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Femi Adebayo’s ‘Seven Doors’, ‘Farmers Bride’ win big at BON Awards 2025
By Tosin Brown – Femi Adebayo’s hit series, Seven Doors, and Adebayo Tijani’s Farmers Bride were the biggest winners on Sunday night, December 14, 2025, when the 17th edition of the Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards was held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Arts and Culture, Lagos. At the event, Nollywood’s finest were celebrated and the year’s top talents…
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Where Eden meets innovation: A walk through IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria’s hidden garden, by ‘Dayo Adedayo
You have heard so much about IITA, Ibadan, its reputation whispered in classrooms, passed between friends, and spoken with reverence by those who understand Nigeria’s quiet achievements. Yet nothing truly prepares you for the moment you step through its gates. No one tells you that you are about to enter a space that feels like suburban America, orderly, green, calm,…
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Two arrested for stealing, damaging N58m property in Ado-Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned two men, Bamisile Akinwumi, 58, and Abiodun Akinwumi, 48, before a magistrates’ court in Ado-Ekiti over alleged shopbreaking and theft. The defendants were brought before the court on charges of stealing and malicious damage to property. The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the offences were committed…
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PHOTOS NEWS: Shettima, Sanwo-Olu attend army chief’s annual conference in Lagos
By Kunle Sanni Vice President Kashim Shettima, representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Special Guest of Honour, was seen alongside Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference in Lagos on Monday. The conference, which brings together top military officials and government representatives, serves as a platform to discuss strategic security matters and national…
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Olubadan Ladoja affirms jurisdiction over Ibadan, not Oyo State or Yorubaland
Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has clarified that his authority is confined to Ibadan and does not extend to Oyo State or Yorubaland. He made the statement while emphasising his focus on addressing the challenges within his domain. Oba Ladoja spoke during a Coronation Luncheon organised by the Ibadan Foundation on Sunday at the Kakanfo Hotel, Ring Road, Ibadan,…
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Nigeria Customs, NDLEA intensify cooperation on drug control, security in FCT
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Command, has reaffirmed its commitment to stronger inter-agency collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to combat illicit drugs and other transnational crimes within the FCT. This followed a courtesy visit by the NDLEA Strategic Command, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, to the Customs Area Command on Thursday, 11…
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Shettima arrives Lagos for opening of army chief’s annual conference
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima, representing President Bola Tinubu, on Monday arrived in Lagos as the special guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference 2025. The event is being held at Nebo Hall, Abalti Barracks, Ojuelegba. The conference, themed “Examining the current landscape of terrorism through the lenses of…
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Southampton set to part ways with Nigerian international Joe Aribo
Championship side Southampton are preparing to part ways with Nigerian international Joe Aribo in January, as the midfielder enters the final six months of his contract. Aribo will be eligible to open talks with foreign clubs from January. However, the Saints are unwilling to let the Nigerian midfielder leave for free and are pushing for a transfer fee. Reports from…
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Dangote slams NMDPRA on fuel imports, cites potential damage to local refining
Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has criticised the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) over what he described as the indiscriminate issuance of licences for the importation of petroleum products, warning that the practice threatens the survival of Nigeria’s downstream oil sector. Dangote made the remarks during a media interaction at his refinery on Sunday,…
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BoA explains delay in distribution of Tinubu-unveiled 2,000 tractors
Says equipment to move into farms in January By Kunle Sanni – The Bank of Agriculture (BoA) has explained the delay in the distribution of tractors unveiled on June 24 by President Bola Tinubu, saying the pause is intentional and aimed at reforming Nigeria’s agricultural mechanisation system. The tractors, which were imported from Belarus, have not yet been released to…
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