D’Tigress Breaks Record, Enters Top 10 in World Basketball Rankings

NewsNigeriaSportsD’Tigress Breaks Record, Enters Top 10 in World Basketball Rankings

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 29, 2024

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has soared to eighth place in the latest world rankings by the International Basketball Federation, FIBA, the governing body of basketball. With this achievement, they have become the first African team to break into the top 10. The team’s impressive outing at the Paris Olympics, where they defeated Australia and Canada, earned them a four-spot jump in the rankings. They secured their first Olympic victory in 20 years against...

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Soldier Shoots Police DPO Dead in Zamfara

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSoldier Shoots Police DPO Dead in Zamfara

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 29, 2024

Halliru Liman, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Wasagu Division in Kebbi State, has been killed by a soldier at a checkpoint in Zamfara State. According to ASP Yazid Abubakar, the spokesman for the Zamfara State Police Command, the incident happened on Wednesday, 28 August, when Liman was on his way to Birnin Kebbi for a meeting. He was stopped by military personnel attached to Operation Dadarin Daji in the Danmarke area of Bukkuyum Local...

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PHOTOS: Nigeria’s Defence Chief Meets with Niger Military Leadership

National SecurityNewsNigeriaPHOTOS: Nigeria’s Defence Chief Meets with Niger Military Leadership

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 29, 2024

In a move aimed at strengthening regional security, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, yesterday met with the leadership of the Niger Republic’s military junta in Niamey, the country’s capital. The meeting, which was confirmed through pictures posted by the counter-insurgency publication, Zagazola Makama, on X, was attended by top military brass from both countries.       General Musa, who is also the Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee of Defence Chiefs, was...

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Nigeria Deports Zimbabwean Cleric for Using Tourist Visa to Participate in Church Election

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria Deports Zimbabwean Cleric for Using Tourist Visa to Participate in Church Election

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 28, 2024

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has ordered the immediate repatriation of a Zimbabwean cleric, Eben Nhiwatiwa, for allegedly violating immigration laws. This was disclosed in a statement by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Nhiwatiwa was arrested by NIS operatives on 24 August in Yola, Adamawa, for allegedly breaching immigration protocols. The cleric, who entered Nigeria on 21 August with a Tourist Visa...

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Nigeria Receives 10,000 Mpox Vaccines from US Government

HealthNewsNigeriaNigeria Receives 10,000 Mpox Vaccines from US Government

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 28, 2024

The Federal Government has received 10,000 doses of the Mpox vaccine from the United States Government to support its efforts in containing the outbreak of the disease in the country. The vaccines were handed over to the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA, by the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, on Monday. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Ambassador Richard Mills said, “We are pleased to know that this is a timely donation that...

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NFF Turns to German Tactician Bruno Labbadia for Super Eagles’ Revival

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsNFF Turns to German Tactician Bruno Labbadia for Super Eagles’ Revival

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2024

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has appointed German coach Bruno Labbadia as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. The NFF announced on Tuesday that it had agreed with Labbadia to take charge of the senior men’s national team. The NFF Executive Committee approved the appointment following a recommendation from the Technical and Development sub-committee, according to NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi. Labbadia replaces Finidi George, who resigned after failing to secure wins...

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Information Minister visits British Broadcasting Corporation headquarters in London

NewsNigeriaPoliticsInformation Minister visits British Broadcasting Corporation headquarters in London

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2024

Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation has stated that deepening Nigeria and the BBC World Service is critical for informed society. The Minister disclosed this at a working visit to the British Broadcasting Corporation headquarters in London. Idris visit to the BBC is part of a bridge-building and cooperation efforts between Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation and foreign and local media houses. A press statement on Tuesday signed by Rabiu...

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Gunmen Strike in Port Harcourt, Kidnap Rivers Revenue Director

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Strike in Port Harcourt, Kidnap Rivers Revenue Director

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2024

Gunmen stormed the Okrika Waterfront in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday and kidnapped Aribibia Fubara, Director of the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue. Eyewitnesses said the kidnappers, who came in a speedboat, fired gunshots into the air to scare people away before seizing Fubara and speeding away with him. The Rivers State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the kidnappers, with the Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, directing tactical units to ensure...

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NBS Reports Strong Economic Performance with 3.19% GDP Growth in Q2 2024

EconomyNewsNigeriaNBS Reports Strong Economic Performance with 3.19% GDP Growth in Q2 2024

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2024

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, grew by 3.19 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, surpassing the 2.51 per cent growth recorded in the same period last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. In its Q2 2024 GDP Report released on Monday, the NBS highlighted that this growth rate outpaced both the 2.51 per cent achieved in the second quarter of 2023 and the 2.98 per cent recorded in the first...

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President Bola Tinubu Appoints New Heads of DSS, NIA

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Bola Tinubu Appoints New Heads of DSS, NIA

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2024

The Presidency has announced the appointment of Adeola Ajayi and Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-Generals of the Department of State Services, DSS, and the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, respectively. Ajayi succeeds Yusuf Bichi, who had held the position since 2018 before recently stepping down. Mohammed replaces Ahmed Abubakar, who also resigned. Both Bichi and Abubakar were appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari during his administration from 2015 to 2023. According to a statement from...

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