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Edo Sports Commission Chairman Pledges Support for SWAN Edo Chapter

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, Hon. Desmond Enabulele, has assured the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Edo State chapter, of his full support in advancing sports reportage and development in the state. Enabulele made the pledge while receiving the Association’s leadership, led by its Chairman, Comrade Kehinde Osagiede, during a […]

NCC DG Seeks Stronger Security Support to Tackle Piracy

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Director-General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Dr. John Asein, has urged security agencies to intensify their support in the fight against piracy and copyright infringement. Dr. Asein described piracy as “a great economic sabotage” and declared that the NCC is fully prepared to win the battle. He warned that the commission would respond […]

Experts Warn: Nigeria Losing Billions Daily to Oil Theft, Demand Urgent Digitalisation

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Industry experts on Monday warned that Nigeria is losing billions of dollars daily to crude oil theft, vandalism, and wastage, urging immediate digitalisation of production and monitoring systems to protect the economy. Presenting a joint paper at a leadership forum in Houston, U.S., Charles Deigh, a petroleum engineer at the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, and […]

AfDB Commits Fresh Support as FG Expands Agro-Industrial Hubs to 24 States

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Federal Government has secured an enhanced funding commitment from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to launch the second phase of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) initiative. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Monday via his official X handle, following a bilateral meeting with AfDB President Dr. Sidi Tah on the sidelines of […]

Omokri, Fani-Kayode, Tinubu’s Aide Slam Bill Maher Over ‘False’ Claims of Christian Genocide in Nigeria

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has pushed back against U.S. talk show host Bill Maher’s claim that Nigeria is witnessing the mass killing of Christians, describing it as false and misleading. In a viral clip from Real Time with Bill Maher, the American host alleged that as many as 500,000 Christians had been slaughtered in […]

Dangote Refinery Crisis Deepens as Forum, Union Clash Over Labour Dispute

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The crisis at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery intensified on Sunday as the Forum of Concerned Nigerian Consumers urged the Federal Government and the Department of State Services to intervene in the ongoing dispute between the company and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). At a press briefing in Abuja, the […]

NSCDC Launches Manhunt After Attack on BUPoly Students’ Hostel in Jigawa

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, says it has launched a manhunt for armed attackers who stormed a rented off-campus male hostel of Bilyaminu Usman Polytechnic (BUPoly), Hadejia. The incident, which occurred on Thursday night along the Hadejia–Malam Madori road, involved suspected assailants wielding dangerous local knives. The attackers reportedly […]

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 […]