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NAF Loses Link with UAV During Routine Operation, Coordinates Response, Recovery Effort

EFCC Tackles Bauchi Gov over Statement Alleging Politicians Influencing Investigations, Prosecution

PDP Condemns Mutfwang’s Defection to APC, Calls Move ‘Betrayal of Public Mandate’

The Elite Journal publisher honors Hajia Hadiza Bala Usman on her 50th birthday

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NAF Loses Link with UAV During Routine Operation, Coordinates Response, Recovery Effort

Linus Aleke in Abuja The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that it temporarily lost communication with one of its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) during a routine operational mission on

EFCC Tackles Bauchi Gov over Statement Alleging Politicians Influencing Investigations, Prosecution

PDP Condemns Mutfwang’s Defection to APC, Calls Move ‘Betrayal of Public Mandate’

The Elite Journal publisher honors Hajia Hadiza Bala Usman on her 50th birthday

Mutfwang Defects to APC, Declares Support for Tinubu’s Re‑election Bid

Alleged N9bn Fraud: Ex-AGF, Malami, Son, Wife Know Fate on Bail January 7

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Leadership Has Failed Nigerians, Says SDP Chair

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NAF Loses Link with UAV During Routine Operation, Coordinates Response, Recovery Effort

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Mutfwang Signs Two Key Bills into Law, Sets New Fiscal Framework for Plateau State

Tinubu Lauds Hadiza Bala-Usman’s Public Service Achievements on 50th Birthday

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