Adeboye Calls for Stronger Grassroots Sports Development After Meeting with NIS DG
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Mr. Adeyinka Adeboye, has emphasized the urgent need for strategic collaboration to strengthen grassroots sports across Nigeria. Speaking with journalists shortly after a closed-door meeting with the Director General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), His Excellency Comrade Philip Shaibu, Adeboye noted that…
Omga007Senator Oluremi Tinubu Sparks Nationwide Movement for Female Power and Prosperity
At a pivotal moment for gender inclusion in Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu has ignited what many are calling a transformative movement aimed at elevating women into positions of economic and political influence across the nation. Speaking at the National Women Mega Empowerment and Rally held at Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, the First Lady delivered a…
FG Hails Veteran Diplomat as Onobu Unveils Memoir on Foreign Service Years
By Joy Omagha Idam The Proactive Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dunoma Umar Ahmed, has commended veteran diplomat Ambassador Eineje Onobu for documenting his career in a new book titled Fragments of Time: My Foreign Service Years, describing it as a vital contribution to Nigeria’s diplomatic history. Speaking at the official launch held…
Wild Jubilation in Ngor Okpala as Jeff Nwachukwu picks House of Assembly Nomination forms
By Ozioma Ajoku There was a wide jubilation in Ngor Okpala LGA, especially among party faithful on Tuesday as Hon Jeff Emeka Nwachukwu picked his nomination and expression of interest forms for the Ngor Okpala State Assembly Seat under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Nwachukwu who was until recently, a chieftain of…
Don’t marry a Lie!
By Sharon Emephia Sometime ago, during the early years of my sojourn in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital City, I lived in one of the housing estates around the city, in an apartment complex that I shared with a family, we were just two tenants occupying the apartment complex. We had a guy who manned the…
Russia Defends Ukraine Offensive, Faults West Over ‘Selective Narrative’
By Joy Omagha Idam The Russian Federation has mounted a strong defence of its military actions in Ukraine, insisting that the roots of the conflict stretch back to 2014 rather than February 2022, as commonly presented by Western nations. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Andrey Podelyshev, rejected claims that Moscow launched an…
Rt Hon Shaibu Advocates Stronger Inter-Agency Synergy, as NIS Produces Nigeria’s First Certified Marathon Medical Director
By Destiny Dike Jemiriayegbe The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), H.E. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has renewed calls for stronger collaboration among government agencies in the sports sector, stressing that synergy remains critical to unlocking Nigeria’s full potential in sports development. Shaibu made this known during a media…
MHWUN Celebrates Niger Deputy Governor Yakubu Garba at 52
From Rashidat AbdulRahman,Minna The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Niger State Council, has felicitated with the Deputy Governor of Niger State, Yakubu Garba, on his 52nd birthday, describing him as a committed public servant and an achiever. In a statement signed by the State Chairman, Comrade Usman Abubakar Dabban, the Union commended…