Nasarawa State on Tuesday, opened training camp for its athletes ahead of the 22nd National Sports Festival tagged: Gateway Games Ogun 2025, slated to hold from May 16 to May 30 in Ogun State. Mr Yakubu Kwanta, the state’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, while declaring the camp open, said the 10 days preparation…
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have condemned the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) over persistent power outages affecting Kubwa, Kuje, and Dutse. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, residents said electricity rarely lasts more than five hours a day, causing frustration and disrupting daily life. Mrs Eniola Williams, a…
Six men have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the murder of Italy’s ambassador, Luca Attanasio, in February 2021. Attanasio and two others were shot dead after a UN convoy they were travelling in was ambushed in the troubled east of the country, where many…
Japan is making arrangements to bring forward the lifting of its current COVID-19 border control measures to Saturday in anticipation of an increase in overseas travelers during the Golden Week holidays, government sources said Wednesday. The government had originally planned to end the border measures on May 8, the same day the legal status of…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has shut down an unregistered clinic, Dada’s Clinic and Maternity Ltd, operating in Kapwa, Gaube Community in Kuje Area Council of the FCT. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday….
Stakeholders have called for renewed efforts to prioritise and address gender inequality and women’s empowerment in Nigeria, marking 30 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA). This call was made during a consultation meeting between the Minister of Women Affairs and key stakeholders ahead of the 69th session of…
The clash between Donald Trump and Elon Musk is escalating, and the ramifications are significant. Both figures wield considerable influence, and their recent conflict has ignited an intense exchange of words. Trump has issued a stark warning regarding Musk’s substantial federal contracts, which are crucial to SpaceX’s operations. On his social media platform, Trump ominously…
The media office of Dr Kayode Fayemi, former Governor of Ekiti, has dismissed as false a viral claim attributed to Rotimi Amaechi that both men founded the new ADC coalition. Amaechi is a former governor of Rivers and former Minister of Transportation under the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. This is contained in a statement…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has dismissed claims of a planned “Islamisation” of Nigeria, describing such narratives as impossible and divisive. Speaking on Wednesday at the First Triennial Meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) in Abuja, the Sultan affirmed that…
The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the use of non-kinetic (non coercive force) operational approaches will enhance general human security as well as build peaceful and resilient communities. Musa said this in an address at the opening ceremony of a two-day Human Security and Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Workshop being held at…
