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Osun Monarch Alleges Plot To Relegate Him

15.01.2026

The Olokeolooru Obalufon of Okeolooru Obalufon in the Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun State Oba Mukaila Adebisi has alleged plot by some state officials to relegate him, seeking Governor Ademola Adeleke’s intervention. In a statement yesterday, the monarch claimed that some traditional rulers influenced the Ministry of Chieftaincy Affairs to withdraw his appointment letter...

Shettima Urges African Entrepreneurs To Close Ranks To Fully Harness Continent’s Huge Potential

15.01.2026

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday hailed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s transformative impact on the global entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem. According to him, the institute’s efforts have helped raise over $1.5 billion and created more than 30,000 direct jobs in 20 years. He urged African entrepreneurs and professionals to close ranks to fully harness the...

NiMet’s DG Inspects, Inaugurates Meteorological Data Rescue Project

15.01.2026

The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, yesterday, inspected and commissioned the agency’s Meteorological Data Rescue Project. According to a statement from the NiMet Media Office in Abuja, the Data Rescue project is a major step toward preserving Nigeria’s climate heritage and strengthening its scientific capacity. Part...

Cubana Hails Oborevwori’s Leadership Style

15.01.2026

The business tycoon and Chairman of the Cubana Group, Chief Obinna Iyiegbu (aka Obi Cubana), has set December 2026 to completely deliver on his Millennium City investment in Delta State. This was as the businessman eulogized Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for placing a very good hand on infrastructural development of the state. He described the governor...

US Embassy Reopens Redesigned Centre To Deepen US–Nigeria Ties

15.01.2026

The United States Embassy in Abuja yesterday announced the official reopening of its redesigned American Centre (for excellence and creativity) at the Embassy Chancery, to deepen USNigeria relations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Centre features modernised spaces and enhanced technology aimed at expanding educational, cultural and professional opportunities for Nigerians of...

Foundation Gives Scholarships To Children Of Fallen Heroes

15.01.2026

In commemoration of Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the Charles Bebeye Ndiomu Foundation has reaffirmed its enduring commitment to honouring the legacy of fallen heroes by supporting the educational aspirations of their children through the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Scholarship Scheme (AFRDS). Implemented in partnership with VETIVA Trustees Limited (Fund Manager) and Axiom Learning Solutions Limited...

NGE Pays Tribute To Mohammed, Agbese

15.01.2026

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed its sadness over the passing of two distinguished and outstanding journalists, Messrs Yakubu Mohammed and Dan Agbese. In a statement yesterday Eze Anaba (President) and Onuoha Ukeh (General Secretary), the Guild said: “By the death of Mohammed and Agbese, who were among the three surviving co-founders of...

NDLEA Sokoto Command Decorates 70 Promoted Officers

15.01.2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Sokoto State Command has held a ceremony to decorate 70 officers who were promoted after successfully passing the nationwide promotion examinations and interviews. The ceremony took place at the Command’s conference hall. The promoted officers include five Narcotic Assistants (NASS I) promoted to Narcotic Agents (NA) and 15...

Terrorists’ Bomb Shattered My Two Legs, One Eye, Witness Tells Court

15.01.2026

A nurse, who worked with the Ondo State Hospital Management Board, yesterday narrated how she lost her legs and left eye in the June 5, 2022, terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church Owo in Ondo State. The witness, codenamed ‘SSD’ by the Department of State Services (DSS), told the Federal High Court, Abuja that...

Importers Face N1.77trn Loss Over Marketers’ Preference For Local Products

15.01.2026

Importers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) are currently facing a major dilemma as products imported into the country are currently at various jetties just as a growing number of independent marketers have started pushing more for locally refined products. Findings by New Telegraph show that at the moment, more than 2.39 billion litres of imported...