The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has endorsed Gov. Monday Okpebholo for a second term in office, citing his development achievements and commitment to the state’s growth. The endorsement was announced by the state APC Chairman, Mr Jarrett Tenebe, during the grand finale of the APC grassroots mobilisation ahead …
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The Nigerian Navy has uncovered an estimated 132,000 litres of substance suspected to be stolen crude oil in Allison community, Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers. The Director of Naval Information, Navy Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho in an operational report on Friday, said that the recovery disrupted a potential storage point …
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has established an Ebola Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee to coordinate the state’s readiness and response to any potential threat of the disease. The committee, chaired by the Deputy Governor, Mr Dennis Idahosa, comprises representatives of government ministries, security agencies, health institutions, professional bodies and …
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Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) Adamawa/Taraba Command has intercepted contrabands with an aggregate Duty Paid Value (DPV) worth N79.857 million in Adamawa. The Comptroller of the Command, Mr Mohammed Tako, disclosed this during a press briefing in Yola on Friday. Tako said that the success was recorded in the last five …
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The police, on Thursday, arraigned 43-year-old Salimon Ola before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged N22.5 million fraud. The defendant, who hails from Ita-Akun, Ikire in Osun State, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and fraud. The prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant and …
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Interswitch, one of Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies, has held conversations on scalable digital infrastructure and adaptive financial systems through its flagship TechConnect 6.0 series. The (NAN) reports that the engagement, in Ibadan on Thursday, is themed “Built for What’s Next: Designing Adaptive Financial Infrastructure for a …
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The Nigerian Government and its Rwanda counterpart have reaffirmed commitment to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation to tackle terrorism, violent extremism and other security threats across Africa. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, and Rwandan President Paul Kagame reaffirmed their commitment during the COAS courtesy visit to Kagame …
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It is a dark, heartbreaking morning for Nollywood. Veteran actor Francis Duru, who lit up our screens for over three decades, has passed on at 57 in a brief illness. The devastating news was broken in the early hours of Friday, October 23, 2026, in a statement posted on his Instagram …
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi, immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Lower Usuma Dam, Abuja. Bichi’s appointment was approved based on the recommendation of the current …
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Nigeria has recorded two major arrests in a sweeping global cybercrime operation that uncovered over $2.4 million in suspected illicit funds. The International Criminal Police Organisation, INTERPOL, said the arrests were part of Operation Serengeti III, a multinational crackdown that saw 1,462 suspects picked up across 21 countries between June …
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