ABUJA, NIGERIA — (NPA) March 16, 2026 — Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following his swearing-in today. In a …
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ABUJA, NIGERIA — (NPA) March 16, 2026 — Dikko Umaru Radda, Governor of Katsina State in Nigeria’s northwest, has condoled with the family, the people of Bindawa, the Katsina Emirate, …
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ABUJA, NIGERIA — (NPA) March 16, 2026 — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, following his confirmation by the Senate last …
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Amnesty International slams Nigeria government over “horrific” Benue massacre
ABUJA, NIGERIA — (NPA) March 16, 2026 — Amnesty International Nigeria has urged the Nigerian government to investigate what it described as a horrific attack in which at least 15 …
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Nigerian Army invites media to verify IED recoveries amid IPOB manipulation claims
ABUJA, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 15, 2026 — The Nigerian Army, Operation Udo Ka, and 82 Division have invited media organisations and civil society groups to a verification tour of …
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NDLEA arrests UK-bound 74-year-old grandfather with 11kg of cocaine
ABUJA, NIGERIA — (NPA) March 15 — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 74-year-old grandfather, Ikwuakalom Nwakoro Emeka, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport …
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ABUJA, NIGERIA — (NPA) March 15 — The Nigerian Navy says its Operation Delta Sentinel has destroyed an illegal crude oil storage site in the Niger Delta, as part of …
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ABUJA, NIGERIA — (NPA) MARCH 14 — Troops of Operation Hadin Kai of the Nigerian Army have thwarted an attempted infiltration by ISWAP terrorists at Bitta, a village in Gwoza …
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Heroic Nigerian Army storms kidnappers’ den in Benue, rescues five and seizes weapons
ABUJA, NIGERIA — (NPA) MARCH 14 — Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke of the Nigerian Army freed five kidnapped victims in Katsina-Ala, Benue State, and recovered pistols and ammunition in …
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Peter Obi slams lawmakers for criminalising dual party membership while overlooking forgery and false declarations
ABUJA, NIGERIA — (NPA) MARCH 14 — Mr Peter Obi, opposition party leader and presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has condemned the Nigerian parliament for criminalising dual …
