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PM News - July 7, 2026
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Senate Moves To End Pardons For Boko Haram, Bandits
he Senate has called for an end to the in response to the recent abduction and killing deradicalisation programmes operated by some practice of granting state pardons and of former Director of Defence Information, state
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Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claims to be the C
Director-General of the disputed Presiden - tial Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), demanding the immediate withdrawal of allega- tions linking him to bribery, corruption and murder.
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• Says Regulator Exceeded Its Statutory Powers
The Lagos State Police Command he Federal High Court in Lagos has intensified its offensive against has nullified the ₦60 billion fine
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T criminal activities with the arrest
imposed on Facebook Nigeria by of 150 suspects and the recovery of the Advertising Regulatory Council of firearms, suspected stolen property, Nigeria (ARCON), ruling that the reg - ulator exceeded its legal authority and
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the appointment and was later asked to Continued from pg.1 Peter Obi Knows He Can’t
produce an additional ₦200 million.
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Defeat Tinubu – Umahi - Foreign Investment Promotion Coun
mediary in the alleged transaction.
imposing a punitive financial sanction and personal attacks against those Bola Ahmed Tinubu or our party, thePage 2 - Read →
Why We Replaced Candidates ual injunction restraining ARCON, its tory breaches relating to advertisements
officials and agents from enforcing the displayed on the platforms.
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After Primaries - APC held that ARCON failed to establish action against Facebook Nigeria over
claims that the party awarded tickets that Facebook Nigeria owns, controls the matter.
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• Says 720 Petitions Prompted Review nomination forms nor participated in
the screening and primary elections.
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Ahead Of Osun Governorship Poll
parties to air their grievances while the police chief emphasised that acts of violence would not be tolerated.
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Journalist Walks Free
“The posture of the IGP is that, we will not tolerate killings and
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Negotiations With Police
to caution their children and wards to shun violence and desist he International Press Institute (IPI
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- “Immediately IPI Nige T political scores,” he said.
Nigeria) says Stan - Responding to accusations ria received reports of his ley Ugagbe, a reporter with that Osun State Commissioner arrest, the institute com - of Police Ibrahim Gotan was Secret Reporters, an online menc
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T that persistent allegations and
Legal Adviser, Tobi Soni - investigations, explaining that be accusive fingers pointed by the cases of suspected politi- relevant authorities, it counter-allegations would not yi in Abuja on Monday, commenting on the ide
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to the President of IPI Electricity Subsidy Falls To N358bn As Discos Take Less Power
facilitating his release and Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed, will continue to monitor he Federal Government levels, the Federal Government cent.
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T on Monday,” Soniyi said in
“The institute remains electricity tariff subsidies between the actual cost of gen- recorded in the previous quarter.
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Lagos Sweeps Up 396 Beggars companies (DisCos), rather than that amount, only N331.40 billion 79.36 per cent in the preceding
any significant improvement in was billed to the DisCos, leaving quarter.
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The Commission explained the outstanding N358.32 billion. panies, Ikeja DisCo recorded In Sanitation Crackdown
that because electricity tariffs The subsidy represented 51.95 the strongest performance with a collection efficiency of 90.0 per remain below cost-reflective per cent of the total generation he Lagos State Government sa
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NYSC Reform? Beautiful Idea
et’s begin with a few questions that I think we should By SULEiman a.
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16 Environmental Offenders
es also had a legal obligation to register with the assigned Private Sector Participant (PSPs) and dispose of waste through approved channels.
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Police Rescue 12-Year-Old Girl, Arrest
service delivery and enforce environmental laws, but res - Aunt Over Alleged Murder Attempt idents and businesses must Bank Divisional Police Head - he police in Abia have also play their part by pat- quarters, Umuahia,
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ronising their assigned PSP T
to the scene leveraging on Nwoko residing at IBB operators, complying with actionable intelligence.
LAWMA’s enforcement iwa Gbadegesin, described while the case had been trans- statement issued on Monday inPage 5 - Read →
(PSPs), breach of environ - Police Seize 25 Vehicles Over Number
victions, the Managing Di - proving waste management mental sanitation laws and infrastructure and service de- rector/Chief Executive Of - other related offences.
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Ogun, But 161 Lives Lost
he Ogun State Command when the state recorded 494 crash - overtaking, using mobile phones of the Federal Road Safety es, 212 deaths and 1,121 injuries.
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Presidential Race, Wait Till
Modu Sheriff, has launched a fresh F attack on Peter Obi, claiming the former Anambra governor cannot remain in any political party that refuses to hand
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2031 - Ali Modu Sheriff
him its presidential ticket.
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Assembly’s Move To Sack Egbetanah
he Nigeria Democratic Congress Assembly on the platform of the APC and
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(NDC) has warned the Independent initially served as a minority lawmaker. ADC Chieftain Bags N100m Fine As Party
T National Electoral Commission not The party said the political situation later to recognise the Delta State House of As- changed after Governor Sheriff Oborevwori
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Returns To Court Over Deregistration Battle
sembly’s declaration of Collins Egbetanah’s and several members of the Peoples Dem - seat as vacant.
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T the judgment.
a stay of execution of the Federal High blow after a Federal High Court in declaration and avoid taking any action The appellate court had also criticised Court judgment, which barred INEC from Abuja ordered one of its n
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Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, ADC In Fresh Crisis As Kano Chairman Disowns Caretaker Committee
and Justice Peter Lifu.
Justice Emeka Nwite to Justice Lifu. and the newly announced caretaker dissolution of the Kano State tained that the existing statePage 6 - Read →
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Foreign ernment, the workers said they had endured exhausting conditions, fre -
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quent attacks from hostile residents Ebola Death Toll Tops 500 As DR
and widespread misinformation about the virus without receiving the neces- sary support.
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Congo Battles Escalating Outbreak
working tools and the deployment of personnel from other provinces at the expense of local health workers.
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NATO To Unveil
he Ebola outbreak in the Demo - Since the outbreak was declared in The outbreak, centred in the con - Multi-Billion-Dollar cratic Republic of Congo (DRC) T mid-May, health authorities have con - flict-ridden Ituri Provin
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Arms Deals At High underscoring the growing public health
deaths, giving the disease a fatality rate of the Ebola virus, for which there crisis in the Central African nation, ac - of about 32 percent.
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Macron Holds Historic Syria Talks
rench President Emmanuel Macron’s the emergence of al-Sharaa’s government.
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visible on nearby streets. No group has F
owed on Tuesday after two explosions in Ankara, Turkey, and signals growing claimed responsibility for the bombings.
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Zelensky to Press NATO For More Air Defences As Russian Missile Attacks Intensify and questioning the extent of U.S. military
obligations.
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the summit to reassure Washington of their U
members to increase military assistance Ukraine’s drone campaign has also inflict - for stronger military support at this commitment while avoiding fresh diplomatic to Ukraine, stressing that Kyiv requires ed growing pre
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Cup Appearance
ristiano Ronaldo says edged the highs and lows of he will take time before football.
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Say Trump Move Fired Them Up
elgium midfielder Nicolas Ras - kin said his team felt a “sense B of injustice” over United States striker Folarin Balogun’s one-match ban being suspended by Fifa shortly before their World Cup last-16 match.
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