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Lekki Property Dispute Escalates As Court Orders Are Defied Amid Legal Battle
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 22:03:15 +0000

Despite existing court orders preserving the status quo, the property located at B20, Wole Olateju Crescent, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, remains the subject of ongoing litigation before the Federal High…

Posthumous National Honour: Hafsat Abiola Thanks President Tinubu On Behalf Of Late Mother, Kudirat
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:41:45 +0000

LAGOS – Hafsat Abiola, a vocal daughter of the late Moshood Abiola, the Babangida-defrauded winner of the 1993 presidential election, has sent a heartfelt, emotion-laden message of gratitude to President…

Kalu Calls For Urgent Overhaul, Strategic Investments In Nigeria’s Health Sector
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:40:51 +0000

ABUJA – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Right Honourable Benjamin Kalu, has reiterated the pressing need for comprehensive reforms and sustained investment in Nigeria’s healthcare system, advocating for…

Governor Abiodun Charges Ogun Corps Members On Discipline, Lifelong Learning, Service To Humanity
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:32:32 +0000

Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Executive Governor of Ogun State, on Friday in Sagamu, encouraged corps members deployed to the state toto uphold discipline, lifelong learning, and service to humanity. The…

Okomu Kingdom Constitutes 18-Member Peace Committee To Resolve Lingering Communal Crisis
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:34:33 +0000

BENIN – An 18-member peace committee to resolve the lingering communal crises which claimed many lives in Okomu Kingdom in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State has…

2027 Presidency Not Reserved For The Old – Prof. Adeniran Backs Adebayo
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:55:54 +0000

Contrary to widespread belief that the 2027 presidential race is a contest among aging political figures, former Minister of Education, Professor Tunde Adeniran, has asserted that the younger generation is…

Rivers NASS Caucus Slams Dickson Over Emergency Rule Comments
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:25:05 +0000

…Seeks Senate Ethics Probe Over “Inflammatory Remarks” ABUJA – The Rivers State Caucus in the National Assembly has condemned recent comments by Senator Henry Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa West), describing them…

Lagos Moves To Enforce Lekki-Epe Corridor e-Call-Up System, To Halt N4trn Annual Economic Loss
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:15:16 +0000

…approves Seven Dedicated Truck Parks in the Axis LAGOS – In a strategic effort to enhance logistics coordination, ease traffic congestion, and improve road safety, the Lagos State Government has…

2027: NIG Defends Goodluck Jonathan Over GENCOS, DISCOS Privatisation
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:00:20 +0000

ABUJA – The National Integration Group (NIG) has carpeted claims made by former Minister of Budget and Planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, that the President Goodluck Jonathan administration sold the nation’s…

Estate Firm, T Pumpy Concept Rewards Customers With Car, Other Gifts Worth Millions
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:53:07 +0000

ABUJA – Loyal customers with T Pumpy Concept Limited, an estate firm, have been rewarded with gifts, including a brand-new car, a tricycle, televisions and refrigerators running into several millions.…

Tausayi Foundation Hosts 2nd Qur’anic Graduation In Potiskum
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:46:31 +0000

DAMATURU – Tausayi Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) since September 3, 2018, is set to host its 2nd Qur’anic graduation ceremony in Potiskum,…

Environment, Energy Stakeholders’ Unveils Youth Programme To Harness Climate Transition
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:42:36 +0000

ABUJA – The Federal Ministry of Environment in partnership with the Nigeria Wind Energy Council (NWEC) have launched the Youth for Wind, Climate and Innovation (YWCI) initiative. The programme is…

2027 Coalitions Born, Dead Same Day – Wike
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:36:19 +0000

ABUJA – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr Nyesom Wike, on Thursday mocked political movements forming ahead of the 2027 general elections, dismissing them as unserious coalitions “that…

Fed Poly Ayede Names Ex-Nigerian Tribune Reporter As Acting Director, CICPR
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:27:30 +0000

IBADAN – Federal Polytechnic Ayede, Ogbomoso, Oyo State has appointed the instittion’s hitherto Acting Head of Protocols and Public Relations Unit, Mr Sunday Adepọju, as Acting Director of the newly…

Ground Rent Critics, Come And See What Your Money Has Done, Wike Boasts
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:23:54 +0000

ABUJA – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, on Friday turned the commissioning of the newly completed Apo-Wassa access road into a podium of accountability,…