Custom, Army Set To Battle As Inaugural Military/Paramilitary Wrestling C’ship Holds In Abuja All is now set for the inaugural edition of Military/Paramilitary Wrestling Championship scheduled for October 19-25, 2024 at the Indoor Sports Hall, Package B of the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. A total of 14 military and paramilitary agencies – including Nigerian Army, Police, Custom, Air Force, Navy, DSS, FRSC, NDLEA, NSCDC, Correctional Service, Immigration Service, Fire Service, EFCC and ICPC ready to battle for supremacy at the week long event. President, Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Dr Daniel Igali, who disclosed this at the press briefing heralding the…
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BREAKING: EFCC Storms Popular Radio Station During Broadcast, Detains Presenters, Seizes Equipment Worth Millions Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raided Urban 94.5FM, one of the popular radio stations in Enugu State. It was gathered on Tuesday morning that the lawless operatives of the commission stormed the station around 6pm on Monday, halted live broadcast, detained presenters and seized equipment worth millions. A broadcaster, Favour Ekoh, was reported to have been forcefully removed from a live programme on Urban Radio, causing significant disruption and raising concerns about press freedom. In a statement issued on Monday…
Despite Rising Hardship World Bank Asks Tinubu To Continue Reforms In Nigeria The Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank, Mr Indermit Gill, has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government to press forward with its ongoing economic reforms, despite the significant hardships they are causing for many Nigerians. Speaking at the opening session of the 30th Nigerian Economic Summit (#NES30) in Abuja on Monday, Gill highlighted the importance of sustaining the reforms to pave the way for long-term economic growth. He commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its efforts in unifying exchange rates, a step…
PDP Crisis Deepens As Chairmen, Factions Clash The ongoing leadership crisis within Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new twist, as the factional acting National Chairman, Yayari Mohammed, challenges the rival faction led by Umar Damagum to address their security concerns. The party, which has been embroiled in internal strife since 2022, is now split into two factions, each asserting its control over the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). On Monday, Ibrahim Abdullahi, the acting National Publicity Secretary of the Damagum-led NWC faction, addressed a press conference in Abuja, warning that security measures might be taken against the…
FG Releases Detailed Account Of Super Eagles’ 20-hour Ordeal In Libya The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has issued a comprehensive statement regarding Libyan airport officials’ “inhumane treatment” of the Super Eagles. The Super Eagles players were held at the Al Abaq airport for over 20 hours upon arrival in Libya on Sunday for the second leg of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match, following their 1-0 victory in Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Friday. In the wake of widespread outcry, the NFF announced the team’s withdrawal from the qualifying match and asked them to return home. The national…
Akpabio Breaks Silence On Viral Video The office of the Senate President has denied a viral online video depicting Senate President Godswill Akpabio talking about free food and hard times as a malicious news item from a doctored video which was from a joke between the Senate President and his colleagues and not aimed at the public The Special Assistant on Media to the President of the Senate, Jackson Udom, in his reaction to the video which he said has generated serious embarrassment to the Senate President and his constituents, added that the doctored video has been circulating on social…
Teπsion As Hotel Workers Burπt To Death No fewer than four workers were burnt beyond recognition in a fire that gutted a lounge and bar on Baale Road, Olodi Apapa, Lagos State. The fire incident occurred early Sunday morning, leading to the total destruction of the facility. The tragic fire came just as two persons were killed in a collapsed fence in the Ejigbo area of Lagos on Saturday. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed both incidents on Monday. “At about 7:50 a.m. on Sunday, a distress call was received at the station that around 7:45…
Hardship: We Feel The Pain Of The Poor But We Can’t Help; Shettima Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the Federal Government empathises with the citizens, especially the poor amid the hardship faced by Nigerians, stating that the government has no option. Shettima made this statement in Abuja on Monday during the 30th anniversary of the Nigerian Economic Summit. He defended the economic policies of the current administration, while highlighting steps taken by the government to improve the economy. He said some of the policy options available were painful, but almost inevitable. “My heart and the heart of President Bola…
BREAKING: Fresh Crisis Rocks NNPP As Kano SSG, Commissioner Fired The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano has announced the suspension of the State Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, and the Commissioner of transportation, Muhammad Diggol. The State party Chairman, Hashim Sulaiman Dungurawa, confirmed this to our reporter late Monday. Earlier, an audio clip where he announced the suspension of the two key chieftains of the party had gone viral. He said the duo were suspended over disloyalty and abuse of power and creating chaos in the party. “We are announcing today that we have…
I Planned To Disgrace Her 10 Years Ago; Says Groom As He Walks Out Of Wedding A dramatic scene was recorded in Jos on Saturday, as a groom identified as Mr Rufus Aplang walked out of his wedding ceremony, abandoning his bride identified simply as Judith. Family members, friends and well-wishers, who gathered at a church in Jos to witness the wedding between Mr Rufus Aplang and his bride, Judith, were on Saturday thrown into confusion as the groom walked out on his spouse and never returned. Eyewitnesses told our correspondent in Jos on Sunday that the incident happened at…