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Nigeria pushes translational research to enhance African innovation, economy
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with local and international partners, has stepped up efforts to strengthen translational research across Africa, urging the continent to move beyond data extraction toward producing scientific innovations that deliver tangible health and economic benefits. The call was made on Monday in Abuja by the Coordinating Minister of Health and…
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US and India reach trade deal, Trump says after Modi call
US President Donald Trump has announced a trade deal with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to slash US tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50%. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said India would reduce trade barriers to zero and stop buying Russian oil. The announcement comes less than a week after India and the European Union announced…
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Osun renewed hope ambassadors inaugurated, target one million votes
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The South-West Zonal Renewed Hope Ambassador, Senator Adedayo Adeyeye, has charged newly inaugurated Osun State Local Government Ambassadors to take President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s achievements to the grassroots, declaring that the President remains the best Nigeria has ever produced. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Osogbo on Tuesday, Adeyeye urged the coordinators to be worthy…
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List of 117 publicly executed coup plotters since 1976 – by Richard Akinnola
A study of the number of those publicly executed for coups in Nigeria shows a preponderance of Middle-Belt and Southern soldiers. We have shed too much blood. Enough of coups and attempted coups. 1976 Dimka’s Coup Major-General I. D. Bisalla (Plateau) 2. Colonel Isa Bakar (Borno) Lt.-Col. Buka Dimka (Plateau) Lt.Col. A. R. Aliyu (Bendel) Capt. G. Parrwang (Plateau) Capt.…
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Tinubu pledges federal support for security, infrastructure as Ondo clocks 50
By Boye Oyeyemi – President Bola Tinubu has promised federal backing for Ondo State in the areas of security and infrastructure as the state marked its 50th anniversary on Tuesday. Akure, the state capital, was alive with activities as dignitaries from across the country attended the Golden Jubilee celebrations. Among them were Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji, Ondo State Deputy…
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Oyebanji urges Ekiti varsities to maintain stable academic calendars
By Boye Oyeyemi – Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has urged state-owned universities to maintain a stable and predictable academic calendar to improve educational quality and restore public confidence in the tertiary system. He gave the charge on Tuesday while receiving the senior management of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI), led by the newly…
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Governor Alia immortalises late Murtala Muhammed, commutes sentences of 14 prisoners
By Kunle Sanni – Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has taken decisive steps to honour the state’s history while exercising clemency powers, as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations marking Benue’s 50th anniversary. Speaking on Tuesday during a statewide broadcast from the Government House in Makurdi, Alia announced that the late Head of State, General Murtala Muhammed, who…
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No more vagabonds in PDP — Makinde speaks on internal crisis
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled members he described as disruptive elements, insisting they no longer have influence over the party’s affairs. Makinde spoke on Tuesday in Ibadan during the inauguration of a newly constructed PDP secretariat, amid lingering internal disputes and multiple court cases over the party’s leadership. The crisis within…
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Iran conditionally agrees to nuclear talks with US, first since Trump’s military strikes last summer
Iran has tentatively agreed to resume nuclear talks with the US as it tries to avert the threat of further military strikes, in what would be the first such negotiations since the Trump administration bombed three of Iran’s nuclear sites last summer. Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi is expected to meet US Special Representative Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in…
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Tinubu calls for global, African partnership on secure, cleaner energy
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to working with African countries, global partners, and the private sector to deliver secure, affordable, and cleaner energy, describing energy as central to peace, prosperity, and global stability. The president stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening of the 9th Nigeria International Energy Summit, which attracted heads…
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