India dominates 9th Lagos International Badminton Classics
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Indian players delivered a commanding performance at the 9th Lagos International Badminton Classics, winning three of the five titles on offer at the prestigious international tournament. Tankara Talasila led India’s impressive showing by claiming the men’s singles title after defeating compatriot and training partner Hmar Laithazuala in a fiercely contested final. India […]
Kenya End Nigeria’s Africa Championship Quarter-Final Hopes
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Host and defending champions Kenya ended Nigeria’s hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the 2026 CAVB Women’s Africa Nations Championship with a commanding 3-0 victory in their Round of 16 clash. Backed by a passionate home crowd, the Kenyans produced a dominant performance to defeat Nigeria 25-21, 25-17, 25-15 and book their […]
Nigeria Defeat Senegal 3-1 at African Volleyball Championship
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Nigeria’s women’s volleyball team recorded a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Senegal on Monday in a classification match at the ongoing African Volleyball Championship in Nairobi, Kenya. The Nigerian side made a strong start, taking the opening set 25-17, but Senegal responded with a narrow 26-24 win in the second set to level […]
Amun Raises Concern Over Unequal NFF Payment Practices
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ethics Committee member, Ambassador Fanny Amun (MON), has raised concerns over alleged disparities in the payment and treatment of members of Nigeria’s national team delegations, claiming that some board members and management officials receive financial benefits while players and other officials are left inadequately compensated. Amun made […]
Aondoakaa Warns States Against Independent Arms Procurement
By Sulyman Gobir Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mike Aondoakaa, has warned against allowing Nigeria’s 36 states to independently procure arms and security equipment for their proposed state police forces. Aondoakaa said uncontrolled arms procurement by individual states could create confusion and pose serious challenges for national security authorities in monitoring […]
INEC Dares NDC to Prove Candidate Replacement Claim
By Sulyman Gobir The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has challenged the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) to provide evidence supporting its allegation that officials of the commission replaced some of the party’s candidates for the 2027 general elections. INEC’s Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman, Mr Adedayo Oketola, made the clarification while speaking with journalists […]
RMAFC, ALGON Push for Stronger Local Governments
By Sulyman Gobir The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) have strengthened their partnership to advance local government autonomy, improve fiscal management and drive development at the grassroots. The commitment followed a courtesy visit by a delegation of RMAFC Federal Commissioners to the ALGON National […]
Defence Minister Assures Diaspora of Stronger Security
By Zainab Bakare The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), has assured Nigerians in the diaspora that the Federal Government is strengthening national security to make the country safer and encourage citizens abroad to visit home with confidence. Musa gave the assurance during an interactive meeting with members of the Nigerian community in Angola […]
US Embassy Abuja to Process Diplomatic, Official Visas
By Sulyman Gobir The United States Embassy in Nigeria has clarified that diplomatic and official visa applications will continue to be processed in Abuja despite recent changes to routine visa services. The clarification was issued by the U.S. Mission Nigeria in a post on X following concerns over the United States Department of State’s decision […]
Iran Accuses Netanyahu of Manipulating Trump Into War
By Sulyman Gobir Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of manipulating the United States into going to war with Iran on behalf of Israel. Araghchi made the allegation on Monday in a post on X, claiming that Netanyahu had boasted in Hebrew about influencing the US administration and persuading […]