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President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, inaugurated 60 megawatt gas turbine plants in Elebele, Ogbia Local Government Area of ​​Bayelsa State. The President also inaugurated other projects implemented by the Governor Douye Diri-led administration such as the 630 meter Angiama-Oporoma Bridge, Sagbama/Ekeremor Road and 2.9km Dual Carriageway in Yenagoa. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting held at Government House in Bayelsa, Tinubu …

Judge Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, sentenced former senatorial candidate from Borno State, Babagana Habeeb, to 10 years imprisonment for aiding terrorism. The judge convicted Habeeb of one count of aiding and abetting terrorism brought by the Federal Government. The federal government alleged that the convict aided terror activities by supplying petroleum products to the …

Troops of Operation Wutan Daji on Thursday killed 10 suspected terrorists in a coordinated attack in Plateau State. The Nigerian Army disclosed this in an operational report given to journalists on Friday in Abuja. It said the operation was carried out in Wase and Kanam Local Government Areas of the state According to the army. the operation targeted identified terrorist …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has successfully conducted a proof-of-concept test of a newly deployed surveillance drone to enhance security operations. The State Commander, Mohammed Hassan-Agalama, made this known in Kano on Friday in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, SC Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi. The state commander conducted the test at the command …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a closed-door meeting with Oyo State All Progressives Congress chief Teslim Folarin on Thursday evening in what observers describe as an early sign of political realignment ahead of the 2027 governorship election.. The meeting, which took place at the Ikoyi presidential residence in Lagos, was confirmed by Folarin via his verified social media accounts, although …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the proposed implementation of nationwide voter revalidation until after the 2027 general elections. This was disclosed by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Voter Information and Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Haruna, who did not state the reason for the delay, said the decision was …

With just days to go until the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) begins on April 16, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has canceled 23 Computer-Based Testing (CBT) centers across the country. In a statement on Friday, JAMB Public Communication Advisor Dr Fabian Benjamin said it was a result of technical shortcomings detected during the 2026 UTME. The …

By Ayo Kehinde According to the World Bank, Nigeria’s poverty rate rose to 63% in 2025, despite a notable slowdown in inflation, underscoring the limited impact of macroeconomic improvements on household well-being. The data was published in the Nigeria Development Update (April 2026) titled “Nigeria’s Tomorrow Must Start Today: The Case for Early Childhood Development”, published in Abuja. The report …

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed April 14 for the hearing of a lawsuit filed by Nafiu-Bala Gombe seeking to stop former Senate President, David Mark, and others from parading themselves as leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Judge Emeka Nwite set the date after which the hearing notice was issued to the parties in the suit. Gombe, …

Police agents in Lagos have arrested three suspected robbers in Idimu area of ​​the state. They also found a Bajaj motorbike and other evidence in the operation. The spokesperson of the state police command, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. READ ALSO: Police officer arrested for harassing youths in Lagos. bridge He said the suspects …