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The 2025 Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council Press Week continued with a thanksgiving service at World Harvest Ministries, Jikwoyi, where members gathered to seek spiritual strength and unity amid increasing challenges in the media landscape. Delivering a sermon themed “Seeking Deliverance from the Athens Troubles of Life,” Archbishop...

A coalition of protesters under the banner of the Coalition of Concerned Individuals staged a peaceful demonstration in Lagos, demanding fair and adequate compensation for property owners affected by the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. The protest, held on Thursday, July 17, drew attention to the plight of residents and business owners whose...

The Ebonyi State Government has denied reports circulating in some online media alleging that officials of its Ministry of Women Affairs colluded with other agencies to sell a baby for N25 million. The allegations, which also implicated the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the Police, were...

The global football governing body, FIFA, is reportedly weighing the possibility of relocating some of the 2026 World Cup matches from the United States to Canada. This move comes amid growing apprehension over the US immigration policies that have sparked criticism from fans, human rights organizations, and media alike. Recent tightening...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to the continued development of Akwa Ibom, assuring that the Federal Government will work closely with the state in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda and the state’s ARISE Agenda.  Tinubu gave the assurance on Thursday, July 17th, 2025, when he received in...

A middle aged man, Abdulhamid Deflowerboy, has been remanded for alleged defamation of Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo. Deflowerboy was alleged to be the author of some publications against the governor. The police consequently invited him for questioning, leading to his arraignment and subsequent remand by the court. In his reaction...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, as Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture, signaling a new phase of leadership at the institution as part of ongoing reforms in the agricultural sector. The announcement was made on Thursday through a statement issued...

Medical doctors in Ekiti and Ondo states have opposed a new directive from the Federal Government concerning the review of allowances for health workers, branding it “obnoxious” and a violation of existing agreements. Chapters of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in both states have pledged to resist the policy, warning...

ABUJA – Prominent human rights lawyer, Barrister Christopher Chidera, has asserted that the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is not legally justified but rather a consequence of his outspoken criticism of the Nigerian government. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Chidera described Kanu’s...

Former Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has given reasons for working against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election. Ortom said he took the action because the party abandoned justice and fairness in choosing its presidential candidate. Speaking yesterday on a national television programme, Ortom said: “We had thought the PDP...