Joshua survives ghastly road accident along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway that claims two lives

FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has survived a ghastly road accident in Ogun State that claimed the lives of two people along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near the village of Makun.

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With the incessant growth of the global bicycle market and the increasing need for eco-friendly tyres for electric automobiles, President Tinubu’s agriculture minister needs unveil a national rubber plan

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[1] On August 3 1900, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by a gentleman named Harvey Firestone. Cashing in on the booming automobile market, Mr Firestone soon saw the huge potential for tyres

[2] In 1926, the company opened one of the world's biggest rubber plantations in Liberia, West Africa, spanning over 1m acres. Why Nigeria did not seek to open a similar facility at independence is beyond me

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Over 7,000 members of the newly-created Nigerian Forest Guards graduate in seven states

OVER 7,000 members of the newly formed Nigerian Forest Guards graduated yesterday in seven states across the north of the country as plans to address the growing insecurity ravaging the nation gather pace.

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I look forward to President Tinubu announcing a programme that includes 2026 export revenue targets that look like this

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[1] Food and agri-business products - $45bn

[2] Medical equipment - $5bn

[3] Household goods like fridges, freezers, washing machines, cookers, etc - $5bn

[4] Clothing and fashion items - $5bn

[5] Nollywood, music and entertainment - $5bn

[6] Tourism - $5bn

[7] Leather products - $5bn

[8] IT products like laptops, mobile phones and iPads - $5bn

[9] Pharmaceuticals - $5bn

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ADC criticises US air strikes accusing Tinubu of out-sourcing Nigeria's security to the US

NIGERIAN opposition coalition the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the recent air strikes carried out by the US Africa Command (Africom) against Islamist militant camps in Sokoto State accusing President Bola Tinubu of outsourcing security.

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All this destruction of terrorist camps will be futile unless it is augmented with a radical job creation programme to prevent our youths from falling back into the hands of extremists

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[1] President Tinubu needs to ring President Trump today and make it clear that every year, Nigeria demands a minimum of $50bn in foreign direct investment. If the rest of the world is not prepared to put its money where its mouth is then they should not complain when Boko Haram do a Taliban on us

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Security expert say most of the US air strikes in Nigeria missed their intended targets

SECURITY experts have revealed that yesterday's air strikes against Islamist militants in Nigeria by the US War Department missed most of their targets despite President Donald Trump describing them as powerful and very deadly.

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As we slowly head into 2026, surely security has got to be President Tinubu’s top priority. He needs an action plan that looks something like this

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[1] Given that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is totally overwhelmed by the security situation, we need at least one new layer of security

[2] We will thus create regional security forces along the same lines as Amotekun. For them to become operational, these regional forces must be approved by their state houses of assembly and will operate across their geo-political zones to prevent governors using them as private armies

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Nigeria-eligible teenage striker Chizzy Ezenwata signs professional contract with Chelsea

NIGERIA-eligible teenage striker Chizaram Ezenwata has signed his first professional contract with English Premier League giants Chelsea making the transition from being an academy player into becoming a fully fledged first team member,

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Zamfara State government offers free nursing scholarships to all its eligible female students

ZAMFARA State government has launched an ambitious nursing scholarship scheme aimed at addressing the twin problems of a chronic lack of local healthcare services and mass unemployment of youths.

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