Category: News
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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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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…
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MARYAM CIROMA URGES WRITERS: PEN WOMEN’S STORIES TO SMASH STEREOTYPES
Former Women Affairs Minister Maryam Ciroma fired up authors at ANA Abuja’s end-of-year dinner, calling on Nigeria’s wordsmiths to wield their craft as weapons against patriarchy—writing histories that spotlight women’s struggles, push equal governance shots, and educate the girl child to propel the nation forward. Speaking at the Mamman Vatsa Writers’ Village event themed “A…
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NIGERIA’S YELLOW GREENS RETAIN WEST AFRICA CRICKET TROPHY WITH 40-RUN THRASHING OF RWANDA
Nigeria’s senior men’s cricket team, the Yellow Greens, defended their crown in style at Abuja’s Moshood Abiola Stadium, smashing 157/5 before bundling Rwanda out for 117/9 to clinch the 2025 West Africa Trophy by 40 runs—perfect revenge after Rwanda’s earlier league upset. Captain Sulaimon Runsewe set the tone with a powerplay blitz alongside Rahmon Ali,…
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NAF AIR STRIKE CRUSHES TERROR LOGISTICS HUB IN BORNO’S TUMBUNS
Nigerian Air Force jets unleashed hell Sunday on a terrorist workshop and vehicle stash at Dabar Masara in Borno’s Southern Tumbuns, vaporizing armed fighters and supply lines in a razor-sharp Operation HADIN KAI hit that underscores the military’s intel-fueled dominance over Boko Haram remnants. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame revealed how days of ISR flights nailed…
