Christabel Chukwuonye to captain Nigeria U-19 women’s team
By Esther Onyegbula Former Benin Technical College student, Christabel Chukwuonye, has been appointed captain of Nigeria’s 14-player U-19 Women’s cricket team for the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Division 1 Qualifier in Tanzania. The tournament, scheduled for August 30 to September 5, 2026, will see Nigeria’s Junior Female YellowGreens battle other African teams […]
2027: APC must acknowledge Nigerians’ pains, assure relief — Kawu
— Senator urges Yari-led campaign council to re-engage grassroots By Henry Umoru ABUJA: Senator Suleiman Kawu, APC, Kano South, has urged the All Progressives Congress, APC, 2027 Presidential Campaign Council to acknowledge the economic hardships confronting Nigerians and assure citizens of meaningful relief as the party begins its campaign for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election. Kawu, […]
Osun: Tinubu’s restraint helped Adeleke win — Imumolen
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Former presidential candidate, Prof. Chris Imumolen, has faulted the claim that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu offered no support to Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory in the August 15 Osun governorship election, arguing that the President’s restraint helped create the conditions for the governor’s re-election. Imumolen said he was not claiming that […]
Osun guber: Adeleke’s Tinubu backing punctures opposition’s 2027 plan — Presidency
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA: The Presidency has said Governor Ademola Adeleke’s decision to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid has undermined opposition efforts to use the Osun governorship election as a launching pad for a broader coalition against the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Adeleke’s victory in the August 15 […]
Onitsha traders demand removal of Ogbogwu market caretaker committee
— Seek election of market executive after police shooting By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA: Aggrieved traders at the popular Ogbogwu Drug Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, have renewed calls for the removal of the market’s caretaker committee chairman, Mr Ndubuisi Chukwuleta, and the conduct of an election to usher in a democratically elected executive. The demand […]
Tinubu to chair AMSG roundtable on critical minerals development in Africa
— As AMSG pushes for resource wealth, mineral value addition By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA: The Africa Minerals Strategy Group, AMSG, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu will chair its third High-Level Roundtable on Critical Minerals Development in Africa in Manhattan, New York, United States, on September 21, 2026. The roundtable, themed “From Resources to Wealth: […]
