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By Peter Omopo Nigeria’s women’s 4×400 metres relay team has secured qualification for the 2026 World Relays Championships following a strong performance at the MTN Champs Athletics Classics held in Calabar, Cross River State. The quartet of Patience Okon-George, Anita Enaruna, Treasure Okereke and Jecinter Lawrence delivered an impressive run on the final day of the competition, finishing with a time of 3:31.14 to seal a place at the global event scheduled to be hosted in Botswana. The performance lifted Nigeria to 21st position in the world rankings and displaced Mexico from the qualification spots for the championships, which will…

By Peter Omopo The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the judgment of a Federal High Court that barred the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising the Peoples Democratic Party National Convention held in Ibadan in November 2025. The appellate court upheld the earlier decision that nullified the convention conducted on November 15, 2025, and set aside the election of party executives that emerged from the exercise. The lower court had also restrained the newly elected officials from parading themselves as national officers of the party. Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, had emerged as the PDP…

By Peter Omopo The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Lamurde Local Government Area following renewed communal violence between the Chobo and Bachaman communities. The directive was announced in a statement issued on Sunday night by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Humeashi Wonosikou, who said the curfew takes immediate effect. According to the statement, the decision was taken after fresh attacks and breaches of peace were reported in several communities within the local government area. “Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Lamurde Local Government Area with immediate…

By Peter Omopo The Federal Polytechnic Orogun in Delta State has matriculated 637 students into its National Diploma programmes for the 2025/2026 academic session, with the institution urging the new students to maintain discipline and shun social vices. The Rector of the polytechnic, Duke Okoro, gave the charge during the institution’s third matriculation ceremony held on Saturday at the Senator Remi Tinubu Lecture Theatre. Represented by the Deputy Rector, Efetobor Elijah, Okoro described the ceremony as a significant milestone in the institution’s growth within Nigeria’s technical and vocational education sector. According to him, the newly admitted students comprise 501 full-time…

By Peter Omopo China has expressed support for Iran’s decision to appoint Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader following the killing of his father, Ali Khamenei, during recent United States and Israeli strikes on Iran. Speaking on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun described the appointment as an internal matter for Iran and warned against any attempt to target the new leader. Guo said the decision to appoint Mojtaba Khamenei was made in accordance with Iran’s constitution and stressed that China opposes interference in the domestic affairs of other countries. “China opposes interference in other countries’ internal…

By Peter Omopo The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disbursed a total of N1,570,671,200 to Computer-Based Test centres that participated in the registration process for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The disclosure was made in a bulletin issued by the board and signed by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin. According to JAMB, the payment represents the N700 registration fee collected on behalf of the CBT centres from candidates during the UTME registration exercise. The board explained that the N700 fee is collected alongside the ePIN registration charge and subsequently remitted directly to accredited CBT centres on a…

By Peter Omopo Belgian federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into an explosion that damaged a synagogue in the eastern city of Liege, with local authorities condemning the incident as an antisemitic act. The blast occurred early Monday morning outside the synagogue, causing significant material damage but no injuries. According to a police spokesman, the explosion happened around 4:00 a.m., shattering windows of buildings located across the street from the synagogue. Mayor of Liege, Willy Demeyer, condemned the attack, describing it as intentional and targeted against the Jewish community. “This is all intentional and targeted. We condemn this antisemitic act…

By Peter Omopo The Bubiade Royal Family of Ijebu-Ode has called for fairness and recognition of its customary rights in the ongoing process to select a new Awujale of Ijebuland. The family said its lineage deserves the opportunity to produce the next monarch and urged authorities involved in the process to correct what it described as a long-standing imbalance within the royal lineage. Speaking at a briefing in Ijebu-Ode, the Olori-Ebi of the Bubiade Royal Family, Alhaji Olaide Yusuf Busura, said the appeal was aimed at addressing historical exclusion from the Awujale throne. Busura explained that the Bubiade lineage traces…

By Peter Omopo Finance ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) nations are set to discuss the possible release of strategic oil reserves as part of efforts to stabilise global energy markets affected by the ongoing Middle East crisis. A French government source disclosed that the option would be considered during a meeting scheduled for Monday afternoon in Paris. The Financial Times earlier reported that G7 finance ministers planned to deliberate on a coordinated release of strategic oil reserves through the International Energy Agency. According to the French finance ministry, the meeting will review recent developments in the Gulf region…

By Rashidat Olamidayo Ajakaye Am I a proud woman? I begin as a cheerful child chasing butterflies in her father’s compound, an inquisitive child learning the language of the world. Am I a proud woman? After relatively long years of nurturing, I become a daughter dedicated to the pride of her parents, even with the threats of sexual proposals and faceless promises. Am I a proud woman? Sometimes, I do not become a sister but all times…I become a friend to myself and others, reinvesting my attention for others to select right life decisions from the dilemmas of…