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EPL: Manchester United claim commanding 4-1 win over Wolves
Manchester United moved into the Premier League top six with a commanding 4-1 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday. The win leaves United just a point shy of the top four, while Wolves remain anchored at the bottom of the table with only two points. Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring in the 25th minute, before Jean-Ricner Bellegarde equalised for Wolves…
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Sanwo-Olu urges investors to leverage Lagos’ improving business environment
By Adeola Ogunrinde – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday urged investors to take advantage of Lagos State’s improving business environment, noting that the state currently leads national ease of doing business rankings. Lagos was ranked Nigeria’s top investment destination with a score of 85.6 per cent in the latest Subnational Ease of Doing Business report by the Presidential Enabling Business…
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EMEKA ANYAOKU: The diplomat who strengthened Nigeria’s global voice, by Olabode Opeseitan
He was born in a village called Obosi. But he walked the halls of Buckingham Palace, the United Nations, and the Commonwealth Secretariat with the quiet authority of a man who knew who he was, and who he represented. Chief Emeka Anyaoku did not just serve Nigeria. He dignified her.He did not just speak English with erudition and eloquence. He…
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Ex-AMCON MD, others accused of diverting N4.9bn to establish NG Eagle Airlines
A prosecution witness on Monday, December 8, 2025, told the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, how former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, and others allegedly diverted N4.9 billion belonging to the now-defunct Arik Air Limited to establish a new airline, NG Eagle Airlines. The testimony was given by Bawa Usman Kaltungo, an…
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NBA warns Adeleke of possible emergency rule as Osun judiciary shutdown lingers
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Osun State has warned Governor Ademola Adeleke that the prolonged paralysis of the judiciary could be seen as the state’s inability to maintain law and order through its judicial institutions, a situation that may attract federal government attention and, in extreme cases, justify a state of emergency. The warning…
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Makinde approves 13th-month salary for civil servants in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga – Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the payment of the 13th-month salary bonus for civil servants in 2025. The announcement was made on Monday at the Executive Chamber of his office in the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, during the inauguration of the Governing Board of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso. Makinde…
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Oluwo applauds Defence Minister Musa for thwarting Benin coup attempt
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has commended the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), for his swift intervention in stopping the attempted coup in the Republic of Benin. In a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Alli Ibraheem, the monarch praised the minister’s “professional and timely response,” describing it as a strong demonstration of…
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Remi Tinubu jokes about ‘turning off mic’ as Adeleke sings at ceremony
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu playfully cautioned Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke for lingering too long in song during his remarks at the 10th coronation anniversary of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. The light-hearted exchange occurred on Sunday as the governor took the podium to pay tribute to the monarch and congratulate the First Lady on her newly conferred…
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Alaafin congratulates First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on chieftaincy title
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, has congratulated Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her conferment with the prestigious chieftaincy title of Yeye Asiwaju Gbogbo Ile Oodua by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. The installation ceremony took place at the Palace Square and coincided…
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Restoring constitutional order in Benin Republic and the next steps, by Stella-Din Jacob
Yesterday’s attempted coup d”etat practically on Nigeria’s door step brought to the fore the fragile nature of democracy across many countries that make up the sub- region and beyond – and with it, yet another reminder that the will of the people must always prevail through that process where leaders are elected or ousted in a manner prescribed by the…
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