THE Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has reaffirmed its preparedness to respond effectively to any flood related emergency in the state. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, made this known on Friday during the flag-off of the 2025 Flood-Free Lagos Campaign. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports …
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THE Nigerian Army is set to inject 6,195 fresh regular combatants into its fold to enhance strength and operational readiness. The fresh combatants are members of the 88 Regular Recruit Intake (88RRI) who commenced training at the Depot Nigerian Army in Zaria on Jan. 13 and have completed the six …
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THE Police Command in Anambra has arrested a male suspected to be involved in the kidnap and murder of Mr George Onwurah in Ndiukwuenu, Orumba-North Local Government Area of the state The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on …
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The Chinese Government has established a cultural exchange centre named, Window to China, at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). Ms Yan Yuqing, Chinese Consul-General in Lagos, inaugurated the facility, according to a statement issued on Friday in Port Harcourt by UNIPORT’s spokesman, Dr Sammy Kpenu. Yuqing stated that the …
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THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has begun the inbound transportation of Nigerian pilgrims, with 1,310 of them already returned back home from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A data released by Malam Shafii Mohammed, Principal Information Officer, NAHCON, said that four designated Nigerian Hajj air carriers recorded a total of …
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THE European Union (EU) is allocating €500,000 (over N900 million) in humanitarian aid to provide emergency assistance to children and mothers suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Northern Nigeria as a response to the alarming levels of record from the area. The funding, according to a statement on Friday by …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the Managing Director of Fargo Petroleum and Gas Limited, Seun Ogunbambo, wanted for jumping bail in his trial over alleged oil subsidy fraud. The EFCC made the declaration in a notice signed by the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele …
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered temporary relocation of the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS). Justice James Omotosho gave the directive, citing the need to inspect a shipping container allegedly …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, June 13, 2025, arraigned two senior executives of SunTrust Bank—Halima Buba, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, and Innocent Mbagwu, Executive Director and Chief Compliance Officer—on charges of money laundering totaling $12 million. The arraignment took place before Justice Emeka Nwite …
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The suspended governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, has visited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike again. A report by DAILY POST said that Fubara met with Wike at his residence in Abuja on Monday. An insider reportedly dismissed a viral photograph that had recently done …
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