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Politics

Local Government Chairman Slumps in APC Meeting

Kolade Alabi, who also leads ALGON, collapsed while addressing the Ikeja gathering and was rushed to hospital, with the cause unknown.

Politics

Edo Speaker, 17 LG Chairmen Dump PDP for APC

Politics

Olu of Warri Mourns with Ex-Senator Over Wife’s Death

A Warri Kingdom delegation visited Owie in Benin, where he credited his late wife with shaping his political fortunes.

Reports

Police Arrests Two International Fugitives for Human Trafficking

Felix Omoregie, convicted in absentia in Belgium, was held in Benin City, while Okwudili Ezeje, wanted in Dubai, was seized in Nsukka.

Politics

FG Signs Executive Order, Bars Govt Agencies from Foreign Procurement

Ministries may not buy foreign goods available locally without a waiver, and non-compliant contracts risk cancellation.

Education

JAMB Says 1.5 Million UTME Candidates Scored Below 200

Of 1,955,069 candidates who sat this year's exam, only 4,756 topped 320, while 467 underage entrants met exceptional criteria.

Reports

UK Opens New Visa Centres in Enugu and Port Harcourt

VFS Global will run the hotel-based centres, booked online, as Nigeria supplied over 230,000 UK visa applications in 2024.

Reports

EFCC Confirms Arrest of ‘VeryDarkMan’ Over Multiple Petitions

Dele Oyewale said Martins Otse will be released on bail as youths protested at the Abuja GTBank branch.

News

Missing Babcock University Student Found, Says Mother

Oladipupo Siwajuola's mother and the Ogun university both confirmed his return, but the circumstances of his disappearance remain unclear.

Politics

Wike Condemns Embarrassing Walkout on Remi Tinubu

Wike, speaking from China, apologised to the president and blamed sacked council vice chairpersons for the Port Harcourt walkout.

Reports

EFCC Probes Former NNPC Boss, Others

Detained officials are being questioned over nearly $3 billion meant to rehabilitate the Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Warri refineries.

Reports

EFCC Probes Former NNPC Boss, Others

The agency is examining nearly $3 billion released for rehabilitating the Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Warri refineries.

Politics

Oborevwori Inspects Trans-Warri/Ode-Itsekiri Road, Reaffirms 18-Months Completion

The 20.95km road and bridge network, first awarded in 2006, will link riverine communities and mark the Olu of Warri's coronation anniversary.

Politics

Delta Assembly Set for Public Hearing on Community Security Bill

Security agencies, traditional rulers and lawyers are invited to submit memoranda in 30 copies before the May 9 sitting in Asaba.

Education

JAMB Warns of Scam Targeting UTME Candidates

The board says fraudsters demand 15,700 naira to reschedule missed exams, and has reported the account to security agencies.

Politics

May Day: Oborevwori Hails Workers as Backbone of Government

The governor, represented by his deputy in Asaba, announced a whistleblower policy and support for small businesses amid rising living costs.

Politics

“I Am 100% PDP” – Abigor Pledges Loyalty Amid Mass Defection

The former Warri South PDP leader says he rejects decamping and will await national leadership's resolution of the party's crisis.

Reports

Police Arrests Vigilante for Murdering Delta Student in Hostel

Peter Eyorowalebo, a final-year polytechnic student, was shot in his room while preparing for exams; the suspect faces investigation.