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Eko 2026: 15,000 Young Athletes to storm Lagos
By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Shekinah Ojile The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its readiness to host the maiden National Intermediate Games, Eko 2026, scheduled to hold from October 1 to
AMTY Award Organisers Redeem N2.5m Prizes For Five Winners
Organisers of the Anambra Most Talented Youth (AMTY) Award have redeemed cash prizes totaling N2.5 million to five awardees, with each recipient receiving N500,000. The prizes were presented on Friday,
Sanwo-Olu bags 2026 Global Good Governance Award in Washington
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been named recipient of the 2026 Global Transformation and Good Governance Prize by the Millennium Excellence Awards USA. The State Commissioner
2027: Amaechi blames personal ambition for coalition failure
By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt The African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has attributed the inability of opposition parties to agree on a single presidential candidate for the 2027
Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was considering renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America” as his trade war with Canada escalated. The threat — which Trump backed up with
AAU ASUU Embarks on Strike over Non Implementation of Agreement As Management Claries Issue
Felix Omoh-Asun in Benin The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, has asked its members to embark on an indefinite strike from Tuesday,
Grant Nnamdi Kanu presidential amnesty – Oluwo begs Tinubu
By Shina Abubakar Osogbo The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdurosheed Akanbi has called on President Bola Tinubu to grant leader of Biafra Nation agitators, Mr Nnamdi Kanu presidential amnesty with
Gobir calls for truce in AbdulRazaq, Mustapha political dispute
By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The Sarkin Gobir and Madawaki of Ilorin Emirate, Yakubu Gobir, has appealed to Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Senator Saliu Mustapha to resolve their political
Goje: Inuwa Yahaya not powerful enough to end my political career
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Former Governor of Gombe State and Senator representing Gombe Central, Mohammed Danjuma Goje, has dismissed claims that Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya ended his political career, saying only
Terrorists hide funds in women’s bank accounts – NFIU
…Men secretly control ATM cards, PINs, mobile banking credentials, use wives, sisters as fronts …Dead persons’ SIMs, proxy identities used to break financial trail …ISWAP cells operate ‘like shadow states’,
