Tag: politics
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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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Sponsors identify with new NSF Board as Team Nigeria gets set for WESPAC
The winds of fortune are blowing strongly for Nigerian Scrabble, as sponsors and corporate allies line up behind the newly inaugurated board of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF). With the 2025 World English Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC) in Accra fast approaching, the board’s programmes have ignited a wave of confidence, belief and generosity. Leading…
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New U.S. bill seeks visa ban, asset freezes for Nigeria’s Miyetti Allah, others
A new bill on the table at the United States Congress has proposed tough sanctions on some individuals and groups who have been accused of orchestrating severe violations of religious freedom in Nigeria. This comes as President Donald Trump ups the scrutiny of Nigeria’s human rights record and religious freedom. The bill which was introduced…
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Nigerian student in UK jailed for rape, faces deportation
A Nigerian postgraduate student living in the United Kingdom, identified as Chiemka Okoronta, is set to be deported after serving a 10-year prison sentence for raping a teenage girl in West Yorkshire. A BBC report detailed that the 29-year-old committed the offence after the teenager became stranded on a night bus in Morley, Leeds, while…
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Team Nigeria enters national Scrabble camp in Lagos
Team Nigeria has officially gone into battle mode ahead of the 2025 World English Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC), with camp opening in Lagos on Tuesday and the energy is electric. Fifteen elite players and a crack technical crew have gathered under one roof, sharpening their wordplay and focus for the showdown in Accra, Ghana,…
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Handball President pledges grassroots-focused growth
The President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) Mr. Jibril Saidu Ojih, has said the continued growth of Handball in Nigeria will take a new dimension from the grassroots through the zonal representatives in the Federation. Ojih said this over the weekend at the finals of the Lions/Grasshoppers Handball Legends Under-15 Boys and Girls…
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