South Africa captain Ronwen Williams has urged his teammates not to lose faith in their World Cup campaign despite suffering a 2-0 defeat to Mexico in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has arrested 73 suspects and recovered various illicit drugs during a one-day intelligence-led operation across the state.
Iran on Thursday said it had not reached a final decision on a deal with Washington after US President Donald Trump announced a “great settlement” to end the war.
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Mexico kicked off the 2026 FIFA World Cup in emphatic fashion, defeating South Africa 2-0 before a packed Estadio Azteca on Thursday.
President Bola Tinubu will make a national address on Friday, January 12, in commemoration of Democracy Day.
South Africa coach Hugo Broos had warned his players to be ready for the intimidating atmosphere created by a capacity 80,824 crowd at the imposing concrete arena.
ABUJA — The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has called on Nigerians to safeguard the nation’s democratic gains and support the reforms being implemented by President Bola Tinubu for national growth and prosperity. In a Democracy Day message on Thursday, Yilwatda urged citizens to reflect on the significance of […]
Jarvis was a junior minister for security within the Home Office in embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government.
Leaders of the warring parties in respect of the constituency delineation in Warri Federal Constituency have agreed to end the ongoing protests and occupation of oil facilities following an intervention by President Bola Tinubu. A statement jointly signed by leaders of the Ijaw and Urhobo in Warri, and endorsed on their behalf by the trio […]
Japan will compete in Group F at the 2026 World Cup alongside the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia as they seek to make a deep run in the tournament without their captain.
The deeper reform is not more boreholes. It is an accountability infrastructure that counts what actually works — sensors on installations, community-level functionality audits, data systems
She turned to Abang Kache, a small brook sheltered inside the forest, accessible only after a forty-minute walk across steep terrain
Large deposits of human and animal waste lined the water’s edge and floated in the current. Nomadic shepherds waded in with their herds
On May 25, 2026, the Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service invited this reporter to a press briefing.
For millions of Nigerians, poor telecom service has become more than an inconvenience. It is disrupting businesses, delaying emergency responses, frustrating financial transactions and fueling public anger over the rising cost of digital connectivity.
Nigeria’s digital economy is expanding at an unprecedented rate. Electronic payment transactions crossed the N1 quadrillion mark in 2024, fintech adoption is accelerating, government services are moving online, and businesses are becoming increasingly digital. Yet, alongside this transformation is cybercrime, a growing threat that is quietly draining billions of naira from the economy.
The power of compelling storytelling, amplified by creative talent and modern filmmaking technology, has once again demonstrated its value after telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria rewarded the creators of an outstanding short film with a N5 million cash prize.
TikTok says it removed more than four million videos and interrupted over 86,000 LIVE sessions in Nigeria in the fourth quarter of 2025 as part of efforts to strengthen safety and integrity on the platform.
Across the country, millions of children still study in buildings with broken or no fences, no lighting, no guards, and zero emergency response capability
By Elizabeth Osayande & Ifunanya Ndigwe James Hope University, JHU, has positioned itself uniquely in the Nigerian higher education space by operating strictly as a postgraduate-only institution. The university located at Lekki, Lagos, focuses entirely on advanced learning and executive training. It has unveiled three flagship business programmes designed for a new era of learning shaped […]
By Musa Ubandawaki, SOKOTO In an effort to strengthen education and expand access to learning opportunities, the Sokoto State Government has commenced the construction and upgrading of 56 secondary schools across the state under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, a landmark intervention aimed at improving educational infrastructure and increasing school enrolment, […]
By Elizabeth Osayande Barely six months after a book launch in his honour, Professor Ademola S. Tayo, Babcock University’s immediate past President/Vice-Chancellor, has pledged the proceeds to fund an educational support initiative for indigent students. The initiative will provide an annual sponsorship for 10 students from Oke-Ila Orangun and 5 others from Inisha both in Osun […]
