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NWFL Restores Nationwide League, Sets Registration Timeline For 2025 Season
The Nigeria Women's Football League (NWFL) has confirmed the return of the Nationwide League for the 2025 season, two years after its last outing.
The third tier of women’s football, which...
Nigeria’s Florence Olarinoye Lifts Six Golds At Africa Junior/Youth Weightlifting Championship
Nigeria’s medal haul at the ongoing 2025 Africa Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championship in Accra, Ghana, soared on Monday as Florence Olarinoye dominated the 58kg female category, clinching six...
IOM Deputy DG Commends Nigeria’s Peace Efforts, Visits Defence Chief
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has praised Nigeria’s efforts in peacebuilding and reintegration, describing its Operation Safe Corridor as a model now expanding beyond the North East.
Speaking during a...
Naira Weakens Slightly Against Dollar As CBN Intervenes In FX Market
The naira slipped marginally against the dollar on Monday, closing at ₦1,533.67/$ at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, according to figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
This marks...
Ekiti To Host Ikogosi 17.5km Road Race As Governor Oyebanji Drives Tourism and Sports Growth
Ekiti State is set to take centre stage in tourism and sports development as the historic town of Ikogosi prepares to host the 2nd Ikogosi...
IPC Mourns Veteran Journalist Evelyn Osagie
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Evelyn Osagie, Senior Correspondent with The Nation Newspaper.
In a statement on Monday, IPC described Osagie’s passing as a huge loss...
Over 69,000 Nigerians Pre-Register Online For Voter Registration In Just Seven Hours
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded a massive response to its online Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, with 69,376 Nigerians pre-registering within just seven hours of...
Wike Dismisses ₦5bn Contract Claims, Challenges Contractors To Show Proof
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed allegations that he awarded contracts worth ₦5 billion to local contractors, insisting that no such contracts were ever...
Police Arrest Suspected Kidnapper, Recover ₦6.9m and Firearms in Nasarawa Crash
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered ₦6.9 million in cash, alongside sophisticated firearms, after a lone car crash in Garaku, Kokona Local Government...
Nigeria Loses $13bn Annually To Farmer-Herder Clashes, Report Warns
Farmer-herder clashes in Nigeria have cost the country over $13 billion annually and claimed more than 4,000 lives, according to a new report by Search for Common Ground, the world’s largest...
NWFL Championship 2025 Set For Abia State, 17 Clubs Battle For Promotion
The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) has confirmed that the 2025 NWFL Championship will take place in Abia State from 11 to 21 September.
Seventeen clubs are set to...
US Embassy Includes Social Media Handles In Its Requirements For Visa Application
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has issued a stern reminder to visa applicants: come clean about your social media presence or risk being denied entry into America.
In...
Anambra Police Rescues Stolen Child, Arrests and Charges Suspects
The Anambra State Police Command has scored a major breakthrough in its fight against child trafficking and sexual offences.
Following an intelligence-led investigation into a case of conspiracy, child stealing, and trafficking,...
By-Elections: APGA’s Landslide Wins Signal Confidence In Soludo
By Law Mefor
With the November 8 Anambra governorship election fast approaching, the outcome of the just-concluded by-elections has sent a clear message: Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, is firmly in pole position...
FCTA Moves To Demolish Abuja Shanties As Wike Targets Criminal Hideouts
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has vowed to clear illegal shanties in Abuja city centre, describing them as safe havens for kidnappers, carjackers, drug dealers, and one-chance operators.
Senior...
SAN Dismisses Jim Okolo’s Claims, Says Only Criminal Charges Pending
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Oba Maduabuchi (SAN), has dismissed businessman Jim Chimezie Okolo’s claims of a pending legal dispute, insisting that all civil matters have been concluded in court...
FG Launches Bold Education Reform With Free Technical Schooling, Cash Transfers For Mothers
The Federal Government has unveiled the Basic Education Transformation Agenda (BETA), a sweeping reform package designed to boost school enrolment, strengthen technical training, and improve learning outcomes...
62 Kidnap Victims Escape As Air Force Bombs Bandit Camp In Katsina
Katsina State Government has confirmed the dramatic escape of 62 kidnapped victims after a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrike on a notorious bandit camp in Jigawa Sawai, Danmusa...
Majority of Nigerian Journalists Lack Formal Journalism Training – Study
A new study has revealed that 58% of journalists in selected Nigerian newsrooms did not study journalism or a media-related course.
The research, conducted by Nigerian journalist and academic, Kemi Busari,...
FG Honours Retired Health Workers, Pledges Ongoing Support
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has celebrated sixteen retired staff of its Department of Hospital Services (DHS), commending their decades of service to Nigeria’s health sector.
At a ceremony held...
China Grants Nigeria Zero-Tariff Access As Festival Strengthens Ties
Nigeria is set to benefit from a major economic boost as China announced zero-tariff treatment on all Nigerian exports, alongside 52 other African countries.
The announcement was made during the 2025 China–Nigeria...
NUJ FCT Applauds OAIC For Championing Girl-Child Education
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has commended the Organisation of African Instituted Churches (OAIC) for spearheading an Enlightenment and Wellness Campaign on girl-child education in Abuja.
Speaking at the event,...
President Julius Maada Bio Rallies West African Leaders To Strengthen ECOWAS Unity and Regional Cooperation
West African regional diplomacy has taken centre stage as Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and...
Abatete New Yam Festival Reaffirms Soludo’s Farm-To-Feed Policy
Abatete community in Idemili North, Anambra State, came alive at the weekend as indigenes celebrated the annual New Yam Festival, with the state’s Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, linking the tradition...
Former Crystal Palace Defender Michael Boateng Jailed 14 Years For Drug Trafficking
The football world has been left reeling after former Crystal Palace defender, Michael Boateng, was handed a 14-year prison sentence in the United Kingdom for drug trafficking.
Boateng, 34,...
NAWOJ FCT Reaffirms Commitment To Women, Children As It Commends Leadership, Raises Alarm Over Insecurity in Abuja
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, has restated its commitment to championing the welfare of members, amplifying...
Police Rescue Kidnap Victim, Arrest Eight Suspects, Recover Arms In Kaduna and Delta
The Nigeria Police Force has recorded major successes in its clampdown on kidnapping and gun running, following a string of intelligence-led operations in Kaduna and Delta States.
The...
Nigeria Captures Top Ansaru Terror Leaders In Landmark Counter-Terrorism Operation
In what security officials describe as the most decisive blow yet against terrorism in the country, Nigeria has captured the top leadership of Ansaru, the Al-Qaeda-linked extremist group that has...
Bayelsa Queens Gear Up For WAFU-B CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifiers
Bayelsa Queens FC, reigning champions of the Nigeria Women’s Football League, are set to begin their campaign in the 2025 WAFU-B CAF Women’s Champions League qualifiers with high hopes...
Nigerian Army Reshuffles High Command, Appoints New GOCs and Senior Officers
The Nigerian Army has announced a major shake-up in its top hierarchy with the redeployment and appointment of new Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), General Officers Commanding (GOCs), and senior...
