Government of South Korea has disclosed its ongoing moves to foster new partnerships with Nigerian institutions, cultural leaderships and also strengthen youth engagements. The latest move is part of the efforts put in place by the Korea Cultural Centre Nigeria (KCCN) to mark its 15th year anniversary in Nigeria, The director KCCN, Mr. Kim Changki, who spoke at the opening ceremony of events lined up to mark the Centre’s anniversary in Abuja, appreciated Nigeria and Nigerians for embracing the Korean culture, as he urged them to support the drive to rewrite the story of unity, culture, and creativity amongst Korea…
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Guinness™, the bold and iconic brand from Nigeria’s foremost total beverage company, Guinness™ Nigeria, has successfully concluded its highly anticipated Premier League™ Trophy Tour – delivering unforgettable experiences to thousands of passionate football fans across Nigeria. The three-day, two-city tour, held in partnership with the Premier League™, marked a milestone celebration of the beautiful game and Guinness™ Nigeria’s 75-year legacy of inspiring boldness and connection. Following a rousing start in Enugu, the tour closed out in Lagos, where fans had the rare opportunity to see and engage with the Premier League Trophy – the ultimate symbol of football excellence – up close. But…
Five-time world champions, Golden Eaglets and FIFA World Cup-bound Flamingos have been adding colour and panache to the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The two teams are part of the exciting new concept of IJA (Invited Junior Athletes), which has drawn praise from observers and stakeholders since the commencement of the Games. The Golden Eaglets are in a three-team pool, and have already shot their way to the quarter-finals of the football event after a 2-1 win over Edo State on Monday, 19 May, 2025, and a scoreless draw with Delta State on Tuesday,…
The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) in Agege and Orile-Agege under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, 20 May, 2025 appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi to call the Speaker of the Lagos State House Assembly, Hon.Mudashiru Obasa to order over his alleged oppression, imposition and playing politics of division. The group made the appeal when it rallied thousands of it members to Blue Roof, Agege, to protest against many sins of the Speaker in the two council areas. The group’s members wore vests, held several placards and banners bearing inscriptions like “Obasa o…
Minister of Works Senator Dave Umahi said all the governors in the Southeast region are supporting President Bola Tinubu and urged the undecided, such as former Governor Peter Obi, to join the train. He also said a section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is nearing completion and that users will have to pay a toll starting in December. Senator Umahi disclosed these in a feature interview for an upcoming State House documentary marking President Tinubu’s second anniversary. Umahi said that all South East governors support President Bola Tinubu’s administration, regardless of their political affiliations. According to the Minister, the South…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, said lawmakers were not elected to engage in confrontation with the Executive but to foster policies that promote national development. The Senate President spoke in an upcoming feature documentary to mark two years of the Bola Tinubu administration. Akpabio, reflecting on the importance of cooperation between the National Assembly and the Executive, said: “When elected into the National Assembly, whether in the Senate or the House of Representatives, your constituents will not give you boxing gloves. It’s not a boxing tournament. You are there to work in a bipartisan manner for the interest…
Super Falcons’ Head Coach, Justine Madugu has invited a total of 23 players, among them captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defender Michelle Alozie, midfielder Toni Payne and forward Rinsola Babajide, for the upcoming two friendly matches against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon. There are also defenders: Osinachi Ohale, Oluwatosin Demehin and Shukurat Oladipo, midfielders: Deborah Abiodun and Jennifer Echegini, and forwards: Ifeoma Onumonu and Francisca Ordega. The Falcons and the Lionesses will face off at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne-Remo on Saturday, 31 May, 2025, before a second confrontation at the MKO Abiola Sports Complex in Abeokuta on Tuesday,…
The House of Representatives has approved a 10-year security protection for investigative journalist, Umar Audu, following his exposé on widespread certificate racketeering involving degree mills in the Benin Republic. Audu’s undercover investigation uncovered a syndicate that facilitates the sale of unearned university certificates to Nigerians, many of which are then fraudulently cleared by government agencies, including the Ministry of Education. The joint House Committees on University, Polytechnic, Interior, Foreign Affairs, and Youth Development, it was gathered , are currently probing the scandal. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman of the Committee, announced the House’s directive and called on the Nigeria Police Force…
Kwara State on Monday, 19 May, 2025, officially hoisted its 70-meter Unity Flagpole, which Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq called a towering symbol of “national unity, our collective journey and aspirations as a people”. At a brief ceremony in Ilorin, the Governor said the state was not just raising a flag, but was unveiling a bold symbol of unity, pride, and national identity. He was represented by the state Commissioner for Communication, Bola Olukoju; who was assisted by three other Commissioners: Aliyu Kora Sabi, Transport; Nafisat Buge, Environment; and Nnafatima Imam Social Development. Watched by hundreds of citizens from different axes of…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie-Eboh, on Friday, May 16, 2025, arraigned one Solomon Stephen Ufayo, a staff of Ecobank Plc, on a one-count charge bordering on alleged cybercrime to the tune of N2.404 million before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The count reads: “That you, Solomon Stephen Ufayo, between the 10th to the 28th day of March, 2025, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, while working for Ecobank Nigeria Limited as a Relief Teller, fraudulently represented yourself as Ogunfodunrin Omowunmi Ajoke,…