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District Head Begs Wike to Stop Planned Demolition, Relocation of Karmo Market

By Paschal Emeka in Abuja The District Head of Karmo Sabo in the Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Yunusa Ashama Karmo, has appealed to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to halt any plan to demolish Karmo Market or forcibly relocate its traders to a privately owned modern market. Karmo said the existing market had been part…

Rt Hon Shaibu, Coach Eguavon Inspects NIS Facilities in Abuja

By Destiny Temisan Jemiriayegbe The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Sports, Comrade Philip Shaibu, on Tuesday led the Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Austin Eguavoen, and CAF officials on an inspection of the institute facilities in Abuja. The inspection was aimed at showcasing that NIS facilities…

Intl Journalists Ring Closing Bell at Historic BSE

A delegation of international journalists was given the honour of ringing the market-closing bell at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), capping a familiarisation visit to Asia’s oldest stock exchange. The symbolic ceremony was led by BSE Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sundararaman Ramamurthy, who hosted the visiting media representatives at the exchange’s historic headquarters…

Let’s Support Continuity in Governance, Oba of Benin Tells Nigerians

By Sharon Akuboh The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Nedo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has urged Nigerians to support continuity in governance, saying there is no point in seeking change for its own sake. The monarch spoke on Tuesday when the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Abdulaziz Yari, led members of the…

BSE’s 151-Year Journey Reflects India’s Market Transformation

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Asia’s oldest stock exchange, has evolved from informal stock trading under a banyan tree to a technology-driven marketplace accessible through smartphones. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sundararaman Ramamurthy told a delegation of international journalists visiting the exchange. Addressing the delegation during a familiarisation tour of BSE’s historic trading hall,…

DG Rewards More Staff for Commitment to NIS Weekly Keep-Fit Sessions

The Director-General/CEO of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), H.E. Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has rewarded another set of staff members for their consistent and active participation in the Institute’s weekly aerobics and keep-fit sessions. The latest recipients, Salihu Hajaratu and Ekhaisomi RoseJoy, both from the Medical Unit, were recognised for their commitment to…

NUJ Tours Ebonyi Projects, Commends Nwifuru’s Performance

Nkechinyere Ewa The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ebonyi State Council, has commended the quality and pace of ongoing and completed projects executed by the state government under Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru. The State Council Chairman, Comrade Sampson Nwafor, spoke on Monday during an inspection tour of major projects across the state, organised as part…

From Language Loss to Cultural Preservation : Donald Iheonunekwu’s OSU Wins Best Indigenous Film at BINFF

TORONTO, CANADA — September 2026: When a language begins to disappear, the loss is bigger than words. It can mean the fading of stories, traditions, memories and a people’s way of seeing the world. For Nigerian filmmaker Dr Donald Oluchukwu Iheonunekwu, that warning became a call to action. In 2015, reports that the Igbo language…