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Renowned music mogul, Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy, has launched Supremos FC and registered the club in the Lagos League. Lagos Liga is Nigeria’s private football league, which starts in December. With a prize pool of N50 million, N8.33 million per match, Supremos FC aims to make an impact in the world of football.

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The United Kingdom Home Office International Operations (HOIO) has commended its partnership with Nigeria in the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. It noted that the fight is yielding positive results as evidenced by the series of successes recorded by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in recent times. Head of Great Britain…

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The Senate is currently holding a closed session following a motion on privileges tabled by Deputy Senate Leader Oyelola Ashiru. During the session, Ashiru cited Orders 9, 10, 41 and 52 of the Standing Orders of the Senate, emphasizing the urgency of addressing issues of privilege. He stated: “Order 9 refers to privileges and rights…

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Farouk Lawan, a former Federal Member of Parliament from Kano State and former Member of the House of Representatives, has regained his freedom after serving a five-year prison sentence for demanding and accepting a $500,000 bribe. Lawan’s conviction, which stemmed from his solicitation of $3 million in bribes from billionaire oil tycoon Femi Otedola, while he was chairman of…

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A biochemist, Ms Maryam Bello-Hassan, has warned that long-term use of cosmetics containing harmful substances such as heavy metals can lead to fatal health consequences, including organ damage. Bello-Hassan gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Bello-Hassan, who is also a graduate teaching assistant at…