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HURRAYYYYYY!!! Professor Dickson Ameh Ojonye Akoh, National Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria emerges toscadnews.com Man of the Week. The National…
Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has formally declared his intention to run in the 2027 presidential election, saying…
[3/12, 9:26 AM] rosewendy: U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the ongoing war between the United States and Iran could end soon, claiming there are few remaining military targets for American forces inside the…
The House of Representatives has passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, through its third reading, paving the way for stricter sanctions ahead of the 2027 general election. The amended bill introduces tougher penalties for…
Amb. Catherine Udida, Director Migrant Affairs, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and IDPs. (NAN) Stakeholders push awareness to combat trafficking, migrants smuggling Immigration By Fortune Abang Abuja, Dec. 13, 2025 (NAN) Stakeholders in the…
Medical industrialisation under Tinubu addressing brain drain- Minister Tinubu addressing brain drain, health challenge – Minister Industrialisation By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Abuja, Dec.12, 2025 (NAN) The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man, Alabi Anthony, over the alleged rape and murder of a…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the participation of licensed Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the Nigerian…
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Nollywood actress Ruby Orjiakor has announced that she is expecting her first child with her…
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Nollywood actor Wale Okunnu has criticized petroleum marketers over the recent surge in petrol pump…
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A TikToker identified as Debrakin has accused Nigerian musician and live band performer Segun Johnson…
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Iconic action star and martial artist Chuck Norris has passed away at the age of…
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Mohamed Salah has confirmed he will leave Liverpool FC at the end of the season,…
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially named Morocco as the champions of the…
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World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock exit in the third round of the…
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Real Madrid secured a dramatic 3–2 victory over city rivals Atletico Madrid on Sunday, with…
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on women across the country to take proactive steps in safeguarding their health through regular self-examinations and timely medical screenings. In a…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially launched a nationwide integrated vaccination and public health campaign targeting measles, polio, HPV (Human Papillomavirus), and several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The campaign was flagged off on Monday, October 6, at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja, with top government…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended heartfelt congratulations to the Government and people of the Republic of Malawi following the peaceful inauguration of President Peter Mutharika, who was sworn in as the country’s seventh president on Saturday, October 4, 2025, in Blantyre, Malawi’s commercial capital. In an official statement…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has attributed the recent cooking gas scarcity in Nigeria to temporary loading delays caused by the strike action led by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Ojulari made this known…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully dismantled two major drug cartels responsible for smuggling cocaine consignments from Nigeria to the United Kingdom, arresting six suspects, including an alleged kingpin identified as Alhaji Hammed Taofeek Ode. In a statement issued on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi said the…
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated the need for peace and religious tolerance in Nigeria, declaring that “hate is never an option” for Nigerians. The President made this known on Saturday, October 4, during the funeral ceremony of Nana Lydia Yilwatda, mother of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Professor…
In a bid to consolidate the fragile peace recently restored in Rivers State after over two years of intense political crisis, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has renewed high-level consultations with key political stakeholders, including his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The latest in a…
Young leaders from across West Africa have converged at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja for the Youth Creative Conference 2025, a two-day engagement focused on the African Union’s flagship initiative, Silencing the Guns by 2030. The event, was organized by the ECOWAS Commission in partnership with the African Union…
In a bold move to promote inclusive storytelling and media accessibility, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council will host a landmark symposium on Disability-Inclusive Journalism on Monday, October 6, 2025, at the NUJ Secretariat in Utako, Abuja, starting at 10:00 a.m. Themed “Breaking Barriers, Amplifying Voices: Inclusive Journalism,”…
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has extended warm felicitations to the Kingdom of Lesotho on the occasion of its Independence Day, reaffirming its commitment to African solidarity, diplomatic cooperation, and mutual development. In an official statement issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Nigeria praised the…
