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FG Debunks ‘Christian Genocide’ Narrative, Engages U.S. Lawmakers for Clarification
The Federal Government has said that a high-level Nigerian delegation currently in the United States is working intensively to correct what it describes as...
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Government Denies Ordering Schools to Close as Panic Spreads Over Niger Kidnapping
The Federal Government has denied issuing any order for schools across Nigeria to shut down following rising security concerns, describing a viral message claiming...
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Police Deny Kidnapping Report at Nasarawa School, Say Alarm Was False
The Nasarawa State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media that kidnappers invaded St. Peter’s Academy in Rukubi, Doma Local Government Area,...
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Police Deny Herdsmen Attack on Osogbo-Iwo Road, Explain Incident Behind Panic
The Osun State Police Command has dismissed viral social media claims suggesting that suspected herdsmen attacked travellers along the Osogbo–Iwo Road on Tuesday, November...
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Baba Ijesha’s Release Was Not an Acquittal, Lagos Attorney-General Insists
The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro, has refuted claims circulating on social media that Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, popularly...
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Tinubu Urges Editors to Uphold Truth, Unity in Nation-Building
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerian editors and media professionals to uphold truth, fairness, and national unity in their work, saying responsible...
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Okonjo-Iweala Denounces Fake Post Criticising Tinubu, Moves to Sue Impersonators
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has dismissed as fake and malicious a viral social media post falsely attributed...
Opinion
Bill Gates: Africa’s Terribly Misunderstood True Friend
Few figures in the modern world have done as much for global health and human development as Bill Gates. Yet, few have been as...