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The African Public Relations Association (APRA) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Namibian Press Agency (NAMPA). The MOU is a follow-up to an earlier invitation by NAMPA to APRA to co-host the 2026 Effective Communicators Conference (ECC), scheduled to take place on 14-17 July, at The Dome, in Namibia’s adventure capital and coastal resort city of Swakopmund. Focusing on “Communication Reconsidered: A Driving Force for Constant Progress,” the ECC is co-organised by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) of Namibia under the leadership of the Minister, Emma Theofelus who in Windhoek had earlier performed…

The Presidency has said that the establishment of state police to curtail insecurity in the country is close at hand. Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents on Thursday after a high-level consultative meeting convened by the Presidency at the State House, Abuja. Gbajabiamila stated that the Federal Government has made substantial strides toward establishing state police, with a constitutional amendment anticipated in the coming weeks. According to him, deliberations on the framework for state police began three to four months ago, following a direct order from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “Establishing…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has released the updated campaign committees of the Ekiti State govership election. This is contained in a statement posted on official X handle of the party. According to the statement, the inauguration of the committee is fixed for Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at the APC National Secretariat, Abuja. The committe has Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani and Senate President Godswill Akpabio as chairman and co-chairman respectively. DAILY POST reports that the 2026 Ekiti State gubernatorial election is scheduled to hold on Saturday, June 20, 2026.

Nigeria National League, NNL, Chairman, Mr George Aluo, has urged NNL clubs to push for quarter-final qualification in the 2026 President Federation Cup. Four teams from the NNL have qualified for the Round of 16 of the competition. They are Sokoto United, Adamawa United, Kada Warriors and Basira FC. Sokoto United will face Adamawa United at the Abuja Area 3 Stadium, while Plateau United will take on Basira FC at the Abuja Goal Project. The match between Kada Warriors and Wikki Tourists will hold at the Abuja Area 3 Stadium. All the matches are scheduled for Saturday, June 6, 2026. Aluo…

The United States announced fresh economic sanctions Thursday on Cuba’s president and some of his immediate family, alongside members of the Castro family, in Washington’s latest ramping up of pressure on its communist-led neighbor. Among those targeted were the son and a grandson of former president Raul Castro, who no longer holds an official position but remains a key figure on decisions about the future of the island. President Miguel Diaz-Canel, his wife and stepson were also hit by the latest Treasury Department sanctions, as was the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and several other entities. While the United…

The national leadership of the Accord Party has condemned the shooting of its chairman in Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun State, Asimiyu Ajibola, describing the attack as politically motivated and calling for an immediate investigation by security agencies. Ajibola was reportedly shot by two gunmen on Wednesday night in the MDS area of Osogbo and is currently receiving treatment at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, Accord National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, said the attackers opened fire on a Toyota Corolla conveying Ajibola and his associates, leaving the party chairman with…

The Nigeria Customs Service, in collaboration with the World Bank Group, has commenced a two-week technical assistance mission on the Post Clearance Audit under the Accelerated Revenue Mobilisation Reform Programme, aimed at strengthening compliance management, revenue assurance, and trade facilitation through modern audit practices. In a statement on Tuesday, the National Public Relations Officer of the Service, Abdullahi Maiwada, a Deputy Controller of Customs, stated that the workshop, which runs from 1 to 12 June 2026, will take place at the NCS Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja. In his opening remarks, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, described the mission as…

Jonathan Gould, the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) nominated by Donald Trump, implied that the US president had not ordered him to approve or give special consideration to a national trust charter application tied to his family’s financial interests.In a Thursday hearing of the House Financial Service Committee on “oversight of prudential regulators,” New York Representative Gregory Meeks questioned Gould on the Trump family crypto company World Liberty Financial’s connections to foreign governments and the Binance exchange. The company, whose co-founders include Trump and his sons, applied for an OCC charter in January, prompting backlash from many Democratic lawmakers alleging conflicts…

After a season filled with change, Janel Parrish is ready to savor the beauty in her new chapter. “[I’m] living in the present and just being grateful every day that I wake up and I get to do what I love with people that I love,” Parrish, 37, exclusively shared with Us Weekly while celebrating the End of the Cycle documentary on Wednesday, June 3. “We don’t know what the future brings, and I am just trying to really stay in the present and follow what makes me happy and follow my joy, and that’s been bringing me so much…

Minority members in the House of Representatives have disproved that signatures were forged in the nomination of Ikenga Ugochinyere for minority leader, insisting that all signatories freely endorsed him. The lawmakers, operating under the banner of the G-60 Minority Caucus, clarified a statement signed by Mukhtar Umar (NDC, Kano) and Seyi Sowunmi (NDC, Lagos) on Thursday, hours after a dramatic confrontation in the House over the authenticity of an endorsement document supporting Mr Ugochinyere. The statement was issued in response to allegations by the deputy House spokesperson, Philip Agbese (APC, Benue), during plenary that his signature had been forged on…