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It was a thrilling and fun-filled Saturday, July 26, as football enthusiasts trooped to Atican Beach, Lekki, in large numbers to enjoy the beautiful game at the Lagos Campus Beach Soccer 2025. After hours of intense competition on the scorching sandy beach, accompanied by electrifying music from DJ Bright, the …

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory are gripped by fear as the dreaded “One Chance” criminal gangs continue their ruthless operations, abducting, robbing, and in many cases, killing innocent citizens, especially young women. Leadership reports that these gangs operate with terrifying precision, disguising themselves as commercial taxi or bus drivers. …

The Kaduna State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of two respected figures in the Nigerian media and academic circles — Dr. Leon Usigbe and Dr. Samson Fagbemi — describing their deaths as a monumental loss to journalism and communication scholarship …

  The leadership crisis within the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has taken a new twist just as leaders of the Port Harcourt Zone of the union unanimously passed a vote of no confidence on the President and the General Secretary of the union.   The …

In a major milestone for Nigeria and the entire West African region, egusi melon seeds sourced from Oyo State are set to travel to the International Space Station as part of a multinational agricultural science mission. This marks the first time an agricultural product native to West Africa will be …

TikTok has never been my thing. I avoid that platform not because some of the viral videos have no cultural value but because the fleeting nature of most of them, somehow reminds me of the generally annoying dumbed-down standard of social media content. Notwithstanding, there are times when I am …

The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted Femi Thomas, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), for breaching the N5 million cash transaction limit stipulated by law for individuals. Presiding over the case, Justice Ayokunle Faji on Thursday delivered judgment on charges involving $2,198,900 filed against …

Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano, Kano State, has convicted and sentenced a TikToker, Abubakar Ibrahim, (a.k.a ‘G-Fresh) and Musician, Hamisu Saíd (a.k.a Hamisu Breaker) for abusing the Naira. They were jailed upon their arraignment by the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial …

The Federal Ministry of Education has officially set 12 years as the minimum age for pupils seeking admission into Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) in non-state schools across Nigeria. The development follows the mandatory completion of six years of primary education. The new guideline is outlined in a policy document …

“We believe the president will listen to the cry of Ndigbo and release Kanu.” A pressure group known as the All Igbo Youth Forum has warned that Igbo youths would boycott the 2027 general elections in Nigeria unless the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, …