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Can Nigerians still withdraw their money on CBEX? — What you need to know

Nigerians on several social media platforms have begun to count their losses as a digital asset trading platform popularly known as CBEX reportedly swept over N1.3 trillion from their investors’...

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Easter: Benue gov declares Thursday, Friday, Monday work-free days

The Benue State Government has declared three days as work-free days for civil servants in the state to celebrate Easter. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Secretary to the State Government,...

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Kano South APC leaders appeal to Sumaila to return to party

Chairmen and Secretaries of the All Progressives Congress in the 16 local governments that make up Kano South Senatorial District have called on Senator Sulaiman Kawu Sumaila to return to the party....

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Pan-African Youth Leadership Recognises Allwell, CEO of TravelWithWells, As a...

LAGOS, NIGERIA – In a landmark recognition of innovation across Africa’s travel industry, Nwaiku Allwell, the Founder and CEO of TravelWithWells (TWW), has been awarded as a Top 100 Most Influential...

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Ogun community raises the alarm over rising burglary, human trafficking

A community in the Magboro area of Ogun State have raised the alarm over the increasing spate of burglary and suspected human trafficking in the area, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. An...

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Titanic victim’s pocket watch to fetch £50,000 at auction

Lady’s pocket watch found among the belongings of one of the passengers who drowned on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic could sell for up to 50,000 euros (66,000 dollars) at auction. Danish...

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Grassroots development key to Okpebholo govt – Edo deputy gov

Edo State deputy governor, Dennis Idahosa, on Tuesday, said the Governor Monday Okpebholo-led administration will develop the rural areas to engender sustainable growth in the state. In a statement...

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Taraba, Ondo lead as Lassa Fever death toll rises to 127

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 674 confirmed Lassa fever cases out of 4,025 suspected cases from January to April 6, 2025, in 18 states, across 93 local government...

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JUST IN: Reps speaker inaugurates 21-man c’ttee to oversee Rivers Assembly

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, is currently inaugurating an ad-hoc committee to legislate in place of the suspended Rivers State House of Assembly. The event holding at...

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Insecurity: Be alive to your duties, PDP tells Aiyedatiwa

The Peoples Democratic Party, Ondo State chapter has urged Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to be alive to his duties of safeguarding the lives and property of residents of the state. The party’s state...

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Tinubu declares national emergency on food security

President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared a national emergency on food security, urging expanded irrigation infrastructure and participatory water resource management nationwide. Tinubu made the...

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PMS imports drop by 30 million litres in eight months — NMDPRA

Imports of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) have plunged from 44.6 million litres a day in August 2024 to 14.7 ML by 13 April 2025—a fall of roughly 30 ML, or 67 per cent, according to the latest Nigerian...

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Africa Re and NEMA Drive National Dialogue on Disaster Risk Financing at...

In a strong move to position Nigeria for better disaster preparedness and financial resilience, the African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)...

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Many groan as CBEX allegedly sweeps N1.3tn from investors

The digital investment platform CBEX has allegedly collapsed, with reports indicating losses amounting to over N1.3 trillion incurred by investors. On Tuesday, PUNCH Online reported that the platform...

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You’re to report to N’Assembly, Reps tell Rivers Administrator

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has reminded Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) that by the provision of the 1999 Constitution (As amended),...

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Atiku condemns Plateau killings, blames Tinubu for security failures

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has expressed sorrow and outrage over the recent wave of killings in...

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Olubadan warns Mogajis against land grabbing, insubordination 

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has warned compound heads, popularly known as Mogajis and village heads, also referred to as Baales, against land grabbings and insubordination to...

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Assaulted female driver will get justice, says Lagos NURTW chair

The chairman, Lagos State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Mustapha Adio, popularly known as Tafa Sego, on Monday, said the assaulted female driver, Yetunde Amole, in the state...

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Portable freed as Saheed Osupa withdraws cyberstalking case

Fuji Star, Okunola Saheed, fondly called Osupa, has terminated his case against controversial singer, Badmus Okikiola, popularly called Portable. Osupa’s solicitor, Ahmed Opalekunde, confirmed to The...

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Tax incentives hard to track – FIRS

The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, on Tuesday, revealed that revenue lost to tax expenditure remains difficult to quantify due to poor data availability across...

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Wheelbarrow pusher stabs colleague to death in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a wheelbarrow pusher, Alfa Ali, in the Lafia Local Government Area of the state for allegedly stabbing his...

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Nigeria’s inflation rose to 24.23% in March 2025 – NBS

Nigeria’s headline inflation rose to 24.23 per cent in March 2025, up from 23.18 per cent recorded in February, according to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The figure...

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VC on leave, not suspended, FUOYE insists

The management of the Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Tuesday, debunked reports and insinuations in some quarters that the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof, Abayomi Fasina, was...

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Trump threatens to strip defiant Harvard of tax-exempt status

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status after the elite US university refused to accept far-reaching policy changes ordered by the White House. Trump had...

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Navy destroys eight illegal bunkering sites in Ondo community

The Forward Operation Base of the Nigerian Navy in Igbokoda, Ondo State, has destroyed eight illegal bunkering sites in the state. The military said the development was a breakthrough against maritime...

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‘Real family doesn’t manipulate,’ Peter Okoye says after testifying against...

Nigerian music star Peter Okoye of the legendary duo, P-Square, has opened up about enduring over two decades of betrayal and manipulation, stating that he is now prioritising his mental health. In a...

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Police dismiss reports of herdsmen killings in Enugu

The Enugu State Police Command has refuted reports alleging a reign of terror and the killing of 25 persons by insurgents in the state, describing the claims as entirely false, sensational, and...

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Oyebanji pays another N200m gratuities to retirees

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the release of N200 million for the payment of gratuities to retirees in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Pension Transition Arrangement...

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Court defers ruling on Ganduje’s alleged bribery, misappropriation case

A Kano State High Court, on Tuesday, reserved ruling in the case of alleged bribery and misappropriation filed against the former governor of Kano State and APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi...

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‘We failed you, forgive me,’ gov apologises over Plateau attacks

Following the recent attack that claimed more than 50 lives in Zikke, the Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, Governor Caleb Mutfwang has apologised to grieving families, admitting the...

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