As the 2025 Polio Immunisation Outbreak Response (OBR) entered its second day in Sokoto State, stakeholders monitoring the exercise across three local lovernment areas have expressed optimism for a successful outcome. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the four-day campaign, which began on Saturday will run through Wednesday. It aims to immunise children…
Super bantamweight boxer, Sodiq ‘Happy Boy’ Adeleke, was the biggest winner at GOtv Boxing Night 33, following a third-round technical knockout of Muyideen Abiodun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeleke also claimed the ₦1 million cash prize attached to the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy for Best Boxer. Meanwhile, in the headline fight,…
Dr Jibrin Abubakar, a media and public relations expert, has urged the Federal Government to implement stronger measures to tackle the menace of school kidnappings across the country. Abubakar made the call after defending his 174-page PhD thesis on school kidnappings at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja. He said the situation demands…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has lauded the immediate past governor of Delta, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, for expressing his support for President Bola Tinubu. Wike gave the commendation in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka in Abuja on…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, will on Friday inaugurate the Katampe Extension Jumu’at Mosque in Abuja. A statement issued by the organising committee for the ceremony, said that among other activities, the Sultan would unveil a plaque and cut a ribbon to…
United Bank for Africa has announced a profit of N189.84 billion for the first quarter of 2025, marking a strong start to the financial year. This represents a 33.15 per cent increase compared to the N142.58 billion recorded during the same period in 2024. The bank revealed this in a corporate disclosure filed with the…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday directed an immediate overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara. The President who met with security chiefs at the State House, Abuja, for more than two hours, said the killing of innocent people in Borno, Benue and Plateau…
No fewer than 501 visually impaired candidates are set to sit for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at 11 designated centres across the country. Chairman of the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG), Prof. Emeritus Peter Okebukola, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during a press briefing. Speaking ahead of the examination for visually…
Forum of Elected Members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) from the Seventh National Assembly has expressed commitment to All Progressives Congress (APC) and the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. The forum’s Chairman, Alhaji Basiru Baballe, stated this at the end of its meeting called to address critical matters concerning the legacy and representation…
Schoolmates of Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa, at the University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT) in Rivers State have acknowledged his outstanding performance in office and conferred on him an award of excellence. The UNIPORT 80s, on Wednesday, presented the award to the governor at Yenagoa, in recognition of his performance in sustainable infrastructure development and inclusive…
