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Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo

NIS can now deliver 5,000 passports in 5 hours — Tunji-Ojo

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The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) can now produce between 4,000 and 5,000 passports in just five hours. Tunji-Ojo disclosed this on Thursday after inspecting the newly built Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja. “With these strategic infrastructural investments, which did not cost the government […]

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Bauchi: Police arrest housewife for setting sister-in-law’s private parts on fire over witchcraft allegation

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The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a housewife, Zuwaira Hassan, of Magama-Gumau in Toro Local Government Area, for allegedly inflicting burn injuries on the private parts of her 10-year-old sister-in-law on suspicion of witchcraft. According to the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, the case was reported on September 11, 2025,

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10 dead in Afriland towers inferno, cause traced to inverter room

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A tragic fire outbreak at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos Island, has claimed at least 10 lives, leaving families, businesses, and the city’s corporate community in deep mourning. Afriland Properties, owners of the high-rise, confirmed on Wednesday that the blaze began in the building’s Power Inverter Room before spreading quickly through several floors. In

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Oyo: Police arrest cleric for possession of human flesh

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The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of an Islamic cleric, Alfa Bashiru, after he was found with a substance believed to be human flesh. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this in a statement shared on its verified X handle. According to the statement, officers attached to the Federal

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Marketers want us to increase pump price by N75 ― Dangote

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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has revealed that the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) requested it to increase the pump price of petrol and diesel by N75 per litre, in order to allow its members to match the refinery’s gantry prices at their respective depots. If implemented, this would result in the pump

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‘Enough is enough’, Lagos moves against indiscriminate land reclamation

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The Lagos State Government has ordered an immediate suspension of all reclamation projects across the state, citing serious environmental and safety concerns. In a statement issued by the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab said the directive affects all projects—whether or not they have obtained Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval or

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Shoprite in Trouble: Stores shut in Ibadan, Ilorin as shelves empty in Lagos, Abuja

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  Nigeria’s retail giant Shoprite is facing tough times, with several of its outlets either shut or running on near-empty shelves, raising fresh concerns about its future in the country. Daily Trust can confirm that Shoprite stores in Ibadan and Ilorin have closed their doors, while branches in Lagos and Abuja show half-empty shelves and

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REVEALED: DAPPMAN demanded N1.5trn subsidy to match refinery gantry price ― Dangote

REVEALED: DAPPMAN demanded N1.5trn subsidy to match refinery gantry price ― Dangote

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…. Dares DAPPMAN to go to court Dangote Petroleum Refinery has disclosed that the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), demanded an annual subsidy of N1.505 trillion to enable members to match the refinery’s gantry prices at their own depots. The refinery disclosed that although it offers petroleum products to marketers at

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VIDEO: Lagos CCTV surveillance room now fully operational

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The Lagos State Government has announced that its central CCTV surveillance room is now fully operational, marking a major step towards strengthening security across the state. ALSO READ: ‘Our Ghana must go’, netizen reacts to Louis Vuitton’s $3,000 bag The facility, which monitors cameras installed along major roads and strategic locations, will provide round-the-clock surveillance to

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Nigerian man with three Nigerian Police on the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge with a flat tyre

Nigerian recounts emotional encounter with super cops on Third Mainland Bridge

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The Nigerian police can sometimes be your fiend and not your friend. But not on the night of Sunday 14th September 2025. At around 8:30 pm, I had a flat tire on the Third Mainland Bridge—the worst place in the solar system to have a flat tire. 😁 I was driving alone and island-bound. I

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