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ActionAid, Amnesty Int’l Condemn Gov’t Clampdown

21.10.2025

Two leading human rights organizations, ActionAid Nigeria and Amnesty International, have condemned the government’s clampdown on civil society members and peaceful protesters who took part in demonstrations across the country demanding the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The groups described the use of force against unarmed citizens...

NFF Calls Of Super Eagles’ Friendlies In The US

21.10.2025

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the cancellation of the Super Eagles’ planned friendly matches against Venezuela and Colombia in the United States (US), following the team’s qualification for the 2026 World Cup play-offs. New Telegraph reports that the NFF Director of Communications, Dr Ademola Olajire, has said the decision was inevitable after the...

Endrick Set For Loan Move From Madrid In January

21.10.2025

Real Madrid winger Endrick is expected to leave Real Madrid on loan during the January transfer window, with discussions already underway between the club and potential suitors. According to an X post by Fabrizio Romano on Tuesday, “Endrick is expected to leave Real Madrid on loan in January, with talks already taking place. The Brazilian...

Shine Rosman Responds To Regina Daniels’ Saga

21.10.2025

Nollywood actress, Sunshine Rosman, has reacted to the ongoing controversy surrounding fellow colleague, Regina Daniels’ marriage to Nigerian businessman and politician, Ned Nwoko, which has sparked widespread debate about women’s choices and societal expectations. In a post shared on her Instagram story on Tuesday, the ‘To Kill A Monkey’ actress expressed strong dissatisfaction with the...

Blaqbonez’ New Song, ACL Tops Nigerian Apple Music Charts

21.10.2025

Nigerian rapper, Emeka Akumefule, known professionally as Blaqbonez, has dominated the hip hop scene with his latest single “ACL,” which climbed to No. 1 on Apple Music’s Nigeria Top Songs chart four days after its release. The fiery track, widely seen as a diss aimed at fellow rapper Tochukwu Gbubemi Ojogwu, also known as Odumodublvck, dethroned...

S’East Town Unions Hail Abia’s Infrastructural Renewal, Laud Otti’s Leadership

21.10.2025

The Association of Igbo Town Unions (ASITU) has commended the ongoing infrastructural transformation in Aba, Abia State, describing it as a catalyst for diaspora-driven investment and economic revival across the South-East. Speaking while receiving members of the Igbo Diaspora Investment Group (IDIG), led by Dr. Chucks Obilor, in Aba, ASITU National President, Chief Emeka Diwe,...

Group Calls For Public Genotype Awareness

21.10.2025

A Non-Governmental Organization, The True-Life Projects Africa (TTLP Africa), has called for increased public participation in sickle cell disease awareness, genotype screening, and policy advocacy across Africa to reduce the high burden of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), especially in Nigeria. The Executive Director of TTLP Africa, Dr. Elijah Adodo, made the call during a month-long...

Nigeria Requires $34.5bn To Electrify All Households By 2030

21.10.2025

Nigeria needs an estimated $34.5 billion to achieve universal household electrification by 2030, according to Exhibition Director of Informa Markets, Ade Yesufu. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos ahead of the Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit, scheduled for October 20–30, 2025, at the Landmark Convention Centre, Yesufu said the investment is crucial to bridging Nigeria’s...

Diri Tasks UN On Protection Of River Deltas

21.10.2025

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has urged the United Nations to institutionalise the protection of the world’s deltas, including Nigeria’s Niger Delta, through a convention. The governor stated this against the backdrop of increasing threats from erosion, pollution, flooding as well as shrinking salt marshes and mangroves to the world’s 25 deltas. His spokesperson, Mr....

Seadogs Urges FG To End Suppression Of Peaceful Protests

21.10.2025

Five years after the historic #EndSARS protests, the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has called on the government to uphold citizens’ constitutional right to peaceful protest and end the recurring pattern of repression against legitimate civic demonstrations. In a statement yesterday by the NAS Cap’n, Dr Joseph Oteri, the association joined millions of Nigerians...