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Businessman and politician, Tein Jack-Rich, has warned against the displacement of long-standing members of the All Progressives Congress by new entrants into the ruling party. Jack-Rich gave the warning in Abuja while submitting his expression of interest and nomination forms to contest for the Rivers West Senatorial seat on the platform of the APC, according to a statement he signed on Thursday. The APC chieftain said although the influx of new members into the party was good for democratic expansion, loyal members who stood by the party from inception must not be sidelined. “What is important to the party is…

The National Inland Waterways Authority has announced plans to facilitate the development of a West Coast cargo jetty aimed at enhancing the seamless movement of goods and services across the sub-region. In a recent statement, the agency said that the development was part of a strategic move to maximise Nigeria’s vast inland waterways. According to the statement, this was made known during a joint inspection of the Marina Jetty in Lagos last week by officials of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Nigeria Immigration Service, NIWA, and a delegation from Ghana comprising corporate and private sector trade representatives. NIWA also stressed that…

Sporting Lagos produced a commanding second-half performance to dismantle Doma United 4-0 in Ikenne, Ogun State, on Wednesday night, moving within touching distance of the Nigeria National League Super 4 title, PUNCH Online reports. The match, played under floodlights at the Remo Stars Stadium after an unusual shift from daytime scheduling, began at a measured pace before the Noisy Lagosians gradually asserted control. Doma United threatened early, with their winger Mathew Ogenyi beating his marker on the left inside five minutes, only for his low effort to be deflected behind for a corner. Sporting responded through Seun Akanji, who squandered…

Keonne Rodriguez, one of the developers behind the crypto-mixing protocol Samourai Wallet, is appealing to the crypto community for donations to help cover legal bills and fines tied to his trial over money laundering. Samourai Wallet co-founders Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill were sentenced on Nov. 19 to five and four years in prison, respectively, on charges stemming from their involvement in the protocol.Rodriguez said in an X post on Wednesday that he desperately needs help after being “financially wiped out,” accruing $2 million in debt from legal fees and a $250,000 fine imposed by the sentencing judge.Source: Keonne Rodriguez“We…

Hayden Panettiere is looking back on her 12-year age gap romance with Heroes costar Milo Ventimiglia, revealing that she’d considered marrying him before their breakup. “Every relationship I’ve ever been in, I invested my whole self in,” Panettiere, 36, exclusively tells Us Weekly in this week’s cover story while discussing her memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, out May 19. “I saw him as my partner and that it was going to hopefully keep going and evolving and lead to marriage.” She goes on, “It was a point of contention that I was unable to put the ‘I’ in front…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra State on Wednesday sensitised motorists and pedestrians to safe road usage, while conducting free drunk-driving tests at motor parks in Awka. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the exercise which held around Regina Caeli Junction in Awka, was aimed at promoting safe highway use and reduction of road traffic crashes. The Sector Commander, Bridget Asekhauno, told reporters that the campaign formed part of the corps’ corporate social responsibility to reduce road traffic crashes by 10 per cent. “Our mission is to fulfil part of our strategic goal of reducing road traffic…

The Federal Government has commenced discussions with contractors over outstanding payments owed for capital projects, in a move aimed at addressing long-standing obligations and restoring confidence in public sector commitments. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this on Wednesday in a post shared on his official X page following a meeting held on Monday, 4 May, with members of the All-Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria. According to the minister, the meeting focused on developing a fair, transparent, and structured approach to resolving the outstanding liabilities amid current fiscal realities. Senior government officials at…

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Chairman, Buba Marwa, has stated that smuggling illicit substances through Murtala Muhammed International Airport has become extremely challenging due to heightened security and anti-narcotics operations. Marwa described the Lagos airport as one of the most tightly monitored airports globally in the fight against drug trafficking. He made the remarks on Tuesday at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja while hosting a delegation from Narcotics Control Commission led by its Director-General, Maxwell Obuba Mantey, during a study visit focused on the agency’s operational strategies. According to Marwa, stronger collaboration between Nigeria and Ghana is essential in…

All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Nantewe Yilwatda, has dismissed concerns over the defection of Peter Obi from the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, insisting the development poses no threat to the ruling party. Yilwatda made the remarks on Wednesday in Abuja during the ongoing sale and submission of APC nomination and expression of interest forms ahead of the 2027 general elections. Reacting to developments within opposition parties, the APC chairman said internal crises among opposition groups were their responsibility and had no impact on the APC. He also downplayed the resignation of about 18…

Osun State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a Fulani herdsman, Yahaya Sulaiman, in Ijebu-Jesa, in Oriade local government area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the incident on Wednesday, stating that security operatives had commenced investigations into the matter. Ojelabi disclosed that the victim appeared to have been specifically targeted by the abductors during the attack. “Yahaya Sulaiman, a Fulani herder, is the victim. The incident was reported and police moved to the scene immediately. From all indications, he was targeted,” he said. According to him, “the gunmen reportedly enquired about the victim’s…