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Lagos endorses 4th edition of 1XCup grassroots football tournament
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), has endorsed the fourth edition of the 1XCup grassroots football competition, reaffirming its commitment to youth development through sports. Speaking during a visit by officials of the tournament to the commission, the Director-General of the LSSC, Mr. Lekan Fatodu, commended the organisers for their contribution to grassroots football development…
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Yoruba coalition accuses northern elders of backing insecurity, defends Igboho
The Oodua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC), a coalition of Pan-Yoruba groups, has criticised the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) over their recent comments on Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, accusing the organisations of failing to speak out against violent crimes allegedly linked to suspected Fulani herdsmen. In a statement issued on…
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When F.R.A Williams asked Supreme Court to overrule itself — by Richard Akinnola
His intellectual endowment aside, his presentational style and manner of articulating his views in clear, lucid format which made it easy to comprehend his arguments, added up to the substance of an enigmatic profile of Nigeria’s first SAN.It was this drive and resourcefulness that often prodded this legal icon to seek new frontiers in our law, trudging new terrains of…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu receives Mastercard CEO, delegation at State House
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday received the Global Chief Executive Officer of Mastercard Michael Miebach, and other members of the company’s delegation at the State House, Abuja. The visit was part of ongoing engagements between the Federal Government and major global business leaders aimed at strengthening economic cooperation and exploring opportunities for investment in Nigeria. Officials of Mastercard joined…
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Libya’s eastern government bans entry of nationals from four African countries
Libya’s eastern-based government on Tuesday banned the entry of nationals of four African countries, a decision a government source said was due to a “reorganization of foreign nationals’ entry to Libya”. “Citizens of Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia are prohibited from entering Libyan territory through all land, sea, and air ports,” according to a decree by the parallel government in…
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Nigeria’s greatest obstacle may be its opinion of itself — by Folabi Ogunleye
_”A nation’s future is shaped not only by the quality of its institutions or the wisdom of its leaders, but also by the stories its people tell themselves about who they are and what they can become.” AMONG THE MOST DAMAGING OBSTACLES to Nigeria’s development is a peculiar psychological contradiction: the coexistence of misplaced arrogance and a deep-seated inferiority complex.…
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Land abandonment and the security crisis in Yorubaland — by Gbenga Daramola
The growing incidence of banditry and kidnapping across Yoruba land has become one of the most disturbing security challenges of our time. While many analyses focus on the immediate criminal activities and the ethnic dimensions often associated with them, a deeper and more structural examination reveals that rural-urban migration, land abandonment, and the neglect of agricultural settlements have significantly contributed…
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Osun 2026: Adeleke’s aides, Accord chieftains defect to APC
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Two serving Senior Special Assistants to Governor Ademola Adeleke and some chieftains of the Accord Party in Osun State have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors attributed their decision to the growing crisis and alleged unchecked impunity within the Accord Party. They announced their defection during a press briefing held at Ileri-Oluwa…
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NIWIIT seeks partnership with EFCC to strengthen cybersecurity
An information and technology-driven group, the Nigerian Women in Information Technology (NWIIT), has sought collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to enhance cybersecurity in Nigeria. The request was made on Tuesday when the group paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, at the Commission’s corporate headquarters in Abuja. NWIIT President, Dr.…
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Osun APC campaign council disowns fake N20,000 cash transfer linked to Oyebamiji
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has alerted residents to a fraudulent online message claiming that its governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), is offering a N20,000 cash transfer through a purported youth empowerment programme. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Head of the Media and Publicity Committee…
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