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Lagos is set to host a climate change art initiative, The Herds, which will involve life-sized puppet animals travelling 20,000 kilometres from the Congo Basin to the Arctic Circle between April and August 2025.
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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Damilola Otegba, a security guard at the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, age 44 for engaging in unlawful sexual activities with a six-year –year old girl. He was said to have left his duty post and engaged in unlawful activity with the child inside the university building. CSP Omolola…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State chapter, has withdrawn from participating in the forthcoming local
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Lawmakers have demanded increased support for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to manage disasters effectively across Nigeria. NEMA made this known on Thursday in a statement shared on its official X account after the Director General, Zubaida Umar, appeared before the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives to defend the…
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A Nigerian delicacy, known as akara has gained popularity in Brazil, where it is now celebrated annually at the Acarajé Festival. This dish, a bean-based deep-fried snack, was introduced to Brazil by enslaved West Africans, predominantly of Yoruba heritage, who were taken to South America centuries ago. In Nigeria, Akara is a common meal, often…
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Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has announced the approval of the recruitment of 2,000 teachers across the state as part of his administration’s commitment to improving education. Governor Lawal made the announcement during an Executive Council meeting at the Government House Council Chamber in Gusau. Lawal said the recruitment of teachers is part of his…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revoked the allocation of 568 plots of land in Abuja's Maitama II, Cadastral Zone A10, due to non-payment of Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) fees. The minister explained in a public notice issued by the FCT Administration that the allottees failed to pay the required…
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The Defence Headquarters has attributed the recent resurgence of terrorist attacks in the Northeast and Northwest to the alleged influx of foreign fighters providing reinforcement to local terror groups. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, made this disclosure while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday in…
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The Federal Government on Thursday acknowledged that its initial target to eradicate open defecation in Nigeria by 2025 is no longer feasible. The Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation revealed that a new deadline has been set for 2030. At a two-day workshop in Nasarawa State, organised by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and…
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A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Thursday remanded a 44-year-old man, Stephen Samson, in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl. Samson, whose address was not provided, was charged with defilement. READ ALSO:Three US-based Nigerians jailed for defrauding elderly Americans The Chief Magistrate, Mr. B.A. Sonuga, did not, however, take the…
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday congratulated six Nigerian scientists and engineers who were named among the 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by U.S. President Joe Biden. This year's awardees, announced by President Joe Biden on January 14, 2025, are employed or funded by 14 participating United States…