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Toke Makinwa Welcomes Baby Girl, Fans Flood Social Media with Congratulations

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2025 0

Media personality and actress, Toke Makinwa, has welcomed a baby girl, sparking an outpour of love and congratulatory messages from fans and colleagues across the entertainment industry. The 39-year-old OAP turned actress, who has built a strong brand as one of Nigeria’s most influential media

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32-page now N100,000, 64-page N200,000 as FG raises passport fees from September 1

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2025 0

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced an upward review of passport application fees, with the new rates set to take effect on September 1, 2025. The announcement was made on Thursday by ACI AS Akinlabi, the service public relations officer of the NIS. Under the revised structure, a 32-page passport with five-year validity will […]

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Fagbemi: Nigeria’s democracy at risk if obsolete laws remain unrevised

Peter Okutu 28 August 2025 0

Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, says Nigeria must urgently modernise its laws to sustain democracy and improve governance. Speaking in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, at the third retreat of the Committee for the Review of the Laws of the Federation, Fagbemi warned that outdated laws weaken justice delivery, discourage investment and

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Five arrested for raping minor in Bauchi

Samuel Luka 27 August 2025 0

Police have arrested five suspects over alleged raping of minor in Zadawa village, Misau local government area of Bauchi state. The Police Public Relations Officer PPRO of the Bauchi state police command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil made this known in a crime bulletin he circulated to newsmen on Tuesday. He said, one Yusuf Muhammad ‘m’ […]

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NSA hands over 128 rescued kidnap victims to Zamfara State

Andrew Orolua 27 August 2025 0

After approximately two weeks of rehabilitation, Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA),on Tuesday handed over 128 kidnapped persons that were rescued from bandits’ camps in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State to the state government. Major General Adamu Laka, National Coordinator, National Counter-Terrorism Centre Abuja announced this Tuesday while

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Tinubu Orders Temporary Ban on Raw Shea Nut Export to Boost Local Processing

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2025 0

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a six-month ban on the export of raw shea nuts, a move aimed at curbing informal trade, protecting local processors, and positioning Nigeria as a global supplier of refined shea products. Vice President Kashim Shettima announced the directive on Tuesday at a multi-stakeholder meeting in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. […]

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NSIB NRC Commence Investigation Into Kaduna Train Derailment

Tunde Opalana 27 August 2025 0

Regulatory agencies have promised immediate investigation into the remote cause of the train derailment along the Abuja- Kaduna corridor on Tuesday morning. Both the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB and the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC vowed to unearth causes of the accident which left seven person injured. The derailment was said to have occurred at […]

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APC To PDP Govs: You Failed Yourselves, Party, Citizens

Tom Okpe 26 August 2025 0

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the oppositions’ Peoples Democratic, PDP, Governors’ of being a failure to themselves, party and the country at large. The party also, reminded the PDP that Nigeria will not return to the dark era of the PDP-led Federal administration, when many State Governments were literally bankrupt and unable […]

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KWSG To Prioritise Fulani Herders’Children Education To End Insecurity

Kehinde Akinpelu 25 August 2025 0

Kwara state government says it will prioritise Fulani herders Children’s education to make them good leaders and end insecurity in the state. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Stated this at a security meeting organised by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) for herders, security agencies and other stakeholders across the 16 local government area of the

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Olubadan-designate, Ladoja, tasks family heads on security in Ibadan

Adegboyega Stephen 25 August 2025 0

The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has enjoined mogajis (family heads) and baales in Ibadanland to report anything that can cause security breach to law enforcement agents on time. Ladoja also advised them to be security conscious at all times. He gave these admonitions when mogajis and baales in Ibadanland visited him. A statement signed […]

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Delta 2027: Omo-Agege Urged Not To Run Against Oborevwori

Owen Akenzua 25 August 2025 0

An elder statesman and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Olorogun Morrison Olori, has advised former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, to jettison any plan to contest the 2027 governorship election in the state. Olori, one of Nigeria’s foremost businessmen, urged Senator Omo-Agege to heed the call […]

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NLC to RMAFC: Halt Politicians’ Pay Increase Or Risk National Uproar

Ukpono Ukpong 25 August 2025 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned plans by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to review upwards the remuneration of political office holders across the country. The labour movement described the move as insensitive, unjust, and inequitable, warning that it would worsen poverty levels among Nigerians while deepening the gap

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Enemies Within Sponsored Fake News Campaign Against NNPC Leadership – Group

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 25 August 2025 0

A group of stakeholders in the nation’s petroleum industry has debunked fake stories being peddled against the person of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Bayo Bashir Ojulari, and the leadership of the Company. The group ascribed the series of sponsored fake news against to enemies within that […]

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FCT Police Arrest Two Car Snatchers, Robbers

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2025 0

Two members of a car snatching syndicate have been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. Confirming the arrest, spokesperson of the FCT Command, Josephine Adeh, a Superintendent of Police on Saturday, she said the criminal who have been terrorizing Abuja and environs were arrested by operatives of the Scorpion Squad of the Command. […]

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Nigeria seeks stronger ties with IOM to tackle irregular migration

Ukpono Ukpong 24 August 2025 0

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has said that Nigeria is poised to forge better collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in tackling migration crisis. This is as she attributed the spate of illegal migration of Nigerians to the country’s huge demography explaining that over 70 per cent of […]

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Medical, Dental doctors laud FG on new Salary Structure

Kingsley Chukwuka 24 August 2025 0

The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has commended Federal Government (FG) through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), for the release of the corrected Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) Circular. MDCAN president Prof Mohammad Aminu gave the commendation in a press statement issued to newsmen in Jos, the

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No life jacket, no boarding, NIWA tells boat passengers

Tunde Opalana 24 August 2025 0

Passengers travelling on Nigerian waterways without a life jacket will no longer be allowed to board. The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) gave this warning. The Authority said it is ready to enforce this directive to stem avoidable loss of lives due to boat mishaps on the nation’s waterways. Mr. Akapo Adebayo, the Area Manager […]

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Oluremi Tinubu takes Renewed Hope food outreach to Lagos, unveils new support schemes

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2025 0

Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s First Lady, has extended the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) food outreach to Lagos, distributing essential food items to families and persons with disabilities. At the event on Friday, Hajia Nana Shettima, wife of the Vice President, represented the First Lady and said the initiative was designed to ease hardship faced by vulnerable […]

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Peter Rufai, Taribo West And Nigeria’s Forgotten Heroes

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2025 0

There are moments in football that transcend the field moments when a roar of frustration cuts deeper than any goal or tackle. This past week, former Super Eagles defender Taribo West gave us one of those moments. Standing in grief at the funeral of his late teammate Peter “Dodo Mayana” Rufai, West delivered a scathing […]

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FAAC shares N2trn among FG, states, LGs in July

Vincent Afolabi 23 August 2025 0

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) says it distributed N2 trillion among the three tiers of government in July 2025. The disclosure was made at the August FAAC meeting chaired by Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy. In a statement on Friday, Muhammed Manga, director of information and public relations […]