Author: NewsUltra360
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NIGERIA’S FIRST-EVER ELEPHANT CALF RESCUE: FROM NEAR DEATH TO HOPE
Oil palm workers in Edo’s Okomu plantation stumbled on a heartbreaking sight November 30—a tiny, dehydrated two-month-old forest elephant calf wandering alone, ears drooping, barely able to stand, sparking Nigeria’s historic wildlife rescue mission. Park conservator Osaze Lawrence, ANI Foundation partners, and local vets rushed in for a herd reunion try that failed, confirming the…
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SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS TINUBU PARDON, UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MARYAM SANDA
The Supreme Court dropped a bombshell Friday, slapping down President Bola Tinubu’s recent pardon and reinstating the death-by-hanging sentence for housewife Maryam Sanda, convicted of killing her husband Bilyaminu Bello in a 2020 domestic brawl. Justice Moore Adumein led the 4-1 ruling, saying prosecutors nailed the culpable homicide case beyond doubt, the Court of Appeal…
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KWARA POLICE LOCKS DOWN FESTIVE SECURITY, BANS FIREWORKS & NIGHT OKADAS
Kwara State cops are rolling out heavy security blankets for Christmas and New Year, deploying extra personnel to markets, churches, parks and everywhere festive crowds gather to keep the peace rock-solid. CP Ojo Adekimi, via PPRO SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, promises joint surveillance and intel ops will crush any trouble before it starts—no fear this yuletide,…
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KWARA KIDDIES LEAGUE STARS SET TO STORM SUPER EAGLES SOON
Coach Paul Odeh, tech whiz of Kwara Kiddies League (KKL), dropped a bombshell at Sunday’s Ilorin grand finale: the grassroots phenoms dazzling here will flood Nigeria’s national teams in five years flat, with talent so sharp one’s already Chelsea-bound—putting Kwara on the global soccer radar. Taiwo Awoniyi’s foundation-backed league, a Kwara U-12 powerhouse now boasting…
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ECOWAS LEADERS VOW IRONCLAD STAND AGAINST COUPS & TERROR WAVE
West African powerhouses united in Abuja Sunday at the 68th ECOWAS summit, vowing a bulletproof front to halt Sahel coups and terrorism’s chokehold—recognizing these borderless beasts demand collective firepower, not lone ranger tactics, amid recent jolts like Guinea-Bissau unrest and Benin’s foiled putsch. President Bola Tinubu lit the fuse, blasting incessant takeovers, arms bazaars, cyber…
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NSIB LAUNCHES PROBE INTO KANO HAWKER JET GEAR COLLAPSE
Nigeria’s skies got a scare Sunday when a Flybird Hawker 800XP jet from Abuja suffered a nose gear flop on landing at Kano’s Malam Aminu International Airport but all eight souls aboard walked away unscathed, sparking swift NSIB investigators to dig into the drama. The non-scheduled hop with two pilots, a cabin crew and five…
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NOLLYWOOD SHINES AT 17TH BON AWARDS: FARMERS BRIDE RULES SUPREME
The 17th Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards lit up Lagos’ National Arts Theatre on Sunday, crowning “Farmers Bride” as Movie of the Year and its director the top honoree, while Femi Adebayo’s “Seven Doors” swept technical gongs like Best Production Design, Special Effects, Series and Cinematography—proof Nollywood’s leveling up on global polish. Acting fireworks saw…
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EBONYI GOV GIFTS N150K CHRISTMAS BONUS TO ALL CIVIL SERVANTS
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru just made yuletide merry for workers, announcing a fat N150,000 Christmas bonus for every civil servant big or small despite lean state revenues over the past year. He dropped the bombshell during Sunday service at Government House Chapel in Abakaliki, framing it as rock-solid proof of his admin’s worker-first vibe,…
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CZECH AMBASSADOR BOOSTS NIGERIA TIES VIA NEW TRADE CHAMBER
Czech Republic’s envoy to Nigeria, Tomáš Výprachtický, is firing up deeper economic collab across sectors, hailing Nigeria’s vast resources, tech savvy and manpower as perfect matches for Prague’s know-how at the glitzy launch of the Nigeria-Central Europe Chamber of Commerce (NCECC) in Abuja. Speaking at the Sunday dinner backed by the Regional Trade Institute and…
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NAF TROOPS SMASH TERRORISTS, NAB N9M RANSOM IN 48-HOUR BLITZ
Nigerian Army warriors racked up massive wins nationwide over the last 48 hours, wiping out at least 14 terrorists, snatching N9 million kidnap ransom, and freeing hostages—proving relentless ops are choking criminal networks from Northeast to South-South. In Borno and Yobe under Operation HADIN KAI, troops ambushed ISWAP/JAS fighters in Bama, Konduga and Guzamala, killing…
