Tunisian tennis star, Ons Jabeur, a former world number two and one of Africa’s most celebrated athletes, has announced that she is expecting her first child with her husband and fitness coach, Karim Kamoun. The couple shared the joyful news on social media, marking a new chapter in the life of the trailblazing tennis […]
Atalanta BC announced on Monday that head coach Ivan Jurić has been sacked after a dismal start to the 2025‑26 Serie A campaign. The club confirmed his departure in a brief statement, noting that the entire backroom staff Matteo Paro, Miguel Veloso, Pablo Barbero, Stjepan Ostojic and Michele Orecchio were also released. “Atalanta BC announces that it has today relieved Ivan Jurić of […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released a public service announcement on 26 February 2025 confirming that the massive $1.5 billion breach of cryptocurrency exchange Bybit was orchestrated by the North Korean cyber‑espionage collective known as Lazarus Group, also tracked as TraderTraitor and APT38. The agency’s forensic analysis shows the attackers hijacked a routine cold‑to‑hot wallet transfer on 21 February, rerouting […]
A new report on civil registration in Nigeria has revealed alarmingly low birth registration rates across several northern states, raising concerns over identity management, child protection, and access to social services. According to the latest data, Jigawa State recorded the lowest percentage of registered births in the country at 15.7%, followed by Kebbi (18.8%), Sokoto […]
A new demographic analysis has revealed that a higher percentage of children under the age of 18 in southern Nigeria are not living with either of their biological parents compared to those in the northern regions. According to the data, the South-South zone recorded the highest proportion of such children at 13.9%, followed by the […]
President Bola Tinubu is expected to sign the National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill 2025 into law before the end of November, marking a major milestone in Nigeria’s drive toward digital transformation and economic modernization. The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, disclosed this on Monday during a public hearing […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strengthened its position in the Nigerian Senate, increasing its membership to 76 senators after Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The announcement was made during a plenary session of the Senate, where the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, read Jarigbe’s letter of […]
A significant number of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) are currently engaged in the protection of politicians and other Very Important Persons (VIPs), a situation that experts say is raising concerns about inadequate security coverage for ordinary citizens. Reports indicate that roughly 100,000 officers out of the force’s estimated 370,000 personnel are diverted from […]
Nigeria has achieved another landmark in its push for industrial diversification with the commissioning of the SuperTech Methanol and Ammonium Bicarbonate Plant, the first of its kind in the country. The Chinese-owned SuperTech Chemical Industry Limited, which recently relocated its entire production facility from China to Nigeria, has established operations within the Ondo-Linyi Industrial […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has recalled the level of international respect and influence Nigeria commanded during his administration, saying that under his leadership, the United States could not take any major action in Africa without first consulting Nigeria. Obasanjo made the remark on Monday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while speaking at the Presidential Youth Mentorship […]
