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    In spite of vehicular and human restrictions on Mapo Hall, venue of the installation of Senator Rasidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan, hundreds of vendors beat security to display their wares around the vicinity of the event.   The News Agency of Nigeria reports that petty ...

    The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the no-case submission filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.   Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on Friday, held that the Department of State Services has made out a prima facie case against Kanu.   ...

  President Bola Tinubu on Friday congratulated the leader of the All Progressives Congress in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, Adebisi Yusuf, on his birthday.   The President conveyed his congratulations through a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.   “I join ...

  President Bola Tinubu on Friday departed Abuja for Ibadan, Oyo State, to attend the coronation of the new Olubadan, Rashidi Ladoja. ‎ ‎The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the presidential jet took off from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. ‎ ‎In Ibadan, Tinubu will join other dignitaries ...

    Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday hosted dignitaries from across the country as Oba Rashidi Ladoja was formally crowned the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland at Mapo Hall. ‎ ‎The coronation ceremony drew the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III; a former Kano State Governor, Senator ...

  The Japan International Cooperation Agency has cancelled its ‘JICA Africa Hometown’ initiative, citing “misunderstandings and confusion” over the programme.   JICA announced the withdrawal in a statement on its website on Thursday, weeks after reports claimed Japan would create a special visa category for Nigerians who wished to relocate ...

  A sighting of a suspected drone briefly shuttered a Danish airport on Friday for the second time in a few hours, after the country’s prime minister said the flights were part of “hybrid attacks” that may be linked to Russia.   Drones have been seen flying over several Danish ...

  Luka Modric and Kevin De Bruyne will face off on Sunday night when Serie A champions Napoli travel north to face AC Milan and the first true test of their title defence.   Both icons of 21st-century football, veterans De Bruyne and Modric, chose Italy for the latter end ...

  Liverpool, flawless in their Premier League title defence so far this season, will face a serious test when they visit unbeaten Crystal Palace on Saturday.   Arsenal cannot afford another Newcastle nightmare, while Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is in desperate need of a winning run.   AFP Sport ...

  The Jigawa State House of Assembly has approved a N58 billion supplementary budget for the 2025 fiscal year.   This decision came after the adoption of the report from the House Committee on Appropriation during a plenary session of the Assembly held on Thursday at the Assembly’s complex in ...