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Chelsea’ll Benefit From Missing Europe

Despite missing out on European football, ex-England and Man United striker Wayne Rooney is of the opinion that Chelsea might emerge as a “real threat” in the Premier League the following season. After losing 2-1 to Sunderland on the last day of the season, Chelsea finished a poor campaign in 10th place, missing out on...
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PDP Replies Gov Diri On Comment Over Incumbency

The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to recent comments attributed to Governor Douye Diri, suggesting that opposition parties in the state would soon “learn the game of incumbency” ahead of the 2027 general elections. A press statement issued on Monday, 25 May, 2026 signed by Ikaebimo Mark, Bayelsa State...
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Adeleke’s Loyalists Accuse Opposition Of Plotting To Use Fake DSS Officials

The Imole Campaign Council has alleged the existence of a secret operation involving nonstate actors posing as Department of State Services (DSS) officials during the August 15 Osun State governorship election. In a statement by spokesman Pelumi Olajengbesi, the group backing Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election bid claimed that intelligence reports linked some opposition figures to...
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CHC Agritech Partners Yobe On Sahara Restoration Drive

CHC Agritech Africa is partnering with the Yobe State Government to boost food security, restore degraded land, and build long-term economic resilience under the Yobe Sahara Restoration Drive Project. In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Monday, Ruby Ross Maribao, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CHC Agritech Africa, disclosed this after...
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I Never Targeted Northern Traders, Beggars As Gov

The Peter Obi Media Office yesterday rejected the allegations that Peter Obi “repatriated” northerners or “targeted northern traders and beggars” when he was the governor of Anambra State. In a statement, the office described the allegations as “malicious falsehood” and “an unacceptable level of political manipulation”. It said rather than the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC)...
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Sanwo-Olu Empowers 1,000 Skill Workers For Economic Growth

The Lagos State Government said it has empowered over 1000 creatives through the Skill Up Lagos initiative to build sustainable livelihoods for the upcoming artists and accelerate economic growth. Idris Aregbe, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide SanwoOlu on Tourism, Arts and Culture, confirmed this during the 2026 ministerial press briefing. According to him, over...
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Africa’s 2.8bn Population Growth Portends Severe Socio-Economic Crisis, Obaseki Warns

The immediate past Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has warned that Africa’s projected population growth of about 2.82 billion by 2060 could trigger a severe socioeconomic crisis unless governments at all levels rethink education, skills development, and employment systems. Speaking at the 3rd Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Dialogue in London, he...
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Anioma Group Petitions APC Leadership Over Alleged Irregularities In Delta Senatorial Primaries 

A group under the aegis of Concerned Citizens of Anioma, Delta State, has petitioned the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, alleging irregularities, intimidation and undue influence in the conduct of the party’s senatorial primary election in Delta State. In a protest letter addressed to the APC National Secretariat in Abuja,...
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