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NIGERIA FINISHES FOURTH AT COMMONWEALTH FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Nigeria finished fourth at the 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Lagos, winning one gold, five silver and 18 bronze medals. The week-long competition, held at Rugby School Nigeria, Eko Atlantic, attracted athletes and officials from 20 countries. Oghenegaren Esiovwa-Thompson made history by winning Nigeria’s first gold medal at the championships. India dominated the medal table…
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KADUNA NIPR WINS NATIONAL EVENT MANAGEMENT AWARD
The Kaduna State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has won the Event Management Award at the 2026 National Spokespersons Awards in Abuja. The award, presented at Nicon Luxury Hotel, recognised the chapter’s outstanding planning, coordination and execution of impactful public relations events and stakeholder engagement initiatives. The jury, chaired by Prof.…
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PTAD PAYS 3.82BN NAIRA PENSION ARREARS TO OVER 30,000 RETIREES
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has disbursed N3.82 billion in pension arrears to 30,356 pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). PTAD Head of Corporate Communications, Olugbenga Ajayi, said in a statement that the beneficiaries were drawn from the Parastatals Pension Department, Defunct and Transferred Agencies Pension Department, and Tertiary, Education and Health Pension…
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NAVY RESCUES 22 PASSENGERS AFTER BOAT HIJACK IN AKWA IBOM
The Nigerian Navy has rescued and accounted for 22 passengers following the hijack of a wooden passenger boat along the Calabar–Oron–Ibaka waterway in Akwa Ibom State. The Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, said personnel of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ibaka, working with Operation Delta Safe Sector 4 and the Marine Police, launched…
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SUPER FALCONS MISS 2027 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP AFTER SOUTH AFRICA DEFEAT
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been eliminated from the race for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup after losing 2-1 to South Africa’s Banyana Banyana on Thursday in Casablanca, Morocco. The defeat ends Nigeria’s record of appearing at every edition of the Women’s World Cup since the tournament began in 1991. The ten-time African champions had…
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OBOREVWORI CONGRATULATES 16-YEAR-OLD FENCER ON HISTORIC COMMONWEALTH GOLD
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated 16-year-old Oghenegaren Esiovwa-Thompson on his historic gold medal victory at the 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Lagos. Esiovwa-Thompson, an indigene of Osubi in Okpe Local Government Area, Delta state, made history by winning Nigeria’s first-ever gold medal in the men’s Under-23 epee event at the championship. In a…
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TAX OMBUD SEEKS STRONGER AGENCY COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE REVENUE ADMINISTRATION
The Chief Executive Officer of the Office of the Tax Ombud, Dr John Nwabueze, has called for stronger collaboration among government agencies to improve Nigeria’s revenue administration and protect taxpayers’ rights. Nwabueze made the call at a stakeholders’ engagement organised by the Office of the Tax Ombud in Abuja. He said effective taxation required a…
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YABATECH TRAINS OVER 50 NIGERIANS IN CNG, WELDING, FIBREGLASS TECHNOLOGY
Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) has trained and graduated more than 50 Nigerians in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), welding and automotive fibreglass technology under a skills development programme valued at about 60 million naira. The graduates completed certified short courses under the institution’s TETFund Centre of Excellence in Skills, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development. Each participant…
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WIZKID TO HEADLINE OPENING NIGHT OF 2026 DETTY DECEMBER FEST
Grammy-winning Nigerian music star Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, will headline the opening night of the 2026 Detty December Fest in Lagos. Organisers said Wizkid will take the stage on December 18, kicking off the 13-day festival, which will run until December 30 and feature music, culture, food, fashion and entertainment. The 2026 edition…
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DEEPER LIFE ANNOUNCES FREE SURGERIES, MEDICAL OUTREACH In OGUN
The Deeper Christian Life Ministry has announced free medical services, including surgeries, as part of activities marking the August edition of the Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK) in Ota, Ogun State. The church said the medical outreaches would hold ahead of the five-day crusade scheduled for August 26 to 30 at Anglican Church Grammar School,…
