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Dodoo vows to shock Idowu in Boxing Day clash

Toscad News13 December 2025

Ghanaian challenger Nii Offei Dodoo is leveraging the intense Nigeria-Ghana rivalry to frame his Boxing Day title fight as a strategic dismantling of Nigerian champion Rasheed Idowu, dismissing the champion’s power as reckless aggression and vowing to expose his over-reliance on home crowd support. The event itself, GOtv Boxing Night 34, is positioned as a major year-end spectacle combining high-stakes boxing with live entertainment. Dodoo’s core proposition is that disciplined ring intelligence

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Tinubu seeks Senate approval to deploy Nigerian troops to Benin after failed coup

Edith Uguru9 December 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally requested the Senate’s approval to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin as part of a regional peace-support initiative. The request, presented to the upper chamber on Tuesday, follows an appeal from President Patrice Talon after a recent failed coup attempt in Benin.…

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Tinubu to visit U.S. for diplomatic talks amid Trump’s warning on killings, Nov 4

Edith Uguru3 November 2025

President Bola Tinubu is set to visit the United States on Tuesday for high-level diplomatic meetings, following rising tensions sparked by former U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning about alleged killings of Christians in Nigeria. According to presidency sources cited by SaharaReporters, Tinubu’s visit will focus on strengthening security collaboration and…

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Tinubu to meet Trump over christian genocide claims

Edith Uguru2 November 2025

The Presidency has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will meet with his United Statescounterpart, Donald J. Trump, in the coming days to address recent allegations of a Christian genocide in Nigeria and to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation. Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, disclosed the planned…

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FG approves uniform prices for Renewed Hope Estate housing units

Edith Uguru23 October 202523 October 2025

The Federal Government has announced uniform sale prices for housing units under its Renewed Hope Estate Programme, a nationwide initiative aimed at expanding affordable homeownership opportunities for Nigerians. A statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Badamasi…

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Police arrest Omoyele Sowore in Abuja Court premises

Edith Uguru23 October 2025

Former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has been arrested by armed police officers at the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The arrest was made shortly after attending the trial of detained leader of the Indegenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Sowore, who has…

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Court Reschedules Cybercrime Trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to November 24

Chinwendu Nweke21 October 2025

The Federal High Court in Abuja has rescheduled the cybercrime trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, to November 24, 2025. The new date was set on October 21, following the disruption of court proceedings on October 20 due to the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest led by activist Omoyele Sowore. Judicial…

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BREAKING – Tinubu Nominates Dr. Bernard Doro as Minister

Chinwendu Nweke21 October 202521 October 2025

President Bola Tinubu has nominated Dr. Bernard Doro from Plateau State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The nomination has been forwarded to the Senate for confirmation. Doro’s nomination fills the vacancy left by Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction,…

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Senate Confirms Dr. Aminu Yusuf as Chairman of National Population Commission

Chinwendu Nweke21 October 2025

The Nigerian Senate on Monday confirmed the nomination of Dr. Aminu Yusuf from Niger State as Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC). Also confirmed were Hon. Kigbu Joseph Haruna (Nasarawa State) and Tonga Betara Bularafa (Yobe State) as National Commissioners of the NPC. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had earlier…

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Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Suit Challenging Rivers State Emergency Declaration

Chinwendu Nweke21 October 2025

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in the suit challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A seven-member panel of justices, led by Justice Inyang Okoro, reserved judgment on Monday after listening to arguments and the adoption of briefs…