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African Academy Of Sciences elects NSPRI ED, Sanni as Fellow
The Executive Director of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development) of FUNAAB, Prof. Lateef Sanni, has been elected as a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). The recognition underscored his remarkable contributions to scientific research and societal development. Prof. Sanni’s selection followed a rigorous global nomination process involving over 120 distinguished scholars.…
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Tinubu congratulates Adegbulugbe, Aluko on 70th birthdays
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Professor Anthony Adegbulugbe and Professor Mobolaji Aluko on their 70th birthdays, recognizing their outstanding contributions to academia, leadership, and national development. In his message on Wednesday to Professor Adegbulugbe, Chancellor of Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Tinubu praised his achievements in academia, evangelism, business, and philanthropy. He recalled their shared moment in 2019…
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Profiles of new NNPCL Group CEO, Bayo Ojulari, Board Chairman, Musa Kida
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday appointed Bayo Ojulari as the new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Ahmadu Musa Kida as the new non-executive chairman of Nigeria’s state-owned oil and gas company. This appointment follows the removal of Mele Kyari, the former NNPCL Group Managing Director (GMD), along with…
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Tribunal Judgment: Okpebholo sends message of hope to APC supporters, Edo residents
Ahead of Wednesday’s delivery of the governorship election tribunal’s judgment, Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has sent a message of hope to supporters and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and residents in the State. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, said the governor urged all residents of the State to…
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I’m not a law breaker, we’ve right of expression in gatherings, celebrations, says Akpoti-Uduaghan
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was received by jubilant supporters in Kogi State on Tuesday despite police warning and government ban on rallies and security convoy. Supporters from Kogi Central’s five local government areas gathered early in Ihima, Okehi LGA, to welcome the embattled PDP lawmaker. The embattled senator arrived at the place in a white helicopter, eliciting applause from her teeming,…
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Kogi Central agog as Akpoti-Uduaghan lands in countryhome amid police warning
Kogi Central Senatorial District was agog as supporters of the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, welcomed her to her countryhome for sallah rally. This followed despite ban on public gatherings and rallies by Kogi Governor Usman Ododo and call by the Police on the Senator to cancel the rally citing security concerns. However, in a recent images seen online, on Tuesday,…
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Okehi Council Chairman imposes curfew as Natasha Akpoti visits Kogi
The Chairman of Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, Amoka Monday, has imposed a curfew across the council area, citing security concerns following a ban on political rallies and unregulated public gatherings. The curfew comes on the heels of the planned visit of embattled Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who hails from Ihima in Okehi LGA of Kogi State. A statement…
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Police urge Akpoti-Uduaghan to cancel planned sallah rally
The Kogi Police Command has asked Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan to cancel her planned Sallah rally in Kogi State’s Central Senatorial District. In a statement on Tuesday, the spokesman of the Kogi Police Command, William Aya, hinged the warning on an “intelligence report”. According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye said the rally goes against the state government’s…
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Oba of Benin appoints Chief Iyase as new Okao Eguae cor Ologbo, Ehor Dukedoms
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has appointed Chief Emmanuel Iyase as the new Okao Eguae (District Head from the Benin palace) for the Ologbo and Ehor Dukedoms, which are located in the Ikpoba-Okha and Uhunmwode Local Government Areas of Edo State. Chief Iyase, who becomes the first Okao Eguae from the Benin Palace, will be responsible for strengthening the…
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Three Lagos Assembly staff apologise for assaulting DSS officials
Three officials of the Lagos State House of Assembly who were arrested for assaulting officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) during the recent leadership crisis that rocked the legislative house have apologised to the service. In separate letters of apology dated March 28, 2025, a public affairs officer at the Assembly, Ibrahim Olarenwaju, and two officers with the…
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