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WAFCON Winner, Super Falcons Arrive In Abuja

28 July 2025

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have landed in Nigeria from Morocco, where they just clinched a record 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title.  Players and officials of the team arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Monday afternoon. The team arrived to a rousing welcome from fans and government officials, some of whom […]

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Lagos govt urges doctors to shelve three-day warning strike

28 July 2025

The Lagos State Government has appealed to medical doctors to postpone their three-day warning strike, scheduled to begin today, stating that negotiations and engagements with the Medical Guild are ongoing. This was announced in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs at the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo. The government assured […]

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Fame is boring, I just want to live naturally – Osimhen

28 July 2025

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has opened up about the challenges that come with fame, describing it as a restriction on his personal life and freedom. In an interview posted on Monday via X by Instagblog, the Napoli forward shared a personal moment about missing out on his daughter’s first outing due to public attention […]

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SDP expels El-Rufai, bans him for 30 years

28 July 2025

The National Working Committee, Social Democratic Party, has expelled former Kaduna Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, from the party. SDP declared El-Rufai as ineligible to associate with the party in any capacity for the next 30 years. The leadership of the party accused him of falsely parading himself as a party member, manipulating internal processes, and […]

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Court orders NYSC to allow skirts for female corps members

27 July 2025

In a judgement delivered on June 13, 2025, a certified true copy of which was sighted, Justice Hauwa Yilwa held that the NYSC’s enforcement of trousers as the only acceptable uniform for female participants violated the constitutionally guaranteed rights to freedom of religion and human dignity. The cases, initially filed separately by former corps members, […]

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Ex-appointees of Obi, Obiano defect to APC

27 July 2025

Operating under the umbrella of the Anambra State Former Political Appointees, ASFPA, the defectors formally declared their allegiance to the APC during a gathering at the Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Centre, Awka. Prominent among the defectors were the popular political twins Kingsley and Kennedy Ezekwelu, popularly known as the KKs, along with Ngozi Osy, Agbata, […]

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Niger boat accident wipes out family of 10

27 July 2025

The tragic incident occurred around 2 p.m. on Saturday when a boat carrying passengers from Guni in the Munya Local Government Area to a weekly market capsized after hitting a submerged tree log on the river. The Sarkin Ruwa of Zumba, Umar Isah, who confirmed the development, said the victims were mostly traders heading to […]

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Two Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza blast

27 July 2025

“We have lost two young heroes, some of our finest, who gave their lives for the security of our state and the return of all our hostages,” Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on social media. The two soldiers, aged 20 and 22, served in the Golani Infantry Brigade’s 51st Battalion. Israeli military sources said they […]

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Osun faults AGF’s demand for allocation refund

27 July 2025

The demand for refund was contained in the defence filed by the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, in response to a suit by the state government before the Supreme Court. The state is challenging the Federal Government’s decision to withhold its local government allocations. The allocations were suspended following a political tussle […]

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Super Falcons beat Morocco 3–2 to lift WAFCON trophy

27 July 2025

Morocco took an early lead through Ghizlane Chebbak in the 12th minute, and doubled their advantage when Sanaâ Mssoudy found the back of the net in the 24th minute. However, Nigeria responded with a determined second-half performance that turned the game around. Esther Okoronkwo pulled one back for Nigeria in the 64th minute from the […]

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