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Senator Kaka Shehu rejects 127m budget for Presidential Villa SUVs, calling the allocation unacceptable and warning it could damage Nigeria’s international image.

Senator Kaka Shehu rejects 127m budget for presidential SUVs, says it’s unacceptable

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Senator Kaka Shehu has rejected the proposed N127 million budget for the purchase of SUVs for the Presidential Villa, describing the amount as unacceptable. Shehu, who chairs the Senate Committee on Special Duties, spoke on Wednesday in Abuja during the budget defence session on the 2026 budget proposal. He praised President Bola Tinubu for ensuring […]

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Woman shares singlehood regrets as Nigerian content creator Queen Cruise, 41, opens up in a viral video about rejecting good men in her 20s and urges younger women to settle down earlier.

Woman, 41, shares singlehood regrets, advises younger women in viral video

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Nigerian content creator Queen Cruise has sparked intense online debate after sharing an emotional video in which she reflected on her life at 41, admitting that her past relationship standards may have contributed to her being single and without children. In the viral clip posted early Thursday, Cruise said she now regrets the choices she

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man bound for Nicaragua ends up in Tokyo

Man bound for Nicaragua ends up in Tokyo after boarding wrong flight

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A United Airlines passenger travelling from Los Angeles to Managua, Nicaragua, was left stunned after mistakenly boarding the wrong aircraft and landing in Tokyo, Japan, instead of his intended destination. The unidentified traveller was scheduled to fly from Los Angeles with a stopover in Houston before continuing to Managua. However, he boarded an incorrect connecting

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FG orders NAFDAC to stop sachet alcohol ban

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The Federal Government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to suspend all enforcement actions related to the proposed ban on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle alcoholic products. It also instructed the agency to stop sealing factories and warehouses over the issue. The directive was contained in a

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Global alcohol market drops $830bn as Gen Z drinking habits shift

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The global alcohol industry has lost about $830 billion in value over the past four years as younger people drink less, Bloomberg reports. An index tracking 50 major beer, wine, and spirits companies is now 46% below its June 2021 peak. “There is a structural change going on — people are drinking less,” Morgan Stanley

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Nigerian driver stands up to VIO in Port Harcourt, using a court ruling to avoid a roadside stop. The viral video has sparked debates on citizens’ rights and VIO roadside powers.

VIDEO: Nigerian driver stands up to VIO, uses Court order to evade roadside stop

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A Nigerian driver has gone viral after he stood up to Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) officials and used a court ruling to avoid being stopped on the road. The incident happened along GRA Stadium Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In the video, the motorist confronted the VIO officers and insisted they had no legal

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10 dead in Canada school shooting in remote British Columbia town; police confirm no ongoing threat and officials offer condolences to affected families.

Canada: 10 dead after shooter open fire at high school

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Ten people, including the suspected shooter, have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a high school in western Canada. Police said the attack happened on Tuesday at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said six people were found dead inside the school. Two other bodies were

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Lagos accident, commercial bus fire, Okota Mile 2 crash, LASTMA, road accident in Lagos, petrol explosion

Lagos: Two killed, eight injured as commercial bus bursts into flames

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A fatal road accident involving a commercial minibus has left two people dead and eight others injured along the Okota–Mile 2 corridor of Lagos State. The incident occurred on Tuesday along the Ballet inward route to Mile 2 in the Okota area of Isolo and involved a yellow commercial minibus, popularly known as Faka, with

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