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We Consider Media As Partners, Not Adversaries

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Tuesday described the media as strategic partners whose role in national affairs cannot be over-emphasised. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, stated this in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, during a media tour of the Joint Task Force, South-South, Operation Delta Safe. Major General Onoja noted...
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Lagos Taskforce Impounds 134 Commercial Motorcycles 

…vows to cripple operations on restricted routes The Lagos State Taskforce has intensified its enforcement efforts against recalcitrant commercial motorcycle operators, popularly known as okada, as part of ongoing measures to rid the State of the menace posed by illegal okada operations and associated criminal activities. The Agency conducted a second phase of its clean-up...
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Music Kept Me Out Of Prison

Nigerian rapper Jeremiah Chukwuebuka Ani, widely known as Jeriq, has opened up about how music redirected his life and helped him escape a path that could have led to incarceration. Speaking during a chat with X influencer Smallie, the Enugu-born artist revealed that he had several encounters with law enforcement in the past due to...
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Oxlade Says Faith Keeps Him Away From Smoking, Drugs

Nigerian afrobeats singer, Ikuforiji Abdulrahman, known professionally as Oxlade, has opened up about his lifestyle, revealing that he neither smokes nor uses hard drugs, a choice he credits to his Christian background and family influence. Speaking in an interview with gospel artiste Tim Godfrey, the “Ku Lo Sa star” crooner explained that being raised in...
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Ex-Petroleum Minister, Alison-Madueke, In UK Court For Trial

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, yesterday appeared in a London court ahead of her full trial on bribery charges relating to her time as Nigeria’s oil minister, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). According to the report, preliminary proceedings, including technical matters and jury selection, began this week, with Alison-Madueke in attendance. Alison-Madueke, who...
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Olubadan Urges Nigerians To Be Security-Conscious

The Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Rashidi Ladoja has urged Nigerians to be security-conscious all the time amid the worsening insecurity in the country. He made the call while receiving the successor of the late world Islamic preacher Alhaji Muideen Bello (his son) Sheikh Habeebullahi Ajani Bello at his palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan. Oba Ladoja said:...
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Alleged Sale Of GRA Land: Arabambi An Attention-Seeking Blackmailer

The Ogun State Government has dismissed as blackmail and reckless defamation allegations by a Labour Party chieftain, Mr. Arabambi Abayomi, that the administration of Dapo Abiodun is selling government-owned housing assets, including the Ibara Government Reserved Area (GRA). The government described Abayomi as an attention-seeking rabble-rouser with a penchant for blackmail, alleging that his claims...
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Lawan Honoured With Distinguished Service Award

President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has been honoured with a prestigious Award of Excellence for his support to grassroots mobilisation and national development. According to a statement in Abuja yesterday by Ezrel Tabiowo, Media Adviser to Senator Ahmad Lawan, the award was presented during the inauguration of the Executive Committees (Excos) of...
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