Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Sunday passed a motion calling for preparations to ban the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), as the party faithful convened in Berlin for the close of its three-day national conference. “The moment at which domestic intelligence says this is a confirmed right-wing extremist party, there is no more room…
The Lagos State Council of Tradesmen and Artisans (LASCOTA), Ifako-Ijaiye chapter, has endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates in the upcoming local government elections. The endorsement was given during a visit by the APC delegation, led by Deacon Banjo Omole and Evang. Mrs. Funke Olaleye, to the LASCOTA Secretariat on June 27,…
The Chairman/CEO of Atakata Construction Limited, Prince Ugochukwu Nnaji, has praised Governor Peter Mbah’s administration for its remarkable achievements in infrastructure development, security, water supply, education, healthcare, and transportation. According to Nnaji, the state’s infrastructure has undergone a significant transformation under Governor Mbah’s leadership. “We, the people of Enugu state have never seen this kind…
by Damilola Omosebi As Nigerians, we are all hurtling towards old age, and it is imperative that we address the pension system that is supposed to support us in our twilight years. The current Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) has been criticized for being exploitative, with pension administrators profiting from retirees’ savings while the latter struggles…
The National Association of Women in Sports (NAWIS) has commended the National Sports Commission (NSC) for its supervisory role in the recent election of Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju as the NAWIS representative to the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) board. Following the election, which took place in Abuja, the NSC Director General, Hon. Bukola Olopade, held a…
The Lagos State Council of Tradesmen and Artisans (LASCOTA), Ifako-Ijaiye Chapter, has officially endorsed the re-election bid of Executive Chairman Prince Usman Akanbi Hamzat (UAH) and his Vice Chairman, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Awoniyi-Akerele. The endorsement ceremony, held at the Multipurpose Hall of the Council Secretariat in Idiagbon on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, drew a large gathering…
The founder of SamKay Athletics Club, Dr. Kola Oredipe, has reached out to the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) for support as he vies for the South-South zonal position on the board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN). Dr. Oredipe made the appeal during a press briefing at the Media Centre of the…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Xi assured each other they were open to cooperating on overcoming global challenges. By Michael Fischer and Jörn Petring, dpa German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to support international efforts to get Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, in a first phone call between…
The German military entered what Chancellor Friedrich Merz described as a “new era” on Thursday, with the launching of its first large unit stationed permanently in another country. Merz and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda both attended the roll-call ceremony for the new armoured brigade in the centre of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. The deployment came…
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has announced increased surveillance following alleged acts of sabotage by Russia’s so-called shadow fleet on cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea, in comments released on Saturday. “We, as neighbour, NATO and the EU, are countering hybrid threats with all our might, including further patrols,” Wadephul told the Welt am…
