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NIGERIAN STOCKS SUFFER BIGGEST ONE-DAY CRASH IN 15 YEARS ON TAX SHOCK

💣 The Day the Tickers Turned Red At 9:30 a.m., the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) opened with cautious optimism. By noon, the screen had turned blood...

⚖️ WIKE’S LAND WAR: THE 30-HECTARE POWER PLOT BEHIND ABUJA’S LATEST FIRESTORM

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Documents and testimonies obtained by IDNN news reveal that the Abuja land clash between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and naval officers over Plot 1946 may be tied to a deeper pattern of revocations across the capital’s greenbelt zones. Sources allege about 30 hectares originally granted to military cooperatives were re-issued to private and political interests. Wike denies wrongdoing.

⚠️ WIKE–NAVY LAND DISPUTE ABUJA: CHAIN OF COMMAND MEETS THE RULE OF LAW

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An on-site clash over Plot 1946 in Gaduwa turned the Wike Navy land dispute Abuja into a national stress test: viral footage, veterans’ fury, CSO rebukes, and fresh allegations of revoked, reallocated greenbelt allocations to allies. Wike insists no approval exists; the officer cites orders and valid papers. The fallout: law, dignity, and chain of command norms.

🗳️ ANAMBRA POLL: SITUATION ROOM SAYS ELECTION DIDN’T TEST INEC CHAIRMAN AMUPITAN

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Civil society observers say the Anambra governorship election was too peaceful to truly test the new INEC chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan. The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room commended the poll’s glitch-free collation and rapid result uploads but warned that weak turnout and isolated violence reveal deeper voter fatigue

HOUSE OF REPS WARNS EFCC: STOP PROFILING CRYPTO TRADERS AS FRAUDSTERS

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The Nigerian House of Representatives has issued a direct warning to law enforcement agencies, telling them to stop profiling cryptocurrency traders as fraudsters. Lawmakers at Monday’s crypto regulation hearing said the era of “innovation by suspicion” must end — urging the EFCC and NFIU to evolve from intimidation to intelligent oversight.

HOUSE OF REPS WARNS EFCC: STOP PROFILING CRYPTO TRADERS AS FRAUDSTERS

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Nigeria’s House of Representatives has warned security agencies against profiling cryptocurrency traders as fraudsters. At a landmark hearing in Abuja, lawmakers said innovation must be nurtured, not criminalised, urging regulators and law enforcement to balance vigilance with inclusion as the nation drafts its first legal framework for digital assets

REGINA DANIELS VS NED NWOKO — ABUSE, CONTROL, AND THE BATTLE FOR NARRATIVE POWER

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🎭 When Marriage Becomes a Media War What began as whispers of marital tension has turned into a full-blown public drama.In a series of Instagram...

OBA OF BENIN DRAWS LINE OVER MOWAA TUSSLE — “HISTORY WILL NOT REPEAT ITSELF”

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Oba Ewuare II of Benin has vowed that “history will not repeat itself” amid fresh controversy over the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA). The monarch accused former Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki of attempting to sideline the Benin Kingdom from the custody of returned artifacts, drawing international attention to Nigeria’s heritage politics.

DANGOTE’S PETROL PRICE SLASH TRIGGERS MARKET SHOCK — IMPORTERS MAY HALT FUEL SHIPMENTS

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⚙️ The Move That Tilted the Market Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s new gantry price of ₦828 per litre — down from ₦877 — has flipped Nigeria’s...

FG EXCEEDS 2025 BORROWING TARGET BY 55.6% — ECONOMISTS SOUND ALARM ON DEBT SPIRAL

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🧮 The Math Behind the Mayhem Fresh figures from the Debt Management Office show ₦15.8 trillion raised from domestic investors and ₦1.56 trillion from foreign...