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Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Political Communication, said his primary responsibility is to defend the policies and programs of the Tinubu administration everywhere in the world. He criticized what he described as “opposition research-style journalism” during his recent interview with journalist Mehdi Hasan. Bwala made the remarks in a statement released Saturday in …

NBBF presidential aspirant Igoche Mark reveals first order of business As the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) elections approaches, a presidential aspirant Igoche Mark, basketball league promoter Mark D’ Ball, has revealed that his first task as NBBF president will be to broker unity among stakeholders in the sport. Mark, who addressed sports journalists in Abuja at the weekend, stressed the …

As part of its objectives of improving the well-being of the people, the Lawrence Olanrewaju Foundation (LOF), on Saturday 8 March 2026 hosted its first Ramadan Conference and Iftar Package for Muslims and Non-Muslims with the theme “Hope for the Future: Building a Better Life After Ramadan”. As part of the initiative, Iftar parcels (food items and cash gifts) were …

Post views: 31 By Kennedy Onwunali The captain of the Imo State women’s handball team, Chidera Osinachi, has attributed the team’s success at the just concluded Niger Delta Games to the motivation and support received from the state commissioner for sports, Obinna Onyeocha. Osinachi said the encouragement from Onyeocha and the other referees boosted the players’ morale and helped …

By: Folorunso Fatai Adisa It has been terribly heartbreaking to read a number of comments on social media, particularly from individuals who should know better, media-savvy political actors and self-styled analysts. What is striking in many of these reactions is not just disagreement, but a worrying mix of intellectual arrogance and informational poverty. For some, any analysis that does not …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu’s government for “failure to revoke the patently illegal mass wiretapping regulations known as the ‘Legitimate Interception of Communications Regulations, 2019.'” The lawsuit followed allegations by former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that the telephone conversation of National Security Advisor (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, had been intercepted. …

APC mourns party leader Dunkwu The All Progressives Congress (APC) has mourned the death of a party leader, Dr Chamberlain Dunkwu, who died at the age of 54. A statement by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the late Dr. Dunkwu was an energetic, selfless and loyal Party man who contributed enormously to building and strengthening the Party …

*Humiliation of Daniel Bwala by Al Jazeera I barely know Daniel Bwala. He came to the forefront of national media attention in 2022 due to his passionate opposition to the choice of Kashim Shettima as Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s running mate. But beyond his public break with the APC, he struck me as a loquacious, ignorant and opportunistic careerist, not because …

Post views: 22 By Silvernews The Owerri Girls’ Secondary School Owerri Alumnae Association (OGSSOAA) has joined the global community to celebrate International Women’s Day 2026 with a strong call for empowerment, justice and concrete action for women and girls. The event, organized under the theme “Rights, Justice and Action for All Women and Girls”, brought together alumni from across …

Women now hold just 27.5% of parliamentary seats worldwide, marking a meager 0.3% increase compared to 2025, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has revealed. The UN-backed report, Women in Parliament 2025, released ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, described growth as the slowest in almost a decade. The report also highlighted a decline in women’s leadership roles in legislatures, …