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Prominent figures, including the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Clement Adesuyi Haastrup; former Ogun State Governor, Aremo Olusegun Osoba; and Ovation Media Group publisher, Dele Momodu, are expected in Lagos on Thursday for a colloquium and book presentation marking the 70th birthday of veteran journalist and Chief Executive Officer of The Crest Online, Shola Oshunkeye. The […]
A student of the University of Jos, John Arum Azi, has regained his freedom after spending 10 days in the custody of kidnappers, his family confirmed on Wednesday. Azi, who studies early childhood education, was abducted while travelling from Jos, Plateau State, to Zaria in Kaduna State. His release followed negotiations between his family and […]
The Department of State Services has arraigned former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over allegations of unlawfully accessing a telephone conversation involving the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. El-Rufai, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, was brought before a Federal High Court in Abuja on an amended five-count charge. At the start of […]
Governor Chukwuma Soludo has approved the appointment of new leadership across major health institutions in Anambra State as part of efforts to strengthen the healthcare system. The appointments include Ezeaka Uwaeme as Executive Secretary of the Anambra State Health Insurance Agency, Obianuju Okoye as Executive Secretary of the Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency, […]
Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has rejected claims that Christians are being targeted for genocide in Nigeria, describing such assertions as false and misleading. Mohammed made the remarks on Wednesday while speaking with students at Abbey College in Cambridge, United Kingdom, during an interactive session on governance and political participation in Nigeria. […]
Former senator and ex-governorship aspirant, Iyabo Obasanjo, has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State to ensure inclusiveness in its consensus arrangement for selecting the party’s governorship candidate ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement issued on Thursday, she said she had consistently supported consensus as a means of reducing internal party […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Algeria’s state-owned oil firm Sonatrach to deepen cooperation in research, development and innovation within the oil and gas sector. The agreement was formalised through NNPC’s Research, Technology and Innovation Division in partnership with the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, according to a statement […]
In what health officials are hailing as one of the most significant public health interventions in a generation, the United Kingdom has officially passed the landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill. Cleared by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords this week, the sweeping legislation paves the way for a “smoke-free generation” […]
