Category: News
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SAVE SPECIES WITH DNA BANKS: FOUNDATION’S BOLD CALL AGAINST EXTINCTION
Biodiversity crumbling worldwide, what if we could hit rewind on extinct animals? Margot Abayomi Memorial Evergreen Foundation says store their DNA now, regen later through biotech magic. Co-founder Dr Dayo Abayomi laid it out in Abuja Monday: DNA’s life’s blueprint—save it from endangered critters like pangolins, and future scientists could reboot them. “Stick that genetic…
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KATSINA UNVEILS 15 STATE-OF-THE-ART AMBULANCES TO SUPERCHARGE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Picture this: Fresh roads buzzing, but crashes waiting to happen, Katsina State just countered with a powerhouse move, receiving 15 fully equipped conventional ambulances Monday to turbo-boost life-saving services across all corners. Chief of Staff Alhaji Abdulkadir Mamma-Nasir was on hand in Katsina for the offloading, hailing it as Gov Dikko Radda’s rock-solid delivery on…
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55-YEAR OLD MAN BUSTED FOR IMPREGNATING 15-YEAR OLD NIECE IN ONDO INCEST CASE
Heartbreaking horror in Ilara-Mokin Ondo Police nabbed 55-year-old Ademola Joshua Monday for allegedly raping and impregnating his sister’s 15-year-old daughter. Suspect’s in cuffs, probe underway. DSP Abayomi Jimoh spilled details: Report hit Jan 4 from complainant Adewale after digging into the teen’s pregnancy uncovered the family betrayal. Case zipped to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) unit for…
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$9.7M TERROR FUNDING BAIL DENIED: BAUCHI FINANCE COMMISSIONER, OTHERS REMAIN IN CUSTODY
National security trumps bail—Federal High Court in Abuja shot down pleas from Bauchi Finance Commissioner Yakubu Adamu and co-defendants Monday, over bombshell $9.7m terrorism financing charges. Trial speeds up Jan 13. Justice Emeka Nwite ruled: These offenses wreck public safety and social order—pre-trial release? Too risky. He balanced innocence presumption (Section 36(5)) with harsh realities:…
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MAN UTD FIRES AMORIM IN BOMBSHELL MOVE POST-LEEDS DRAW
Barely time to catch breath Manchester United stunned the world Monday by sacking Ruben Amorim, just 24 hours after a frustrating draw against bottom-feeder Leeds United. The Red Devils’ patience snapped. Official club statement hit their site: With United languishing in 6th, 17 points adrift of rampant Arsenal leaders, brass called it “reluctant but right”…
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YOBE BOAT DISASTER: DEATH TOLL HITS 29, SEARCH FOR MISSING ONGOING
Saturday’s nightmare on Yobe River just got deadlier toll jumps from 25 to 29 as four more bodies surface from the Nguru LGA wreck. Rescue ops grind on for 8-10 still missing. YOSEMA boss Dr Mohammad Goje dropped the grim update Monday from Damaturu: 13 injured folks treated and home. Overloaded canoe from Jigawa’s Adiyani…
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MAKINDE AXES SSG ADEYEMO, SHAKES UP OYO CABINET IN SWIFT MOVES
Oyo Gov Seyi Makinde just dropped a bombshell reshuffle SSG Prof. Olanike Adeyemo’s out effective immediately, with Prof. Musibau Babatunde stepping in. Media aide Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju confirmed Monday from Ibadan: Seun Ashamu shifts from Environment to Budget & Economic Planning. Ademola Aderinto (ex-SSA Public Works) tapped as commissioner-designate—House screening next. New blood: Abiodun Adedoja…
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NYCN DEMANDS RANSOM BAN: CRIMINALIZE PAYMENTS TO CRUSH KIDNAPPINGS
Kidnappers thriving on your cash? Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) says enough urging security bosses to make ransom payments illegal, enforceable, and the end of bandit bucks. In an open letter from Prez Isah Abubakar (Jan 3, Kaduna), copied to NSA, Defence Minister, Service Chiefs, and IG: Ransoms are bandit “oxygen,” funding guns, goons,…
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MOROCCO EDGES TANZANIA 1-0: DIAZ DELIVERS QUARTER-FINAL TICKET
Hosts Morocco grinded out a 1-0 nail-biter over stubborn Tanzania in Rabat, sneaking into AFCON 2025 quarters—Brahim Diaz’s sly second-half strike sealed it after a possession fest turned frustrating. Atlas Lions bossed the ball early under Hakimi, but Tanzania parked the bus tight. Saibari’s 24th-min screamer? VAR offside buzzkill. Post-break urgency ramped up—Diaz and El…
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CÔTE D’IVOIRE VS BURKINA FASO: ELEPHANTS STAMPEDE INTO AFCON CLASH
Defending champs Côte d’Ivoire face gritty neighbors Burkina Faso in AFCON 2025’s final Round of 16 thriller—Tuesday 8pm Nigerian time at Grand Stade Marrakech. Quarter-final glory on the line—who claims West African bragging rights? First-ever knockout showdown between these border buddies (just 545km apart), but Côte d’Ivoire owns the head-to-head: 8 wins, 9 draws, 3…
