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Wike says he will not risk losing Rivers and FCT for the APC campaign DG position, insisting his priority is delivering both territories for Tinubu.
Politics
Kwankwaso says the 2027 election is a struggle between Nigerians and “oppressors,” urging citizens to unite for political change.
Politics
Atiku has urged the FBI to release legally disclosable records concerning Tinubu while protecting sensitive investigative information.
Sports
Tyson Fury says his long-awaited fight with Anthony Joshua may not happen, blaming promoter Eddie Hearn for seeking more money from Saudi boxing financier Turki Alalshikh. Fury and Joshua are understood to have signed contracts for a November 20 bout in New York, but Hearn says some aspects of the deal remain unresolved.
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has welcomed the call for peace by his APC opponent, Bola Oyebamiji, following the governorship election. Adeleke urged all stakeholders to put the election behind them and work together for the progress of the state.
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The US Open will offer a record $108 million prize fund for the 2026 tournament, a 20 per cent increase from last year. The singles champions will each receive $5.5 million, while first-round losers will earn $140,000.
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A dispatch rider has died in a multiple-vehicle crash in Lagos. The incident involved a MACK flatbed truck, a Toyota Sienna and two commercial tricycles after the truck reportedly suffered brake failure. Three other people sustained severe fractures.
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The Benue State Government has approved N294.53 million as counterpart funding for the 2026 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention campaign. The funding will complement support from development partner PATH and help protect eligible children during the peak malaria transmission period.
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The Nigerian Navy has donated a 50,000-litre water storage tank, solar-powered industrial borehole and renovated community town hall to Adiabo Akani Obio in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. The projects were delivered under the Chief of the Naval Staff Special Intervention Quick Impact Project scheme.
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University branch, has suspended its planned total, indefinite strike, giving the state government and university management until October 2026 to implement agreements on a new salary scale and outstanding staff entitlements.
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The Allied Peoples’ Movement has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s newly constituted 2027 campaign council, describing it as a group of “yes men” and politically discredited figures. The party said the council would fail because of what it described as Tinubu’s declining political standing.
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Ogoni youths have demanded at least 500 direct jobs from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as plans to resume oil exploration in Ogoniland generate disagreements over the 40 employment slots already allocated to the area. The Ogoni Youth Federation said the slots were inadequate given the community’s long-standing sacrifices and called for calm ahead of a national youth congress.
