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Taliban Celebrate Four Years In Power As Russia Grant First Official Recognition
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities marked the fourth anniversary of their takeover on Friday, buoyed by Russia’s first official recognition of their government, a step they hope other countries will follow. Parades were planned in several cities, including in central Kabul, where helicopters were set to drop flowers and the white-and-black flags of the Taliban’s “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” fluttered across the...
FG Establish Nine New Private Varsities
The Federal Government has announced the establishment of nine new private universities across the country. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. He said the newly approved institutions are Tazkiyah University, Kaduna State; Leadership University, Abuja; Jimoh...
Tinubu Approves $125m Islamic Development Bank Loan For Abia Integrated Infrastructure Project
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a $125 million financing facility from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) for the Abia State Integrated Infrastructure Development Project (ABSIID), marking a major breakthrough in the state’s multi-billion-dollar infrastructure renewal drive. The approval, granted at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, completes the final piece of a $263.80 million...
Arab Nations Slams Netanyahu Remarks On ‘Greater Israel’
Arab nations have slammed comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apparently expressing support for the idea of an expanded “Greater Israel”, calling the remarks a threat to their sovereignty at an especially tense time for the region. The term Greater Israel refers to a biblical interpretation of the nation’s territory during the time of King Solomon, encompassing not only...
By-elections: ADC Urges INEC To Conduct Free, Fair, Polls
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sen. David Mark, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to uphold the principles of impartiality and transparency in the by-elections on Saturday across the country. This is contained in a statement by his media adviser, Paul Mumeh, in a goodwill message to ADC Senatorial, House of Representatives and...
Okonjo-Iweala Warns Against Nigeria’s Low Internet Penetration
Director-General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has warned that Nigeria’s low internet penetration, with more than half of the population still offline, could limit the country’s ability to tap into the fast-growing global digital trade market. Speaking at the launch of the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy, WEIDE, Fund in Abuja, on Thursday, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala...
Starmer Met Zelensky In London On US-Russia Summit’s Eve
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Thursday in London with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a strong show of support on the eve of a key US-Russia summit from which Kyiv and its European allies have been excluded. Starmer greeted the Ukrainian leader with a warm hug and handshake on the steps of his Downing Street residence, only hours after...
Nigeria’s D’Tigers Defeat Madagascar 77-59 In AfroBasket Group B Opener
Nigeria’s D’Tigers launched their 2025 FIBA Men’s AfroBasket campaign with a commanding 77-59 win over Madagascar on Wednesday afternoon at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Luanda. In just their second AfroBasket meeting since 2011, Nigeria once again came out on top, led by a game-high 22 points from Caleb Agada. Stan Okoye (13 points), captain Ike Nwamu (12 points), and Kaodirichi...
2027: “APC, LP, PDP Has Failed Nigerians” — Aregbesola
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday, embarked on a mass membership drive into the new coalition movement in Lagos State, urging residents and Nigerians to vote out the All Progressives Congress, APC. While he insisted that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP,...
“Fuel Consumption Cut By 16% To 1.44bn Litres In June” — NMDPRA
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has said that consumption of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol, dropped to 1.44 billion litres in June 2025 from 1.76 billion litres in May 2025, indicating a month-on-month decrease of 16.42 per cent. The Director of Public Affairs, NMDPRA, George Ene-Ita, who confirmed the consumption level on Wednesday,...
