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20 soldiers and vigilantes killed in plateau ambush as army denies beheading allegations

… Attackers sack Kyaram, rustle hundreds of cattle as communities reel from tragedy Daud Olatunji At least 20 security personnel and local vigilantes were killed in a deadly ambush by heavily armed terrorists in Garga area of ​​Kanam Local Government Area of ​​Plateau State on Friday, raising fears of worsening insecurity along the Plateau-Taraba-Bauchi border corridor. The combined patrol team, …

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FACT CHECK: Are Facebook users’ APC and ADC membership claims true?

Claiming: The All Progressives Congress has registered 12 million members while the African Democratic Congress has only 1 million members. Indictment: Claims cannot be independently verified. Full Text: A claim posted on the “Tinubu Media Team” Facebook page claiming that APC has a member strength of 12 million compared to ADC which has 1 million members. The post is a …

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Governor Mufwang bids farewell to Jang at 80…

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau congratulated the former governor. Jonah Jang on his 80th birthday. Mutfwang congratulated Jang in a statement by Dr Gyang Bere, Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor on Sunday in Jos.Mufwang described Jang as the architect of the modern Plateau and a reliable and dependable elder statesman.He further described Jang as a strong …

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‘Investigate alleged ₦5.9 billion spent to rename NNPC to NNPCL’, SERAP tells Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to immediately direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to immediately investigate the alleged expenditure of approximately ₦5.9 billion reportedly incurred for the rebranding of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to the Nigerian National Petroleum …

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Flight Disruptions, Delayed Refunds: NCAA Summons Air Peace

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has summoned Air Peace to its headquarters for an urgent meeting on Monday 16 March 2026 over unexplained flight disruptions, delayed refunds and other complaints. According to the NCAA, the airline is also expected to provide responses to an incident involving passengers on the Heathrow-Abuja flight who were diverted via Gatwick-Lagos-Abuja and left stranded …

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Chisom Egbuchulam gets off to a good start in the US

Former Enugu Rangers star Chisom Egbuchulam is off to a great start in the United States. The well-traveled forward scored his USL debut for Detroit City in a 3-0 win over Brooklyn. He scored in the 86th minute after Darren Smith brought him on in the 58th minute. Egbuchulam, 34, signed a one-year contract with Detroit City and the club …

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The APC criticized the ADC, saying the opposition was ignorant or blind to the impact of economic reforms

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over its comments on the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The APC said that the ADC’s view of the latest report presented at the Agora Policy dialogue “reveals a shocking ignorance of economic policy or willful blindness to the justification and transformative impact of ongoing economic …

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Top 10 stories from all Nigerian Newspapers, Sunday, March 15

Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. Turaki-led PDP rejects claims of dissolution of Ondo, Ogun, Oyo excos The Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised its members to ignore reports of the dissolution of elected executive committees in Ogun, Ekiti and Ondo States.Read more 2. Senator Adamawa dumps …

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Trump urges other nations’ warships to protect Gulf oil route

Image [AFP] US President Donald Trump has called for other nations’ warships to help protect global oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, still virtually blocked Sunday by the threat of Iranian attacks. Despite sustaining heavy bombing since Israeli-American forces launched a war against Iran on February 28, Tehran has defied Trump’s claim that its military capability has been …

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