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  The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced the arrival of its new Consul General in Lagos, Rick Swart.   Swart, who arrived on Wednesday, will represent the US government across 17 states in southern Nigeria.   This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday ...

  The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaete Obot, on Friday, announced the release of 123 inmates, including an 18-year-old mentally challenged girl said to have been eating foam and other objects while in custody.   Obot granted freedom to the inmates during the second quarter of 2025 ...

  Political heavyweights and captains of industry have applauded the appointment of a former Minister of Works, Senator Adedayo Adeyeye, as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority by President Bola Tinubu.   They paid tributes to the ex-minister at an event held in his honour in Abuja ...

  President Bola Tinubu on Friday received Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.   The meeting, which took place behind closed doors, underscores ongoing consultations between the President and state governors across the country.   Eno, who is the ...

  Russian drone and bomb fire killed at least six people across Ukraine’s east and south, local authorities said Friday, as Russia resists US President Donald Trump’s call to halt its invasion.   Moscow has escalated long-range aerial attacks on Ukraine’s towns and cities as well as frontline assaults and ...

  Snoop Dogg has become co-owner of Championship side Swansea City in an unlikely alliance between the world of rap and football, the Welsh club announced.   The 53-year-old American star joins former Real Madrid stalwart and Croatia World Cup finalist Luka Modric in the club’s ownership structure.   Snoop ...

  EU countries on Friday signed off on a new package of sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine, including lowering a price cap on Moscow’s oil exports.   The 18th round of economic punishment against Russia since its 2022 invasion was approved after Slovakia dropped a weeks-long block ...

  The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria has issued an urgent call for government and security intervention as a wave of vandalism and theft targeting critical infrastructure threatens to disrupt services nationwide.   The Chairman of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, said in a statement on Thursday that the surge ...

  A petroleum tanker carrying 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, on Thursday, exploded in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.   PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred at Celica junction, on the new Ife Expressway in Ibadan.   Eyewitnesses explained that the fire incident was ...

  Aare Adetola Emmanuelking Mourns Former President Muhammadu Buhari, Pays Tribute to a National Icon   In a heartfelt condolence message, Sir Aare Adetola Emmanuelking KOF, the Group Chairman of Adron Group, has joined the rest of the nation in mourning the death of former President, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, ...