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Ebola Threat: Lagos directs hospitality operators to tighten safety
By Adeola Ogunrinde Following recent global health alerts over Ebola virus outbreaks in parts of Central and East Africa, the Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola, has issued a precautionary advisory to owners, operators and managers of hospitality and social establishments across the state. Mojola stressed that there is currently no confirmed case of Ebola in…
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Nigeria can defeat poverty with right leadership – Adebayo
… urges Nigerians to back SDP in 2027 general elections The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said that poverty in Nigeria is the result of policy failures and poor leadership, insisting that the country’s economic challenges can be overcome through effective governance, clear priorities and deliberate planning. Adebayo made the assertion in a…
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President Tinubu, you are my only hope – Lagos Lawmaker appeals over APC ticket
The lawmaker representing Somolu Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Samuel Apata, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene and help him reclaim what he described as his mandate, insisting that he emerged victorious in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election held on May 16. Apata made the appeal on Tuesday while speaking with…
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Somalian referee dropped from 2026 World Cup after US entry denial
By Tosin Omojola Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was poised to become the first Somali referee to officiate at a FIFA World Cup finals, has been removed from the list of match officials after being denied entry into the United States. Artan, the 2025 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Men’s Referee of the Year, was refused entry upon arrival at Miami…
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Shakira teams up with Burna Boy for FIFA 2026 anthem
By Tosin Omojola World Cup fever is building, and FIFA is placing music at the heart of the excitement ahead of the 2026 tournament. Returning to North America for the first time since the United States hosted the competition in 1994, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the first edition jointly hosted by three countries — the United States,…
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NNPC Foundation boosts healthcare with MRI system for Kano hospital
The NNPC Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of NNPC Ltd., has commissioned and handed over a fully installed state-of-the-art 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system to the National Orthopaedic Hospital (NOH), Dala, Kano State. Speaking during the handover ceremony held at the hospital premises in Kano, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., represented by the Managing…
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NEMA, NRC launch rescue effort after Delta train tragedy
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has deployed its Emergency Response Team (ERT) following an incident involving a passenger train travelling from Itakpe to Warri along the Agbor axis of Delta State on Monday. The agency said that the Director General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, upon receiving an alert on the incident, immediately activated the response mechanism and deployed…
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APC banks on Hamzat, Sonayon-James ticket for Lagos 2027 race
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially unveiled Damilola Sonayon-James, a Badagry princess and the party’s Lagos State Deputy Woman Leader, as the running mate to its governorship candidate, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, ahead of the February 2027 general election. Western Post had exclusively reported a few weeks ago that the party had settled for Sonayon-James as Hamzat’s deputy governorship…
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Nigeria thrash Senegal 3-0 as Omewa shines
By Tosin Omojola The Super Falcons of Nigeria produced a dominant second-half display to defeat Senegal’s Teranga Lionesses 3-0 in the second of their two international friendly matches at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, on Monday. Nigeria started the game brightly and nearly took the lead in the opening minute when captain Rasheedat Ajibade delivered a dangerous set-piece into the…
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Nigeria’s Abdul elected pioneer WFA Central Zone President
By Tosin Omojola President of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF), Dr. Ibrahim Abdul, has emerged as the pioneer President of the newly established Central Zone Federation of the Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA). Dr. Abdul was elected during the inaugural meeting of the Central Zone Federation held on Sunday, following the decision of the WFA Executive Board to restructure the…
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