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US military claims Strait of Hormuz remains open amid ongoing blockade
Despite an ongoing blockade on Iranian maritime trade and attacks by Iran’s military on commercial ships, the United States military has said US forces have kept the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping, including the facilitation of hundreds of millions of barrels of oil through the strategic waterway. On Wednesday, US Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US…
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Rhodes-Vivour learns Yoruba language ahead of 2027 Lagos governorship race
The Lagos State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said he has learnt Yoruba and can now campaign in the language ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Rhodes-Vivour disclosed this during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday, saying he engaged a Yoruba teacher to improve his ability to speak the language. He described language…
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PDP names Sani Abacha’s son as Kano guber candidate
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has named Mohammed Abacha, son of former military Head of State Sani Abacha, as its governorship candidate for the 2027 Kano State election. Bello Gambo-Bichi, chairman of the Kano PDP faction loyal to Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, announced Abacha’s candidacy on Wednesday during the party’s replacement governorship primary in Kano. The…
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Meet Nigeria’s first female professor, still publishing at 99 — by Tope Fajegbensi
At 99, Professor Adetowun Ogunsheye is still writing. That single fact, more than any title on her long resume, tells you who she is. Born in Benin City in 1926 to a missionary-teacher father and an Ijebu-Ode mother, Ogunsheye grew up in a household that treated her education as non-negotiable at a time when most Nigerian families didn’t extend that…
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US pays $725 million to UN, easing its debt dispute with the world body
The Trump administration paid $725 million to the United Nations, the organization said on Wednesday, reducing Washington’s large debt and ensuring it keeps its vote at the U.N. General Assembly convening in New York next week. Trump has criticized the global body for not living up to its potential and slashed funding to many U.N. agencies. When asked about the…
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FG suspends King’s College concession, orders talks with old boys
The Federal Government has suspended the implementation of the concession arrangement for King’s College, Lagos, with the school’s old boys’ association for two weeks. The decision followed an emergency meeting between the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, and labour unions at the ministry on Wednesday. The meeting also resolved that all industrial action over the concession arrangement should be suspended…
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REPORT: How the King’s College concession controversy unfolded
By Raphael Jackson – The controversy surrounding the concession of King’s College, Lagos, to the King’s College Old Boys’ Association (KCOBA) began in July 2026, following the Federal Government’s approval of a new management arrangement for the historic Federal Government school. On July 7, KCOBA publicly announced that the Federal Government had approved the concession, describing it as a new…
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OAU confirms death of final-year student as police begin investigation
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has confirmed the death of a final-year student of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Oluwole Oluwaseun. The university, in a statement issued by its public relations officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, on Wednesday, said it received information at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday concerning an emergency involving…
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Family announces death of veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs
The family of veteran Nollywood actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has announced his death at the age of 84. His death was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, on Instagram on Wednesday. In a statement, the family described the late actor as “The Lion of Lufodo” and appealed to bloggers and social media…
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Dele Momodu recalls near detention at London airport over 18 phones
Veteran Nigerian journalist and publisher of Ovation International, Dele Momodu, has recounted how he was almost detained by security officials at London’s Heathrow Airport after 18 mobile phones were found in his bag. Momodu shared the experience in a recent video circulating on social media, saying the incident occurred while he was travelling to South Africa. According to him, airport…
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