The mini‑tournament in Guadalajara and Monterrey also serves as a test run for two cities set to host World Cup matches in June, giving Mexico a chance to showcase its readiness after recent security concerns.

This followed concerns raised by some stakeholders and former board members of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) over the expiration of the tenure of the Musa Kida-led board.

U.S. news outlet Axios, citing a source with knowledge of the matter, reported that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff told President Donald Trump that Iran had agreed on several key points, including giving up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

Prices had surged in recent weeks in the ongoing conflict with Iran, briefly approaching 120 dollars a barrel.

Gabaya, who is the incumbent chairman of the council, was elected on the platform of the PDP in 2019 and is rounding off his second tenure in June.

Head Coach Eric Chelle had earlier named captain Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi and Ademola Lookman in a 23-man squad for the matches.

North Korea’s rubber-stamp legislature reappointed Kim this week as head of the authoritarian nation’s highest policymaking and governing body.

The attackers invaded the village around 10:30 pm, firing gunshots indiscriminately before fleeing into the surrounding bushes, according to sources from the community.

SpaceX, which dominates the space launch market with its reusable rockets, is owned by Musk alongside several investment funds and tech companies including Google’s parent Alphabet.

Ogbuefi, who resides on Clonard Road in Crumlin, Dublin, received a nine-year sentence, while Silvester, from The Paddocks in Morristown, Newbridge, County Kildare, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.

“President Trump does not bluff and he is prepared to unleash hell. Iran should not miscalculate again.”

The Nigerian Naira opened the mid-week trading session with a slight recovery, paring some of the losses recorded in the previous session as liquidity conditions in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) began to stabilise.

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday flagged-off the distribution of a total sum of $250,000 (N350m) interest free loans to 1,000 Kwarans to empower small business clusters across Kwara communities, strengthen grassroots economies, and scale up sustainable development.

Sokoto State University (SSU) is witnessing a transformation in its academic landscape as more students access loans under the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), a development that is easing financial constraints and expanding access to higher education.

By Omeiza Ajayi & Golok Nanmwa Jos—Some Middle Belt leaders in African Democratic Congress, ADC, and Labour Party want Southern presidency in forthcoming 2027 elections.   While the Middle Belt leaders in ADC said they had  resolved not to field a presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections in the interest of national balance, fairness and […]