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Enhancement Of Innovation, Contributes To National Development – Isiaka

The present administration has revealed its continued support to initiatives that promotes youth empowerment, skills development, innovations and other programmes that strengthen national unity and sustainable development. Commissioner for Sports Development, Hon. Wasiu Isiaka, made this submission during 2026 Corps Employers Workshop, themed: Fine-tuning Stakeholders’ Collaboration to Enhance Corps Member’s Welfare and Workplace Experience in…

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Killings In South Africa, Illegal Agency Controversy, Secondary Education Reform, And Other Top Senate Stories

Killings of Nigerians in South Africa As the Senate resumed plenary last Tuesday, a primary topic of debate was the recent attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The senator representing Cross River South, Asuquo Ekpenyong, moved a motion urging the federal government to ensure justice for victims of the xenophobic attacks. During the debate, several senators—including Wasiu…

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Baba Agbako Is Not Pasuma’s Biological Father — Iya Rainbow

Veteran Yoruba actress, Idowu Philips, popularly known as Iya Rainbow, has dismissed the long-standing claim that late actor Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, also popularly known as Baba Agbako, was the father of Wasiu Alabi, popularly known as Pasuma, saying the two were not biologically related. Speaking in a recent interview, the actress described the rumour as false…

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Mining Marshals: Nigeria Apprehends Over 300 Illegal Miners

Hauwa Gidado, Abuja The Nigerian Government says it has arrested more than 300 illegal miners and prosecuted over 150 suspects, including foreign nationals, and shut down several illegal mining sites in the country since the establishment of the Mining Marshals.   The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, said the Federal Government has made sanitising…

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Fg Arrests Two Suspected Illegal Miners, Shuts Osun Mining Site

The Federal Government has arrested two suspected illegal miners and shut down an illegal mining site in Osun State as part of its ongoing crackdown on unlawful mineral exploitation. The operation, carried out by officials of the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in collaboration with security agencies, targeted illegal artisanal mining camps at Ileki-Ijesa…

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Nigerians Split Over Fg’s N50,000 Waec, Neco Examinations Fee — Daily Nigerian

The Federal Government’s approval of a N50,000 registration fee for National Examinations Council (NECO) and West African Examinations Council (WAEC) from 2027 has attracted mixed reactions from education stakeholders. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja, some of the stakeholders described the increase as excessive and unaffordable, warning it…

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Afrobeats Star Wizkid Headlines Tribeville Fest Deluxe Minneapolis Event

Afrobeats star Wizkid will headline the 2026 edition of Tribeville Festival Deluxe, organisers have announced. The festival, which celebrates Black music, culture and artistic expression from around the world, is scheduled to take place on July 24 at The Armory in Minneapolis, United States. Joining Wizkid in the lineup are Ghanaian duo R2Bees, Kranium, Voice…

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“a Maybach Is Good, But You Can Still Help The Poor” — Remi Tinubu To Burna Boy, Davido, Asake

First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has appealed to leading Afrobeats artists—including Damini “Burna Boy” Ogulu, David “Davido” Adeleke, and Ahmed “Asake” Ololade—to increase their support for the country’s less privileged citizens. Speaking at the launch of a national community food bank in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Saturday, Mrs Tinubu emphasised that while personal success is laudable,…

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Divine Verdict And Bó Ba O Pá Osun Politics

OSUN, the state of the Living Spring, is awash with dead bodies and flowing from its tributaries is the shed blood of the innocent. Days back, the Nigerian Police, not one to trust with accurate data when in the negative net with numbers, publicly declared 30 souls already lost to the madness for political power…

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