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US boards ship carrying Iranian oil

US forces have boarded a ship carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, the US military said yesterday. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has said the US has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz – and said they will “shoot and kill” any boat laying mines there. And Israel’s defence minister said they are prepared...
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CBN Releases Draft To Guide Banks On Proposed Charges

…increases cost of replacing debit/credit card to N1,500 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, unveiled a draft of its “Guide to Charges by Banks and Other Financial Institutions, 2026,” that sees the apex bank, among other changes, proposing N1,500 as the cost of replacing regular debit/credit card, introducing caps on fees and requiring stricter...
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Auchi Residents Urge Tinubu, Army To Reorganize

Residents of Auchi in Etsako West Local Government of Edo State have called on President Bola Tinubu and the Army to reorganise a checkpoint situated in a popular place called Fertiliser Checkpoint on Auchi–Igarra Road, as the area has become a regular place for violent kidnappings despite the presence of soldiers. The latest in the...
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Appeal Court Sacks Deceased Ondo Monarch

The Court of Appeal sitting at Akure, the Ondo State capital, has sacked Oba Babajide Lawrence Oluwole, the late Olu-Oke of Okeigbo in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo local government area of the state. In the lead judgment delivered late on Thursday by Hon. Justice M.L. Hassan with Hon. Justice P.O. Affen and Hon. Justice P.C. Obiorah concurring, the...
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Public Relations Must Embrace Conversations With Citizens

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has called on public relations practitioners to move beyond image polishing and embrace candid, issues-based engagement with Nigerians, saying transparency is now central to governance and national trust. Speaking at the Nigeria Public Relations Week (Croc City) 2026 with the theme: “Food Security: From...
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Reps Seek Reintegration Plan For Trafficked Nigerians

The House of Representatives has urged the executive to establish a comprehensive repatriation and reintegration programme for Nigerian victims of human trafficking stranded in Mali and other West African countries. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe (APC, Oyo) at Wednesday’s plenary. In adopting the motion, the House also...
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Post-Harvest Losses, Inadequate Preservation Threatening Nigeria’s Food Security

Founder and CEO of Terroso Group, Opeoluwa Runsewe, has highlighted wastage resulting from the lack of adequate preservation of farm harvests as a major challenge threatening Nigeria’s food security. Runsewe, who asserted that Nigeria’s food problem was a result of preservation, not production, called for integrated temperature-controlled systems and infrastructure-grade financing to drive agro-industrialisation. Speaking...
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