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*OGD is confident of winning the senatorial ticket Senator Gbenga Daniel has expressed confidence in securing the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Ogun East senatorial district ahead of the 2027 general elections.Daniel, popularly known as OGD, said this on Tuesday in Ijebu-Ode while speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Otunba Gbenga Daniel (BATOGD) Empowerment …

Post views: 26 By Silvernews Silversports Football Club players have stepped up preparations ahead of the upcoming Imo State Football Association League, with the team intensifying training sessions to reach peak fitness and tactical coordination before the start of the competition. The players underwent rigorous drills, including endurance runs, ball control exercises and tactical formations, while the coaching team …

The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted contraband items with a customs-cleared value of N6.77 billion in a major anti-smuggling operation across the state’s border corridors. The Acting Controller of the Customs Area, Deputy Controller Olukayode Afeni, disclosed this during a press conference in Idiroko, Ogun State on Tuesday, stressing that the seizures were recorded …

APC stakeholders in Kano Senatorial District have rejected the emergence of former governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, as the consensus candidate for the Kano Central seat. The refusal is contained in a petition addressed to the APC National Chairman and copied to the Kano State APC Chairman among others. The petition, signed by Prof. Ibrahim A.Sani, an academic/political analyst of the group, …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded a case involving eight Chinese nationals and two other defendants over allegations of illegal mining. The court will deliver its ruling on July 13, 2026. Justice James Omotosho set the date after both the prosecuting counsel, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, and the defendants’ counsel, Oladimeji Ekengba, submitted their written closing submissions and made …

Post views: 22 The Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has said that the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) will be incomplete without taking into account Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The Acting Director of the CCD, Godwin Unumeri, said this at an advocacy workshop on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in PIA care facilities in the …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially approved Nigeria’s bid to host the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly and the prestigious CAF Awards, marking another important step for the country on the continental football stage. The announcement was made during the Africa Forward Summit being held in Nairobi, Kenya, following a high-level meeting between the Nigerian leader and Patrice Motsepe, president …

The National Emergency Management Agency and the International Organization for Migration on Monday received 170 stranded Nigerians repatriated from Libya under the Assisted Voluntary Return Programme. The returnees arrived at the cargo terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at around 3.36pm on board an Air Buraq Airlines flight from Tripoli. Speaking to journalists, the Head of NEMA Lagos Operations …

By Ayo Kehinde Miatta Fahnbulleh resigned from the British government on Tuesday and told Prime Minister Keir Starmer to prepare an exit timeline after saying he had lost the trust of the British public. In a resignation letter, Fahnbulleh said the public no longer believed Starmer could deliver the change the Labor Party promised and urged him to initiate an …

Otto Addo has been selected as a member of the Technical Study Group (TSG) for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Addo, who was recently sacked from his role as Ghana head coach, previously led the Black Stars at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Under his leadership, Ghana achieved a victory in the group stage against South Korea, but …