By Andrew Abah, ABUJA Dr. Adeline Shuri, a distinguished certified counselor and trauma-informed care specialist, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing the Anti-Doping bill into law. This landmark legislation marks a significant stride towards promoting clean sports in Nigeria. The signing of the Anti-Doping bill into law according to Dr. Shuri will have numerous benefits for Nigerian sports including: Promoting Fair Play: Ensuring athletes compete fairly without performance-enhancing drugs.Protecting Athletes’ Health: Preventing the use of doping substances that harm athletes’ health. Enhancing Nigeria’s Reputation: Demonstrating Nigeria’s commitment to clean sports, boosting its international reputation.Encouraging Youth Participation*: Promoting clean…
Author: Ayo Oye
A 300 level student of Software Engineering , Veritas University, Abuja, Izuafa Abdulrafiu has been selected as Microsoft Most Valuable Player to attend a three-day summit in the United States of America. A statement by the Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications of the University, Ben. Agande said by this selection, Eighteen year old Izuafa Abdulrafiu joins other MVPs from around the world to engage with product teams, discuss new technologies and contribute generally to Microsoft ecosystems. “In his 200 level, Mr Abdulrafiu had won first place in the Africa First AI-Powered Inter-University Quizathon and won a cash prize of…
No fewer than 300 Amateur golfers have registered to snatch the Captain’s Cup trophy won by Eighteen-handicap player, Martin Stephen Kolo last year as the 2005 organising committee unveiled this year’s programmes of event at a press briefing at the club house of the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja. Among dignitaries expected at the closing day of the event include the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede as well as other invited guests. Speaking to journalists, Chairman, organising committee of the week-long golfing activities which is tagged “Tiger Bows Out,” Ben Okoyen said all arrangements have been…
Nigeria’s top real estate developer, T.Pumpy Concept Limited is at it again, ready to shake Abuja City with a Mega Rally that promises to be a bang. The owner of T.Pumpy Estates spread across the FCT, Ekiti, Oyo and Kwara States has concluded plans to hold a Mega Rally on Monday, April 7, 2025, at No 12 Monrovia Street, Wuse 2, Abuja, by 10.00am. To make it an unforgettable experience, the top estate developer is bringing Olamide ‘Baddo’ to headline the Mega Rally for the pre-launch sales. Recall that T.Pumpy has officially launched its Mega City pre-launch sales promo, urging…
The Bureau of Public Procurement has reaffirmed its commitment to building capacity for its procurement officers. The Bureau said it would acquaint them with the proper understanding and usage of the New Revised Standard Bidding document that would enable officers to carry out their tasks in line with international best practices. The Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement, Dr. Adebowale A. Adedokun, MCIPS, ACFE, stated this at the opening ceremony of the first batch of a three-week in-house training of procurement officers on the Revised Standard Bidding Document. The DG said that the training was obligatory for every staff member of…
Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari has been removed as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who approved the removal also dissolved the NNPCL Board under the chairmanship of Chief Pius Akinyelure. Prompt News reports that consequently, a new 11-man board appointed has Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the Group CEO and Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive chairman. Adedapo Segun, who replaced Umaru Isa Ajiya as the chief financial officer last November, has been appointed to the new board by President Tinubu. Six board members, non-executive directors, represent the country’s geopolitical…
De Noble Club 10 Kogi Central has called for urgent intervention of President Bola Tinubu and stakeholders in the ongoing crisis in the Senate and the process of recall against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Udusghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District. Senator Natasha is currently serving a six-month suspension from the Senate over unruly conduct in the floor of the Senate. De Noble Club 10, in a three-page appeal, drew the attention of President Tinubu to the danger in allowing the procedural and personal crisis to linger, adding that his intervention would save Nigeria from further embarrassment at the international level. The…
The Companion-an association of Muslim men in business and professions has charged adherents of Islam in Nigeria and the world over to sustain the virtues of piety, faithfulness, steadfastness and charity beyond the month of Ramadan. This is contained in a release signed by the National Amir of the Islamic Organization Engr. Kamil Olalekan and the National Publicity Secretary Muideen Adeleke, on the occasion of the 1446 AH (2025) Id-el-Fitr. The statement congratulated Muslims globally, for the successful completion of one of the all-important five pillars of Islam during which adherents jostle to curry the mercy of Allah through devotional…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced Sunday, March 30, 2025. as the Eid Al Fitr for the year 1446 AH. The announcement follows the sighting of the crescent moon of Shawwal in several locations across the Kingdom, marking the end of Ramadan and the beginning of the Islamic month of Shawwal. Consequently, Eid Al Fitr will be observed across Saudi Arabia with special prayers on Sunday morning, followed by festive celebrations with family and community, Saudi Gazette reports. “The Crescent for the month of Shawwal 1446 was SEEN in Saudi Arabia today subsequently tomorrow is the beginning of the month…
A member of the Nigerian Senate [1999-2007], Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, KSJI, PhD, has felicitated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on the occasion of his 73rd birthday. Araraume in a statement on Saturday, March 29, 2025, said the President’s birthday marked the celebration of a life that is profoundly dedicated to service, vision, and transformative leadership. He particularly hailed the President’s strategic approach to governance, which said was rooted in wisdom, pragmatism, and an unshakable faith in the potential of Nigerians Read the statement published in extenso hereunder: “Your Excellency,President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFRCommander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal…