SITUATION REPORT : KADUNA STATE – THE EPICENTRE OF 2027 POLITICAL BATTLE – OCTOBER 2026
By Garkuwan Gaskiya | Public Affairs Analyst, Kano Kaduna has never been a mere state. It is an idea, a laboratory, a battlefield where Nigeria’s national politics is first tested. As INEC’s whistle blew on August 19 (Presidential/National Assembly) and September 19 (Governorship), Kaduna did not just start campaigning, it exploded. With 18 parties on…
Omga007Ahmadu Musa Kida Bows Out As NBBF President, Thanks Tinubu For Support
The outgoing President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Engr. Ahmadu Musa Kida, has completed his eight-year tenure at the helm of Nigerian basketball, expressing profound gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his support. In an emotional farewell letter addressed to the President, Engr. Kida praised President Tinubu for providing an enabling environment…
DG NIS, Shaibu Joins APC Bigwigs For Oyebanji’s Second-Term Inauguration in Ekiti
The Director General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Comrade Philip Shaibu weekend joined top leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to witness the inauguration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji for a second term in Ekiti State. The inauguration ceremony, which took place at the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion in Ado-Ekiti, marked a historic moment…
NIS DG Unveils Technology-Driven Certificate Verification System
The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), H.E. Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has announced a new technology-driven system for verifying certificates issued by the Institute, including certificates awarded in previous years. The announcement was made in the presence of the Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Augustine Eguavoen,…
NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel Hails Dr. Lanre-Oke, Jesus Praise Ministry at 10
By Sharon Akuboh | Weekenders Magazine ABUJA — The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Chapter, has congratulated Dr. Femi Lanre-Oke, Founder and Senior Presiding Pastor of Jesus Praise Evangelical Ministry International, Abuja, on the 10th anniversary of the church and its 8th Convention, tagged HEBRON 2026. In a press release…
Correspondents Chapel N Hails Dr Lanre-Oke, Jesus Praise Ministry on 10th Anniversary
By Sharon Akuboh The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Chapter, congratulates Dr Femi Lanre-Oke, founder and Senior Presiding Pastor of Jesus Praise Evangelical Ministry International, Abuja, on the occasion of the church’s tenth anniversary and eighth Convention, themed HEBRON 2026.The double celebration marks a decade of faithful service, excellence and…
Akure 2027 Showdown : Aiyedatiwa to Receive Tompolo as PBAT Movement Storms Ondo With Campaign Vehicles
By Joy Omagha Idam | Weekenders Magazine AKURE — Ondo State is set for a major political rally on Tuesday, October 20, as Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is expected to receive High Chief Government Oweizidei Thomas Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, when the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement takes its 2027 mobilisation campaign to the state. The movement…
2027 Elections : Nigerian Women Pray for Peaceful Coexistence, Success
By Sharon Akuboh Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim highlights women’s 10 million votes, urges support for Tinubu-Shettima; BWI-RHA DG says women across 774 LGAs back President’s second term ABUJA, NIGERIA — Sunday, October 18, 2026 Nigerian women from different organisations and backgrounds have gathered in Abuja to pray for national unity, peaceful coexistence, improved security and the successful…