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England captain Harry Kane is the wealthiest player in the Three Lions’ 26-man World Cup 2026 squad, with an estimated net worth of £110 million, according to a published list that reveals a staggering financial gap between the richest and least wealthy members of Thomas Tuchel’s team. The Sun newspaper has compiled the net…
Armed soldiers, police officers, and operatives of multiple security agencies were strategically stationed around the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday ahead of a planned protest demanding the immediate release of abducted schoolchildren and teachers still being held by terrorists in Oyo, Borno and other parts of Nigeria. Security personnel from the Department of…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has argued that votes cast for Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election would ultimately benefit President Bola Tinubu, warning that a divided opposition would only strengthen the incumbent’s chances of securing a second term. Speaking during an interview with Symfoni TV on Wednesday,…
Nigeria has emerged as the most affected country in the latest United States deportation operation, with at least 110 of its nationals listed among 355 West Africans earmarked for removal under the Trump administration’s newly expanded West Africa Operations Watch (WOW) initiative. The list, released by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has emerged as the highest paid manager at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, commanding an annual salary of £8.28m, according to figures compiled by Planet Football ahead of the tournament jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Italian tactician, widely regarded as one of the most…
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Wednesday firmly rejected mounting public calls urging the state government to open negotiations with the bandits responsible for the deadly May 15, 2026 coordinated attack on Ahoro-Esiele in Oriire Local Government Area, instead demanding intensified rescue operations and a permanent military presence in the troubled axis. The…
The Nigerian naira maintained relative stability against the United States dollar on Thursday, June 4, 2026, trading within a tight band across both the official and parallel foreign exchange windows as market reforms continued to anchor price discovery. At the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), the naira was quoted at approximately N1,373.25 per dollar,…
The Nigerian Senate has formally commenced the constitutional process required for the establishment of state police, pledging full legislative backing to overhaul the country’s strained security architecture as banditry, kidnapping and violent crime continue to ravage communities nationwide. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, confirmed the development…
The Nigeria Police Force has opened an investigation into allegations of unauthorised access and leakage of classified voter information from the Independent National Electoral Commission database resulting in the arrest of an INEC electoral officer and the questioning of Lere Olayinka the media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike….
Fresh figures from the National Bureau of Statistics show that Nigeria attracted 10.37 billion dollars in capital importation during the first quarter of 2026. This marks an 83.83 per cent rise from the 5.64 billion dollars recorded in the same period of 2025 and a 60.97 per cent increase from the 6.44 billion dollars…
