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2026 Hajj: IHR flags gaps in feeding, official presence, Hadaya services in Mina, Arafat

Dateline Nigeria — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:51:51 +0000

The Independent Hajj Reporters, IHR, Media Monitoring Team has reported significant gaps between pilgrims’ expectations and actual services provided during the 2026 Hajj operations in Mina and Arafat, citing issues with meal distribution, official presence, and lack of transparency in animal sacrifice. In its assessment report released Friday, June 5, 2026, IHR said it monitored …

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NBA president condemns excessive bail conditions

Dateline Nigeria — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:11:01 +0000

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has decried what it called a “disturbing trend” of excessive and impractical bail conditions by courts and security agencies, warning that the practice has turned bail into a tool for pretrial detention. In a statement issued by NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the association said courts and agencies including …

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Prof. Princewill Chike emerges 10th VC of UNIPORT

Fateema B. Bello — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:19:09 +0000

The Governing Council of University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has approved the appointment of Prof. Princewill Chike as the institution’s 10th Vice-Chancellor. Chike is expected to assume office on July 13 following the expiration of the tenure of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Owunari Georgewill, on the same date. The university’s Spokesperson, Dr Sam Kpenu, disclosed …

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School abductions: UN pushes for safe learning environment

Fortune Abang — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:08:04 +0000

Mr Malick Fall, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, says there is a need for collective commitment to promoting safe, inclusive, and violence-free teaching and learning environments. Fall made this call following a meeting with the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre delegation, led by the Commandant, Dr Samuel Umanah, in Abuja. He …

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Police confirm abduction of 9-year-old boy in Ondo

Muftau Ogunyemi — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:57:51 +0000

Police Command in Ondo State has commenced manhunt for suspected kidnappers who abducted a nine-year-old boy at Ugbosi Quarters, Idogun in Ose Local Government Area of the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the spokesperson for the command, made this known in a statement on Friday in Akure. Jimoh explained that the incident was reported at about …

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Morocco to host Shelter Afrique Development Bank’s 45th AGM

Fateema B. Bello — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:48:29 +0000

Morocco will host the 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Shelter Afrique Development Bank. The annual meetings will take place from 09–11 June 2026 at Sofitel Jardin des Roses in Rabat, It will feature an Annual Symposium, a Ministerial Roundtable, the Bank’s statutory meetings, field visits and a series of business and investment engagements focused …

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Oyo abduction: NANS urges caution against strike, calls for unity to fight terrorists

Dateline Nigeria — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:41:45 +0000

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has cautioned against calls for a statewide strike and mass protests over the recent abduction of teachers and pupils in Oyo State, warning that such actions could play into the hands of terrorists. In a press statement signed by National President, Comrade Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, NANS said it …

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AI needs a ‘brake pedal’, warns Anthropic co-founder

Faisal Islam and Kali Hays, BBC — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:44:14 +0000

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark has called for the ability to slow progression of artificial intelligence (AI), warning the technology is nearing a point where it could develop without human input. “You want the option to be able to take your foot off the gas and put your foot on the brake”, Clark told BBC Newsnight. …

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EFCC arraigns one over N650m fraud in Maiduguri

Kabiru Abubakar — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:16:18 +0000

The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday and Thursday, June 3 & 4, 2026 arraigned one Abubakar Muhammad before Justices Shehu Umaru Adamu of the Federal High Court and Amina Mustapha Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri respectively. The defendant was arraigned on three …

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Bizwoman sues ex-co-wife over alleged death threats

Aisha Gambo — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:15:34 +0000

A businesswoman, Rumaisa’u Yunusa on Thursday, dragged her former co-wife, Maryam Sulaiman, to a Shari’a court sitting at Magajin Gari, in Kaduna, over an alleged death threats. Yunusa told the court that Sulaiman made the threat during a telephone conversation. “Since the court granted my former husband custody of my two children, I haven’t seen …

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