The Continental Olympic Body, the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), has named Rena Wakama as the Best Basketball Coach following her impressive performance at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. According to the letter of invitation from the President of ANOCA, Mr. Mustafa Ibaraf, sent through Engr.Continue Reading
By Lawal Sale The newly appointed Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Nigeria, His Excellency, Amb. Andrey Leonidovich Podelyshev, has described the extant Russia-Nigeria relations as “strong ties bound by strong ties of friendship and cooperation”. In a statement he personally signed, Podelyshev noted that diplomatic relations between theContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews The Enugu State Government says it engages in a win-win land acquisition system for ongoing agricultural initiatives and programmes. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-industrialisation, Mr Patrick Ubru, told newsmen in Enugu on Friday that “we engage in beneficial and community-oriented land acquisition for agricultural purposesContinue Reading
By Lawal Sale The newly appointed Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Nigeria, His Excellency, Amb. Andrey Leonidovich Podelyshev, has described the extant Russia-Nigeria relations as “strong ties bound by strong ties of friendship and cooperation”. In a statement he personally signed, Podelyshev noted that diplomatic relations between the twoContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Winners of the Goge Africa cultural dance competition were on Friday awarded a cash prize of N600,000, in recognition of their exceptional talent and captivating performance. The cultural dance competition was held during Goge Africa Festival in October 2024, an event that commemorated the 25th anniversary ofContinue Reading
A Nigerian Army non-commissioned officer, Abdulfatai Odutola, has been killed by kidnappers over a delay in ransom payment. It had earlier been reported that Odutola, a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO), was abducted on February 15, 2025, along the Abuja-Jos highway. He was reportedly travelling to Yola, the AdamawaContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and the Obi-of-Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, have urged residents of South-East to embrace export business to grow Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and kick out poverty. The Executive Director of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, made the call in a keynote address onContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Oluyemi Olatoye, says the Army is committed to upholding the rule of law and ensuring protection of fundamental human rights. Olatoye, who is also the Force Commander of Joint Task-Force South-East, code-named “Operation UDOContinue Reading
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has ordered the State Independent Electoral Commission, OSIEC, to conduct the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025. In an enrollment order brought before Justice A. Aderigbigbe on Friday by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP against OSIECContinue Reading
