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Israel built and defended a secret base in Iraq for Iran war, WSJ reports
Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran and launched airstrikes against Iraqi troops who nearly discovered it, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter including U.S. officials. Israel built the installation, which housed special forces and served as a logistical hub for the…
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Father of BBNaija star Ilebaye breaks silence on family dispute
Emmanuel Odiniya, father of former Big Brother Naija All Stars winner, Ilebaye Odiniya, has spoken publicly about the viral altercation involving his daughter, insisting the incident was not driven by hatred but by unresolved family tension. In an audio statement shared online over the weekend by Kogi-based journalist Jeremiah Ocheme, Odiniya said he still loves his daughter despite the controversy…
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TRIBUTE: Homage to the hero, John Adelaja Aina — by Femi Adeola
Many have written wonderful tributes and impressive accolades to Reverend Olugbenga Adelaja John Aina. While some did as spectators, many wrote as distant witnesses! Lana Alofe broke the progression. He was the first to write as an insider. His write-up was empirically objective and holistically comprehensive but not exhaustive. My own submission will be compatibly comprehensive and corroborative to Lana’s…
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Renewed Hope tour of the North‑West: A harvest of presidential investments — by Babajide Fadoju
The Renewed Hope Tour of the North‑West has come and gone, but it has left behind a clear, verifiable record of what focused federal investment can achieve. Over several days, the inspection team moved through Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, and beyond, documenting projects that span road and rail infrastructure, agricultural mechanization, healthcare, education, environmental management, and community reconstruction. What became immediately…
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‘Make up their own minds’: Pentagon releases first tranche of UFO files
The United States Department of Defense has released its first tranche of previously classified files on unidentified flying objects (UFOs), following an order from US President Donald Trump in February. The release on Friday contained 162 files dating back decades, including documents from the FBI, the Department of State, and the US space agency, NASA. It was accompanied by the…
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Delta Air Lines cancels Lagos flight after aircraft returns to US mid-journey
Passengers travelling from Atlanta to Lagos aboard a Delta Air Lines flight were left stranded after the aircraft returned to the United States several hours into the journey due to what the airline described as an operational issue. The flight, identified as DL54, departed Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday evening en route to Lagos before turning back mid-air after…
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BREAKING: FG approves direct admission into NCE programmes with O’Level credits
The Federal Government has approved direct admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in Colleges of Education across the country using only O’Level credits, removing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) requirement for applicants. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced the development on Monday during the 2026 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) policy meeting held in Abuja. Under…
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The soil problem: Why Nigeria’s talent crisis goes deeper than ‘unjapa-able’ youth — by Patrick Salami
Tosin Eniolorunda’s frank assessment of the skills gap is a necessary provocation, but the full diagnosis demands we examine the system, not just the individual. When the co-founder and Group CEO of Moniepoint, Tosin Eniolorunda, publicly declared that he cannot fill 500 vacancies because Nigerian youths are not employable, the internet did what it does, it split into camps. Some…
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ADC will return Osun State to ‘pedestal of development’ — Aregbesola
Former Governor of Osun State and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has expressed confidence that the party’s governorship candidate in the 2026 Osun election, Najeem Folasayo Salaam Iwaloye, would restore the state to the path of development. Aregbesola spoke during the ADC Stakeholders’ Meeting held in Ilesa, where he appreciated party members and supporters for…
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Alausa, please take more steps — by Mahmud Jega
Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa’s announcement last Wednesday, that the federal government has approved a policy prohibiting recipients of honorary degrees from using the “Dr” prefix, must be only the first step in curbing Nigerians’ wild affinity for academic, social, marital, professional, traditional, aristocratic, religious, herbal and political titles of all hues. Alausa said the policy became necessary following…
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