PRESIDENT TINUBU COMMENDS INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATION IN RESCUE OF 308 KIDNAP VICTIMS

National

PRESIDENT TINUBU COMMENDS INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATION IN RESCUE OF 308 KIDNAP VICTIMS

President BOLA TINUBU has commended security agencies on the successful rescue of 308 Nigerians who were abducted in separate incidents in Niger and Kwara states, describing the operation as a significant achievement. The rescued victims included 163 people kidnapped from Woro Community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State and 145 others from Niger State, who were freed during a coordinated intelligence-led operation conducted in the Kainji Lake National […]

• U.S LIFTS 12-YEAR RESTRICTION ON NIGERIAN VESSELS

Foreign

• U.S LIFTS 12-YEAR RESTRICTION ON NIGERIAN VESSELS

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA, has announced that the United States Coast Guard has lifted the Condition of Entry imposed on vessels arriving in the United States from Nigeria. The restriction, which came into effect on June 25, 2014, required vessels that had visited designated Nigerian ports within their previous five port calls to undergo additional security measures and enhanced scrutiny before accessing U.S. waters. In […]

BURNA BOY AND SHAKIRA’S ‘DAIDAI’ TOPS GLOBAL CHART FOR FIFTH WEEK

Entertainment

BURNA BOY AND SHAKIRA’S ‘DAIDAI’ TOPS GLOBAL CHART FOR FIFTH WEEK

Dai Dai,” the official song of the 2026 FIFA World Cup by Afrobeat stars BURNA BOY and SHAKIRA, has maintained its position at the top of the Billboard Global 200 chart for a fifth consecutive week and the Billboard Global U.S. chart for the eighth week. Billboard disclosed the development today on X, a month after the tournament concluded on July 19, 2026, with Spain defeating Argentina 1-0. The song […]

Education

The founder of the Centre for Spoken English and Phonetic Education Censpophed, Afam Okafor, has advised parents to invest in the self-capacity development of their children especially in their young ages. Afam gave the advice at the event which marked the end of the Centre’s 2022 Special English Phonetics, Presentation and Public speaking holiday class for children in primary and secondary schools. The holiday program which commenced on 23rd August comes to an end this weekend, and has been of great transformation to the participants. Some of the participants in the 2022 classes, who spoke during the occasion, expressed their gratitude to the facilitators of the educational program while highlighting the benefits drawn from the experience. The special English presentation and public speaking class is held every year during the long vacation by Centre for spoken English and phonetic education Enugu to drill school children on speaking impeccable English and help them build confidence for public speaking.

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