Tag: politics
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Nigeria Baseball and Softball Federation appoints EEXSport strategic partners for marketing and communications
By our reporter In line with its strategic mandate to strengthen governance, visibility, and the sustainable development of baseball and softball in Nigeria, the Nigeria Baseball and Softball Federation (NBSF) has announced the appointment of EEXSport as its exclusive worldwide marketing, sponsorship, communications, media and digital agency. The partnership aligns with national sports development objectives…
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Former Prince Andrew arrested
By Editor Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. While Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing in connection with his friendship with Epstein, concerns about Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to the…
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Ibitoye receives 2025 FUBS Personality of the Year Award
By Pius Ayinor Amiable sports journalist Oluwatoyin Ibitoye has formally received the 2025 Family United by Sport (FUBS) Personality of the Year award. The presentation was held on Monday at the Hotsports Studios in Lagos with sports entrepreneur Taye Ige as chief host. The award ceremony was attended by members of the foremost sports online…
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NUC approves 33 new universities
By Editor The National Universities Commission (NUC) approved 33 new universities across Nigeria in 2025, bringing the total number to 309. Data obtained from the NUC website shows that 20 new private universities were granted operating licences by the commission last year, while the federal government established seven new institutions and state governments accounted for…
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US civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84
By Editor Popular US civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of the nation’s most influential Black voices, is dead. He died peacefully Tuesday morning, his family said in a statement. He was 84. Jackson, a Baptist minister, had been a civil rights leader since the 1960s, when he marched with Martin Luther King Jr.…
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US freezes assets of 8 Nigerians over links to Boko Haram, cybercrime
By Editor The United States has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having links to the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. This was contained in a 3,000-page document dated February 10, released by the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and…
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ADC hails 2027 Election Timetable, urges INEC to provide clear assurances on result transmission
By Editor The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has welcomed INEC’s announcement of the February 20, 2027, presidential and National Assembly elections, but has urged the Commission to provide Nigerians with clear assurances on the real-time electronic transmission of results. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the…
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Road Running can drive Nigeria’s economy and youth development – Itemuagbor
●Okpekpe Race Organiser welcomes delegates to African Road Running Conference in Lagos By our reporter Pamodzi Sports Marketing, organisers of the historic Okpekpe International 10km Road Race, have welcomed delegates to Lagos for the African Road Running Conference, expressing confidence that the gathering will energise the discipline across Africa. The two-day conference, which runs from…
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Kida backs Tinubu’s reforms in sports
●says, NNPCL has already keyed in By Editor The Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Board and President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr. Musa Kida has praised President Bola Tinubu for what he described as the bold removal of long-standing bottlenecks in Nigeria’s sports ecosystem. Kida says the renewed policy direction…
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Niger Delta Games Torch starts tour from Calabar
By Editor The Games Torch for the 2nd Niger Delta Games began its journey to Benin, Edo State, on Monday, February 9, in Calabar, Cross River State. The Torch, which is the symbol of the Games, will pass through the capitals of all nine participating states that make up the Niger Delta region. In Calabar,…
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