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Shooter Kills Two Children, Injures 17 at Minneapolis Church

A gunman opened fire during a morning Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, killing two children and injuring 17 others, most of them students.   The victims, an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old, were fatally shot while seated in the pews.   Seventeen others, including 14 children and […]

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Football is Dead in Nigeria, Laments Sunday Oliseh as He Decries Lack of Support for Ex-Players

  Former Super Eagles captain and coach, Sunday Oliseh, has delivered a damning verdict on the state of Nigerian football, declaring that “football is dead in Nigeria” due to poor structures, mismanagement, and the neglect of ex-international players who once brought glory to the nation.   Oliseh, who played for Nigeria at the 1994 World […]

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Equatorial Guinea Jails Top Official, Baltasar Engonga Over Sex Tape Scandal, Embezzlement

  A provincial court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced senior government official Baltasar Ebang Engonga to eight years in prison after finding him guilty of embezzling state funds, a case that has gripped the nation following his involvement in a widely circulated sex tape scandal.   The Bioko provincial tribunal convicted Engonga on charges of […]

Ooni–Alaafin Rift: Ex-Government Aide Says Traditional Rulers’ Powers End at Local Government Level

The ongoing supremacy tussle between two of Yorubaland’s foremost monarchs — the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade — has once again thrown the spotlight on the limits of traditional authority in Nigeria. The disagreement, which erupted over the conferment of a Yoruba-wide chieftaincy title, has […]

Over 239 First-Class Lecturers Resign from UNILAG Over Poor Pay, Former VC Laments

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is facing a serious academic crisis as over 239 first-class lecturers have resigned over the past seven years due to poor remuneration and unsatisfactory working conditions, former Vice-Chancellor Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has revealed. Professor Ogundipe, who served as UNILAG’s vice-chancellor until recently, stated that the mass resignation represents a growing […]

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Minister Of Transportation Constitute Committee To Investigate Train Derailment And Profer Permanent Solution

PRESS RELEASE The Minister of Transportation Sen. Said Ahmed Alkali has taken a decisive action following a train derailment which occurred yesterday 26th August, 2025 at Jerre, while proceeding from Abuja-Kaduna, Nigeria. He directed that a committee of all stakeholders be constituted to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the accident; make recommendations on […]

Railway Sabotage Threatens Nigeria’s Infrastructure, Expert Warns

The recent derailment of the Abuja–Kaduna train has raised serious concerns about the security and integrity of Nigeria’s railway network, with experts warning that such incidents are not merely accidents but the result of organized theft and sabotage. Dr. O.A. Ayinde, a public policy analyst and good governance advocate, described the theft of railway components, […]

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Tinubu Vows to Drive Nigeria’s Growth with Technology, Food Security, Draws Inspiration from Brazil

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fast-tracking Nigeria’s development through technology and food security, drawing lessons from Brazil’s economic trajectory. Speaking on Tuesday during an interactive session with Nigerians in Brazil, the President said his government was determined to pursue transformation anchored on innovation, reform, and inclusive growth. “We must bring Nigeria […]