Month: January 2025

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National

PRESIDENT TINUBU ARRIVES TANZANIA FOR ENERGY SUMMIT

President BOLA TINUBU has arrived DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit on January 27-28, 2025. The summit is hosted by the government of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank.  A statement by the presidential spokesman, BAYO ONANUGA, revealed that the President would join other African leaders, private sector leaders, development partners, and civil society groups in Dar es Salaam to strategise […]

todayJanuary 27, 2025

News

CAF ANNOUNCES VENUE FOR AFCON 2025 DRAW

The Confederation of African Football,CAF, yesterday announced that the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations draw ceremony will hold at the Mohammed V National Theatre, Rabat, Morocco on Monday, January 27. The final draw ceremony, a symbolic starting point for AFCON 2025, will see the 24 qualified teams divided into six first round groups for the finals. Leading figures in African football, heads of federations, international media and sports legends are […]

todayJanuary 23, 2025

Entertainment

SLIMCASE FACES BACKLASH FOR BOWING TO GREET BURNA BOY IN VIRAL VIDEO

Nigerian singer OLUWAFEMI OLADAPO, popularly known as SLIMCASE, is facing backlash on social media after a video surfaced showing him prostrating before BURNA BOY. The video showed BURNA BOY walking into a club, where SLIMCASE is seen prostrating to greet him while greeting D’banj in an upright position. Netizens expressed surprise and criticism, pointing out that Slimcase, at 42 years old, is significantly older than Burna Boy, who is 33, therefore shouldn’t have bowed before BURNA BOY.

todayJanuary 23, 2025

National

NNAMDI KANU REQUESTS HIS TRIAL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE SOUTHEAST

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, NNAMDI KANU, has insisted that Justice BINTA NYAKO of the Abuja Federal High Court will not handle his case. On September 24, 2024, KANU had asked Justice NYAKO to ‘hands off’ his trial on grounds of lack of confidence. Following the call, the trial judge stepped down from Kanu’s case and transferred his case file to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, JOHN TSOHO. However, KANU during his […]

todayJanuary 23, 2025

News

SLOT ACHIEVES CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MILESTONE AFTER LILLE WIN

Liverpool Manager, ARNE SLOT has achieved an important UEFA Champions League milestone after guiding the Reds to a 2-1 win against Lille at Anfield yesterday. Goals from MOHAMED SALAH and HARVEY ELLIOT secured a 2-1 win for Liverpool who  sit comfortably in top spot on 21 points in the 36-team league table after seven games played. Following the win, SLOT is only the second manager in UEFA Champions League history to win each of his first seven games […]

todayJanuary 22, 2025

News

ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNMENT REITERATES COMMITMENT TOACHIEVING CRIME-FREE STATE.

The Anambra State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving a safer, peaceful, and crime-free state with the establishment of the special security operation "OPERATION UDO-GA-ACHI" and the new vigilante architecture, named AGUNECHEMBA, recently unveiled by the state Governor CHUKWUMA SOLUDO. Anambra State Commissioner for Information, LAW MEFOR, stated this yesterday on the Urban Radio flagship programme, THE PARLIAMENT, reiterating the objective of the Anambra Homeland Security Law 2025, which […]

todayJanuary 22, 2025

News

SPEED DARLINGTON REGAINS FREEDOM.

Controversial Nigerian singer DARLINGTON OKOYE, also known as SPEED DARLINGTON, has finally regained his freedom after spending two months in detention. Disclosing this on X yesterday, his lawyer DEJI ADEYANJU said DARLINGTON, has left Kuje Prison. This followed the Nigeria Police Force yielding to pressure and arraigning him in court, after DARLINGTON  petitioned the Deputy Inspector General of Police,  Force Intelligence Bureau, Abuja, DASUKI GALADANCHI,  over his continued detention. The controversial singer had been arrested for accusing […]

todayJanuary 22, 2025 1

National

PRESIDENT TINUBU DIRECTS NSA, RIBADU TO LEAD OGONI RECONCILATION

President BOLA TINUBU has directed the National Security Adviser (NSA), NUHU RIBADU, to coordinate negotiations with various parties within Ogoniland in the oil-rich Niger Delta area to resume oil production in the area. The President, who gave the directive in Abuja when he received Ogoni leaders including Governor SIMINALAYI FUBARA, as well as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), NYESOM WIKE, at the Aso Villa, said his administration would prioritize peace, justice, and […]

todayJanuary 22, 2025

News

POLYTECHNIC WORKERS ANNOUNCES THREE-DAY WARNING STRIKE.

Polytechnic workers in the country have announced a three-day warning strike beginning from Wednesday, January 22 to Friday, January 24, 2025. Workers, under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic, SSANIP, accused the authorities of marginalization of teaching and non-teaching staff members and depriving them their deserved career progression. This is contained in a letter issued by the union's secretary, Nura Gaya, dated January 14, 2025, and […]

todayJanuary 20, 2025

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