…Agency unveils week-long activities to mark 2026 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has disclosed that more than 300,000 people are trafficked annually into online scam operations across Southeast Asia, generating an estimated $64 billion for transnational criminal networks. Director-General […]

The 2026 FIFA World Cup ended with Spain defeating Argentina 1-0 after extra time to win the title for the second time in the country’s history.

By Dayo Johnson Akure The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has intervened in the industrial dispute at the Federal University of Technology Teaching Hospital, FUTATH, Akure, by inviting organised labour to a high-level meeting aimed at restoring industrial harmony. The intervention comes after the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, […]

…Signs Executive Order against thuggery in Kano By Dapo Akinrefon Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has inaugurated the Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and signed an Executive Order aimed at curbing thuggery and related criminal activities across the state.This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin […]

…. as trial continues July 28 By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Trial of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, continued on Wednesday with the Federal High Court in Abuja rejecting a document he sought to tender in defence of the cybercrime charges the Department of State Services (DSS) filed against […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo A Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Haliru Maraya, has urged political parties in Kaduna State and other religiously diverse states to avoid presenting same-faith governorship and deputy governorship candidates in the 2027 elections, saying such arrangements could undermine inclusion and social harmony. Maraya, who spoke with journalists in Kaduna, said heterogeneous states should […]

Real Madrid players finished as the highest-scoring club contingent at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, combining for 22 goals across the tournament.

“The destruction of the motorcycles will significantly reduce the terrorists’ ability to conduct rapid raids and reinforcement across the difficult Lake Chad terrain, while the loss of the food stockpile will further degrade their capacity to sustain prolonged operations,” a senior military source said.

…Accuse State Chairman of Abuse of Office, Anti-Party Activities By Adeola Badru IBADAN — A crisis is brewing within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Oyo State as a group of party members has petitioned the national leadership, demanding an investigation into allegations of abuse of office, anti-democratic practices and anti-party conduct against the state […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna State, Hon. Isa Ashiru, has brokered peace among the party’s factional leaders, bringing an end to the leadership crisis that had divided the state chapter. The reconciliation meeting, which lasted about three hours at Ashiru’s office in Kaduna, brought together factional […]