14-YEAR-OLD NIGERIAN EKUNKE WINS INAUGURAL FIDE WORLD AMATEUR RAPID CHESS TITLE
By Aishat Momoh. O. Fourteen-year-old Nigerian chess prodigy Goodness Ekunke on Wednesday emerged champion of the inaugural International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Amateur Rapid Chess...
LASEMA PROBES FIRE THAT RAZED MAKESHIFT HOMES IN YABA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has launched an investigation into the fire that destroyed a cluster of makeshift residential structures...
WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER FOUR MEN STABBED IN CENTRAL LONDON
Agency Report A 47-year-old woman has been arrested after four men were stabbed in London's Covent Garden on Wednesday in what police described as a...
JIGAWA POLICE ARREST THREE SUSPECTED DRUG DEALERS, RECOVER 5,676 ILLICIT SUBSTANCES
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested three suspected drug dealers and recovered 5,676 pieces of assorted illicit substances during an...
FHA CLEARED N12BN DEBT IN THREE MONTHS, REMITTED N3BN TO FG
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Housing Authority, Oyetunde Ojo, on Wednesday said the agency cleared more...
FLYING EAGLES EDGE CÔTE D’IVOIRE ON PENALTIES TO REACH WAFU B U-20 FINAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. Nigeria's Flying Eagles defeated hosts Côte d'Ivoire 4-3 on penalties on Wednesday to secure a place in the final of the...
DAVIDO URGES PEACE, REJECTS VIOLENCE AHEAD OF OSUN GUBER ELECTION
By Aishat Momoh. O. Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has appealed to residents of Osun State to shun violence and intimidation ahead...
COURT JAILS BDC OPERATOR FOR ILLEGAL FOREX TRADING IN LAGOS
By: Balogun Ibrahim Justice F. N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, convicted and sentenced a bureau de...
U.S. WORLD CUP HOST CITIES DEMAND UNPAID $11M FIFA LEGACY FUNDS
By: Balogun Ibrahim Several U.S. cities that hosted matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup are reportedly demanding millions of dollars in payments they claim...
SEUN KUTI BREAKS SILENCE ON ALLEGED WALKOUT AT PELLER’S WEDDING
By:Tajudeen Aminat Seun Kuti has dismissed reports claiming he stormed out of content creator Peller's wedding in anger over jokes referencing the "Wizkid is bigger...