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Controversy Erupts Over FUTA Graduate’s Admission as JAMB Denies Approval

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it did not approve the admission of a Federal University of Technology, Akure graduate, Basola Jamiu Owodunni, whose records, according to the board, were... Read more »
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Faleke Donates Vehicle to Kogi Police to Improve Security Operations

The lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke, has supported the security architecture of Kogi State by donating a high-tech Hilux patrol van to the newly commissioned Smart Police Divisional Headquarters in... Read more »
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Harvest Surplus Leads to Beans Price Reduction, Boosts Affordability

Cowpea and Beans Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria has highlighted high harvest yields among others as the reasons for the drop in the price of the produce in the country.... Read more »
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N’Assembly Petitioned to Remove President’s INEC Chair Appointment Powers

The National Chairman of Advanced Democratic Party, Alhaji Yabagi Sani, has called for the removal of the power to appoint Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission and Resident Electoral Commissioners from the... Read more »
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Yobe Machete Attack Leaves Wife Dead, Husband on the Run

The Yobe State Police Command has confirmed that a 55-year-old man, Hamidu Ali, attacked and killed his 40-year-old wife with a machete in Babangida, Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state. The... Read more »
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Ex-footballer, four others arrested for drug trafficking in Lagos, Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a former international football player, Segun George Hunkarin, and his associate, Ntoruka Chinedu, for attempting to smuggle cocaine into Nigeria through Murtala Muhammed International... Read more »
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BREAKING: Police IG Egbetokun Removes Ondo Commissioner For Investigating Attack On June 12 Protesters, Entertaining Sowore’s Complaints

One police source said Afolabi was removed after his investigation reportedly began implicating top state actors. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has removed Wilfred Olutokunbo Afolabi from his position... Read more »
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First Hajj pilgrims’ flight arrive Jigawa

The first flight carrying Jigawa pilgrims from Saudi Arabia landed safely at the Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi International Airport in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, on Saturday. According to the Jigawa State Pilgrims... Read more »
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Catholic Bishop in Ogun Urges Increased Funding for Healthcare Sector ¹

The Catholic Bishop of Abeokuta Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Peter Odetoyinbo, has called on governments at all levels to increase funding for the healthcare sector to reverse the trend of health workers... Read more »
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Governors, Account for Security Votes, SERAP Insists

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged Nigeria’s 36 state governors to publicly account for how they have spent security vote allocations since May 29, 2023, and to invite anti-corruption agencies... Read more »
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Ogun ‘police officer’ nabbed for car theft

A 42-year-old man who claimed to be a mobile police officer was apprehended on Friday while he attempted to steal a Toyota Highlander SUV at Magboro, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun... Read more »
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WCO Council Elects Nigeria’s Adeniyi as Chairperson

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi has been elected as the Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation, the highest decision-making body in global customs administration. This was contained... Read more »
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Kano Holds Special Prayer for Late Dantata Before Burial in S’Arabia

Funeral prayer in absentia (Salatul Ga’ib) was held on Saturday in Kano for the late business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, who died on Friday in Dubai at the age of 94. The... Read more »
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President Tinubu Urges African Nations to Adopt Afreximbank’s Financial System

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged African countries to adopt African exports and imports bank’s financial system. He said the move will help reduce transaction costs, conserve foreign reserves, and support small... Read more »
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Senate President Akpabio Arrives in Athens for Inter-Parliamentary Union Summit

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, touched down in Athens, Greece, leading a Nigerian delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting. The Senate President and his entourage were warmly received at the Archaia... Read more »
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Wike, Fubara Unite in Mourning at Uncle’s Funeral in Rumuepirikom

Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara accompanied his political Leader, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike to the burial of his maternal uncle, Late Elder Temple Omezuruike Onuoha at Rumuepirikom in Obio/Akpor Local... Read more »
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Nigeria, Belarus Customs Sign Deal to Enhance Trade Security

The Nigeria Customs Service is poised to enhance its enforcement capabilities and intelligence operations following the signing of a pivotal bilateral Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Belarus on Friday, June... Read more »
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Sterling Bank’s N2 Billion Scholarship Scheme Offers Employment Security

Sterling Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to shaping Nigeria’s future workforce by announcing a significant expansion of its “Beyond Education” initiative. The bank is now offering paid internships and guaranteed job... Read more »
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Reps Push for Change in Public Service to Tackle Stagnation

The House of Representatives has intensified the process to tackle stagnation, age falsification and compulsory retirement of directors in the nation’s public service. The House is also considering 30 days bereavement leave... Read more »
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PHOTOS: Oyo to bar Okada riders without ‘coded jackets’ on roads

Following a surge in criminal activities involving unregistered operators in Oyo State, the State Government, on Saturday, vowed to prosecute and bar any commercial motorcycle rider popularly called an Okada rider operating without a QR code-embedded jacket within... Read more »