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The following is the top story in all state newspapers 1. Datti defended participation in an LP meeting led by Abure, said Peter Obi was told Candidate Vice President of the Labor Party (LP) 2023, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has clarified that his decision to attend the recent National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held by a faction led by Julius …

The Yamma Fasan Operation Air Component is reported to have killed 95 terrorist suspects in large air strikes around the villages of Ragada and Warari in the Rira Urpting Regional Government in Niger states on Tuesday. A source told reporters on Wednesday that the Nigerian Air Force (Naf) fighter jets intercepted the terrorists on their way from Zamfara around 3:00 …

The number of all senators of the progressive congress in the national assembly swelling at 70. The development crystallized on Wednesday after the decamping of four senators from the Democratic Party of the people of the opposition to the All Progressives Congress. The senators – Francis Fadahunsi (Osun East), Oluwole Olubiyi (Osun Central), Aniekan Bassey (Akwa Ibom North East) and …

Investors at the Nigerian equity market obtained N67 billion at the close of trade on Wednesday. This follows the surge in stock prices such as the PLC Academy Press, PLC Initates and Ikeja Hotel PLC, among others, on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) increased to 132,557.43 points from 132,451.73 points recorded on the previous day. After five …

Nigerian currency, Naira, declined again against the US dollar in an official window on Wednesday. Nigerian central bank data (CBN) shows that Naira is closed on N1, 535.61/$ 1 compared to N1, 535.23/$ 1 which is traded on Tuesday. This is the loss of N0.38 for local currencies against American Greenback. In the black market, Naira lost N2 to the …

APC cries the founder staff, Abraham Olu According to reports, Abuja (Reporter Core Reporter) The Dugging All Progress -Congress (APC) is crying the disappearance of one of his founding staff, Abraham Olu, who passed on Tuesday 22 July 2025. A printing statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the secretary of the national party advertising, Felix Morka, said: “The All …

On Wednesday, the president of the Council of the Lau Government area of Lau in the state of Taraba, Hon Nigeria Jatau, denied the accusation of selling the naira tomato industry by multimilionaries located in Lag of the State, to an Alhaji Kabir Umar. Jatau, who said it as she reacted to the accusation told Jalingo’s journalists that the tomato …

Judge Chukwekekwu Aneke from the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday, rejected the accusation of the N12.3 billion fraud submitted against the Honeywell group leader, Oba Otudeko, and others by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The judge attacked the indictment following EFCC’s information to court that the parties had reached full settlement in this case. The Commission submitted …

An Ebenezer Harcourt’s Flying goalkeeper’s howler, gave Ivory Cote the opportunity to win the Wafu B U20 Cup in detention time at Accra, Ghana. The final was heading for penalties until Harcourt appeared for an aerial ball just for him to drop him so that a ivory player could take advantage of what will be the winner of the cup. …

Judge Peter Lifu from the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the former Benue Governor, Gabriel Suswam, to enter his defense in the trial for alleged N3.1 billion fraud. The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) charged Suswam and former state finance commissioner, Omadachi Oklobia, on charges of 11-calculation amended from conspiracy, money laundering, and violations of criminal confidence …