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The Kwara State Police Command has activated comprehensive security measures across the state ahead of the Christmas and New Year festivities to ensure the safety of lives and property. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi. In the statement titled ‘Yuletide Security Arrangements: Kwara Police Activate Comprehensive Statewide Deployment’, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Adekimi Ojo, said the deployment was part of proactive policing strategies aimed at sustaining public safety and boosting residents’ confidence during the yuletide period. “The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State…

Origin Group, one of Nigeria’s biggest tractor operators, has marked 25 years of sustained involvement in Nigeria’s agricultural mechanisation space, outlining how its interventions have helped reduce farmers’ drudgery, improve productivity, expand access to modern equipment, and reshape the country’s food production landscape. The anniversary was commemorated on Saturday at a media engagement attended by journalists and industry stakeholders, where the Executive Chairman of Origin Tech Group, Prince Samuel Joseph Samuel, reflected extensively on the company’s journey, challenges, and lessons from operating in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. Samuel said the company did not originally set out as an agricultural mechanisation firm,…

Valencia are weighing up a renewed move for Sadiq Umar ahead of the winter transfer window, with the Nigeria striker open to the prospect for a return to Mestalla, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. With the winter transfer window set to open in a week, Valencia are preparing to reinforce multiple positions, with head coach Carlos Corberán identifying Sadiq Umar as a priority target according to Spanish outlet Diario AS. “Sadiq would not be opposed to a return to Valencia,” AS reported. “We are just over eight days away from the winter transfer window opening and the movement beginning. Valencia are…

A potential initial public offering (IPO) next year by cryptocurrency exchange Kraken may attract fresh capital from traditional finance (TradFi) investors.Bitcoin recorded an all-time high price above $126,000 on Oct. 6, but hasn’t recovered from a $19 billion liquidation event that hit the industry a few days later. At the time of writing, the world’s largest cryptocurrency was trading at $87,015 per coin, down 6% in two weeks, according to CoinGecko.Still, Dan Tapiero, founder and CEO of 50T Funds, claimed that the Bitcoin (BTC) bull market is “still mid-stage.” He added that Kraken’s IPO and an increasing number of (M&As)…

Chris Hemsworth suffered a nasty leg injury during a surfing expedition in Fiji. Chris, 42, shared a carousel of happy snaps from a festive family vacation via Instagram on Tuesday, December 23, one of which captured a large gash on the actor’s calf as blood dripped down the front and back of his right leg. Determined not to let the incident dampen the fun, Chris, who was photographed on a chartered boat off the island, held his arm muscles up like a bodybuilder as he jokingly grimaced for the camera. A video in his post also revealed that brothers Liam…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that two persons died following a car crash that occurred along Iwuru Road in Cross River State on Sunday. Innocent Etuk, the sector commander, FRSC Command in Cross River, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Calabar that two others were injured in the crash. Mr Etuk said the crash, which occurred at Big Iwuru in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state, was a result of speeding. He said that the crash involved a commercial Toyota Hiace bus and a Lexus 350 Sports Utility Vehicle. Toyota Hiace Commercial bus…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to peace, dialogue, and responsible energy development in Ogoniland. The NNPC’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Bashir Ojulari, said this in his remarks during a federal government delegation’s visit to Ogoniland, in Rivers Stat. Mr Ojulari, in a statement on Tuesday by Andy Odeh, the NNPC Ltd’s chief corporate communications officer, described the federal government’s renewed engagement as a demonstration of hope and a new beginning built on partnership and understanding. “This visit is a demonstration of hope. It affirms the commitment of the federal government, under the leadership of…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles opened their AFCON 2025 campaign with a 2–1 victory over the Taifa Stars of Tanzania, but it was a night that underlined both promise and problems. Against a Tanzania side desperate to make history, Nigeria did just enough. Semi Ajayi and Ademola Lookman found the net, while a moment of overconfidence from Stanley Nwabali allowed Charles M’Mombwa pull Tanzania level, briefly turning what should have been a controlled evening into a test of nerve. It was a performance heavy on defensive grit and individual moments, but light on fluency and ruthlessness, a reminder that tournament football punishes…

With only a few hours to Christmas festivities, the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, has directed the implementation of robust security measures across the state to ensure the safety of lives and property. A statement by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Adetoun Ejire Adeyemi, in Ilorin on Wednesday, said the proactive deployment of personnel across the state underscores the command’s readiness and dedication to sustaining public safety and confidence during the festive period. According to the statement, “In alignment with the Nigeria Police Force’s nationwide security architecture for the Yuletide season as outlined by the…

Some members of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have disowned a communiqué issued after the party’s 83rd BoT meeting, describing it as unconstitutional, illegal and without effect. The aggrieved BoT members made their position known in a letter addressed to former BoT chairman, Adolphus Wabara, through their legal representatives, C.T. Mue and Associates. In the letter, the lawyers challenged paragraph eight of the communiqué, which reportedly announced the suspension of certain BoT members and referred them to the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, for disciplinary action. According to the counsel, the PDP constitution clearly…