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Super Eagles winger, Ademola Lookman, has been named the 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year. The 27-year-old received the prestigious award at a star-studded ceremony held in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Monday, marking a historic achievement for the Atalanta star. Lookman’s exceptional performances for both club and country throughout the year earned him the recognition,…

Kehinde Fajobi The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Monday announced the promotion of 27 senior police officers. They include 11 Commissioners of Police (CPs) elevated to Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs) and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) promoted to Commissioners of Police. The officers underwent written and oral examinations at the PSC headquarters on Monday,…

A high-level delegation from the Commission Electorale Nationale Autonomie (CENA) of Benin Republic, led by its President, Dr. Sacca Lafia, visited the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on Monday, December 16, 2024. The visit aimed to study Nigeria’s electoral processes as CENA prepares for its most complex election cycle in 2026. The delegation…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has been named the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year for 2024, marking her second consecutive win in the prestigious category. The award ceremony, held in Marrakech, Morocco, celebrated the Paris FC shot-stopper for her outstanding performances over the past year. Nnadozie triumphed over Morocco’s Sanaa Mssoudy and Zambia’s…

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has donated N10 million to Madonna College of Health Technology in Olokoro, Abia State, as part of his ongoing commitment to supporting critical sectors such as health, education, and poverty alleviation. Obi made the donation following his visit to the Women Fellowship Pastoral Project in…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed eight permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones. It was the second set of eight permanent secretaries appointed by the president, following those appointed last June from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Jigawa, Ondo, Zamfara, South East and…

Segun Ayinde, Abeokuta The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps (So-Safe Corps) has urged stakeholders across the state to heighten security awareness in their communities during the festive and New Year celebrations. In a statement by the So-Safe Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf, and made available to journalists in Abeokuta, the…

Kehinde Fajobi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the arrest of 792 suspects involved in cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scams. Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC’s Director of Public Affairs, disclosed this during a briefing on Monday in Lagos. He revealed that the suspects were apprehended on December 10, 2024, during a surprise operation…

Kehinde Fajobi The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the 2025 budget, with President Bola Tinubu expected to present it to the National Assembly soon. Speaking to journalists after Monday’s FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, revealed that the 2025 budget is projected at ₦47.96 trillion.…

Kehinde Fajobi Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s government harbours a more sophisticated and dangerous cabal than the one that existed under former President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking during an interview with journalist Seun Okinbaloye on the Mic On podcast, Dalung described the cabal as a group of…

Kehinde Fajobi Salihu Lukman, a former National Vice Chairman (Northwest) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has written to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, urging him to rally Nigeria’s past leaders to unite the opposition and form a new political party capable of challenging the APC and President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. Reacting…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved €161,328,228 for the first batch of the Phase One Siemens Power Projects aimed at upgrading the country’s electricity transmission infrastructure. Additionally, ₦1.7 billion has been allocated for the acquisition of an office complex for the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NEMCO) in Abuja. The Minister of Power, Adebayo…

Kehinde Fajobi President Bola Tinubu has approved free train rides across the country from December 20, 2024, to January 5, 2025. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents in Abuja, stating that the initiative aims to ease transportation costs during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Idris…

Kehinde Fajobi Associates of detained human rights lawyer and author, Dele Farotimi, have called for his immediate release, alleging gross violations of his rights. In a statement issued by Taiwo Akinlami on their behalf, the group expressed concern over what they described as a disregard for procedural fairness and the rule of law in Farotimi’s…

Kehinde Fajobi The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Ralphs Nwosu, has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration of President Bola Tinubu to halt what he described as “senseless borrowings.” Speaking during the ADC’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday, Nwosu criticised the Federal Government’s borrowing and…

Kehinde Fajobi The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the renaming of the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University, in honour of the former Nigerian military leader, General Yakubu Gowon. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the decision to State House correspondents after the FEC’s final meeting of 2024 at the…

Kehinde Fajobi Felix Odimegwu, Anambra State Commissioner for Environment, has refuted claims that he ordered security personnel to shoot and beat illegal sand miners in Ebenator, Nnewi South Local Government Area. In a statement on Monday, Odimegwu addressed online reports alleging that he instructed operatives from the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA Brigade) to…

Kehinde Fajobi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Francis Atuche, the former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc, alongside Nnosiri Joachim (also known as Ifeanyi) and Uguru Onyike, on charges of forgery and conspiracy. The re-arraignment occurred on Monday before Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe at the Special Offences Court in Ikeja,…

Kehinde Fajobi President Bola Tinubu is presiding over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Today’s session, likely the last for the year, is expected to discuss preparations for the presentation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly scheduled for tomorrow, according to reliable sources.…

Kehinde Fajobi Nigeria’s inflation rate climbed to 34.6% in November 2024, up from 33.8% in October, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The year-on-year increase represents a sharp rise of 6.4 percentage points compared to the 28.2% recorded in November 2023. Month-on-month inflation grew by…