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Apr

03

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Concerns Over Abuja Buildings Construction Monitoring Integrity As No Less Than 6 Injured In Fresh Storey Building Collapse

News

*FEMD Officials Battling To Ensure Noone Is Trapped In Rubble *Fire Engulfs Car Mart By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Another building has collapsed in Abuja, the nation's capital. In the latest incident, today, a two-storey building under construction in Jikwoyi, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), caved in, leaving at least six persons injured. It is not the first time in recent time that such incidents have occurred in the nation's capital, a place designed to show and lead by first class example in all facets of human endeavor,for other parts of the country to follow. On 2 February this year, a…

Apr

03

2026

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Deafening Gunfire, People Running In Different Directions As Terrorists Kidnap 9, Injure 2 in Sokoto Community

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By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto The relative recent calm enjoyed in Sokoto State was broken following a suspected terrorist attack on a community in Wurno Local Government Area (LGA) of the North-West state. Residents of Chacho village were thrown into panic as suspected terrorists abducted nine persons and injured two others in the attack. The incident, which occurred late Wednesday night, disrupted the fragile peace of the community, leaving residents in fear and uncertainty. Eye witnesses said the attackers stormed the village from Sabon Birni forest axis, firing sporadically to scare residents before carrying out the operation. An eyewitness, who spoke…

Apr

03

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Best League In The World? Possibly … English Premiership May Field Unprecedented 11 Clubs In Europe Next Season

Sports

The Premier League title race might be as good as over but the battle for European places is as competitive and exciting as ever, with as many as 13 teams in with a chance of qualifying. A number of factors have combined to make it so open. The Champions League and Europa League are bigger since the introduction of the league phase, and there is a third European competition, the Conference League. The strength of the Premier League means an English winner of any competition will add to the number of teams in Europe next season. Mid-table in the Premier…

Apr

03

2026

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JUST IN! For Liking Real Madrid, Chelsea Punish Enzo Fernández

Sports

Enzo Fernández has been dropped for Chelsea’s next two games, with Liam Rosenior suggesting the club’s vice-captain had “crossed a line” in recent comments over his future. Following what he described as the worst 10 days of his career, Rosenior insisted he had to punish Fernández, who first questioned whether he would remain at Stamford Bridge beyond this season and then suggested he would like to live in Madrid – a comment widely viewed as courting a move to Real Madrid, a club with which he has frequently been linked. While he will still train with Chelsea’s first-team squad, Fernández…

Apr

03

2026

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Burkinabes Should Forget About Democracy -Traore

Foreign

*Military Ruler Is Now In His Fourth Year As President “Democracy, we kill children. Democracy, we drop bombs, we kill women, we destroy hospitals, we kill civilian population. Is that democracy?” This was the position of Burkina Faso military President Ibrahim Traore yesterday,four years into his reign, as he told his country to forget about democracy as it is “not for us." Traoré was speaking in an interview with the country’s broadcaster, Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina (RTB). Traoré took power in a coup in September 2022, toppling another junta that had taken power just nine months earlier. He has since…

Apr

02

2026

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Tinubu, If Convinced You Have Done Well For Nigerians, Why Fear Free, Fair, Transparent Elections? -David Mark, ADC Ask President

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Following the deleting of the names of Sen. David Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively, of main opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from its portal, citing court disputes, the party's leadership met today in Abuja and reacted. Below, Sen. Mark’s full speech titled 'THIS ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY WILL NOT STAND': “On behalf of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and lovers of democracy, I welcome you all to this world press conference. “Since 1999, Nigeria has been under democratic rule. After 27 years, we thought we could proudly celebrate the…

Apr

02

2026

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FCT Minister Wike Has Not Resigned -Source

News

By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, has not resigned his appointment, contrary to some media reports. On 1 April, reports surfaced online that the Minister, a close ally of President Bola Tinubu, had quit office. Tinubu reportedly handed his subordinates a deadline of 31 March to quit, if they were interested in running for any political office in 2027. So far, at least two Ministers -Foreign Affairs Minister,Yusuf Tuggar, and his Transportation colleague, Saidu Alkali -have heeded the directive and exited their offices to try their luck in their states. One of the…

Apr

02

2026

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Is Calling A Woman ‘Auntie’ Ageist Harassment – Or A Mark Of Respect?

Opinion

By Lola Okolosie It should be uncontroversial to state that what we want to be called – or do not want to be called – should be respected. This simple enough principle is what defined the grievance between NHS (National Health Service) co-workers Ilda Esteves and her colleague Charles Oppong. Last week, an employment tribunal ruled in Esteves’ favour, agreeing she was subjected to harassment from Oppong for his repeated references to her as “auntie”. The healthcare assistant was awarded £1,425 (about N2.6million) in compensation. The tribunal heard that Oppong defended his actions by claiming “auntie” was, in his Ghanaian…

Apr

02

2026

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Iran Dares The US, ‘Surrender For War To End’

Foreign

*Mocks Trump's Claim Of Curtailed Capabilities, Insists More Crushing Strikes Underway Talking tough, the Iranian military has responded to United States (US) President Donald Trump's remarks yesterday, warning that the war in the Middle East will continue until the US faces what it described as "lasting humiliation and surrender." In a statement, a spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Military Headquarters, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, threatened to launch "stronger, wider, and more destructive" attacks against the US and Israeli forces, rejecting Trump's claims that its capabilities have been significantly weakened. The statement came hours after Trump said that over the next two…

Apr

02

2026

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Whose Script Is Amupitan’s INEC Playing? Tell Nigerians Tinubu Will Run Unopposed in 2027 -Lawyer Inibehe Effiong

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Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has lambasted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its decision on the leadership crisis in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), alleging a plot to undermine credible elections in 2027. “Whose script is this INEC playing? “It seems that the ruling party, which prides itself as having over thirty governors in its fold, is so scared of a fair contestation. “If it is the desire of INEC for Bola Tinubu to contest as a sole candidate – unopposed, in 2027, let the Commission say so publicly," the lawyer said. Professor O. Amupitan is Chairman of…