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FIFA Secretly Paid Millions In Taxes Owed By President Gianni Infantino, Report Reveals

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2026November 12, 20260

FIFA reportedly settled millions in US taxes owed by President Gianni Infantino for three consecutive years under favourable internal regulations. FIFA discreetly paid millions of dollars in taxes owed by its president, Gianni Infantino, in the United States over three consecutive years, according to a report by French newspaper Le...

Four UNN Students Die At Off-Campus Party, Varsity Declares Three Days Of Mourning

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2026November 12, 20260

University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has declared three days of mourning following the death of four students at an off-campus party in Nsukka, Enugu State. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has declared three days of mourning following the death of four students at an off-campus party in Nsukka, Enugu State....

TheCable Journalist Attacked, Equipment Worth Millions Stolen At NDC Town Hall In Lagos

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2026November 12, 20260

TheCable journalist Samuel Adebanjo is assaulted by suspected APC loyalists, who seize his camera, gimbal and microphone at an NDC meeting. Samuel Adebanjo, a multimedia journalist with TheCable, was attacked by suspected loyalists of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during a Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) town hall meeting in Lagos...

APC Campaign Council Condemns NDC Town Hall Attack, Demands Arrest Of Perpetrators

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2026November 12, 20260

The APC Presidential Campaign Council condemns the disruption of the NDC Lagos town hall, calling on security agencies to arrest those responsible. The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has condemned the attack on the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) town hall meeting in Lagos, calling on security agencies to...

2027 Polls: Nigerians Should Trust Me, Amupitan Says At Chatham House

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2026November 12, 20260

INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan asks Nigerians to trust his leadership, citing electoral reforms and new safeguards ahead of the 2027 elections. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan on Thursday told Nigerians to trust his leadership to deliver free, fair, and credible general elections in...

TAJUDEEN ABBAS: THE ART OF PARLIAMENT

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2026November 12, 20260

‎By Philip Agbese‎‎For many that have read Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War”, the book explores the strategy, discipline and wisdom required to overcome difficult challenges. Looking at the leadership style of Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, GCON, the Speaker of Nigeria’s 10th House of Representatives, one cannot help but wonder...

NEDC UNDER ALKALI: A MODEL OF A TRANSFORMATIVE AGENCY

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2026November 12, 20260

By Cletus Agada The establishment of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in 2017 was a direct response to one of the most difficult challenges in Nigeria’s recent history. For several years, insurgency had devastated communities across the North-East, with states such as Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe...

CDS Oluyede, Nigerian Armed Forces at their Peak on Successes Against Insurgency – Rep Agbese

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2026November 12, 20260

The Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, has described the Nigerian Armed Forces as operating at their peak under the leadership of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, who recently marked one year in office. Representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency, Agbese said the troops...

NYSC Camp Congestion: Centre Tasks State Governors to Rise to their Civic Responsibilities, Improve on Corp Members Welfare

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2026November 12, 20260

The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has expressed deep concern over the persistent congestion and inadequate accommodation facilities in several National Youth Service Corps orientation camps across the country. The group particularly highlighted the recent situation at the Sagamu camp in Ogun State, where over 4,300 prospective...

APC Support Group Targets 1.5 Million Votes for Tinubu’s Re-election in Kano

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2026November 12, 20260

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State have inaugurated a political support group, Asiwaju Kano for Asiwaju Jagaban (AKA), with a target of mobilising at least 1.5 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in the 2027 general elections. The group, led by Hon. Leke Abejide,...