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4 days ago | 
thetimes.com.ng | Sunnex Egbu
Nine unexploded bombs have been recovered by police operatives from the scene of Saturday’s deadly explosion at Yongxing Steel Company in the Mariri area of Kano State, along the Ring Road. The explosion, which left five people dead and several others injured, has been traced to military-grade ordnance mistakenly brought into the steel facility along with scrap metal.
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5 days ago | 
naijaonpoint.com.ng | Sunnex Egbu
President Bola Tinubu has met an old friend from Chicago State University, Alex Sigman, who hailed from Belarus. Naijaonpoint reports that the duo met on Monday, June 23, 2025 at the inauguration of tractors in Abuja. While standing for recognition at the event, President Tinubu addressed Sigman as a successful businessman from Belarus.
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5 days ago | 
thetimes.com.ng | Sunnex Egbu
The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a security alert advising American citizens to avoid non-official visits to military and government installations in Abuja, the nation’s capital. TheNewsGuru reports that the advisory was released on Sunday in response to growing global and domestic security concerns. As a precaution, the U.S. Embassy has imposed restrictions on its personnel and their families.
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5 days ago | 
naijaonpoint.com.ng | Sunnex Egbu
Former presidential media aide during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has denied ever being a spokesperson to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. He stated that Atiku approached him to be his spokesperson, but he turned down the offer. Naijaonpoint reports Omokri made the disclosure during a chat on The Honest Bunch podcast while negating a comment made by one of the anchors that he gained more public prominence as a spokesperson to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
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5 days ago | 
naijaonpoint.com.ng | Sunnex Egbu
Iran has reportedly launched six missiles targeting US military bases in Qatar and Iraq, in what is being described as retaliation for the US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites. Explosions were heard over Doha following the missile strike on a US base in Qatar.
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5 days ago | 
naijaonpoint.com.ng | Sunnex Egbu
The 2023 Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, has stated that the decline of the party cannot be solely blamed on Atiku Abubakar’s victory in the 2023 presidential primary. Speaking in an interview on Channels TV on Sunday, Jandor, who recently returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) argued that the stakeholders in the PDP can be quite controlling.
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5 days ago | 
naijaonpoint.com.ng | Sunnex Egbu
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said he will pursue the resolution of the Osun local government question to a logical conclusion through legal means. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Monday, Governor Adeleke hailed the Appeal Court ruling as finally reaffirming the truth about the legality of the validly elected and sworn in PDP chairmen and councillors.
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5 days ago | 
thetimes.com.ng | Sunnex Egbu
International Children’s Fund, in partnership with the Nigerian Guild of Editors and the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence, has called for renewed national commitment to the welfare of children and women in Nigeria amid escalating humanitarian and security challenges. The appeal came during the presentation of UNICEF’s 2024 report in Lagos, which revealed alarming statistics showing that approximately 880,000 newborns die in Nigeria every year, many from preventable causes.
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5 days ago | 
naijaonpoint.com.ng | Sunnex Egbu
Leaders of the emerging anti-Tinubu coalition under the proposed All Democratic Alliance, ADA, have launched a nationwide mobilisation campaign across Nigeria’s six geo-political zones, signaling a bold move to reshape the country’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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5 days ago | 
naijaonpoint.com.ng | Sunnex Egbu
Fulani leaders across the 13 local government areas of Nasarawa state have called on herders to live peacefully with farmers and other residents amid the recurring conflicts between both groups. The leaders made the appeal on Friday during a stakeholders’ engagement in Lafia, the state capital, organized by the Fulbe Development and Cultural Organization (FUDECO).
