The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has demanded an immediate cleanup, compensation for affected residents and full accountability over the latest crude oil spill at the Nembe Creek facility in Bayelsa State, warning that recurring pollution is destroying livelihoods and deepening the environmental crisis in the oil-producing community. The spill, which occurred on August […]
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The Nigeria high commission in the United Kingdom imposed an extra “admin fee” on citizens to facilitate the ongoing Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) passport intervention, according to a report by TheCable. The passport intervention was launched to clear backlogs involving new passport applications, renewals and pending cases. However, the exercise got off to a rocky […]
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Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s three petrol price increases in nine days have raised questions over the refinery’s explanation that the adjustments reflected the cost of crude oil purchased weeks earlier, according to London-based EBC Financial Group. EBC said the timing and size of the increases did not appear to fully match the explanation, a development it […]
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The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has struck out the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the June 20 election, Dr. Wole Oluyede, challenging the re-election of Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This followed the petition’s formal withdrawal by Oluyede through a motion moved by his […]
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Aresaadu of Iresaadu, in Oyo State, Oba Abraham Adeyeye Oyerinde The Aresaadu of Iresaadu, in Oyo State, Oba Abraham Adeyeye Oyerinde, has raised an alarm on an alleged unlawful plot by some powerful forces to dethrone him and install a parallel oba. Making a desperate appeal to the Oyo State Government, he said powerful forces […]
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CP says command provided security for humanitarian visit to Yelwata, vows to uncover why youths blocked road Benue State Police Command has confirmed that the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, was blocked by youths in Makurdi on Tuesday, as he attempted to visit communities affected by the 2025 Yelwata massacre. […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *Please consider the following two stories :* *A) He has always been very brilliant while in school. In fact, he made a straight 7 distinctions ie, A1 out of his 8 WAEC papers when he sat for his O/L Exams.* *He was the most brilliant of his peers all through his 1st […]
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By IkeChukwu Unegbe Esq When it comes to praying for Nigeria, some Nigerians are so fired up. Every challenge and problem needs fasting and prayers; some would even need casting and binding of the _spirit_ behind such failures. And suddenly, we now have more prayer centres than manufacturing hubs. There is nothing inherently wrong with […]
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Veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. The Chief Imam of Ilaro, Ogun State, Tajudeen Adewunmi, has explained why he returned the N25 million entrusted to him by late veteran actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, before his death. Adewunmi said Ogogo transferred the money to him to complete the rebuilding of […]
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The Assistant Director, Media, at the Presidential Villa, Peter Onwubuariri, has died in Kano after a prolonged illness. Onwubuariri, a veteran journalist and staff member of the News Agency of Nigeria, died at the age of 48, according to his wife, Catherine Ezinna Onwubuariri. He reportedly died on Monday after receiving treatment for about a […]
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