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Some residents of the Gwagwalada Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed concern about the growing piles of refuse along the Zuba-Gwagwalada expressway. The residents spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gwagwalada, FCT. They want the Gwagwalada Area Council to provide designated waste collection sites within the district where residents can dump waste for proper evacuation to the designated dump sites. According to them, the indiscriminate dumping of refuse all over the council, even on major roads, is unhygienic and uncalled for. A resident, Femi Ayoola, said that the Gwagwalada-Zuba Expressway…

Ebonyi State Government has issued a three-month ultimatum to ministries supervising ongoing projects across the state, directing them to ensure completion within the stipulated period or face sanctions. Briefing journalists after the State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting, the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Mr. Ikeuwa Omebeh, said the decision followed a comprehensive review of ongoing projects aimed at accelerating development and improving service delivery. He stated that key ministries, including Works, Infrastructure, Environment, Commerce and Industry, Water Resources, Housing, and Special Duties were mandated to intensify efforts toward the timely completion of projects under their supervision. Omebeh further disclosed…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday met with key stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, to review preparations for the party’s forthcoming convention and congresses. The meeting brought together members of the APC’s national leadership, governors, and the party’s caucus in the National Assembly. Those in attendance included the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma; Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin; Majority Leader…

Magarau village, located in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has been completely abandoned. The development came after repeated attacks by armed bandits loyal to Notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji. The incident was disclosed on Friday in a post on X by Bakatsine, a journalist who reports on conflict and insecurity in Nigeria’s northwest. Bakatsine wrote that the sustained violence forced the entire community to flee, leaving behind only ruins, silence, and a lingering atmosphere of fear. He wrote: “Magarau village, located in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has been completely abandoned following repeated attacks…

British rapper, Oakley Neil Caesar-Su, popularly known as Central Cee, has revealed that he has converted to Islam. The Band 4 Band crooner revealed that he has shared his name consequently. The rapper disclosed this during a recent livestream. “I just changed my name and took my shahada, I am a muslim now,” he revealed, with his friends congratulating him in the video. Before his latest revelation, Central Cee didn’t explicitly declared a formal religion. Central Cee was born on 4 June 1998 in London to an English mother and a father of Guyanese and Chinese ancestry. His parents separated…

El-Kanemi Warriors technical adviser, Suleiman Dogo has assured that the club will soon bounce back to an enviable position in the Nigerian top-flight. The Borno Army featured in the CAF Confederation Cup in 2024. El-Kanemi Warriors also won the President Federation Cup in 2023. They have failed to replicate their impressive successes since then. “El-Kanemi Warriors will surely bounce back to where they truly belong,” Dogo told the club’s media. El-Kanemi Warriors currently occupy ninth position on the NPFL table with 34 points from 23 games.

Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior has accused Arsenal of showing a lack of respect during the warm-up of Tuesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at the Emirates Stadium. The Chelsea head coach was seen angrily confronting members of Arsenal’s staff and players, telling them to remain in their own half of the pitch as both teams prepared for kick-off. Arsenal went on to win the match 1-0, securing a 4-2 aggregate victory and booking their place in the final. According to BBC Sport on Thursday, Rosenior said the issue was not with Arsenal’s players, but with maintaining what he described as…

The Kogi State Police Command has said that eight suspected criminals were arrested in coordinated bush-combing operations across various parts of the state. This was contained in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Saliu Afusatu, in Lokoja. “In a sustained demonstration of resolve to deny criminal elements any safe haven in Kogi State, operatives of the Kogi State Police Command, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, local hunters and vigilante groups, carried out coordinated bush-combing operations across various parts of the state,” she wrote. She said the operation formed part of continuous,…

Former Super Eagles captain, Nwankwo Kanu, has confirmed that he will feature alongside Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, Daniel Amokachi, Finidi George and other African football greats in the African Legends United Gala Match scheduled for March 28 in Abuja. Kanu disclosed this on Thursday on the sidelines of the African Continental Free Trade Area Festival in Abuja, saying the match was aimed at promoting African culture and empowering grassroots communities. “It’s happening in Nigeria and the legends are going to be there. They are going to do what we normally know how to do. And then we’ll perform and everybody…

An alumnus of Holy Child College, Ikoyi, Lagos, Dr Lilian Ajayi-Ore, has awarded scholarships to 30 students of the college. Ajayi-Ore said the gesture aligns with her family’s legacy of supporting education through scholarships. She particularly noted that her brother, Sean Ajayi, of the Sean & Tarra Ajayi Foundations, has also been awarding scholarships for several years. Ajayi-Ore, who presented the scholarships under her Global Connection For Women Foundation, urged support and incentives to help students advance academically. “My organisation has always provided scholarships. We gave 30 students who are part of the GC4W Leadership and Innovation Hub scholarships as…