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Year: 2025

Here’s everything Tinubu said at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in UAE

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assured a global audience in the United Arab Emirates that Nigeria is ready to work with other nations to build a resilient, equitable and sustainable world for all. Tinubu said this while speaking on the topic, “From Climate Imperatives into Economic Prosperity: Bridging Africa with the Global Energy Future,” on…

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Meet the highest-grossing writers of Nollywood

Behind every great movie is a great script, and behind every script is a writer whose pen (or keyboard) shaped the story we can’t stop talking about.  When we think of Nollywood’s biggest films, the ones that set box office records, dominate streaming platforms, and have fans quoting lines for years; it’s easy to focus…

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Suspended UNICAL Dean claims photos in sexual harassment case were altered

Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Tuesday, alleged that pictures extracted from his phone, in the alleged sexual harassment offence, were edited. Ndifon told Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja that the pictures alleged to have been extracted from his phone by the…

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NNPC Foundation champions free eyecare, lauded for CSR efforts

The NNPC Foundation has successfully begun a Cataract Outreach Program in Ogun State which is aligned with the NNPC Ltd core values of care, responsibility, and collaboration. This Program seeks to extend free cataract extraction surgeries to 1,000 beneficiaries in need of critical eye care. From January 6th to 17th, 2025, the NNPC Foundation is…

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Suspended South Korean President detained over martial law declaration

Suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday was detained for briefly imposing martial law in December, the official Yonhap news agency reported. Police officers and staff from South Korea’s anti-corruption office escorted Yoon from his residence to take him to the public prosecutor’s office in their second attempt to do so, Yonhap said….

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‘We don’t know him’: Deceased family denies relationship existed between Salome and Timileyin

The family of slain National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member Salome Adaidu has denied any connection between her and her alleged killer, Timileyin Ajayi. Esther Adaidu, Salome’s elder sister, expressed disbelief at the association, stating, “This so-called Timi guy, we don’t know him. We have never seen him until we were told he murdered and…

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‘I have no regrets’: Gospel singer Timileyin Ajayi gives reason for killing ‘girlfriend’ Salome Adaidu

Gospel singer Timileyin Ajayi, 32, has confessed to killing his 24-year-old girlfriend, Salome Adaidu, alleging infidelity as the motive. Ajayi, currently in custody at the Nasarawa State Police Command in Lafia, showed no remorse for the crime. Speaking to Channels TV, Ajayi claimed he discovered Salome’s alleged unfaithfulness through her phone. “She was cheating. She…

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₦8.9 billion budget for Information Ministry is insufficient – Senator Katung

Sen. Sunday Katung representing Kaduna South Senatorial District says the 2025 budget of ₦8.9 billion for the Ministry of Information and National Orientation is inadequate. Katung stated this at the ministry’s budget defence, which was hosted by the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation on Tuesday in Abuja. Katung said; It is not the…

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APC reacts to Obasa’s impeachment – clarifies Tinubu’s alleged involvement

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has addressed claims surrounding the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa, the former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, and the alleged involvement of President Bola Tinubu in the process. Obasa’s removal on Monday, January 13, came with the unanimous decision of Lagos lawmakers, who subsequently…

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Senate declines approval of ₦8.9bn information ministry budget

The Senate Committee on Appropriations has rejected the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation’s proposed 2025 budget of ₦8.9 billion, deeming it inadequate to meet the sector’s critical needs. Senator Kenneth Eze, Chairman of the Committee, announced the unanimous decision during the Ministry’s budget defence session, stating: “It’s unacceptable for us to legislate on…

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