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 The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his comment describing internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, as “geniuses” who need…
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 Former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has come under intense criticism after posting and later deleting a congratulatory letter to the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, written on the official Kogi…
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 By Ebinum Samuel  The Chairman of the Police Service Commission DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni has expressed shock on the sudden death of CSP Matilda Ngbaronye, the Divional Police Officer, DPO, Festac town Division, Lagos. CSP Ngbaronye…
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By Ebinum Samuel  Raids Lagos night club over drug party, arrests owner, Pretty Mike, others; Mosotho with ice in coffee tea pack at Enugu airport; 75-year-old grandpa in Abia; female distributor of Loud in Lekki, Ikoyi, VI and environs A…
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 By Ebinum Samuel  The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc minps PhD, has continued his election peace-building advocacy tour. On 25th October 2025, he was at the Ogidi Area Command and paid a courtesy…
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 By Khalid Jaafar  Africa's famous novelist and renowned literary progenitor, Chinua Achebe, avails us of a very instructive proverb in his classic work, *Things Fall Apart.* Alluding to the proclivity of man for spontaneous arrogance and…
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By: Rademene Asonye In a nation where cynicism toward public office has hardened into habit, the emergence of the Public Office Holders Association of Nigeria (POHAN) offers a welcome ray of hope — a reminder that public…
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Former Kano State governor and 2023 presidential flag bearer of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabi’u Kwankwaso, says the 2027 general elections will be highly competitive, adding that his party is open to collaborations with key…
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  Nigerian singer, David Adeleke , popularly known as Davido, has met with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss cultural exchange and ways to foster a more connected global community.The Nigerian superstar shared news of the meeting…
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A coalition of Christian youth organizations has strongly condemned recent comments by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, on the ‘Christian genocide’ in Nigeria. On Monday, Bwala visited…
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  Retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police and National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Directing Staff, DIG Adeleye Olusola Oyebade mni, has called for a renaissance in Nigeria’s governance architecture through …
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By Ebinum Samuel In furtherance of strategic preparations ahead of the forthcoming Anambra Gubernatorial Election scheduled for 8th November 2025, the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, minps PhD visited…
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 By Ayo Oyoze Baje One of the most under reported subsectors of the nation's economic landscape is that of the research institutes and the brilliant minds behind their ground- breaking innovations and inventions. Hardly does the public get…
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  The Presidency has confirmed receipt of a formal petition calling for the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to step aside pending a thorough investigation into allegations concerning his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)…
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Super Eagles star striker, Victor Osimhen, has once again earned recognition on the continental stage after being shortlisted for the 2025 CAF Men’s Player of the Year Award. The Confederation of African Football (CAF)…
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By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission, according to a press statement signed by its spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, says it will look into the bribery allegations against AIG Emmanuel Aina by a group of protesters who stormed it's…
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 As edited by Ayo Oyoze Baje,  According to Mr Don Onyenji, the honorable Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture in Anambra state.heritage has become a powerful driver in the global tourism economy. From Kyoto in Japan, where…
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 Ex–Police Chief Delivers Strategic Lecture on Negotiation, Conflict Management, and Command ResponsibilitySegun Atanda/Retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police and Directing Staff at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic…
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked claims by an online publication alleging that the cancellation of activities for Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary was linked to an attempted military coup. In a statement issued by the…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, for steering the agency to record-breaking successes in asset recovery and convictions since assuming office. The…
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The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, PSC, retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Hashimu Argungu has been asked to probe allegation of bribery against Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Emmanuel Aina. In a petition…
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A shrewd police chief has been deployed to the popular Mile 12 market in Lagos in an attempt to reinvigorate the market security architecture . The officer is DSP Endurance Ovwhigo. She is the new head of the Police Post, an Outstation…
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  The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a four-man tricycle and phone robbery gang operating in the Awka and Ifite areas of the state and specialising in robbing unsuspecting members of the public. The spokesman for the state…
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  Operatives of Anambra State Police Command have arrested an army deserter and four others suspected to be members of a notorious armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate. The suspects include: Dominic Oraz ‘M’ (38), who allegedly confessed…
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 By Ayo Oyoze Baje  Quote: "We are the children of the poorBorn without our mothers' consentTortured without a protestBuried without a name" -Ayo Oyoze Baje ( poem of the same title, published by the Nigerian Herald, July 1988 ) When we…
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 By Ebinum Samuel  The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni, today, Wednesday, 27th August 2025, declared open a two-day training programme for staff of the Commission on the newly introduced public service…
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  A rare interview granted to Newswatch magazine by Brig.Gen. David Mark landed the publication’s directors in hot water with the late Gen. Sani Abacha, according to Yakubu Mohammed, former Executive Editor of the now-defunct magazine.…
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  Residents of the Sabuwar Unguwa area in Katsina city were thrown into panic after suspected bandits invaded the community in the early hours of Monday, August 25, 2025. The armed men, who stormed the neighborhood around 3:00 a.m.,…
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 By Ebinum Samuel A 17-year-old girl named Emma has gone viral on TikTok after bravely opening up about her battle with Gastroparesis, a rare medical condition that has left her without a functional stomach since birth. In a video shared in…
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In an inspiring act of honesty, Faiza Abdulkadir, a cleaner in Maiduguri, Borno State, has returned ₦4.8 million that was mistakenly credited to her bank account. Despite earning just ₦30,000 monthly, Faiza chose…
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By Ebinum Samuel  The Police Service Commission today, Monday, 25th August 2025, received a Presidential delegation led by Hadiza Bala Usman, Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination and Head, Central Results Delivery…
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 By Ebinum SamuelFace multiple charges for trafficking illicit substances to Jeddah as Marwa engages Saudi counterpart on the innocence of detained pilgrims A 55-year-old drug kingpin Mohammed Ali Abubakar alias Bello Karama and five…
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 By Ebinum Samuel  The Guild of Public Affairs Analysts of Nigeria ( GPAAN ), the nation's foremost organization for public affairs analysts and political commentators has raised alarm over the recurring ugly decimal of both vote selling-by…
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 By Ebinum Samuel Contrary to recent reports to the effect that he may opt out of the 2027 presidential contest, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has restated that he will run for the nation's top job. Atiku was quoted to have said at…
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 By Ebinum Samuel As agency intercepts 90 parcels of Loud in kitchen sinks; arrests dispatch riders distributing illicit drugs in Abuja; destroys 75,544kg skunk in Delta, Ondo, Edo, Taraba forests; recovers 825,000 pills of opioids in Kano,…
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 By Ebinum Samuel A Lagos-based top lawyer, Barrister Olayinka Sanni, alongside a victim of police misconduct, Olawale Iyanda and his father, has commended Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Margaret Ochalla, for her timely intervention…
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  A  65-year-old man, Godwin Akpan, has been arrested for being in illegal possession of 1,100 rounds of live ammunition. The suspect was arrested on by operatives of the the Rapid Response Squad, Akwuzu, Anambra State Police Command, on…
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 By Tunde Olusunle Come Tuesday August 28, 2025, the cream of the Nigerian legal community congregate in the the historic *Coal City,* Enugu, capital of Enugu State, for their annual conference, under the auspices of the Nigerian Bar…
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 By Ayo Oyoze BajeQuote:"We live in a country where the cost of living is almost killing the living because every product is on the high side. Nothing is cheap again in the country. Let the government reduce the cost of living "- Ihunda…
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  By Tunde Olusunle He was already a household name in the old Kwara State by the time I first heard of him. "Old Kwara State" within this context will include the sprawling Borgu part of contemporary Niger State, and the Okun-Yoruba and…
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  The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the abduction and killing of a five-year-old boy in Udi Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesperson Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement…
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  Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, have bowed out of the 2025 FIBA Afrobasket Championship in Angola after falling 91-75 to Senegal in the quarter-finals on Wednesday night. The game began on a promising note for the Nigerian…
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 By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of Nine hundred and fifty two (952) Assistant Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Deputy Superintendents. The Commission also declined the promotion of 176…
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By Ayo Baje Quote: "Amotekun Corp’s lofty journey has been one of remarkable achievements and unwavering resilience. Our brave men and women have scaled the most daunting challenges, confronting terrorists, bandits and kidnappers with…
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 Millions of telecom subscribers across Nigeria have received welcome news as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially scrapped the planned 5% excise duty on telecommunications services. The levy, introduced under the 2020 Finance Act,…
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  Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved the release of ₦10 billion to offset long-standing pension arrears owed to retirees in the state. The move, according to the government, is aimed at clearing arrears that accumulated…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has alleged that former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, became critical of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after being sidelined in…
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  Former Beninese international striker, Razak Omotoyossi, has passed away at the age of 39. His death was confirmed on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, by his former Swedish club, Helsingborgs IF, where he once played a key role in the team’s…
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  The Anambra Police Command has warned vigilante groups and other quasi-security outfits against acts of brutality or abuse of authority against residents of the State. The Command gave the warning on Tuesday in a statement by its…
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 By Ebinum Samuel  Their conviction an indication NDLEA strategies are working, says Marwa Two notorious drug kingpins: 37-year-old Ajetsibo Emami popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’ and 51-year-old Solomon Akpomuai have been convicted and…
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Abdul Oroh is an unlikely avatar of the Nigerian dream. An Afenmai from Ivbiaro in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State in the south-south of Nigeria, Abdul had the privilege of seeing Nigeria’s promise at independence and…
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  Authorities in Illinois, United States, have confirmed that human remains discovered in the Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve belong to Olasinmibo Abosede, a 42-year-old Nigerian woman popularly known as Sinmi, who had been missing…
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 We returned to Abuja on Saturday after a three-day working tour of Enugu and Ebonyi States as members of the National Communication Team, led by Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation. During the visit,…
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 By Ebinum Samuel The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone 2 in Lagos, Mr Adegoke M. Fayoade and the Deputy Commissioner of Police,DCP, heading the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Mr Dayo Akinbisehin…
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 By Ebinum Samuel The Edo State Police Command, according to its spokesman , CSP Moses Joel Yamu, said it has uncovered and dismantled a criminal syndicate involving a serving police officer and civilians engaged in acts of extortion,…
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 By Ebinum Samuel Destroys 48,750kg skunk in Enugu, Taraba forests; recovers 538,980 pills of tramadol in Kogi, Kaduna, Gombe, others; arrests woman, son for drug trafficking in Lagos Three years after launching a manhunt for him over drug…
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 By Ebinum Samuel In steadfast pursuit of its avowed mandate to guarantee the uninterrupted mobility of persons and goods across Lagos amidst the execution of critical infrastructural interventions, the Lagos State Government has announced…
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Security forces have captured Abu Baraa, the notorious leader of the Ansaru terrorist network, after an intensive operation that spanned several months. National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu disclosed the development…
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  A support group of the ruling All Progressives Congress, the APC Grassroots Governance Group, APC G3, on Friday said the credit given to the present administration by the Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr.…
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By Ebinum Samuel As Marwa meets Kyari on areas of collaboration to enhance food, national securityThe Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency of the readiness of…
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 By Ebinum Samuel Following the successful meeting with representatives from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, yesterday in Abuja, the Police Service Commission is set to decentralise Police recruitment and allow recruitment…
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 At least, two Nigerians were arrested in July in Beirut, Lebanon, for allegedly smuggling 156 cocaine capsules, weighing about three kilograms, valued at more than $500,000. PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday that the suspects allegedly…
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 Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have apprehended a notorious bandit leader said to be responsible for multiple deadly attacks in Niger and Kwara states. The suspect, Abubakar Abba, also known as Mamuda, was reportedly…
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 By Halima Abdulazeez Caprecon Foundation, led by Dr. Dollin Holt and his dedicated team, continues to make a remarkable impact. Their recent efforts in Warri focus on creating environments and resources that help young people grow…
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 By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission today, Thursday August 14th 2025 met with representatives of the government of the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory to fine tune preparations for an improved,…
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 By Ayo Oyoze Baje  Quote: "Technology helps solves the problem of access and quality in education. It can go where good teachers will refuse to go and give students the benefit of the same quality of education that the best schools enjoy.”…
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 By Ebinum Samuel Commend Marwa’s leadership as Agency empowers strategic commands, formations with 48 new vehiclesIt’s a milestone made possible by the President’s strategic support, says Marwa The National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu…
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 By Yomi Olusunle The world felt like it was holding its breath. I stood in the cold fluorescent light at Manchester Airport, dragging a suitcase that weighed exactly 23 kilograms. My heart was heavy with dreams I wasn’t sure I had the…
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  Located on 16 Adegbola Street, off Anifowoshe, Ikeja, Citadel De Continental Hotel & Suites, has redefines luxury, elegance and comfort in hospitality genre. With elegant, stylist staff comporting 21st Century hospitality business,…
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By Tunde Olusunle Self-glorification by way of the conferment of verbose aliases and honorifics on themselves, has long been the vogue among Nigerian music artists. Those from the Yoruba country are most famous for this self-indulgence.…
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 The management of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta has accused operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of invading its premises in the early hours of Sunday, August 10, 2025, in what…
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The Presidency has dismissed speculations about the health of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, following reports that he was bedridden and being considered for urgent medical evacuation abroad. The International Centre for…
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Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries suffered during separate fights at an Aug. 2 match in Tokyo, according to world boxing governing bodies. Shigetoshi Kotari’s death was announced by the World Boxing Council and…
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Nollywood veteran, Bimbo Akintola, has spoken candidly about her personal life, admitting she is unmarried and has no children at the age of 52. In a recent chat with Pulse Nigeria, when asked whether she had kids, the actress replied, “No,…
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  The Ondo State Police Command on Thursday arraigned a 23-year-old cross-dresser and content creator, Taiwo Austine, before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court over alleged involvement in homosexual activities. Austine appeared in court…
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 Nigerian Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage has revealed that she froze her eggs as a precaution in case she decides to have more children in the future. Speaking in a candid interview with Zeze Mills, the 42-year-old mother of one said she wished…
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 FirstBank proudly sponsored the recently held Canada-Africa Fintech Summit (CAFS 2025), which took place from August 5–8 at the Sheraton Centre in Downtown Toronto. Convened by Dr. Segun Aina, President of the African Fintech Network, CAFS…
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  Nigeria – The eagle-eyed operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, hasarrested the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele (alias Abbas Ajakaiye) after months of…
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