By Xinhua writers Zheng Bofei and Wang Xiaopeng BEIJING: (Xinhua) /Flowerbudnews: — For eight weeks, approximately 180 overweight teenagers in Shanghai experienced a new kind of fitness intervention — one that was far more exciting than the usual “run more, eat less” prescription. Instead of pounding the pavement, theyContinue Reading
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has again extended the tenure of the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. The Eagle Online recalls that President Tinubu had extended the tenure of Adeniyi, which was due to end on August 31, 2025. In a statement late onContinue Reading
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has fixed Oct. 21 for hearing of a suit filed by 70 disengaged staff of Premium Pension Limited (PPL) against the company. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the affected ex-workers are challenging their disengagement and the alleged failure of theContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted and sentenced a 37-year-old man, Zakaria Garba, to death by hanging over his involvement in the 2014 Nyanya Motor Park bomb explosions that killed no fewer than 70 persons while several others sustained varying degree of injuries. Justice James Omotsoho, inContinue Reading
By Joshua Oladipo Osogbo: The Osun Government has assured tourists and stakeholders attending the 2026 Osun-Osogbo Festival of adequate security. The Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Abiodun Ojo, gave the assurance on Friday in Osogbo during a stakeholders’ engagement meeting held as part of preparations for the annualContinue Reading
The High Court of Justice of Kaduna State has dismissed a suit filed against a company, Datum Construction Nigeria Ltd, seeking to stop its quarrying activities at a quarry site in Kujama, Kaduna State over allegations of farmland degradation. Justice Edward Andow, in a judgement, held that the suitContinue Reading
By Biola Lawal Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has arrived in Qatar to a warm reception to assume duty as Nigeria’s new Ambassador to the Gulf state of Qatar. He was received in Doha on 17 June 2026 by Ambassador Ibrahim Yousif Abdullah Fakhro,Continue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered an accelerated hearing in a suit filed by Sen. Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Kabir Turaki faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Salim Ibrahim gave the order after counselContinue Reading
There was mild drama at Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday as two lawyers appeared for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a suit filed by Sen. Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) against Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The suit, which is before Justice Salim Ibrahim, isContinue Reading
