Category: News
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KWARA FIRST LADY BRINGS YULETIDE JOY TO INMATES, PUSHES REHAB AGENDA
Prof Olufolake AbdulRazaq spread Christmas warmth Friday to Ilorin and Mandala custodial centres, donating rice, beans, garri, oil, eggs and toiletries via Social Development Comm Dr Nnafatima Imam reminding inmates their societies valued kin, not just punished souls, but reform stars ready for reintegration amid festive love. Controllers Emmanuel Olohunshagba and officers Omole Olumuyiwa/Olaniran Adeniran…
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SUPER EAGLES FANS ROAR: WIN 2025 AFCON OR BUST
Aba football diehards lit up Friday, begging Nigeria’s Super Eagles to treat the 2025 AFCON like life-or-death after Tuesday’s 1-2 friendly flop to Egypt demanding killer finishes, iron defense, best-XI stars vs Tanzania on Dec 23 and no Osimhen obsession to snag the trophy and heal World Cup qualification wounds. Uchenna Adindu praised Egypt grit…
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FRSC SLAMS PARENTS: STOP PACKING SCHOOL KIDS LIKE SARDINES ON BIKES
Zamfara FRSC boss Aliyu Maaji issued a fiery warning Friday in Gusau, vowing crackdowns on parents cramming seven-plus pupils onto motorcycles or tricycles citing a fresh crash with brutal injuries as proof that overload roulette kills dreams and fuels deadly road tragedies. With school-zone patrols ramping up and community spies urged to snitch, Maaji’s pushing…
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NFVCB URGES TITLE TWEAK FOR ‘A VERY DIRTY CHRISTMAS’ AMID CAN BACKLASH
NFVCB boss Dr Shaibu Husseini bowed to Christian Association of Nigeria uproar Friday, formally asking Ini Edo’s producers to rename the Dec 16 cinema hit “A Very Dirty Christmas” slamming its “dirty” tag on sacred yuletide as a faith-mocking slight, despite greenlighting the family drama’s gritty plot of buried secrets exploding holiday reunions. Husseini defended…
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TINUBU HAILS INFLATION DROP TO 14.45% AS REFORMS PAY OFF
President Bola Tinubu touted Nigeria’s economic rebound Friday while unveiling the 2026 “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity” to a joint NASS session spotlighting headline inflation plunge from 24.23% in March to 14.45% in November after eight straight months of easing, fueled by steady food/energy prices and tighter monetary grips. Q3 2025 growth…
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INEC CHAIR PARLEYS PDP FACTIONS TO SMOOTH FCT, EKITI, OSUN POLL PATH
INEC boss Prof Joash Amupitan huddled Friday with rival PDP camps in Abuja—summoning Tanimu Turaki’s NWC/BoT crew (Sen Adolphus Wabara, ex-Gov Babangida Aliyu) and acting chair Abdulrahaman Mohammed’s squad (Sen Samuel Anyanwu, Capt Umar Bature)—to hash out conflicting letters ahead of Feb 2026 FCT area polls, June Ekiti gov race and July Osun showdown. Amupitan…
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PLATEAU GOV LAUNCHES 50HA POTATO SEED FARM TO QUADRUPLE YIELDS
Gov Caleb Mutfwang broke ground Friday on a massive 50-hectare Irish potato seedling multiplication site in Bokkos’ Butura community, unleashing disease-free, weather-tough imported seeds to rocket farmer output from 100 bags per hectare to a whopping 400—flipping Plateau into Nigeria’s potato powerhouse and luring factories nationwide. Drawing from his own farming roots, Mutfwang vowed trainings…
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CUSTOMS CRACKS OPEN 30-YEAR DRUG VAULT FROM 1980S, PASSES TO NDLEA
Kano Customs uncovered a time-warped narcotics treasure Friday during warehouse revamps—smashing a mystery cabinet passed officer-to-officer since the ’80s, spilling 1986-87 seizures like 16.4kg cannabis blocks/slabs, 52,168 quinalbarbitone capsules (14.6kg), 246g permuline tabs, 220g heroin parcels and 2.4kg mystery white powder that dodged explosives tests but screamed lab time with NDLEA. CG Bashir Adewale-Adeniyi spotlighted…
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OSCARS DITCH TV FOR YOUTUBE EXCLUSIVE STREAM FROM 2029
Academy bosses Bill Kramer and Lynette Taylor dropped a streaming bombshell Friday, locking in YouTube as the sole global home for Oscars broadcasts starting 2029—dumping ABC after decades to beam Hollywood’s glitziest night live to billions, ending broadcaster exclusivity for the first time ever. This Google-powered pivot caps ABC’s run through the 100th Oscars in…
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DSP SUICIDE SHOCKER: COP BLOWS OWN HEAD OFF AMIDST ARMS THEFT PROBE
Niger Police confirmed Friday a bombshell tragedy: DSP Abdullahi Isah, 12PMF Minna’s armoury boss, shot himself dead Tuesday during a routine gun audit after his Dec 15 arrest for shady ammo deals—right as discrepancies exposed 13 missing AK-47s and 2,000+ rounds fueling bandit sales in Shiroro’s Erena hood. Spokesman SP Abiodun Wasiu detailed the 2:30pm…
