Tag: #News
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FANS TIP UNITY CUP STARS, DEBUTANTS, FOR BIGGER SUPER EAGLES ROLES
Football fans have urged the coaching crew of the Super Eagles to retain several emerging players who impressed during Nigeria’s victorious campaign at the 2026 Unity Cup in London and the recent international friendly against Poland. The Head Coach, Eric Chelle, had fielded a squad largely made up of debutants and fringe players at the…
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U N RAISES ALARM OVER SCHOOL ABDUCTIONS, SEEKS SWIFT RESCUE OF PUPILS, TEACHERS
The United Nations (UN) has called for the immediate and safe release of pupils and teachers recently abducted in Oyo and Borno states, warning that continued attacks on schools pose a serious threat to education and national development. The appeal was made on Thursday June 4, in Abuja by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian…
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COMBATING WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING: STAKEHOLDERS URGE INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATION
Stakeholders combating environmental crime have called for improved collaboration between law enforcement agencies and the judiciary. The call was made on Friday June 5, at a capacity-building workshop for judges and magistrates in Calabar, under the European Union-funded GUARD Wildlife Project. Speaking at the event, Conservator of Cross River National Park, Mr Joseph Ntui, described…
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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: U.N. CHIEF ADVOCATES PROTECTION OF FORESTS, LAND
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for protection of forests, land, and seas to ensure the conservation and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems. He made this call in his message to mark the 2026 World Environment Day, globally marked on June 5. Guterres urged countries to help communities adapt to the devastating impacts of drought…
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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: N.G.O CALLS FOR NATURE-BASED CLIMATE ACTION
Founder of Bridge That Gap Initiative, Ms Gloria Bulus, an NGO, has called for urgent and collective action to protect the environment and tackle climate change through nature-based solutions and community-driven interventions. Bulus made the call in a statement issued on Friday June 5 in Kaduna, to commemorate the World Environment Day 2026, themed “Inspired…
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POLICE RESCUE ADELABU’S SISTER, TWIN SONS, AS TWO SUSPECTS DIE IN GUN BATTLE
The Nigeria Police Force has rescued Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, following a tactical operation that resulted in the death of two suspected kidnappers. Mrs Olaide John-Paul is a younger sister of former Minister of power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu. The victims were freed unharmed on Saturday June…
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KWARA POLICE ARREST SUSPECTS, RECOVER TWO AK-47 RIFLES
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a group of suspects and recovered two AK-47 rifles in Baruten Local Government Area. According to a statement issued on Wednesday June 3 by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, operatives attached to the Okuta Divisional Headquarters arrested a group of suspected criminals during a raid…
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ARMY RESCUE NURSING MOTHER, INFANT, AS KIDNAPPERS ABANDON VICTIMS IN KOGI
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a nursing mother and her six-month-old baby after suspected kidnappers abandoned them during a pursuit operation in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. The rescue followed a late-night attack on a residence near Solid Rock School in the Ijalu area of Egbe on Wednesday June 3,…
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KWASU DON URGES URGENT MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD ILORIN ROYAL DANCE TRADITION
A Professor of Fine Arts and Arts Education at Kwara State University, Professor Binta Ajibola Sulyman, has called for urgent and deliberate steps to preserve Ilorin’s revered royal dance tradition, Ijo Ọlọ́mọ Ọba. She made the appeal on Wednesday June 3 while delivering the university’s 21st Inaugural Lecture. According to her, Ijo Ọlọ́mọ Ọba remains…
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N.I.M.C WARNS NIGERIANS AGAINST FAKE N.I.N CORRECTION PORTAL
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has alerted Nigerians to a fraudulent social media post promoting a purported free portal for correcting National Identification Number (NIN) records. This was contained in a public advisory on the commission’s X handle on Tuesday June 2. The commission in the advisory described the message and its accompanying links…
