Group Demands Action from Governor Ododo as 72-year-old Farmer Ajayi Bello Spends 2 Weeks in Kidnappers Den

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…

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NDLEA is central to action plan on drug control and crime prevention – AU Commission

 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…

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Dangote’s N720b CNG trucks to save consumers N1.7t, boost economy

    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…

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Smile Nigeria: Connecting Nigerians to What Truly Matters

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…

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XtraLarge Farms: Promoting Foodspital for healthy living

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…

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Journalist seeks LASG, Police clarification on disputed child alleged hand over to suspected traffickers

  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…

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Ex-int’l football player, 4 others arrested over 22.6kg cocaine, meth seized at MMIA, AIIA

 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…

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Fight against illicit drugs must be a national movement, President Tinubu declares at WDD

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…

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The president wants vibrant opposition, so put your houses in order – Akpabio to PDP, LP

 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…

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Traditional ruler arrested for allegedly r3ping 12-year-old girl in Ondo

 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…

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Governor Bago orders immediate closure of IBB University

 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…

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Tinubu mocks 2027 opposition coalition, calls them ‘political IDPs’

 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…

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Making yourself happy in these trying times 

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,…

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IPOB opposes federal government’s ranching proposal, accusing it of ‘land grabbing’.

 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…

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US apprehends eight Iranian army sniper and Hezbollah-linked terror suspect in ICE raid

 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…

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Man arrested for turning his home to an abattoir in Lagos

‎ 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…

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Tragedy as sex worker is killed by client weeks after welcoming twin babies in South Africa

    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.…

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One Nigeria: The examples of Bamigboye, Asika, others

  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…

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I Made Nigerian Artists Bold Enough to Smoke Cannabis On-Screen Terry G says

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…

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Nigerian Women Expose Alleged Romance Fraud by American Man Known as J-Love

 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…

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Tinubu was key player in June 12 struggle, Alake refutes Lamido’s claim

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…

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Falana slams FG, Benue over failure to prosecute suspects

 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…

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Woman going to India for fibroid surgery arrested with 2.20kg cocaine at MMIA

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…

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Kefas, Kekere-Ekun, Argungu, Others Pay Tributes As Justice Galumje’s Wife Is Buried -PSC saddened by the loss; Argungu

 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…

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AIG Zone 5 Meets With Stakeholders Over Warri Delineation Crisis

 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…

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Staff welfare: Marwa commissions NDLEA/NOA vision centre  Commends partnership with Nigerian Optometric Association on premium eye care for NDLEA staff and their families

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…

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‘MY WIFE LEFT ME WHEN I NEEDED HER MOST – JUSTICE GALUMJE ; WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH YOU, PSC CHAIR

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…

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TINUBU’S TRIP TO TROUBLED BENUE AND TOR TIV’S “TORCHLIGHT”

 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…

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Benue Bleeds: From a Basket to a Casket

 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…

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Police Under My Watch Now Respond To Scene Of Crime Swiftly — CP Lagos

  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…

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Skills acquisition: Way forward for Nigeria’s educational development 

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…

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Three kidnappers who collected ₦75m ransom from 10 victims arrested in Edo

  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…

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Substance use prevention in focus as NDLEA, UNODC unveil 2025 world drug day activities. Marwa, Toure call for public , states’ active participation in fight against illicit drugs

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…

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‘We’re monitoring the situation’, UN reacts to Benue killings’

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…

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SPECIAL DEDICATION of my READ Initiative to: MRS. ADELINE CRIPE (Nee Adeline Miller) now of blessed memory

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…

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PSC TO EMBRACE FORENSIC AND DNA STUDIES , SAYS THE NEW POLICE FOR THE NEW NIGERIA MUST BE DRIVEN BY THESE TWO SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS

 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…

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Sting Operation: Police In Delta Recovers Cache of Arms, Arrest Suspected Armed Robbers, Gunruners

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…

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President Tinubu And June 12-By Tunde Rahman

    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…

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How I married Titi against our parents wishes – Atiku

 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…

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Meeting with Peter Obi pleasant, free of bitterness, says Tinubu’s spokesman, Onanuga

    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…

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CJN, EMINENT NIGERIANS GATHER AS BURIAL RITES OF JUSTICE GALUMJE’S WIFE, ZEPORAH, BEGIN IN ABUJA  ..We promised each other till death do us part, husband

  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…

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Iran-bound businessman arrested at PH airport for ingesting 53 wraps of cocaine

 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…

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Dangote Resigns as Dangote Sugar Chairman After 20 Years

  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,…

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14-year-old girl fakes own kidnap, abducts four-year-old sister in Katsina — Police

  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…

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Nigerian university teaching hospital performs second kidney transplant

 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…

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THE ROAD TO “FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BOLA TINUBU”

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…

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Bitter Lessons from the Mokwa flood tragedy

 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…

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Police In Delta Nabs Robbery Suspect, Recovers 2 Pistols

  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…

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Indian National, Dangote Workers Docked For Allegedly Diverting Over N4bn Diesel

    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…

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Remi Tinubu bags Igbo chieftaincy title

  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…

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Army trains 604 special forces to boost national security

 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…

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PSC Chairman Leads Commission’s Management Team On Condolence TO Justice Galumje Over Death Of Wife, Prays For Peaceful Repose Of Her Soul

 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…

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SUNDAY KARIMI’S RENEWED FOCUS ON EDUCATION

 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…

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Illicit drug consignment packaged as green tea intercepted at Lagos airport

  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…

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Marwa mourns Prof. Jubril Aminu, describes ex-minister as an epitome of knowledge

 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…

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Dangote Says Refinery Tinubu’s Brainchild, As President Applauds Dangote, Umahi For Believing In Nigeria

  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…

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POLICE IN EDO COMMENCES HOUSE-TO-HOUSE ARRESTS OF IDENTIFIED CULTISTS

*.........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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Again, Goodwin Ceramic FZE Calls Attention Of Customers Over Fraudsters Ignoble Acts 

    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…

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PSC Chairman Felicitate Muslims On Eid-el-Kabir ..calls for renewed commitment to unity, tolerance and pursuit of common good

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…

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AIG Zone 5 Assures Residents Of Delta And Edo States Of Adequate Security Arrangements During Eid-El-Kabir Celebration

  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…

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Dr. Tunji-Ojo: Icon of ‘Renewed Hope’ leadership

  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…

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Court summons Surulere LG Chairman over Deeper Life Church demolition

  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…

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PSC Set For Police Cadet, Constable Recruitment .. Laments Inability To Access NIMC Data Base

 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…

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Eid el Kabir Celebration: Edo Police On Red Alert

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…

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Army Chief Oluyede relocates to Benue over herdsmen killings

  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…

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8-year-old schoolgirl escapes from kidnappers in Akwa Ibom

 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…

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Goodwin Ceramic FZE Warns Customers, General Public Over Fraudsters Activities

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…

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PSC Desirous Of Good Governance Through Prudence And Finanicial Discipline.. Pledges To Partner With Institute Of Quantity Surveyors

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…

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Dangote Refinery Symbolises Hope for Africa ―ECOWAS President

… 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…

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OBASANJO, ATIKU AND TINUBU AT A TIME LIKE THIS  

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…

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Fatal Accident Rocks Ikorodu as Articulated Truck Kills Commercial Rider

  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…

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NDLEA busts syndicate sponsoring pilgrims with cocaine to hajj, arrests 3 kingpins in Kano.Nabs 2 Saudi-bound pilgrims, businessman going to Iran for ingesting 155 cocaine wraps; intercepts N9.3billion worth of opioids in Rivers

  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…

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Two Years of President Tinubu: A Business Perspective

  By Abdul Samad Rabiu   As Nigeria marks two years under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I believe it is important to reflect, not from the lens…

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TEARDROPS FOR SHEHU IYAL, “CAPTAIN OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC”

 By Tunde OlusunleIt was not the kind of news you expected, when it rode on the wings of the evening breeze of Thursday May 15, 2025. The opening months of…

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Lawyer Writes IGP On Policeman’s Involvement In N10m Debt Recovery

 By Ebinum SamuelThe human rights lawyer, Giwa-Amu, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, urging him to look into the case of a particular police officer’s…

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Ogun Community Cries Out Over Activities of Suspected Land Grabbers

  Ogun Community Cries Out Over Activities of Suspected Land Grabbers … As residents Ogun flee for safety Residents of Maso Community in Sagamu Area of Ogun State have sent…

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FISH PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION SYSTEM

 By Prof. John Abiodun DaramolaFish are processed in many different ways in different parts of the world. Heavy salting, freezing, drying, hot smoking, canning and pasteurisation are all recognised methods…

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Dangote Splashes N11bn in Gifts, Cash on Cement Distributors, Customers at Awards Nite

L-R: MD/CEO, Gilbert Igweka Global Concepts Nig. Ltd, Chief Gilbert Igweka, receiving the 2nd runner-up award of Top National Distributor, from Chairman, Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote at Dangote Cement…

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WE HAVE MADE UNDENIABLE PROGRESS:

 PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU'S STATEMENT ON THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ADMINISTRATION ON MAY 29, 2025Fellow Nigerians, as we mark the second anniversary of our administration, I salute your resilience and…

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