The Super Eagles won’t be at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the US, and Mexico! This was after Nigeria lost on penalties to DR Congo in a tightly-contested African play-offs final on Sunday. The game ended 1-1 after normal and extra time. But during penalties, the Leopards of DR Congo overpowered the Super…
A mother of premature triplets in Enugu has appealed for urgent financial assistance as hospital bills for her babies climb to nearly ₦5 million. Mrs Blessing Odenigbo, a fruit seller from Aku in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, delivered the triplets at Divine Assurance Hospital after suffering severe pregnancy complications that forced doctors to perform an…
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has dismissed concerns over internal party issues, insisting that they do not threaten its stability. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday as part of his 78th birthday message, the former Senate President said that internal challenges are a normal part of institutional growth. He stressed…
Pope Francis spent his third night in hospital without complications, a Vatican spokesman said on Monday. He added that the 88-year-old had “a restful night,” breakfasted and read the morning newspapers. The head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics has been hospitalised in a Rome hospital since Friday and is, according to the Vatican, suffering…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed regret over the death of renowned business mogul, Chief Pascal Dozie, describing him as one of the country’s most undaunted entrepreneurs. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, issued in Abeokuta on Tuesday, Obasanjo said he was saddened by the development. According to him, the…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished more than 30 substructures at River Park Estate in Abuja for violating planning regulations. Director of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima, disclosed this on Wednesday while leading enforcement officers to the site. Galadima said the affected developers went ahead with construction despite the withdrawal of their lease agreements…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has sought partnership with Finland on waste management, agriculture and infrastructural development in the FCT. Wike made the appeal when Finland Ambassador to Nigeria, Sanna Selin, visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. The Minister, who thanked Selin for the visit said, “the FCT Administration will utilise…
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier had expressed scepticism about U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to resettle Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. “I only hear concerns here in the region,’’ he said at a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman on Wednesday during a visit to Jordan. Steinmeier said he was trying to choose…
In a developing crisis for Olympic boxing, Imane Khelif, the Algerian champion poised to compete at the Paris 2024 Games, has been confirmed to possess male chromosomes, as disclosed in a sex-test report from the 2023 World Championships. This announcement follows World Boxing’s recent decision that Khelif must undergo sex screening to compete in women’s…
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, has condemned the deadly Russian missile and drone strikes that began overnight and reportedly targeted 15 regions of the country. Schmale, in a statement on Monday, said that, like millions of people in Ukraine, he spent hours in a shelter that morning due to the ongoing wave…
