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Post views: 11 By Wakawaka Sports Aboh Mbaise’s Silversports Football Club will officially begin their campaign in the 2026 Imo State Football Association (FA) league when they take on Evermore Football Club in their opening match at the Dan Anyiam Stadium training ground, Owerri, on Tuesday morning. Aboh Mbaise’s side will be aiming for a good start in the …

The Abeokuta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ABEOCCIMA) on Thursday celebrated its 50th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Golden Jubilee celebration with a strong call for businesses to embrace innovation, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation as tools for competitive advantage in a rapidly evolving global economy. The historic event, held in Abeokuta, also saw the inauguration of …

By Victor Osula, Abuja The Department of State Services (DSS) has strongly opposed provisions allowing foreign donations in a proposed law that seeks to establish a dedicated trust fund for the agency, warning that international funding could expose classified intelligence operations, compromise sensitive national security information and create a dangerous external influence on Nigeria’s internal security system. This position was …

The crisis rocking the process of choosing a new Awujale of Ijebuland has deepened, as the Afobaje Council, on Friday, criticized the Olisa of Ijebu Ode, Chief Rasheed Adesanya, for sending a letter to Governor Dapo Abiodun and calling himself the head of the Council. Abiodun Olisa had signed the letter in a correspondence with the governor as head of …

Post views: 17 In a momentous ceremony held today, 18 June 2026, the Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR) extends heartfelt congratulations to an illustrious son of Mbaise, Prof. Ikechukwu Nosike Simplicius Dozie, as he officially assumes the role of the 9th substantive Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). This transition marks a significant milestone not only …

… He says the front-page coverage fuels fear … Urges a shift to highlight the safety benefits Daud Olatunji The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has urged the Nigerian media to reduce the prominence given to terrorists and criminal elements in the news, warning that such coverage inadvertently advances their agenda.. Speaking at a security summit organized …

The federal government has published general guidelines for the implementation of the 2025 tax laws, which set out how taxpayers, professionals and tax authorities should transition from the repealed tax laws to the new tax framework which comes into force from 1 January 2026. The guidelines, issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance, are intended to provide guidance on a …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has described plans by the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde to conduct another local government election in December 2026 as illegal, ill-conceived and selfish. The APC, in a statement issued on Thursday in Ibadan by its state publicity secretary, Olawale Sadare, said the decision would further worsen the current situation at the …

Post views: 31 The Nigeria Football Referees’ Association, NFRA, has condemned in strong terms the assault suffered by referees handling one of the semi-finals of the 2026 President’s Federation Cup at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, Edo State, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. At the end of the match involving Nassarawa United of Lafia and Ikorodu United of Lagos, …

The Federal Government has begun the urgent evacuation of Nigerians stranded in South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks, and no fewer than 742 citizens are expected to be airlifted home before June 30, 2026. The evacuation, confirmed on Thursday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, comes amid growing tension and reports of attacks on foreign nationals in …