Commonwealth Games: Dikko sets 20 gold medals target for Team Nigeria
Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Mallam Shehu Dikko, says Team Nigeria is on course to win between 16 and 20 gold medals at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in…
Commonwealth Games: Tinubu urges Team Nigeria to win clean, break record
President Bola Tinubu has urged Team Nigeria to compete with integrity and surpass the country’s best-ever Commonwealth Games performance at the 2026 edition in Glasgow, Scotland. The President also warned…
Speaker Abbas Commends NIS Boss on Decentralization Initiative… Pledges Annual Sponsorship of Kaduna Coaches refresher
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has commended the Director General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), His Excellency Comrade Philip Shaibu, for the…
EDSG demolishes building linked to suspected kidnap kingpin, summons community heads for profiling
The Edo State Government has demolished a building allegedly owned by a suspected kidnap kingpin in Obagie-N’Evbuosa Community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, as part of its crackdown on kidnapping and…
Edo secures 10% equity in 100MW power project
…Edo will earn revenue, create jobs, says Okpebholo Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has secured a 10 per cent equity stake for the state in a proposed 100-megawatt power…
Edo Special Court remands 2 over alleged cultism, firearms offences
Benin: The Edo Special Criminal Court sitting in Benin on Thursday ordered the remand of two men, Owen Osarumwense, 42, and Austine Oshumogo, 29, in a correctional centre over alleged…
Fake News Biggest Threat to 2027 Polls, INEC Partners NOA on Nationwide Voter Education
With political activities expected to gather momentum ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has identified fake news and misinformation as one of the biggest…
Edo LGA Election: Idahosa leads APC campaign to Ora Ward, says the election is a test-run for 2027 national election
Edo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, July 1, canvassed votes from Ora Ward 6 electorates, Ovia South West Local Government Area, stating that the July 11, local government election…
CBN revokes operating licenses of 46 MfBs for regulatory failure
Abuja: The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licenses of 46 Microfinance Banks (MfBs) with effect from July 1. This is contained in a statement issued by…
NGX opens July in the red as profit-taking wipes N2.39tn off market value
Nigeria’s equities market opened trading for July on a bearish note, with investors losing N2.39 trillion as fresh profit-taking in medium and large-cap stocks dragged key market indicators lower on…