Edo Queens have claimed a whopping sum of N500 million for reaching the semi final of the CAF Women’s Champions League. The Nigeria Women Football League, (NWFL), champions defeated South-Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 on Saturday. Edo Queens finished top of Group B with seven points from three games. Egyptian side FC Masar finished as runners-up in the group. Moses Aduku’s side will face ...

The Jigawa State Government has launched a new digital tax payment system to streamline revenue collection and eliminate multiple taxation. Dr Nasiru Sabo Idris, Chairman of Jigawa State Internal Revenue Service (JIRS), said the Jigawa Integrated Tax Administration System (JIGTAS) has been introduced to modernise revenue mobilization and payment processes across the state. Speaking in Dutse over ...

Sokoto is known for leadership and where religious knowledge is deep-rooted. So, leaders from the Caliphate are well respected and honour by people from other parts of the country. The reason is clear, Sokoto is the seat of Caliphate that produced great leaders and Islamic scholars of high repute.   So, nobody expects less when it comes to leadership in the state, but if you are a keen observer ...

Nigeria and India have reaffirmed their commitment to a robust strategic partnership, pledging to strengthen ties in key areas including economic development, defence, healthcare and food security. This is part of the resolution after the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Nigeria at the invitation of President Bola Tinubu. During their bilateral discussion, the two leaders ...

In a frightening encounter that highlights the growing insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Hajiya Rahmatu Sani, a director at the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), shared her disturbing experience of being kidnapped on Friday, October 21. The incident occurred some minutes after 7 a.m. as she was driving to work, shortly after leaving Esteem Boys’ College in ...

A Benin City-based socio-cultural organisation under the aegis of Aigbedo Progressive Alliance (APA), on Thursday, raised the alarm over the appointments so far made by Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, and demanded that Edo South senatorial district be given more slots. Recall that Governor Okpebholo, who assumed office on Tuesday, had announced Barrister Musa Ikhilor as the Secretary to ...