The Nigerian contingent on arrival in Ouagadougou on Saturday By Dianabasi Effiong Nigeria will be up against the representative teams of the Benin Republic and Côte d’Ivoire in the group stages of the WAFU B zonal qualifiers for the 2025 CAF Schools Football Championship. The zonal qualifying tournament will take place in Ouagadougou, capital of…
By Our Reporter KADUNA (CONVERSEER) – The Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CCSG) has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the nomination of Senator Jimoh Ibrahim and former INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as ambassadors, describing the move as strategic and rooted in merit. In a statement issued in Kaduna on Saturday, the Convener of…
By Joe Udo BIRNIN KEBBI (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed that unidentified gunmen attacked its Bakin Ruwa Checkpoint, under the Tuga Border Patrol Formation in Kebbi State, on Thursday night. According to a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, the assault occurred around 10:00 PM, resulting in…
By Joe Udo MAIDUGURI (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian Army has successfully rescued 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Mussa District of Askira/Uba Local Government Area, Borno State. The victims, aged between 15 and 20, were kidnapped on 23 November while harvesting crops on their family farmlands and were freed on Saturday, 29…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has nominated 32 additional persons as ambassadors and high commissioners. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, on Saturday, 29 November, the president sent the names of the 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days…
