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Newly Called Lawyer, Sister Kidnapped on Lokoja–Okene Highway

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Nigerian Bar Association has urged the Federal Government and security agencies to move quickly to secure the release of Onyesom Udoka, one of its newest members, who was abducted along the Lokoja–Okene highway in Kogi State. Udoka, a graduate of Ambrose Alli University and the Nigerian Law School, Enugu Campus, was kidnapped on Friday […]

PSG Set for First Intercontinental Cup Final in Doha

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

European Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain will contest their first-ever Intercontinental Cup final in Doha, Qatar, on December 17, FIFA announced on Sunday. Their opponents will be decided just four days earlier in the Challenger Cup playoff. The playoff will see African champions Pyramids of Egypt face the winner between Central American champions Cruz Azul […]

Buni Inspects Damaturu Flyover, Underpass, and Road Projects

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, on Saturday inspected the ongoing Damaturu flyover and underpass, as well as the Damaturu–Gambir road project. The governor, who was accompanied by Deputy Governor Idi Barde Gubana and other top officials, said he was impressed with the quality and pace of work. Buni noted that the flyover would ease […]

Nigerian Civil Society Condemns UN Plan to Scrap UNAIDS by 2026

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

A coalition of Nigerian civil society organisations has condemned a United Nations proposal to dismantle the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) by 2026, warning it would undermine decades of progress against the epidemic. In a statement on Sunday, the coalition described the move as “ill-timed and dangerously shortsighted,” stressing that UNAIDS is the […]

Customs Launches One-Stop-Shop to Cut Clearance Time to 48 Hours

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has introduced a One-Stop-Shop (OSS) initiative aimed at reducing cargo clearance time from 21 days to just 48 hours. The reform was unveiled during a management meeting with Customs Area Controllers in Abuja, according to a statement released on Sunday. Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi described the OSS as a “transformative shift” […]

Governor Okpebholo Brings Relief: Long-Awaited Entitlements Paid to Former Ekiadolor College Staff

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

There are rare moments in public life when politics quiets its usual noise and takes on a more profound task — it heals. For hundreds of former staff of the defunct College of Education, Ekiadolor, that healing moment has finally come. After years of anxious waiting, protests, and despair, Governor Monday Okpebholo has approved the […]

Edo Security Forces Dismantle Kidnappers’ Camps After Fierce Gun Battle

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Security operatives in Edo State have dismantled five suspected kidnappers’ camps in Edo North following a coordinated operation that led to a gun battle deep inside Ekeke Erah Forest, Owan East Local Government Area. The exercise, carried out by the Special Security Squad codenamed Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers, was coordinated by the Principal […]

West Ham Sack Graham Potter After Poor Start to 2025/26 Season

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

West Ham United have dismissed head coach Graham Potter following a run of disappointing results that stretched from the latter half of last season into the early stages of the 2025/26 campaign. In a statement released on Saturday, the club said performances “have not matched expectations” and confirmed that the Board of Directors felt a […]