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Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun Salutes Adron Homes Boss Aare Adetola EmmanuelKing at 50 The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, has congratulated real‑estate titan Aare Adetola EmmanuelKing, Chairman and CEO of ADRON Homes & Properties, on his 50th birthday. “Reaching fifty in good health and remarkable professional standing is a testament to ...

Gunmen have reportedly abducted no fewer than 14 passengers along the Makurdi/Naka/Adoka road area of Benue State.   The incident happened between 10 and 11am on Thursday, about three kilometres from Naka, the headquarters of the Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State.   According to a commercial driver ...

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau State, Chris Hassan, has expressed confidence that the party’s strength and credibility in the state will not be affected by defections in other states.   Hassan stated this during a press conference in Jos on Thursday.   He urged party members ...

  The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man identified as Kelvin Okoro, for allegedly hacking a Revered Sister to death in the Aluu community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.   It was gathered that the suspect owed the deceased (Maureen Wecheonwu) an ...

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accusing him of prolonging the war by rejecting any suggestion of ceding Crimea to Russia as part of a potential peace deal.   Zelenskyy has ruled out giving up any Ukrainian territory to Russia ahead of peace talks ...

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, is currently meeting the striking workers of Nigeria Meteorology Agency in Abuja to resolve the matter.   The workers’ strike which has almost brought the industry to its knees started at midnight on Tuesday, after the unions repeatedly warned the management ...

A Federal Government agency – the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, has decried the low patronage of Nigerian-made products by Nigerians.   The agency identified some challenges leading to the low patronage of the local products as affordability and public perception, among others.   Speaking on Thursday during ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the request of 2025 intending pilgrims to be granted cash transactions for the holy pilgrimage to Mecca.   This followed the intervention of Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who appealed to President Bola Tinubu on behalf of the over 40,000 pilgrims through the National Hajj ...

Immunisation efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises, and funding cuts jeopardise progress and leave millions of children, adolescents, and adults at risk, the World Health Organisation, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, have warned.   The UN agencies and Gavi made ...

The Lagos State Government has revealed that over 135,000 residents are currently living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, highlighting the ongoing public health challenge in Nigeria’s most populous state.   The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on Wednesday during a media briefing to mark the second ...