Football icon Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football, ending one of the most celebrated careers in the history of the Argentina national team. The 39-year-old made the announcement on Monday in an emotional post on Instagram, saying the decision had been difficult but necessary. “It was...
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… Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has pledged the accelerated reconstruction of critical public infrastructure in Mallam-Fatori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area, as part of efforts to support residents returning to communities liberated from insurgency. Governor Zulum made the commitment on Monday during a working visit...
Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has called for stronger alignment between Nigeria’s education and skills development system and the growing demand for Nigerian talent in the global economy, saying young Nigerians must be equipped to secure international employment and deliver services to global employers while working from...
Novak Djokovic has crashed out of the US Open after losing to Argentina’s Mariano Navone in the first round. The 39-year-old Serbian lost 7-6, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 after a gruelling four-hour, 36-minute battle. The defeat ended Djokovic’s dream of winning a record 25th Grand Slam title and a...
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced a special passport intervention exercise for Nigerians living in the United Kingdom, following the deployment of a Passport Intervention Team from its headquarters in Abuja. The exercise is being conducted on the directive of the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and is...
Civil servants across Borno State are in a jubilant mood following the payment of leave grants and three years promotional benefits, after Governor Babagana Umara Zulum directed the immediate release of the entitlements to workers. The payments began hitting the accounts of civil servants on Thursday and continued through...
Former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that he can no longer remain in a party whose leaders, according to him, believe that “all is fair in politics.” Sylva announced his resignation with immediate...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected allegations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) that it removed some of the party’s candidates for the 2027 general elections and replaced them with names unknown to the party. The controversy centres particularly on some State House of Assembly constituencies in Anambra...
Nigerian Navy has added forensic investigation and security management to the professional skills of its personnel, with 80 officers and ratings graduating from a specialised training programme in Makurdi, Benue State. The two-week programme, held at the Nigerian Navy Provost and Regulating School, was organised by Naval Headquarters in...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has pledged the support of his administration and the people of the state for the City Boy Movement 2027, a political support group led by the first son of Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima. The governor made the commitment through the Borno...
Nigeria’s diaspora remittance inflows through International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs), rose to a record $947 million (about N1,267,417,450,000) in July 2026, bringing the country closer to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) $1 billion monthly target. The CBN said in a publication on its website that the July figure...
2027 governorship election in Kaduna State is beginning to take shape as a major contest between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with the PDP candidate, Rt. Hon. Usman Shehu Bawa, popularly known as ABG, vowing to wrest power from Governor Uba...
United States (US) has resumed military strikes against Iran, targeting two rocket launchers on Larak Island in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. According to the US military, the operation was carried out on Sunday after intelligence indicated that forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were preparing...
Kaduna-based Islamic scholar and former Special Adviser to two former governors of Kaduna State, Sheikh Haliru Maraya, has warned politicians seeking elective offices in the 2027 elections against making unrealistic promises to Nigerians in their bid to secure votes. Maraya, who spoke on the debate over calls for the...
About 5,000 church leaders, missionaries, theological educators, younger Christian leaders and marketplace professionals are expected to converge on Abuja for the Lausanne Nigeria Congress 2026, the first national Lausanne gathering in the country in more than a decade. The four-day congress, scheduled for October 27 to 30 at the...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of replacing candidates nominated by the party for the 2027 general elections with names it described as unknown and unauthorized. The allegation followed the publication of candidates for the State Houses of Assembly elections by INEC, which...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested three suspected members of a notorious armed robbery and car-snatching syndicate allegedly responsible for a string of vehicle thefts in Kaduna State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The arrests were made by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) during intelligence-led operations...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have successfully foiled a terrorist attack on Kukawa town, Borno State, neutralising several terrorists and significantly degrading the fighting capability and mobility of the terrorist group through a coordinated ground and air response. Acting Military Information Officer,...
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has ordered security agencies to move against a group allegedly operating as Hisbah in parts of Jos North Local Government Area, declaring its activities illegal and warning that the government will not tolerate any attempt to establish a parallel authority in the state. Mutfwang,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally reported the recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa to the African Union @_AfricanUnion, warning that the incidents undermine the continent’s solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence. Specifically, he requested prompt collective action from the continent’s leaders, including...