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TEAM LAGOS EMERGES TOP AT 23RD NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL SOUTH WEST ELIMINATION. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 TEAM LAGOS EMERGES TOP AT 23RD NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL SOUTH WEST ELIMINATION Lagos State athletes proved their dominance in the South West by edging out regional competitors and emerging top in the five team events contested at the elimination series qualifier for the 23rd National Sports Festival later this year in Enugu. The elimination series featured team events in volleyball, basketball, football, beach volleyball, and cricket in male and female categories. While the team clinched only the female football ticket by topping their group, they showed dominance in three other sports by winning both the male and female tickets. Team Lagos took first position in the volleyball male and female categories. The male team defeated their counterparts from Ondo in the finals by 25-18, 24-26, 25-20, and 25-20, while the female team defeated Team Oyo by 25-18, 22-25, 28-26, 16-25, and 15-8. The Osun basketball team fell to the superior firepower of the Team Lagos male team in their last ...
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ACTRESS ANGELA OKORIE REARRESTED AFTER RELEASE FROM SULEJA PRISON. (PHOTO).

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 Actress Angela Okorie rearrested after release from Suleja prison Actress Angela Okorie was this afternoon re-arrested by men of the FCT police command shortly after her release from the Suleja Correctional center. She was rearrest based on a petition written against her by a businesswoman who claimed the actress owes her N5 million and has refused to pay. Another actress who is close to Angela and knows about the debt, prevailed on the businesswoman to write a petition against Angela which has now led to her rearrest. There are speculations that she might be detained today. Recall that on January 26, Angela was arrested in Lagos and flown to Abuja where she was arraigned before the Federal High Court, Abuja on Cyberstalking and Cyberb$llying charges. The actress was charged following a petition written against her by her colleague, Mercy Johnson Okojie. Following her arraignment, the court ordered that she be remanded in Suleja Correction Center until the hearing on her bail appl...
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COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES PICK UP IN SECTION OF KANO SINGER MARKET AFTER FIRE BURNT PARTS OF IT. (PHOTO).

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 COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES PICK UP IN SECTION OF KANO SINGER MARKET AFTER FIRE  BURNT PARTS OF IT The community around Singer Market in Kano was thrown into shock in the early hours of Monday, February 2, 2026, following a massive fire outbreak that engulfed several multi-storey buildings, destroying goods worth billions of naira.  The inferno though had been brought under control, commercial activities have picked up in sections of the market that were not affected by the fire.
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GOV. DOUYE DIRI SAYS HE DEFECTS OUT OF CONVICTION. (PHOTO.

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 Governor Douye Diri Says He Defects Out Of Conviction Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) based on his personal conviction at the time. Governor Diri announced his resignation from the PDP on October 15, 2025 and was formally received by bigwigs of the APC, including Vice President Kashim Shettima, in Yenagoa, the state capital, on November 3, 2025. Speaking on Monday night at the January edition of the monthly Praise Night in Government House, Yenagoa,  the Bayelsa governor stated that politics was dynamic and politicians should learn to accept change in the overall interest of the people they serve. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah quotes the governor as saying, "There is no static nature in politics because we have alignments and re-alignments. The development and progress of our state is the reason we are in politics. "I do not just take ...
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NECO RELEASES 2025 SSCE EXTERNAL RESULTS; 86.26% MADE 5 CREDITS AND ABOVE. (PHOTO)

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 NECO RELEASES 2025 SSCE EXTERNAL RESULTS;  86.26% MADE 5 CREDITS AND ABOVE NECO has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External results just 52 days after the final paper.  The Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi says a total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination across 16 subjects, while 95,160 candidates eventually sat for the papers. Performance analysis shows strong outcomes, with 71.63 per cent of candidates securing five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics. Specifically, 78.32 per cent earned credit passes in English Language, while 91.35 per cent achieved credit passes in Mathematics. Overall, 86.26 per cent obtained five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics. On examination malpractice, 9,016 candidates were booked for various offences, representing a 31.7 per cent increase compared to 2024. NECO also blacklisted five supervisors from the FCT, Kano, Adamawa, and Ondo sta...
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INEC CHARGES MEDIA OPERATIVES ON RESPONSIBLE ELECTORAL REPORTAGE. (PHOTO).

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 INEC CHARGES MEDIA OPERATIVES ON RESPONSIBLE ELECTORAL REPORTAGE With less than three weeks to the FCT area council elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has called on journalists, media executives and on-air personalities to uphold accuracy, fairness and balance in election reporting. Rabiat Shaib reports that at a media forum in Abuja, INEC describes the press as critical stakeholders in the electoral process, warning that misinformation before, during and after elections can undermine public trust and credibility.
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PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES NNPC BOARD CHAIR, MUSA KIDA @65TH BIRTHDAY. (PHOTO).

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 PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES NNPC BOARD CHAIR, MUSA KIDA @65TH BIRTHDAY President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the chairman of the board of NNPC Limited, Ahmadu Musa Kida, on his 65th birthday.   In a statement by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, says the President celebrates Kida's sterling career in the public and private sectors, as well as his engagement with professional basketball.   President Tinubu recalls that since joining Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited, now Total Exploration & Production Nigeria (TEPNG), in 1985, Mr Kida has distinguished himself as an outstanding professional in the Nigerian oil sector and has helped shape its growth.   It adds, the President acknowledges the current contributions of Mr Kida, in his role as NNPC Limited board chairman, to repositioning the company and raising revenue targets in line with the government's vision for the oil sector.   President Tinubu urges Kida to reded...
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ILLICIT DRUGS: MARWA CALLS FOR NATIONAL RESPONSE, SUPPORT FOR ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT . (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Illicit drugs: Marwa calls for national response, support for alternative development  . Says it’s people-centred intervention to uplift communities, strengthen national security, and secure Nigeria’s future Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) has called for a strong national response and sustained support for the alternative development programme recently initiated to curb illicit cannabis cultivation, uplift rural communities and strengthen national security. Marwa spoke at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday 3rd February 2026 to drum support for the first in Africa drug control initiative, which pilot scheme was launched in three cannabis growing communities in Ondo state last week. While explaining the alternative development strategy of drug control, the NDLEA boss said the concept goes far beyond crop substitution, stressing that “its wider benefits include: strengthening rural economi...
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