Can California happen to Nigeria?

The social commentaries trailing the raging inferno in Southern California have shown that many human beings have a penchant for the petty. While lives are being lost in their tens, and properties are licked up like paper in their thousands, some of us have clung to the most absurd religious drivel in trying to explain
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The social commentaries trailing the raging inferno in Southern California have shown that many human beings have a penchant for the petty. While lives are being lost in their tens, and properties are licked up like paper in their thousands, some of us have clung to the most absurd religious drivel in trying to explain

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Iwobi becomes Nigeria’s second most-capped EPL player

Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has moved into second position on the list of Nigerians with the most Premier League appearances after featuring in Fulham’s 3-2 defeat to West Ham United at the London Stadium on Tuesday night, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 28-year-old has now made 274 appearances in the English top flight, surpassing
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Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has moved into second position on the list of Nigerians with the most Premier League appearances after featuring in Fulham’s 3-2 defeat to West Ham United at the London Stadium on Tuesday night, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 28-year-old has now made 274 appearances in the English top flight, surpassing

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Ogun, MAPOLY students differ over attack on deputy gov

Ogun State Government and the students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, on Wednesday, disagreed over an alleged attack by the students on the state’s  Deputy Governor, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele. While the government claimed that the deputy governor narrowly escaped an attack by the protesting students, the students, on the other hand, alleged that the deputy governor’s
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Ogun State Government and the students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, on Wednesday, disagreed over an alleged attack by the students on the state’s  Deputy Governor, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele. While the government claimed that the deputy governor narrowly escaped an attack by the protesting students, the students, on the other hand, alleged that the deputy governor’s

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Tinubu, govs salute fallen heroes, pledge support for widows

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, hailed the sacrifices of the men and women of the Armed Forces who laid down and continue to lay down their lives to ensure Nigeria’s territorial integrity. In a tweet posted on his official X handle to mark the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the President said, “Let us eschew
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President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, hailed the sacrifices of the men and women of the Armed Forces who laid down and continue to lay down their lives to ensure Nigeria’s territorial integrity. In a tweet posted on his official X handle to mark the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the President said, “Let us eschew

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Tinubu mishandling economy, says Sanusi

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday, criticised the handling of the economy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, asserting that things are not being done correctly. He also posited that the government lacked persons of pedigree to articulate its policies for Nigerians to understand. Sanusi, however, said unlike in the past when he
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The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday, criticised the handling of the economy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, asserting that things are not being done correctly. He also posited that the government lacked persons of pedigree to articulate its policies for Nigerians to understand. Sanusi, however, said unlike in the past when he

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Nullified congresses: Rivers PDP crisis deepens, factional chair emerges

The crisis within the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday with the emergence of a factional leadership. The Chairman of the PDP in Rivers West Senatorial District, Robinson Ewor, declared himself as the acting chairman of the state chapter of the party. The development followed Monday’s ruling by a Rivers
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The crisis within the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday with the emergence of a factional leadership. The Chairman of the PDP in Rivers West Senatorial District, Robinson Ewor, declared himself as the acting chairman of the state chapter of the party. The development followed Monday’s ruling by a Rivers

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N125bn fake foreign currencies recovered in Kano, Nasarawa

The Nigeria Police Force said it has recovered foreign currencies valued at N125bn from criminals in Kano and Nasarawa states. In Kano State, operatives were said to have apprehended one Nura Ibrahim and discovered counterfeit currency, which included the sum of N129,542,823,000 in counterfeit currencies on December 8. A statement on Wednesday by the Force
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The Nigeria Police Force said it has recovered foreign currencies valued at N125bn from criminals in Kano and Nasarawa states. In Kano State, operatives were said to have apprehended one Nura Ibrahim and discovered counterfeit currency, which included the sum of N129,542,823,000 in counterfeit currencies on December 8. A statement on Wednesday by the Force

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APC, PDP bicker as gunshots erupt near Edo tribunal

The All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party threw accusations as suspected masked thugs fired sporadically on Reservation Street, by Ezoti Junction, next to the High Court complex in Benin City, on Wednesday. In a viral video, a youth wearing a PDP fez cap emerged from an unregistered white Toyota Hilux and began firing into
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The All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party threw accusations as suspected masked thugs fired sporadically on Reservation Street, by Ezoti Junction, next to the High Court complex in Benin City, on Wednesday. In a viral video, a youth wearing a PDP fez cap emerged from an unregistered white Toyota Hilux and began firing into

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Oil spill fire devastates aquatic life in Rivers communities

A massive oil spill from a wellhead of Oil Mining Lease-15, a facility of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has ignited a fire affecting aquatic life in Buguma in the Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The spill, which is said to have affected Asari-Ttoru and the neighbouring Degema LGA of the state,
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A massive oil spill from a wellhead of Oil Mining Lease-15, a facility of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has ignited a fire affecting aquatic life in Buguma in the Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The spill, which is said to have affected Asari-Ttoru and the neighbouring Degema LGA of the state,

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Eight Niger farmers crushed to death in road crash

A head-on collision in Niger State has left no fewer than eight farmers dead in a road accident involving a Toyota Corolla and a tanker trailer. The incident occurred at 8 pm on Monday night around Batati/Lanle Road and heading to Kutigi in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State. The speeding Toyota Corolla was
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A head-on collision in Niger State has left no fewer than eight farmers dead in a road accident involving a Toyota Corolla and a tanker trailer. The incident occurred at 8 pm on Monday night around Batati/Lanle Road and heading to Kutigi in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State. The speeding Toyota Corolla was

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