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NPFL: Enyimba suffer third successive defeat, Boboye’s Insurance pick point in Owerri
By Tosin Omojola – Former champions Enyimba FC of Aba continued their unimpressive run after losing 2-1 to Plateau United in Jos. The defeat was the third in a row for the People’s Elephants in the ten-week-old 2025/26 season. Newly appointed Bendel Insurance of Benin coach, Kennedy Boboye, returned to familiar terrain at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, and left…
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Nigeria to host maiden meeting of African Bloc of IPI National Committees
Nigeria has agreed to host the inaugural meeting of the African bloc of the National Committees of the International Press Institute (IPI). The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the announcement over the weekend in Vienna, Austria, during a meeting with IPI leaders — the Executive Board Chairman, Marton Gergely; Executive Director, Scott Griffen; and Board Member…
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Nigeria’s mining sector attracts $1.3bn from China, says Minister of Solid Minerals
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has announced that Nigeria’s mining sector has attracted over $1.3 billion in investment from Chinese companies, highlighting the success of ongoing reforms aimed at improving transparency, profitability, and stability in the industry. Speaking at the 2025 China Mining Conference in Tianjin, with the theme “Connect and Collaborate, Co-Build and Co-Share,” Alake…
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Honour for Abike Dabiri, by Simbo Olorunfemi
Abike Dabiri first made her name as one of the shining stars of Broadcast Journalism in the 90s with NTA Network Service. Her knack for breathing life into what might have otherwise passed as nondescript features made her stories for Newsline, the popular human angle Sunday night programme on NTA, unforgettable. She became the natural choice to take over as…
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Eberechi Eze scores against former club as Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 1-0
Eberechi Eze scored against his former club as Arsenal beat Crystal Palace to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to four points. Eze joined the Gunners in a deal worth £67 million in the summer, and his winner came from another trademark Arsenal set piece. Declan Rice curled a free kick into the area, which…
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NDLEA arrests socialite Pretty Mike at drug party in Lagos
By Tosin Brown – Lagos socialite, Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during a raid at his Proxy Nightclub in Lagos. According to multiple reports, the arrest of Pretty Mike and several others was carried out by NDLEA operatives in the early hours of…
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Tinubu celebrates veteran journalist Oloye Lekan Alabi at 75
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated veteran journalist and public relations expert, Oloye Lekan Alabi, on the occasion of his 75th birthday, which falls on Monday, October 27, 2025. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President praised Oloye Alabi for his outstanding contributions to journalism, public relations, and…
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Christian genocide and dangers of mischaracterisation, by Femi Fani-Kayode
There is no-one in Nigeria that has spoken up for the rights of Christians, spoken out against Christian marginalisation and persecution and warned about the reality and dangers of Islamic fundamentalism and Islamist terror more than yours truly over the last 30 years. Whether it be the sharia debates, the debate on the secularity of the Nigerian state, the debate…
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APC chieftain urges new INEC chair to resist opposition intimidation
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, to remain fearless and resist any form of intimidation or harassment from politicians as he assumes office. Speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo, Oyintiloye, a…
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African academics must stop counting publications — and start building nations, by Isaac Asiedu
In lecture halls across Africa, a quiet tragedy unfolds every day. Brilliant professors — full of knowledge, passion, and vision — spend their best years chasing publications, not solutions. They write for journals abroad while problems at home multiply. Our universities overflow with research papers, yet our factories remain silent. Our libraries are full, but our laboratories are empty. Something…
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