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(Copyright ElohimTov.com). *NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 5TH MARCH 2026* *THE NATION* Reps committee demands documents from Customs, NPA, CBN, NACCIMA on pre-shipment probe 2027: I have no anointed candidate —Uba Sani Wike promises FCT indigenous people C of O on ancestral lands Tinubu renews Omotayo's appointment as NIPSS DG FEC revives adult literacy commission, imposes six-year ban on new private versities UPDATED: Tinubu suspends airport cashless policy Sustained civil-military cooperation key to safeguarding Niger Delta region - CAS  Army deploys additional battalion to secure Benue-Taraba corridor FEC approves N10bn for HIV drugs procurement, cancer treatment upgrade 2027: Fintiri backs Tinubu's re-election, pledges 85% votes for APC in Adamawa Tinubu meets FAAN DG over airport toll system suspension Nigeria to launch National Single Window for trade March 27 Defence minister urges Service Chiefs to devise new strategies to combat terrorism Tinubu celebrates Obasanjo at 89 Tinubu sends delegation to attend Jesse Jackson's burial FG opposes human rights defenders bill, says it's duplication of legislations FEC approves major road projects, Carter Bridge demolition Akpabio leads Senate push to tighten Fintech oversight, probe Ponzi schemes, Crypto regulation Oluwo cautions Trump over Middle East crisis, saying Iran's reprisal attack affecting world economy EFCC, ICPC chairmen decry delays in high-profile corruption cases Tinubu suspends airport cashless policy Uzoka-Anite thanks Tinubu after redeployment to budget ministry Mixed reactions as Sunday Igboho rocks 'APC-branded cap' IGP to officers: I will apply dismissal approach where necessary Nigeria worth US$104bn climate smart investment by 2030, says Reps committee INEC moves to strengthen internal democracy through credible party primaries 12 states have enacted tax harmonisation law - Minister designate, Taiwo Oyedele Disu assures Nigerians of intelligence-driven policing, prioritises officers' welfare Super Eagles out as FIFA confirms DR Congo spot in 2026 World Cup PROFILE: Meet Prof. Ogunsakin appointed to lead eight-member state police committee Tinubu swears in Disu as 23rd IGP We are working to resolve issues surrounding MOWAA, Okpebholo tells German government Mob kills man after traffic disruption in Ogun *PUNCH* Osun LP chieftain seeks truce over party crisis Osun senator facilitates road to boost healthcare, rural connectivity Land Use Charges: LASG orders property owners to settle 2025 debts Alleged terrorism: AGF takes over Malami, son's trial Zamfara gov weighs defection as INEC deadline looms Opposition Reps pledge party loyalty amid APC defection surge 2027: Dickson's move to quit PDP sparks debate APC panel defends Benue congress as more state excos emerge Court summons INEC chair over contempt charge Lagos APC denies recall of LG appointees list Kano gov mourns ex-finance commissioner Dandago Lassa fever: Enugu on alert after Benue health workers death Lagos warns residents against unlicensed health facilities Lagos ready for state police - LNSA boss Oborevwori insists on total victory in 2027 elections Owo church attack: How I was arrested - Suspect Navy conducts defence exercise to secure waterways Customs to auction 14,375 litres of smuggled PMS NDDC urges host communities to safeguard projects Govt plans December opening for NCDMB's Bayelsa hotel Tinubu's reforms will return Oyo to APC - Lam-Adesina Tinubu support group appoints women leader in C'River Party infighting, litigations disrupt election planning — INEC I won't die anytime soon, Obasanjo declares at 89 Heavy security presence in Abuja over fears of shiite protest State police: IG sets up panel to propose framework 12 states align with FG tax reforms, says Oyedele Patience Jonathan, Diri disagree over women's inclusion in politics FG approves N1.2tn for Ibadan-Ilesa road, others Yusuf hails Tinubu as FEC approves N334bn Kano road Wike promises FCT indigenous people CofO on ancestral lands Sit-at-home: Absentee students risk suspension in Anambra - Commissioner *LEADERSHIP* Nollywood Actor Kunle Afod Posts Message To Well-Wishers Amid Wife's Flare-Up Scale Up Nigeria's Oil To Fix Imminent Supply Shortages, Experts Urge Kogi: Kashim Calls APC Ward's Denial Fake, Cites E-Registration As Proof NERC Orders DisCos To Pay N20.33bn Meter Refunds To Customers Yobe APC Chairman Lauds Buni, Stakeholders Over Peaceful Ward, LG Congresses INEC Begins Review of Party Regulations, Aligns Framework With Electoral Act 2026 Nollywood Actor Kunle Afod Posts Message To Well-Wishers Amid Wife's Flare-Up Scale Up Nigeria's Oil To Fix Imminent Supply Shortages, Experts Urge Kogi: Kashim Calls APC Ward's Denial Fake, Cites E-Registration As Proof NERC Orders DisCos To Pay N20.33bn Meter Refunds To Customers Kogi: Kashim Calls APC Ward's Denial Fake, Cites E-Registration As Proof NERC Orders DisCos To Pay N20.33bn Meter Refunds To Customers Yobe APC Chairman Lauds Buni, Stakeholders Over Peaceful Ward, LG Congresses INEC Begins Review of Party Regulations, Aligns Framework With Electoral Act 2026 Nollywood Actor Kunle Afod Posts Message To Well-Wishers Amid Wife's Flare-Up Scale Up Nigeria's Oil To Fix Imminent Supply Shortages, Experts Urge ‎Ondo APC Crisis: Youth Group Demands Urgent National Intervention SWAN Mourns Veteran Sports Journalist, Niyi Oyeleke Sahara Group Boosts Employee Engagement Worldwide with M.A.D. Initiative NGO Trains Journalists On Tackling Gas Flaring, Pollution In Niger Delta FAAN Issues 40,000 Go Cashless Cards In 3 Days Amid Airport Gridlock Cristiano Ronaldo Diagnosed With Hamstring Injury Davido And Chioma Vacation In Hawaii Amid Former's N1billion Lawsuit Man Kills Brother For Shooting Him In Dream In Oyo Arokodare Reflects On Tough Start To Premier League Life Bayern Munich Eye Osimhen As Potential Kane's Successor US-Israel Strikes On Iran Violate International Law - Canada PM Adeyemi Rejects Dartmouth New Deal Amid Man Utd Interest FAAN Issues 70,000 Go Cashless Cards To Reduce Airport Congestion Owolabi, Okpala To Grace Newstap/SWAN 5-Star Awards 2027: I Have No Anointed Candidates — Uba Sani Ethiopia Set To Play International Matches At Home For First Time In 5 Years Netherlands To Face Algeria In World Cup Warm-Up Match Rehabilitation Of Abuja-Kaduna Highway Attains 80% Completion, To Be Ready April South Korea Jails Doctors For Freezing Baby To Death SAFA, Adidas Unveil 2026/2027 South Africa Home Jersey Title Race: Guardiola Urges Premier League Clubs To Address Set-Piece Threat West Ham Boss, Espirito Santo Hails Iwobi Arsenal Can't Score Without Set-Pieces, Says Mikel NIS Decentralisation: Comrade Shaibu Hands Over Operational Documents To Plateau Governor *THE SUN* Reps query Customs, NPA, others over pre-shipment inspection Army expands operational readiness with locally built combat vehicles Wike to issue CofOs to FCT indigenous communities on ancestral lands Tinubu hails Obasanjo at 89, salutes his sacrifices for Nigeria NAF Chief visits Yenagoa, reinforces operational presence in Niger Delta Doguwa emerges new APC state chairman in Kano State Abia will be APC state in 2027 - Ex-minister Ikoh APC very happy opposition can't organise themselves - Yilwatda Mass defection to NDC looms in Bayelsa Anambra: Anosike elected APC state chairman Wammakko ends non-indigene divide in Sokoto - Col. Usman Tinubu orders suspension of FAAN cashless policy amid airport gridlock chaos CBN adds $3.5bn worth of gold to foreign reserves Leadway powers Nigeria's creative industry, backs +234 Art Fair Reps query Customs, NPA, others over pre-shipment inspection Army expands operational readiness with locally built combat vehicles Wike to issue CofOs to FCT indigenous communities on ancestral lands EPL: Man Utd still in title race, says Carrick Atletico survive Barca scare to book Copa del Rey final EPL: Wolves edge Liverpool with dramatic stoppage-time winner *VANGUARD* Danger averted as historic tree falls in Enugu metropolis NNPP urges INEC to prioritize restoring public confidence over party disputes Gov. Nwifuru urges vocational, skills-based education to boost job opportunities Tinubu proposes Grid Asset Management Company to fix power sector Florida family sues Google after Gemini allegedly coached man to commit suicide Oyo 2027: I have only God, no financial capacity to contest - Lam-Adeaina's son Shipping company Maersk suspends bookings in Gulf 'until further notice' Contempt Charge: Court orders INEC Chairman to appear on March 10 Owo Church Attack: I was chained, beaten till I fainted, alleged terrorist tells court Tinubu directs suspension of cashless system at airports 2027: PDP depleted, Tinubu deserves second term, Fintiri declares UN, stakeholders back Nigeria's push to strengthen human rights framework Iran says Trump dragged Americans into 'unfair war' CBN receives locally sourced LBMA-Standard Gold into foreign reserves INEC chairman warns poor party democracy could undermine 2027 elections Osogbo communities protest epileptic power supply Ex-NSPMC director raises alarm over online smear campaign At least 87 dead after US sinks Iranian warship Police monitoring Middle East tensions for Nigerian impact - IGP Tinubu swears in Tunji Disu as 23rd Inspector-General of Police We have what it takes to win Abia in 2027  —   Reps Deputy Speaker How Iran war is impacting Russia-Ukraine conflict - Report Atiku engages South-East power brokers ahead of ADC 2027 primaries *THISDAY* Gbajabiamila: Nigeria to Launch Landmark National Single Trade Window March 27 TMDK Group Distributes Ramadan Packages to Over 15,000 Beneficiaries in Zamfara Disu: State Police Has Come to Stay Tinubu Suspends Airport Cashless Policy IGP Disu Inaugurates Steering Committee on Establishment of State Police LoL Mobile Betting Grows 290% After Riot Policy Shift Fintiri: Tinubus Microeconomic Policies Rough, But Now Yielding Positive Results Tinubu Swears in Tunji Disu As Substantive IGP 2027: Non-Transparent Primaries May Undermine Public Trust, Destabilise Electoral Process, INEC Warns Enugu APC Now United, Ready to Deliver Mbah in 2027, Says ALGON Deputy Chair From Penury to Plenty: How Gov Eno Transformed Lives in Erosion-Ravaged Landscape APC Congress: Abia Ready to Deliver Tinubu in 2027, Says Deputy Speaker Kalu AGFs Takeover Stalls Malamis Terrorism, Illegal Possession of Firearms Trial FG Drags Social Crusader to Court for Allegedly Cyberstalking Interior Minister Gombe APC Adopts Tinubu as Sole Candidate for 2027 Election, Gov. Inuwa Expresses Confidence in Partys Victory Electoral Act: Rescind Decision, Accommodate Mandatory Resultse- Transmission, Lawmakers Told Rivers Assembly Set to Screen Nine Commissioner Nominees Dont Dance on Graves, Prioritise Nigerians Welfare, Prof. Angaye Tells Political Leaders Ex-PDP Chairman, Solomon Arenyeka, Emerges Delta APC Chair Chukwunweike, 36 Others Elected Enugu APC Excos, as Mbah Lists Gains of Connecting to the Centre Yahaya Bello: Court Fixes March 9 for Ruling on Admissibility of EFCCs Document REA: Tracking the Billions for Solar Energy Multipolitan Hosts Nigerian HNIs at Private Wealth Forum XLCreativeHub Opens Entries for Screenwriting Competition, Residency Olubunmi Peters Appointed as Eko Disco Chairman: Why He Hit The Ground Running Usman Onoja Appointed Chairman of Lovonus MFB Asari-Dokubo Installs Son as Chief in Rivers Breaking Barriers: Nima Memorial Care Foundation to Champion Inclusion at Annual Lagos Event Firms Partner to Set New Standard for Rider Protection in Nigeria AIICO Insurance Expresses Determination to Celebrate Excellence Sovereign Trust Insurance Equips Saka Tinubu Traders Mutual BenefitsAssures Public of Governance Framework, Regulatory Compliance Kaylabit to Launch Crypto Trading, Banking Services App GreenPlinth Signs MOA with Benue State to Deliver 2mn Cookstoves Usman Onoja Appointed Chairman of Lovonus MFB NAICOM Signs MoU with BPP to Deepen Insurance Compliance in Public Procurement AG Mortgage, Firm Unveil Delivery-linked Housing Finance Model NPA Report Reveals Export-led Trade Expansion, Signaling Progress in FG Economic Diversification Fitch: FX Liquidity Rebound Eases $1.7bn Eurobond Refinancing Risk for Nigerian Banks Amid Housing, Infrastructure Deficit, Cement Manufacturers Amassed N6.55trn Revenue in 2025 Nascon Declares 104% Increase in Profit, Proposes 600kobo Dividend Union BankEndsFitfeb 2026 with Nationwide Healthwalks and Celebrations KingMakers Powers Enugu Tech Festival asInnovators Converge Enugus New Financial Architecture How SROL is Building Trust in Host Communities with Holistic Healthcare Initiatives Rotary International District 9111Organises Presidents- elect Learning Seminar How Nigerias Defense Sector Is Opening to Global Investment Religion And This Hate That Is Upon Us Conflict Widens, US Asks Citizens to Leave Middle East Panel Finds Prima Facie Case of Negligence in Death of Chimamandas Son Edun: Implementation of New Tax Laws Will Be Monitored to Ensure Fairness, Equity Tinubu Tasks Govs, Private Sector, Others to Lead Nigerias Climate Transition, Action Chevening Alumni Association Completes Close-out of SWEEAP Project UK Envoy: Communities Become Safer When Women Participate in Peace Processes National Assembly Moves to Domesticate AfCFTA, Tightens Oversight for Nigerias Economic Gains NIMC Intensifies Ward-Level NIN Enrolment, Urges Nigerians to Register Seplat Energy Trains 623 Teachers on Skills Acquisition Ikeja, Eko, Abuja Discos Lead as National Metering Rate Reaches 57% NAICOM, BPP Seal MoU to Deepen Insurance Compliance in Public Procurement *DAILY TRUST* Why Email Authentication Alone No Longer Guarantees Inbox Trust As President, Nigerians Expected Me To Perform Miracle Obasanjo Outrage over suspension of cleric who criticised Tinubu BREAKING: Tinubu suspends FAANs cashless policy 2027: I Have No Anointed Candidates Uba Sani We are not afraid of State Police Disu JUST IN: Tinubu swears in Tunji Disu as IGP El-Rufai: Why I shunned ICPC questions Charging booth operator killed as Lakurawa terrorists raid Sokoto village I dey kampe, Obasanjo shoots down death rumour 2027: No opposition in Plateau Mutfwang Kwara govs ex-aide jailed for obstructing police officer Court adjourns Malami, sons alleged terrorism trial to March 10 Ultimate Everest Trekking Adventure Everest Base Camp, Three Passes & Gokyo Lake Trek: What to Know Before Looking at Electric Dirt Bikes for Sale Taraba, Benue govs meet to tackle insecurity in border communities 2 Sokoto kidnap victims deliver babies in bandits den Kano: Court sentences 2 to death for killing groom 2 killed, 8 injured in Boko Haram attack in Yobe Protesters block Ondo highway over kidnappings FG rolls out livestock strategy to end farmer-herder clashes in Benue Adichies son: 3 doctors suspended over alleged negligence FG launches $552m fund to reform basic education FG suspends Christian pilgrimage over Middle-East crisis Army deploys GOC to lead anti-bandit operations in Bauchi Call me Woman of God Tonto Dikeh Kano moves to strengthen gender equity framework Justice Must Not Be Selective, ADC raises alarm over El-Rufai, Malami Israel, not US, killed Khamenei Pentagon APC Congress: Ogun, Lagos Retain Chairmen, Ondo, Oyo Elect Babatunde, Adeyemo APC congresses line up behind Tinubu Lassa fever kills dozens in Taraba, Benue as cases rise Businesses bleed as blackout worsens Defections: Adamawa PDP constitutes interim committee Fintiri forwards 3 nominees for commissioner positions Kano Assembly swears in 2 new members Political sins ll not lead politicians to hell fire Oshiomhole Ekiti REC promises transparency in governorship election Lokpobiris allies dominate Bayelsa APC exco When genorosity is not enough The undeniable rule of war is the law of unintended consequences Mokwa flood victims cannot wait another rainy season CBNs small rate cut that signals bigger shift Aduda donates N3.5m as tuition fees for 7 law students Inside 20-year-old health centre in FCT village FCTA to begin enforcement on land use contraventions, others Ramadan: Worship without compassion is incomplete, Muslims told FCTA ratifies N7.3bn waste collection, management contracts 13 inmates regain freedom at Suleja Custodial Centre Trump says too late for talks as US-Israeli strikes pummel Tehran China marks Lantern Festival, pushes for womens inclusion FG working on evacuation plans for Nigerians in Iran Iran: US Congress moves to curb Trumps Union Bank boosts employees wellness with Fitfeb El-Rufai: DSS arrests security agents over alleged bribery Tinubu nominates Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance Petrol rises to N980/L across states Nigerian ports record 24.8% growth in cargo throughput IATA laments Middle East crisis, urges states to protect civil aviation *NEW TELEGRAPH* Gbajabiamila Calls For Investment In Education For Sustainable Devt Tinubu Suspends Implementation Of Electronic Payment At Airports Ex-UNIOSUN Staff Arraigned Over Alleged Defamatory Publication Against VC, Lecturer Bayelsa Is Home, Says Chief Of Air Staff Aniagwu Attributes Peaceful APC Congress To Oborevworis Inclusive Leadership 41 Osogbo Communities Storm IBEDC Office, Protest Epileptic Power Supply Danfodiyo Varsity Matriculates 6,505 Students For 2025/2026 Academic Session CBN Takes Custody Of Locally Sourced Gold In Foreign Reserves Zenith Bank Commends Abiodun, Seeks Stronger Partnership With Ogun Yul Edochie Slams Arise TV Anchor, Rufai Oseni Modernising Nigerias Tax Administration: A New Era Under Zacch Adedeji Security: Oyebanji Commissions Divisional Police Headquarters Anambra APC Foundation Members Protest PDP Takeover Of Party U.S. Warns Citizens To Remain Indoors In Abuja Kebbi Reaps Democracy Dividend As Gov Idris Consolidates APC Leadership 2027: Opaque Party Primaries Responsibility For Voter Apathy INEC APC Congress: Gombe Ranks 10th Nationally With 400,000 Registered Members Obasa Hails Tinubus Leadership At Mushin Ramadan Lecture Reps Back Establishment Of Green, Climate Bank In Nigeria Gov Inuwa Appoints Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants Otti Assures JTF Of Maximum Cooperation To Rid Abia, SEast Of Criminality Abia To Partner AfDB On $200m Agro Processing Zone Chizzy Shares Labour Room Experience As Son Celebrates First Birthday Bimbo Ademoye Shares Adventure Experience With Adesua Etomi League Of Imams Urges Nigerians To Shun Protests Over US-Israel-Iran Conflict Nigeria Records N2.96trn Company Income Tax In Q3 2025 Apple Features Fela Song In New MacBook Launch Governor Aliyu, The Opposition And Ramadan Feeding Fans Criticises Selena Gomez For Kissing Husband Feet CRiver APC Elects Ex-House Of Assembly Member As Party Chairman Owoeye Hails Disus Appointment As IGP Congress: Youth Group Seeks APCs NWC Intervention Quality Of Nollywood Movies Has Reduced Francis Odega FG, Malaria Consortium Unveil Data-Driven 4-Year Plan to End Malaria Insecurity: Lakurawa Kill Phone Charger Owner, Loot Phones 2027: APCll Clinch All Elective Positions In Nigeria Gov Zulum Ondo Govt Uncovers Illegal Gold Mining Sites PANDEF: NDelta Women Shouldnt Be treated As Second Class Citizens Diri Tax Laws: Mounting Of Roadblocks Now Illegal, FG Promises Transparency In Implementation 13,000 Jobs To Be Created As Greenplinth Africa, Benue Sign MOA Delta APC Congratulates Arenyeka-Led Exco Group Flags Off Free Medical Respiratory Screening, Treatment For 200 Rice Millers APC Congress: Were Set For Big Victory For Tinubu, Abba In Kano Gov Yahaya Ensures Unity In APC Gwamna GOC 8 Division Operationalises Kebbi Forest Guards, Donates Logistics Support Silverbird Confers Posthumous Lifetime Award On Edwin Clark Tax Laws: Mounting Of Roadblocks Now Illegal, FG Promises Transparency In Implementation 2027: Accord Party Begins E-Registration Exercise Kaduna: Consensus Strengthens APCs Institutional Stability Sani CapitalSage GMD Advocates Value Addition To Cocoa In Nigeria Tax Laws: Mounting Of Roadblocks Now Illegal, FG Promises Transparency In Implementation 2027: Oyebanji Urges City Boys To Intensify Grassroots Mobilisation For Tinubu Bature Re-Elected Plateau APC Chairman, 35 Others Emerge At Historic Congress Lagos Govt Seals Two Facilities For Illegal Sewage Discharge INC Election: MOSIEND Expresses Concern Over Ogoribas Disqualification Tax Laws: Mounting Of Roadblocks Now Illegal, FG Promises Transparency In Implementation Dangote Sugar Narrows Loss To N64.1bn As Revenue Climbs N829.2bn In 2025 INEC Explains Absence From Ondo APC Congress Adebayo Represents Nigerias Next-Generation Leadership Sowunmi *BLUE PRINT* 2027 Kwara governorship election: 6 APC aspirants in race to succeed me AbdulRazaq Anambra: Senator emerges APC state chairman Delta APC elects Arenyeka as chairman, Oborevwori charges new executive on 2027 victory Newly elected Edo APC executive endorse Tinubu, Okpebholo for 2nd terms INEC promotes 2,339 senior staffers Reps okay budget report of polytechnics, query computer council Congress: Oyo APC elects new state exco APC Benue congress returns Omale as Chairman Commissioners, deputy Chief of Staff quit Edo government Gombe: APC strengthens hold in Yamaltu/Deba as SDP, NNPP, LP executives defect National Assembly goes digital Tinubu orders immediate release of funds for space assets maintenance House of Representatives issue final summons to REA, NEP bosses Why we embarked on cashless operation at airports FAAN boss AEDC commits to collaboration with Niger government on solar mini-grid initiative Nestl Nigeria expands market reach with new nescafe kiosk at Ojo bus terminal Nigerian creatives rally behind ARCON amid global debate over Ad policy US/Israel-Iran war: Nigerians heap praise on Dangote Refinery Copa Del Rey: Lookman on cusp of history as Atletico Madrid survive Barcelona scare to hit final Breaking: Bottom-placed Wolves shock Liverpool in EPL clash *GUARDIAN* TMDK distributes 17,000 bags of food relief across Zamfara for Ramadan Gombe inaugurates taskforce to curb theft of children's nutrition commodities Otti lauds Ohanaeze leadership, commissions refurbished Abia secretariat Group advocates campaigns, elections to be conducted in peaceful atmosphere Eze vows strict federal character enforcement Joseph Onyekwere Court suspends administration order against firm Joseph Onyekwere Police role will make or break 2027 elections, says IGP Disu 2027: Group urges Tinubu's re-election to sustain economic growth Oyedele urges entrepreneurs to harness tax reforms through record-keeping NiMET decries funding challenge, reaffirms commitment to climate services How Tinubu prevented Trump invasion of Nigeria with diplomacy FRSC deploys team to end extortion, abuse by officers Tinubu's Fiscal Strategy Keeping Nigeria Off Top Global Debt List, Says Jimoh Ibrahim Pro-Biafra group woos Northern Christians with citizenship promise El-Rufai labels self victim of political witch-hunt Police arrest three suspects accused of killing man in Edo Nigeria worth $104b in climate-smart investment opportunity - Lawmaker NDLEA nabs fugitive drug lord wanted by Nigeria, UK IWD: NWAAC to focus on women's health, wellness in 2026 awards *THE AUTHORITY* John David Expands Data & AI Innovation Across Africa Iyabo Obasanjo formally joins Ogun guber race Strong structures, digital push driving APCs growth Yilwatda Can AfCFTA unlock ECOWAS economic potential PANDEF mourns former Delta Deputy Governor Benjamin Elue at 85 Adebayo accuses Tinubu of weakening electoral transparency REA unveils N170bn budget proposal for 500 electrification projects First Lady urges lawmakers to prioritize accountability to God Umahi instructs EnuguOnitsha expressway contractor to use concrete instead of asphalt on remaining sections Kano to enrol 1 million vulnerable residents in health insurance scheme U.S. imposes sanctions on Rwanda military over east Congo fighting Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed, warns itll attack ships trying to pass ICPC alleges spy gear, N100bn fraud in el-Rufais Asokoro home El-Rufais Son Blasts ICPC, Denies Agency Seized Phone-Tapping Equipment *SAHARA REPORTER* BREAKING: Tinubu Orders Aviation Minister Keyamo To Suspend FAANs Cashless Airport Policy After Nationwide Gridlock BREAKING: Nigerias 2026 World Cup Hope Crushed As FIFA Officially Names DR Congo Among Playoff Teams BREAKING: Nigerian Attorney-General Takes Over Former AGF Malami, Son's Trial For Alleged Terrorism Financing BREAKING: Nigerian Soldier Allegedly Shoots YABATECH Student Dead In Lagos EXCLUSIVE: If Not That You Are A Woman, I Would Have Shot You: Ebonyi $119Million Recovery Consultant Alleges Abduction, Threats By Ex-Governor Umahi EXCLUSIVE: Egbetokun's Associate Shina Philips Accused Of Pocketing Police Conference Funds, Sharing Loot With Ex-IGP, Former PRO Adejobi EXCLUSIVE: Former IGP Egbetokun Remains At Police IG House Amid Plots To Contest Ogun Senate Seat After Forced Retirement EXCLUSIVE: Pressure Mounts On Tinubu As Police DIGs Lobby To Stay, Ex-APC National Chair Akande Battles To Keep Fayoade In Race To Succeed IGP Disu EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Police Memo Exposes How Ex-DIG Galadanchis Tenure Extension Push Under Egbetokun Led To Sowores Passport Seizure Middle-East War: Nigerian Government Claims No National In Iran Has Reached Out For Evacuation EXCLUSIVE: Ebonyi Businessman Accuses Ex-Gov Umahi Of Using Road Expansion As Pretext To Grab His Land For Private Plaza BREAKING: Ondo Police Invade Homes Of Pastors Who Accused Commissioner Lawal Of 2Million Extortion, Illegal Detention BREAKING: Protest Rocks FUT Minna As Students, Staff Allege Plan By Niger Governor Bago To Seize Bosso Campus Land BREAKING: Protest Rocks FUT Minna As Students, Staff Over Alleged Plan By Niger Governor Bago To Seize Bosso Campus Land BREAKING: Kidnappers Threaten To Kill Six Abducted Ondo Celestial Church Members, Give Monday Deadline To Pay N10Million Ransom EXCLUSIVE: He Said He Could Kill Us Secretly: Ondo Pastors Accuse CP Lawal, Police Of Arrest, Extortion Over Fake Miracle Claim At Planned Crusade EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria Police Probe Exposes How IRT, SWAT Officers, Chained, Tortured Enugu Businessman, Staged Murder Confession BREAKING: Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Military Base In Borno, Kill Army Major, Several Other Soldiers Terror In Borgu: Death Toll Rises To 15 After Bandit Attack On Niger Communities BREAKING: Terrorists On Motorbikes Storm Village Near Woro In Kwara, Loot Phone Shops EXCLUSIVE: Disquiet In NSCDC As Commandant-General Audi Refuses To Hand Over To Most Senior Deputy Allegedly 'Over Igbo Ethnicity EXCLUSIVE: Acting Inspector-General Disu Removes Controversial ACP Bukola Kuti As PSO, Redeploys Her To NIPSS Kuru South-East Development Commission Budgets N2.6billion For Foreign, Local Travels As Region Suffers Collapse Of Infrastructure EXCLUSIVE: How CAC Registrar-General Ishaq Magaji Allegedly Used Brother-in-Law To Receive Contract Kickbacks BREAKING: Abuja Court Grants N10Million Bail To Ozekhome, Jeremiah Usenis Son Over Alleged UK Property Fraud EXCLUSIVE: How Alleged IPP Fund Diversion, Illegal Levies Forced Governor Oborevwori To Redeploy Two Delta Commissioners, Deputy Directors Lagos Deputy Governors Office To Spend N4.2Billion On Office Furniture, 30 Microphones In 2026 How Trigger-Happy Soldiers Killed Town Planner During Enforcement Operation In Ogun EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Wireless Messages Reveal Former IGP Egbetokun's Last-Minute Transfer Of Loyalists To Protect Them Before Handover To Disu BREAKING: Ex-IGP Egbetokun Orders Last-Minute Shake-Up, Redeploys Aide Serving Under Alleged Mistress, ACP Kuti BREAKING: Tension In Abuja Court As Police Move To Rearrest Woman Granted Bail In Minister Umahi's Case EXCLUSIVE: Kwara Communities Abandon Night Congregational Ramadan Prayers Over Fear Of Terror Attacks BREAKING: Court To Hear Nigerian Army's Objection April 30 As Retired General Seeks N200Billion Over Unlawful Arrest, 64-Day Detention BREAKING: TIB Movement, Kwara Youths March To Govt House Over Killings, Kidnappings In Five LGAs, Say Kwara North Is Bleeding EXCLUSIVE: How Lagos Power Bloc Sidelined Ex-APC National Chair Akande, Pressured Tinubu To Appoint Disu As Acting IGP Sources Im Loyal Like A Dog: Suspected Money Launderer Kola Alukos Message To Diezani-Alison Madueke Played At London Corruption Trial BREAKING: Court Refuses To Hear Ex-Governor El-Rufais Bail Application, Adjourns Case To April 23 Terrorists Mount Roadblock, Abduct Zamfara Residents Preparing To Break Fast BREAKING: Boko Haram Overruns Sheweri And Kirchinga, Governor Fintiris Hometown; Residents Flee BREAKING: Tinubu Presidency Confirms Egbetokuns Exit As Police IG, Appoints Disu In Acting Capacity Pending Senate Approval BREAKING: Major Shake-Up Looms In Nigeria Police As 29 Senior Officers Are Set To Be Fired After IGP Egbetokuns Sacking BREAKING: Mike Ozekhome In EFCC Custody As Senior Lawyer Faces Fresh Charges Over Alleged London Property Fraud BREAKING: Bayelsa Governor Diri Nominates Peter Akpe As New Deputy Gov BREAKING: Tinubu Removes Scandal-Tainted IGP Kayode Egbetokun Amid Jubilation At Police Headquarters, Tunji Disu To Take Over BREAKING: Lagos Airspace Closed As Fire Rages At Murtala Muhammad International Airport Old Terminal, 10 Trapped In Control Tower BREAKING: 10 Trapped In Control Tower As Firefighters Struggle To Contain Murtala Muhammad International Airport Old Terminal Fire BREAKING: Fire Guts Murtala Muhammed International Airport Old Terminal In Lagos Lawyer Writes DSS, Alleges Cover-Up In Case Of Jigawa Muslim Teen Allegedly Abducted, Sexually Abused, Forcibly Converted By Officer Ifeanyi EXCLUSIVE: After Kwaras Woro Massacre, Residents Accuse Nigerian Soldiers Of Mounting Roadblocks To Extort Money, Not Hunt Terrorists EXCLUSIVE: DSS Detains Female Aba Pastor For One Year Without Charge As Substitute For Wanted Church Member BREAKING: ISWAP Storms Nigerian Army Camp In Adamawa, Kills Two Soldiers, Burns Vehicles BREAKING: Terrorists Invade Kwara Community, Residents Flee As Gunfire Rages BREAKING: Court Threatens To Jail Oyo Commissioners For Disobeying Judgment Nullifying NURTW Ban BREAKING: U.S. Secret Service Kills Man Attempting To Enter Trumps Mar-a-Lago Resort EXCLUSIVE: IGP Egbetokun's Power-drunk Staff Officer, Bukola Kuti Pushes Lawsuit Against Sowore, SaharaReporters For Exposing IGP's Son In N100million Anambra Security Vote Scandal FCT Council Election: Parties Accused Of Vote-Buying In Gwagwalada As Voter Admits Receiving 5000 We Are Living From Hand To Mouth Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Staff Accuse Ondo Government Of Paying Paltry 18,000 Minimum Wage, Owing Salaries Despite New Wage Law EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Immigration Attachs Abroad Unpaid For Over 15 Months, Forced To Send Families Home; Reps Committee Queries NIS BREAKING: Nigerian Police Confirm Arrest Of TikToker Mirabel Over Alleged False Rape Alarm EXCLUSIVE: Teachers Refuse To Resume Classes In Kwara Communities After Boko Haram Kills School Principal; Schools Shut Indefinitely Amid Fear BREAKING: Bandits Kill Over 30 In Fresh Attack On Zamfara Community EXCLUSIVE: After Boko Haram Massacre In Woro, Neighbouring Kwara Communities Cry Out Over Lack Of Security BREAKING: Federal High Court Awards N30Million To Sowore Over Illegal Wanted Declaration By Nigeria Police BREAKING: Nigeria Police Grant Bail To Female NYSC Member Detained For Alleged Cyberstalking After 'Forced' Apology BREAKING: Court Adjourns UK-Based Nigerian Blogger Maureen Badejos Case After Dispute Over Service Of Charges BREAKING: Malamis Bail Hearing Stalled As Abuja Court Declares Work-Free Day, Proceedings Moved To February 27 SaharaReporters Marks 20 Years, Sowore Reflects On Investigative Wins Amid Threats, Legal Battles, Political Pressure BREAKING: ICPC Raids Abuja Home Of Kaduna Ex-Governor El-Rufai After Arrest EXCLUSIVE: Tenure Scandal Brews As Nigerian Police Quietly Extend DIG Kwazi, Cybercrime Chief Ifeanyis Service Beyond Retirement Dates EXCLUSIVE: Scandal Hits Nigerias Foreign Ministry: NTAC DG, Associate Accused Of $480,000 Diversion, Illegal Tenure Extension Boko Haram Terrorists Threaten Kebbi Community With Imminent Attack, Demand 100million Zakat Payment EXCLUSIVE: Families Of Military Officers Accused Of Plotting Coup Against Tinubu Decry 'Delay Tactics' Ahead Of Trial BREAKING: Nigerian Military Makes Fresh Arrests Over Alleged Coup Plot Against Tinubu ICPC Confirms Detention Of Former 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