Cameroon’s Constitutional Council has confirmed President Paul Biya, aged 92, as the official winner of the 2025 presidential election, extending his more than four-decade rule. According to the results released on Monday, Biya secured 53.66% of the total votes cast, defeating his closest challenger, Issa Tchiroma, who garnered 35.19%. The announcement comes more than two […]
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has been elected as the new President of the Nigerian Boxing Federation (NBF). Edun’s emergence followed the conclusion of the federation’s elective congress held in Abuja, where delegates from across the country voted to usher in a new leadership. With […]
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Dr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has been elected as the new President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), following an election held at the Gymnasium Hall, Package B of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. Adeniyi emerged unopposed after securing all 14 votes cast by the […]
The world’s largest economies are carrying record levels of debt, raising growing concerns about global financial stability and the long-term effects on growth and living standards. According to recent economic data, the United States currently owes about $38 trillion, the highest national debt in the world. China follows closely behind, while Japan’s public debt […]
As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) prepares for its national convention scheduled for November in Ibadan, Oyo State, top members of its National Executive Committee (NEC) have urged that the next national chairman must prioritise unity, reconciliation, and credible leadership to strengthen the party ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking in an interview, former […]
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have killed 10 terrorists and recovered a cache of arms, ammunition, and operational equipment in fresh encounters along the Gamboru–Dikwa–Marte axis of Borno State, intensifying military pressure on insurgents in the North-East. In a statement issued Sunday, the spokesperson for the Joint Task Force, North-East Operation Hadin Kai, Lt. Col. […]
President Alassane Ouattara appeared poised for a fourth consecutive term on Sunday, as early results from Ivory Coast’s presidential election indicated a sweeping victory despite low voter turnout and the exclusion of key opposition contenders. Preliminary tallies from the country’s northern regions, Ouattara’s political stronghold, showed the 83-year-old incumbent winning over 90 percent of the […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a comprehensive Strategy and Roadmap for Trans-Fatty Acid Regulation in Nigeria, marking a major step in the country’s efforts to improve food safety and protect public health. The initiative, announced in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by NAFDAC’s resident media consultant, […]
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will record a clean sweep across all 177 wards in the June 20, 2026 governorship election, citing his administration’s performance and growing public support. The governor spoke on Saturday at his Ikogosi-Ekiti ward during the APC delegates’ congress, held across the […]
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has ignited a strong public reaction after vowing to crush the “evil and dehumanizing” widowhood ritual known as “corpse water cleansing.” This chilling custom, reportedly still practiced in parts of the state, allegedly forces widows to drink or bathe with water used to wash their late husband’s corpse as […]
