A new survey report’s findings reveal that 57.3 per cent of Greenland’s total population supports US President-elect Donald Trump’s recent proposal to make the island an American territory. Similarly, the number of those rejecting Trump’s proposal stands at 37.4 per cent while 5.3 per cent population remained undecided, revealed the …
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THE Oscar nominations are being pushed back almost a week from their original date amid the ongoing California wildfires. Nominations will now be announced on January 23, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday. “We are all devastated by the impact of the fires and the profound …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has seized a total of 338,200 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth more than N1.1billion in street value. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the seizures were made between Thursday and …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Sunday congratulated Chief Rasaq Okoya as he celebrated his 85th birthday. Tinubu lauded the Chairman of Eleganza Group for exemplifying the Nigerian spirit of entrepreneurship, hard work, and success, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement. “For over six decades, your endeavours and achievements …
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THE Kogi State Government has committed N7 billion to upgrade 88 additional Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state. Gov. Ahmed Ododo made this announcement on Saturday in Lokoja during the official handing over of sites to contractors for the upgrade of the 88 PHCs. Ododo was represented by the …
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THE Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the redeployment and posting of its top officers. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Saturday in Abuja. Nwachukwu explained that the redeployment was a strategic move to enhance operational effectiveness …
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THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will on Monday in Abuja present to the public the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Éric Chelle. A statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications on Sunday said the event has been scheduled for the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja by 11 …
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THE Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Sunday, said it responded to 1,675 incidents between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said 167 incidents were attended to in December 2024. “Out of the annual total of …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it intercepted a large quantity of drugs while they were being distributed into six vehicles on Saturday in Abuja. This operation was confirmed by Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, on Sunday. Babafemi said that the act was carried …
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THE Lagos State Police Command says it arrested about 2,176 suspects between September 2024 and January 2025. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olanrewaju Ishola, confirmed this on Saturday, while briefing newsmen on the Command’s recent achievements. He said that the 2,176 suspects were arrested for various offences including …
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