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Sokoto Correspondents Chapel, ICPC Join Forces To Tackle Corruption

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has assured its collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Sokoto State Correspondents Chapel, in disseminating information to educate citizens against corrupt practices. The Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner, ICPC, Shintemg Paninga Binga, gave this assurance when he received the executive members of the union on a courtesy visit. He noted...
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DHQ Denies Deployment Of US Troops In Nigeria

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied reports suggesting the presence and deployment of United States troops in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Thursday, February 5, 2026 by Major General Samaila Uba, Director of Defence Information, the Armed Forces of Nigeria clarified that Nigeria maintains a long-standing and structured security partnership with the United States,...
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NEDC Delegation Coverage Disrupted As Journalists Involved In Road Crash

Coverage of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) projects commissioning in Bauchi State was disrupted on Friday following a road accident involving journalists attached to the delegation. The accident occurred along the Yashi-Yelwan Duguri Road in Alkaleri Local Government Area after the commissioning of a Government Secondary School project in Yelwan Duguri. The journalists were...
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Tension In Benue Over Influx Of Armed Herdsmen

Tension is extremely high in Benue State due to the mass influx of armed herdsmen across several Local Government Areas of the State. Multiple communities are experiencing a resurgence of clashes, leading to loss of lives, destruction of farmland, and mass displacement of residents. New Telegraph reports that at least nine local government areas of...
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‘Fela-Wizkid Comparison is Ridiculous, Disrespectful- 2Face

Legendary Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face or 2Baba, has joined the ongoing debate comparing Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti with modern-day superstar Wizkid. Expressing his disapproval, 2Face, who spoke on the Mic On Podcast, described the comparison as “Ridiculous,” stressing that it is both disrespectful to Fela’s legacy and unfair to Wizkid’s...
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Deji Adeyanju Hails N’Delta Activist, Tonlagha At 50

Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, on Thursday, joined other eminent Nigerians to congratulate Niger Delta environmental activist and oil and gas executive, Mr Matthew Tonlagha, on the occasion of his 50th birthday. Adeyanyu, who spoke in a press statement made available to New Telegraph, described Tonlagha’s golden jubilee as a milestone that reflects a life of...
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Thugs Attack Edo ADC Secretariat, Destroy Property

Thugs on Wednesday night attacked the Edo State secretariat of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benin. Witnesses said the thugs arrived in a white bus and poured what was suspected to be fuel around the building. Reports said the intervention by sympathisers helped to prevent the building from being razed. Some billboards around the...
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