Vote counting is underway in Guinea-Bissau following a deeply contentious election that unfolded under heavy security and widespread fears of renewed political instability. The polls, which combined both presidential and legislative elections, drew intense scrutiny as the country’s main opposition party was barred from participating — a decision that significantly heightened tensions ahead of […]
Rangers Football Club has sacked its Chief Executive, Patrick Stewart, and Sporting Director, Kevin Thelwell, in a sweeping overhaul of its senior management. The decision, announced in a brief but decisive club statement, marks one of the most significant internal restructurings at Ibrox in recent years. The move comes just months into the tenure […]
The Zamfara State Government has announced that it will not shut down schools across the state despite heightened concerns over recent abductions and ongoing insecurity in parts of northern Nigeria. The decision was disclosed by the Commissioner for Education, Wadatau Madawaki, following a security assessment involving education authorities and security agencies. Madawaki explained that […]
Employers across the United States announced a staggering 153,074 job cuts in October, marking the highest level for that month since 2003 and making 2025 the worst year for layoffs since 2009, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The surge in layoffs reflects mounting pressure on companies to reduce costs […]
A dramatic and highly unusual hostage exchange has unfolded in Katsina State, where villagers turned the tables on a group of armed bandits by abducting the relatives of their attackers and forcing a swap that led to the safe release of their own kidnapped community members. The confrontation reportedly began when bandits stormed the […]
The Trump administration has quietly dismantled the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — a flagship cost-cutting initiative created to streamline federal operations — nearly eight months before its original mandate was set to expire. The move effectively ends one of the most controversial and high-profile bureaucratic experiments of Donald Trump’s presidency, one that had […]
Spain has made history by becoming the first country in Europe to grant paid medical leave to workers experiencing severe menstrual pain. The groundbreaking legislation, passed as part of a broader sexual and reproductive health reform package, allows affected individuals to take up to five days of state-funded leave each month, depending on the severity […]
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has dismissed a graphic circulating on social media that alleges HIV prevalence in Port Harcourt has risen to an alarming 86 percent. The ministry described the claim as entirely fabricated and warned the public against sharing it. In a statement, officials clarified that no state in […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has confirmed that Nigeria’s capital market will officially migrate to a T+2 settlement cycle for equities trades beginning Friday, November 28, 2025. Under the new framework, trades executed on Nov. 28 will settle by Tuesday, December 2, while transactions carried out before the switchover will still follow the existing […]
