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Aston Villa’s return to the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in over 40 years comes with a compelling storyline—manager Unai Emery will face his former club, Paris Saint-Germain, in a high-stakes encounter. Emery, who managed PSG from 2016 to 2018, guided Villa to an emphatic 6-1 aggregate victory over Club Brugge in the…
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Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, has called on Nigerians to embrace religious and ethnic tolerance in order to ensure peace and economic prosperity of the nation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Musawa made the call at a ‘Ramadan Iftar’ (Breaking of fast) she hosted for stakeholders, ministry…
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The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has met with former Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, in a bid to ensure good governance in the polity. The duo, who met at the Ministry of Defence in Abuja on Wednesday, explored issues relating to the actualisation of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President…
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has lifted the suspension of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Samson Osagie, with immediate effect. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor had in February suspended Osagie alongside the chairman of the state Local Government Commission, Damian Lawani over alleged financial infractions. His recall…
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The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, says to effectively address the security challenges in the West African sub-region requires collective efforts from all affected countries. Matawalle said this during the Gala Night for the 43rd Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff in Abuja. He expressed Nigeria’s appreciation…
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The Federal Government and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening diplomatic ties to combat transnational organized crimes. Nigerian authorities also sought continued EU support and cooperation in their ongoing police reform efforts. The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, made this appeal while hosting the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and…
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A female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), serving at the National Assembly, identified as Miss Ruth Isaiku was robbed and dumped by the roadside after boarding a ‘one chance’ taxi in Abuja. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that around 7:40 p.m. on March 12, 2025, one good samaritan from Army Housing Estate,…
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The Namibian Ambassador to Nigeria, Humphrey Geiseb, on Wednesday visited Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, to discuss visas-on-arrival for travel to Namibia. The duo also deliberated on the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and Namibia. Ambassador Geiseb highlighted the vital links between Nigeria and Namibia in the air transport…
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Akwa Ibom State Government has said it is using the Destination Akwa Ibom campaign to re-write distorted narratives of tourism events in the state and in Nigeria. It said rewriting the story would enable the government to correct some erroneous history of some global tourism events of Akwa Ibom antecedents, such as the 1929 Anti-Tax…
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The Rivers State House of Assembly has rejected claims by the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, that he was prevented from entering the House to re-present the 2025 Appropriation Bill. According to the Assembly, it never received any official communication from the governor indicating his intention to present the bill. Dr. Enemi Alabo George, spokesperson of…