Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi has declared that his four-year is sacrosanct if elected president in 2027. Obi in a statement issued on Sunday reaffirmed his longstanding pledge to serve only one term of four years if elected President of Nigeria. He also declared that his word is his bond, reiterating his commitment to purposeful leadership over prolonged rule. Referencing global figures such as Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Nelson Mandela, Obi emphasised that great leadership is not measured by the number of years in office, but by the quality and impact…
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for lifting their seventh African championship at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket. TheHintsNews reports that Coach Rena Makama-led female team won the Afrobasket finals by defeating the Malian side, 78-64, in a thrilling match Sunday night at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Tinubu in a statement issued Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga commended the skill, resilience, determination, and teamwork that propelled the team to the fifth consecutive title, and the seventh overall. He praised the team’s determination to…
Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress on Sunday won the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship for the fifth consecutive time after defeating Mali 78–64 in the final at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The feat ensured that the D’Tigress extended their remarkable reign on the continent by winning the title seventh overall. No team has ever achieved five consecutive titles in AfroBasket Women’s history like D’Tigress. Nigeria has lifted the AfroBasket Women’s title in 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025. Their triumph marked their 29th straight win in the competition — an unbeaten…
Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has commended the United Nations for declarating July 7 of every year as ‘World Amotekun Day’ TheHintsNews reports that Amotekun’s formal recognition by the global body (the UN) was made public last week by the President of the World Peace, Amb. Peer Stafsen while presenting the ‘certificate of affiliation’ to the Commandant of the Ondo State Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye (DCC Rtd) in Akure, the state capital. Checks revealed that Ondo State is significant on the issue of Amotekun as its former Governor, late Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, was pivotal in the establishment of the…
Bandits have abducted 23 women in Moriki town, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State while they were out fetching firewood. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred on Friday, August 2, at about 1:30 p.m. Sources said that the women, all residents of Moriki, were ambushed by the bandits in the bush on the outskirts of the town. The victims were taken to an unknown destination by the assailants. On receiving the report, troops of Operation Fansan Yanma with local vigilantes and other security agencies, launched a rescue operation to secure the release of the abducted women. The…
Troops of the 401 Special Forces Brigade/ Sector 1, Operation Whirl Stroke in collaboration with local hunters, have neutralised a bandit during clearance operation around the Tatough general area of Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue state. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 401 Special Forces Brigade/ Sector 1 OPWS, Capt. Abdullahi Osabo, in a statement issued Sunday said the operation, which included a fighting patrol and the escort of bereaved family members to Tse-Ayele village for the burial of a deceased relative, saw troops clear several identified hotspots and key locations, including Mdoor, Anter, Tse-Gegu, Tse-Akaajime, Tse-Agam, and…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three dispatch riders in Gwarimpa, Jahi, and Galadimawa areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday, 30th July, 2025. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday said they were arrested while conducting intelligence-led stop and search operations. He said: “In Abuja, the nation’s Federal Capital Territory, NDLEA operatives conducting intelligence-led stop and search operations in Gwarimpa, Jahi, and Galadimawa areas of the FCT on Wednesday 30th July arrested three dispatch riders: Sabo Sule, 24; Samuel Nnamdi, 28; and Idris Jibrin, 28, for distributing illicit…
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has said that the ceaseless attacks of a member of British Parliament, Kemi Badenock against Nigeria has shown that she needs psychiatric medication and medical attention. He also called on the federal government to declare Kemi Badenock, ‘persona non grata’ and should be banned from setting her foot on the shores of the country again. Fani-Kayode in a post on his verified X handle said as always, Kemi has lied about her experiences at a Nigerian school and confirmed the fact that “she is an affliction and a plague.” He noted: “Outside…
Governor of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke has ordered immediate spot rehabilitation of the very bad areas of Iwo-Osogbo road to ease the burden of motorists as preparation heightens for the full reconstruction. Adeleke gave the directive to the Ministry of Works following increasing deterioration of the central region of the road amidst the current rainy season. Spokesperson to the State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, in a statement issued Sunday said while the procurement process for the reconstruction of the road was almost completed, the state governor ordered the ministry to take remedial action to restore seamless mobility along…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has invalidated the list of all the candidates submitted by the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) faction. TheHintsNews reports that the Supreme Court’s judgment of April 4, 2025 ruled that the tenure of Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party has expired. Prior to the Supreme Court’s judgment, INEC had insisted that Abure’s tenure as National Chairman of the LP had expired in June 2023. Investigation revealed that none of the primaries the Abure’s faction conducted was monitored by officials of the commission, a crucial requirement for validating political…