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…MRS raises pump price to N1,400/litre …NNPC stations move to N1,375/litre …Independent marketers raise prices to N1,400/litre By Udeme Akpan & Marian Eko LAGOS — The surge in international crude oil prices above $100 per barrel is pushing up petrol prices across Nigeria, with ma...
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THE BIG STORY For more than a year, Nigeria’s opposition has been talking about the need to unite against the APC. This week, the conversation became more difficult. The question is no longer simply whether the opposition can come together. It is who gets to lead it. Rabiu ...
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Four suspected armed bandits have been neutralised, seven kidnapped victims rescued and 13 suspects arrested in separate police operations across the country, the Nigeria Police Force has disclosed. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in the State-b...
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By Shina Abubakar OSOGBO — Catholic bishops in Nigeria have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties and candidates contesting the 2027 general elections to ensure that the will of the electorate prevails and desist from manipulating the e...
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA —AHEAD of the January 16, 2027 presidential election, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Special Duties, Tunde Rahman has said that four major obstacles could frustrate the emerging rapprochement between the presidentia...
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Nigeria suffered mixed fortunes in the CAF inter-club competitions on Sunday, with Rivers United and Shooting Stars eliminated. At the same time, El-Kanemi Warriors advanced to the second preliminary round of the Confederation Cup. The post CAF Inter-Club Competitions: Rivers Uni...
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By Henry Umoru ABUJA— AHEAD of the 2027 general elections, the Media Office of the Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, yesterday, insisted that he is prepared for the presidency by performance records and not by political patronage. Accor...
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Nigeria’s 2027 presidential race will feature a mix of experienced politicians, former office holders, activists and a smaller but notable group of younger contenders seeking to break into the country’s highest political office.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
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By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has mourned the death of former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, describing the late elder statesman as a patriot, bridge-builder and “colossus” of public service. Tukur,...
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The tribunal will resume sitting on Monday in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. The post Ekiti Poll: Gov Oyebanji raises issues of violation of Electoral Act against SDP, AA petitions at tribunal appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The legal battle against the leadership of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, by Senator David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola and others resumes at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, September 14. The suit instituted against the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the party l...
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By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Nigeria Police Force said on Sunday that its operatives arrested 262 suspected criminals, rescued 27 kidnapped victims and recovered 34 firearms and 375 rounds of live ammunition in nationwide operations conducted between September 5 and 11, 2026. ...
