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By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa YENAGOA — Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan; Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri; and the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, have commended Azikel Group for its commitment to industrialising Bayelsa State and the Niger Delta region. The leaders spoke on Monday while inspecting […]

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By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI — The factional leadership of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, in Anambra State has commissioned its newly acquired state secretariat in Awka, describing the development as a major step towards strengthening the party’s structure and unity in the state. The factional state Chairman, Mr Chukwudifu Patrick David, who spoke during the […]

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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Indonesia’s anti-graft agency, Corruption Eradication Commission, KPK, has arrested and convicted hundreds of ‘untouchable’ elites, including ministers, governors, lawmakers and judges, the Indonesian Ambassador’s representative, Mrs Tuty Dityawanty, said Monday. The disclosure came as Nigeria’s anti-corruption authorities sought lessons from Indonesia’s experience in tackling graft, with the emphasis on what […]

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Abdollahi had previously led the Khatam al-Anbiya, Iran’s inter-branch central military command tasked with coordinating operations.

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By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin ILORIN — The All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Kwara State, Hon. Salihu-Yakubu Danladi, has assured voters in the Kwara Central Senatorial District that he would not disappoint them if elected governor in the 2027 election. Danladi gave the assurance during the APC’s state-wide “Thank You” tour of the Kwara […]

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— ‘Start now if you care,’ teenager says By John Alechenu ABUJA — Sixteen-year-old Nadia Zakaria, daughter of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has built and handed over a new orphanage home in Etahi Community, Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Oyiza-Salem Divine Orphanage Home was commissioned on Saturday after it was built and fully […]

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… as FG pledges support, review of Child’s Rights Act By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Monday, unveiled a N120 million strategic partnership to guarantee free legal services for juvenile offenders. The development came as the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) lamented the absence […]

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The social media activity has fueled widespread speculation among fans, with many interpreting the move as a sign of mending relations following their high-profile split.

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Radio Caroline, a former pirate radio that now mostly plays rock music, apologised in May after airing messages falsely announcing the monarch’s death.

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…Recover locally made pistol, live ammunition By Esther Onyegbula LAGOS — The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity cult group in Mushin, following intelligence linking one of the suspects to alleged killings in the area and other parts of the state. The suspects were also said to have […]

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