Former President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Super Falcons on their remarkable 3–2 victory over hosts Morocco to win a record 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title, describing the achievement as a beacon of hope and national inspiration. In a statement shared via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Sunday, Jonathan praised…
Oksana Oleinik, Curator of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest for Young Photographers, on Wednesday announced the commencement of the 11th edition of the competition. Oleinik who disclosed this in a statement, said the award ceremony for the contest would take place in Moscow from September to October, 2025. According to him, the city…
Football fans across Nigeria and beyond are engaged in a lively debate over who is better: Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen or Georgia’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos, several fans shared strong opinions on the matter. The pair, once teammates at Italian side Napoli, have moved on to…
In a major milestone for Nigeria’s energy sector, Dangote Petroleum Refinery has revealed plans to begin distributing petrol and diesel across the country starting 15 August 2025, signalling a pivotal step towards energy self-sufficiency. The announcement was made in Lagos on Sunday by refinery spokesperson Anthony Chiejina, who disclosed that the company had purchased 4,000…
The Israeli army has intensified its ground offensive in southern Lebanon, deploying a fourth division in its fight against the Islamist Hezbollah militia. A division is a large military unit composed of several brigades and typically includes thousands of soldiers. The army said the 146th Reserve Division has been operating in the western sector of…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will terminate deportation protections for thousands of Hondurans and Nicaraguans in the U.S., according to U.S. government notices posted on Monday. The development is part of a broad effort by President Donald Trump to strip legal status from migrants. The terminations, effective September 6, would end Temporary Protected Status…
Foreign ministers of Arab countries have urged Israel’s complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, including from the Philadelphi Corridor and the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing. The demand was made in a resolution issued after the 162nd session of the Arab League (AL) Council at the ministerial level held in Egypt’s Cairo. The ministers…
Sunday, 13 July 2025 4:30 p.m. (local time): Former President Muhammadu Buhari passes away at a private hospital in London following a prolonged illness. President Bola Tinubu announces Buhari’s death and orders immediate arrangements for his repatriation and burial in accordance with Islamic rites. Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila and members of…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Afam Osigwe (SAN) has set up a three-man caretaker committee, to regulate the affairs of the NBA Orlu branch for the next three months. Osigwe set up the committee following a resolution by the branch’s Appeal Committee, seeking a dissolution of the NBA Orlu branch’s Electoral…
Fox News, the American media giant, has agreed to pay a $787m settlement over a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems, an election technology company, over its coverage of the 2020 United States presidential election. Dominion filed the lawsuit in 2021, alleging that Fox News knowingly aired falsehoods about its voting machines to boost…
