On Sports News, Nigerian striker Victor Boniface has expressed disappointment over his exclusion from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Men’s Player of the Year shortlist. Despite a stellar season, Boniface and fellow Nigerian Victor Osimhen were omitted, while Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong made the list. Reacting in a […]
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Presidential Adviser Slams Obasanjo, Demands Apology to Nigerians
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has criticized former President Olusegun Obasanjo, calling his regime the most corrupt in Nigeria’s history and urging him to apologize to Nigerians. Obasanjo, speaking at Yale University’s Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, described Nigeria as a ‘failing state’ under […]
Traders count losses as fire destroys Jos market
A massive fire gutted the Katako Timber Market in Jos North Local Government Area on Sunday night, destroying over 107 shops and goods worth millions of naira. Shuaibu Ali, Chairman of the Plateau State Carpenters Association, confirmed the incident, describing it as a recurring problem. He received a distress call […]
Gunmen Enforcing Sit-at-Home Kill Four, Injure Community Leader in Anambra
Gunmen enforcing the Monday sit-at-home order in Anambra State killed four individuals and critically injured the President General of Abatete, Mr. Chimame Ezigbo. Three victims, members of the Abatete Vigilante Service, were killed alongside the PG, who was shot in the head and is in critical condition. The fourth victim, […]
Anambra Housing Commissioner Onyeka Inspects Work At Judges Quarters, Onitsha, Expresses Satisfaction With The Speed, Quality Of Job
Anambra Housing Commissioner Onyeka Inspects Work At Judges Quarters, Onitsha, Expresses Satisfaction With The Speed, Quality Of Job By Uzo Ekweagu Having more judges of Anambra extraction would soon be possible following the near completion of Judges Quarters in Onitsha as demanded by the National Judicial Council, NJC. The Commissioner […]
Nigeria’s Chidimma Adetshina emerges second at Miss Universe 2024
Nigeria’s Chidimma Adetshina has finished as the first runner-up at the 73rd Miss Universe Competition held in Mexico. The grand finale, which unfolded early Sunday morning at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, offered a showdown between Nigeria and Denmark as the two finalists awaited the announcement of the coveted […]
“FEC Approves $2.2bn External Borrowing Plan to Bolster Economic Reforms”
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), last Thursday, approved a $2.2bn external borrowing plan as part of the Federal Government’s 2024 Appropriation Act financing programme. The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, announced the decision during a briefing with State House correspondents after the FEC meeting at the Aso Rock Villa in […]
Enugu to Represent Nigeria at World Schools Debate Championship in Panama
The Presidential Schools Debate, Nigeria (PSDN) has recommended the Enugu State Debate Team to represent the country at the World Schools Debate Championship (WSDC) holding in Panama in July 2025. Conveying the nomination to the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, the Chairman of the National Advisory Board of […]
Senator Ned Nwoko calls for ban on the use of the Dollar and other foreign currencies in Nigeria
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriation, Senator Ned Nwoko, PDP, Delta North, has reiterated his call for a ban on the use of the United States Dollar and other foreign currencies as means of exchange and payment for goods and services in Nigeria. According to Nwoko, the […]
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency thwarts major drug export attempts to the UK, Italy, Ghana.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have thwarted attempts by drug syndicates to export large consignments of cocaine, methamphetamine, and opioids through Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to the United Kingdom, Italy, Turkey, and Qatar. According to a statement […]