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Queen Fashola-Macgregor honoured as global peace ambassador
Queen of Orile Ilawo Kingdom, Egbaland in Ogun, Omolara Fashola-Macgregor, has been conferred with the Global Peace Ambassador Award by the World Human Rights...
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ECOWAS Parliament seeks regional policy harmonisation to trigger MSMEs growth
The ECOWAS Parliament has called for the harmonisation of regional customs procedures, import regulations, taxation policies, and business registration requirements, to enhance West Africa’s...
POLITICS
Umahi seeks South-East support for Tinubu
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has urged Nigerians, particularly South-East residents, to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
Umahi made the appeal...
Nasarawa governorship hopeful defends Tinubu, unveils Agenda
) The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Nasarawa State, Sen. Ahmed Wadada, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s policies and programmes, citing improving...
Abia 2027 : Opah endorses Tinubu, says president’s funding to states...
Chief Eric Opah, the All Progressives Congress, (APC) governorship candidate for Abia in the 2027 election, has publicly endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a...
METRO
Residents of Ibadan community task govt on deteriorating road condition
Residents of Ratcon Road in the Ife Gbewasokan community, Oluyole Local Government Area (LGA) Ibadan, have appeal to the state government to urgently tackle...
Sen. Adeola empowers 10,000 Ogun traders with N750m
Sen. Solomon Adeola has disbursed N750million to 10,000 market women and men across Ogun under the “Oloja Yayi” Market Support Fund.
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New roads driving real estate growth in Abuja, says Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says real estate developers are taking advantage of newly constructed road infrastructure, with...
NATIONAL
Nwosu bags U.S. leadership award, seals development partnership
Former Imo governorship candidate, Mr Uche Nwosu, has received the City of East Orange’s Award for Outstanding Leadership and Human Capacity Development in New Jersey,...
Army seeks stronger partnership with GTBank on soldiers’ welfare
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to strengthening public-private partnerships to improve personnel welfare and...
First Lady seeks Western education for Almajiri children
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has called for greater support to ensure that Almajiri and out-of-school children have access to formal education that...
SPORTS
Commonwealth Games: Nathaniel strikes gold as Nigeria shines
Team Nigeria ended Day Eight of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on a high, winning one gold and one silver medal to boost its...
Commonwealth Games: Amusan wins bronze in women’s 100m hurdles
) Nigeria’s sprint hurdler, Tobi Amusan, on Thursday won a bronze medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, ending...
NSC hails Tinubu’s N200bn sports facilities support, backs Unity Cup
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving more than N200 billion for sports facilities, describing it as unprecedented support.
NSC...
OPINION
An agronomist, Dr. Oluwaseun Adesanmi, on Sunday, urged chairmen of Local...
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Otun-Ekiti, Adesanmi said food inflation would not be severe if every LGA engaged in the...
Nigerian Democracy at 27: Experts seek reforms to unlock economic potential
Twenty-seven years after Nigeria returned to democratic governance, stakeholders across critical sectors of the economy say the next phase of the nation’s development must...
Expert wants improved border management in addressing Nigeria’s insecurity
An expert in trade operations, Dr Eugene Nweke, has urged the Federal Government to improve on border management and inter-agency collaboration to address the...
ENTERTAINMENT
VeryDarkMan opposes Tyla’s planned Lagos concert over xenophobia concerns
Social media influencer and activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM),has opposed the planned Lagos concert of South African singer Tyla.
The vocal activist...
Money alone cannot deliver film success, says producer
A film producer, Mr Viyon Awhanse, says financial resources alone do not guarantee film success, stressing that vision, discipline and commitment remain the real...
Celebrity Bout: Portable, Charles Okocha trade words at boxing face-off
Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, and Nollywood actor Charles Okocha engaged in a heated verbal confrontation during a face-off ahead of...
CELEBRITIES
Cardi B, Super Eagles goalkeeper Okoye spark dating rumours.
American rapper Cardi B and Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye have sparked speculation about their relationship after they were spotted having dinner together in...
Fans celebrate Nollywood veteran Kate Henshaw at 55.
Fans of iconic Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw have celebrated her birthday as she marks 55.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ace...
Chiwetalu Agu debunks death rumour, says he’s hale and hearty
Nollywood legend, Chiwetalu Agu has debunked rumours trending on social media that he is critically sick and needs financial assistance to get treatment.
Chiwetalu Agu...
CRIME
Police nab alleged N1bn fraud kingpin, recover 16 vehicles
The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended a suspected kingpin of a vehicle fraud syndicate linked to the alleged fraudulent acquisition of 29...
Army rescues abducted officer, civilian after 10-day search in Enugu
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a kidnapped senior military officer, Lt.-Col. Ofor Amobi, and a civilian, Mr Ikechukwu Onwuanra, after a 10-day...
Kogi governor reaffirms anti-trafficking commitment
Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to combating human trafficking and protecting vulnerable residents across the state.
Ododo gave the assurance...
LAW & JUSTICE
Law Officers threaten nationwide strike over threat of ‘no-work, no-pay’ by...
) The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOAN) has declared total support for its members in Kwara over...
Soyinka demands accountability for extrajudicial killings in Nigeria
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged President Bola Tinubu to revisit unresolved cases of assassinations and extrajudicial killings to restore public confidence...
Lagos CP orders crackdown on officers driving commercial vehicles in uniforms
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, says the command will intensify enforcement against security personnel found operating commercial vehicles, describing...
