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Zamfara community fights back
Residents of Birnin Tudu community in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State said they killed more than 30 bandits during a three-day confrontation after armed men invaded the community. The residents said the attackers, who reportedly arrived...
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A discount too little to matter
Commercial transport operators across the country have expressed disappointment over the federal government’s announced petrol discount at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) retail outlets, saying the intervention has yet to...
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Ebola: Is Nigeria ready?
The confirmation of an Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has renewed concerns about Nigeria’s preparedness for a disease that once threatened to overwhelm parts of the country’s health system. In a statement on Tuesday,...
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INEC and neutrality test
Fresh controversies have resurfaced over the redeployment of key personnel of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. In the recent changes at INEC, Mrs Oluyemi Titilayo AdeyemiShowunmi, formerly the...
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Fuel scooping, recurring deaths
Many people were feared dead yesterday, while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injury when a fallen fuel tanker exploded at Oluku on the Benin-Lagos Road in Edo State. Daily Trust could not independently confirm the number of fatalities....
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Tinubu won’t go everywhere
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that he would not go everywhere for campaign rallies as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign kicks off on October 24 in Kaduna. Speaking shortly after inaugurating the APC Presidential...
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Pensioners, military board faceoff
The meeting between the management of the Military Pension Board (MPB) and the retired officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces to resolve the disagreement on the monthly pension ended in a stalemate yesterday as the veterans insisted that their newly...
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A deadly week in Zamfara Abducted Kaduna couple begs for rescue
Several security operatives and civilians have been killed in multiple attacks on communities in Bukkuyum, Maru and Gusau local government areas of Zamfara State in the past one week. The incidents happened as the state battled repeated attacks by...
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Nigeria-US health deal under scrutiny
Ahealth agreement worth $5bn between Nigeria and the United States has raised dust after Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, revealed that his country rejected a similar deal over data infringement concerns. Findings Daily Trust show the...
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Petrol discount or subsidy?
The federal government’s decision to offer a 30day discount on petrol sold through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) stations has triggered debate on the state of subsidy, how the arrangement will work, who will ultimately bear...
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9-year-old, 4 deaths’ mystery
Anine-year-old boy has allegedly confessed to setting ablaze his father’s house at Ruga Badali Fulani Settlement in Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, leading to the death of his two stepmothers and two stepsisters. The deceased were...
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Officers’ moments before crash
Families, friends and colleagues of some personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) killed in an ATR-42 aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, have taken to social media to mourn their loved ones, sharing messages of grief and memories of the victims...
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NAF: One crash, too many
From: Promise Adagba (Akure), Baba Martins, Idowu Isamotu (Abuja) & Abdullateef Aliyu (Lagos) Residents of Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have recounted moments when a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crashed into a swampy...
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Where is oil windfall?
With the prolonged US-Iran war causing disruptions in the global oil market and shooting up the prices of crude, Nigeria has raked in billions of naira in oil windfall in the last six months, can report. While no public record exists of the exact...
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Nigerians await cheaper fares
Many commuters across the country, said yesterday that transportation fares remained unchanged despite President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s promise Kano Delta to reduce the October 1, 2026. Checks by Daily Trust at major inter- and intra-state motor parks...
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A handout, a stampede, 3 deaths
Three women lost their lives while six others were critically injured in a stampede at the Niger State Government House in Minna. The deceased were a casual staff member at the government house, Maryam Haruna Yakubu and two internally displaced women...
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Taraba deadly clash
Afresh clash between Mambilla residents and Fulani pastoralists has left at least seven people dead, 186 livestock killed and over 340 homes razed in Taraba State. The incident, which happened in Geroji settlements of Mbamnga ward, Sardauna Local...
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Tinubu’s extended absence
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s extended stay abroad has continued to generate debate around constitutional provisions that require the president to transmit power to the vice president if away from the country for more than 21 days or unable to...
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Last hours of ABU lecturer
Dr Iliyasu Abubakar Sadiq, a lecturer and researcher at the Division of Agricultural Colleges, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, was abducted from his farmhouse in the morning and shot dead by his abductors just hours later. The Jigawa State-born...
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NDC: One ticket, two visions
The presidential candidate of the opposition Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso appear to have divergent views on some issues ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Obi and Kwankwaso hold...
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Public workers give FG ultimatum
Public sector workers have issued a September 30, 2026 ultimatum to the federal government to urgently intervene and address the worsening economic hardship faced by workers and their dependents nationwide. The civil servants, under the auspices of...
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Constitutional amendment: What was taken to state assemblies
The National Assembly on Wednesday confirmed that it has transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, to the 36 state assemblies for consideration and approval. Clerk to the National Assembly,...
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2027: Cost of APC govs, Wike fight
The fight between the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, which blew open Monday night, may shape the outcome of the 2027 general elections, has learnt. Party sources and...
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FG, unity schools face-off
The federal government’s planned concession of King’s College in Lagos to its old boys’ association disrupted the resumption of students in Federal Unity Colleges nationwide. The development left students in several government-run unity colleges at...
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Will more arms address insecurity?
The federal government has taken delivery of a fresh consignment of military equipment from the United States in a renewed effort to tackle insecurity in Nigeria. The equipment was transported to Nigeria aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III...
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Social media commentator killed in Kano
Asocial media commentator, Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagamu, 54, was found dead at his residence in Gaida, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State in the early hours of Wednesday. Family members said the deceased was attacked by yet-to-be-identified...
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Benue and Obi
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, was on Tuesday prevented by some youths from proceeding to Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State to commiserate with victims of deadly attacks by...
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Insecurity: Sokoto becomes hotbed
Several parts of Sokoto State are increasingly turning into bandit flashpoints, with the latest attacks leaving at least 15 residents dead and about 79 others abducted across six local government areas of the state. The fresh attacks, which occurred...
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Foreign aid bill pits Senate against NGOs
Abill seeking to compel non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to disclose funds and humanitarian aid received from foreign donors has pitted the Senate against civil society organisations. While lawmakers said the bill aims to promote accountability...
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Oil theft: How 37 died in Rivers
No fewer than 37 suspected oil thieves have been choked to death after inhaling a substance from the stolen crude product they were loading into boats at Okari Jetty in Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers State in the early hours of...
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Diphtheria spreads in Plateau, Katsina, Kano
Many communities in Plateau, Katsina and Kano states have been hit by diphtheria outbreaks as the authorities battle to halt the spread of the infection, which has claimed several lives and sickened many others. No fewer than 23 people have died from...
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Subsidy or no Subsidy? Tinubu promises cheaper transport from Oct
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday said state governors had resolved to take immediate measures to bring down the cost of transportation in their respective states by leveraging the lower costs inherent in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electric...
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Subsidy: Presidency’s N19trn claim triggers debate
The Presidency has renewed its criticism of the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, over his plan to reintroduce petrol subsidy if elected president, saying the policy could cost the country N19.1 trillion...
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Why Tinubu pulled back campaign council list
The Presidency has been compelled to review the composition of members of the APC 2027 Presidential Campaign Council due to anomalies capable of embarrassing the campaign, can report. The list had elicited several reactions from both within and...
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Atiku’s fuel subsidy pledge sparks debate
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has rekindled fresh conversations on petrol subsidy following his pledge to restore it if elected president in the 2027 general elections, reversing his...
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FCTA begins demolition as encroachment spreads
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday directed the immediate demolition of houses and other structures obstructing designated water channels and green spaces across the capital. The exercise came barely three days...
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Food prices rise as inflation slows
Nigeria’s food inflation rose in July despite a series of interventions by the federal government to boost domestic production, reduce input costs and ease pressure on consumers. This has sparked fresh concerns about the effectiveness of measures...
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How Osun election was won, lost
With the official declaration of Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, of the Accord Party as winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the long battle over who will steer the...
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Osun poll: APC campaign DG’s nephew killed, another shot
Asupporter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Esa-Oke in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, Ayegbo Oluwadele, was yesterday gunned down and another was shot. The incident added to the growing concerns over violence ahead of the...
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Tension heightens 48hrs to Osun election
Tension has continued to rise across Osun State less than 48 hours to Saturday’s governorship election, as the campaign councils of the major candidates yesterday trade fresh allegations of violence, intimidation, vote-buying and attempts to undermine...
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EFCC freezes Osun account 10 days to election
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday froze the account of the Osun State Government, citing alleged fraudulent handling of ecology funds, intervention funds and Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) account to the tune of...
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A commercial motorbike operator and his passenger along Mararaba, Nasarawa State yesterday
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We paid N50m to secure Kebbi judge’s release – Family
The family of a Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruk Hassan Bunza, who was kidnapped from his residence, has confirmed paying N50 million ransom to secure his release. Justice Bunza was abducted in the early hours of Sunday, July 26, when...
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2027: Fresh debate over Tinubu’s qualification
If you want to upload somebody’s qualifications, you start from primary school, then secondary school and then university. You don’t jump from primary school to university. That gives room for suspicion, especially for a president that has been dogged...
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Victims’ families await compensation 2yrs after
Two years after the nationwide protests against hardship during which 12 demonstrators were killed and others injured in Kano State, victims’ families are still awaiting compensation from the government, gathered. Daily Trust The protests, known by...
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We approved ‘phantom’ council without due diligence – HoS
The Head of the Civil Service (HoS) of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, yesterday told the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee probing the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) that her office issued an...
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How gunmen abducted Kebbi high court judge
AKebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, has been abducted by gunmen at his residence along Zogirma Road in Bunza Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, marks the second...
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Transport fares rise as petrol hits N1,400/l
Transport fares have risen again in parts of the country as petrol price climbed to as high as N1,400 per litre, Daily Trust reports. The latest increase followed a surge in global crude oil prices, with Brent crude rising above $100 per barrel amid...
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Questions over N30bn for palaces, places of worship
Questions have trailed the allocation of N30.15 billion in the 2026 budget for the construction, renovation and furnishing of palaces and execution of some religious-related projects across the country. A document released by a public accountability...
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NNPCL’s N7.1trn energy security spending faces scrutiny
There have been questions over the expenditure of N7.13 trillion by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on energy security in 2024. The figure was contained in the NNPCL’s 2024 audit report which was released in November...
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AG mandated us to open accounts for ‘phantom’ council – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday told the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the legal basis, operations and budgetary inclusion of the ‘phantom’ Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) that it...
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Surviving on a soldier’s N100,000 salary
The federal government’s decision to double the minimum monthly salary of soldiers from N49,000 to N100,000 has raised a fundamental question about the value placed on those defending the country. The April report of the National Bureau of Statistics’...
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Benue State Government
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, at the Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital, Otukpo, where he visited to commiserate with the victims, following attacks by suspected armed herders at Akpachi, and Otukpo-Nobi...
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Malami loses 48 properties to FG
AFederal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to a former AttorneyGeneral of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to the federal government. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik...
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Participants at a festival in Wakayama prefecture Nachikatsuura, Japan
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ADC heads to S’Court over congresses
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have resolved to challenge the ruling of the Court of Appeal which yesterday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the...
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More than 50 days after: Families of Oyo, Borno pupils still waiting
The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has explained why Adamawa Plateau security forces are yet to rescue the pupils and teachers abducted in Oyo State, saying the kidnappers threatened to kill the captives if troops advanced on their...
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Streets and shops are submerged after Typhoon Maysak brought torrential rain and widespread flooding in Nanning, China
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Tinubu seeks answers over ‘phantom’ council
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the activities of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and submit a report...
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OAGF, Presidency differ over CBN account
Revelations on the operations of the alleged fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) took a new twist yesterday when the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) insisted that the disputed council has no...
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Almajiri commission earmarks N8.4bn for road projects
The National Commission for Almajiri and Outof-School Children Education earmarked N8.4 billion in the 2026 budget for road construction, which is outside its statutory mandate. Details of the 2026 Appropriations Act show that the commission was...
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