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Ikpeazu Takes Nigeria’s Spain Mission, Targets Air Connectivity, Investment Expansion

adminSeptember 16, 2026

Nigeria’s new Ambassador to Spain, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, has signalled a push to turn the country’s relationship with Spain into more practical economic and institutional partnerships, with direct air connectivity emerging as one of the issues on his diplomatic agenda. Ikpeazu stated this after formally presenting his Letters of Credence to Spain’s King Felipe VI...

ABU Student Allegedly Forced To Pay N155,000 At Police Checkpoint

adminSeptember 16, 2026

A 400-level Civil Engineering student of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Abdul Rasheed Isa Bello, has allegedly paid N155,000 to three policemen during a stop on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. According to The Sun, the allegation was made by the student’s elder brother, Isa Bello, a chemical engineer, who said the incident occurred on Tuesday as Abdul...

Olu Jacobs, Iconic Face of Nigerian Cinema, Dies At 84

adminSeptember 16, 2026

Veteran Nollywood actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has passed away. Jacobs’ passing was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, in an Instagram post on Wednesday. The family described the acclaimed actor as “The Lion of Lufodo” and appealed for privacy as they mourned his passing. “It is with...

Saudi Arabia Triggers Security Alert After Drone Intercept Near Mecca

adminSeptember 16, 2026

Saudi Arabia has tightened security measures around Mecca after its air defence forces brought down a drone reportedly heading towards the holy city, as tensions involving Yemen’s Houthi movement intensify. Mecca, home to the Kaaba and Islam’s holiest mosque, receives millions of Muslim worshippers each year for Hajj and Umrah, making any reported security threat...

Petrol Prices Approach N1,500 As Oil Rally Drives Fresh Pump Price Increases

adminSeptember 16, 2026

Motorists in parts of Nigeria are paying higher prices for petrol as pump rates move towards N1,500 per litre, adding to the cost of transportation and daily business operations. The current increases are being recorded amid renewed pressure in the international oil market, with crude prices now trading above $100 per barrel. The development is...

ON PICTURES WRONGLY ATTRIBUTED TO HIS EXCELLENCY, UDOM EMMANUEL, CON

adminSeptember 16, 2026

By Aniekeme Finbarr I have noticed the circulation on social media of photographs of buildings being presented as properties allegedly belonging to the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, CON. For the sake of accuracy and to prevent unsuspecting members of the public from being misled, I decided to trace...

Wike To APC Govs: Don’t Hide ‘Local Failure’ Behind Tinubu

adminSeptember 16, 2026

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has fired back at APC governors challenging his cross-party “Rainbow Coalition”, accusing them of political laziness and warning them against using President Bola Tinubu’s name to mask problems within their respective states. Wike spoke during a television interview on Tuesday night, responding to a communique by the APC Governors Forum, which...

Three More Republicans Break With Trump As House Moves Against Iran War

adminSeptember 16, 2026

President Donald Trump is facing a wider Republican divide in the US House over the continuing war with Iran, after three additional GOP lawmakers joined Democrats in backing a measure calling for an end to the conflict. CNN reports that Tuesday’s vote produced seven Republican defections, compared with four GOP lawmakers who supported the previous...

NAF Awaits Seven More Helicopters As Three AW-109s Arrive Lagos

adminSeptember 16, 2026

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to receive seven more helicopters before the end of 2026 following the arrival of three newly acquired AW-109 Trekker B aircraft in Lagos. The latest delivery brings to five the number of new helicopters supplied to the Service under the Federal Government’s ongoing re-equipment programme, with two H-125...

SENATOR UDOMA UDO UDOMA, CON

adminSeptember 16, 2026

Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, CON, belongs to the group of men who inherit distinguished names, build upon the names and create formidable legacies of their own. A lawyer, corporate statesman, politician, public policy expert and administrator, Senator Udoma has spent more than four decades at the intersection of law, business, governance and national development. Born...

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Ikpeazu Takes Nigeria’s Spain Mission, Targets Air Connectivity, Investment Expansion

ABU Student Allegedly Forced To Pay N155,000 At Police Checkpoint

Olu Jacobs, Iconic Face of Nigerian Cinema, Dies At 84

Saudi Arabia Triggers Security Alert After Drone Intercept Near Mecca

Petrol Prices Approach N1,500 As Oil Rally Drives Fresh Pump Price Increases

ON PICTURES WRONGLY ATTRIBUTED TO HIS EXCELLENCY, UDOM EMMANUEL, CON

Wike To APC Govs: Don’t Hide ‘Local Failure’ Behind Tinubu

Three More Republicans Break With Trump As House Moves Against Iran War

NAF Awaits Seven More Helicopters As Three AW-109s Arrive Lagos

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