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BREAKING NEWS 🔴 Apple billionaire Tim Cook is said to have offered a $245 million contract to UFC star Israel Adesanya—with the condition that the fighter publicly participate in an advertising campaign to promote the new features and iPhone line from Apple, while using and endorsing the new device throughout his upcoming UFC matches. In response, Israel Adesanya sent just one sentence about this offer… leaving the entire sports world stunned. Apple CEO Tim Cook Offers UFC Star Israel Adesanya $245 Million iPhone Endorsement Deal In a groundbreaking move that has sent shockwaves through both the tech and sports industries, Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly offered UFC middleweight star Israel Adesanya a staggering $245 million contract to promote the latest iPhone line and its new features. The deal, which would rank among the most lucrative endorsement agreements in sports history, comes with a unique condition: Adesanya must actively endorse and use the new iPhone during his upcomin...

  In times of great peril, some individuals rise to exemplify unparalleled courage, leadership, and sacrifice. Lt. Col. T.E. Alari was one such remarkable figure—a resolute officer who stood as a defense against terror, sacrificing his life so that others could live in peace and safety. On January 24, 2025, during a critical operation in the Timbuktu Triangle—the last and only notorious hub of terrorist activity in Damboa, Lt. Col. Alari once again demonstrated exemplary leadership. Under his command, the 149 Battalion dismantled insurgent strongholds, neutralizing numerous terrorists and forcing them into retreat. However, in a desperate attempt to retaliate, ISWAP deployed a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) against his troops. Although his men destroyed the VBIED, the resulting explosion tragically claimed the lives of those closest to the blast shrapnel, including Lt. Col. Alari who always led from the front, exemplifying unwavering courage even in the face ...

World history is replete with accounts on men and women who brought in their exceptional bravery and guts in the defence of their society and community at critical times of danger and despair. In Nigeria, our primitive history has many hunters, as individuals or in groups, who waved off marauding wild and dangerous animals attempting to invade villages. We do not lack as well those brave warriors and rulers who fought to protect their communities from external aggression and invasion, or imposition of external influence or will by warlords from other distant or nearby community.  The early time narrations of acts of gallantry extensively centred on wars and community defence mostly dominated by the male species of the homo sapiens. In this fold, stories around great men like Napoleon Bonaparte of France were so rampant.  Shaka Senzangakona de Zulu of South Africa and other successful warriors in human history like Ozolua of Benin Empire, and Mirambo and Zaude featured frequent...

  Let them account for billions they are receiving  A Kogi State -born political activist, Comrade Usman Okai Austin has alleged Governors are among Nigeria’s foremost problems. According to Okai, the Governors’ Forum has hindered the nation’s progress with their relentless pursuit of power and influence. In a reaction to the President’s recent speech, Okai alleged the Governors have effectively dismantled the local government system, reduced Assemblies to mere extensions of their offices and undermined traditional institutions and the judiciary, turning judges into “errand boys” for the Governors’. Okai described the Governors’ Forum as a “cartel of the enemies of the masses,” suggesting that its members prioritise their own egos and agendas over the welfare of the people they are meant to serve. He claimed the funds released by the President to assist the States are often misappropriated with resources intended for the public being diverted for personal gain. “It’s shameful ...

April 25, 2024 The Lagos State Government disclosed that Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras captured 850,000 traffic violations over a 15-month period. These cameras, totaling 53 in number, are strategically installed across various locations in the state to conduct routine monitoring checks. During the 2024 Ministerial Press Briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa – Ikeja, Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, highlighted the efficiency of the Traffic Management Solution (TMS) device. He noted that in the last three months alone, the TMS successfully recorded 26,816 real-time traffic infringements, significantly enhancing traffic enforcement. Mr. Osiyemi emphasized the broader scope of the ANPR system, which not only captures violations related to prescribed particulars but also detects offenses like vehicles moving against traffic flow. From January 2023 to March 2024, the ANPR cameras recorded a total of 856,680 violation...

  Dr Bukola Saraki supporters Take To Social Media To Reveal 99 Things Saraki Did While In Office As Governor  This is the season of political grandstanding and records-checking by politicians and Nigerian electorates alike in preparation for 2023 elections. This is to learn from past mistakes of electing the wrong leaders to positions of authority. The appearance on Twitter spaces by  Dr. Bukola Saraki a former president of the Nigerian senate and a presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2023 General elections, made Nigerians take to various social media platforms to reveal things done by Saraki while he was in office as Governor.  POWER 1. Kwara State under Saraki was the first state to complete the Nigeria Independent Power Project (NIPP) by re-energizing the Ganmo Power Station in Ilorin. The power station generated only 90 MVA but after the reconstruction in collaboration with the Federal Government, the power generation capacity of the sub-station increase...

  By Emeka Ugwuonye, Esq. When Nnamdi Kanu took up the campaign for actualization of Biafra from his former boss, Raph Uwazurike, many reasonable and farsighted Igbo adults were worried. I was one of those who entertained fear.  The fear was that this highly vocal, but poorly informed, Igbo man was going to unleash forces and factors he will not be able to control and the Igbos will suffer badly for his miscalculations.  He was going to unleash the mythical force of Biafra as no other person had done since Ojukwu, and those forces would end up, again, consuming those it claimed to be protecting. Ojukwu’s Biafran gambit led to the death of approximately three million Biafrans. You may now wonder what was the gain or purpose of that war if it killed 7% of the people it came to protect and held the Igbos back for 50 years.  But regret or lamentation is not the purpose of this piece. It should be more forward looking. However, we must not ignore the aphorism by the Spani...

Do you know Nigeria has a comprehensive postal code for all her 36 states, FCT and 774 LGA? That's not all, all towns/village or Hamlets have its own postal code if it's not a LGA.  The comprehensive Postcode was developed by Nigerian Postal Service for Nigeria.  The NIPOST internal geographers, hitherto depended mainly on maps to arrive at the old Postcode.  The Postmaster General of the Federation, Dr Ismail Adebayo Adewusi, saw the need to move with technological advancement and collaborated with NASRDA who is the custodian of high-resolution mapping of the country and second to none at analysing the Geographic Information System GIS The postal code is a certain indicator one uses to deliver mail, parcels and big packages to the right place. If you wish to know what postal code Nigeria uses for delivery in your state, spare just 5 minutes to discover it in this post.  Usually, people use postal codification and zip codes for handling deliveries and mail. The probl...