Two-time Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal has been included on the entry list after nearly a year out with injury, while Nick Kyrgios looks set to miss the tournament in January. Nadal, 37, has been out of action since injuring his hip flexor at the last Australian Open. The former world number one recently confirmed…
A group of seven opposition political parties have formed a new coalition in a bid to strengthen democracy in the country. The movement tagged the Coalition of Concerned Political Parties was formed in Abuja at a meeting attended by leaders of the political parties at the National Secretariat of the Social Democratic Party. The coalition…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, rose from its 104th meeting of December 6 and 7, 2023, affirming that Justice Adepele Ojo is still the recognised Chief Judge of Osun State. The Council directed Osun State to revert to status quo after declining the request of…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has waved off a protest calling for his resignation, insisting that it was sponsored even though he agreed demonstrations are welcomed in a democratic setting. T Wike, a former Rivers State governor, assumed office as the FCT minister months after Bola Tinubu’s emergence as president. But earlier…
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has assured that the Federal Government is determined to fully probe the accidental bombing by the Nigerian Army in Tudun Biri village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and thereafter punish anyone found culpable in the incident. He also pledged that the victims of the incident would be supported…
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has made the final shortlist for the 2023 CAF African Men’s Player of The Year Award. The Confederation of African Football, on its official X handle on Thursday, released the lists of the three final nominees in different categories for the prestigious awards. Osimhen will be vying with Morocco’s Paris…
Member representing the South-East on the Governing Board of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) and sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act, Rep. Sam Onuigbo, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for showing extraordinary leadership in advancing climate action in Nigeria. Onuigbo was reacting to a question on Nigeria’s gains from COP28 so far, Onuigbo who…
The immediate past Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has called for the validation of folk medicine in Nigeria as one of the best ways of finding lasting solutions to the rising cases of organ failures. The former governor, who is a teacher and author in Pharmacology and Environmental Biochemistry, said this during a…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu believes Nigeria’s 2024 budget proposal will address the challenges facing the country. President Bola Tinubu had last week presented a budget proposal of N27.5 trillion to a joint session of the National Assembly, his first since taking over as Nigeria’s leader in May. While there…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, Transmission Company of Nigeria, and power distribution companies will in May next year complete a total of 53 power projects worth N122bn currently under construction across the country. During a tour of three of the projects located at Ojo, Isolo and Oworonshoki Transmission stations in Lagos on Wednesday, TCN’s Programme…
