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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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Nollywood actress Osas Ighodaro lands lead role in Bollywood film series
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Nigerian-American actress and television host, Osas Ighodaro, has secured a lead role in the upcoming Nolly-Bollywood micro-drama series, Imported Bahu, as the official trailer was released ahead of its premiere. The series was unveiled on Monday by Executive Producer, Hamisha Daryani Ahuja, and features Ighodaro alongside Bollywood actor and model Rajniesh Duggall in a story centred…
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Asogwa attributes Enugu North by-election victory to APC’s development projects
Senator-elect for Enugu North Senatorial District, Chief Ikeje Asogwa, has attributed his victory in Saturday’s by-election to what he described as the visible impact of development projects executed by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration in the state. Asogwa, who emerged winner of the poll and is set to complete the tenure of late Senator Okey Ezea, spoke on Tuesday…
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Enugu joins global coalition on methane reduction, climate action
The Enugu State Government has joined the Subnational Methane Action Coalition (SMAC), a global network of more than 180 states, provinces and regions committed to reducing methane emissions and advancing net-zero climate goals. The partnership agreement was signed during the ongoing London Climate Action Week in the United Kingdom, with the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, signing…
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Osun APC faults Adeleke over comments during visit to slain teenager’s family
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised Governor Ademola Adeleke over remarks he reportedly made during a condolence visit to the family of 14-year-old Ezekiel Olapade, who was recently killed in Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its Director of Media…
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Call for resignation: Peter Obi cuts a pitiable figure, needs schooling — by Sunday Dare
His latest call for President Bola Tinubu to resign is not the intervention of a statesman. It is the outburst of a politician who appears increasingly unable to distinguish between political opposition and constitutional reality. For months, Nigerians have watched Obi drift steadily from the measured and restrained image that once earned him admiration across sections of the country. What…
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US sanctions five Cuban entities, Castro family member in latest pressure campaign, Rubio says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a fresh round of sanctions on the Cuban regime on Tuesday. Rubio designated five entities generating revenue for the current Cuban regime, including three associated with the previously designated Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), and one member of the extended Castro family. “Today, I am designating five Cuban entities generating revenue for the…
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Jaiz Bank officer testifies in Malami’s alleged N8.7bn money laundering case
A prosecution witness on Tuesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that several high-value transactions passed through the account of Alkausar Farm, one of the entities linked to the alleged N8.7 billion money laundering case involving former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN). The witness, Munawwarah Salisu Anas, a Compliance Officer with Jaiz…
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The courage to reform: A prayer for President Tinubu — by Segun Showunmi
It is difficult not to recognize the enormity of the work being undertaken at this moment in our nation’s history. The reforms may not always be immediately visible to those focused on present discomforts, but some of us can appreciate the scale of the structural changes required to secure Nigeria’s future. Many of these are the kinds of difficult decisions…
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Lagos police arrest four over illegal movement of military camouflage, ammunition
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspects for allegedly transporting military camouflage and ammunition along the Lekki-Epe corridor of the state. Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, disclosed this on Tuesday, saying the suspects were intercepted while conveying sacks containing military camouflage out of Lagos State. According to him, the operation was carried out following intelligence reports received by…
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