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2025: PANDEF Felicitates Nigerians, Says Prospect For Niger Delta Is Bright

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…Urges Tinubu To Give Due Attention To Region’s Existential Threats LAGOS – The Niger Delta socio-cultural and political organisation, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has felicitated Nigerians and Niger Delta people in the new year. The…

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Shettima To Perform Official Graduation Of 1,128 Trainees On Different Vocational Skills In Nasarawa Tomorrow

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LAFIA – The Vice President of Nigeria Sen. Kasim Shettima will on Friday perform official graduation of 1,128 students who have learned different skills at the Wing Commander Abdullahi Ibrahim vocational training centre in Nasarawa. The…

Pilgrimage Is Neither Jamboree Nor Tourism, Says Mahmoud

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ABUJA – The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has reminded FCT pilgrims that Christian pilgrimage is a spiritual journey, not a form of tourism or Jamboree. She made this assertion during the…

Cleric Solicits Support For Less Privileged Nigerians

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BENIN – A cleric, Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, who is the Coordinator, Internally Displaced persons, IDP Camp, Uhogua, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo state, has called on well-meaning Nigerians, corporate organizations and…

Ondo State Govt Set To Amend Chieftaincy Declaration To Check Crisis

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AKURE – In a move to check incessant crisis that usually dogged selection and installation of traditional rulers, Ondo State government has concluded plans to amend the existing chieftaincy declaration in the state. This was disclosed by…

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Oba Ìsèse Worldwide Calls For Peace, Unity Of Nigeria

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The Oba Ìsèse Worldwide and chairman of ‘Ìsèse Kingdom Of Truth Association Of Nigeria’, Oba Ifarotimi Adifagbola Balogun, has called on Nigerians home and abroad to use the New Year period to pray for the peace and unity of the country.…

Obiogho Encourages Nigerians To Embrace Farming, Declares 2025 As ‘Year Of Glory To Glory’

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Bishop Harrison Obiogho of the Light of the World Mission Church has urged Nigerians to engage in farming and investment in order to overcome the current hardships in the country. Obiogho, who made this known during the 2024 end-of-year…

Borno Community Protests Release Of Murder Suspect By DPO

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DAMATURU – A petition has been submitted to the Commissioner of Police in Borno State by the Marama community in Hawul Local Government Area, protesting the release of a murder suspect by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO). The suspect,…

Yuletide: Mercy Chinwo, Pastor Blessed Distribute Food To Single Mothers, Others

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LAGOS – In the spirit of giving and love that characterise the Yuletide season, dynamic gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and her husband, Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa, have distributed relief items to the economically disadvantaged residents of…

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We Won’t Allow Anyone Take Rivers State For A Ride, Fubara Vows

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PORT HARCOURT – Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has assured that his administration will not leave any stone unturned to checkmate and frustrate anyone or group of persons attempting to stop government from delivering good…

GMI Academy Organizes Plastic Barter For Food To Save Environment

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AKURE – A non-profit organization, Green Mind International Academy, GMI Academy, has organized plastic barter for food to simultaneously help youths eke out a living and save the environment from plastic waste pollution. Plastic wastes…

National Unity: Tinubu Will Take Nigeria To Promise Land – Nwoko

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LAFIA – Senator Ned Munir Nwoko, senator representing Delta North senatorial district has joined his colleagues in the senate under the leadership of the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on a working visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…

Adegbite Expresses Joy Over Safe Arrival Of Lagos Pilgrims From Holy Land

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The first batch of Lagos State Christian pilgrims returned safely to Lagos on January 1, 2025, aboard a chartered Atlas Jet 6K 3101, after a successful pilgrimage exercise to the holy lands of Israel and Jordan. Executive Secretary of the…

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NCPC: First Batch Of Christian Pilgrims From Abuja, Lagos To Holy Land, Returns Home

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JOS – The first batch of Lagos State Christian pilgrims returned safely to Lagos on January 1, 2025, after a successful pilgrimage exercise to Israel and Jordan. At the welcome ceremony, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian…

William Saliba’s Camp ‘Respond’ To Real Madrid Interest

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William Saliba’s representatives have seemingly ‘responded’ to rumours linking the Arsenal centre-back with a move to Real Madrid. Saliba, 23, is widely considered to be one of the best defenders in Europe and has formed a formidable…

Mohamed Salah Receives Lucrative Contract Offer

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Mohamed Salah is now just six months away from becoming a free agent, with his future at Liverpool still unclear. Though the Egyptian has produced arguably the best form of his career to date for Liverpool this term, he is yet to commit…

Hills Harvest Microfinance Bank Partners With Gbagede Ewa Ede Foundation For Omoluwabi Festival

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…To Celebrate Diligence, Integrity Hills Harvest Microfinance Bank, in collaboration with the Gbagede Ewaede Foundation, successfully organized the Omoluwabi Festival to celebrate the virtues of diligence and integrity. The event, held on…

Anti-Land Grabbing Law Will Reposition Real Estate In Ondo – PrimeProperty MD

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AKURE – The newly enacted anti-land grabbing law in Ondo State has been described as a giant stride that would reposition real estate business in the state. Managing Director, PrimeProperty, who also doubles as CEO of LAHHomes Airport…

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Kano Dairy Market Records N200m Daily Sales

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KANO — Kano cow milk market has recorded a surge in daily earnings, hitting daily sales of N200 million. The steps forward was sequel to a partnership between the state government and the Islamic Development Bank. Muhammad Sani Alarama,…

Exclusion Of Niger Deltans From Ownership Of Oil Blocs, Recipe For Unrest – Stakeholders

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…Wants Tinubu to Intervene Urgently ABUJA – Stakeholders from the Niger Delta region have warned of the possibility of another round of unrest and militancy in the region if the “unlawful” exclusion of their companies from the 2022/23 mini…

Ideato Stakeholders Hail Kyari Over Milestone Achievements In Oil Sector

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ABUJA – Major Stakeholders in Ideato North/South Federal Constituency have described the rebounding of refineries, transition of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and increase in crude oil production as the greatest…

Lagos New Year Babies Receive Gifts

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A Lagos-based organisation, GVS Cosmetics, on Wednesday, gifted materials to some babies born as the world celebrated New Year. The company said its action was part of its corporate social responsibility and the need to play roles that…

Nigeria On Path To Growth, Alli Assures In New Year Message

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Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has extended his heartfelt wishes to Nigerians as they step into the New Year, expressing optimism about a brighter and more prosperous future for the nation. This is contained in his New Year…

Oborevwori’s Rising Political Profile Good For Delta – Bureau Chief

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…Says good politics drives development, economic prosperity Director-General of Delta State Bureau for Communications and Orientation, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, has said that Deltans, and indeed Nigerians are excited about the rising…

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New Year: Abia State Disability Commission Commends Otti’s Plans For PLWDs

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LOKOJA – The Abia State Commission for the Welfare of Disabled Persons, has hailed the State government’s 2025 plans and goals to meet the social needs of all persons living with disabilities, PLWDs, in the State. Mr David Anyaele, the…

Tax Reform Bills: Orji Kalu Criticises Manner Bills Were Introduced

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ABUJA – Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has condemned the manner in which the President Bola Tinubu-led administration introduced the tax reform bills, insisting that Nigerians were not sufficiently educated about it. The former Abia Governor…

Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Attack On Somalia’s Puntland Military Base

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The Islamic State (IS) group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an attack on a military base in Somalia’s northeastern region of Puntland a day earlier, the group posted on its Telegram channel. IS said the attack was conducted by 12…

Gunman Kills 12 People In Mass Shooting In Small Montenegro Town

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A gunman has killed at least 12 people, including two children, in a rampage on a small town in Montenegro, officials say, one of the tiny Balkan nation’s worst mass killings. A 45-year-old man, identified by police as Aleksandar…

Ossai Charges Ndigbo In Lagos To Embrace Peace, Support One Another

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The president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Lagos State, Chief Sunday Ossai, has called on Igbo people in the state to live in peace with their neighbours. He also urged them to support one another. Speaking in an interview with Daily Independent…

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Man Utd Plot Move To Secure Signing Of Antonee Robinson

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Following a disappointing start to this season, Manchester United decided to sack Erik ten Hag and appoint Ruben Amorim as the new head coach to turn the situation around. Unfortunately, things haven’t improved at all, instead, United have…