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The current continental champion, Oluwatimilehin Doko, heads the list of 15 words warriors who have been carefully selected to represent Nigeria in the next World Association of English Scrabble players (Wespa), championship in Accra, the capital of Ghana, the ‘entrance door to Africa’. The list of 15 men made public by the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), is dominated by 5 …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given Nigerian food producers an 18-month grace period to gradually eliminate trans-grassing industrially produced acids (TFA), setting a deadline for conformity at the beginning of 2026. According to the new regulation, trans fats in food must not exceed two grams per 100 grams of fat or total oil, …

Judge James Omotosho from the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, refused to hear the application proposed by the Chief of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachiku, against the National Work Committee (NWC) of the party led by the former Senate President, David Mark. Kachikwu, ADC presidential candidate in the 2023 election, in the lawsuit asked the court to …

By Joseph Amedu, Lokoja The state government of Kogi has announced that the rigorous application of the ban on trailers will begin throughout the state with effect from 29 October 2025, in line with the directive of the governor Ahmed Usman Ododo. The commissioner for information and communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, who revealed it to Lokoja, said that the decision …

Armed people on Thursday kidnapped a police officer, Ezra John, in the Patigi regional government in the state of Kwara. John is bound to the Lade Division in the Kwara State Police Command. The spokesman of the order, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday at Ilorin. He said the victim returned from an official task at …

The member who represents the electoral college of Jos North-North in the State of the Plateau assembly house, Hon. Adamu Aliyu, invited the North Local Government Council to employ further healthcare professionals at the primary health facility of Angwan Rimi (Phc). Aliyu made the call as he commissioned further departments and a laboratory, which he built and provided to the …

The Nigerian currency, Naira, depreciated the US dollar on an official window on Friday. Nigerian central bank data (CBN) shows that Naira is closed on N1,465.67/$ 1, compared to N1.455.23/$ 1 which was traded on Thursday. Also read: Naira gets N20.11 to the dollar. in the official window This is the loss of N10.44 for local currencies against American Greenback. …

Investors at the Nigerian equity market obtained N384 billion at the close of trade on Friday. This follows the surge in stock prices such as UACN PLC, Nigerian Enamelware PLC and Ellah Lakes PLC, among others, on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) jumped to 143,584.04 points from 142,979.46 points recorded the previous day. After five hours of …

The armed bandits requested a ransom of ₦ 200 million for the release of Basherah Ojedeyi, graduated from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (Udus), who was kidnapped in the state of Niger on September 29. Ojedeyi, who had just been included in the profession of X -ray on September 24, was traveling to Osogbo, in the state of Osun, when …

Former President of Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that at the peak of the Boko Haram rebellion, the group nominated his successor, Muhammadu Buhari, to represent them in peaceful negotiations with the federal government. Jonathan made Wahyu on Friday during the SCARS public presentation, a memoir by a former defense chief of defense, General Lucky Irabor (Retd.), In Abuja. According to …