D’Tigress Fall To France, Bow Out Of Women’s World Cup
The result condemned the African champions to a third consecutive defeat at the tournament, following earlier losses to South Korea and Hungary. Nigeria’s D’Tigress have been eliminated from the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup after suffering a crushing 111-56 defeat…
Germany’s far right scores major election victory
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has scored a historic victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, winning about 44% of the vote in Sunday’s state election. The result represents the AfD’s strongest performance in the state and brings the…
Three Die, 20 Injured In Osun Road Crash
Three people have been killed and about 20 others injured in a road crash along the Ife-Ilesa Expressway in Osun State.The crash, which occurred on Saturday around the Tonkere area between Ile-Ife and Ilesa, involved a Toyota Hiace bus and…
Just In: NOUN Bursar, Nasiru Marafa shot dead in Zamfara
Nasiru Marafa, the Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), is dead.Oladipo Ajayi, NOUN Registrar and Secretary to Council, announced Marafa’s death in a statement on Sunday, saying he was reportedly shot while returning from Gusau, Zamfara State…
Former BBC journalist Stephen Walker dies, aged 61
The award-winning journalist and author Stephen Walker has died at the age of 61. The former BBC Northern Ireland political correspondent wrote five books including biographies of two of the key players in the Northern Ireland peace process John Hume…
Nigerian PhD student stranded in US, seeks financial support
A Nigerian doctoral student at the Florida Institute of Technology in the United States, Omololu Alaba Balogun, has appealed to Nigerians, corporate organisations and the Federal Government for financial assistance to enable him complete his PhD programme in Aviation Science….
Ebola: Why children are last to be treated in medical crises
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been devastating. Since the outbreak began in mid-May, more than 3,000 people have died. Almost half of people infected with Ebola are expected to die, and the mortality rate…
Diri hands over two São Tomé and Príncipe fishermen rescued in Bayelsa to ambassador
Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa, has handed over two fishermen from São Tomé and Príncipe who were rescued after drifting into Nigerian waters. Diri handed over the fishermen, Pedro Mateus and Isnaic Dafonseca, to Carlos Moreno, São Tomé and Príncipe’s…
LAWMA sacks street sweepers, service provider over indiscriminate waste dumping in Lagos
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has disengaged a number of street sweepers, their supervisors and the service provider overseeing their operations following allegations of indiscriminate waste disposal in parts of the state. LAWMA said its investigations and surveillance established…
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Pardons Egyptian Poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has granted a presidential pardon to Egyptian poet and activist Abdul Rahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, just days after an Abu Dhabi court sentenced him to 10 years in prison and imposed a fine…