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Former Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, who was granted bail earlier today by an FCT High Court, has arrived at the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Caucus meeting in Abuja. Chris Ngige, who faces an eight-count prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged abuse of office and acceptance of gifts totalling around N2.2 billion, attended the gathering. President Bola Tinubu is presiding over the meeting at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The gathering is the party’s first caucus since Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda was elected APC national chairman in July.
The Super Eagles have touched down in Fes, Morocco, for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports. Head coach Éric Chelle and his players arrived in the Moroccan city on Thursday night. They spent five days in a preparatory camp in Cairo, Egypt. The Super Eagles lost 2-1 to the Pharaohs of Egypt in their only pre-AFCON friendly at the Cairo International Stadium on Tuesday. The three-time African champions will intensify preparations for the competition on Friday. Nigeria’s opening fixture is against the Taifa Stars of Tanzania next Tuesday.
The 1984 graduating set of Baptist Academy, Obanikoro, Lagos, has inaugurated the newly remodelled school dining hall. The renovation, valued at N90m, includes a new roof, tiling, restrooms, kitchen fittings and furniture. Chairman of BAOSA ’84 Set, Akin Dosumu, said in a statement on Thursday that the hall was handed over as part of activities marking the 40th anniversary of the set’s graduation from the school. Dosumu said the project became necessary because the dining hall had deteriorated significantly. “We agreed to reconstruct this iconic structure — the school dining hall — because it was in a dilapidated condition. The…
President Bola Tinubu is presiding over a meeting of the National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The session began at 7:38 p.m. when the President arrived at the hall. Thursday’s meeting is the party’s second caucus gathering in 2025, following an earlier session held on February 25. It is also the first since Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda emerged as the APC national chairman in July. An opening prayer was led by the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), who offered the Muslim prayer, while Akwa Ibom State…
The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, ATBUTH, Bauchi, has uncovered a fraudulent scheme within its premises and recovered ₦27,000 allegedly extorted from a patient. The development was disclosed in a press statement issued on Wednesday by the Head of the hospital’s Public Relations and Protocol Unit, Usman Koli. According to the statement, the fraud was uncovered by the hospital’s SERVICOM Unit during a routine surveillance exercise, which led to the arrest of an impostor who had been defrauding patients and their relatives. Koli explained that the suspect, described as an elderly man who appeared calm and unsuspecting, was apprehended…
The viral video of a heartless businessman mixing dye in palm oil—popularly called red oil—to sell to unsuspecting consumers with huge financial gains for himself has emitted so much angst and anger in the country that one cannot help but comment on this insidious wickedness. While health experts condemned the act as ‘slow murder’ of the palm oil-consuming citizens, considering that some chemical components of the dye are carcinogenic, I am of the view that Nigerians should put a lid on their anger and then take a deliberate overall view of the palm oil industry in Nigeria and how it…
The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, has declared the Abuja Municipal Area Council as the first political battleground ahead of the February 2026 area councils election, following her defection to the African Democratic Congress. Kingibe stated this on Thursday, barely 24 hours after she dumped the Labour Party for the ADC ahead of the 2027 general elections. The senator officially registered as an ADC member at her Wuse Ward in AMAC on Thursday, describing the defection as the beginning of an intense political contest rather than a symbolic exercise. Addressing journalists and party supporters after receiving her…
The Rivers State Mega Region of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries recently organised a public seminar to educate residents on Nigeria’s new tax law and its implications for individuals and businesses. The seminar, part of the church’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, provided participants with an opportunity to interact with experts and relevant agencies involved in the implementation of the law, according to a statement. In his welcome address, Mega Senior Regional Overseer of MFM, Olawole Dahunsi, emphasised the church’s commitment to lawfulness and community transformation. “The church is a law-abiding ministry, teaching its members to obey the law while…
The World Health Organisation opens a major conference on traditional medicine on Wednesday, arguing that new technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, can bring scientific scrutiny to centuries-old healing practices. The meeting in New Delhi will examine how governments can regulate traditional medicine while using emerging scientific tools to validate safe and effective treatments. The UN body hopes this push will help make ancestral practices more compatible with modern healthcare systems. “Traditional medicine is not a thing of the past,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a video released ahead of the three-day conference. “There is a growing demand for traditional…
Nigeria defender Calvin Bassey has been named in the BBC Premier League Team of the Week following a standout performance in the club’s 3-2 victory over Burnley, joining an elite list of players recognised by BBC Sport pundit Troy Deeney, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Bassey contributed a goal and delivered a commanding defensive display, combining attacking threat with reliability at the back to help secure all three points for the Cottagers as he departed for AFCON 2025. Deeney praised Bassey’s style and personality, saying, “He might be my favourite personality in football – happy-go-lucky, plays with his heart on his…
