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Oba Of Benin Pledges To Sustain Father’s Legacy

The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, has pledged to sustain the intellectual and cultural legacy of his late father, Oba Erediauwa, whose contributions to traditional leadership and national development earned him recognition as one of Nigeria’s most influential monarchs. The monarch made the pledge on Monday at the pre-inaugural lecture of the Oba Erediauwa Memorial Lecture …

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BREAKING: Court strikes out FG’s charges against fake PFIPC DG

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out the eight-count criminal charge filed by the Federal Government against the alleged fake Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi. Justice Mohammed Garba Umar struck out the charge following an application by the Federal Government, which said Adeyemi would be transferred to the High Court of the …

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Lawyers Representing Alleged Tinubu Coup Plotters Accuse DIA Of Listening In On Conversations With Detained Suspects

  According to the lawyers, the presence of the DIA official raised concerns among counsel, who collectively decided not to proceed with the interviews until the official was removed. Counsel representing individuals accused of plotting a coup against President Bola Tinubu have accused the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) of denying them privacy during interviews with their clients, alleging that an …

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IPOB Denies Nigerian Police’s Allegation Of Resuming Monday Sit-At-Home, Warns Against Plot To Blame Group For Insecurity

  IPOB described the police allegations as fabricated propaganda intended to discredit and blame escalating insecurity in the region on the group. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed a purported police intelligence report alleging that the group and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), plan to resume enforcement of the Monday sit-at-home order in the South-East …

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Omar Says She Won’t ‘Be Silenced’ By Search Of Her Home 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a startling escalation in a criminal investigation that brings renewed scrutiny to the frequent target of Trump administration derision in the final weeks of her reelection. The search of the Minnesota congresswoman’s home so close to next month’s midterm contests that will determine control …

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Trump faces growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia

US President Donald Trump is facing a growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia as the Iran war continues to impact global energy prices. Trump on Friday announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to release 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately “to the American and global marketplace” followed by several other shipments. That is despite signing legislation …

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Nigerian Optometrists Seek More Recruitments In Health Centers To Curb Avoidable Blindness

The Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA), Edo State Chapter, has called for the recruitment and deployment of more optometrists to Primary Health Centers (PHCs) across the country, warning that inadequate access to professional eye care could expose more Nigerians to preventable blindness. The association said strengthening eye care services at the grassroots level would help tackle quackery, wrong prescriptions and harmful …

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Mental Health: NGO seeks Awareness Programs In Schools, Workplace

…Urges employers to provide stress-free environment, regular medical checks for workers As concerns over mental well-being and workplace-related stress continue to draw attention in Nigeria, the Live Care Rehabilitation Initiative has called on the Federal Government and policymakers to introduce mental health awareness programs in schools and workplaces across the country. The non-governmental organization also urged employers to prioritize workers’ …

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I Won’t re-introduce fuel subsidy if elected president-Okereke

Presidential Candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Dr Esther Okereke, says if elected, her administration will not re-introduce the fuel subsidy. Okereke made the statement when she featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) personality interview series on Sunday in Abuja.News subscription service She ​‌‌‍⁠⁠​‍⁠⁠‍​‌⁠‍​​​​‌​said that her administration, would instead ensure that savings from its removal directly benefit …

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Police Kill Three Kidnapping Suspects In Rescue Operation That Freed One Victim In Edo Forest

Edo State’s joint security team rescued victim of kidnapping and killed three suspected members of the gang during a forest raid in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area on Sunday, according to the state Police Command. The operation, said to have been conducted at about 2am on Sunday, October 11, 2026, followed credible intelligence on the whereabouts of the victim, identified as …

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