Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has announced a $1.5million cash reward for Nigeria’s Super Eagles if they emerge champions of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).Rabiu pledged $500,000 bonus should the team win their semi-final encounter and secure a place in the final.He also announced an additional
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A staff member of the Department of State Services, Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, has been arrested by the agency over alleged abduction, defilement, and forceful conversion of a 16-year-old girl, Walida Abdulhadi, to Christianity in Abuja.This followed a petition dated January 4, written by an Abuja-based law firm, Gamji Lawchain, a copy
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By Okoroafor UchechukwuWhen His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, assumed office as the Executive Governor of Edo State, expectations were high and rightly so.He came into government with a clear vision, a firm resolve, and an uncompromising commitment to deliver on the mandate freely given to him by the people. True
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by Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political body of the South-South geopolitical zone, has raised serious alarm over the worsening political crisis in Rivers State and called for immediate restraint by all parties involved.In a statement issued by its Board of Trustees and National Executive
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Datti Baba-Ahmed, former running mate of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, has dismissed claims that he had declared for the presidency in 2027.He made this clarification known in an interview on Channels Television on Friday.Recall that UNITY TIMES earlier reported that Baba-Ahmed
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By: Okoroafor Uchechukwu ChimzoromNo matter the opinions expressed or impressions formed in the minds of individuals, one truth remains constant: the unity of Nigeria is non-negotiable. For Nigeria to grow bigger, stronger, and more prosperous than she is today, unity is not optional, it is inevitable. The future we desire
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The Oxford English Dictionary has added several Nigerian-origin words in its latest update, reflecting the growing global influence of the nation’s language, culture and cuisine.The December 2025 update, released on the OED website on Wednesday, features more than 500 new words, phrases and senses, including internet slang such as “DM”,
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A former world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has recounted the tragic deaths of two of his close friends following a fatal car crash in an emotional conversation with UFC star, Kamaru Usman.The conversation, shared in a YouTube video posted by Usman on Wednesday, took place while Joshua was recovering from
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The Nigerian Bar Association has raised the alarm over what it described as the disturbing resurgence of “one chance” criminal operations in the Federal Capital Territory, following the killings of a nurse, Ms Chinemerem Pascalina Chuwumeziem, and a lawyer, Princess Chigbo Mediatrix.Mediatrix was a former Treasurer of the NBA Abuja
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 property suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities linked to Mr Abubakar Malami.Malami, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice in the Muhamadu Buhari administration.Justice Emeka Nwite granted the
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