INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee (IOC) Member Humphrey Kayange (apo-opa.co/4jRmpwp) has been named as the new Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission (apo-opa.co/3GweJAK) for the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2026 (apo-opa.co/3EMbg0o). Kayange was appointed by IOC President Thomas Bach following a request from President-elect Kirsty Coventry, who stepped down from her position …
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THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has decried the lack of compliance with best practices, rules and regulation in Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs in the country, stressing that it is one of the gateways to corruption in Nigeria. He made the observation …
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday made a tongue-in-cheek remark expressing interest in succeeding the late Pope Francis, who passed away last week at the age of 88. When asked by reporters whom he would like to see as the next pope, Trump quipped, “I’d like to be pope. That …
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THE Rivers State Government has provided an official explanation for the retrieval of two Toyota Hilux vehicles and one Hiace bus from the premises of the suspended Deputy Governor, Ngozi Ordu. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the government clarified that the action was part of a routine administrative procedure …
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THE Edo State Government has approved the revocation of the appointment of Umoru Inusa Umoru as the Aidenogie of South Ibie in Etsako West Local Government Area of the State and the immediate re-instatement of Aliyu Kelvin Danesi as the Aidenogie of South Ibie. The Secretary to the State Government, Umar …
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President Bola Tinubu’s government has, through the National Universities Commission (NUC), issued operational licenses to 11 newly sanctioned private universities. During the presentation held in Abuja on Wednesday, the Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, emphasised the increasing significance of private universities as essential partners to public institutions, especially in …
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THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that Nigeria has the highest number of unvaccinated children in the world. Bashir Elegbede, a health officer at UNICEF, disclosed the figures during a media dialogue in Damaturu, Yobe State, as part of activities to mark the 2025 World Immunisation Week. Elegbede …
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A Chief Magistrate Court in Ifo, Ogun State, has sentenced Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, to three months imprisonment for assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. He was, however, given the option of a N30,000 fine. The court found Portable guilty of two charges from a …
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UNITED Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI); the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and other stakeholders are collaborating to change the landscape of Migration in Nigeria. The stakeholders met …
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KEY stakeholders, including United Nations (UN) Women and Women Political Participation Partners Working Group are fine-tuning plans and drumming support for the passage of Special Seats Bill currently before the National Assembly. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja at the Strategy Convention on Special Seats Bill – Opportunities and Challenges: Options …
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