The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, says the Federal Government is concessioning Enugu Airport due to huge cost involved. Keyamo stated this during the launch of Enugu airline known as Enugu Air on Monday at the International Wing of Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu. The Minister said, …
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A former Governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, is on course to become the next Olubadan of Ibadanland following the death of the 43rd Olubadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. If nothing fundamental happens to alter the calculations, Ladoja emergence will be a done deal. Oba Olakulehin, whom Ladoja is positioned …
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Former Niger Delta militant and leader of the defunct Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has declared that he will no longer support Yoruba politicians because they have betrayed him and the Ijaw people. In a video shared on social media platforms on Monday, Dokubo insisted that he was …
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Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) under President Muhammadu Buhari, has announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter dated June 29, 2025, and addressed to the Chairman of APC in Bangshika Ward, Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, …
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GLOBAL music legend Angélique Kidjo has made history by becoming the first Black African performer to receive a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame. Kidjo, a five-time Grammy Award winner from the West African nation of Benin, was named among the 35 honourees in the 2026 Walk of Fame class, unveiled …
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) is actively courting major Asian firms to establish mineral-processing operations across Africa—an initiative designed to keep more economic value on the continent, officials have confirmed. Solomon Quaynor, the AfDB’s Vice President for the Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialisation, disclosed the news while speaking on the sidelines …
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Famous Jamaican dancehall star Shenseea has revealed her stance on divorce. The ‘Hit and Run’ hitmaker stated that she doesn’t believe in divorce. She advocated for couples reconciling after disputes rather than separation. “I don’t believe in divorce. We gon’ have to learn to love each other again,” she wrote …
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Sharp criticisms of rising tariffs, global militarisation, and regional aggression framed the concluding declaration of the BRICS summit held in Brasilia on Sunday, with the bloc voicing strong disapproval of recent geopolitical developments that it said endangered global peace and economic stability. While refraining from naming the United States directly, …
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A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Agunwa Anakwe, has died. Newsextra24 reports that Anakwe, who led the third House of Representatives during Nigeria’s short-lived Third Republic under the Ernest Shonekan-led Interim National Government, passed away on Saturday after a period of illness. His death was confirmed by Anambra State’s Commissioner …
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Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has announced his resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Newsextra24 reports that Lawal tendered his resignation through the chairman of the party in Bangshika Ward, Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa State. In a statement personally signed, Babachir stated …
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