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Oral care brand Closeup has unveiled a new youth-focused initiative tagged Closer Is Better, aimed at promoting confidence, self-expression and connection among young Nigerians. The campaign, launched at an Influencer Briefing Session held recently at the Balmoral Event Centre, Oregun-Ikeja, Lagos, seeks to reposition the brand as more than just a toothpaste but as a […]

The Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Institute of Welding (NIW) has dissociated the Institute from a meeting held under its name without authorisation at the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Conference Centre in Effurun, Delta State, over the weekend. In separate interviews with BoT chairman Dr. Chudi Egbunike and other board members, PA Omojafor Micheal, […]

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has urged Muslim faithful in the state to prioritise peaceful cohabitation, the hallmark of the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. Governor Adeleke, who congratulated the Muslim Ummah nationwide on the marking of this year’s Eid-el-Maulud in a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke described the birth of Prophet […]

A group of aspirants, the Lagos State Conference of 2025 All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmanship Aspirants, has pledged their continued loyalty to the party and firm support for President Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election project. The convener of the conference, Hon. Shola Opeyemi Taiwo, in his welcome address, applauded the leadership of APC at the state […]

Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed a N10 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by two brothers, Chigozie Ubah and Tochukwu Ubah, against the Police and their late brother’s wife over alleged harassment and intimidation. Justice Bogoro threw out the case for lacking merit, stating that the police acted […]

The Alternative Bank and the Plateau State University (PLASU) have showcased a breakthrough solution, Alfalfa, currently being described as a game-changer that could transform animal feed and ease the long-standing farmers-herders conflicts. The Alternative Bank said this in a press statement in Lagos, adding that Alfalfa, the high-protein forage crop, now thriving in trials at […]

Following a series of allegations bothering on local government administration in Osun and Ondo states, the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) on Friday waded in to make its stand known on the issues. In Osun, ALGON pleaded with the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to investigate alleged plans to open […]

Seven communities in Lau local government area of Taraba State have been submerged by a devastating flood following a torrential downpour that caused the River Benue to overflow its banks. The incident, which occurred on Thursday, has left hundreds of residents displaced and caused significant damage to properties, farmlands and other valuables. The Thursday’s flooding […]

The Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has held its pre-convocation lecture and inaugurated two structures in commemoration of its 50th anniversary and 42nd convocation. At the 42nd pre-convocation lecture, presented by Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, he posited that, “Public Universities have historically been conceived as public goods; open, state-funded institutions that serve the collective social, economic […]

Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has called on the Federal Government to initiate special priority projects in the Northeast region to address the crippling social and infrastructural challenges facing the zone. The senator made the appeal yesterday in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja. His call follows the recent visit of the […]