Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday vowed to “firmly defend” his country’s positions, as he departed for New York to attend the UN General Assembly. “We emerged with our heads held high, and this is a source of dignity and pride for all of us. Therefore, we will firmly defend our positions in international…
By Frank Ulom The Niger Delta Students’ Union Government (NIDSUG) has commenced a new phase of constitutional leadership following the election of Comrade Achu James-Utibom of Cross River State as its 7th National President. NIDSUG is the apex students’ body representing students of Niger Delta origin across the nine Niger Delta states — Abia, Akwa…
Peter Obi has said he is happy that Bola Tinubu became president despite insisting that he won the 2023 presidential election but was not declared the winner. The NDC presidential candidate said he believes Tinubu’s emergence was part of God’s plan to expose those he believes have contributed to Nigeria’s problems and open the eyes…
The presidential candidate of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, Moses Adebisi, has declared that he will become Nigeria’s youngest president if elected in the 2027 general election. Adebisi, who said he is 35 years old and a Harvard University PhD candidate in the United States, made the declaration in an interview with Arise TV on Thursday….
The national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu has outperformed any democratically elected president in Nigeria. Naija News reports that Morka, speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Monday, said Tinubu has transformed the country to the point where his critics now commend his…
FIFA has parted ways with its Chief Operating Officer, Kevin Lamour, less than three weeks after he publicly criticised President Gianni Infantino over an abandoned plan to sell a stake in a company that would manage the commercial and ticketing rights of FIFA competitions. FIFA confirmed on Monday that its working relationship with Lamour had…
Nigeria Fencing Federation president, Adeyinka Samuel, has been elected president of the Commonwealth Fencing Federation. Samuel defeated incumbent Marie-France Dufour at the federation’s elective Annual General Meeting held at Rugby School Nigeria, Atlantic City on Saturday. He secured 14 votes against Dufour’s six. This victory makes Samuel the first African and Nigerian to lead the…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has singled out China for praise for concentrating on national and economic growth, while racing to catch up with the United States. In a new interview with state media, Pezeshkian said despite increasingly developing its military capabilities, the second most populous nation doesn’t engage in wars like the U.S. ”Are China and the U.S. friends?”…
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has officially launched a new political party, formalising his break from former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and the Pastef party that propelled both men to power. Mr Faye unveiled his new party, Kiiraay, also known as the Republican Patriots party, at a gathering in the capital, Dakar, last week. Kiiraay…
Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has allegedly issued a fresh warning to the National President of the Southern Kaduna Peoples United Associations (SOKAPU), Engr. Samuel Tabara Kato, amid the escalating controversy surrounding the death of 26-year-old Mary Habila and the N20 billion lawsuit filed against him. In a WhatsApp message seen by SaharaReporters, a…
