THE Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has discharged and acquitted a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, of alleged N754.8 million fraud. In a unanimous decision delivered on Friday, the appellate court allowed Akpobolokemi’s appeal, set aside the ruling of the Ikeja High …
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A billionaire friend of Prince William has died at the age of 53 after swallowing a bee, it has been claimed. Sunjay Kapur, an Indian businessman, fell ill during a polo match in Windsor on June 12. Witnesses initially said that he was heard to have said “I’ve swallowed something”, …
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MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, said he had no regret naming the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja after President Bola Tinubu. Wike said this during the inauguration of the completed 15-kilometre left hand service carriage way of OSEX Stage II, from Ring Road I to …
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AN engineering student at Covenant University, CU, Ota, Ogun State, Mordi Nwense Daniel, has died while playing football with some of his colleagues. Mordi died on Saturday after being reportedly struck by lightning, as he was playing football with some colleagues on the university’s playing pitch. However, his death has …
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THE Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has declared a three-day period of prayer and fasting for divine intervention on food insecurity in the country. The Ministry declared this via a circular dated June 11, 2025, and addressed to the ministry’s staff. The ministry stated that the initiative was …
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THE Police Command in Anambra has nabbed two suspects over alleged theft of two related minors at Okpuno-Oba, Idemili-South Local Government Area (LGA) of the State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga made this known in a statement on Saturday in Awka. Ikenga said …
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THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Edo has appealed to the state government to urgently address the numerous infrastructure and operational challenges confronting the orientation camp in Okada. Mrs Frances Ben-Ushie, Coordinator of the NYSC, made the appeal on Friday during the swearing-in ceremony of the 2025 Batch ‘A’ …
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Gov. Chukwuma Soludo has approved ₦6.154 billion as counterpart funding for Anambra’s Universal Basic Education (UBE) grants for 2022 to 2024. This is contained in a statement on Friday by Dr Vera Nwadinobi, Chairperson of the Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB). Nwadinobi said the release of funds will …
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THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has commended Zamfara government and other stakeholders for maintaining a zero polio virus in the state. The officer in charge of Sokoto UNICEF Field Office, Isah Ibrahim, gave the commendation during a media dialogue on Polio Outbreak Response Campaign, on Friday in Gusau. “On …
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THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather activities from Saturday to Monday across Nigeria. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja envisaged early morning thunderstorms on Saturday over parts of Taraba, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Adamawa States in the northern region. According to it, thunderstorms …
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