Morocco World Cup win sparks joy, arrests in Netherlands
Morocco's dramatic penalty shoot-out win over the Netherlands sparked scenes of joy Tuesday in The Hague, home to a large Moroccan community, but also violent arrests amid clashes with police.
South Africa police deploy on protesters’ anti-migrant ‘deadline’
Officers were out in force to prevent violence and looting, while hundreds of foreign nationals took refuge in several cities, urgently seeking help to leave.
Air dominance, intelligence surveillance aid rescue of Borno students — CAS
Aneke said that the development disrupted the terrorists’ movement and enabled ground troops to engage the fleeing insurgents and rescue the victims.
FG inaugurates 12-man committee, unveils ₦365m national student research prize
By John Alechenu ABUJA — The Federal Government has inaugurated a 12-member National Laureate Committee to oversee a research awards scheme worth about ₦365 million aimed at recognising outstanding students in Nigerian tertiary institutions. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, inaugurated the committee on Monday at the Digital Resource Centre of the Universal Basic Education […]
Refinery fraud probe: EFCC recovers N38.66bn, property
…Moves to prosecute NNPC officials By Innocent Anaba The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered over N38.66 billion in cash and assets as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged diversion of funds earmarked for the rehabilitation and turnaround maintenance of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries, with several former and serving officials of the […]
Violence against women declines from 9% to 5% in six years— UN Women
By Favour Ulebor Abuja-The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women, has said the prevalence of sexual violence against women in Nigeria declined from 9 per cent in 2018 to 5 per cent in 2024. UN Women Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Beatrice Eyong, disclosed this during the close […]
