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The Independent Broadcast Association of Nigeria (IBAN) has demanded a public apology from the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, over remarks made on Channels Television’s Seun Okinbaloye. IBAN also warned that its members may boycott the minister’s media engagements if he does not retract the statement and make a public apology. The request is contained in a statement jointly …

Troops of Operation FASAN YAMMA early Sunday morning.rescued 31 hostages kidnapped from a church in Kachia Local Government Area of ​​Kaduna State. The Nigerian Army disclosed this in its operational report provided to journalists on Sunday. It said the attackers attacked a branch of the Evangelical Church for West Africa (ECWA) in Ariko village and targeted worshipers who were holding …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has busted a drug trafficking syndicate in an intelligence operation that lasted three weeks. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said a shipment of cocaine hidden in cans containing palm kernel extract was confiscated in the operation. Babafemi said drugs …

Lanre Ogundipe The engine of power: How Tinubu builds, sustains and reproduces influence Political analysis in Nigeria often reduces power to moments: elections won, offices held, alliances made. Victory is explained through campaign strategy; defeat due to calculation error. What is often overlooked is the deeper architecture that underlies these outcomes: how power is built, stabilized, and extended over time. …

By Kayode Oyesiku OGD is a mentor, a leader who sees beyond the present, political expert, administrator par excellence and lover of sacred music. At 70 years old we celebrate a man with uncommon vision, resilience and leadership: His Excellency, theSenator Otunba Eng. Gbenga Daniel FNSE (OGD). OGD’s life has been defined by service and foresight. As governor of Ogun …

Seven people died and dozens more were injured when airstrikes hit a funeral event in the Nuba Mountains in West Kordofan last Friday, according to local sources, the UN aid coordination office said, Ocha. The war, which began in April 2023 between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and the Sudanese Armed Forces, continues to have an alarming impact on …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised to go ahead with the October 14 launch of its governorship campaign in Bayelsa State despite the disqualification of its candidate, Timipre Sylva, by a court. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said Sylva remained the party’s candidate for the November 11 …

Elite footballers will grab the headlines this summer, but sport can have a transformative impact in every society, connecting communities across borders and generations, and creating spaces for dialogue, solidarity and mutual respect. In just two months, the world’s biggest sporting tournament will kick off in Mexico City and, as always, billions of people around the world are expected to …

Amid economic hardship and national uncertainty, the Chief Pastor of the City of Truth and Grace Assembly (CTGA), Pastor Dipo Fisho, on Sunday called for the spiritual and structural rebirth of Nigeria, saying faith is the substance needed to change the fortunes of the nation. Speaking to journalists during the Easter service in Abuja, the cleric shared the vision of …

A 10-month-old baby girl was killed along with two other people after a tree fell during an Easter egg hunt in northern Germany, police said. A 100-foot tree fell on four people participating in the event on Sunday morning in a forest near the town of Satrupholm. The baby girl died in hospital, while her 21-year-old mother died at the …