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Nov

14

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

DEVELOPING STORY: Terrorist Scare In US As All Planes Halted, Govt Issues Nationwide Ground Stop Over ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’

Foreign

An extremely rare nationwide aviation ground stop was issued Friday across the United States (US) due to “extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. The development raised concerns of a fresh terrorist cyber attack or other murky undertakings,but the suspicion was not rooted in substance. The FAA issued the advisory around 4 p.m. Friday, saying inbound international flights would be managed on a case-by-case basis. The stoppage was potentially caused by an upgrade to new software, a source told The New York Post. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the stoppage was due…

Nov

14

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

2027: INEC Boss Rules Out IReV Uploads Glitches

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*Sets 28 Nov Nationwide Mock Vote *Says Loyalty Is To 1999 Constitution By Tony Ezimakor, Abuja Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Joash Amupitan, has ruled out a repeat of the controversial INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) glitches that eroded public trust in the 2023 polls. Prof Amupitan spoke at the Chatham House, London where he also urged Nigerians to trust INEC leadership to deliver free, fair, and credible general elections in 2027, citing measurable operational improvements in recent off-cycle polls and new technical safeguards designed by the Commission as evidence the 2023 election glitches would not be…

Nov

13

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Threatened By Makinde’s Popularity, Record Of Performance, APC Resorts To Politics Of Falsehood

Politics

By Sulaimon Olanrewaju The latest desperate attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) propaganda machinery to manufacture a crisis around Governor 'Seyi Makinde's political movement has exposed the opposition's growing frustration with a governor whose popularity remains strong and whose record of performance continues to resonate across Oyo State. The report alleging panic meetings, mass disaffection and a crumbling political structure is not only false; it is a calculated mix of distortions, half-truths and outright fabrications aimed at creating a crisis where none exists. Ordinarily, such a concoction would not deserve a response. However, it has become necessary to set…

Nov

13

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission Says Pilgrimage Resumes 23 Nov

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*Pilgrims Expected Back Before 2027 Elections *Executive Secretary Adegbite Praises Tinubu, First Lady, Others *'I Do Not Negotiate Safety. You Will Recall That On Oct 7, 2023, I Was In Israel When They Killed 1,200 Israelis And By The Grace Of God I Evacuated 254 Nigerians' *'Since January To Date, We Have Not Embarked On Pilgrimage. We Monitor Events In The Middle-East And, To The Glory Of God, We Now Have Relative Peace' By Felix Durumbah, Abuja After months of suspension due to war involving Israel and turmoil in the Middle East, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) will on Monday,…

Nov

12

2026

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Four Dead UNN Graduating Students Were Involved In Alcohol, Drug Party -VC

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*Six Others In Critical Condition In Hospital *Varsity Declares Three-day Mourning *Town Hall Meeting With Gov Put Off Just-graduated students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) who were found dead last night, were involved in a party with some of their colleagues. Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University, Professor Simon Ortuanya, confirmed the death of four persons, saying the development followed a party at a lodge in the Hilltop area of Nsukka, Enugu State. Ortuanya disclosed these while addressing journalists, adding that six other persons were hospitalised, with some of them in critical condition. According to him, preliminary findings showed…

Nov

12

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Suspected Tehran Threat: Pushing To Cripple Iran’s Economy, US Treasury Secretary Bessent Reportedly Flees To Live In Military Base

Foreign

*He is undeterred and will continue to work against the Tehran regime, a source says The US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, has relocated from his home in the Washington area to a military base after an Iranian threat against his life, the New York Times (NYT) reported. Bessent has spearheaded a US push to cripple Iran’s economy since the start of the Middle East war, vowing “economic asphyxiation” of the Islamic Republic through a web of sanctions. He is one of a number of senior figures in the President Donald Trump administration, including the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and…

Nov

12

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Manchester Utd Sack Head Coach Carrick, Pochettino Tipped To Take Over

Sports

*Pockets £10m Payoff Michael Carrick has, today, been dismissed by Manchester United. He departs after a 4-4 draw with Aston Villa at Old Trafford last Sunday that left the team in the Premier League’s bottom three. United twice fought back from two goals down for a late point against Villa, after a dramatic recovery to defeat Roma in the Champions League five days earlier, but that wasn’t enough. United are third-bottom in the Premier League, a point behind 17th-placed Coventry, and 17th in the Champions League league phase table. Quoting foreign media reports, People&Politics had earlier in the week reported…

Nov

12

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

NUJ FCTA Chapel Honours DOAS Overseeing Director With Responsible Citizen Of Nigeria Award

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Organising Committee of the 2026 Political Advertising and Electoral Summit of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) chapel, has conferred the Responsible Citizen of Nigeria Award on Overseeing Director of FCTA's Department of Outdoor Advertising and Signages (DOAS), Dr. Azaki Sunday Kachiwoyi. It explained that the honour was in recognition of his new leadership responsibility and an encouragement to greater service to humanity. The award was presented yesterday by the Chairman of NUJ FCTA chapel, Comrade Uloma Ngozi Ufomba, who is also the Head of Public Relations of DOAS. These were disclosed in a press statement…

Nov

12

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

US Allegedly Plotting Renewed Iranian Demonstrations By December Or Military Strikes Ahead Inauguration Of ‘Inhibitive’ Democrats-Controlled Congress 3 Jan – Tehran

Foreign

*Warns Of Widespread Retaliation *'If American Planes Take Off From A Distant Military Base And Come To This Country To Bomb Iran, We Will Also Target That Base' *Oil prices fall Senior Iranian officials believe the United States (US) is planning either further military strikes or an ever-tightening economic stranglehold that will push hard-pressed citizens of the Gulf nation into fresh protests. They believe such demonstrations are being primed to potentially break out about late December (next month) to coincide with the one year anniversary of the last such uprising, which then spilled into January 2026 and elicited bloody reprisals…

Nov

11

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

NAIRA RAIN BEGINS: Honest Work Pays As Nigeria’s U-17 Women’s World Cup Winners Cart Home N100m Each From Tinubu

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*Victory, A Life-changing Experience For Many *More Money Expected From Firms, Prominent Nigerians, Others *Foreign Football Contracts Underway Too By Felix Durumbah, Abuja In what amounts to a clear message to many of the country's youth involved in internet fraud (popularly known as yahoo yahoo) and other financial crimes, President Bola Tinubu today announced a cash reward of N100m to each of the teenage girls, the Flamingos, who won the just-concluded FIFA U-17 World Cup in Morooco. They beat hard-fighting Japan 2-1 in the final, after previously despatching the likes of highly-rated Brazil and others en route the final. The…