26 m. ago Edo Hosts Policy Dialogue To Mark Gov Okpebholo’s 100 Days In Office

In commemoration of Governor Monday Okpebholo’s first 100 days in office, the Edo State government, in collaboration with Policy House International, held a policy dialogue on February 21, 2025, at the John Oyegun Public Service Academy. The event brought together civil servants, academics, business leaders, security officials, and civil society groups to assess governance progress […]

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36 m. ago “Corrupt Foreigners Recruiting Young Nigerians Into Criminal Activities” – EFCC Boss Alleges

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has alleged that some organised foreign fraud syndicates are establishing their cells in Nigerian cities. In a statement on Wednesday by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, Mr. Olukoyede made the revelation while receiving participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course from the […] The post “Corrupt Foreigners Recruiting Young Nigerians Into Criminal Activities” – EFCC Boss Alleges appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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54 m. ago Underperformance of Upstream operators threatening Nigeria’s energy sector

The Minister for State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has decried the underperformance of Upstream operators, citing it as a read more Underperformance of Upstream operators threatening Nigeria’s energy sector- minister

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86 m. ago VeryDarkMan Petitions Embassies Over OAP Nedu’s Alleged Drug, Fraudulent Dealings

Controversial social media critic Martin Vincent Otse, who is popularly called VeryDarkMan, has submitted petitions to the South African, Turkish, and Moroccan embassies against media personality Chinese Ani Emmanuel, also called Nedu Wazobia. The petitions were prompts for the embassies to investigate alleged drug trafficking and fraud in their countries by Nedu and his friends. […]

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2 h. ago BASEPA Seeks Microfinance Banks’ Support For Toilet Evacuators

Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) is to assist Pit Evacuators Association (PEA) secure loans from micro finance institutions to ensure safe and effective faecal waste management across the state. The director general of the Agency, Dr Mahmud Bose disclosed this at Misau, during a two day training on effective faecal sludge management for PEA […]

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2 h. ago You Have No Moral Right To Criticise Tinubu, Northern Group Carpets El

Northern Patriots Forum (NPF), yesterday, came hard on the former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, for criticising President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and his administration. El-Rufai had, during his interview on Arise Television on Monday, accused President Tinubu and National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu of orchestrating his failed ministerial nomination. The embattled […]

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2 h. ago Israel frees Palestinian prisoners after Hamas hands over four hostages’ bodies

Israel freed hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, shortly after saying Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over coffins believed to contain the bodies of four hostages. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel had received the coffins of “four fallen hostages,” and a process to formally identify them had started. A kibbutz later confirmed two-day Read More

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4 h. ago Hamas hands over corpses of Israelis as more Palestinian prisoners freed

Hamas handed over the coffins of four hostages early Thursday, Israeli authorities confirmed, followed soon after by the return of hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners to the West Bank and Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed Israel had received the coffins of “four fallen hostages”, and a process to formally identify them had started. Read More

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5 h. ago Xi’s congratulatory message to 38th AU Summit Draws warm responses

By Aidoghie Paulinus   Experts from African countries have said that the congratulatory message of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the 38th African Union (AU) Summit held recently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, highlighted China’s unwavering commitment to China-Africa relations and its steadfast support for Africa’s independence, self-reliance and development. In the message sent on Saturday, […] The post Xi’s congratulatory message to 38th AU Summit Draws warm responses appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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5 h. ago Keynote Speech by Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, At the 61st Munich Security Conference Conversation with China

The world we live in is an increasing mix of turbulence and transformation. Many people are asking the same question: Where is it headed? If I may borrow the theme of this year’s Munich Security Report, it is headed toward multipolarization. When the United Nations was founded 80 years ago, it had only 51 member […] The post Keynote Speech by Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, At the 61st Munich Security Conference Conversation with China appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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5 h. ago Why is Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shaking up the tech world?

By Aidoghie Paulinus   The artificial intelligence (AI) community is abuzz with excitement over DeepSeek-R1, a new open-source model developed by the Chinese startup DeepSeek. According to DeepSeek, in tasks such as mathematics, coding and natural language reasoning, the performance of this model is comparable to the leading models from heavyweights like OpenAI but only […] The post Why is Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shaking up the tech world? appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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5 h. ago China willing to promote AI development with other countries –Chinese Vice Premier

By Aidoghie Paulinus   China is willing to work with other countries to promote development, safeguard security, share achievements in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Special Representative, Zhang Guoqing, has said. Zhang is a member of the Political Bureau […] The post China willing to promote AI development with other countries –Chinese Vice Premier appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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5 h. ago Practicing True Multilateralism, Building a Just and Equitable Global Governance System

By Aidoghie Paulinus   On February 18, 2025 local time, under the initiative of China as the rotating President of the United Nations (UN) Security Council for February, the Security Council held a high-level meeting themed ‘Practicing Multilateralism, Reforming and Improving Global Governance.’ The meeting was chaired by Member of the Political Bureau of the […] The post Practicing True Multilateralism, Building a Just and Equitable Global Governance System appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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6 h. ago Federal Gov’t Seeks Church’s Support In Ending Open Defecation By 2030

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation Prof. Joseph Utsev has sought the Catholic Church’s support in the national campaign against open defecation in the country. The minister, who stated this during a courtesy visit to the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, emphasised the role of faith-based organisations in […]

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6 h. ago Foreigners forming criminal cells in Nigerian cities – EFCC chair

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has raised concerns that organised foreign fraud syndicates are establishing criminal cells in Nigerian cities and recruiting young Nigerians into cybercrimes, including cryptocurrency fraud. A statement on Wednesday by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, revealed that Olukoyede made these remarks Read More

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6 h. ago Understanding Reintroduction Of International Cargo Tracking Note

One of the biggest challenges facing Nigeria’s maritime sector is the annual loss of billions in uncollected tariffs due to fraudulent cargo declarations. Nigeria’s ports handle millions of metric tons of cargo annually, yet poor tracking mechanisms and loopholes in the supply chain result in significant revenue losses and security risks. It’s no more news […]

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8 h. ago Coalition urges AGF, NJC intervention in Benue judicial crisis

the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and the National Judicial Council have been urged to intervene in the judicial crisis in Benue State. The PUNCH reports that the Benue State House of Assembly passed a resolution, recommending the removal of the state Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, based on Read More

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8 h. ago N1bn fraud: Court orders lawyer to produce fleeing Chinese client

Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered a lawyer, Charles Adeyoriju, to produce his fleeing Chinese client, Mr Su Donghai, in court for his arraignment over an alleged N1bn fraud. The Chinese national is being charged alongside two Nigerians and two companies by the operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Read More

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9 h. ago Rivers counsels varsity on robust PR to boost funding, global recognition

The Rivers State government has urged the management of the Rivers State University, Nkpolu–Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt to develop a robust public relations presence to attract external funding to the institution. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson made the call while presenting his keynote address at the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop Read More

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9 h. ago NGO retrains security agencies, others in curbing violence in Delta

In a bid to reduce violence and criminality in Delta State, an international non-governmental organisation, Search for Common Ground has retrained security agencies and other stakeholders on violence and crime in the state. The organization which was saddled with the responsibility of deepening peace in the Niger Delta, with support from the European Union and Read More

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