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Teenager who claims Spanish identity reunites with family in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has succeeded in reuniting a missing teenager with his family after revealing his true identity following initial claims that he was a foreign national. The boy was found in Dadin Kowa Village in Doguwa Local Government Area, where he identified himself as a Spanish national named Alex Ansol. However, after a detailed investigation, authorities determined …

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Police rescue seven kidnapped pilgrims, intensify search for others

Seven people kidnapped in Easter Sunday attacks on churches in Ariko community in Kaduna State have been rescued and are currently receiving medical treatment, the Nigerian Police confirmed. The victims were freed in a coordinated security operation following deadly attacks on worshipers in the area. In his statement on Monday, Police Public Relations Officer, Anthony Placid, revealed that the rescue …

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Passengers face delays as Abuja Airport announces disruption in flight operations

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja has announced that air passengers will face delayed boarding and temporary disruption, which it said would affect flight operations at its domestic terminals. According to an operational update on Monday, the disruption caused by a technical issue with baggage screening equipment within the terminal will specifically impact baggage processing and slow down standard …

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Teenager arrested after fatal stabbing of student at Niger campus party

An 18-year-old resident of Niger State, Jafar Musa, has been detained following the fatal stabbing of a student of the Federal University of Education Kontagora during a campus assembly. The victim, identified as 25-year-old Seyi Simon, lost his life following a violent fight at a party organized for new students. The incident occurred in the institutional hall in the Kontagora …

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Tinubu scheduled a two-day visit to Lagos to commission six major projects

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will visit Lagos on Wednesday and Thursday for a two-day working tour where he will inaugurate six major infrastructure projects being implemented by the state government. The announcement was made by Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, who disclosed the development in a statement on Monday. Akosile, in a post …

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Lagos unveils traffic plan for two-day commissioning of Tinubu…

The Lagos State Government has deployed 500 additional members of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority on major roads and critical corridors ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s two-day visit to the state, during which he is expected to commission several landmark projects executed by the Sanwo-Olu administration. Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso revealed this in a press conference …

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Attempting to Eliminate Democracy: The Dangerous Path to 2027, by Dakuku Peterside

Democracy does not always die with the explosion of gunfire or the drama of tanks entering public squares. More often, it is quietly undermined – by rulings, memos, selective interpretations, procedural maneuvers, manipulations, and institutions that begin to forget the moral purpose of their powers.This is why the current crisis surrounding the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is so alarming and …

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NDPC investigates alleged data breaches by Remita, Sterling Bank and others

The Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has initiated an investigation into an alleged data breach involving Remita Payment Services Limited, Sterling Bank and other financial institutions. Head of Legal, Enforcement and Regulation at NDPC, Mr Babatunde Bamgboye. stated this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said notice of the investigation had been served on April 1, in accordance …

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Ogun: 4 dead, 8 injured in a single accident

Four people have died in a single accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, involving a Toyota Hiace bus, with registration number AGL789YL. In a statement made available to Blueprint.ng, The Corps Public Relations Officer, SRC Odunsi Afolabi, said the cause of the accident could be attributed to a speeding violation (SPV), which resulted in the driver losing control of the vehicle. …

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