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Zamfara Govt Says Sardauna Memorial Stadium Upgrade Nears Completion 0
- Local, News, Politics, Sports
- January 16, 2026
Zamfara Govt Says Sardauna Memorial Stadium Upgrade Nears Completion The Zamfara State Government has announced that the ongoing upgrade of the Sardauna Memorial Stadium has reached 90 per cent completion. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Haruna Dikko, disclosed this on Friday while inspecting the project in Gusau.
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Court Bars Assembly from Advancing Impeachment Proceedings Against Fubara, Deputy 0
- Local, News, Politics
- January 16, 2026
Court Bars Assembly from Advancing Impeachment Proceedings Against Fubara, Deputy A Rivers State High Court sitting in Oyigbo Local Government Area has on Friday granted an interim injunction restraining the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, the Clerk of the House, and two others from sending any correspondence to the
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MURIC to Hold Public Lecture on Insecurity, Drug Abuse in Abuja 0
- Local, News, Politics
- January 16, 2026
MURIC to Hold Public Lecture on Insecurity, Drug Abuse in Abuja The Abuja chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has announced plans to organise a public lecture to address the rising challenges of insecurity and drug abuse in the country. Citizen FM reports that, the lecture, according to the organisation, will hold
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2026 Budget: MDAs Insert ₦3.5tn New Projects Despite Roll-Over Directive 0
- Business, Local, News, Politics
- January 12, 2026
2026 Budget: MDAs Insert ₦3.5tn New Projects Despite Roll-Over Directive Fresh findings from an analysis of the 2026 Appropriation Bill indicate that the Federal Government has proposed ₦3.50 trillion for new projects, notwithstanding earlier instructions to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to limit fresh capital spending. The directive, issued through the 2026 Abridged
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Why Always Rivers State? By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman 0
- Politics
- January 12, 2026
Why Always Rivers State? By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman Why is it always Rivers State? The question no longer sounds rhetorical. It has become a recurring reflection whenever Nigeria’s democracy appears strained, its institutions weakened, or its constitutional boundaries tested. Since the return to civil rule in 1999, Rivers State has repeatedly found itself at
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AFCON 2025: Super Eagles’ Allowances, Bonuses Approved — NSC 0
- Foreign, Local, News, Politics, Sports
- January 8, 2026
AFCON 2025: Super Eagles’ Allowances, Bonuses Approved — NSC The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, has assured that all financial entitlements of Super Eagles players and officials have been resolved, dismissing reports of a possible boycott of training and travel ahead of Nigeria’s AFCON 2025 clash with Algeria. Dikko
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