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The Minister of Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy has announced plans to establish the Creative and Tourism Infrastructure Corporation (CTICo) with a projected investment of $100 billion and create about 2.5 million jobs by 2030. [...]

Economic Strain: Inflation Surges Above 30% In Abuja, 10 States

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The National Bureau of Statistics released its Consumer Price Index report for April 2025, revealing a slight easing in Nigeria’s inflation rate compared to previous months and the same period last year. The headline inflation [...]

Celebs

Chris Brown Charged After Arrest For Alleged Nightclub Attack

By Bukola Kayode Grammy award winner, Chris Brown, has been charged to court over allegations of attacking a DJ an a UK nightclub. Brown who is celebrated for his excellent singing and dancing skills singer [...]

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Simon Ekpa Charged With Inciting Terrorism As Trial Begins In Finland

By Tonia Okereke The Finnish authorities have charged IPOB leader, Simone Ekpa for inciting terrorism online. Finland’s National Prosecution Authority said in a statement on Friday that it had charged “a Finnish individual in a [...]

Crime & Security

32.9kg Cocaine Trafficking: 10 Thai Sailors, Ship Convicted, Fined $4.3m

. Conviction will send strong warning to int’l drug cartel, local collaborators, says Marwa, commends NDLEA officers for diligent investigation and prosecution After over three years of diligent prosecution by the National Drug Law Enforcement [...]

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Four Chinese Men Sentenced 20 Years In Jail For Illegal Mining In Plateau

Justice Dorcas .V. Agishi of the Federal High Court , Jos, Plateau State has convicted and sentenced four Chinese: Liang Quin Yong, Wang Huajie, Zhong Jiajing and Long Kechong to twenty years imprisonment for illegal [...]

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Utomi Vows To Push On Shadow Government Despite DSS Suit

By Bukola Kayode The former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Professor Pat Utomi has reacted to his being sued by the Department of State Services (DSS), over his plans to set up a [...]

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President Tinubu To Attend Pope Leo XIV Inauguration On Sunday

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja for Rome, the capital of Italy, on Saturday at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV. Accompanied by top Catholic leaders, President Tinubu will attend a solemn mass marking [...]

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IGP Re-arraigns VDM For Allegedly Cyberbullying Iyabo Ojo, Tonto Dikeh, Others

By Bukola Kayode The beef between Star actresses, Iyabo Ojo, Tonto Dikeh, music producer Samklef and controversial social media personality, Vincent Martins Otse, aka Very Dark Man, has resurfaced. Frontline News Online can reveal that [...]

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NASS To Ensure Only Registered Architects Participate In Government-Funded Projects — Speaker Abbas

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the National Assembly would work towards strengthening the Public Procurement Act to ensure that only registered architects participate in government-funded projects. The [...]

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Davido’s Manager, Asa Asika Shares Engagement Pictures

By Bukola Kayode Davido’s longtime manager, Asa Asika, has shared his engagement pictures to his partner, Leona Adesanya. See more pictures:

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Awoniyi Recovering After Intestinal Surgery, Wakes From Induced Coma

Nottingham Forest forward Taiwo Awoniyi is recovering after undergoing surgery for a serious abdominal injury sustained during a match, according to a report by BBC Sport. The striker, who suffered a ruptured intestine, underwent the [...]

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Systemic Failures In Nigerian Sports Administration: A Case For Urgent Reform

By Adebayo Abubakar Nigeria’s sports sector, once a source of national pride, and joy for an average Nigerian, has been plagued by chronic administrative inefficiencies, corruption, ineptitude, and gross negligence. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria [...]

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Kaduna Court Jails TikToker For Naira Abuse

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of one content creator on tiktok and Instagram, Muhammad Kabir before Justice R.M.Aikawa of the Federal High [...]

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DSS Sues Pat Utomi Over Shadow Government

By Bukola Kayode The Department of State Services has sued a former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi. The secret police dragged Utomi to court, accusing him of attempting to illegally usurp President Bola Tinubu’s executive [...]

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CBEX: EFCC Intensifies Search For Wanted Persons

As part of its ongoing investigations of the alleged monumental fraud involving many actors in the infamous Crypto Bridge Exchange, CBEX, fraud, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is gaining important ground in its [...]

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FG Approves Establishment Of Armed Forest Guards

By Bukola Kayode President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of armed forest guards to secure Nigeria’s 1,129 forests from terrorists and kidnappers. Majority of kidnap victims are kept captive in the country’s tick forests. [...]

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Speaker Abbas Decries Shipping Bottlenecks, Revenue Lloss To Nigeria’s West-African Neighbours

…Assures of support for reforms The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has called for reforms in the economy, especially with the bottlenecks in the import and export chain in the maritime [...]

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Osimhen Scores Brace To Win First Trophy With Galatasaray

Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen has created a new record in his glittering career. He scored a brace as Galatasaray defeated Trabzonspor 3-0 to win the 2024/25 Turkish Cup. The 26-year-old netted two second-half goals in [...]

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EFCC Presents Final Witness Against Suswam In Alleged N3.1b Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 presented the Ninth and last Prosecution Witness, PW9, Ape Sunday against the former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan. The Commission is prosecuting [...]

Entertainment

AFRIMA 2025: AU Awards Host City Right To Lagos, Holds Nov 25-30

….Entry Submissions Portal Opens on May 27 It is official. Lagos, Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest and most vibrant cities, has been chosen by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Committee of AFRIMA [...]

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UTME: Teary-eyed Oloyede Apologises Over Results Errors, Says, 379,997 candidates Will Rewrite Exam

By Bukola Kayode The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Wednesday, shed tears as he apologised for the errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. He said: “I [...]

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Lagos To Introduce Monthly Rent Payment System

By Tonia Okereke The Lagos State Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, has said the state is planning to introduce monthly and quarterly rent payment options. Akinderu-Moruf explained that is part of the state government’s solutions [...]

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Ejimakor Lied, DSS Didn’t Block Me From Seeing Kanu, Says Ex-AGF Agabi

Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and lead defence lawyer in the terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Kanu Agabi (SAN), has debunked a report that officials [...]

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Oshiomhole Challenges Abati To Street Fight Over Comments On Arise TV