– set to discuss regional policing Police Inspector General, Kayode Egbetokun, has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, for the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO) Annual General Meeting (AGM). Holding from January 28 to 31, the meeting brings together police chiefs, law enforcement officials, and security stakeholders worldwide to discuss strategies for combating transnational crime […]
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By Banji Ayoola Happiness will be yours if you contract a marriage made in Heaven. On the other hand, you will reap unhappiness if you contract a marriage that is not made in Heaven. A marriage made in Heaven is where both partners are destined for, or suited to each other based on their matching […]
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By Etim Etim The news that Gen. Ibrahim Babangida is set to launch his autobiography next month, 32 years after he left office as our fourth military dictator, is one of the surprises of 2025. But will the memoire answer the many questions Nigerians have been asking? I had long given up expecting a memoire […]
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In a dramatic turn of events, eminent lawyer and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, has agreed to withdraw criminal defamation charges against a human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi. The decision was facilitated by prominent Yoruba monarchs, including Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, who appealed to Babalola […]
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Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has announced a new partnership with Africa’s leading electric vehicle player, Spiro, to launch his own line of electric bikes in Africa. In a post on Instagram on Tuesday, the artist said the line is aimed at empowering motorcycle riders and creating a Made-in-Africa solution for the continent’s transportation needs. […]
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The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, has commended legal luminary Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, for heeding the appeal of Yoruba monarchs led by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to withdraw a criminal case against Dele Farotimi. Farotimi, who was arraigned before an Ekiti High Court and granted bail at N30 million, was forgiven by […]
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Christian and Muslim leaders on Monday clashed over the planned inauguration of shari’a arbitration panel across the South-Western states of Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Oyo and Lagos by the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. This comes as the proponents of the Islamic code said there was no going back on their decision to set up […]
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio The Senate Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday resolved to issue a warrant of arrest against the Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, if he fails to appear before it next week Tuesday. The resolution was announced by the Committee’s Chairman, Senator Ahmed Wadada (SDP, Nasarawa West), following […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has shut down the infamous Cemetery Market in Aba, Abia State, for the second time in two years. The agency said it uncovered and confiscated fake and substandard food and beverages worth over ₦5 billion in its latest operation tagged Operation Clean Up Aba. Described […]
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About 3,690 Nigerians in the United States are faced with deportation as Donald Trump begins a crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country. In a document compiled by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations and sighted by our correspondent on Tuesday, the agency revealed the data is broken down by nationality and […]
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