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Angolan President João Lourenço Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

23.09.2025

Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his contributions to peace and stability across Africa. The nomination, submitted by Angolan academic and international policy analyst Afonso Botáz, highlights Lourenço’s effective diplomacy in mediating regional conflicts and his commitment to national reconciliation and justice. Botáz commended...

Niger, UNICEF Train LGA Directors On Budget, Planning For Vulnerable

23.09.2025

The Niger State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has commenced the training of Local Government Directors of Planning, Research and Statistics (DPRS) to improve their capacity in preparing realistic and well-costed budgets that address the needs of the poor and vulnerable. Declaring open the three-day workshop on Strengthening Capacity for...

PAP Deploys 161 Beneficiaries For Foreign Post-graduate Scholarship

23.09.2025

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has deployed 161 post-graduate scholarship beneficiaries to universities in the United Kingdom for the 2025/2026 academic session. Administrator of PAP, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his strong support in making the exercise possible, describing the gesture as proof of the President’s commitment to bridging...

GWR: Pot Collapse Was A Blessing In Disguise

23.09.2025

Nigerian celebrity chef and record holder, Hilda Baci, has recounted a moment during her Guinness World Record (GWR) attempt to cook the largest pot of jollof rice, after the bespoke, gigantic pot collapsed. In a video making rounds on social media, Hilda, who spoke on HipTV on Tuesday, revealed that the incident scared and almost...

65,000 Lives Lost To Israel-Gaza War, Says IPCR

23.09.2025

An estimated 65,000 lives have been lost as a result of Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip, the Institution for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ICPR) has claimed. Speaking at this year’s International Day for Peace celebration, Princess Amaka Uzodimma said conflicts could bring destruction and underdevelopment, adding that for a nation to prosper, it...

Awujale Stool: Ogun Meets Transition Council

23.09.2025

The recently constituted administrative body in Ijebu-Ode, whose role is to superintend over administrative and traditional matters during transition period, has met with the State Government to fine-tune the process of installing new Awujale of Ijebuland. Ogun State Governor ,Dapo Abiodun, who received the Transition Council in Oke-Mosan, said the installation of an Awujale required...

Experts To Elevate Health Awareness At Wellness, Self-Care Summit In Lagos

23.09.2025

Health and wellness experts are set to raise awareness on self-care and its role in achieving optimal health at the second edition of the D’Bio Wellness & Self-Care Summit, scheduled to hold on September 24–25, 2025, at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Conference & Exhibition Centre, Alausa, Ikeja. 2025 summit, themed “Self-Care...

Natasha Challenges Court’s Jurisdiction In ‘Cybercrime’ Case

23.09.2025

The trial of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Senator representing Kogi central, on charges bordering on cybercrime could not proceed yesterday following an objection raised by her legal team. On June 30, the office of the director of public prosecution of the federation (DPPF) arraigned Akpoti-Uduaghan before a federal high court in Abuja on a six-count charge. The...

Africa Parliaments Move Against Yearly Loss Of $587bn Revenue

23.09.2025

Lawmakers from African countries converged in the nation’s capital, Abuja yesterday, to collaborate on blocking yearly leakages of $587 billion as stated by the African Development Bank (ADB) in May this year. This was as the National Assembly stressed its resolve to establish the National Assembly Budget and Research Office (NABRO), as an independent, non-partisan...

2026 Grammy Awards: Davido Becomes Voting Member

23.09.2025

Nigeria Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has been accepted as a voting member of the Recording Academy, the organisation behind the GRAMMY Awards. Confirming his nomination, the Recording Academy shared a video of Davido and other members in an Instagram post on Tuesday, September 23. Becoming a voting member, the Nigerian hitmaker...