Thirty years after Nigeria’s Dream Team won Olympic gold in Atlanta, Kaduna State has become the first to redeem the promise made to its sons on that historic squad. Governor Uba Sani on...
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Uber Exits Nigeria, Uganda After 12 Years, Cuts 3,300 Jobs Globally
Global ride-hailing company Uber has announced it will wind down operations in Nigeria and Uganda effective Wednesday, September 2, 2026. In a statement sent to Nairametrics, the company said the decision followed a “thorough...
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Dollar-Naira Rate Hits New Level At Official And Parallel
THE Naira traded at different levels against the United States Dollar across Nigeria’s official and parallel foreign exchange markets on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. . At the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, the latest available...
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US Firm Pushes Tinubu Heroin Allegations to Congress, Cites National Security Concerns
A Washington, D.C.-based Republican policy advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., has told members of the United States Congress that allegations linking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to heroin trafficking in the 1980s and...
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Police Probe Osun Senator Fadahunsi, Borno Commissioner Buba, and Kuje Council Chairman Shekwolo Over Alleged Unguarded Remarks
The Nigeria Police Force has commenced discreet investigations into alleged unguarded and inciting statements made by three prominent political figures ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP AniIniedu,...
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Kwara Assembly sacks two members over APC-to-PDP defection
The Kwara State House of Assembly has declared the seats of two of its members vacant after they defected from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The...
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No Crime Record: Omokri Defends Tinubu Over FBI Files
Reno Omokri, Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico, has said President Bola Tinubu does not have a criminal record with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI. Omokri made this known on Monday during...
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Tinubu’s Minister son sworn in as LG chairman
Osborn Nweze Umahi, the 28-year-old son of Minister of Works David Umahi, has officially assumed office as Chairman of Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State following his swearing-in on Tuesday, September 1, 2026....
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Ondo Universities begin strike
News Update Workers under the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union and National Association of Academic Technologists have commenced an indefinite strike across the three state-owned...
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Inside Osun’s Rural Primary Healthcare Centres, Where State Government Spending Meets a Different Reality
By VAM News Investigative Desk For residents of Agbinpa, a rural community in Ede South Local Government Area of Osun State, accessing basic healthcare can begin with a difficult journey. The road leading to...
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