June 2025

By Ralph Omololu Agbana   Yagba Action Group (YAG), a non-profit, non-partisan organisation based in Kogi State has lamented government's inaction following the kidnapping of prominent livestock farmer, Chief Ajayi Bello, about two weeks…
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 Africa needs to act fast on projected 40% rise in drug use prevalence, Marwa warnsBy Ebinum SamuelThe Commission of the African Union has said the formulation of new action plan on drug control and crime prevention on the African continent…
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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has rolled out a game-changing initiative, with the investment of over N720 billion in the acquisition and deployment of 4,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered trucks to distribute refined…
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In a time where staying connected has never been more important, Smile Nigeria is on a mission to do more than just provide superfast internet. We’re here to connect Nigerians to what truly matters — loved ones, opportunities, and the joy…
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By Ayo Oyoze Baje  As the nation's game - changer in the fertile fields of agriculture and tourism XtraLarge Farms and Resorts has come up again as the pacesetter in the unique concept of "Foodspital". But what really is this all about?…
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  An investigative reporter in a Freedom of Information (FoI), sent a request to the Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development and another to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, seeking clarification on alleged handing…
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 Year-round grandma, Beninese, others nabbed in NDLEA raids in Delta, Kwara, Lagos By Ebinum SamuelOperatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an ex-international football player Segun George Hunkarin along…
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By Ebinum Samuel Commends Marwa, personnel, NDLEA on globally acclaimed successes 66,085 arrested; 11.1million kg drugs seized; 12,201 convicted; 26,393 rehabilitated in 53 months - Marwa President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that the…
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 Senate President Godswill Akpabio has stated that President Bola Tinubu desires a strong and vibrant opposition in Nigeria.Speaking on Wednesday, June 25 during the commissioning of the newly constructed Interchange Bridge of Arterial Road…
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 The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a traditional ruler (Baale) in Laaagba community, Ondo East Local Government area of Ondo State, for allegedly r3ping a 12-year-old girl.According to a police source at the Ondo Area Command, the…
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 Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has ordered the immediate shutdown of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), in response to recent security breaches and tragic loss of lives within the university community.The…
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 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fired back at opposition figures reportedly forming a coalition to challenge his presidency in the 2027 general elections, labeling them as “political IDPs” Internally Displaced Politicians.During a one-day…
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By Ayo BajeQuote:" If you don't make yourself happy, nobody else can"- Janet Jackson ( Iconic American musician )My dear blessed brothers, sisters and ever-faithful friends, relax your mind! Yes, I am fully aware that the harsh economic…
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 The Indigenous People of Biafra, has condemned the announcement by President Bola Tinubu, proposing the establishment of cattle ranches in Abuja, the ancestral homeland of the Gbagi people and other states across the country.The…
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 An Iranian army sniper and a suspected terrorist with ties to Hezbollah are among illegal migrants living in the US who have been arrested by ICE. Ribvar Karimi, who served as an Iranian Army sniper from 2018 to 2021, was arrested in rural…
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‎ Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment have detained a man for illegally turning a residential building in the state's Iju neighbourhood into an abattoir. According to a statement issued on Monday, June 23, by Tokunbo Wahab,…
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A s3x worker who gave birth to twins a month ago, was m8rdered by a man believed to be her client in the Verulam CBD, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, June 22, 2025. Members…
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  As the first governor of Kwara State, Brigadier David Laisi Bamigboye began the process of reconciliation in 1967 long before the then Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon made the ‘No Victor, No Vanquished’ proclamation at the formal end…
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Singer Terry G Claims He Pioneered On-Screen Cannabis Use in Nigerian Music Nigerian singer Gabriel Oche Amanyi, popularly known as Terry G, has claimed he made a unique cultural impact on the Nigerian music scene. According to the Free…
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 Several Nigerian women have come forward with shocking claims against an American man popularly known as J-Love, accusing him of scamming them emotionally and financially after he was brought into the country. In a now-viral video, one of…
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The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has refuted claims made by a former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, regarding the roles of key political figures in the post-June 12, 1993 presidential election annulment…
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 Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has criticised the Federal and Benue State Governments for consistently failing to prosecute suspects arrested in connection with violent attacks in Benue State.In a statement issued under the…
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By Ebinum SamuelAs NDLEA intercepts Bahrain, Australia-bound Loud, Cocaine consignments in cloth hangers, female dress; over 1million pills of opioids in Bauchi; raids provision stores in Edo A 43-year-old female make-up artist, Adekoya…
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 By Ebinum Samuel The curtain was finally drawn on Mrs Zeporah, wife of Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court and Honourable Commissioner representing the Judiciary in the Police Service Commission as her remains…
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 By Ebinum Samuel As part of efforts to prevent any breakdown of law and order following INEC ward delineation exercise in Warri, Delta state, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin City, AIG Salman-Dogo Garba,…
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By Ebinum Samuel Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has commissioned a high-tech Vision Centre at its National Headquarters Annex in Abuja as part of…
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By Ebinum Samuel As the burial rites of Mrs Zeporah Galmuje, wife of Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court and Honourable Commissioner representing the Judiciary in the Police Service Commission winds down, the…
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 By Tunde Olusunle An essay of mine, Obasanjo, Atiku and Tinubu at a Time Like this published on June 1, 2025, canvassed that President Bola Tinubu took time off his Eid-el-Kabir break in Lagos, to visit troubled spots across the country.…
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 By Halima Abdulazeez The recent horrors in Benue State are a case of blood in the baskets, when relatives could not recognise their blood as they were burnt beyond recognition. Nigeria is not isolated from the global carnage engulfing our…
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  The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Olorundare Jimoh, has declared that the state police command now responds to robbery and other public order offences within five minutes of being alerted.Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise…
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By Ayo Baje Quote:"The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.”- Robert Greene As concerned Nigerians keep deliberating on the best way to navigate the twists and turns inherent in our education…
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Three suspected kidnappers who allegedly abducted 10 victims between January 2024 and April 2025 and collected over ₦75 million from the victims and their families in Edo State are now in police net. The suspects identified as…
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By Ebinum Samuel The Nigerian public has been challenged to get involved and take full ownership of the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking with a view to curbing the menace and preventing young people from…
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The United Nations has reacted to the recent killing of hundreds of residents of Yelewata town in Benue State. Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Tuesday said the international organisation is currently…
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Tit-bits: What is the READ INITIATIVE all about? READ simply stands for Reviving Early Academic Development. It was conceived in year 2000 after spending 20 years of my career as a school teacher in science subjects. That was in…
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 By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission says it will leverage on the forensic and DNA studies to build a new Police Force for a new Nigeria. The Commission believes that since crime has gone scientific and across national…
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By Ebinum Samuel Delta State Police Command through the spokesman, SP Edafe Bright has confimed that acting on credible intelligence carried out on the activities of cultists around Mosogar and its environs, on 11/06/2025, at about 0345hrs,…
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Around this period in 1993, precisely on June 12, 1993, the day of that historic election, this writer operated in two different but mutually reinforcing capacities. While I was the Political Correspondent of the old Daily…
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 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has shared a heartfelt account of how he married his first wife, Hajia Titi Atiku Abubakar, over five decades ago—despite opposition from both their families.Speaking in Abuja on Saturday during…
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Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, has shared his positive impression of a recent encounter with Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Onanuga, known for his…
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By Ebinum Samuel The Chief Justice of the Federation, Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun led eminent Nigerians to the service of songs for late Mrs. Zeporah Galmuje, wife of Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the…
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 By Ebinum Samuel As NDLEA recovers tramadol consignments in winter jackets of "Ambrose Ali" Barely two weeks after operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano,…
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  Marking the end of a 20-year tenure, Aliko Dangote has announced his retirement as Chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the company’s secretary, Temitope Hassan, Aliko Dangote’s…
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  The Katsina State Police Command said it has uncovered a kidnapping syndicate involving a 14-year-old girl who conspired with three others to abduct her four-year-old sister and fake her own abduction to demand ransom. Spokesperson for…
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 In a major medical milestone, the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) has successfully carried out its second living-donor kidney transplant—15 years after the first one was performed. The announcement was made on Wednesday by…
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By Tunde Olusunle I've just watched a four-minute video clip of Alex Otti, the Abia State Governor, commissioning a humongous haul of 14 road projects in one day in Aba, the major commercial hub in the state. My interest was not in the…
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 By Ayo Oyoze Baje Quote: “We cannot replace everything you have lost, but we are here to support you in every way we can.” -Governor Umar Muhammed Bago of Niger state ( while commiserating with families of the victims of the flood disaster…
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By Ebinum Samuel The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspected cultist/ armed robber in Asaba as part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen public safety and security in the metropolis and across the…
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An India citizen, Tukur Shamsudden was among 13 individuals arraigned by the operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos, for alleged conspiracy and diverting Automated Gasoline Oil, popularly called…
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  The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has been conferred with the prestigious chieftaincy title of ‘Ugosimba 1 of Enugu’ by the Enugu State Traditional Rulers Council. The title, which means jewel/eagle from another kingdom, was…
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 The Nigerian Army has successfully trained no fewer than 604 Special Forces in the eighth session of its flagship programme, Exercise Restore Hope, aimed at enhancing national security. The six-month specialist training, which took place…
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 By Ebinum Samuel The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni, has led a delegation of the Commission's management team on condolence visit to Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court…
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 By Tunde OlusunleIt is the period of "midterm" assessment by Nigeria's politicians and public officers inaugurated into four-year offices as stipulated by the Nigerian constitution as enunciated in 1999. The first quarter of every…
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By Ebinum Samuel As NDLEA arrests 2 young ladies with over 108kg Skunk, Loud, Colorado, Meth in Edo No fewer than sixty-six (66) parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea have been intercepted by…
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 By Ebinum Samuel Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has described former Minister of Education, Prof Jubril Muhammad Aminu as an epitome of knowledge who…
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  The Chairman of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Thursday described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Complex as President Bola Tinubu’s brainchild. Dangote gave the credit during the President’s visit to the…
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*.........conducts raids of blackspots* By Ebinum SamuelThe Edo State Command has sustained its fight against crime through visibility policing, community engagements and sustained raids of criminal hideouts in the State. On 4/6/2025…
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By Ebinum Samuel  Goodwin Ceramic FZE located in Ogun State Nigeria, has raised the alarm over suspected fraudsters using the name of the company to carry out nefarious activities, including using it to…
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By Ebinum SamuelThe Chairman of the Police Service Commission DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni, has on behalf of the Board, Management, and Staff of the Commission, extended warm greetings to all Muslims across Nigeria and especially the Nigeria…
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By Ebinum Samuel The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone 5 Headquarters, comprising Delta and Edo States, AIG Salman-Dogo Garba, psc has ordered massive deployment of Police personnel to worship centres,…
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Quote: "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams If there is one notable game-changer standing tall above his peers, whose remarkable achievements…
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  A Lagos High Court has ordered the Chairman of Surulere Local Government, Hon. Sulaiman Bamidele Yusuf, to appear before it on June 30, 2025, to show cause why he should not be committed for contempt of court. This follows the local…
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 By Ebinum Samuel The Head, Press And Public Relations of the Police Service Commission, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, in a press statement issued today, disclosed that the Commission is concluding arrangements for the recruitment of CADETs and…
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The Edo State Police Command says it has put arrangements in place to ensure a water-tight security during the Eid-el Kabir celebration. The Command’s Spokesman, CSP Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. …
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In response to the persistent wave of deadly attacks ravaging communities in Benue State, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to the state capital, Makurdi, for an on-the-ground…
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 In a remarkable display of courage, an 8-year-old pupil of Government Primary School, Ikot Uboh, Akwa Ibom State, Abasiofon Udeme Udoekpo, escaped an attempted kidnapping on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.The incident occurred at the Ikot Ibritam…
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By Ebinum SamuelGoodwin Ceramic FZE located in Ogun State Nigeria, has raised the alarm over suspected fraudsters using the name of the company to carry out nefarious activities, including using it to defraud unsuspecting members of the…
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By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission has pledged to partner with the Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors in the promotion of excellence in cost management. The Commission is poised to ensure good governance through prudence…
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… We’ve capacity to meet ECOWAS’s petroleum needs ―Dangote Towering over the Lekki Free Zone on the edge of the Atlantic, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is more than just a feat of engineering; it has become a symbol of ambition,…
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By Tunde Olusunle Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was in his farmhouse address in Otta, Ogun State during the last weekend of January 2002. It was supposed to be a short get-away from work in Abuja where he was routinely out of bed…
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) deeply regrets to report a grievous lone road traffic fatality which transpired in the early hours of today along the Sabo Onimalu corridor, inward Itamaga, in the Ikorodu axis…
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By Ebinum Samuel Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors hajj pilgrims who also serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage.…
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