Author: Tahir Ahmed

By Abubakar Yunusa Senegal on Wednesday called for an “independent international investigation” into corruption following the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) decision to strip the country of its Africa Cup of Nations title and award it to Morocco. The cause of the controversy stemmed from several Senegalese players walking off the pitch in Rabat during the final on January 18 in protest when the hosts were awarded a penalty late in second-half stoppage time. After Senegal’s players eventually returned having been coaxed back onto the pitch by captain Sadio Mane, Morocco missed the penalty and Pape Gueye went on to…

arry Kane scored in each half as Bayern Munich thumped Atalanta 4-1 at home in the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday, winning 10-2 on aggregate to book a quarter-final date with Real Madrid. Captaining Bayern in the Champions League for the first time, Kane converted a penalty with 25 minutes played and added another goal early in the second-half, bringing his career Champions League tally to 50 in 66 games. Lennart Karl and Luis Diaz also got on the scoresheet for the hosts as Bayern again steamrolled the visitors, who picked up a late consolation through Lazar Samardzic. Bayern…

By NEXTER At a time when many small and medium scale businesses are struggling with stock discrepancies, scattered records, delayed payments, and unclear profitability, a software called AR Pro365 has been launched and designed to tackle the problems. One of the Founders and the Business Risk Strategist of AR Pro 365, Uchechi Olanrewaju, stated this at a press briefing in Abuja yesterday. She described AR Pro365 as an innovative all-in-one software designed to reshape how businesses manage sales, inventory, expenses, customer payments, and accounts receivables. She praised the software for introducing one of the most accessible record-keeping systems ever seen…

By Attayi Mohammed Ajobe The exit of a frontline opposition leader, David Ombugadu will further incapacitate the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while bolstering the fortune of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, party ahead of the 2027 general elections in Nasarawa State. It is no doubt the worst of times for the hitherto main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State. The loss of its key stakeholder and lifeline, Dr. David Ombugadu to the governing All Progressives Congress will be the last straw for a party which has long been gasping for breath. In a deft political move, the…

By NEXTER Kashim Musa Tumsah MFR, Yobe State governorship hopeful in the coming 2027 general elections has so far provided nutritious meals to over 200,000 residents of the state in the first half (15 days) of this year’s Ramadan fast. The Ramadan feeding programme and welfare are part of KMT’s annual gesture extended to especially the needy, orphans and even some households for them to break the daily Ramadan fast with relative ease, peace of mind and comfort. The figure was obtained as an estimate from the designated KMT Ramadan Feeding centres and mobile feeding scheme spread throughout the three…

By Abu Yunus, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has directed senior officers to lead by example and enforce discipline across commands nationwide. He warned that professionalism and ethical conduct must define the Nigeria Police Force at all times. The Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement posted on the Force’s official social media handles. The IGP, according to the statement, also ordered the strengthening of internal accountability structures, including the Complaints Response Unit and the X-Squad, to ensure no officer operates above the law. Disu spoke on Wednesday during his maiden conference with…

By Abu Yunus,Abuja The Police Service Commission has begun a crucial training for its staff as part of moves to implement the Federal Government’s directive to recruit 50,000 additional personnel into the Nigeria Police Force. The Commission’s Head of Protocol and Public Affairs, Torty Njoku Kalu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. The workshop, which opened in Abuja, is aimed at equipping staff with the skills and procedural knowledge required to handle what officials described as a landmark recruitment exercise. Declaring the session open on behalf of the PSC Chairman, Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (retd.) said the exercise…

By NEXTER President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday nominated Mr Taiwo Oyedele as the Minister of State for Finance, replacing Dr Doris Anite-Uzoka. According to a release issued on Tuesday by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, Anite-Uzoka will now move to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as the Minister of State, her third portfolio in the administration. The president has conveyed the nomination of Oyedele to the Senate for confirmation in a letter to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Until Tinubu nominated him as a minister, Oyedele from Ikaram Akoko, Ondo State, was the chairman of the Presidential Committee on…

By Linus Lucrative The Nasarawa State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has again, through consensus, returned Dr Aliyu Bello as the party chairman. Bello, who earlier served a term as the Party Chairman, was returned through affirmation alongside 80 per cent of the state working committee for another term. Speaking shortly after the affirmation on Tuesday in Lafia, Dr Aliyu Bello expressed appreciation to the members of the party for the confidence reposed in his leadership. He said that the newly inaugurated state working committee would work with all organs of the party, ty including Local Government officials across…

By NEXTER Development advocate and All Progresses Congress (APC) governorship aspirant for Yobe state in the coming 2027 general elections, Kashim Musa Tumsah MFR, has completed the full JAMB 2026 examination registration of over 500 students drawn from the state. This is in fulfilment of the routine annual sponsorship of eligible students preparing for the examination initiated and executed by KMT JAMB Sponsorship Programme that has been running over the years. Under the scheme, eligible students, mostly from poor backgrounds, are randomly selected from each of the 178 wards across the 17 local government areas of the state with their…