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KBSG Commends DSS For Role In Establishing Forest Guards

05.03.2026

The Kebbi State Government (KBSG) has commended the Department of State Security (DSS) for its efforts in ensuring the security of lives and property in the state. In a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed BK, he highlighted the DSS’s pioneering roles in supporting the state government, particularly in...

Court Orders UNICAL To Pay Students N55m For Admitting Them Without Accreditation

05.03.2026

A five-year legal battle between the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and eight of its students has concluded with a scathing judgment from the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar. The court declared the institution’s actions in admitting students into unaccredited engineering programs as “fraudulent, reckless, and deceitful.” Presiding Judge, Justice R. O. Dugbo-Oghoghorie, delivered the...

Reps Address NPERA Bill To Strengthen Port Regulatory Framework

05.03.2026

The House of Representatives has addressed the areas of conflict in the amended Nigeria Port Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Bill to strengthen the port economic regulatory framework. The bill, which is now awaiting concurrence of the Senate, will provide the statutory foundation for strengthening Nigeria’s ports and will further reposition the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC)...

IGP’s Wife Assumes Office As POWA President

05.03.2026

Mrs. Oluwafunmilola Mutiat Disu has assumed office as the 23rd indigenous President of the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), unveiling a five-point agenda focused on welfare, empowerment, and unity among families of police personnel. Speaking at the handover ceremony on Tuesday, Mrs. Disu said her administration would prioritise mental health support, economic empowerment, education and...

Local Manufacturer Unveils NEV T3 Electric Vehicle As Sustainable Transport Solution

05.03.2026

Nigeria’s electric mobility sector has received a boost with the unveiling of the NEV T3, a next-generation electric mobility van designed specifically for African cities. NEV Electric Motors, one of Nigeria’s leading electric vehicle manufacturers, launched the NEV T3, marking another step in its mission to develop locally engineered electric mobility solutions. The NEV T3...

Man City Held By Nottingham Forest, Arsenal Open Gap

05.03.2026

Manchester City fell further behind Arsenal in the Premier League title race after being held to a 2-2 draw by Nottingham Forest at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night. City entered the match five points adrift of Arsenal with a game in hand, but ended the day seven points behind the league leaders, who strengthened...

Group Hails Okpebholo’s Infrastructural Devt

05.03.2026

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has been commended for his administration’s performance in infrastructural development, especially in the area of road construction within his short period of being in office. Giving the commendation in a statement, the Centre for a Better Society in Nigeria (CBSNG), said the administration of Okpebholo has had significant developmental progress...

How My Father Defrauded My Family Of N30m

05.03.2026

A prosecution witness, Keji Ademolake, has narrated to Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja how her father, Murtala Adebayo, popularly called Oloriebi of Ajaland, defrauded her and her husband of N30 million. The witness, an officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, who identified the defendant as her biological father,...

Expert Advocates Value Addition To Cocoa Production In Nigeria

05.03.2026

The Group Managing Director of CapitalSage Holdings, Mr John Alamu, has called for accelerated investment in value addition to cocoa to address the declining price of the product in the international market. Alamu also called for agricultural industrialisation as the defining strategy for Ondo State’s long-term economic transformation because of its place in the committee...

Rotary Trains New Officers On New Challenges

05.03.2026

The Conference Hall of the Festive Hotel, Festac, Lagos, will come alive this Friday and Saturday, as the Rotary International District 9111, trains Clubs Presidentselects who will serve during the 2026-2027 Rotary Year. The District 9111 Governor-elect, Bukola Bakare, who made this known, said the training seminar will equip incoming presidents with leadership skills and...