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Enugu targets economic growth through infrastructure development — Mbah
Governor Peter Mbah has said his administration is targeting economic growth through massive infrastructure development across Enugu State. Mbah stated this while inspecting key infrastructural projects over the weekend ahead of their scheduled inauguration in the coming weeks. The projects inspected include the 40-kilometre Owo-Ubahu-Amankanu-Umualor-Neke-Ikem dual carriageway, the 14.5-kilometre Amechi Idodo-Oruku-Amagunze Road, the New Enugu Smart City and the Enugu…
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Osun APC primary results still being collated, says committee
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Primary Election Committee in Osun State, Bayo Ayo, has said the collation of results from the party’s primary election conducted across the state on Saturday is still in progress.Ayo stated this on Sunday while addressing journalists during the collation exercise, assuring party members and the public that the…
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Frank Edoho opens up on emotional struggles, fear of dying from heartbreak
Popular television host, Frank Edoho, has spoken about his fears surrounding emotional trauma, saying he would not want a woman to be responsible for his death. Edoho made the disclosure during an interview on the YouTube programme, Outside The Box, where he reflected on personal struggles, mental health and the pressures men face in silence. The broadcaster, widely known for…
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Stolen souls: Why keeping the Benin bronzes in London is no longer a defence — by Kio Amachree
I have argued this at great length with my old friend Sir Nicholas Coleridge, long-serving chairman of the Victoria and Albert Museum, a man of considerable learning and genuine goodwill. His position, like that of the British Museum establishment broadly, is not malicious. It is, however, wrong — and increasingly, the world is saying so with its actions rather than…
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As global crises multiply, scores of US diplomats say they have been forced out
Amid ongoing foreign policy crises around the globe and as the Trump administration struggles to reach a deal to end the war with Iran, the State Department last week finalized the firings of nearly 250 foreign service officers in a brief, impersonal email. “Your reduction in force separation will be effective today,” part of it read. “Thank you again for…
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Critical role of broadcast media in a democracy: Seun Okinbaloye and Oseni Rufai as a case study — by Segun Dipe
Today we must confront a question that goes to the heart of our democracy: *What is the role of the broadcaster in a free society? The microphone is not just a tool. It is a trust. And with that trust comes a responsibility heavier than any title, louder than any rating, and more enduring than any political season. To illustrate…
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NAFDAC clears BON Bread over viral preservative allegations
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cleared Food & Food Integrated Company Limited, makers of BON Bread, of allegations that its bread contains harmful substances. The agency said its investigation followed a viral social media video in which a blogger, Love Dooshima, claimed that a loaf of bread remained fresh for nearly two months…
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State-owned airlines: Our new ostrichism? — by Omoniyi Ibietan
Although, I am not so knowledgeable about aviation, I know it’s a capital intensive venture. So, I do not expect every state to own airport and airlines. Though states like Lagos can actually have an additional airport on the Island and it will be sustainable. Just like having a regional airline for the South East and South South geopolitical zones…
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Tokunbo Wahab at 54: Celebrating a committed Lagos public servant — by Babajide Fadoju
Today, you turn 54, egbon. But let us be honest. Nobody believes it. Not because you lied about your age. But because your work rate at the Lagos State’s environment desk is like a man who has sold his bed and sleeps standing up. Some say you get Kante-like work rate in our local pidgin parlance.. At odd hours of…
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Governor Makinde and his 2027 gamble — by Tunde Rahman
The race to the presidency in 2027 is getting more exciting. Last Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the ancient Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Governor Seyi Makinde formally threw his hat into the ring and organised a spectacle that could only have been funded by Oyo State taxpayers’ money. His declaration to contest for the topmost office…
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