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Report: Two banks have met N500bn recapitalisation target

Akanji Philip June 13, 2025

Only two Tier 1 banks, Zenith Bank and Access Holdings Plc, have surpassed the N500 bn share capital and share premium threshold set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for banks with international licences,...

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OSUN 2026: APC Iron Ladies Group Endorses Tinubu, Oyebamiji’s candidature, declares 1million votes

VAM News June 13, 2025

…Women are indispensable political lifewire – ex-speaker, Owoeye As part of efforts to ensure reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 and actualise the emergence of Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, popularly called AMBO,...

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Aiyedatiwa names 12 commissioner nominees

VAM News June 13, 2025

THE NEWS YOU NEED The Governor of Ondo State, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has forwarded to the Ondo State House of Assembly a list of 12 nominees for the position of Commissioner in the...

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Pleasure to see PDP, LP in disarray – Tinubu

VAM News June 12, 2025

THE NEWS YOU NEED President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says it is a pleasure to see members of the opposition parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) in disarray. The president made...

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How Nigerian man landed in prison over teenager’s death in US

VAM News June 12, 2025

News Update A United States court has sentenced 25-year-old Nigerian national Samuel Abiodun to five years in prison for his role in a sextortion scheme that contributed to the death of a teenager. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rVlA8jrF5WQ&t=25s&pp=ygUPbWlrZXJlbXkgbW92aWVz...

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Democracy Day: Tinubu Grants Post Humos Award to Ken Saro-Wiwa, Kanu (Full List, Text)

VAM News June 12, 2025

THE NEWS YOU NEED ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR President, Commander-in-Chief of The Armed Forces, Federal Republic of ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR AT THE JOINT...

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June 12: Oyo Youths Enter Street, Call for Action Against Hardship, Insecurity

Akanji Philip June 12, 2025

Oyo State Coalition of Civil Socialists, Labour Activists and Students against hardship and hunger, on Thursday, took to the streets of Ibadan to protest against what it termed “economic hardship, insecurity and geniue electoral...

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Windstorm kills 6, injures 30 in Taraba — Report

Akanji Philip June 12, 2025

A severe windstorm in Garba-Chede, a town in Bali Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State, has claimed no fewer than six lives and left 30 others wounded. Abubakar Dodo, a resident, whose...

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Democracy Day: Move for single 6-year term gets boost

VAM News June 12, 2025

Two state chairmen of the leading parties in Nigeria, All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State, Barristers Alphonsu Eba and Venatius Ikem, respectively, have joined the clamour...

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Several casualties feared in Benue community attack

VAM News June 12, 2025

News Update An overnight attack by suspected herdsmen on Mtsewnem, Akondutyough village in the North Bank area of Makurdi, Benue State, has left several people feared dead and many others injured. According to local...