Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd.), has clarified that his newly launched book on Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram is not an attempt to indict anyone, but a call for sober national reflection. Irabor made this known on Friday during the public presentation of the book, Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and […]
Barcelona forward, Lamine Yamal has been ruled out of Spain’s upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Bulgaria after suffering a setback in his recovery from a groin injury. The 18-year-old winger sustained a recurrence of the problem during Wednesday’s 2-1 Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, his first start since August. […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and Meta Platforms, Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, have agreed to pursue an out-of-court settlement in the ongoing dispute over a $32.8 million privacy fine imposed on the tech giant. At the resumed hearing on Friday before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High […]
West Africa is facing an escalating drug crisis, with addiction rates surging among young people and governments declaring emergencies as synthetic substances like kush, opioids, and methamphetamine spread rapidly across the region. Once regarded mainly as a transit hub for international traffickers, the subregion has become a major consumer market. Recent reports from […]
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has called on Nigerians to unite in the fight against insurgency, stressing that military efforts alone cannot bring lasting peace to the country. General Musa made the call during the closing ceremony of Exercise Haske Biyu held at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College […]
The Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle, popularly known as Sego, has denied allegations that he threatened voters ahead of the 2027 general elections. Sego was invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) after a video surfaced online showing him addressing members of the […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could significantly expand gun rights across the country, by deciding whether Americans can carry firearms onto private property that is open to the public without explicit permission from property owners. The case arises from Hawaii, where state law requires concealed-carry permit holders […]
Ibadan witnessed an outpouring of generosity as Ayaba Mutiat Ladoja, former Oyo State First Lady and wife of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, celebrated her 70th birthday by donating over N2 million in cash and items worth several millions of naira to no fewer than 16 orphanages and care homes. The event, which drew family […]
History was made in the Church of England on Friday as Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally was named the new Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to hold the role in the church’s nearly 1,400-year history. Mullally, 63, has served as Bishop of London since 2018, the second most senior clerical post in the […]
