Nigeria’s Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has been named the recipient of the 2025 International Peace Award by the Global Peace Movement International (GPMI)—a recognition of his growing stature as a champion of peace, diplomacy, and visionary leadership. In a statement signed by GPMI President Dr. Mike Uyi, the organisation described Akpabio’s global strides as…
A day-old-baby was stolen from Okeyinmi Primary Health Centre in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, when the mother of the newborn was taking a nap when the baby was taken away. Our correspondent gathered that the baby was delivered around 8pm on Sunday at the facility located close to the popular Bisi Market in Okeyinmi…
President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all members of the D’Tigress for winning the 2025 Women’s Afrobasket. The president also pledged $100,000 to each of the players and an additional $50,000 to members of the technical crew. This was announced when President Bola Tinubu hosted the team on Monday evening following the team’s…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the temporary shutdown of all its examination portals due to scheduled maintenance. The notice, published on the Council’s official website, affects candidates and institutions accessing examination-related services. The announcement posted on the NECO website reads: “All our examination portals will be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. We…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, withholding some due to nonpayment of registration fees. At a news conference on Monday in Lagos, Amos Dangut, head of the Nigeria National Office, West African Examination Council (WAEC), said that candidates sponsored by…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has outlined fresh conditions for reconciliation within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting that the party must reverse recent decisions he considers unjust, including the removal of Chief Dan Orbih as the party’s National Vice Chairman (South-South). Speaking in his monthly television interview, Wike maintained…
Few military personnel on Monday in Abuja blocked the main entrance of the Federal Ministry of Finance this saying the protest is an avenue to ask for the payment of their entitled benefits. The retired military men with some dressed in military uniforms, demanded the immediate payment of their gratuity, Security Debarment Allowance (SDA), and…
The newly appointed Archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev Cherry Vann, has said that gay marriage in church is inevitable, as she opened up about decades of concealing her sexuality while serving in the Anglican Church. Vann, 66, who made history as the first female archbishop in the United Kingdom and the first openly gay…
A Fulani herder has been killed by unknown attackers while grazing his cattle around the Mounga Dosso area in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. The incident was reported in a post on Monday by security analyst Zagazola Makama on X. According to the post, the attack happened on Sunday afternoon. “The victim,…
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after clinching their fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title. The reigning African champions defeated Mali 78–64 in a final performance at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan on Sunday night. With the victory, D’Tigress became the first…