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Lagos Govt Demolish Illegal Structure At Trade Fair Complex
The Lagos State Government on Thursday moved to demolish illegal and unsafe structures at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, in a bid to restore order and enforce physical planning laws. Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat, who confirmed the exercise in a post on X, said the operation was targeted at “illegal developments,...
Rep. Aguocha Commends DSS, AGF For Timely Medical Aid To Nnamdi Kanu
The federal lawmaker representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Obi Aguocha, has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) for intervening in the medical care of detained separatist leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja, Aguocha confirmed that following his formal appeal to the...
UN Appoints Nigeria’s Adeleke As First African Co-chair Of Global Sustainable Development Report
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres in a historic first has appointed Dr. Adedoyin Adeleke as Co-Chair of the United Nations Independent Group of Scientists (IGS) charged with preparing the 2027 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR). In a release published by the UN, Dr. Adeleke, who is both the first African and the first Nigerian to hold the role. Although other Africans...
” S’East Govs Calls For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release” – Otti
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said governors of the South East are in discussions with the Federal Government over the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking during his monthly media interaction with journalists on Thursday, Otti disclosed that the region’s governors were making efforts behind the scenes to secure Kanu’s freedom. Answering...
Jigawa Assembly Approves N58bn Supplementary Budget For 2025
The Jigawa State House of Assembly has passed a N58 billion supplementary estimate for the 2025 fiscal year. The legislation followed the adoption of a report by the House Committee on Appropriations at the plenary on Thursday. Chairman of the committee, Ibrahim Hamza-Adamu, said the supplementary budget arose from expected additional revenue accruing to the state from the federation account. “The 2025...
Diaspora Group Blasts Igbo Leaders, Demands Nnamdi Kanu’s Immediate Release, End To K!llings
Diaspora Group Blasts Igbo Leaders, Demands Nnamdi Kanu’s Immediate Release, End To K!llings | #AbnTv A powerful Igbo diaspora organization, Ikenga Think-Tank, North America, has issued a damning open letter to South East governors, senators, political leaders, and security agencies, accusing them of betraying their people and remaining complicit in what it called the “systematic extermination of Igbo youth.” In the...
Nigerian Army Begins Youth Sensitization On 90 Regular Recruit Intake In Abia
The Headquarters, 14 Brigade Nigerian Army, Ohafia, has launched a sensitization campaign to encourage Abia youths to participate in the forthcoming 90 Regular Recruit Intake (90 RRI). This was contained in a statement issued by Lt. Anna Tsaku, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 14 Brigade, who disclosed that the online application portal officially opened on September 19, 2025. According to...
FG Mandates Nationwide Academic Credential Verification For Public, Private Sector Workers
The Federal Government has taken decisive steps to curb the proliferation of forged academic certificates by directing all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), including military and paramilitary formations, to commence mandatory verification of staff credentials from October 6, 2025. In a circular dated August 8, 2025, with reference number 58524/111C/579 and endorsed by the Secretary to the Government of the...
Tinubu Urges Commonwealth To Host 2030 Games In Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu has again expressed Nigeria’s readiness to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, as the country hopes to make history as the first African nation to host the Games, according to PUNCH reports. The 2030 Commonwealth Games will also mark the centenary celebration of the event, which was first held in Hamilton, Canada, in 1930. Commonwealth Sports president, Donald Rukare,...
Oyetola Emphasize On Stronger Collaboration To Harness Maritime Opportunities The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has emphasised the need for stronger collaboration between the citizenry...
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has emphasised the need for stronger collaboration between the citizenry and the Federal Government to harness the vast opportunities within Nigeria’s maritime domain. According to a statement on Tuesday, Oyetola stated this while speaking on the sidelines of the 2025 World Maritime Day themed, ‘Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity’. According to...
