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Team Nigeria Arrives Ghana in High Spirit for Africa Zone 2 Championship

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Team Nigeria has touched down in Accra, Ghana, to participate in the 2025 Africa Aquatics Zone 2 Championship. The competition which runs from October 3 to 5 will witness a Nigerian contingent made up of young and promising athletes who departed Nigeria yesterday and arrived the same day, immediately settling down to business with their first training session. Led by the Secretary of the Nigeria Aquatics Federation, Taiwo Oriss, the delegation also includes Coach Abiodun Ojomo in […]

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NTF President Ifedayo Akindoju Passes Away, Nigerian Tennis Mourns

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has been thrown into mourning following the death of its President, Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, who passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2025. Akindoju, widely regarded as a pillar of Nigerian tennis, led the Federation with passion, commitment, and vision. Under his leadership, the sport witnessed a resurgence with renewed focus on grassroots development, international exposure for players, and stronger administrative structures to support coaches, officials, and athletes. In an official statement, the […]

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Basketball Veterans, Olympic Official Hail CDS Championship

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The fourth edition of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Southwest Zone Independence Day Basketball Championship continued in Lagos on Wednesday with thrilling encounters, inspiring performances, and renewed calls for grassroots basketball development in Nigeria. The championship, staged at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, is part of the CDS’ strategic initiative to use sports as a tool for youth engagement, unity, and the fight against social vices. Veteran players and administrators in attendance lauded the initiative, describing it […]

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Imo State Crowned Champions of Maiden Under-19 Nigeria Independence Cup

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The curtain fell on the maiden edition of the Under-19 Nigeria Independence Cup on Wednesday, with Imo State emerging champions after a thrilling 2-1 comeback victory over Kebbi State at the Training Pitch 2 of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The highly-anticipated final, which coincided with Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, saw fireworks of football artistry and youthful resilience. Against the run of play, Kebbi State took the lead in the 27th minute when in-form striker Tasleem […]

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Customs Edge CNS in Five-Set Thriller on Day 12 of CGC Volleyball League

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Day 12 of the 2025 CGC Volleyball Premier League (1st phase) in Abuja produced a feast of action-packed matches, with teams battling fiercely for crucial points in both the men’s and women’s categories. Fans were treated to a mix of dominant straight-set victories, nerve-racking five-set thrillers, and surprising upsets that kept the championship’s momentum alive. In the men’s category, Correctional Service set the tone with a solid 3-1 victory over UCEM (25-18, 25-17, 19-25, 25-23). Nigerian Air […]

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FG, ILO Move to Revalidate Workplace Gender Policy to Tackle Discrimination, Violence

By Chinedu Echianu Stakeholders in Nigeria’s labour sector have met in Abuja to deliberate on the revalidation of the National Gender Workplace Policy, a framework designed to promote the rights of women and girls by eliminating all forms of discrimination, violence, and harassment in workplaces. The meeting, tagged Stakeholders Workshop on the Revalidation of the National Gender Workplace Policy, was organized by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Oxfam. Speaking […]

October 2, 2025

Business

PENGASSAN Rejects Communiqué, Demands Justice for 800 Sacked Workers

By: Aremu Toyeebaht The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has clarified that it did not sign the communiqué that led to the suspension of its nationwide strike against the Dangote Refinery. The union, which halted its four-day strike on Wednesday following Federal Government intervention, maintained that its grievances were far from resolved. At a press conference in Abuja, PENGASSAN President Festus Osifo said the union suspended the action “in good faith” but warned that the […]

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Shettima Returns to Abuja After UNGA, Germany Trips

By: Aremu Toyeebaht Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after a week of high-level engagements in New York and Germany, where he stood in for President Bola Tinubu at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Shettima’s aircraft touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, early Thursday and was received by senior government officials. At the UNGA, the Vice President delivered Tinubu’s national address, pressing for far-reaching reforms of the United Nations […]

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Police officers in Edo and Delta enforce ban on unauthorised sirens, tinted glass, and unregistered vehicles under new directives.

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Tinted Glass Ban: Police Begin Enforcement in Edo, Delta

By: Aremu Toyeebaht The Zone Five Police Command has intensified enforcement of the ban on unauthorised sirens, tinted glass permits, and other restricted vehicle accessories in Edo and Delta States. The exercise, according to a statement by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tijani Momoh, is in line with directives from the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Momoh quoted the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 5, Salma-Dogo Garba, as saying the enforcement will also cover the […]

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