2024 National Sports Festival
28 Aug 2023
The local organising committee (LOC) of the 2024 National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games, has launched their quest for creative groups to produce show-stopping opening and closing ceremonies for the competition. This Gateway Games’ LOC was inaugurated last month by Governor Dapo Abiodun last month. “Ogun State is not just the educational capital, we’re also…
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that NATO must choose whether it really is an ally of Ukraine by accelerating weapons supplies to help his struggling forces.
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Zamfara State government has stated that all political office holders and heads of agencies must get permission before conducting interviews, issuing statements, or airing programmes on television, radio, and social media. Also, the state government warned media organisations to desist from conducting or airing any radio or television programme without the approval of the Ministry…