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AFN VP hails rising talents as Nigeria shines at Islamic Solidarity Games
The second vice president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Aku Aghazu, has commended Nigerian track and field athletes for their outstanding performance at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh. Nigeria won a total of seven medals in track and field, including a gold in a fiercely contested women’s 4x100m relay, three silver medals, and three bronze medals.…
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Oyo government, Euro FMCG sign deal to kickstart Oluyole Free Trade Zone
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Oyo State Government and Euro FMCG Universal Beverages Limited have signed a joint venture agreement to kickstart the Oluyole Free Trade Zone (FTZ), a project aimed at driving industrial growth, creating thousands of jobs, and boosting the state’s economy. Speaking at the signing ceremony on Wednesday in Ibadan, Governor Seyi Makinde said the Oluyole FTZ…
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CSO hails Kanu’s conviction, says judgment strengthens fight against terrorism
A civil society organization, the Centre for Social and Economic Rights (CSER) has commended the judiciary for what it described as a courageous and thorough judgment in the conviction and sentencing of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on all seven counts of terrorism. In a statement on Thursday signed by its executive director,…
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Tinubu hails Jonathan’s ‘covenant of service’ at foundation’s 10th anniversary
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has lauded former President Goodluck Jonathan for his enduring commitment to democracy and national stability, noting that Nigeria’s democratic institutions continue to thrive because of leaders who place the country above personal ambition. Tinubu delivered the commendation on Thursday at the 10th anniversary dinner of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Abuja. Represented by…
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NGO distributes educational materials to vulnerable schoolgirls in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A Non-Governmental Organisation, Olabode Youth and Women Initiatives (OYAWIN), on Thursday distributed educational materials to 250 vulnerable primary schoolgirls in Osun. School bags, sandals, textbooks, uniforms, writing materials, among others, were distributed to pupils in Ikire, Apomu and Ikoyi, in Isokan and Irewole Local Government Areas of the state. In his remarks during the event…
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Osun 2026: APM sets December 13 for governorship primary
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has scheduled its governorship primary for 13 December 2025, ahead of the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election. In a statement signed by the State Chairman, Hon. Adewale Adebayo, it was disclosed that six aspirants are currently vying for the party’s ticket. He emphasised that the…
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Segun Awolowo, grandson of first Premier of Western Region passes at 62
Olusegun Awolowo, the grandson of the late Nigerian statesman Chief Obafemi Awolowo, has died at the age of 62. Olusegun, a distinguished lawyer, served two consecutive terms as Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council. He was the son of Chief Awolowo’s first son. The Awolowo family announced his passing in a statement describing him as “a phenomenal husband,…
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Former NEITI boss says presidency replaced him in error
By Kunle Sanni – Former Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Ogbonnaya Orji, has said his replacement by the presidency was carried out in error and without adherence to due process. President Bola Tinubu had on Tuesday approved the redeployment of Musa Adar to head NEITI, effectively removing Orji, who has led the agency since February…
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France promotes Jewish soldier Alfred Dreyfus, 130 years after wrongfully convicting him of treason
French army captain Alfred Dreyfus was posthumously promoted to the rank of brigadier general on Tuesday, 130 years after he was wrongly convicted of treason in one of France’s most notorious cases of anti-Semitism. France Tuesday promoted Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish army captain wrongly convicted of treason in 1894, to the rank of brigadier general as an act of reparation…
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Agribusiness giant ETG plans multi-million-dollar investments in Nigeria, targets 6,000 jobs
By Kunle Sanni – African agribusiness giant Export Trading Group (ETG) is set to expand its operations in Nigeria with a multi-million-dollar investment portfolio expected to create more than 6,000 jobs, company officials said. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who received the ETG delegation at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, praised the planned investments and assured the conglomerate of the federal…
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