Author: Press Room

To avoid the painful and bitter experience of the 2025 general elections, when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) refused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the right to vote in the legislative election, the party on Saturday, October 25, 2025, spent the whole day conducting their congress. The congress comprised all 17 local government areas, where delegates had already been chosen and posts shared, with members attending primarily for voice votes or affirmation of elected representatives. During the last general elections of 2023, the electoral umpire, INEC, refused the PDP the right to vote on the grounds that the party…

The kick-off to the Africa Cup of Nations Tournament in Morocco is just under two months away, and anticipation is building ahead of the continental special, Soccernet.ng reports. 24 countries will battle for Africa’s most prestigious football crown, but which one will emerge victorious is currently unknown. Nigeria and Ivory Coast battled it out last year in the final, but the hosts emerged victorious, as Sebastien Haller made history by scoring the winner after overcoming a battle with testicular cancer. That is also one of the stories the competition tells, as the connection goes beyond just football. A friendly throwback…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested a 60-year-old prominent Benue-based member of an orphanage owners’ umbrella body in Nigeria and founder of the National Council of Child’s Right Advocates of Nigeria (NACCRAN), in connection with a large-scale child trafficking operation. Meanwhile, a complainant whose name remains undisclosed for legal reasons has said that he paid ₦2.8 million as adoption fee and an additional ₦100,000 consultancy fee to a syndicate member operating under the guise of an orphanage. In an operation led by NAPTIP’s Markudi Command following a tip-off, 26 children have been rescued…

Coinbase’s experimental x402 payments protocol, designed to let AI agents and humans pay directly in stablecoins over the internet, has exploded in activity. Key Takeaways: Coinbase’s x402 protocol saw a 10,000% surge in transactions, processing nearly 500,000 payments in one week. The protocol revives the HTTP 402 “Payment Required” code to enable instant on-chain stablecoin payments. Rising developer interest has fueled x402-powered token launches. According to data from Dune Analytics, the payments protocol has surged more than 10,000% in transactions over the past month.Coinbase’s x402 Revives HTTP 402 to Enable Instant On-Chain PaymentsOriginally introduced in May, x402 reimagines the long-unused…

Chima Azubuike The Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency and the United Nations Children’s Fund have intensified joint supervision across the state to ensure the successful implementation of the ongoing Integrated Measles-Rubella (MR), Polio, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), and Routine Immunisation (RI) campaigns. A high-level UNICEF delegation, led by Dr Rownak Khan, UNICEF Deputy Representative in Nigeria, and Mr Shaikh Kabir, Health Manager for Immunisation, was received by the Executive Secretary of the GSPHCDA, Dr. Abdulrahman Shu’aibu. During the three-day mission, the team visited several sites, including the state’s Cold and Dry Stores, to assess vaccine storage facilities and campaign…

Flying Eagles’ Daniel Bameyi has been linked with a move from Nigeria Premier Football League side Bayelsa United to Europe… Flying Eagles captain Daniel Bameyi says he is fully settled at Slovenian side Primorje and is determined to deliver performances that will make the club’s supporters proud, Soccernet.ng reports. The teenage defender, who also earned a 2025 CAF Young Player of the Year nomination, believes the move has come at the right time in his career. Bameyi has been tipped as one of Nigeria’s most promising young players, having previously featured for the Super Eagles and impressed in major youth…

A fresh crisis is brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as federal lawmakers from the Southeast have threatened to boycott the party’s forthcoming national convention in Ibadan over alleged moves to rezone the position of National Woman Leader from the Southeast to the South South. The lawmakers, led by the member representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, accused Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, of masterminding the plan to alter the existing zoning arrangement, saying it is an attempt to humiliate and alienate the Southeast within the party. They warned that the PDP risks further…

Against the backdrop of off-cycle elections in Anambra, Osun and Ekiti states, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, on Sunday charged the newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, not to succumb to intimidation and harassment by the opposition in the discharge of his duties. He also urged the INEC boss to demonstrate a high level of courage and integrity in the face of intimidation from politicians, especially opposition parties, ahead of the off-cycle and general elections. In a statement forwarded to journalists, Oyintiloye, who hitherto represented…

Morocco are hosts of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations… The last three years have been big for Morocco and Moroccan football. Three years ago the Moroccan men’s team became the first African team to reach the semifinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. During the 2024 Olympics, the Under-23 team went all the way to win their first-ever bronze medal. They have also dominated the CHAN, winning the 2018, 2020, and 2024 editions. All of these achievements are just the fruits of investments into sports and sporting facilities. Morocco’s historic World Cup run isn’t a coincidence. Back in 2007,…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained Lagos-based socialite and nightclub proprietor, Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike, following a raid on his establishment in Victoria Island, Lagos State, where a drug-themed party was allegedly happening. The operation, which took place in the early hours of Sunday, 26th October, targeted Proxy Nightclub located at 7 Akin Adesola Street. According to the NDLEA, in a statement on Sunday by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, officers had received intelligence regarding the nature of the event and embedded themselves at the venue from 11 pm on…