Tag: politics
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Terrorists abduct women, children in new attack in Kwara
Reports state that a fresh terror attack has hit Isapa, a settlement near Eruku in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. Details from the zone indicate that about 11 residents were seized by the bandits. This has happened less than a day after worshippers abducted from a church service in Eruku regained their…
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Life jail for Kanu: South-East leaders seek political solution
In a dramatic proceeding that lasted for over seven hours, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment following his conviction on all seven counts of terrorism charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. But in a…
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Lagos’ Akanbi, Ayedun, Olaribigbe Shine in Nigeria’s 2025 World Scrabble Championship success
Nigeria rose to the peak of the world as the team was crowned the Best Scrabble-playing country among 27 countries in Accra, Ghana. The country which last won the title in India 2019, did ignited the playing hall of The Palm by Eagles Hotel with their blistering word-power play and prowess on the number-and-word game.…
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Attack on PDP Headquarters, assault on democracy – ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned what it describes as a “disturbing and dangerous assault on democracy” following the violent attack on the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja by armed men under the command of senior officials of the ruling party, warning that the country’s democracy is under…
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World Scrabble: Team Nigeria return home triumphantly
Team Nigeria touched down in Lagos on Monday, carrying not just luggage, but a statement, exciting declaration that the new kings of world scrabble wear green and white. Twenty players. Seven officials. One united fire. And together, they dethroned the United States in the team event in Accra to emerge World Scrabble Champions, outclassing 27…
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Enitan Oshodi re-elected as ITTF Vice President
Nigeria’s Wahid Enitan Oshodi has been re-elected as Executive Vice President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) during the continuation of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held online on Saturday, November 15. Additionally, Olabanji Oladapo, the former Secretary General of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has been confirmed as a member of the ITTF…
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FG’s fresh N1.15 trillion loan request exposes Tinubu’s debt addiction and policy contradictions – ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the Federal Government’s fresh approval of N1.15 trillion in domestic borrowing, accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of policy inconsistency and fiscal recklessness. In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC noted that despite Tinubu’s public claim that Nigeria had met its…
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NIS reforms report will help transform Nigeria’s sports – Musa Kida
Engineer Ahmadu Musa Kida has commended the bold moves of the Director-General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Comrade Philip Shaibu, to revamp the foremost Nigerian sports institute. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, during the official handover of the reports of the NIS Reforms Committee (inaugurated in July, 2025), Kida, who was the Chairman…
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Edo sports making great strides under Okpebholo – Sabina Chikere
The Executive Director of Sports Development and Operations at the Edo State Sports Commission, Mrs. Sabina Okere, has stated that Edo State sports have made significant strides under Governor Monday Okpebholo, as the state’s number one officer celebrates one year in office. With a wide grin and a voice brimming with gratitude, Chikere could hardly…
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IOC ponders excluding transgender women
The International Olympic Committee is considering new eligibility rules that may bar transgender women from competing in female categories, The Times reported Monday. The proposal would also apply to athletes with Differences of Sex Development and could possibly be finalised early next year. The twist marks a significant shift in the IOC’s approach to inclusion…
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