Nigeria’s Flying Eagles began their campaign at the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on a flying note with a 1–0 victory over Tunisia in their opening Group B match on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tightly contested fixture took place at the 30,000-capacity 30 June Air Defence Stadium…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives seized drugs with a street value of N3.428 billion in Lagos and Rivers states. In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the drugs include 3.5 million pills of opioids and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrups. He said the codeine syrups were intercepted…
The U.S. military announced the killing of a senior operative from the terrorist group Hurras al-Din, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, in north-western Syria. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed in a statement that its forces conducted a “precision airstrike” targeting and killing a senior finance and logistics official from Hurras al-Din. “The airstrike is part of…
The Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has amended a two-count charge filed against Sen. Andy uba bordering on alleged fraud to the tune of N400 million. I-G’s counsel, M.L. Anthony, told Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday shortly after the matter was called for Uba and others…
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan has directed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) nationwide to intensify voter education and sensitisation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Amupitan gave the directive on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting with RECs and meeting with swearing-in of the new REC representing Abia, Dr Chukwu Chukwuemeka…
President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans the nation’s financial systems were safe, seeking to project calm following the quick and shocking fall of two banks that prompted fears of a broader disaster “Your deposits will be there when you need them,” he said. U.S. regulators closed the Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after it…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced that the budget defense report for the N54.2 trillion 2025 budget will be presented to the Senate in plenary. He confirmed that members of the Committee on Appropriations will present the report either Wednesday or Thursday this week. Akpabio made this statement on Tuesday during plenary,…
An early morning fire on Sunday swept through a section of the popular Aforigwe Market in Anambra State, south-east Nigeria, destroying shops and goods estimated to be worth millions of naira. The fire broke out in the Umunnachi area of the market in Umudioka community, within Dunukofia Local Government Area. Mr Chukwudi Chiketa, Fire Chief…
Three climbers died after being struck by lightning while hiking in Austria’s Tyrol region at the weekend. The victims were a married couple, both aged 60, and the wife’s 62-year-old brother, police said on Monday. The three were ascending the 2,600-metre-high Mittagsspitze, in the far west of the country, on Sunday when sudden and severe…
Lawmakers from Delta North and nine council chairmen of the senatorial district have rejected proposals to merge the proposed Anioma State with the South-East region, insisting it must remain part of the South-South geopolitical zone. In a joint statement released in Asaba on Sunday, the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to creating Anioma State from the…
