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    Customs Elevates 74 Officers in Oyo/Osun Command to Bolster Anti-Smuggling, Revenue Drive

    September 18, 2025 (updated September 18, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Customs Elevates 74 Officers in Oyo/Osun Command to Bolster Anti-Smuggling, Revenue Drive By Ayo Adewimi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has decorated 74 newly promoted officers in the Oyo/Osun Area Command as part of efforts to intensify its anti-smuggling operations, strengthen border security, and boost revenue generation. The officers, promoted across various cadres, were decorated yesterday at the command headquarters... Read more

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    First Lady mourns victims of Afriland fire disaster

    September 18, 2025 (updated September 18, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    First Lady mourns victims of Afriland fire disaster By Amed Musa The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has expressed grief over the Afriland fire disaster that claimed the lives of ten people. Mrs. Tinubu also condoled with the families friends and loved ones of the victims of the unfortunate inferno incident. In a message on Thursday, the President's wife prayed... Read more

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    NAF Air Strikes Kills Scores of Terrorists in Borno

    September 18, 2025 (updated September 18, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    NAF Air Strikes Kills Scores of Terrorists in Borno By Musa Aliyu The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Thursday disclosed that it's aircraft of the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (AC OPHK), in precision strikes neutralized scores of terrorists in Borno State on Wednesday. Director of NAF Public Relations and Information Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame said this followed intensified... Read more

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    Conflict Merchants Must Stay Away, Wike Tells Political Actors in Rivers

    September 18, 2025 (updated September 18, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Conflict Merchants Must Stay Away, Wike Tells Political Actors in Rivers thanks Tinubu for ending emergency rule By Jude Nwankwo The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has commended President Bola Tinubu for lifting the state of emergency earlier imposed on Rivers State, warning those he called conflict merchants to stay away from the state. Describing Tinubu's... Read more

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    Tension at Rivers Govt House as Security Aides Protest Unpaid Entitlements

    September 17, 2025 (updated September 17, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Mild drama played out on Wednesday at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt, as security personnel attached to the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (rtd.), staged a protest over alleged nonpayment of their entitlements. The protest, which briefly disrupted activities, erupted while protocol officers were preparing the Administrator’s convoy for an urgent trip to Abuja. The security operatives,... Read more

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    Tinubu returns to Abuja after work vacation

    September 17, 2025 (updated September 17, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening returned to Abuja from his work vacation. Recall that the President departed for France on September 4, 2025, to spend part of his annual holiday and was initially scheduled to divide the period between France and the United Kingdom. A statement before his departure for the vacation had stated that, "the vacation will last... Read more

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    Presidency Slams Atiku Over Hunger Claims, Says Nigeria on Right Path Under Tinubu

    September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    The Presidency has dismissed comments by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar alleging that hunger is ravaging Nigeria and likening the situation to the unrest in France before the 1789 revolution. In a statement issued last night by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency accused Atiku and his aides of being “out of touch... Read more

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    Tinubu Ends Vacation Early, Returns to Abuja Today

    September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has cut short his two-week working vacation in Europe and is set to return to Abuja today, Tuesday, September 16, 2025, to resume official duties. His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement titled: “President Tinubu Ends Vacation Ahead of Schedule, Returns to Abuja Tomorrow (Today).” The statement noted that the... Read more

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    Oyo Govt Bans ‘Sign-Out’ Celebrations, Reaffirms Phone Ban in Schools

    September 13, 2025 (updated September 13, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    The Oyo State Government has banned “sign-out” celebrations by graduating students in both public and private schools, citing rising cases of misconduct, violence, and public disorder linked to the practice. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Olusegun Olayiwola, announced the decision during the 2025/2026 pre-resumption meeting with public secondary school principals at Lagelu Grammar School, Ibadan. He also... Read more

    Category: Education, Uncategorized

    Flood Ravages Zaria Communities as 270 Households Affected

    September 13, 2025 (updated September 13, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Heavy rainfall on Thursday left a trail of destruction in Zaria, Kaduna State, displacing more than 470 children and affecting over 270 households across several communities. According to a coordinated assessment team comprising the Nigerian Red Cross Society, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), the Director of Emergency and Security Services, and the... Read more

    Category: Environment, Uncategorized

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