Author: NewsUltra360
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ANAMBRA POLICE SNAG ₦637K ROBBERY HAUL, GUNS & SMASHED SUV IN ABAGANA BUST
Anambra’s elite Commissioner of Police Special Patrol Team turned the tables Tuesday, recovering a whopping ₦636,700 in alleged stolen cash, a pump-action rifle, a locally fabricated single-barrel shotgun and a wrecked Toyota Highlander (UWN 680 PE)—all ditched by armed robbery suspects who crashed and fled during a blistering 5pm hot pursuit in Abagana, Njikoka LGA.…
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PENCOM UNLOCKS N758B PENSION BOND, PENSION ASSETS HIT N27T MILESTONE
PenCom boss Omolola Oloworaran just unveiled a game-changing one-year scorecard at Abuja’s Pension Revolution Summit: the FG’s N758 billion bond—greenlit by President Tinubu in February—is now cashing out over N600 billion to wipe pension arrears, skyrocketing industry assets to N27 trillion via bold Pension Revolution 2.0 reforms that rebuilt trust and coverage. She’s turbocharged the…
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TRANSPORT CONCESSIONS INEVITABLE, SAYS MINISTER—BUT LABOUR MUST WIN TOO
Nigeria’s Transport Minister Said Alkali dropped a reality check Tuesday: concessioning across roads, rails, ports and skies is coming fast via public-private handshakes, but success hinges on affordable rides, investor trust, worker shields and zero industrial drama—not just fat profits or shiny infra. At the ITF National Coordinating Committee’s Abuja symposium themed “Nigeria Transport Sectors…
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NADDC SETS AUGUST 2026 DEADLINE FOR STRICT NEW VEHICLE STANDARDS
Nigeria’s auto watchdog NADDC is cranking up the heat on road safety, rolling out SON/NADDC Vehicle Capacity standards for all new cars hitting our shores by August or September 2026—while plotting to certify used imports too, ditching the old anomaly where tokunbo rides skip the checks new ones face. DG Joseph Osanipin spilled the beans…
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PRESIDENCY TO HONOUR RETIRING STAFF YEARLY, ENDS ‘SILENT EXIT’ ERA
The State House is changing the script for civil servants’ retirement, as Permanent Secretary Temitope Fashedemi says the Presidency will now hold annual honours for outgoing staff so they no longer “end their careers in silence” after decades of quiet service. Speaking at a reception for retirees in Aso Rock, he said the new tradition…
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DEMBELE & BONMATI CROWNED FIFA’S BEST IN DOHA GLAMOUR NIGHT
The world’s football elite lit up Doha Tuesday as FIFA’s 2025 Best Awards handed top gongs to PSG’s Ousmane Dembele as Men’s Player supreme and Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati nabbing her third straight Women’s Player crown—while England’s Lionesses swept coach Sarina Wiegman and keeper Hannah Hampton, and PSG boss Luis Enrique grabbed Men’s Coach honors. Argentina’s…
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COAS SHAIBU HOSTS CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON FOR WOUNDED HEROES AT KADUNA HOSPITAL
Army Chief Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu rolled out a heartfelt Christmas bash Tuesday at 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna for sick and wounded-in-action soldiers, celebrating their grit and the medics nursing them back—via rep Brig.-Gen. Timothy Opurum—under his “Soldier First” mantra that puts troops’ welfare front and center. Shaibu hailed these bravehearts as Nigeria’s unbreakable…
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OSIMHEN, LOOKMAN, BASSEY BATTLE FOR KING OF THE PITCH IN NIGERIA AWARDS
Victor Osimhen leads the charge with triple nods including King of the Pitch, Rashidi Yekini Striker prize (vs Ademola Lookman and Anas Yusuf) and Sam Okwaraji award at the 12th Nigeria Pitch Awards—his seventh King nom after three straight wins—while Calvin Bassey duels Benjamin Frederick and Ola Aina for Defender glory, unveiled at Tuesday’s Abuja…
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EGYPT’S PHARAOHS PIP NIGERIA’S SUPER EAGLES 2-1 IN AFCON WARM-UP
Nigeria’s Super Eagles fell 2-1 to Egypt’s Pharaohs in a tense Cairo Stadium friendly Tuesday—their last test before the 35th AFCON kicks off Sunday in Morocco—debuting coach Eric Chelle’s 3-5-2 that owned early ball but leaked a slick counter goal midway first half. Eagles fought back compactly, nabbing a stoppage-time equalizer via Zaidu Sanusi’s pinpoint…
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MICROSOFT’S FG PARTNERSHIP SKILLS UP 4M NIGERIANS IN DIGITAL REVOLUTION
Microsoft dropped a bombshell Tuesday: its team-up with Nigeria’s Federal Government has digitally empowered over four million folks since 2021, with 350K diving into student programs—63K finishing pathways, 43K snagging global certs—and now gearing up another 350K for AI mastery via the National Skills Initiative (AINSI) alongside Data Science Nigeria and Lagos Business School. West…
