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  Lagos came alive with colour, resilience, and raw athletic energy on Saturday as runners took to the streets for the 2026 Lagos City Marathon, transforming major highways into a moving canvas of determination and celebration. From the first light of the rainy dawn to the final finish-line embraces at Eko Atlantic City, this year’s

Youth leaders from the six states of Nigeria’s North Central region and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have inaugurated national and state executives of a regional youth forum, pledging to focus on voter registration and participation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the event held in Abuja on Saturday, the Director-General of the

President Bola Tinubu has praised the Argungu International Fishing Festival, describing the 83-year-old cultural event as a symbol of unity, resilience, and peaceful coexistence. The President, who attended this year’s festival in Argungu, Kebbi State, on Saturday, said the event reflects the richness of Nigeria’s cultural heritage. “This festival has endured for 83 years, and

Former Minister of State for Health and later Foreign Affairs, Dr Aliyu Idi Hong, has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The formal defection took place on Saturday evening at his home ward in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, where he said it had become inevitable to leave the Peoples Democratic

Beijing’s scrapping of tariffs for all but one African country will start May 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday, according to state media. China already has a zero-tariff policy for imports from 33 African countries, but Beijing said last year it would extend the policy to all 53 of its diplomatic partners on the

President Bola Tinubu and Governor Alex Otti have praised the courageous contributions of the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Azubuike Ihejirika to the security of the country. The two leaders spoke at International Conference Centre Umuahia on Friday during the 70th birthday celebration organized for General Ihejirika, by the Abia State government. In his