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PRO-JUDICIARY GROUP CONDEMNS DEDUCTION FROM SALARIES OF LOWER COURT JUDGES IN OYO STATE
"The Executive Arm of Government should stop throwing money at High Court Judges in the name of support and start taking responsibility for their original state judges who are Magistrates and Customary Court Judges" - Bayo Akinlade, Esq
Read More →RIVERS STATE JUDICIARY TO EMBARK ON ANNUAL VACATION JULY 21
The Chief Registrar of the Rivers State High Court, DAVID IHUA-MADUENYI, announced in a statement that the vacation will last until September 17, 2025.
Read More →24th FIFA U20 World Cup: Nigeria, Argentina Light Up Santiago in Big Last-16 Tie
The Flying Eagles arrived in Santiago from Talca on Monday evening, ahead of the clash with the Argies.
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ADAMAWA STATE GOVERNOR SHOWERS HOUSE AND CASH GIFTS ON VICTORIOUS SUPER FALCONS COACH
"Today, I was proud to receive Coach Justine Madugu, a true son of Adamawa and hero of Nigeria’s WAFCON 2025 victory."
Read More →SPORTS: NFF Confirms 2 International Friendlies for Super Eagles in USA
In their last visit to the United States of America, in the summer of 2022, the Super Eagles played against Mexico at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas, losing narrowly by 1-2.
Read More →MISSION X: NIGERIA’S CAPTAIN, AJIBADE INCHES TOWARDS ‘PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT’ AWARD
The lithe and self-effacing Nigeria leader is also highly motivated by the fact that the Super Falcons have never lost a final match at the Women AFCON, going back to the first competition that Nigeria hosted in 1998.
Read More →2026 FIFA World Cup Race: South Africa to Host Nigeria in Bloemfontein on Sept 9
The potentially-explosive Match-day 8 encounter is expected to have enormous implications for which team will eventually win the only ticket from Africa’s qualifying group C to the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals.
Read More →2025 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup Finals: Flamingos Set to Depart for Morocco
Head Coach Bankole Olowookere’s side go into the tournament full of confidence, having played 10 tune-up matches, scoring an impressive 44 goals without conceding any.
Read More →8th African Nations Championship: Nigeria Targets Another Continental Title
Christened Pamoja 2024, this year’s African Nations Championship promises a lot of thrills and excitement across five venues in three host nations – a novel arrangement in hosting of sports events on the African continent.
Read More →Mission X: Gusau Hails Falcons’ Triumph, Says It'll Inspire Eagles in World Cup Race
Gusau commended the awesome fighting spirit of the Falcons, applauding them for their impressive tally of 14 goals for and only three against, and virtuoso performances that earned a clutch of individual awards.
Read More →Mission X accomplished as Super Falcons lift 10th African title in Morocco
Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses had the full-capacity Stade Olympique de Rabat breathing heavily after a superlative opening performance that saw them take a two-goal lead after 24 minutes of the explosive encounter.
Read More →WAFU B U20 BOYS TOURNEY; FLYING EAGLES LOSE 1-0 TO IVORIAN ELEPHANTS IN FINAL
Seven-time African champions Nigeria turned out a hard nut to crack for the Ivorians in Wednesday’s final, but they finally found a way through when goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt dropped the ball from a free-kick in added time.
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FMR FALCONS CAPTAIN, ONOME EBI, RETIRES AMIDST GLOWING TRIBUTES FROM TEAMMATES
ONOME EBI was part of the Super Falcons teams that won four Women’s Africa Cup of Nations titles, plus six appearances in the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Read More →FIFA NAMES CHADIAN REFEREES FOR NIGERIA-LESOTHO WORLD CUP QUALIFIER
FIFA also appointed Kenyan official ALICE DAMARIS KIMANI as referee assessor, while WILLIAM MAKINATI SHONGWE from eSwatini will be in the role of commissioner.
Read More →Ballon d'Or: NFF Congratulates NNADOZIE, MADUGU
Nnadozie finished fourth behind England and Chelsea FC’s Hannah Hampton who took home the Trophée Yachine (named after former Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin),
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CP Adesola Moves to Delta State, as IGP Approves New Posting for DIG, 17 Commissioners of Police
Others include CP UMAR MOHAMMED HAJEDIA who has been transferred to the Kebbi State Police Command, and CP IYAMAH DANIEL EDOBOR as the Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Police Command.
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WOMAN IN COURT FOR CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION OVER N6.8M ROMANCE SCAM IN MAIDUGURI
EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale disclosed in a statement that Catherine Ijeoma Ugwu allegedly committed the offence between the period of June 2023 and August 2024 in Maiduguri, Borno State.
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NDLEA PARTNERS INDIA'S NCB AGAINST ILLICIT SHIPMENTS OF TRAMADOL TO NIGERIA
the NCB boss Anurag Garg said it is essential for the two agencies to strengthen the existing partnership because the drug problem cuts across international borders, while he assured of their readiness to share knowledge, intelligence and experience with NDLEA on a number of areas of interest.
Read More →OLOWOOKERE BEMOANS FINAL LOSS BY TEAM IJA, APPRECIATES LESSONS OF SPORTS FESTIVAL
He attributed the defeat in the penalty shootout to inexperience on the part of the goalkeeper, who parried the ball into the net instead of parrying it away.
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GENERAL OVERSEER OF LAGOS-BASED CHURCH ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF CROSS-BORDER DRUG TRAFFICKING
The spokesman said ADEFOLUSHO admitted in his statement that he transported the hard drug through the waterways from Ghana into Nigeria.
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FOR 50 YEARS, WE WERE SPENDING THE MONEY OF GENERATIONS YET UNBORN: PRESIDENT TINUBU
He made these remarks at the State House in Abuja while receiving a delegation of former National Assembly colleagues from the aborted Third Republic, during which he served as a Senator representing Lagos West.
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22ND NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL: GOLDEN EAGLETS ZOOM INTO SEMI-FINALS
Abdulmuiz Adeleke, who netted the first goal in the 2-1 win over Edo State on Monday, came up big with a brace against Ebonyi State in Friday morning’s quarter-final encounter, which the Eaglets won 5-0 to sail into the last four.
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3 NIGERIAN PILGRIMS FREED FROM DRUG TRAFFICKING DETENTION IN SAUDI ARABIA
The spokesman for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, FEMI BABAFEMI, confirmed the development in a statement, saying it was based on the intervention of the Federal Government.
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FG CELEBRATES, AS FINNISH COURT JAILS IPOB'S SIMON EKPA SIX YEARS FOR TERRORISM IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA
A Finnish newspaper reports that the court also found EKPA guilty of aggravated tax fraud in a ruling delivered earlier today, Monday, September 1, 2025.
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2 RIFLES, 38 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION RECOVERED FROM ABANDONED BUILDING IN VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS
Information obtained by our correspondent indicates that the building where the rifles and ammunition were found had been acquired by a furniture company and the place was being cleanup when the items were discovered.
Read More →KADUNA COURT JAILS TWO FOR INTERNET FRAUD
Both were arrested in Kafanchan LGA and Mahuta axis of Kaduna State, following credible intelligence that exposed their fraudulent internet activities.
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FG GAZETTES NEW TAX LAWS, PREPARATORY FOR IMPLEMENTATION 2026
This comes less than three months after President BOLA AHMED TINUBU signed into the tax reforms laws on June 26, 2025.
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PLATEAU KILLINGS: IGP ORDERS IMMEDIATE DEPLOYMENT OF ASSETS, TACTICAL SQUADS
The operations involves significant reinforcements, including additional units of tactical personnel, state-of-the-art drones for enhanced surveillance, Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), units of Police Mobile Force, helicopters, and specialized platoons from the Special Intervention Squad (SIS).
Read More →EFCC INVESTIGATES UNDECLARED ASSORTED FOREIGN CURRENCIES INTERCEPTED IN LAGOS
During the handing over of the suspect and the various foreign currencies, the Area Comptroller of the Customs Airport Command, E.J.Harrison, said: “Today, we have two interceptions that we want to handover to the EFCC. And they are coming from two separate places in the Command.
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CUSTOMS INTERCEPT OVER $1M, SR135,900 SMUGGLED THROUGH KANO AIRPORT
National Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed in a statement that the foreign currencies were found during baggage check on one Hauwa Ibrahim Abdullahi, who arrived in Kano from Saudi Arabia.
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