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Imoru Ijebu was steeped in grief yesterday as the community laid to rest its revered monarch, Oba Munirudeen Adeposi Bashorun, the Orugbogbo II, who passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025. The interment drew an outpouring of mourners, including dignitaries, clerics, community leaders, and residents who gathered to pay their last respects to the late ruler.Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, his deputy, Engr. ...

The Nigerian Correctional Service has revealed a troubling mental health crisis within its custodial centres, disclosing that 8,246 inmates are currently suffering from mental illness.This figure was made public during the third public hearing of the Independent Investigative Panel on Alleged Corruption, Abuse of Power, Torture,...

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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol, by ₦30 from ₦850 to ₦820 per litre.A statement signed by the Refinery’s Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, who announced the gantry price reduction in a statement, said the change took effect from Tuesday, August 12, 2025. According to the statement, the move was part of the Refinery’s unwavering commitment ...

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of one Duru Ikechukwu Damian arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, for allegedly failing to declare the sum of $59,000 (Fifty Nine Thousand United States Dollars).Damian was intercepted by opera...

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Governing Council and Board of Trustees of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP).A Monday statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo ...

Fresh from sealing a historic promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Barau Football Club have received a massive morale boost from their chief backer — Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin — who gifted players ₦17.5 million and 35 motorcycles to mark the milestone.At a reception in Kano, Senator Barau also unveiled seasoned tactician Isah Ladan Bosso as the club’s new Tech...

The sudden death of Shooting Stars coach Akin Olowookere has sparked calls for urgent reforms in Nigerian football, with former Sunshine Stars gaffer Adepoju Banjo Ayodeji urging league authorities to mandate comprehensive medical tests for all coaches as part of team registration.Adepoju — who has managed Sunshine Stars, Rising Stars FC, Adamimogo FC, and Akure City FC, and now serves as Secretary of the Ondo St...

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has called the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to a decisive meeting on Thursday, August 14, to address Nigeria’s faltering 2026 World Cup campaign, looming youth tournaments, and a simmering dispute over WAFCON prize money.Sources confirm that while the official agenda includes preparations for September’s World Cup qualifiers, the World Youth Championship in Chile, a...