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  • VIDEO: President Tinubu Conferred With a Chieftaincy Title in Anambra State

    . VIDEO: President Tinubu Conferred With a Chieftaincy Title in Anambra State

     Traditional rulers in Anambra State on Thursday honored President Bola Tinubu with the chieftaincy title of ‘Dike Si Mba’ of Anambra.The monarchs, who were led by the Chairman of the Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council, Igwe Chidubem Iweka of Obosi, gave the President the title in Awka during his official visit to the state.‘Dike Si Mba
  • Man Madu Simon Arrested As NAFDAC Bust Lagos Outlet Where Expired Drinks Are Sold (VID)

    . Man Madu Simon Arrested As NAFDAC Bust Lagos Outlet Where Expired Drinks Are Sold (VID)

     The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested Mr. Madu Abuchi Simon, an Igbo man, in Lagos State for engaging in the production and distribution of counterfeit alcoholic beverages. He was found to be illegally bottling and branding fake drinks using names of reputable brands like Hennessy, Baileys, and othe
  • President Tinubu Approves The Appointment of Ms. Usoro Akpabio as MD of SSDC

    . President Tinubu Approves The Appointment of Ms. Usoro Akpabio as MD of SSDC

     President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Miss Usoro Offiong Akpabio as the Managing Director of the South South Development Commission (SSDC), a newly established body tasked with accelerating development in the regionMs Akpabio, a 42-year-old political strategist from Akwa Ibom State, is known for her experience in grassroots d
  • JAMB Set to Release 2025 UTME Results Today

    . JAMB Set to Release 2025 UTME Results Today

     By 8am today, Friday, candidates who participated in this year’s UTME can begin checking their results.Over 1.9 million candidates sat for the 2025 UTME, which is scored out of 400 marks.JAMB released a breakdown of the performance ahead of the result announcement, revealing a concerning trend: more than 1.5 million candidates scored below 200,
  • 2027 Elections: APGA Adopts Tinubu As Its Sole Presidential Candidate

    . 2027 Elections: APGA Adopts Tinubu As Its Sole Presidential Candidate

     Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State announced on Thursday that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has officially adopted President Bola Tinubu as its candidate for the 2027 presidential electionGovernor Soludo further emphasized that APGA and the All Progressives Congress (APC) would work together, as both parties share a common belie
  • Labour Party Suspends Abia Governor Alex Otti, Five Others Over Alleged Anti-Party Activities

    . Labour Party Suspends Abia Governor Alex Otti, Five Others Over Alleged Anti-Party Activities

     The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party has suspended six top members, including Abia State Governor Alex Otti, over alleged anti-party activities.The party’s National Secretary, Umar Farouk, announced the decision in a statement on Wednesday. He recalled that on May 2, 2025, the National Executive Committee (NEC) set up a five-member d
  • Video of Protesters Rejoicing in Abuja at The News of VDM’s Release From EFCC Custody

    . Video of Protesters Rejoicing in Abuja at The News of VDM’s Release From EFCC Custody

     A video has surfaced online showing Abuja protesters celebrating the release of social media activist Verydarkman (VDM) from EFCC custody.The clip, which is gaining traction across platforms, captures a jubilant crowd dancing and chanting in support of VDM.Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), a Nigerian social media influenc
  • NEW POPE: Update After First Day at The Ongoing Conclave For Election of 267th Pope (VID)

    . NEW POPE: Update After First Day at The Ongoing Conclave For Election of 267th Pope (VID)

     Black smoke emerged from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at 21:00 last evening signaling that a first ballot has been held at the conclave and has concluded without the election of a Pope.This means the conclave will continue this morning when the Cardinal electors will gather once more in the Chapel around 10:30am Rome time to cast their vote
  • EFCC Arrests Former Lawmaker Gudaji Kazaure Over His Involvement In Emefiele's Fraud Case

    . EFCC Arrests Former Lawmaker Gudaji Kazaure Over His Involvement In Emefiele's Fraud Case

     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former member of the House of Representatives, Gudaji Kazaure, over allegations of receiving N70 million from the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.Sources within the anti-graft agency confirmed that Kazaure was picked up on Wednesday i
  • Nigeria's Senate Rejects VAT Increment, Passes Two Tax Reform Bills

    . Nigeria's Senate Rejects VAT Increment, Passes Two Tax Reform Bills

     Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, passed two of President Bola Tinubu’s four tax reform bills.The two bills approved are the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill.This development follows the Senate’s consideration of the report submitted by an ad hoc committee chaired by Senator Sani Musa,
  • Manchester United v Ath Club: UEFA Europa League Semi-Final Match,Team News,Goal Scorers&Stats

    . Manchester United v Ath Club: UEFA Europa League Semi-Final Match,Team News,Goal Scorers&Stats

     Date: Thursday 8th May, 2025 Time : 8:00 pm Stadium Old Trafford Referee Daniel Siebert (Germany) Goal Scorer: [size=14pt] Team News [/size][size=14pt] Manchester United [/size]Ruben Amorim has a new injury concern that is hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Manchester United manager will be bereft of t
  • Chelsea vs Djurgardens: UEFA Conference League Semi-Final Match,Team News,Goal Scorers& Stats

    . Chelsea vs Djurgardens: UEFA Conference League Semi-Final Match,Team News,Goal Scorers& Stats

     Date: Thursday 8th May, 2025 Time : 8:00 pm Stadium Stamford Bridge Referee  Joao Pinheiro (Portugal) Goal Scorer: [size=14pt] Team News [/size][size=14pt] Chelsea [/size]Enzo Maresca is likely to rotate his squad for the second leg, as he did against Legia Warsaw, particularly with a crucial Premier League fixture against Newcast
  • Bodoe v Tottenham: UEFA Europa League Semi-Final Match,Team News,Goal Scorers & Stats

    . Bodoe v Tottenham: UEFA Europa League Semi-Final Match,Team News,Goal Scorers & Stats

     Date: Thursday 8th May, 2025 Time : 8:00 pm Stadium Aspmyra Stadion Referee  Maurizio Mariani (Italy) Goal Scorer: [size=14pt] Team News [/size][size=14pt] Bodoe [/size]Daniel Bassi is a doubt for the home team, but they have a fully fit squad to choose from, other than that. Bodo/Glimt will shape up in a 4-3-3 formation vs Totten
  • PSG v Arsenal: UEFA Champions League Semi-Final Match,Team News,Goal Scorers & Stats

    . PSG v Arsenal: UEFA Champions League Semi-Final Match,Team News,Goal Scorers & Stats

     Date: Wednesday 7th,May 2025 Time : 8:00 pm Stadium Parc Des Princes Referee  Felix Zwayer (Germany) Goal Scorer: [size=14pt] Team News [/size][size=14pt] PSG [/size]The big worry for Enrique is the fitness of star man Dembele, who suffered a problem in the first leg against Arsenal. The club have since confirmed it’s a hamstrin
  • WAEC and NECO Set to Institute CBT For The Examinations Later This Year

    . WAEC and NECO Set to Institute CBT For The Examinations Later This Year

     The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) will commence the implementation of Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for their examinations starting November 2025. This initiative aims to curb examination malpractice and enhance the integrity of the assessme
  • Nigerian Man, Jacob Nnabuike Ugwu, Nabbed in India For Drug Trafficking

    . Nigerian Man, Jacob Nnabuike Ugwu, Nabbed in India For Drug Trafficking

     A Nigerian national, Jacob Nnabuike Ugwu, has been arrested in connection with the supply of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) drugs across India.Indore crime branch, Madhya Pradesh, announced the arrest in a statement on Monday, May 5, 2025.Ugwu was apprehended from Krishna Puri in Delhi, where he lived for the past two to three years under th
  • Inter v Barcelona: UEFA Champions League Semi-Final Match,Team News,Goal Scorers & Stats

    . Inter v Barcelona: UEFA Champions League Semi-Final Match,Team News,Goal Scorers & Stats

     Date: Tuesday 6th May, 2025 Time : 8:00 pm Stadium Gujseppe Meazza Referee  Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Goal Scorer: [size=14pt] Team News [/size][size=14pt] Inter [/size]While Simone Inzaghi would have loved to field the same XI that started in the first leg, he cannot go ahead with that as his skipper Lautaro Martinez is out with
  • What The “Nigeria First Policy,” Newly Approved by President Tinubu is All About

    . What The “Nigeria First Policy,” Newly Approved by President Tinubu is All About

     President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the "Nigeria First Policy.” Which means No procurement of foreign goods or services available locally.Moving ahead, priority will be given to Nigerian industries in all procurement activities. In cases where local supply is insufficient, contracts will be designed to enhance local capacity.Contractor
  • UPDATE! Two Women, Folake Adeoti and Modupe Adewuyi Jailed for Hawking Naira Notes in Lagos

    . UPDATE! Two Women, Folake Adeoti and Modupe Adewuyi Jailed for Hawking Naira Notes in Lagos

     Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced two women, Folake Adeoti and Modupe Adewuyi, to one year imprisonment each for illegally hawking Nigerian currency in public—an act prohibited under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act. The duo were separately arraigned on Friday, May 2, 2025, by the
  • Business Tycoon, Ade Bendel Freed After N300 Million Ransom Payment In Ogun Kidnapping Incident

    . Business Tycoon, Ade Bendel Freed After N300 Million Ransom Payment In Ogun Kidnapping Incident

     Prince Bankole Adepegba, a well-known businessman also recognized as "Ade Bendel," has been released after being abducted in the IIara town of Imeko-Afon Local Government Area in Ogun State. The victim regained his freedom following the payment of a staggering N300 million ransom to his captors.The kidnapping took place on Wednesday, Apr
  • Woman Arrested For Beating One-Year-Old Son to Death In Kokori, Delta

    . Woman Arrested For Beating One-Year-Old Son to Death In Kokori, Delta

     Grief and outrage have gripped the Kokori community in Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State following the tragic death of a one-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten to death by his mother.According to community sources, the young woman, whose identity has yet to be officially disclosed, was arrested by police in Isiokolo after report
  • Fake Ambulance Operators, Nuche Joseph & Lawal Rofiat Nabbed in Lagos for Defrauding Accident Victims

    . Fake Ambulance Operators, Nuche Joseph & Lawal Rofiat Nabbed in Lagos for Defrauding Accident Victims

     The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested two individuals who posed as officials of the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) and exploited accident victims by charging them for emergency services that are meant to be free.The suspects, 34-year-old Nuche Joseph and 29-year-old Lawal Rofiat, were apprehended o
  • Fake Herbicide Syndicate Busted In Bauchi; Police Arrest Four In Residential Factory Raid

    . Fake Herbicide Syndicate Busted In Bauchi; Police Arrest Four In Residential Factory Raid

     The Bauchi State Police Command has dismantled a criminal operation involving the illegal manufacturing and distribution of counterfeit herbicides in the state capital, leading to the arrest of four suspects.The operation was uncovered by detectives from the Command’s Monitoring Unit, following credible intelligence, according to a statement rel
  • NDLEA Seizes 942 Explosives In Kaduna; Suspect, Nura Sani Muhammad Arrested

    . NDLEA Seizes 942 Explosives In Kaduna; Suspect, Nura Sani Muhammad Arrested

     In a major security breakthrough, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) successfully intercepted a commercial vehicle on the Kaduna-Zaria Expressway, seizing 942 explosives hidden inside a sack. The vehicle, which was traveling from Nasarawa to Zamfara State, was stopped on Saturday, May 3, 2025, resulting in the arrest of
  • Man, Abubakar Iliyasu Arrested In Kogi After Killing 65-yr-old Woman & Fleeing With Her Car In Lagos

    . Man, Abubakar Iliyasu Arrested In Kogi After Killing 65-yr-old Woman & Fleeing With Her Car In Lagos

     The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Abubakar Iliyasu in connection with the brutal murder of 65-year-old Jane Okoye in the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos on April 2, 2025. The arrest came after a coordinated investigation by the police's Homicide Section, following the discovery of the victim’s body and the theft of her Toyota Sienna.Ac
  • Court Sentences Man, Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu To Six Months For Failing To Declare £8020 And $704 At Lagos Airport

    . Court Sentences Man, Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu To Six Months For Failing To Declare £8020 And $704 At Lagos Airport

     Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu has been sentenced to six months in prison after being found guilty of failing to declare foreign currency at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The ruling, delivered by Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, came after Okechukwu was caught with undeclared sums of £8,020 and \$704 in De
  • Two Dead, One Injured As Gunmen Strike On Wukari-Rafinkada Road, Taraba

    . Two Dead, One Injured As Gunmen Strike On Wukari-Rafinkada Road, Taraba

     Tragedy struck along the Wukari-Rafinkada road in Taraba State on Sunday when armed assailants ambushed and shot dead two travellers. Among the victims was Mr. Lawal Adamu, the Chairman of Lodiya, alongside an Igbo businessman, who was also killed in the brutal attack.According to a statement from Ibrahim Dauda Agbu, Senior Adviser on Media and Pu
  • Four Enugu Seminarians Killed in Fatal Bus Crash A Obudu Cattle Ranch

    .. Four Enugu Seminarians Killed in Fatal Bus Crash A Obudu Cattle Ranch

     A visit to the scenic Obudu Ranch Resort ended in heartbreak on Saturday, May 3, as four Catholic seminarians from Enugu lost their lives in a devastating bus accident at Ikwete village, located near the base of the famed Obudu Ranch Hill in Obanliku Local Government Area.The group, which included a Reverend Father leading the tour, was returning
  • Bishop David Abioye Breaks Silence, Launches New Ministry: Unveils Name of His New Church

    . Bishop David Abioye Breaks Silence, Launches New Ministry: Unveils Name of His New Church

     Months after his quiet retirement from the Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Abioye has officially launched a new ministry — *Living World Conquerors Global Assembly* — putting an end to growing speculation about his next spiritual move.The highly anticipated announcement was made during his fir
  • "Man, Shebah Rilakwo Jatau Who Committed Suicide In Staff Quarters Was A Lecturer's Son & Not A Student" - NSUK

    . "Man, Shebah Rilakwo Jatau Who Committed Suicide In Staff Quarters Was A Lecturer's Son & Not A Student" - NSUK

     The management of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), has formally debunked circulating reports suggesting that a student of the institution was the individual found dead in the university’s senior staff quarters last week.In a press statement released on Saturday, May 3, the university’s acting Information and Protocol Officer, Jaafar Ab

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