…of Youth and Sports in 1995 during the military administration of the late General Sani Abacha and was in charge when Nigeria achieved its historic success at the 1996 Olympic Games. The Dream Team defeated Argentina 3-2 in the final of the men’s football event on August 3, 1996, becoming the first African country to w…
…Abia A 30-year-old school security guard attached to Radiant Glory Academy, Umuichichi, Aba, Abia State, Chidiebere Kalu has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for s3xually abusing a 10-year-old female pupil. The judgment was delivered on August 5, 2026 by the Family Court sitting at the Magistrate Court, Aba. The…
…I don't want to k!ll people" – U.S. President Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/rBGNhnTMqS — YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) August 6, 2026
Nigerian music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has condemned the continued killings in Benue State, describing the attacks on communities in Otukpo Local Government Area as unacceptable. The Benue-born singer spoke on Wednesday during a visit to Otukpo-Nobi, one of the communities recently attacked by…
…Odekina, Abuja The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson, has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving an upward review of salaries and welfare packages for personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, describing the move as a major boost to the country’s security archite…
…remaining passport offices in the South-South, North-East and North-West, including Calabar, Port Harcourt, Uyo, Yenagoa, Bauchi, Gombe, Jalingo, Yola, Farm Centre Kano and Dawakin Kudu Kano. “It is therefore far from the truth to suggest that the Federal Government is attempting to disenfranchise the North or any part…
…Chief Keke Adams, Mr. Timothy Adeyanju (Oluomo Ekitikete), Otunba Adewale Adepoju (Baba Oodua Worldwide), Ambassador Shola Agboola and others who laid the foundation of OPU Canada. He further honoured the memories of the late Madam Olubukola Aina and Madam Odunayo Obasuyi, acknowledging their sacrifices and contributio…
…at the farm before the incident." According to the report, two other workers, Clinton Abang and Amobi Igwe, escaped from the scene before later returning to inform her of the attack. The police said detectives from the Boki Division visited the scene after receiving the report. According to the police, "the corpse of t…
…Engr David Umahi, says President Bola Tinubu will deliver the 700-kilometer Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as scheduled. Umahi gave the assurance late Wednesday while inspecting the level of work at the Ondo section of the coastal highway in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. The minister, who faulted several cri…
…and national productivity,” he said. Responding on behalf of the board, Chairman Prof. Babatunde L. Salako thanked President Tinubu and the Minister of Education for the confidence reposed in the members, pledging their commitment to repositioning technical education. “This inauguration marks the beginning of a new cha…
By Udeme Akpan Aba Power has assured residents and businesses in the Aba Ring-fenced Area that electricity supply will be restored before the end of the week following progress in efforts to resolve the gas supply disruption that plunged the area into darkness. The assurance came as members of the Abia State House of A…
…The town comprises ten villages: Umueze, Umudioka, Eziaja, Etitinabo, Okofia, Umunri, Umuabani, Ezineni, Umukabia, and Ugwudunu. Oral information from elderly people in Neni states that the sons of Nnebo founded the town. Their influence extended to the present Nkwo market in Igbo-Ukwu and the old Aguata LGA. The town…
…Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering education in Nigeria and Africa.Yaba, Lagos state - The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has declared as fake a letter spreading on social media that purports to show a list of 50 secondary schools whose 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examinatio…
…Mr. Festus Keyamo, Chairman of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, Dr Wale Babalakin and chairman of Air Peace Limited, Mr Allen Onyema are the dignitaries billed to lead discussions at the 30th edition of the League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) Annual Conference scheduled for September 10, 2026, a…
…announced this on Wednesday during a press briefing at the Council’s headquarters in Yaba, Lagos, where he released the results of the 2026 Computer-Based WASSCE for school candidates. The WAEC boss disclosed that 1,959,668 candidates from 24,207 schools registered for the examination, while 1,950,726 candidates eventu…
…about your father constantly.""Lydia is dead?"He nodded."My mother believed Daniel abandoned her," George said. "She blamed him until the day she died.">"So you found me because of him?""At first, yes. I wanted answers. But then I fell in love with you.""I know how it sounds. But I never planned for this to happen toda…
…has reaffirmed its support for president Gianni Infantino following a meeting in Rabat, Morocco, where officials discussed the organisation’s governance, communication processes and the fallout from the withdrawn FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal. The meeting, held on Wednesday, was attended by Infantino, FIFA Secretary…
God picked His phone and called Abacha. When God calls you there is no network failure - Dino Melaye warns Tinubu Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has cautioned President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election, drawing a comparison with the late former military Head of State, Sani Abacha.Melaye said th…
…over his handling of the proposal, and calls for him to step down have grown since he abandoned it last Saturday. Carney said Infantino’s reported failure to discuss the plan with FIFA’s senior management team “should be fatal” to his tenure leading world football’s governing body. “This is not how you run any business…
…them on the dangers and consequences of substance abuse. Audu warned offenders to abandon the illicit trade or face arrest, prosecution and forfeiture of assets He described drug abuse as a major threat to the nation’s youth, public safety and socio-economic development. Audu also described the media as a critical part…
…what should happen to his body and organs after death. Career That Shaped Nigerian CinemaBalogun is widely regarded as one of the founding figures of the Nigerian film industry, with a career stretching across several decades and multiple languages, including English, Yoruba, Pidgin and Igbo. He directed his first feat…
By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — Residents and business owners in Aba, covering the nine local government areas of the Ukwa Ngwa zone of Abia State, have lamented the power outage that has persisted for more than two weeks, saying it has adversely affected their lives and businesses. Geometric Power Aba Limited (GPAL), t…
…filmmakers alongside the late Hubert Ogunde, Ade Love, Jab Adu and Moses Olaiya (Baba Sala). by Linda Ikeji at 05/08/2026 4:18 PM | Share this Story
…from Wamba Local Government Area; Ahmed Yakubu Mohammed from Lafia LGA; Hon. Mohammed Baba Shehu from Keffi LGA; Hon. Mohammed Iyimoga from Obi LGA; Adamu Rabecca Kpadji from Wamba LGA; Nawani Aboki from Doma LGA; Jibril Abdullahi Ibrahim, FCNA, from Nasarawa LGA; and Ashefo Daniel Paul, PhD, from Lafia LGA. The Speake…
…operations in Sabon Birni, Sokoto, and Zurmi, Zamfara, also forced terrorists to abandon two kidnapped victims, one of whom sustained gunshot wounds and was evacuated to hospital. The military said that troops also apprehended a suspect linked to attacks in Southern Kaduna during operations in Plateau. “In Mangu, troop…