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PM News - May 21, 2026
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General
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Of ‘Permanent Lying’ –Soyinka
Soyinka spoke at the public presentation of the of authenticity because of the way it is narrated.
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JAMB Registrar
resident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ap- Security, and a PhD in Digital Signal Processing, pointed Professor Segun Aina as the both from Loughborough University, United new Registrar of the Joint Admissions Man- Kingdom.
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‘It’s Not True’
Magistrate Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, has ordered the A arrest of the state Comman-
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-Oyo Reacts To dant of the Nigeria Security and Civil
Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abbas Mohammed, for failing to appear
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Reports Of Released
before the court in an ongoing assault case involving two NSCDC officers.
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Abducted Teachers
presiding over the matter on Wednes- day, directed the Kwara State Com-
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Continued from pg.1 ‘It’s Not True’ -Oyo Reacts To Reports Of Professor Aina is a member of
includ- several professional bodies, rience, Professor Aina operates at the ing the Council for the Regulation of intersection of technology, policy, and
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Released Abducted Teachers And Students
Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), the institutional transformation, advising Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), federal and state governments on system pecial Adviser on Security to Oyo State the Institute of Electrical
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Nigeria Redeemed
Osoba urged younger Nigerians to The denial followed several social media study the history of the pro-democra- posts which claimed that the abducted teachers Continued from pg.1 cy movement to better understand the and
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Lagos Files 1,485 Criminal Charges,
real- and also involved local political The event drew political leaders, jour- ities and survival under military rule.
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Frees 397 Inmates, Saves N1.25bn
the book documents resistance to military ment.
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T office in Ilorin on April 10, 2026. plinary board meetings, and conducted
fidence in the justice system,” Pedro said.
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tration and Control (NAF- its leader and former Kano State DAC), on Wednesday, charged governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is in-
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Baseless - Kwankwaso Camp stakeholders and Nigerians to lead directly supporting President Bola Ahmed
vigilance against Antimicrobial Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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Alarm Over drug
DAC’s Director, South-East Zone, He added that the movement waso’s political activities could eventually Resistance, Urges Dr Festus Ukadike, said that the was focused on its political path work in favour of President Ti
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Lagos Prosecutes 459 Beggars, and place humanity at serious risk.
prietory Medicine Dealers, Dr “This is why pharmacovigilance Oliver Ezemba, urged everybody is extremely important.
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Rescues 1,315 Vulnerable Persons “Pharmacovigilance refers to
of AMR and ADR to guarantee the science and activities relating quality medicines for everyone.
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to imbibe the habit of reporting T
of adverse effects or any other needs allegedly exploited online by nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, government’s determination to persons from streets across the any irregularities observed while medicine-related pro
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persons, and 25 street children re- reintegration. to ensuring meaningful outcomes Lagos Expands Education Access
Ogunlende said the government and protection for vulnerable chil- moved from major roads and public also intensified efforts against drug dren,” Ogunlende stated.
their father and stepmother arrested and prosecuted across often faced resistance from hood- On public engagement, Ol-Page 3 - Read →
Tax Sugary Drinks, Save Lives
igeria is sitting on a public health time bomb, and the Federal Gov- policy that consumers hardly feel cannot achieve its intended health objectives.
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What Happens When A Man Stops Moving
was sitting across from my younger friend Chris the other day, and he did something that stopped me mid-sentence.
SylveSTeR OjeNagBON rust; he is slowly, over decades, cutting off the nutrient supplyPage 4 - Read →
Sold For N18,000 Each
fendants’ brothers and compelled to hawk goods on the streets.
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and allegedly collected N10,000 Hisbah Arrests Nine In Kebbi Raid,
before police operatives traced the victims and reunited them with Detains 23 Foreign Nationals their families.
jumping over the fence. advice from the Director of PublicPage 5 - Read →
Makinde Cracks Down On
roaming without meaningful engagement were arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service and handed over to the
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board for further investigation. Unregistered Vigilante Groups In Oyo
“Officers of the Immigration Service, while conducting im- routine patrols and checks aimed at identifying illegal overnor Seyi Makinde has signed a new executive order aimed Aikomo said the new regulation would help the
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groups function within recognised legal boundaries and support public Gov. Namadi Plans Large Scale Support For 20, 000 Rice Farmers
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security across the country. the northern region,” he said. 2027: Matawalle Unites Zamfara APC
“We are still confronting Matawalle said the projects insurgency, Boko Haram would improve transporta- activities and ISWAP op- tion, boost trade and agricul-
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Aspirants Behind Tinubu, Lawal
erations in the North-East, ture, and accelerate economic as well as banditry in the growth across the region.
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M and equal opportunity.
project, clearly demonstrate ants reaffirmed their loyalty Matawalle’s residence in Matawalle, has met gandi; APC Auditor, Yusuf Matawalle said the APC the President’s commitment to the APC and pledged to Gusau, the Zamf
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• Desmond Elliot After Fubara, Cole, Alabo’s Withdrawal
he path is now clear con- “Following extensive ited Port Harcourt in for Ogundu Chinda,
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sultations with my political the days leading up T
10th National Assembly team, associates, supporters, to the APC prima- lawmaker representing Obio/ and other key stakeholders, I ries, signalling his Akpor Federal Constituen- have decided to withdraw from support for Ch
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Cole urged his supporters L
Surulere Constituency I, insisting that he will challenge the The withdrawals of Fubara, Tonye Cole, in his own in the state.
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Senator Natasha Wins PDP Ticket For Kogi Central
accepting this process.
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India Postpones Africa Summit Over Ebola Fears
he Indian government delegates, officials and support mit is regarded as one of the has postponed the Fourth staff remained a top priority.
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Sweeping UN Reforms
consists of 15 members, including five permanent powers with veto authority: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and China.
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Infections Hit Record Security Council, describing the “absolutely essential” if the organ-
ing that the continent deserves a move as vital to restoring con- isation hopes to maintain credibil- stronger voice in global affairs.
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fidence in global governance. ity in a rapidly changing world. Although discussions on reform Levels in Europe
Guterres said the current struc- He argued that institutions created have continued for years, member ture of the Security Council no after the Second World War must states remain divided over the size, ealth authorities
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The European Centre for Disease China Rejects Us ‘Coercion’ Against Cuba Health authorities also expressed
Prevention and Control, ECDC, concern over the rise in congenital hina has criticised the United said the rise in infections reflects a syphilis, a condition in which infected States over its growing pressure
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C growing public health challenge af-
mothers transmit the disease to their on Cuba, urging Washington fecting several European Union and to stop using threats and coercive babies during pregnancy or childbirth.
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Okonkwo On Eagles Call-Up
one this season, starting 37 Premier League tournaments, earning praise for his ngland head into the World Cup matches and keeping 11 clean sheets.
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W defensive stability, with analysts pointing Season so far
pressure and launching counterattacks.
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Salah Set To Captain Egypt At Second World Cup loan spells at Crewe Alexandra and Austrian
side Sturm Graz before Wrexham signed him in September 2023 following the re- goalkeepers: ohamed Salah is set to captain Egypt at the tirement of veteran goalkeeper Ben Foster.
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The Super Eagles have long sought M
Ahly), El Mahdi Soliman (Zamalek), Mohamed Alaa their preliminary 27-man squad.
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