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Post views: 16 By Silvernews The President General of Ezeji Mbaise, Ezeji Chief Linus Nwajere, has assured that the 2026 edition of the Iri-Ji Mbaise Festival will retain its rich cultural and spiritual significance while being celebrated on a scale that will attract national and international attention. Nwajere gave the assurance while receiving members of the Central Planning Committee …

On the busy streets where football dreams are born with dusty balls and makeshift goals, a young man named Amusat Faruq Olamilekan first fell in love with the beautiful game. READ ALSO: Swedish giants AIK invite Nigerian wunderkind Shedrack Egboh to trials after Zadok Yohanna success Long before the bright lights of stadiums, tactical sessions and Nationwide League One (NLO) …

The Nigeria National League (NNL) board has announced the participation of former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, as one of the resource persons in an upcoming refresher course for second-tier league coaches. Read Also: Afrinvest, Rangers International FC Join Forces In Exciting New Partnership The course aims to prepare coaches for the 2023/2024 league season, scheduled to kick off on …

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has denied reports that he promised automatic senatorial tickets to lawmakers who lost in the recent primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that his remarks have been misconstrued. Akpabio, who spoke through a statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, said he had neither made nor authorized …

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, in a landmark ruling, has declared the National Assembly’s controversial $110 billion vehicles and allowances plan illegal, ruling that spending $40 billion on 465 vehicles for lawmakers and $70 billion on support allowances for newly elected members violated procurement laws, constitutional obligations and public trust. The court also ordered the President of the …

Post views: 59 By Silvernews Nigeria’s sporting mainstay, Chief Donatus Agu-Ejidike (JP), has congratulated the Super Eagles for successfully defending their Unity Cup title following their impressive 3-0 victory over the Reggae Boyz of Jamaica in the final played in London on Saturday. In a statement made available to the media, Agu-Ejidike described the victory as a significant boost …

Brighton & Hove Albion have made one of the summer’s most eye-catching transfers, agreeing to sign 18-year-old Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna from Swedish club AIK Stockholm in a deal worth £21.5 million. The move, which breaks the outbound transfer record for a player leaving Sweden, underlines the Seagulls’ reputation as one of Europe’s best talent scouts. Yohanna, who signed a …

Nigerian army troops have arrested a suspected terror kingpin, Kachalla Halilu, during a targeted intelligence-based operation in a busy market in Zamfara state, as security forces step up efforts to dismantle criminal networks in the northwest. The suspect was arrested at Shinkafi Weekly Market by officers from the 8th Division Garrison following credible intelligence following his movement to the location. …

PhD of Prince Charles Dickson A monk once offered a message of wisdom that may contain one of the most accurate diagnoses of Nigeria’s condition: “Imagine being bitten by a snake and, instead of focusing on healing from the venom, you chase the snake to understand why it bit you and to prove that you didn’t deserve it.” At first …

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, sister of former Minister of Power and gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, along with her 12-year-old twin sons, after a fierce gunfight with suspected kidnappers in Ibadan, Oyo State. The operation, carried out on Saturday evening, led to the killing …