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The US Embassy in Abuja has announced the cancellation of all visa appointments, directing applicants to check their emails for details on rescheduled dates. In a notice on Thursday, the Embassy said visa operations will continue at the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos.

Residents of Omugo community, in Oro Ago District of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have raised alarm over the continued captivity of eight abducted worshippers, revealing that kidnappers are insisting on a N150 million ransom for their release. They called for urgent intervention from the government and security agencies expressing concerns over their plight.

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. Residents of at least 21 villages in Sokoto State have fled their homes following repeated threats and attacks by bandits. Reports indicate that many of the displaced persons are now taking refuge in Tureta town and surrounding areas, where they face harsh living conditions, including overcrowding, hunger and lack of basic support.

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 The Defence Headquarters has confirmed that military personnel were killed, when insurgents launched a coordinated attack early Thursday morning on the 29 Task Force Brigade Headquarters in Benisheikh, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. A statement issued by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja, said the attack occurred on April 9, 2026.

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 The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has filed a suit before a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to restore the names of Senator David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, followed the removal of their names, alongside other members of the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, from INEC’s official portal on April 1.

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. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigerians to take collective responsibility for the country’s future, warning that meaningful progress will remain elusive unless citizens unite to address national challenges. Obasanjo made this known on Thursday at the 6th Annual Colloquium held to mark the 65th birthday of the founder of Trinity church, Pastor Itua Ighodalo, with the theme: “The Future of Nigeria.”

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 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed as false a circulating image claiming to show a newly introduced N5,000 banknote. The image, which has gone viral on social media, was shared by users alleging that the CBN had released a sample of a N5,000 note featuring President Bola Tinubu.

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 Nafiu Bala, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Thursday, led a group of his supporters to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, intensifying the party’s ongoing leadership crisis. Bala, who is laying claim to the party’s national chairmanship, is currently locked in a legal battle with the faction led by former Senate President David Mark.

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 The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, on Thursday raised the alarm that the price of Premium Motor Spirit may climb to about N2,000 per litre if urgent measures are not taken to cushion the impact of rising global crude prices and the depreciating naira. Consequently, TUC has called on the Federal Government to immediately deploy 60 percent of excess crude oil revenue above the 2026 budget benchmark to subsidise crude feedstock supplies to the Dangote Refinery.

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A former senator representing Zamfara Central, Kabiru Marafa, has joined the African Democratic Congress, citing concerns over “political manipulation” within the All Progressives Congress. Marafa’s defection comes amid internal disputes within the ADC, following the derecognition of some factional leaderships by the Independent National Electoral Commission after a March 12 appeal court judgment.

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