Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.
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Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has met with former President Goodluck Jonathan to seek his intervention in securing the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
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The lingering legal battle over the control of Osun State’s local government funds took another turn on Friday as an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan extended its ruling on key applications filed by parties in the case.
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Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State is reportedly set to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) next week.
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African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has criticized the ongoing trial of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, describing it as a clear act of persecution rather than a legitimate legal process.
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At least eight members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have been killed in a deadly ambush by suspected bandits in Dan Lutu village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed cautious optimism following the nomination of Professor Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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The Commandant General of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Captain Umar Abubakar (rtd), has called on the Federal Government to formally recognise and support the organisation.
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has made a major breakthrough in the investigation into the gruesome killing of Arise News anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, linking the crime to an arms trafficking network operating between Nigeria and the Niger Republic.
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The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has declared that the choice of who succeeds him in 2026 will be made solely by the people of the state, not by political godfathers or campaign slogans.
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The Nigerian Army has arrested a high-profile terror suspect and recovered a cache of arms in a series of coordinated operations across different parts of the country.