Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that President Bola Tinubu should step down if upcoming U.S. documents tied to past drug investigations reveal damaging details.
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The Rivers State Government has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to return the sum of ₦300 million it paid as part of the hosting agreement for the 2025 Annual General Conference, following the NBA’s decision to shift the event from Port Harcourt to Enugu.
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Senator Ali Ndume has revealed that over 300 lives have been lost in 252 attacks by Boko Haram militants in Borno State over the past six months, prompting Governor Babagana Zulum to lead a delegation to the military high command in search of urgent support.
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Veteran Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem has described the President, Bola Tinubu as a good father to his son, Seyi Tinubu but a worst leader to Nigerians.
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The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has appointed its Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of academics, Professor Olubunmi Shittu, as the institution’s acting Vice-Chancellor.
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Eight candidates shortlisted for teaching positions under the Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) have lost their spots after testing positive for banned substances.
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Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has threatened to return the case file involving Ali Bello, Chief of Staff to the Kogi State Government, to the Chief Judge for reassignment.
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Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, widely known by his stage name Portable, has been remanded in the Oke Kura Correctional Centre in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, following his inability to meet stringent bail conditions imposed by an Upper Area Court.
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Fear has gripped residents in parts of Katsina State following a new round of attacks by armed bandits, who struck two local government areas within 24 hours.
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Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, has expressed deep concern over the rising activities of fraudulent native doctors and self-acclaimed prophets who, he says, are deceiving young people in the state with false promises of wealth and protection.