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‎Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has congratulated Rangers International FC on winning their ninth league title and second under his administration. ‎ ‎Mbah said the club’s players and management made Enugu proud and etched their names in gold by following the path of legends. ‎ ‎Rangers won the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League title […]

 Abiola Popoola has emerged overall winner of the TYB Captain’s Inaugural Golf Tournament at the Tukur Yusuf Buratai International Golf Resort and Country Club (TYB-IGRCC), Abuja. ‎ ‎Popoola who played off handicap 18, returned 84 gross, and 66 nett to claim the top prize at the week-long tournament, which began on Monday and ended on […]

‎ Defending champion Anders Lind retained the men’s singles title at the 2025 WTT Contender Lagos after defeating Oh Junsung 4-1 in Sunday’s final. ‎ ‎The Danish star dominated the opening three sets 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 against the South Korean opponent at the Lagos tournament. ‎ ‎Oh responded strongly, taking the fourth set 12-10, but […]

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Nigeria has renewed its advocacy for accelerated global action on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), stronger primary healthcare systems, and the ethical integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare delivery at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. Speaking on behalf of Nigeria at the high-level global health summit, the Edo State […]

BENIN CITY – Traders, residents and business operators at the reconstructed Oba Market in Benin City erupted in celebration at the weekend as Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, inspected the rebuilt facility and assured occupants that shops would be allocated free of charge to genuine traders and former owners. The governor, who paid an unscheduled […]

‎Bendel Insurance on final day of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL maintained their dignity and pride as they came from behind to score a late equalizer to share the spoils with relegation threatened Remo Stars in Benin. ‎ ‎The Benin Arsenals, though were not at their best,but fought hard to cancel the SkyBlue Boys […]

‎ The Nigeria’s under-17 women’s football team, the Flamingos, beat Guinea 5-0 Saturday in their U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier in Abidjan. ‎ ‎The match was played at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny. ‎ ‎The Nigerian side dominated throughout, with captain Harmony Chidi delivering a standout captain’s performance. ‎ ‎Chidi scored immediately from kickoff, giving the […]

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Saturday declared that the state is poised to deliver 2.5 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, citing the massive turnout recorded during the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary in Ward 2, Udomi, Esan Central Local Government Area. Governor Okpebholo spoke after […]

BENIN CITY – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged with a commanding lead in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election conducted across Edo State, polling the highest number of votes in all 192 wards of the state. The exercise, which was held simultaneously with other states across the federation, was declared peaceful by […]

The 2026 Edo State pilgrims have departed the holy city of Madinah for Makkah to commence the sacred rites of Umrah, marking a significant phase in their spiritual journey ahead of the main Hajj exercise. The pilgrims are expected to enter into the state of ihram at the designated miqaat known as Dhul Hulayfah, also […]

Abuja: The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has cleared former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Rotimi Amaechi, and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen for its presidential primary election. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi. The statement said that a total of 513 aspirants were cleared to contest the […]

‎South Korea’s Kim Gaon defeated Netherlands’ Milo de Boer in the Men’s Singles Round of 16 at the ongoing WTT Lagos Contender championship. ‎ ‎The championship is taking place at the Sir Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall inside the Teslim Balogun Stadium. ‎ ‎Kim secured a commanding 3-0 victory after winning the sets 11-9, 12-10, […]