, her in-laws insisted she must drink […]

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16 h. ago Anambra Poll: Civil Defence Deploys 10,250 Operatives, Warns Against Violence

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has deployed 10,250 personnel to Anambra state ahead of the November 8 governorship election, with a strong warning to politicians and supporters against acts of violence. Prof. Audi said the deployment, which includes tactical forces from the Corps’ National […]

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17 h. ago How Man, 20, Was Stabbed To Death During Niger LG Election Campaign –Police

Police in Niger State have given details of how a 20-year-old man, Abdul Adamu, was stabbed to death in a councilorship campaign entourage in Lapai local government area of the state. LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday night while the councilship candidates for Lapai central were rounding off their campaign ahead of […]

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17 h. ago 4.34m Nigerians Risk Acute Food, Nutrition Insecurity By 2026 – Report

About 34.7 million Nigerians, including over 650,000 internally displaced persons in Borno, Sokoto, and Zamfara States, are projected to face acute food and nutrition insecurity or worse between June and August 2026 lean season. This is according to the latest Cadre Harmonisé (CH) food and nutrition security analysis released in Abuja yesterday. The figure represents […]

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21 h. ago Edo Security Squad Averts Bloodbath In Benin, Restores Peace In Tensed Communities

Swift intervention by the Edo State Security Squad has averted what could have been a major bloodbath in Benin City, following violent clashes that erupted in Ogheghe and Ohoghobi communities, Ovia North-East local government area of the State. The crisis, which broke out on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, led to the death of one Chigozie […]

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24 h. ago Standard Chartered affirms full compliance with CBN’s N200bn capital rule

Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited says it has successfully fulfilled the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) ₦200 billion minimum capital read more Standard Chartered affirms full compliance with CBN’s N200bn capital rule

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25 h. ago Cameroon election disputes: Soldiers escorted me to secure location for safety — Opposition leader

“Let the entire country come to a standstill, so that the whole world knows that we are resisting and that we will not yield,” Tchiroma said in...

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27 h. ago Wike’s Allies Secure Court Order To Halt PDP Convention Billed For November In Oyo

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to go ahead with its convention scheduled for Ibadan, Oyo State. Justice James Omotosho gave the order in a suit filed to determine whether the party could proceed with its planned national convention slated for November 15 and 16. The case […] The post Wike’s Allies Secure Court Order To Halt PDP Convention Billed For November In Oyo appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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28 h. ago My Invitation To Akpabio, Fellow Senators Procedural, Not Personal — Natasha

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has explained that contrary to speculations in some quarters, her letter inviting Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other Senators to the inauguration of projects in her constituency to mark her second anniversary in the Senate, was a matter of courtesy. She further explained that the invitation was not just […]

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28 h. ago Oyo govt partners medical firm to operate, manage central lab, blood bank in Ibadan

The Oyo State Government has entered into a strategic partnership with ISN Products Nigeria Limited to manage and operate the read more Oyo govt partners medical firm to operate, manage central lab, blood bank in Ibadan

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28 h. ago Governance failures, not insurgency fuel West Africa’s security crisis – Fayemi

West Africa’s escalating insecurity is rooted less in the gunfire of insurgents and more in the failures of governance that read more Governance failures, not insurgency fuel West Africa’s security crisis – Fayemi

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29 h. ago 34.7m Nigerians Risk Acute Food, Nutrition Insecurity By Mid

About 34.7 million Nigerians, including over 650,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Borno, Sokoto, and Zamfara States, were projected to face acute food and nutrition insecurity or worse between June and August 2026 lean-season. This is according to the latest Cadre Harmonisé (CH) food and nutrition security analysis released in Abuja on Friday. The figure […]

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