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President Tinubu mourns Olu Jacobs at 84
President Bola Tinubu has mourned veteran Nollywood actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, who died on Wednesday at the age of 84. In a condolence message issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described Jacobs as one of Nigeria’s most distinguished actors and a towering figure whose career spanned…
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Police appoint Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola as youth ambassador
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has appointed the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flutterwave, Olugbenga Agboola, as a National Youth Ambassador of the Nigeria Police Force. Agboola’s appointment is under the International Youth Day 2026 National Youth Security, Peacebuilding and Empowerment Initiative, which seeks to engage young Nigerians in promoting peace, innovation and cybersecurity awareness. The appointment was…
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Shettima returns to Nigeria after BRICS summit in India
Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after representing President Bola Tinubu at the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, India. Shettima’s visit featured high-level engagements focused on strengthening Nigeria’s economic and diplomatic relations, particularly with India, as well as expanding opportunities in trade, investment and technology. During the visit, the Vice President met Indian Prime Minister Narendra…
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FG expands poverty reduction programme to Oyo, Enugu, Kebbi
The federal government has expanded the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) to Oyo, Enugu and Kebbi states as part of efforts to equip young Nigerians with practical skills and create pathways out of poverty. The programme, being implemented by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (OSSAP-TVEE), is a…
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Peter Onwubuariri’s death a big loss to Presidency media department — Onanuga
The Presidency has described the death of Peter Chukwuemeka Onwubuariri, Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations in the Presidential Villa, as a major loss to President Bola Tinubu and the State House media department. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated this on Monday when he led a delegation of presidential media aides and…
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Nigeria, India target $15bn trade as Modi seeks renewed crude purchases
Nigeria and India are seeking to rebuild bilateral trade towards its previous peak of nearly $15 billion, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for renewed purchases of Nigerian crude oil. The development followed a bilateral meeting between Vice President Kashim Shettima and Modi on the sidelines of the just-concluded 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi. Bilateral trade between…
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Oyintiloye tasks FCC Chairman on fair recruitment, equal access to federal jobs
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged the Federal Character Commission (FCC) to resist pressure from influential Nigerians and ensure transparent, equal access to federal employment. Oyintiloye made the call on Sunday in Osogbo while urging the commission’s new chairman, Hon. Ayo Omidiran, to sustain reforms, improve transparency and restore public…
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VIDEO: Tinubu arrives Paris for second leg of Europe holiday
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Paris, France, for the second leg of his three-week annual leave in Europe. The president was received on arrival by Nigeria’s Ambassador to France, Ayodele Oke, according to officials close to the President. Details his the president’s arrival were disclosed in a clip posted by his official videographer, Sunday Moses via his verified Instagram…
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FG urges BRICS to rewrite global governance, financial rules
The federal government has urged BRICS countries to push for an urgent overhaul of global governance structures and the international financial system to make them more representative, equitable and responsive to contemporary realities. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made the call on Sunday while addressing the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, India, through Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented…
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Former SSS DG, pioneer NIA boss Albert Horsfall dies
Chief Albert Korubo Horsfall, a former director-general of the State Security Service (SSS) and pioneer director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), has died. Horsfall’s death was announced on Friday in a statement signed by his son, Donald Horsfall, on behalf of the family. The family said the elder statesman and prominent son of Rivers State died peacefully after a…
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