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August 31, 2025

Atilola and Edwards Shine at Lagos Junior Tennis Championship

Lagos: Mofifuoluwa Atilola defeated Precious Ohimai on Saturday to win gold in the U-16 girls’ final of the sixth Alhaji Adewale Issa Foundation Junior Tennis Championship.

According to News Agency of Nigeria, the competition was staged at the Natio…

Eagles vs Bafana: NUSA Begins Mobilisation in South Africa

Bloemfontein: Ahead of the Super Eagles World Cup qualifying clash with Bafana Bafana in South Africa, the leadership of the Nigerian community in that country has commenced mobilisation efforts. Mr Smart Nwobi, the President of the Nigeria Union Sout…

China’s V-Day Commemorations are a Call for World Peace

Beijing: The upcoming V-Day military parade in Beijing will be a significant occasion to demonstrate China’s determination, will, and capacity to resolutely safeguard its national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and to firmly uphold …

Xi Commits China as Trustworthy Partner to United Nations

Tianjin: China will always be a trustworthy partner of the United Nations (UN), Chinese President Xi Jinping assured during a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The meeting took place as Guterres attended the Shanghai Cooperation Orga…

Ex-NDA Commandant Tasks Officers on Unity, Life After Service

Abuja: Former Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), retired Maj.-Gen. Patrick Akpa, has urged officers of the Short Service Course 33 to sustain brotherhood forged in service and prepare deliberately for post-retirement life. Akpa gave the advic…

BPP Urges NYSC to Champion Procurement Reforms

Abuja: The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has urged the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to take a leadership role in driving procurement reforms across government agencies. The Director-General of BPP, Dr Adebowale Adedokun, made the call duri…

FG Unveils Genomic Strategy, Prepares for AMR 2026

Abuja: The Federal Government says it is strengthening Nigeria’s health security system with a national genomic surveillance strategy, expanded laboratory networks, and trained health workers to better respond to public health threats. Prof. Muhammad …