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Tinubu pledges tech-driven development, food security
….Tasks Nigerians in diaspora with nation-building, promises renewed prosperity President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to fast-track Nigeria’s development…
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Uzodimma raises Imo workers’ pay; Minimum wage now N104,000; N16b set aside for immediate payment of gratuity
… Lecturers to receive N222,000; doctors N528,000 Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, announced the…
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Dangote Cement marks Int’l Youth Day at Obajana
By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto Dangote Cement Plc has marked the International Youth Day at its Obajana plant, Kogi State. Speaking…
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Gov Eno welcomes back 35 new Ibom Air Pilots, Aeronautical Engineers from overseas training
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, Monday, August 25, 2025, received cadet pilots and engineers who just returned to…
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Dangote installs cameras on CNG trucks, recertifying all truck drivers
Enforcing its zero tolerance for auto crashes, the Dangote Articulated Trucks Drivers Training School (DATDTS), in collaboration with the Federal…
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August24news.com Publisher, Ajagbe, set to present Best Driver, Best Conductor of The Year Awards
As part of efforts to sanitize and project the image of the transportation system in Lagos State and reward good…
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Imo State hosts ESPN Star, Chiney Ogwumike, unveils Foundation for girls in sports
….Gov. Hope Uzodimma backs Ogwumike’s Vision for Girl-Child Empowerment Through Sports The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, on Monday,…
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In Nigeria, elections defy logic By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “Morning, they say, shows the day! For your information, two other buy-and-sell elections are coming up…
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The practicum of holiness lifestyle for the believer By Isaac Megbolugbe
August 23, 2025 Introduction As believers, we are called to live a life of holiness, set apart from the world…
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How we make our politics others’ business By Alabi Williams
Aug 26, 2025 No hiding place for bad behaviour. That is the innocuous message a federal court in Canada, quietly…
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The vestiges of colonialism are difficult to shrug off, but nations still grow in spite of them By Emeka Asinugo
The history of human civilization is filled with paradoxes. And perhaps one of the most intriguing of them is the…
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Peter Obi: Killings in Nigeria worse than in Ukraine that is officially at war
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has decried the state of insecurity…
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Tinubu lauds Petrobras’ imminent return to Nigeria as five MOUs are signed to boost economic ties
President Bola Tinubu on Monday welcomed Petrobras’s imminent return to Nigeria, five years after Brazil’s state-owned oil company halted its…
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Ekiti 2026: Kayode Ojo enters gov. race, vows bold reforms
By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, Aug. 26, 2025 Mr. Kayode Ojo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has formally…
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Train derailment: 6 sustain injuries, no fatalities – NSIB
By Gabriel Agbeja Abuja, Aug. 26, 2025 The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has revealed that six persons sustained injuries…
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Western U.S. wildfires prompt emergency declarations
Sacramento (U.S.), Aug. 26, 2025 Western U.S. states are battling multiple fast-spreading wildfires, with several regions under states of emergency…
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Peter Obi and St. Philomena By Emeka Obasi
Politicians must know when to draw the line between terminological inexactitudes and fact. I was born at St. Philomena Hospital,…
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Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to deliver Keynote at African Energy Week 2025
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, August 21, 2025 Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been confirmed to speak at this year’s edition…
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Soyinka pushes Nigeria-Brazil cultural exchange
By Muhyideen Jimoh Brasilia, Aug. 26, 2025 Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka on Monday met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio…
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People, privations and public policy priorities [3] By UGO ONUOHA
THE buzz recently was media headlines that the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had endorsed…
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Tinubu’s state visit to Brazil: Air Peace to begin direct flight from Lagos to Sao Paulo
Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace will soon begin a direct flight from Lagos to the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo.…
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Abdulsalami Abubakar, Obasanjo set for CARE365 health hub unveiling in Abuja
Abujah Racheal Abuja, Aug. 25, 2025 Former president Olusegun Obasanjo, alongside other eminent leaders and global health experts are expected…
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Africa must take ownership of its security – Amina Mohammed
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Aug. 25, 2025 United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has charged African defence chiefs to take…
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Prophet El Buba: That stance alone remains priceless By Emeka Asinugo
In a country where religion and ethnicity often define the identity of citizens and ultimately shape their national destiny, Prophet…
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Tinubu receives full military honours in Brazil
By Muhyideen Jimoh Brasilia, Aug. 25, 2025 President Bola Tinubu received a full military welcome on Monday during his official…
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