Category: News
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ADAMAWA GOVT CANCELS CROSS OVER NIGHT AT UNITY FLY-OVER
NYE plans derailed: Adamawa just pulled the plug on all “Cross Over Night” festivities at Jimeta’s Unity Fly-Over, prioritizing resident safety over celebrations. Chief Press Secretary Humwashi Wonosikou announced it Wednesday. “We’ve cancelled Dec. 31 to Jan. 1 activities at the Unity Fly-Over—the safety and security of citizens remain our top priority,” he stated, vowing…
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GTCO RAISES N10BN VIA PRIVATE PLACEMENT – CBN & SEC APPROVED
Big banks stacking cash: GTCO just got the green light from CBN and SEC to pocket N10 billion through a private share placement—right on the heels of smashing new capital rules. The holding company announced Tuesday it’s issuing 125 million ordinary shares at N80 each in a “best efforts” deal, closing December 31 (pending final…
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GOV MOHAMMED MOURNS 7 JOURNALISTS KILLED IN GOMBE CRASH
Heartbreaking twist on a wedding return trip—tyre burst sends a bus of Gombe journalists plummeting off Billiri-Kumo Road, claiming seven lives and injuring four. Bauchi Gov. Bala Mohammed, a journalist himself, is gutted by the loss. The Monday tragedy struck NTA colleagues heading back from a colleague’s wedding, per Gov. Mohammed’s statement via aide Mukhtar…
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AFCON 2025: CALM CHELLE EYES KNOCKOUT GLORY AS EAGLES TOP GROUP
Super Eagles flying high imagine your coach staying ice-cool under knockout pressure while Paul Onuachu and Raphael Onyedika fire blanks to crush Uganda 3-1. Nigeria’s topping Group C with max points, and Eric Chelle can’t wait for the Round of 16 fireworks. The Malian gaffer made bold swaps, starting Onuachu over Akor Adams, and it…
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NIGERIA SCORES $4.60BN BOP SURPLUS IN Q3 2025 – CBN
From red ink to black gold: Nigeria flipped the script on its balance of payments, posting a massive $4.60 billion surplus in Q3 2025 after a prior deficit—fueled by trade wins, diaspora cash, and investor love. The Central Bank of Nigeria dropped the good news today, crediting a $3.42 billion current account surplus. Goods exports…
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FIRE RIPS THROUGH LAGOS ARMY ARENA MARKET
Another day, another inferno in Lagos—imagine your go-to shopping spot for clothes going up in flames just before New Year’s Eve, but firefighters swoop in to save the rest? A blaze tore through parts of the bustling Army Arena Market at Bolade, Oshodi, on Tuesday evening, gutting 10 container shops packed with clothing bales before…
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UN SLASHES BUDGET TO $3.45BN FOR 2026 AMID MAJOR REFORMS
Think the UN’s trimming fat like never before? After grueling talks and the bold UN80 initiative, world leaders just locked in a lean $3.45 billion regular budget for next year slashing resources by 15% and staff by nearly 19%. The 193-member General Assembly approved the exact $3,450,426,300 on Tuesday, fueling core pillars: peace and security,…
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TINUBU APPOINTS OYEDEPO AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
Picture this: a top EFCC prosecutor with 15+ years busting financial crooks gets handpicked by President Tinubu to lead the nation’s public prosecutions—game-changer for cutting outside lawyers and sharpening federal cases? President Bola Tinubu greenlit the move for Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, shifting him from EFCC to the Federal Civil Service as the new Director…
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ANTHONY JOSHUA CRASH: FAMILY REELS FROM SHOCK AND GRIEF
Imagine getting bombarded with calls from worried friends before you even know your own family member’s in a horror crash that’s the nightmare Anthony Joshua’s relatives are living right now. Mr. Adedamola Joshua, the boxing champ’s uncle, spilled the details to journalists at the family home in Ijokun, Sagamu, Ogun State. “It hit us like…
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COURT LOCKS MALAMI, SON IN KUJE; CO-DEFENDANT TO SULEJA – BAIL CLASH HEATS UP MONEY LAUNDERING DRAMA
Federal High Court in Abuja dropped the hammer Tuesday: Ex-AGF Abubakar Malami SAN and son Abubakar Abdulaziz head to Kuje Correctional Centre, while property firm staffer Hajia Bashir Asabe cools heels in Suleja – all pending Jan. 2, 2026 bail hearing on EFCC’s 16-count money laundering bomb alleging billions laundered via shady bank runs and…
