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Atiku’s refusal to step aside fueling “one-party system” – Okechukwu

Atiku’s refusal to step aside fueling “one-party system” – Okechukwu   A founding member of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu,

Business & Economy

S. intel finds Iran retains significant strike capacity: report

  U.S. intel finds Iran retains significant s   WASHINGTON, (Xinhua)/Flowerbudnews : — Latest U.S. intelligence assessments show that roughly half of Iran’s

Sports & Entertainments

  • Women in Music Day: Nigerian Artistes Push for Mentorship, Funding, Safe Spaces

    ‎Women in Music Day: Nigerian Artistes Push for Mentorship, Funding, Safe Spaces ‎ ‎ ‎By Oluwaseyi Oduneye-Ogunwomoju ‎ ‎ ‎Female musicians in Nigeria on Saturday joined their counterparts worldwide to mark the 2026 International Women in Music Day, highlighting persistent challenges and calling for greater inclusion in the industry. ‎

  • World Theatre Day: Industry Players Push for Revival of Nigerian Theatre.

    World Theatre Day: Industry Players Push for Revival of Nigerian Theatre. ‎ ‎By Oluwaseyi Oduneye-Ogunwomoju. ‎ ‎A Nollywood actor, Babatunde Ojobaro, popularly known as Mister Rain, has said Nigeria’s theatre industry is yet to reach its full potential. ‎ ‎Ojobaro made this known while commemorating World Theatre Day, observed annually

  • Opeyori Urges Aspiring Badminton Players to Focus on Basics, Stay Consistent

    Opeyori Urges Aspiring Badminton Players to Focus on Basics, Stay Consistent   By Oluwaseyi Ogunwomoju-Oduneye   Two-time Olympic badminton player, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, has urged aspiring players to remain focused, disciplined and consistent in order to succeed in the sport.   Opeyori, who is based in the United States, said sustained

  • AFCON 2025: Old guard endures as new stars rise in group-stage spotlight

    The group stage of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 has reaffirmed African football’s enduring balance between proven greatness and emerging ambition. Across six groups and 24 matches, decorated African Footballers of the Year and rising talents shaped results, lifted performances and fuelled debate over the continent’s

Education and Youth

IMT Enugu, UNICROSS sign agreement on HND top-up, postgraduate programmes

IMT Enugu, UNICROSS sign agreement on HND top-up, postgraduate programmes   The Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, has entered into a strategic academic partnership with the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) to provide top-up degree programmes and postgraduate studies for Nigerian students. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),

Health & Environment

Easter: Prof. Ugwu, Ministry of Health felicitate with Enugu residents, urge prioritising healthcare

Easter: Prof. Ugwu, Ministry of Health felicitate with Enugu residents, urge prioritising healthcare   The Enugu State Ministry of Health has felicitated with Enugu State residents on Easter, which signifies the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.   The Commissioner for Health, Prof. George Ugwu, gave the goodwill message in

Religion, Culture & Tourism

81 Division Chief Imam Eleje urges Nigerians to maintain peace, unity

81 Division Chief Imam Eleje urges Nigerians to maintain peace, unity   Lt.-Col. Husein Eleje, the Chief Imam of 81 Division, Nigerian Army, has called on Nigerians, especially Muslim faithful, to maintain peace, unity and good neighbourliness. Eleje made the call in a sermon on Friday during the Eid Prayer

Defense & Security

Easter: Enugu CP felicitates Christians, makes strategic deployments

Easter: Enugu CP felicitates Christians, makes strategic deployments   The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Mamman Giwa, has felicitated with Christian faithful in the state and across the country on the occasion of the 2026 Easter celebration.   The Federal Government has declared April 3 and April 6

Science & Tech

Enugu Tech Festival 2026 Surpasses Expectations, Records Attendance of 53,000 –  Commissioner Ezeh

Enugu Tech Festival 2026 Surpasses Expectations, Records Attendance of 53,000 –  Commissioner Ezeh   The second edition of the Enugu Tech Festival 2026 (ETF 2.0) has concluded with a record-breaking 53,000 physical participants, underscoring Nigeria’s accelerating push to position itself as a continental leader in digital innovation.   The festival,

Judiciary

UPDATE: Court jails ex-AGoF, Nwabuoku 72 years for N868m fraud

Judgment By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, March 23, 2026. The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, convicted and sentenced Chukwunyere Nwabuoku, former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGoF), to a 72-year jail term without an option of fine. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the Economic and Financial

Foreign

Cuba’s president fires back at Trump over takeover remarks

Takeover Mexico City, March 18, 2026 (dpa) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has fired back at comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about a possible takeover of Cuba. On Monday, Trump told reporters he thinks he will have the “honour of taking Cuba.” “I do believe I’ll be … having the honour of

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