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Japan Withdraws ‘JICA Africa Hometown’ Initiative After Visa Confusion

25 September 2025

JICA disclosed the cancellation in a statement on its website, weeks after reports claimed Japan would create a special visa category for Nigerians who wished to relocate to Kisarazu, a city designated as “hometown” to Nigerians and other Africans under the scheme. According to reports, the Japanese government denied the visa plan after the Director […]

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Nigerian Police Declare Man Wanted For Attempted Murder, Fraud

25 September 2025

The Force made this known in a Special Police Gazette Bulletin released via its official X handle, saying that Nkemakolam is wanted by the Office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Nigeria Police Force (INTERPOL), and the Head National Central Bureau, Force Headquarters in Abuja. The statement stated, “The above-named person is hereby declared wanted […]

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Katsina Cracks Down On Salary Fraud: 3,488 Staff Stacked, ₦4.6M Recovered

25 September 2025

Governor Dikko Radda, who received the committee’s report said the screening covered 50,172 staff, out of which 46,380 were verified, while the rest were found with fake credentials, ghost postings, absenteeism or declined to appear. The report was formally presented at the State Executive Council meeting, where top government officials and members of the Biometric […]

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Singer Timi Dakolo Offers To Help Struggling Parents Pay School Fees

25 September 2025

The singer disclosed this in a post on his official X handle, acknowledging the financial strain many families face at the start of every term. “I know it’s school fee season, it’s not always easy, I know this first-hand, so, let me help lessen that burden a little bit,” he wrote. The singer directed parents […]

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Ronaldo Urges Ancelotti To Pick Neymar for World Cup

25 September 2025

Brazil’s record goalscorer with 79 goals from 128 matches, Neymar has not pulled on the yellow jersey since October 2023, when he suffered a serious knee injury. The 33-year-old has played regularly for Sao Paulo side Santos since he returned to his first club following a fruitless spell in Saudi Arabia with Al Hilal. “He […]

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Kwara State Dismisses Sports Association

25 September 2025

The Press Secretary of the Commission, Saheed Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement released in Ilorin, noting the decision followed the board’s resolution at its sitting, where members deliberated extensively on the activities of the associations before approving their dissolution. The Commission explained that the move became necessary to inject new, committed, and passionate members […]

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CBN: Naira Abuse Increases Printing Costs

24 September 2025

The warning was announced at the flag-off of a nationwide sensitisation campaign on proper naira handling, held in Abuja. The Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate, Bala Bello, was represented by Dr Adedeji Adetona, Director of Currency Operations and Branch Management Department, who delivered the speech on his behalf. “The Naira is more than a means of […]

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Murdered Fashion Designer Deborah Okwori Laid to Rest Amid Tears in Benue

24 September 2025

Mother of the late interior designer breaks down in tears as her body arrives in Benue State ahead of her funeral rites. Recall that Deborah was allegedly murdered by her jilted lover, Lintex Ogale, in Lagos on September 3, 2025. Ogale reportedly stabbed her multiple times before fleeing. She was rushed to the Lagos State […]

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Kogi ADC: Dino Melaye Issues Stern Warning to Governor Ododo Over Alleged Attacks

24 September 2025

This was contained in a post shared on social media, Melaye accused some appointees of the governor of orchestrating these attacks and called on Ododo to rein them in. He warned that any further provocation would be met with what he described as a “superior response.” “I call on Governor Ododo to call his appointees […]

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Osun APC Leader Rallies Support for Tinubu’s Ward-Based Development Initiative

24 September 2025

Speaking at the APC general meeting on Wednesday, Adeniyi urged party members to intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2026 Osun governorship election and Tinubu’s expected re-election bid in 2027. He lauded the President’s efforts through the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme, RHWDP, which is designed to empower 1,000 beneficiaries in every ward across the […]

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