By Oluwatimilehin Fajemisin Football and entertainment fans around the world are eagerly anticipating what could become one of the most-watched live performances in history after FIFA confirmed plans for the first-ever halftime show during a FIFA World Cup final. The groundbreaking event is scheduled to take place during the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on…
The Federal Government has strongly denied allegations that it spent more than ₦8 trillion outside the approved 2026 budget, dismissing the claims as a misrepresentation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s recent fiscal assessment and insisting that Nigeria does not operate a “shadow budget.” The controversy erupted after opposition figures, including former presidential candidate Peter…
Rangers International are considering the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, as their home venue for the upcoming CAF Champions League campaign according to variuis sources. Shooting Stars (3SC) are also exploring the same venue for their CAF Confederation Cup home matches. El-Kanemi Warriors are also considering the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, as their home venue for…
Nigeria’s economy received a modest boost on Monday as the naira remained relatively stable in the official foreign exchange market while major fuel suppliers announced fresh reductions in petrol depot prices following Federal Government intervention. The naira continued to trade within a stable range at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), reflecting sustained liquidity and…
Hope has returned to Venezuela’s disaster zone after rescuers pulled a three-year-old child alive from the rubble six days after the country’s devastating twin earthquakes, as search and rescue operations continue against mounting odds. The child, identified as Klieber Morán, was rescued from the collapsed Los Corales Garden 1 residential building in La Guaira State…
Global health authorities are responding to two major public health challenges as the Democratic Republic of Congo begins testing an experimental Ebola treatment while Europe grapples with a deadly heatwave that has claimed more than 1,300 lives. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first patients have been enrolled in a World Health Organization-backed clinical…
Australia has confirmed its first detection of the H5 strain of bird flu, marking a major development in the global spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The discovery means the virus has now been detected across every continent. The case was identified in a migratory brown skua found near Cape Le Grand National Park in…
For years, the public conversation around P-Square’s family feud has been driven by interviews, social media posts and competing narratives. That may be changing. Former P-Square manager Jude Okoye has responded to fresh financial allegations from his younger brother, Peter Okoye (Mr P), by releasing documents, emails and financial records that he says contradict Peter’s…
Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has reportedly joined operatives of the Nigeria Police Force’s Special Tactical Squad (STS) in an early morning operation that led to the rescue of a seven-day-old baby and the bust of an alleged baby factory in Karshi, Abuja. According to videos and updates shared…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has rolled out a new anti-money laundering risk engine designed to detect suspicious cross-border trade activities, strengthen financial intelligence and crack down on wildlife trafficking networks operating through the country’s borders. The new system uses real-time trade data and risk analysis to identify suspicious transactions such as trade mis-invoicing, under-valuation,…
