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The remains of prominent Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, were laid to rest in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. His funeral prayer was attended by hundreds of people, who offered prayers for the repose of his soul.

A former Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has clarified that there had never been any plan by the former president to undermine the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu especially through the removal of fuel subsidy. Shehu spoke on Tuesday in Abuja during a session with newsmen ahead of the official unveiling of his book.

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The Senate has postponed its scheduled North West zonal public hearing on constitution amendment to honour the late elder statesman and renowned business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, who was buried in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced this during Tuesday plenary, explaining that the decision followed consultations with stakeholders in the North-West region.

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 No fewer than 1,686 people were killed in at least 909 incidents of gang violence across Nigeria between January 2020 and March 2025, with the South-South and South-West regions emerging as the most affected zones. According to a report the SBM Intelligence released on Tuesday, Rivers State topped the fatality chart with 215 deaths, followed by Lagos (197 deaths) and Edo (192 deaths).

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 The Nigerian economy is estimated to have grown by about 3.7 per cent in the first half of 2025, driven by improved business conditions and increased oil production. This was revealed in the Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report compiled by S&P Global and released on Tuesday.

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. Nigeria Police Force has rescued a Ghanaian national who was allegedly trafficked into the country under the pretence of processing travel documents for migration to Europe. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement posted via the official X handle of the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday.

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The Anambra State Police Command has launched an investigation into the killing of no fewer than 13 persons – allegedly Ebonyi State indigenes – by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Ogboji community, Orumba South Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the armed men stormed the area late on Monday in two Sport Utility Vehicles and unprovokedly attacked the people, who were holding their monthly general meeting.

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 Former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has agreed to serve as the Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress. A former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufa’i, Aregbesola bemoaned the current political structure in Nigeria, saying that, “our political landscape is plagued by parties that lack ideological depth.

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 The naira on Tuesday depreciated to N1,585 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,570 per dollar on Monday. But the Naira appreciated to N1,527 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM).

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In recognition of his efforts to strengthen the historical and cultural bonds between Africa and the Caribbean, Saint Lucia has conferred its highest national honour, Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia, KCOSL, on Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu. The formal investiture was performed by the Governor-General of Saint Lucia, Errol Charles, on Monday night at the official reception for President Tinubu at the Government House, Morne Fortune, Saint Lucia.

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