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How Tinubu’s foreign policy benefits the common man
Since assuming office in May 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has redefined Nigeria’s foreign policy, not as an elite game of handshakes and photo-ops, but as a strategic extension of his domestic agenda to stabilise the economy, protect national...

Oshiomhole blames Buhari for naira collapse
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North Senatorial District, has said that the excessive printing of money by the Central Bank of Nigeria under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari through the Ways and Means policy...

KALW Almanac - Friday July 11, 2025
Today is Friday, the 11th of July of 2025, July 11 is the 192nd day of the year 173 days remain until the end of the year. 73 days until autumn begins Sunrise at 5:57:36 am and sunset will be at 8:32:56 pm. Water temperature in San Francisco Bay...

NDLEA Arrests Ex-Int’l Football Player, 4 Others Over 22.6kg Cocaine, Meth Seized At MMIA, AIIA
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an ex-international football player, Segun George Hunkarin, along with his businessman partner, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, over an attempt to smuggle a consignment of...

Okpebholo: ‘Edo State Fast Becoming South-South Engine Room Of APC’
In a press release obtained by Naija News on Monday, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Itua, said the successful hosting of over 20 All Progressives Governors Forum in Benin City over the weekend was more than a show of logistics and...

Rwanda Featured in Qualcomm’s Efforts to Support African Tech Startups
1 Qualcomm, a global technology company, has announced 10 African startups selected for its 2025 Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program. The program helps early-stage tech companies grow through training, business support, and access to new...

The Gambia 2026: A nation’s reckoning, a Republic reborn (Part 2)
- Advertisement - By Dr Lamin K Janneh V. Institutional collapse: governance as ritual, not reality Institutions in The Gambia have become sacred in name but hollow in function. Public service is no longer a mission; it is a mechanism for resource...

Full List Of African Countries Affected By 3-Month US Visa Validity
In a statement released by the US Embassy in Abuja on Tuesday, the American government announced that “most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of Nigeria will be single-entry visas with a three-month validity period.” The...

EBID and ATIDI partner to de-risk private sector investments in West Africa
This article was produced with the support of ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development The private sector in west Africa is poised for a fresh boost after the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and the African Trade & Investment...

Ex-Int’l football player, 4 others arrested over 22.6kg cocaine at Lagos airport
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an ex-international football player Segun George Hunkarin, along with his business partner, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, over attempt to smuggle a...

Rwanda Featured in Qualcomm’s Efforts to Support African Tech Startups
16 Qualcomm, a global technology company, has announced 10 African startups selected for its 2025 Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program. The program helps early-stage tech companies grow through training, business support, and access to new...

NBRDA, BORBDA partner to boost food security in Nigeria
The Managing Director of the Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority (BORBDA), Dr. Femi Adekanmbi, has expressed the Authority’s interest in collaborating with the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) to enhance...

Douala port expansion project: Gov't begins paying indemnities to affect...
Sanaga Maritime SDO, PAD officials addressing first group of those to be compensated The launch of the compensation for the first group of people displaced by the Dibamba Industrial Port Development Project took place on July 3, 2025, at the...

Transfer Updates: Garnacho, Mbeumo, Gyokeres, Sesko, Mateta, Sancho, Others
Italian giants Napoli have reportedly reignited their pursuit of Manchester United starlet Alejandro Garnacho, setting their sights on the Argentine winger with a £45 million transfer bid, according to The Mirror. The 21-year-old, known for his...

Former Footballer, 4 Others Arrested, Over 22.6kg Cocaine, Meth Seized at Lagos, Enugu Airports
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former football player Segun George Hunkarin along with his businessman partner Ntoruka Chinedu over an attempt to smuggle a consignment of cocaine into Nigeria through...

Deputy govs decry insecurity, poor investment at Nigeria’s borders
Deputy governors from border states on Monday raised alarm over persistent insecurity, poor investment, and inadequate support for cross-border development initiatives. They spoke at the 2025 African Border Day celebration in Abuja with the theme...

Enrollment for TVET rises to 287.76%, says NABTEB Registrar
L – R: The Chairperson, Principals of Federal Technical Colleges in the country, Mrs Offorkansi Ifeoma; the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, NABTEB, Dr. Mohammed Aminu Mohammed; and the Director, Technology & Science Education, Federal Ministry...

Freedom offers cheaper roaming to all Canadians with new travel eSIM
Freedom Mobile is expanding its roaming options with a new travel eSIM available not just to Freedom customers but to any Canadian who wants one. Freedom’s new roaming option, which it dubs the ‘Roam Beyond Travel Data eSIM,’ offers the carrier’s...

Edo unveils APC Chairman as new Bendel Insurance boss
The Chairman of the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Jaret Tenebe, has been unveiled as the new Chairman of Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin. The Executive Chairman of the Edo Sports Commission, Amadin Enabulele,...

Ex-Int’l Football Player, Four Others Intercepted With 22.6kg Cocaine, Meth At MMIA, AIIA
June 29, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an ex-international football player, Segun George Hunkarin, along with his businessman partner, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, over attempt to smuggle a...