By Emmanuel Antswen The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday distributed materials for the conduct of ward congresses in Benue. Performing the ceremony at the APC state secretariat in Makurdi, Dr Auwalu Ishiye, Chairman, Ward/Local Government Committee for the state, said the exercise would be across all the 276 wards.Continue Reading
By Joshua Olomu President Bola Tinubu’s media aide, Tunde Rahman and Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Mohammed Ali, have been inducted as associate members, Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON). Other inductees at the event held at ARCON headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja included Director-GeneralContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Comfort Adaora-Okafor, Co-founder and Board Member of Policy Shapers, has urged stakeholders to safeguard the gains of the Treasury Single Account (TSA). Adaora-Okafor, also board member, Policy Alert and International Food and Agribusiness Management Association made the call in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. She describedContinue Reading
Sanae Takaichi, President of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party(LDP), was reelected as the country’s 105th prime minister on Wednesday following a parliamentary vote. At an extraordinary session of the National Diet convened earlier in the day, both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors held votes to appointContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The might of the Indian Navy and partner navies from across the globe was on full display on Wednesday as President Droupadi Murmu of India, reviewed the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026 off the coast of Visakhapatnam. Sailing aboard INS Sumedha, the Presidential Yacht, Murmu, the SupremeContinue Reading
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will travel to Washington in lieu of President Recep Erdogan for the inaugural meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” on Thursday, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. A Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters that Fidan, during the talks, would call for determinedContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Federal Ministry of Environment on Thursday convened key stakeholders in Abuja to validate a landmark policy brief aimed at tackling marine litter to advance Nigeria’s transition to a circular economy. Mrs Falmata Bukar-Kolo, the Deputy Director, Solid Waste Management and Technology Division in the ministry, warnedContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has reaffirmed its commitment to a rights-based response to trafficking and violence nationwide. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Hajia Binta Adamu-Bello, made the pledge on Tuesday at the second steering meeting of the Trafficking in Persons andContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Victoria Al-Hassan, founder of the Vic Alu Initiative for Empowerment, will attempt to set a Guinness World Records title for the Longest Marathon Livestream. Al-Hassan disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. She described the initiative as aContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Mercy Yohanna has emerged overall winner at the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN) President and 2025 -2027 Exco Inaugural Invitational Kitty in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament, held at the Goodluck Jonathan Golf Club, saw Yohanna, handicap 28, return 93Continue Reading
