The interim coach of the Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, said his team can beat any team with the quality of players in the team. Eguavoen stated this after his team spanked the Cheetahs of Benin Republic 4-0 in the 2025 African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) at the Godswill Akpabio...
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A former PDP presidential aspirant, Dr Abdul-Jhalil Tafawa Balewa, has urged Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu,saying he inherited a near-bankrupt nation ,but trying hard to put things right. Tafawa-Balewa made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos....
The Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim (ESOCS) and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) urge the Federal Government to address issues raised by youths during #EndBadGovernance# protest. They also highlighted the need to confront modern wickedness with truth, advising leaders to return to bold and unyielding truth...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to quickly address the growing hunger and economic hardship in the country. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, made the appeal while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo. He said...
Former Vice President Namadi Sambo and former Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Abdulrahaman Bello Dambazau (retired) have described the formation of League of Northern Democrats (NLD) as timely and a veritable platform to galvanize efforts at addressing the numerous challenges facing the North and the Country in general....
Details have emerged as to why Ajuri Ngelale, the spokesperson of President Bola Tinubu, stepped down from his position on Saturday. Contrary to Mr Ngelale claim that he was stepping aside to deal with medical matters affecting his family, he left the position after he became suspicious that he could be...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and Governor Babagana Zulum’s passion to improve access to quality Education, Rt. Hon. Engr. Satomi Ahmed, Member representing Jere Federal Constituency of Borno State, has disbursed N20 million grants to 1000 students who are...
Perhaps unknown to most Nigerians, the Nigerian government hosted its political opposition in the hallowed chambers of the Federal Executive Council last Wednesday. It was a unique opportunity to hear an opposition perspective on the current state of the nation right in the executive chambers of Aso Villla....
The national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he will win the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, made the outburst on Saturday when he inaugurated the NNPP Secretariat, along IBB Way, Katsina. The News Agency of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has received the memo from Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesman and Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, informing him of his resignation for personal and health reasons. The President in a statement on Saturday, said he accepted Ngelale’s reasons for the resignation, fully...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Saturday in Uyo beat the Cheetahs of Benin Republic 3-0 in the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for Morocco. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in the match played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, the Nigerian side...
The Katsina State Government has spent about N10 billion to encourage and ensure increased enrollment of children in schools, Alhaji Kabir Magaji, Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has said. Magaji disclosed this on Saturday in Katsina during a meeting with stakeholders. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (CEO/MD) of Davkem Restaurant, Mr David Agbonyin has described Sokoto State as an investment destination with unimaginable peace. Agbonyin, who spoke Saturday during the official opening ceremony of Davkem Restaurant, event center, Bakery and Play Ground, said Sokoto...
Mr David Onuoha, the Chairman, Spinal Cord Injuries Association of Nigeria (SCIAN), Abia chapter, has warned that untreated cold in the body can cause injury to the spinal cord. He gave the warning during an awareness session in Umuahia to celebrate the 2024 International Spinal Cord Injury Day (ISCID)....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has directed the immediate activation of all relevant government resources and machinery ahead of any possible overflow of water due to the unprecedented high volume of rainfall this year, to avert any flood disaster in Maiduguri, it’s environs and...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched an investigation into a viral video showing a physical altercation between one of its officers and a passenger over the steering wheel of a vehicle. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, confirmed the probe in a statement by the Corps...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano- Kano State Government has postponed the resumption date of both Primary and Post Primary Schools for the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic session. The Director, Public Enlightenment, Ministry of Education, Balarabe Kiru, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Kano According to him,...
Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure on Saturday unveiled 21 new players ahead of the 2024/25 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The Executive Chairman of Ondo State Football Agency (ODSFA), Bamidele Ologunloluwa, while speaking at the event in Ijebu-Ode appreciated the players for making the Akure-based...
The Federal Government has conducted a clearance operation at an illegal mining site in the Jaguna community of Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, in a statement by his media aide, Segun Tomori, said that the exercise was part of efforts...
Edo State Police Command has commenced a mop up of illegal arms and ammunition ahead of the Sept. 21 Governorship Election in the state. The spokesperson of the command, SP Moses Yamu, quoted the state’s Commissioner of Police, Nemi Iwo, as saying this on Saturday in Benin. Iwo said,...