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Gusau urges referees to uphold integrity as 30 Nigerians receive FIFA badges
The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, MON, on Monday called on 30 Nigerian referees awarded FIFA badges to uphold the highest standards of integrity in their officiating duties. He noted that with league matches increasingly broadcast live, referees’ performances are now under greater public scrutiny. “Our league matches are now being televised. For example,…
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Ondo police arrest another suspect in N141.75m cocoa theft case
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested another suspect in connection with the alleged theft of cocoa beans valued at N141.75 million belonging to Agro Traders Ltd. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, noting that the arrest followed ongoing investigations into the case, first reported in…
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Aremo Osoba hails cordial relationship with Governor Abiodun
Former Ogun State governor, Chief Olusegun Aremo Osoba, has described his relationship with Governor Dapo Abiodun as “very cordial and mutual,” emphasising that issues of godfatherism have not influenced the state’s politics. Speaking on Monday in an interview with journalists in Abeokuta, the state capital, Chief Osoba said that since Governor Abiodun assumed office in 2019, he has refrained from…
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BREAKING: Two aides of Governor Aiyedatiwa resign
By Boye Oyeyemi – Two aides to Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, have resigned their appointments. One of the appointees, Pastor Taiwo Ilesanmi Gbamila, who served as Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Multimedia, tendered his resignation in a letter dated February 16, 2026. In the letter addressed to the governor, Gbamila appreciated the opportunity to serve in the…
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Emergency plenary: N’Assembly moves to shift presidential poll to Feb13
The National Assembly announced on Sunday that it would reconvene its plenary session on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, cutting short its recess amid indications that lawmakers may review the date set for the 2027 presidential election. Findings by our correspondent showed that the National Assembly may shift the presidential poll to February 13, 2027. In a notice signed by the…
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Iran must abandon enriched uranium and not produce more, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the US must require Iran to relinquish all of its enriched uranium and be barred from enriching more, as part of any nuclear deal with Tehran. In a speech in Jerusalem on Sunday, he outlined several conditions he wanted, including that “all enriched material has to leave Iran” and that “there should be no…
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El-Rufai: Tinubu’s angry kingmaker — by Lasisi Olagunju
Alhaji Shehu Shagari first met General Murtala Mohammed in August 1974. Newly appointed Federal Commissioner for Communications, Murtala, wrote a memo for cabinet approval and needed financial clearance from Shagari, then Commissioner for Finance. Shagari recalled the encounter: “I studied the memo carefully and made a number of comments and suggestions. He replied it was too late to make any…
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Dance, culture and the business of Nollywood – A monologue — by Anikeade Funke-Treasure
At the beginning of this year, I said we were popcorn-ready for what Nollywood might unveil in 2026. I did not imagine the drama would arrive so quickly, or that it would centre on a simple question: must a filmmaker dance to sell a film? Kunle Afolayan’s declaration following the release of Anikulapo: The Ghoul Awakens, that he cannot dance…
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Why outrage cannot substitute for institutional reforms — by Chioma Ahaghotu
Once Nigerians move abroad as adults, something funny starts happening. Three years inside a functioning system and suddenly they become governance philosophers. You enter a country where institutions were built over 150 years. Courts that work. Police that mostly follow procedure. Tax systems digitized before you finished secondary school. Political parties with deep local chapters. City councils that actually meet.…
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JUST IN: Army troops kill two suspected terrorists in Ondo, recover rifles
By Boye Oyeyemi – Troops of the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army have killed two suspected terrorists during a security operation along the Akunu–Auga axis of Ondo State. The operation was carried out by personnel deployed at the Forward Operating Base in Auga after receiving reliable intelligence about the movement of armed suspects in the area. In a…
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