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Slippery forward Kparobo Arierhi netted a brace as champions Nigeria successfully defended their WAFU U20 title on Wednesday night after a 2-1 defeat of regional rivals Ghana in this year’s final in Lome. The Flying Eagles dominated large swatches of the encounter, but it turned out a game of two halves and Nigeria were imperious…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). This was contained in a statement Wednesday by Special Adviser Information and Strategy to the President Bayo Onanuga. Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt.…

The House of Representatives has recommended a possible maximum of 14-year jail term, or not less than five years without option of fine, for lecturers of higher institutions of learning, found guilty for sexual harassment of students. This came on Wednesday as the House at plenary considered and adopted at third reading stage, the report…

The new Chairman of National Sports Commission (NSC), Alhaji Shehu Dikko, Wednesday, formaly took over from the outgone Minister of Sports Development Senator John Owan Enoh. At the takeover event inside Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja, Dikko, a sports administrator per excellence said the country’s journey towards a sustainable sports economy has just begun. He…

A Federal High Court in Abuja, Wednesday, barred the release of federal monthly allocations to Rivers State, henceforth. The judgement delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik said the reason was that the state government failed to violated the constitution on annual expenditure. Specifically, the judge ruled that the current budget being operated by the state was…

Following the presidential directive on the current blackout in the northern part of Nigeria, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said the challenge will be temporarily fixed, and consequently, power will be restored within the next 72 days. Adelabu disclosed this Tuesday while responding to questions from senators at the National Assembly,  on the power…

Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, who was appointed as the acting Chief of Army Staff on Wednesday, was the coursemate of the indisposed substantive COAS, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced Oluyede’s appointment on Wednesday, saying he will act in the position pending the return of…

The Niger state House of Assembly Tuesday passed a resolution urging Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago to liaise with the military in ensuring that bandits are flushed out of the largest military training camp in Kontagora area of the state. The House noted with serious concerns that the training camp situated at the Nagwamase Military Cantonment in…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the new Chief of Army Staff. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. He said Oluyede will hold sway as the COAS pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is said to be indisposed…

Mukhtar reportedly stormed the mosque, held the Imam by the neck, and slapped him multiple times before tearing his clothes and taking his microphone. Nasiru Mukhtar, a resident of Kano State, has been remanded by the State Shariah Court at Kofar Kudu for allegedly assaulting Imam Malam Murtala Sulaiman during morning prayers at a mosque…

The case of the House of Representatives member, Hon Alex Ikwechegh who assaulted a bolt driver may have gone from bad to worse. It is bad enough that he is getting public lashing over the assault, but his colleagues his colleagues are probably not in the mood to sweep the mater under the carpet, This…

Tiwa Savage speaks on going to a man’s house unannounced with salacious intentions but got turned down. Nigerian songstress Tiwa Savage recalls an incident in which she visited a man unannounced to sleep with him, but he turned her down. According to Tiwa, she was left disappointed by the man’s lack of interest. Renowned Nigerian…

The President of Dangote Group Alhaji Aliko Dangote Tuesday urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and other petroleum marketers to stop importation of fuel and utilse the sufficient stock at the Dangote Refinery. Addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other stakeholders in the oil and gas…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), the National Assembly (NASS) and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Tuesday donated the sum of N750 million to the Nigeria Legion. The donation was announced at the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration Emblem and Appeal Fund Launch at the State House in Abuja. The Secretary to the Government…

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced that electricity will be restored to Northern Nigeria within the next three days. Adelabu disclosed this on Tuesday while responding to questions from senators regarding the power outage affecting the region and the recurring grid collapses across the country. On October 22, the Transmission Company of Nigeria…

The Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka , led by the Pro- Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Amb. Greg Mbadiwe has appointed Professor Benard Ifeanyi Odoh as the 7th substantive Vice Chancellor of the University. Odoh, a Professor of Geophysics is of the Department of Applied Geophysics, Faculty of Physical Sciences of the University.…

Daredevils on Sunday kidnapped a senior lecturer of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof Oguejiofor Ujam. Ujam’s kidnap took place along the notorious Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka road which in recent time has been a den of kidnappers. The abducted lecturer is the Dean, School of General Studies of the university.  A social media influencer, Chijinkem Ugwuanyi,…

The Senate Tuesday postponed screening and possible confirmation of appointments of seven ministerial nominees forwarded to it last week by President Bola Tinubu. Postponement of screening of the ministerial nominees earlier scheduled for Tuesday during plenary, arose from non – completion of documentation by some of the nominees. Citing reasons for the postponement in a…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed concerns over the blackout in the northern part of  Nigeria in the last one week, just as the federal government assured of alternating power source as a way out of the challenge. The region had been in darkness for days following the vandalisation of the Shiroro Kaduna transmission line. Concerned…

In line with the directive of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration(FCTA), Nyesom Wike, of ridding Abuja of social miscreants, the operation commenced Monday with some 15 beggars and 19 scavengers  arrested  across the nation’s capital. The minister had constituted a taskforce comprising the Police, Military, Department of State Service (DSS), Nigeria Security and…