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NIWA Tighten Safety Campaign for Lagos Waterways to Stop Boat Askident

By : Jolayemi Olajide National Inland Waterways Authority don intensify dia safety awareness campaign for Lagos waterways to reduce boat accidents and make sure say zero askident hapun for river. Lagos Area Manager, Sarat Braimah, talk dis one when she receive members of Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria 2026 Dockworkers’ Day Committee for her office. She explain say di campaign dey follow order from acting NIWA MD, Yusuf Girei, wey […]

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Iran Send Dia World Cup Team Off With Loud Ceremony For Tehran Square

By : Jolayemi Olajide Iran don hold big send-off ceremony on Wednesday for dia national football team as dem dey prepare go play for 2026 World Cup wey go happen for USA, Mexico and Canada. Players wear red and black tracksuit as plenty fans gather for Enghelab Square for Tehran dey cheer dem, while coach Amir Ghalenoei and football federation president Mehdi Taj join the event. According to Taj, the […]

May 14, 2026 10

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CSO Accuse ECN DG as EFCC Arrest Am Over Alleged N500bn Fraud, Solar Contract Scandal.

By : Jolayemi Olajide Economic and Financial Crimes Commission don arrest Director-General of Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, for Abuja over alleged money laundering involving about N500 billion. At di same time, one civil society organisation (CSO) accuse am of running “well-coordinated scheme” involving illegal award of solar streetlight contracts worth hundreds of millions to five companies wey allegedly belong to same group of people. Di CSO allege say […]

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Jake Paul Make Plans To Retire Afta Joshua Scatter Im Jaw

By: Esther Ayoola Say like dis now, Jake Paul dey plan retirement from combat sports afta di YouTuber beating from Anthony Joshua. Say di 500 wey touch back in dat December fight sti dey make im head dey shake. For dia last fight last December, Joshua knock am out brutally. Di fight leave Paul with broken jaw wey force am undergo corrective surgery. Since den, di American boxer never return […]

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Wike Defend Why Im Buy Waka Go see APC Chairmo

By : Jolayemi Olajide FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, don dismiss all di yanyanpu say im go visit to APC National Chairmo, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, saying dat, im no dey practise “politics of enmity.” Wike tuk dis one Wednesday during inspection of road projects for Karu, Apo-Karshi and Kubwa, saying pipo misunderstand wetin be ordinary visit between former ministerial colleagues. According to am, because dem don work together before, e no […]

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President Tinubu Land Rwanda for Africa CEO Forum

By : Olajide Jolayemi Wi oga Presido, Bola Tinubu don land Kigali, Rwanda, to attend di Africa CEO Forum 2026. Say na Rwanda Presido, Paul Kagame welcome am for Urugwiro Presidential Village after im arrive through Kigali International Airport. Video wey dem post show Tinubu dey do korkor come down from Nigerian Air Force plane enter red carpet, while senior Rwanda officials receive am. Di President still inspect guard of […]

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Diezani Corruption Case Near End as UK Court Await Jury Verdict

By: Jolayemi Olajide Former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, alongside oil executive Olatimbo Ayinde and her brother Doye Agama, don enter court for dia defence for Southwark Crown Court for United Kingdom. British prosecutors talk say Diezani collect luxury gifts and expensive properties from oil businessmen between 2010 to 2015 in exchange for favour during oil contract awards while she serve as minister. Dem say na dis alleged bribery mata make […]

May 13, 2026 10

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FG Approve 40% Peculiar Allowance for Federal Workers

By : Jolayemi Olajide Federal Gourment don finally approve di long-awaited 40 per cent peculiar allowance for federal civil servants after organised labour mount pressure and threaten industrial action. Di approval come after plenty meeting with Head of Civil Service of di Federation, Esther Walson-Jack, for Abuja on Tuesday. National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission also release circular for immediate implementation, ending nearly two years of workers’ agitation over di […]

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NDLEA Seize N10.4bn Canadian Loud for Lagos

By : Jolayemi Olajide National Drug Law Enforcement Agency operatives don intercept 4,173.5kg of Canadian Loud worth over N10.4 billion for Tincan Island Port, Lagos. NDLEA tuk tuk, Femi Babafemi, wrap dis like moimoi give tori pipo on Wednesday, say na after months of tracking di shipment from Canada. Dis one sef dey come just days after agents recover another large drug consignment from one Lekki stash house.

May 13, 2026 9

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Former Minister Saleh Mamman Chop 75 Years Jail for Mambilla, Zungeru Scam

By : Jolayemi Olajide Former Power Minister, Saleh Mamman don land for koto, big hole, Bag 75 Years Jail for Mambilla, Zungeru Corruption Case. Federal High Court Judge, Justice James Omotosho, naim sentence di former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman. Say Di court find Mamman guilty on 12 different charges, and Justice Omotosho rule say all di prison terms go run one after di oda, making it a total of […]

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