THE Chairman of the House Committee on Sports, Honourable Kabiru Amadu, has congratulated Nigeria’s senior national team, the Super Eagles, for securing qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The Super Eagles’ qualification was confirmed on Thursday following Libya’s 1-0 victory over Rwanda in Kigali, which …

THE Oyo state Government has explained how a Doctor and three Nurses working in an hospital in Saki area of the state died within 72 hours. One of the nurses was said to be preparing for her wedding ceremony before the incident that occurred between Saturday and Monday. The Oyo …

In a bid to reassure the public of adequate security and protection in the Saturday Ondo Governorship Election; the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr Ahmed Audi has reiterated the Corps’ commitment to ensuring a free, fair and credible election in Ondo State. Audi represented …

EDO State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Paddy lyamu as the Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB); Lucky Enehita – Inegbenehi as the Managing Director of the State Waste Management Board; CP Friday Ibadin, Retd, State Corps Commander, Edo State …

  President Tinubu’s speech Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, WE stand here today to say farewell to one of Nigeria’s finest, Lieutenant general, Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. This man was made of a finest stock. On behalf of a grateful nation that he served with utmost dedication and ability, I say thank …

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) alongside other stakeholders has rescued another set of 13 trafficked Nigerian girls from Ghana, thus bringing the total number of those repatriated from the same country to the nation within the last five months to 163. According to a statement on Friday signed by …

THE late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja has been laid to rest in Abuja, amid tears and tributes, ending an illustrious military career that spanned decades. The internment took place at the National Cemetery in the nation’s capital marking an end to two days of funeral rites …

THE First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Friday inaugurated the upgraded 3.1 kilometer runway of Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Abakaliki. Mrs Tinubu inaugurated the project alongside the Wife of the Vice-President, Hajia Nana Shettima. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inauguration was part of the activities marking …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has conferred a posthumous national honour on the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. Tinubu announced the conferment of the Commander of the Federal Republic honour on Lagbaja during the burial ceremony of the late Army Chief on Friday in Abuja. The president said the …

THE family of the late Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has publicly distanced itself from the endorsement of a Social Democratic Party candidate by his younger brother, Olufemi Akeredolu. They described the move as a personal decision that does not reflect the family’s views or stance. Earlier, PUNCH Online reported …