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  Social media was set abuzz on Thursday when Nigerian music stars Michael Ajereh, aka Don Jazzy, and Crown Uzama aka Shallipopi, surprised fans with millions of naira in spontaneous giveaways following viral online interactions.   Don Jazzy gifted a woman, Adeyemi Adejoke Abidemi, a total of ₦6 million after ...

  No fewer than three shops were razed by fire in the early hours of Friday in Sango, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.   The incident, which occurred behind the Fart Oil filling station around 4:30 am, reportedly began after an electrical spark from a plugged-in freezer ignited nearby combustible ...

The Bauchi State Police Command has disclosed the successful interception of a truck transporting refined iodised salt, which was suspected of being diverted.   According to a press release issued on Thursday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, the operation equally resulted in the apprehension of two ...

The Gada Divisional Police Headquarters in Sokoto State has recovered 25 cattle suspected to have been stolen or strayed from their rightful owners.   The animals were found in a dense forest bordering the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of the state on Thursday, following a tip-off from local authorities. ...

  Liverpool manager Arne Slot said Friday that winning the Premier League title at Anfield was one of the best days of his life as he turned his thoughts towards next season.   The Reds crushed Tottenham 5-1 on Sunday to seal a record-breaking 20th English league title with four ...

The members of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, Anambra State chapter, have commended the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo for the implementation of an N82,000 new minimum wage for workers in the state.   The Anambra State Chairman of NLC, Humphrey Nwafor, made the commendation on ...

  President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday, May 8, embark on an official visit to Anambra State.   The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, disclosed Tinubu’s visit while addressing members of the state Labour and TUC unions at Dr Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, on Thursday, during the 2025 Workers’ ...

  US President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed his intent to rename both May 8 and November 11 “Victory Day” in his latest attempt to alter the country’s nomenclature.   “I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for ...

The Kaduna State Government has taken a significant step to boost agriculture in the state by increasing funding and introducing new schemes to support farmers.   The Commissioner of Agriculture, Alhaji Murtala Dabo, at a quarterly ministerial press briefing on Thursday, said the state has allocated N74.2bn to the agricultural ...

As workers in the country commemorate May Day, 2025, the Nasarawa State chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress have lamented the poor electricity supply being experienced by residents across the state’s 13 local government areas.   Organised labour also called on the state government to improve ...