Author: Press Room

All the governors of the All Progressive Congress (APC), under the auspices of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), on Thursday, passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu. The Forum, represented by its Chairman, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, who spoke on behalf of all the Progressive Governors present at the National Summit of the APC held at the Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja, also initiated the motion for adoption of Tinubu as the sole presidential candidate of the APC for the 2027 general elections. The Vice Chairman of the PGF and Governor of Kaduna State,…

Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has stated that his heart is presently at Udinese and he is not thinking about leaving the club despite talks of interest from AC Milan and Bournemouth, Soccernet.ng reports. Okoye has enjoyed a brilliant comeback after it his career suffered a bad dip two years ago, when he was at Watford. The Super Eagles star has now become an important member of the team at Udinese. This season, Okoye has featured for Udinese 24 times and has conceded 37 goals and kept four clean sheet. Maduka Okoye of Udinese Calcio during Serie A (Photo credit:…

The Labour Party (LP) suffered another setback on Thursday as a member of the House of Representatives, Sunday Umehia, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Umehia, who represents the Ezeagu/Udi Federal Constituency of Enugu State, announced his defection in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, which was read on the floor of the green chamber during plenary. In the letter, the lawmaker said division and crisis within the Labour Party were responsible for his decision to join the ruling APC. Since the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on June 13, 2023, about 31…

The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board, Dr. Ibrahim Mustafa, has disclosed the state’s plan to operationalise the Lagos Smart Health Information Platform. He revealed that SHIP is a centralised system that will synchronize patient data across PHC, secondary, and tertiary facilities. “We’re building a future where patient data follows the individual, not the location. This is the future of healthcare, and Lagos is ready to lead,” he said on Thursday at a two-day Progress Review Workshop on the Lagos Primary Health Care Digitization Project. The permanent secretary also announced that after the successful deployment of…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday projected more defections from opposition political parties into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), stating that the realignment is a natural outcome of Nigeria’s evolving democratic landscape. Speaking at the APC National Summit held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he was officially adopted as the party’s sole presidential candidate for the 2027 election, President Tinubu said the APC remains the dominant political platform steering the aspirations of Nigerians. “You don’t blame a people bailing out of a sinking ship,” the President declared. “I’m expecting more to come, that is the game. We are…

Super Eagles and Atalanta forward, Ademola Olajade Lookman, could play his last game for the club against Parma this weekend, Soccernet.ng reports. After a series of loan spells in England and Germany, the 27-year-old finally found his feet in Bergamo after signing for Atalanta in 2022. Lookman has seen his career soar since then, reaching the AFCON 2023 final with the Super Eagles, scoring a hat-trick to win the 2024 UEFA Europa League before carting away the CAF Player of the Year Award. Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman in action for the Super Eagles of Nigeria against Rwanda. [Photo Credit/…

The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has commended the operatives of Man O’ War Railway Command for apprehending one Gift Eseeli (male, 38), an NRC employee at Rafa Yard along the Warri-Itakpe Train Service (WITS) corridor, for alleged cable theft. Preliminary findings indicate that several lengths of 50mm armoured signal cable had been removed from the trackside installations before vigilant officers led by Mr Williams Agiake intercepted the suspect. The stolen items were recovered intact and handed over to the Nigerian Police Force, which has commenced a full investigation. The Managing Director/CEO, Dr Kayode Opeifa, has always stated…

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is “gasping for breath” under the weight of internal crises and defections, attributing its struggles to the growing dominance and performance of the ruling APC. Speaking at the APC National Summit held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Ganduje said the opposition has been weakened by factional infighting and mass defections, many of which have strengthened the ranks of the APC. “The PDP is now gasping for breath,” Ganduje asserted. “Its house is divided, and its…

Ahead of the 2027 poll, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the sole presidential candidate of the party. The decision widely endorsed by members of the Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje led national working committee (NWC) came against the backdrop of the position by the 22 member progressive governors forum (PGF) and both chambers of the national Assembly at the start of the national summit Thursday of party stakeholders held at the presidential villa in Abuja. Ganduje warned against friction and division among the ranks of the party across the country, even as he…

Former Flying Eagles defender Benjamin Fredrick was recently named the Player of the Year for Brentford’s Under-21 team, and he has revealed that his next target is to make his debut for the senior team, Soccernet.ng reports. The 19-year-old center-back was one of the best players in the former Flying Eagles squad that finished third at the 2023 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations and reached the quarterfinals of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup. Shortly after the World Cup, English Premier League club Brentford signed Fredrick for the youth team. He joined on loan initially, but the transfer was made permanent…