

USA, Australia one win away from World Cup last 32
Nigeria to gain as G7 vows tougher action on smuggling networks
Benue commission uncovers N139.8bn unaccounted funds
Lagos Water Transport gets €170m EU investment boost
Insecurity: Oshiomhole advocates review of NSCDC Act
Impunity fueling genocide claims in Nigeria – UN expert
How UK probe destroyed my reputation — Alison-Madueke
Security tightened at Niger airport after attack
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SubscribeMeet three Norway stars whose fathers played at USA 1994 World Cup
More than three decades later, their sons have returned Norway to the World Cup in the United States, ending the country’s 28-year absence from the tournament.
Trump mocks Meloni over photo op; ‘Neither I nor Italy beg,’ PM fires back
“I don’t know why the president of the United States behaves this way with his own allies,” the far-right leader wrote on X.
Insecurity: Oshiomhole advocates review of NSCDC Act
Oshiomhole said the concept of a “civil” defence corps implies a force without firearms, yet operatives are routinely deployed against heavily armed criminals destroying public assets and engaging in illegal oil bunkering.
Terrorism: Bandit kingpin’s mum, sister bag 40-year jail terms
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday convicted and sentenced the mother and sister of late bandit kingpin Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo to forty years in prison each.
Ebola spreading ‘fast’ in DR Congo, warns WHO
“The outbreak remains serious” and is “evolving so fast”, said Marie-Roseline Belizaire, the WHO Africa emergencies chief.
PETROAN urges refiners, importers to reflect downward price adjustment as crude falls
He emphasised that market realities should be reflected in both ex-depot and retail pump prices in the interest of fairness and economic relief for the public.
Israel, Hezbollah agree ceasefire – US official
Talks that were scheduled for Friday between the US and Iran in Switzerland to take the deal to the next stage were postponed amid the fighting, with no new date announced.
NSCDC arrests 2 for allegedly buying diesel stolen from telecom facilities
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, has arrested two suspects for alleged purchased of diesel siphoned from telecommunication towers in the state.
I’d be unemployed without music — Ayra Starr
Speaking in a recent chat with EE72, the singer reflected on her rise to fame, her journey with Mavin Records, and the realities of life in the spotlight.
Nigeria must unite against insecurity – Abdulsalami Abubakar
As insecurity continues across the nation, former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), has said every Nigerian has a stake in the fight against insecurity, saying that defeating terrorism and other criminal activities requires citizens to join hands with security agencies and government at all levels.
‘I’ve never stopped anybody from seeing his children’ – Yul Edochie reacts to claims
Actor and filmmaker Yul Edochie has reacted to social media calls urging him to intervene in a dispute involving his wife, Judy Austin’s ex-husband, Emmanuel Obasi, and issues concerning their children.
Ex-Senegal striker Demba Ba named sporting director at French club
Former Senegal striker Demba Ba was named on Friday as the new sporting director of French Ligue 1 club Le Havre.
Russia’s deputy foreign minister receives Nigeria’s new ambassador
Russia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Borisenko Evgenievich, on Thursday received in audience Nigeria’s newly appointed Ambassador to Russia, Joseph Iji, in Moscow.
Anxiety at UI as SUG confirms abduction of 300-level law student
By Adeola Badru The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the University of Ibadan (UI), has confirmed the abduction of a 300-level female law student, identified simply as Tomisin, and has called for calm as efforts intensified to secure her safe return. In an official statement issued by the union’s President, Comrade Temidayo Adeboye, Tomisin was […]
Retired military officers warn against ethnicising insecurity
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Retired military officers and associates of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar have cautioned Nigerians against blaming the North for the country’s worsening insecurity, insisting that terrorism, banditry and kidnapping have evolved into a nationwide threat affecting all regions. The group made the call on Thursday during a press briefing in Kaduna […]
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