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Ododo Hails Ex-Kogi Gov Yahaya Bello At 50
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Ododo Hails Ex-Kogi Gov Yahaya Bello At 50

Ibrahim Obansa

Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has extended heartfelt felicitations to his predecessor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on the occasion of his 50th birthday. Governor Ododo, in his tribute to the former Governor, described his 50th birthday anniversary as a milestone worthy of honour…

Liverpool Host Bournemouth To Open 2025/26 Premier League Season
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Liverpool Host Bournemouth To Open 2025/26 Premier League Season

Affa Acho

Champions Liverpool will host Bournemouth on the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Premier League season, with Manchester United playing Arsenal at Old Trafford. Liverpool, who won the league in Arne Slot’s first season in charge, will begin their title defence at Anfield in the…

USSD Stands At ₦6.98 Per 120 Seconds As End-user Billing Begins
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USSD Stands At ₦6.98 Per 120 Seconds As End-user Billing Begins

Royal Ibeh

The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has officially announced the commencement of the End-User Billing (EUB) model for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services, effective Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Under the new framework, customers…

Troops Repel Terrorist Attack On Naval Base In Lake Chad
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Troops Repel Terrorist Attack On Naval Base In Lake Chad

Hafsat Bello Bahara

Troops of the Maritime component of Operation Hadin Kai have repelled an attempted infiltration by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on the Naval Base Lake Chad, located at Fish Dam in Baga, Kukawa local government area of Borno State. The attack occurred around 1a.m. on…

DGN President-elect Uche Agbo Unveils Plan For Guild
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DGN President-elect Uche Agbo Unveils Plan For Guild

Solomon Nda-Isaiah and Leadership News

Newly elected president of the Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Mr. Uchenna Agbo has reeled out his plans to build a new and formidable guild for the directors. Agbo emerged as the president-elect of the Guild at its general election conducted in seven zones of the…

Pharmacists Ask Tinubu To End ‘Physicians Domination’ In Health Sector
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Pharmacists Ask Tinubu To End ‘Physicians Domination’ In Health Sector

Patience Ivie Ihejirika and Leadership News

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in what it described as the growing domination and intimidation tactics of medical doctors in the health and education sectors, warning that such practices…

Exonerating Saro-Wiwa, 8 Others Will Foster Healing In Ogoniland — Group
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Exonerating Saro-Wiwa, 8 Others Will Foster Healing In Ogoniland — Group

Anayo Onukwugha and Leadership News

The South South Youth Initiative (SSYI), has told President Bola Tinubu that exonerating late environmental rights activist, Kenule Saro-Wiwa and eight others who were hanged in 1995, will foster healing across Ogoniland in Rivers State. Speaking with LEADERSHIP in Port…

National Honours Will Heal Historical Grievances, Says Obasa
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National Honours Will Heal Historical Grievances, Says Obasa

Sivowaku Abiodun

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s June 12 conferment of national honours on 139 Nigerians who laboured or lost their lives for the nation’s democracy to survive and thrive as a potent panacea…

NAMA Conducts Aircraft Emergency Exercise In Lagos
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NAMA Conducts Aircraft Emergency Exercise In Lagos

Yusuf Babalola

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), on Tuesday, conducted an Aircraft Emergency Table Top Exercise to enlighten aviation stakeholders on how to manage aircraft emergencies and disasters. The exercise which took place at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport…

FG Mulls N30bn Annual Gratuity For Civil Servants
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FG Mulls N30bn Annual Gratuity For Civil Servants

Mark Itsibor

The federal government is considering the introduction of an annual gratuity payment estimated at N30 billion for civil servants in treasury-funded Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), under a new framework being developed by the National Pension Commission (PenCom)…

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Police Arraign Ghanaian For Alleged N7.4m Visa Fraud

Olugbenga Soyele

The police in Lagos have arraigned a Ghanaian national, Yaw Agyei, before the Federal High Court in the state for allegedly obtaining N7.462 million from unsuspecting public members under false pretences of assisting them in procuring travel visas. Yaw Agyei was docked before…