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Special councilor of the Governor of the State of Bayelsa on political issues, the high head of the Collins Cocodia, invited the new elected leadership of Ohaneze Ndi IGBO, chapter Bayelsa, led by Dr. Frank Odunukwe, to encourage transparency, inclusiveness and reconciliation in their administration. Speaking during a courtesy visit of Dr. Odunukwe and his executive team in his office …

Teenage Wonder Lamine Yamal scored and gave assists to help Barcelona defeat the espanyol rival and win the La Liga title. Yamal led his team to win 2-0 when they won La Liga with the remaining two matches, holding the seven-point advantage that was not divided into Real Madrid who came in second place. After the first half without a …

The Nigeria Equity Market closed trade on Thursday, May 15, 2025 with N257 billion profit for the investment community to continue the intentions obtained yesterday. This follows the surge in stock prices such as Honeywell Flours PLC (Honyflour), Nestle PLC (Nestle) and Beta Glass Company (Betaglas) among others on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) increased to 109,467.64 …

Whether it’s the presidency or the Governorate, the race for 2027 has undeniably started, faster and stronger than ever. Political analysts, party loyalists and even random observers now agree that the general elections of 2027 have already started, long before the echoes of the results of 2023 were faded. This is a unique cycle in which post-electoral silence has been …

The Nigerian currency, Naira, turned her profit for a few days of the US dollar on an official market on Thursday. Nigerian central bank data (CBN) shows that Naira declined to N1, 599.32/$ 1 compared to N1, 596.70/$ 1 which was traded on Wednesday. This is the loss of N2.62 for local currencies. Also read: Naira gets N0.40 against dollars …

Police operations in Nasarawa have arrested a weapon dealer who was allegedly 21 years old in the state. Spokesman for the State Police Command, Ramhan Nankel, revealed this in a statement on Thursday at Lafia. He said the suspect was on his way to give ammunition to terrorists in the local government area known for terror activities in the state …

A high federal court of Lagos chaired by judge Daniel Osiagor condemned 10 Thai sailors and their ship named MV Chayanee Naree for the 32.9 kilograms of cocaine from Brazil in Nigeria through the Maritime Port APAPA, Lagos. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), after more than three years of judicial proceedings, has successfully reached the sentence of the …

The police on Thursday charged four people at the Lagos judge court, Ikeja, for alleged examination of malpractice and imitation during the last tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) in the state. The Defendants – Damilola Rufai (27), Tella Oriyomi (19), Temidayo Williams (20) and Ibrahim Akindele (23) – were charged with imitation, malpractice of examination and crime. Prosecutor, ASP Adegoke Ademigbuji, …

The top of African ranked table tennis star, Quadri Aruna from Nigeria and Hana Teaoda from Egypt, will begin their search for global glory on Saturday, May 17, when the ITTF 2025 World Championship took place in Doha, Qatar. Running from 17 to 25 May, this prestigious tournament will unite the world elite players in the sophisticated Lusail Multipurpose Hall …

The Sardauna Koro Babba, High Chief (Dr.) Enoch N. Fada, praised the director of the direction of road transport services (DRTS), dr. Beautiful Abdul-Elilaef on the effective coordination of vehicular traffic operations in the FCT. The monarch, which recently gave praise when he visited the DRTS office, described dr. ABDUL-ELLAEF as “a pragmatic administrator, doing wonderful things for the federal …