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Shettima: Nigeria, Brazil Shift From Agreements to Full Agro-Trade Implementation
Nigerian Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has declared that Nigeria and Brazil have moved from dialogue to delivery and agreement to implementation in the agro-trade market access initiatives as well as the operational rollout of the bilateral agriculture and livestock partnership between both countries. He expressed deep satisfaction with the major milestones recorded by both…
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Makinde Receives Oyo Abductees, Promises To Take Charge Of Their Care, Rehabilitation
Governor Seyi Makinde has received the rescued teachers and pupils abducted from Ahoro Esienle and Yawota schools in Oriire Local Government Area. The Nigerian Army formally handed them over to the Oyo State Government on Monday after their rescue from captivity. The handover ceremony, held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi,…
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Troops intercept truck loaded with illicit drugs on Lagos Calabar Coastal Road
Troops of the 65 Battalion have intercepted a truck conveying a large consignment of illicit drugs along the Lagos Calabar Coastal Road in a successful intelligence led operation, dealing another blow to drug trafficking activities within the 81 Division Area of Responsibility. Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 81 Division Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Musa…
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WAEC, NECO Registration Fee Jumps to N50,000 as FG Announces New Policy
The Federal Government has approved a new registration fee of N50,000 for candidates sitting the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO), with the new rate taking effect from the 2027 examination cycle. The approval was conveyed in a statement dated June 18…
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Okada rider excretes 100 wraps of methamphetamine as NDLEA intercepts N10.3bn worth of loud at Lagos port
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the terminal 2 arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos on 28th June 2026 intercepted a commercial motorcycle operator popularly known as ‘Okada rider’, 48-year-old Onyechere Daniel Chinadu following his arrival from Madagascar via Addis Ababa aboard an Ethiopian Airways flight.…
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NDLEA intercepts South African lady with 3-year-old son as cover to traffic heroin
A 38-year-old South African lady, Ms. Will Jessica Ann has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja. The suspect was arrested after she was found to have concealed 14 large blocks of heroin weighing 5.75 kilograms in her luggage, using her three-year-old…
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Peter Obi Tells African Diaspora to Champion Good Governance for Sustainable Development
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on Africans in the diaspora to become stronger advocates for good governance, insisting that competent leadership remains the missing ingredient preventing the continent from translating its vast resources into sustainable development. Obi made the call while delivering the keynote address on “The Role of the…
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JUST IN: Prominent US Senator Lindsey Graham Is Dead
Prominent US Senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of President Donald Trump, died on Saturday aged 71 following a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said. “On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness,” the Republican senator from South Carolina’s office said in a…
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Strait of Hormuz Will Be Closed Until Further Notice, Says Iran’s Guards
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Sunday the Strait of Hormuz would be closed “until further notice” after they fired warning shots at a vessel they said used an unauthorised route, state media reported. The move threatens to further complicate efforts to salvage US-Iran negotiations after both sides exchanged strikes over the past few days and traded…
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Military troops foil ISWAP infiltration attempt in Borno
Troops of 19 Brigade, Sector 3, Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have decisively foiled an attempted infiltration by ISWAP terrorists into Cross Kauwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, inflicting heavy casualties on the attackers and forcing them to retreat in disarray. Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force…