JUST IN: SUPER EAGLES PLAYERS BOYCOT TRAINING AHEAD OF CRUNCH WORLD CUP PLAYOFF
Nigeria’s preparations for Thursday’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff against Gabon suffered a major setback on Tuesday as the Super Eagles players and officials...
EFCC ARRESTS FORMER LG CHAIRMANSHIP ASPIRANT FOR N14M FRAUD, IMPERSONATION OF BENUE GOVERNOR’S AIDE
By Aishat Momoh. O. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Makurdi Zonal Directorate, have arrested Fanen Ochough, a former Local Government Chairmanship...
DAMES HUB HOSTS WELLNESS, MENOPAUSE OUTREACH TO HONOUR ALAKE OF EGBA’S 20TH CORONATION ANNIVERSARY
By Aishat Momoh. O. In celebration of the 20th Coronation Anniversary of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III, CFR, the Alake of...
COURT ADJOURNS CHIDINMA OJUKWU’S TRIAL TO NOVEMBER 25 AS CROSS-EXAMINATION CONTINUES
By Aishat Momoh. O. The trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, the first defendant in the alleged murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Usifo...
FUNAAB PROFESSOR TO REWARD BEST VETERINARY GRADUATE WITH N1MILLION CASH PRIZE
A professor in the Department of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has pledged a ₦1 million cash prize...
WIKE ORDERS HALT TO ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENT IN ABUJA, CONDEMNS MILITARY TAKE OVER
The alleged unlawful occupancy of a contested piece of property in Abuja by military soldiers purportedly acting on the directives of a previous Chief of Naval Staff has been denounced as lawless and unacceptable by Barr. Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). After learning that soldiers had pushed away FCTA personnel executing development control orders, Wike personally visited the location on Tuesday. He said that no one, regardless of their prior position, would be permitted to intimidate government officials or impede the application of the law. “You are aware that the land departments and the Development Control have the mandate to monitor illegal development and land grabbing,”...
OYO GOVT, NUT DISPEL RUMOURS OF TEACHER BEING BEATEN TO DEATH IN OGBOMOSO
The Oyo State Government and the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State chapter, have debunked viral reports claiming that a teacher in Ogbomoso, Mr....
BRITISH COUNCIL REPORT REVEALS PERSISTENT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN IN AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES
Despite notable progress in access to education, women across African universities continue to face deep-rooted discrimination, limited leadership opportunities, and restricted access to employability pathways,...
NDLEA ENGAGES US, UK AGENCIES TO PROBE N338BN COCAINE SEIZED AT LAGOS AIRPORT
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR In an effort to identify the individuals responsible for the importation of 1,000 kg of cocaine that was seized at the PTML Terminal of the Tincan Island Port in Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has launched a cooperative investigation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration and the UK National Crime Agency. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi. The statement partly read, “The NDLEA is...
INEC PRESENTS CERTIFICATE OF RETURN TO SOLUDO AND DEPUTY
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR The governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, and his deputy, Onyekachukwu Ibezim, have received certificates of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission. Two days after Soludo and his deputy were proclaimed the winners of the election, on Tuesday in Akwa, Kenneth Ikeagu, the Supervising INEC National Commissioner in charge of the Anambra State election, gave them the certificates. “Section 72(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 mandates the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue a certificate of return within...