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Tinubu meets security chiefs amid troops’ salary backlash
Reactions have trailed the disclosure by the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, that Nigerian soldiers now earn a minimum monthly salary of N100,000.
Veterans and serving personnel described the amount...
Fake agency scandal: Tinubu orders 30-day ICPC probe, Senate rejects blame
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of the fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention...
How police rescued kidnapped Anambra doctor, four others – CP
By Ikenna Obianeri
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, has given a breakdown on how police operatives of the command rescued a kidnapped medical doctor, Dr Edwin Emegakor,...
Morning recap: Fubara, Wike camps clash at APC screening, states slash projects over 2027 politics, other top stories
May 11, 2026 8:19 am
By Adetutu Sobowale
Political tensions ahead of the 2027 elections dominated Monday’s headlines as the rivalry between supporters of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and FCT Minister,...
2027: Ex-UNICAL VC resigns from ADC, cites party crisis
A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Zana Akpagu, has resigned his membership of the African Democratic Congress, citing unresolved court cases and legal uncertainties affecting the...
BREAKING: FG bans ‘Dr’ prefix for honorary degree holders, flags fraud
The Federal Government on Wednesday banned recipients of honorary degrees from prefixing “Dr” to their names in official, academic, or professional usage.
It declared that the use of the title...
