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NIS Makes History as Alhaja Adejoke Baruwa Becomes First Female Student Union President

By Paul Onehi The National Institute for Sports has a new face at the helm of its student body. This week, Alhaja Adejoke Baruwa was inaugurated as the first female President of the Student Union Government in the institute’s history. The ceremony marked more than a change of leadership. It[Read More…]

David Fizdale Begins D’Tigers Journey with Message of Unity and Olympic Ambition

David Fizdale has officially begun his journey as head coach of Nigeria’s D’Tigers with a clear message, unity will be key if the team is to return to the Olympics and compete at the highest level again. Speaking during his first interview with Nigerian media on M4STV’s special programme on[Read More…]

Muktar: Abuja Needs NPFL Football, a Master Plan, and Youth Protection

Abuja, Chairman of the FCT Football Association, Alhaji Adam Muktar, has called for sweeping reforms in Nigerian football, insisting that Abuja must secure representation in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), strengthen grassroots infrastructure, and shield young players from fraudulent agents if football is to truly develop in the capital.[Read More…]

Immediate past NDE Director General, Silas Agara Declares For Senate in Nasarawa

Immediate past Director General of National Directorate of Employment (NDE) and former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Chief Silas Agara, has formally declare his intention to contest for the Senatorial seat of Nasarawa North. Speaking at the All Progressive Congress (APC) secretariat in Lafia, Agara said his ambition is similar[Read More…]

Emir Sulu-Gambari condoles Justice S.O. Muhammad over wife’s death

The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has commiserated with Retired Justice Salihu Olohuntoyin Muhammad,a former Grand Khadi of the Kwara Shariah Court of Appeal over the demise of his wife, Hajia Salmat Muhammad. Alhaji Sulu-Gambari stated this in a[Read More…]

Kwara Customs Generates N3.89bn, Intercepts Contraband Worth N204m in Fresh Anti-Smuggling Crackdown

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kwara Area Command, has announced the generation of over N3.89 billion revenue in the first quarter of 2026, alongside multiple seizures of smuggled goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) exceeding N204 million. Speaking during the third press briefing of the year held on Wednesday,[Read More…]

CRPP Blasts Okpebholo Over  Rising Insecurity In Edo

….says 2.5 million votes for Tinubu unachievable  The  Coalition of Registered Political Parties(CRPP) has condemned Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo  over rising insecurity across the state.  The group at the end of the well attended general meeting of the Coalition in  Benin City issued a communique, where it decried[Read More…]

2027: Wadada Gets Vice president Shettima’s Endorsement

Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has announced that Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada as the successor to Governor Abdullahi Sule, saying the senator “has his job cut out” as Nasarawa State prepares for a political transition in 2027. Shettima disclosed this while delivering his keynote address at the opening of the[Read More…]

Ajadi Oguntoyinbo resigns from PDP, says new political direction calls

A prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has officially resigned from the party, citing the need to pursue his ambition on another political platform, due to the unresolved crisis at the national level of the PDP. Oguntoyinbo said the lingering internal[Read More…]

TAX OMBUD SEEKS IMF SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY

The Tax Ombud/Chief Executive, Office of the Tax Ombud, Nigeria, Dr. John Nwabueze, has called for strategic support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to enhance the operational capacity, independence, and effectiveness of Nigeria’s newly established tax arbiter. Dr. Nwabueze made this appeal at the ongoing high-level benchmark visit to[Read More…]