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By Moshood Oshunfurewa The machinery of Nigeria’s democracy is grinding towards 2027, yet the omens are anything but auspicious. What we are witnessing is not the meticulous preparation for a credible election, but the slow, deliberate construction of a political powder keg. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), an institution whose credibility was already left […]

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has activated its zonal directorates and operations offices across 15 states following a high-risk flood alert issued by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA. The move came as rising river levels heightened the risk of riverine flooding in Imo, Cross River, Ebonyi, Benue, Anambra, Akwa […]

Linguists estimate that if current non-transmission trends persist, many of Nigeria’s more than 500 indigenous languages could face severe endangerment or extinction within 50 to 70 years. Children, parents and experts said urban lifestyles had reduced children’s exposure to indigenous languages and weakened intergenerational transmission. Maimuna Egigogo, 12, a resident of Kubwa, said that she […]

Lionel Messi was on Tuesday named in Argentina’s squad for a friendly against Benin on October 6, a match that will serve as his farewell appearance after announcing his international retirement last month. The 39-year-old said in August he was retiring from Argentina duty after a two-decade international career that included winning the 2022 World […]

The Federal Government has raised about N1.23 trillion through two bond issuances to tackle N4 trillion legacy debt owed to electricity Generation Companies (GenCos). Mr Akin Odeyemi, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), disclosed this during the ceremony in Abuja on Monday. Odeyemi said the latest Series 2 issuance raised N728.9 billion, […]

MAIDUGURI — Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said the insurgency in the state destroyed more than 5,000 school structures and forced about 2.2 million children out of school at the peak of the crisis. Zulum stated this on Sunday in Maiduguri while inaugurating several completed projects across the state. The governor said the destruction […]

Mr Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has confirmed the collapse of a three-storey building in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, at about 7:00 p.m on Monday. Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, who confirmed the incident in a statement […]

By Daniel Kudayah The Federal Government has deployed 13 emergency ambulances to Ogun State as part of efforts to strengthen pre-hospital and emergency medical care across the country. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, flagged off the deployment in Ogun with the distribution of three Advanced Trauma Life […]

The Argentine Football Association has announced plans to honour Lionel Messi this weekend by pausing domestic matches in the 10th minute for a minute-long applause in recognition of his international career. The tribute follows Messi’s decision to retire from international football after confirming that Argentina’s 2026 World Cup final defeat to Spain was his final […]

Argentina face a testing transition period as they attempt to move on from Lionel Messi’s international retirement, with question marks also hanging over the futures of coach Lionel Scaloni and several ageing players. Messi vacated the famous number 10 shirt on Monday, after 21 years of carrying Argentinian hopes on his shoulders. It was a […]

By Adegboyega Adeleye On Monday, Lionel Messi brought the curtain down on his extraordinary international career, ending a 21-year journey with Argentina that took him from a shy teenager carrying enormous expectations to the country’s most decorated modern footballer. The 39-year-old announced his retirement from international football, weeks after Argentina’s defeat to Spain in the […]

Niger’s presidential guard on Saturday repelled “insurgents from within the armed forces” who tried to enter the presidential palace in Niamey, where shooting was ongoing, a security source told AFP. Heavy gunfire was heard in several neighbourhoods of the capital throughout the night, notably in the city centre near the presidential palace. There were also […]