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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, officially resumed her legislative duties yesterday, entering the Senate chamber at exactly 11:42 a.m. Her return marks the end of a six-month suspension that had sparked national controversy and legal challenge. LEADERSHIP recalls that the upper legislative chamber had adjourned plenary on July 24 to proceed on its annual […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has announced a groundbreaking investment exceeding $1 billion in African football since the inception of the FIFA Forward Programme in 2016. He made this revelation in his address at the 47th CAF Ordinary General Assembly, held on Monday evening in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Infantino stated that the substantial funding […]
The Super Eagles’ training camp in Polokwane, South Africa, has come to life with the arrival of key players, including star striker Victor Osimhen and the reigning African Footballer of the Year, Ademola Lookman, ahead of the crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Lesotho this Friday. Head coach Eric Chelle’s side opened their […]
The federal government has approved to commence scheduled flight operations at the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport. The operation, otherwise known as commercial flights, is to commence effective October 4, 2025. This development followed the expiration of the initial approval for a non-scheduled flight approval for the airport by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) […]
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has decried the reported assassination attempt on the Corps Commander of Amotekun Security Service, Isaac Omoyele, describing it as unacceptable and a threat to the peace and security of the state. The governor, who expressed shock at the incident, called on the police authorities to conduct a thorough investigation […]
Some members of the National Association of Oduduwa Students, the Coalition of Yoruba Students, and the Yoruba Movement protested on Tuesday against the faceoff between Dangote Refinery and oil and gas sector unions. The protesters said the peaceful protest was in solidarity with the Dangote Refinery, amid its ongoing faceoff with oil unions, especially the […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday said the state government has raised the bar in life and property safety by inaugurating the safety first campaign and occupational safety cadre, the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. The governor stated this in his keynote address at the third Lagos State occupational safety and […]
The Chairman of MOMAS Group, Engr. (Dr.) Kola Balogun has unveiled a critical technology centre at the Summit University, Offa (SUN, Offa), Kwara State. In a statement made available to journalists in Lagos, the firms said the newly commissioned centre is known as the Kola Balogun College of Artificial Intelligence(AI) and Digital Engineering (KBCOAIDE) complex. […]
The remains of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a staff of Arise Television, who allegedly died after jumping from a three-storey building, will be buried on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Sommie as she was fondly called by family, friends and colleagues, jumped down from her apartment at the third floor of Unique Estate in Katampe area of […]
Ebonyi State Health Insurance Agency (EBSHIA) has kicked off a programme to enrol 29,000 persons living with HIV (PLHIV) into the state’s health insurance scheme at no cost. The ceremony, which was coordinated by the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWAN), in partnership with EBSHIA held at the Women Development Centre (WDC) […]