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2027: PDP Is Cross River’s Only Hope – Edoma Tells Supporters to Vote Okpechi, Jarvis

October 24, 2026 Jake Clifford

    A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Edoma Jacob, has urged party members and supporters in Cross River State to rally behind the party’s candidates ahead…

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Full List: Tinubu Gives Fresh Appointments to Abbas, Yari, Buni, Dogara, Others

December 24, 2025 Omajemite Don

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the constitution of a high-powered reconciliation committee for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, as part of renewed efforts to resolve lingering…

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Bandits Kill Five Policemen, 3 Soldiers in Fresh Zamfara Ambush

September 13, 2024 Omajemite Don

In a deadly ambush near Tazame village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, bandits killed eight security personnel on Thursday. The victims included five policemen and three soldiers who…

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52 Prominent Nigerians Escape Death as Aircraft Skids Off Runway at Lagos Airport

May 11, 2024 Okolosi Gloria

A potentially disastrous incident was averted on Saturday, May 10, when an Xejet Airlines aircraft carrying 52 passengers and two crew members skidded off the runway at the Murtala Muhammad…

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Army Arrests Soldier Who Concealed Illegal Arms In Bag Of Rice (See Photos)

May 10, 2024 Omajemite Don

Nigerian Army Arrests Soldier for Illegal Possession of Ammunition and Explosives In a move to uphold the highest standards of conduct and ethics, the Nigerian Army (NA) has arrested one…

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Lawmakers order CBN to Halt Controversial Cybersecurity Levy, Give Reasons

May 9, 2024 Musa Jibril

House of Representatives Orders CBN to Suspend Controversial Cybersecurity Levy. The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately suspend the enforcement of the controversial…

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Presidency Reveals Fresh Plan to Increase VAT Rate, Revenue Sharing Formula

May 8, 2024 Musa Jibril

Presidency’s Committee Proposes VAT Rate Increase and Revenue Sharing Formula.  The Presidency, through its Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, has announced plans to increase the value-added tax (VAT)…

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Rivers Local Govt Chairmen Back Fubara’s Impeachment – New Details Revealed

May 8, 2024 Okolosi Gloria

Rivers Local Government Chairmen Support Fubara’s Impeachment.   The Association of Local Government Areas of Nigeria (ALGON) in Rivers State has thrown its weight behind the call made by the…

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Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu’s Impeachment Panel Concludes: What We Know

April 6, 2024 Gideon Ese

Details have emerged as “Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu’s Impeachment Panel Concluded.   The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, failed to appear before the seven-man panel that probed…

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Update: Olubadan to Be, Olakulehin, Meets with Kingmakers Today

April 5, 2024 Gideon Ese

The Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, is set to meet the Ibadan kingmakers today (Friday). He is currently at his private residence at No. 1, Cassia Street, Alalubosa Government Reserved Area…

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Stop amplifying activities of undesirable elements – COAS tells media

April 3, 2024 Gideon Ese

Chief of Army Staff  (COAS)Advises Media to Refrain from Magnifying Undesirable Actions The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Wednesday charged the media to refrain from amplifying the…

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Breaking: Deputy Police Commissioner Commits Suicide, New Details Emerge

April 2, 2024 Gideon Ese

Deputy Police Commissioner Found Dead in Apparent Suicide.   A Deputy Commissioner of Police serving with the Force Criminal Investigation Department in Alagbon, Lagos State, Gbolahan Oyedemi, reportedly dies by …

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Third Mainland Bridge to fully reopen on April 4

March 30, 2024 Gideon Ese

The Lagos State Government has announced that the Third Mainland Bridge is scheduled to reopen on April 4, 2024. Recall that the state announced on January 5, 2024, that the…

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AFDB President Adesina proposes new name for Nigeria

March 30, 2024 Gideon Ese

United States Of Nigeria’ Proposed by Adesina as Alternate Name for Nigeria The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has advocated for a significant rebranding of…

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Governor Yusuf Clarifies Appointment of Kwankwaso’s Son as Commissioner

March 29, 2024 Gideon Ese

Explanation by Governor Yusuf on the Appointment of Kwankwaso’s Son as Commissioner Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has explained the rationale behind the appointment of Mustapha Kwankwaso, the son of…

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Former Indian Gangster Turned Politician, Mukhtar Ansari, Succumbs to Cardiac Arrest

March 29, 2024 Gideon Ese

Former Indian Lawmaker, Mukhtar Ansari, Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest A 63-year-old former gangster and Indian lawmaker, Mukhtar Ansari, passed away due to cardiac arrest in the northern Indian state…

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Breaking: Iconic Nigerian Playwright Wole Oguntokun Bids Farewell

March 28, 2024 Gideon Ese

Renowned Nigerian playwright, producer, director, and culture advocate, Wole Oguntokun, has reportedly died. Reports obtained by Ejes Gist News revealed that Oguntokun passed away in Canada on March 26, 2024.…

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Breaking: Court Rejects Debe’s Lawsuit, Grants Ojukwu Will to Bianca

March 28, 2024 Gideon Ese

The Enugu State High Court, under the stewardship of Justice A.O Onovo, has dismissed, for lack of merit, a lawsuit initiated by the late Chief (Dr) Debe Odumegwu Ojukwu. He…

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Delta Tragedy: Nigerian Army Announces Wednesday Burial for Murdered Soldiers

March 26, 2024 Gideon Ese

Nigerian Army to Conduct Burial for Slain Soldiers from Delta on Wednesday The Nigerian Army has announced the completion of all arrangements to provide a befitting burial for some of…

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Court Sentence Father To 10 Years Imprisonment For Defiling Daughter

March 25, 2024 Gideon Ese

Anambra man bags 10 years imprisonment for defiling nine-year-old daughter A middle-aged man, Kenneth Nwangu, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court…

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