By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday leave for the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LCDs) in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said this development followed an...
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A former APC Presidential aspirant, Chief Stanley Osifo, on appealed to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr Peter Obi to support the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to move Nigeria forward. Abubakar and Obi, the presidential candidates of the PDP and Labour Party, respectively, had vowed to challenge the outcome of...
The Chairman of Yoruba Ronu Group, Prince Diran Iyantan, has congratulated the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, for winning the Feb. 25 election, saying he is the long-awaited messiah for Nigeria. Iyantan, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, stated this in a statement signed by...
All is set for the 2023 Lagos Women Dance on Saturday where many women from all walks of life are expected to participate. The dance, which is organised by Jela Projects Limited in conjunction with Seed Rehabilitation Foundation, is in its fourth edition. According to a statement signed by...
Presidential Candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says he will challenge Saturday’s presidential election result in Court. Abubakar, at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, said the decision was not about himself but for the democracy of Nigeria. “The weekend election was neither free nor...
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Thursday in Ismailia beat Uganda 1-0 to qualify for the semi-finals of the ongoing FIFA Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The Nigerian under-20 male national football team also in the process qualified for the 23rd FIFA Under-20 World Cup finals...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The United Kingdom has congratulated the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on his victory at the Presidential and National Assembly elections held on Saturday. UK Foreign Secretary, Mr James Cleverly, gave the congratulation in a statement issued in Lagos, by Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, Senior Communication and...
Sen. Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, says a renewed hope has dawned in Nigeria with his election, promising to be a fair leader to all. Tinubu made this known in his acceptance speech on Wednesday in Abuja. He spoke after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner of...
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains the only answer to the Nigeria’s challenges. Tambuwal, who made the declaration at the PDP’s campaign rally in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto on Saturday, said the party’s Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar, was...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Nigeria has appealed for humanitarian assistance from Nigeria for victims of the earthquake that hit some provinces of Turkey on Feb. 6. The Embassy made this known in a statement made available to the media on...
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has called on the Church to pray for the emergence of a President that will use public funds for public good. Mr. Obi stated this at the 17th Biennial Conference of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) holding in...
The Federal Government says the country has only vaccinated 68 per cent of it’s COVID-19 eligible population. The government in 2021, said it had invested much and was ready to vaccinate 70 per cent of its population before the end of 2022. But as of Feb. 7, the country...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja called on member states of African Union (AU) to imbibe the culture of peer review and peer to peer learning for proactive and strong leadership in the continent. The President made the appeal at the launch of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As the world mark 2023 international day of zero tolerance for female gender mutilation , United Nations Education Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency (UNFPA) have disclosed that 4.3 millions girls are at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Nigeria and Republic of Niger have signed a bilateral agreement in Abuja for coordination of frequency utilisation along their borders to ensure seamless deployment of services around within the two countries. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by The Nigeria Communications...
Riliwan Oladosu, the unbeaten World Boxing Federation (WBF) Inter-continental Super-featherweight champion, will face Tanzanian Nabir Ramadhina in a 10-round featherweight clash on Feb. 23 in Dar-es-Salaam. Oladosu, popularly known as “Real One”, is well known as a pound-for-pound boxer at the GOtv Boxing Night sponsored by Multichoice Nigeria. He...
President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred the title of Ambassador-in Situ to one hundred and fifteen foreign officers for their contributions to the nation’s development and economy. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama presented the letters of conferment on behalf of the President to serving Officers who have attained the...
The People’ss Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar says he will ensure Nigeria is restructured within six months of his administration if elected in 2023 election. He said this at the PDP Presidential Diaspora Campaign Grand Finale held in Abuja. Atiku, who was represented by former National chairman...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, says the government will implement a “One for One Replacement” to close the gaps of doctors leaving the country. Ehanire made this known while speaking at the Healthcare Federation Of Nigeria 2023 Annual Conference held in Lagos on Friday. The News Agency...
Nigeria’s under-20 national football team, the Flying Eagles, on Friday in Abuja overpowered their Zambian counterparts, the Junior Chipolopolo, 4-2 at the end of a thrilling international friendly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium’s mainbowl was a tune-up game...