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Israel Attacks Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Kills Military Commanders, Top Scientists
ISRAELI military says it launched a wave of strikes against Iranian military and nuclear sites in a major escalation against Tehran.Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah...
Alleged Abacha Loots Meant For Economic Empowerment, Al-Mustapha Reveals
RETIRED Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State General Sani Abacha, has refuted claims that the funds recovered by...
Nigeria Would Have Been Better Had MKO Abiola Become President – Son
NIGERIA would have become far better economically had democracy hero Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola been allowed to become president in 1993, his son...
June 12: ‘Call Me Names,’ Tinubu Promises To Defend Free Speech
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday promised to defend the democratic right of Nigerians to freedom of speech.In his Democracy Day speech at the National...
I Was Naive To Have Criticised Jonathan, El-Rufai Admits
BELLO El-Rufai, a member of the House of Representative and son of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has admitted that he was naive...
Nigerian Arrested International Police For Trafficking 15 Students In Australia
A NIGERIAN-AUSTRALIAN woman, Binta Abubakar, has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police for allegedly trafficking students from Papua New Guinea and forcing them...
Unemployment: Youths Threaten To Shut Down Power Company In Akwa Ibom
YOUTHS from Ikot Abasi Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State are preparing for a three-day protest against Ibom Power Company, alleging the firm...
A Tribute To Uncle Sam At 90 – By Azu Ishiekwene
I ENCOUNTERED the relic of his presence long before I met Sam Amuka, known as Uncle Sam. Inside a room in the far corner...
Democracy Day: Celebrating Achievements Of Professor Pate In Health Ministry – By Aliyu Haidar...
IN an era where the demand for results-driven leadership in public service has never been greater, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate stands out as a...
‘Three Fights Away’, Anthony Joshua To Retire From Boxing In 2026
BRITISH-NIGERIAN, Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua’s illustrious boxing career could come to an end in 2026, according to his long-time promoter, Eddie Hearn.The 35-year-old former two-time...
Brazilian Forward, Matheus Cunha Completes ‘Dream’ Manchester United Move
MATHEUS Cunha said he had “dreamed of wearing the red shirt” of Manchester United after the club confirmed his signing from Wolves on Thursday.United...
Israeli Strikes Kill At Least 52 Across Gaza As UN Demands Ceasefire Vote
ISRAELI attacks have killed at least 52 people across Gaza since dawn, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as the United Nations General Assembly passed...
‘A Loud Noise 30 Seconds After Take Off, The Plane Crashes’, India Crash Survivor...
VIDHI Chaudhary, a senior police officer, said the survivor had been in seat 11A. There could be more survivors among the people in hospital,...
Burundi’s Ruling Party Wins Every Seat In Poll As Rivals Say Democracy ‘Killed’
THE ruling party in Burundi has won all 100 seats in a parliamentary election that the opposition says has "killed" democracy in the central...
Zambia’s President Not Wanted At Predecessor’s Funeral, Family Says
ZAMBIA's former President Edgar Lungu, who died last week, left instructions that his successor Hakainde Hichilema "should not be anywhere near" his body, a...
Presidency Apologises For Mistakenly Naming Fasoranti, Madunagu In Posthumous Honours List
THE Presidency has issued a formal apology after wrongly listing two living Nigerian icons, Pa Reuben Fasoranti and Dr. Edwin Madunagu, under the Posthumous...
All 242 On Board Air India Found Dead In Deadliest Aviation Tragedy
IN what is now confirmed as the world’s deadliest aviation disaster in over a decade, all 242 people on board an Air India flight...
‘It’s A Pleasure To See Opposition In Disarray’, Tinubu’s Full Speech At NASS
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday said his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress, would not close its doors to members of the opposition parties...
FULL LIST: Tinubu Confers Posthumous Honours On Kudirat Abiola, Humphrey Nwosu, Yar’Adua, Others
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday conferred national honours on MKO Abiola, a former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), and Humphrey Nwosu,...
PDP To Nigerians On June 12: Resist Tinubu, APC’s One-Party State Plot
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians to resist what it described as “anti-democratic” designs of the All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly...