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DHQ prepares to march with armed forces and security agencies Abuja (Core Reporters) The Defense Headquarters (DHQ) will embark on a route march on Friday, October 10 which is a routine physical fitness exercise aimed at promoting synergy, physical readiness and esprit de corps among personnel of the armed forces and other security agencies. The march which will begin at …

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has argued that although the Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential candidate lost at the presidential Tribunal on Wednesday, the judiciary was correct when he successfully reclaimed his position as governor of Anambra State in 2007. Wike made this assertion on Thursday when he featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. “Did …

The Federal Government has ordered all tertiary institutions in the country to submit detailed reports on unspent intervention funds received from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) within 30 days, and warned that sanctions will be imposed on institutions that fail to use the funds properly. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, issued the directive on Thursday in Abuja in …

Former Abia State Governor and 9th Chairman of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has rejected claims that Labor Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the political leader of the South East, and instead stated that he remains the most important political figure in the region. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s political programme, Politics Today, on Wednesday …

Special Assistant to the Kaduna State Governor on School Feeding Programme, Dr Fauziya Buhari-Ado, has called for stronger humanitarian leadership and strategic partnerships to fight hunger and promote sustainable economic transformation across Africa. Dr. Fauziya who made the appeal while receiving the 4th Humanitarian Bootcamp Award 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya,stressed that true leadership must be anchored in empathy, compassion and …

Loveworld Medicaid, a member agency of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International, says no fewer than 18,000 people with vision problems have received comprehensive free treatment and improved vision. Loveworld Medicaid Deputy Director, Dr. Olajumoke Ola-Akisanya, made this known during a press conference to commemorate World Sight Day and mark one year of the Loveworld Medicaid Vision 10,000 Free Eye Surgeries …

Here are the top 10 news stories across the country. 1. Tinubu forgives Vatsa, Herbert Macaulay, Farouk Lawan President Bola Tinubu has granted a posthumous pardon to former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the late Maj. Gen. Mamman Vatsa.Read more 2. Inclusive growth is at the heart of Tinubu’s – Presidential agenda The Presidency has reaffirmed President Bola …

Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston is opening up about her two-decade battle with infertility, and for the first time revealing the emotional impact it has had on her personal life and career. In a heartfelt confession, the 56-year-old actress said she underwent multiple IVF treatments and tried “everything” in her quest to become a mother. “It was a hard road—years of …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has assured residents that Abuja will undergo an unprecedented infrastructural transformation in 2026, marking a new phase in the city’s development. Wike made the promise on Thursday during the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Collector Road CN2, Emmanuel I. Ogala Street, which connects Arterial N16 (Yemi Osinbajo Way) to …

Elon Musk has agreed to settle a $128 million lawsuit filed by several former Twitter executives, including former CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and prominent legal advisor Vijaya Gadde. The lawsuit, filed earlier this year, accused Musk of wrongfully withholding promised severance payments under their contract after he took over the company—now renamed X—in 2022. Musk fired CEO Parag …