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Mass abductions return, 145 missing in four days

Nigeria is witnessing a resurgence of mass abductions as at least 145 people have been kidnapped in Kebbi, Niger and Zamfara states in the past four days. The resurgence of...

DR Congo end Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup dream

Nigeria’s dream of reaching the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico ended on Sunday in an agonising 4-3 penalty shootout defeat against DR Congo in the...

Nwoko denies marrying Regina Daniels at 17

Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, has dismissed claims by his estranged wife, Regina Daniels, that he married her when she was 17 years old, describing the allegations as...

Tension as Wike, soldiers clash over ex-naval chief’s land

There was drama at Gaduwa village in Abuja on Tuesday when soldiers prevented the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and officials of the FCT Administration from...

INEC declares Soludo winner of Anambra gov poll

The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has been declared the winner of the Saturday, November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election by the Returning...

JUST IN: Court to deliver judgment in Kanu’s terrorism case November 20

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday fixed November 20 for the delivery of judgment in the terrorism case brought against the detained leader of the Indigenous People...

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Court approves three Labs for DNA tests to determine paternity of Mohbad’s son

The Ikorodu High Court in Lagos state has approved three laboratories, two in the United Kingdom and one in the United States where DNA...

Russia threatens to use Nuclear bomb on Ukraine

Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has warned that Moscow could resort to nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict and potentially against...

President Tinubu appoints Tunji Disu as acting Inspector-General of Police as Egbetokun resigns

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has accepted the resignation of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, following the submission of his letter citing pressing...

FCT Council Polls record 14% Turnout Up from 9.4% in 2022 — INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that voter turnout in the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections stood at 14...

Boxers, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao set for professional rematch in Las Vegas in September

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are set to face each other in a stunning rematch in Las Vegas this September. Mayweather, 48, will officially come...