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The United States made a statement in front of their home crowd on Friday night, thrashing Paraguay 4-1 in their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, with Folarin Balogun grabbing the headlines after becoming the first American since 1930 to score twice in a single World Cup […]
Canada earned a historic point on home soil on Friday, fighting back from a first-half deficit to draw 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina in their opening Group B fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at BMO Field, Toronto, in what marked the first men’s World Cup match ever staged on Canadian soil. Bosnia […]
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has emerged as one of the most active lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly, sponsoring 42 bills within three years, according to official Senate records. The legislative record, covering the period from June 13, 2023, to June 13, 2026, shows sustained activity across key sectors, including governance, […]
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has granted clemency to 97 inmates of the Kaduna Correctional Centre as part of activities marking the 2026 Democracy Day celebration. The governor also announced cash grants and vocational training opportunities for the beneficiaries to support their reintegration into society after release. Speaking during a ceremony at the Kaduna Correctional […]
The District Head of Maganda in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Hussaini Sulaiman, has been killed following a dispute at an illegal gold mining site in the community. Security sources said the incident occurred on Thursday and prompted a response from troops of Operation Fasan Yamma after reports of the killing […]
Troops of the Nigerian Army have successfully repelled an attack by suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province along the Geidam–Maine Soro road in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. The attack occurred in the early hours of Thursday while troops of the 159 Task Force Battalion were conducting a night standby […]
Former Lagos State Governor and former Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Babatunde Fashola, has urged Nigerians to recognise that elections are inherently imperfect and focus instead on strengthening democratic institutions and processes for national development. Fashola made the call on Friday while speaking at The Platform, a public policy forum held in Lagos as […]
Ousmane Dembélé has launched a passionate defence of Kylian Mbappé, describing the recent wave of criticism aimed at his Paris Saint-Germain and France teammate as “very unfair.” Speaking after PSG’s latest Ligue 1 fixture, the winger pushed back against pundits and fans who have scrutinised Mbappé’s recent performances. Dembélé argued that the forward is […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day address, describing it as a speech filled with grand pledges but lacking concrete solutions to Nigeria’s pressing crises. In a statement released on Thursday, the opposition party argued that the president missed a critical opportunity to address the growing hardship, rising insecurity, […]
Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, led a charged Democracy Day protest in Lagos on Friday, issuing a blistering ultimatum to the Federal Government over the worsening insecurity in the country. Speaking at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Falana specifically demanded the immediate and unconditional rescue of dozens of school children recently abducted […]
