A total of 31 countries have officially qualified for the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. This list includes the three host nations who received automatic berths, as well as teams that have successfully navigated their respective confederation’s qualifying campaigns as of November 2025. […]
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has presented the framework for the state’s 2026 budget, pledging a community-driven fiscal agenda shaped by inputs from residents across all 23 local government areas. Aliyu outlined the priorities during the 2026 Citizen Town Hall Budget Discussion held on Sunday at the Sultan Maccido Institute for Qur’anic and General Studies. […]
New Orleans authorities have filed murder and attempted-murder charges against 27-year-old Chukwuebuka Eweni after a late-night domestic attack left his father dead and his two sisters injured at a home on Pebble Street. Police said officers arrived at the residence around 9:59 p.m. on 11 November and found an unresponsive man with a fatal stab […]
The Peoples Democratic Party in the Southwest has praised Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for what it described as a decisive intervention that helped steer the party through its latest internal crisis and ensured the successful conduct of the national convention in Ibadan. In a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Sunday, the PDP Zonal […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has elected former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), as its new National Chairman following a highly attended national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State. Turaki secured a decisive victory during the election conducted at the Lekan Salami Stadium on Saturday, where accredited delegates from […]
The Presidency said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had dispatched a peace envoy to Plateau State as part of renewed efforts to stabilise troubled communities and deepen interethnic harmony. According to a State House statement issued on Sunday, the President sent Dr. Abiodun Essiet, his Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement for the North Central Zone, […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, a seven-day ultimatum to provide a detailed explanation over alleged financial discrepancies amounting to N3 trillion, as cited in the 2022 report of the Auditor-General of the Federation. The organisation issued the demand in a […]
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has described Nigeria’s wave of violent incidents as deeply distressing, saying the human cost of attacks often leaves him emotional. Speaking at a recent public engagement, the former governor said accounts of fatalities and mass displacement move him profoundly and underscore the urgency of decisive action to protect civilians. […]
A 54-year-old man, identified as Edward Ngozi Odega, has been taken into custody by the Delta State Police Command following allegations that he sexually abused his three daughters over a period of seven years. The victims reported to be 13, 15 and 24 years old came forward during a recent community police outreach, prompting […]
Jamaicans are the most likely people in the world to help a stranger, according to findings published in the 2025 World Happiness/Gallup data cited by local and regional outlets. The island nation leads a small group of countries where spontaneous acts of assistance from giving directions and lending a hand to coming to the […]
