Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has described the death of a renowned Nollywood actor, Alexx Ekubo, as a profound loss to Abia, Nigeria’s entertainment industry and millions of admirers across the world.

The Lagos State Government has announced that the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), popularly known as the Junior WAEC, will commence on June 29 and end on July 6, 2026.

Olatunji Disu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), on Thursday visited the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos, over the recent attacks on the institute by gunmen.

Super subs Johan Manzambi and Ruben Vargas fired Switzerland to a 4-1 win over 10-man Bosnia-Herzegovina in a late rush of goals in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Hamzat made the allegation in a video that has since gone viral on social media, claiming that unnamed individuals were orchestrating schemes aimed at implicating him and jeopardising the operations of Agidigbo FM.

The University of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, was on Thursday thrown into mourning following the killing of a 100-level student by people suspected to be armed robbers.

The Nigerian government has expressed its commitment to sustaining the country’s current zero-case status for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) while positioning the country to play a leading role among African nations in epidemic preparedness and response.

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has called for stronger collaboration, enhanced intelligence sharing and coordinated responses among federal and state actors to tackle Nigeria’s increasingly complex security challenges.

The 22-year-old will become the first signing for Reds boss Andoni Iraola since he replaced the sacked Arne Slot.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday that he had approved a deal with the United States to end the Middle East war despite having a “different view”, without elaborating.