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Former England captain and Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has identified Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice as the natural long-term successor to Harry Kane for the national team’s captaincy. Rooney’s endorsement came after he witnessed Rice’s commanding performance in Arsenal’s gritty 1-0 Premier League victory over Everton on Saturday, a result that returned the Gunners…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has issued a formal apology to the nation’s Jewish community following a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, marking one of the deadliest such attacks in the country’s history. “As Prime Minister, I feel the weight of responsibility for an atrocity that happened while I’m Prime…
Nigeria’s trade balance with the United States swung sharply into deficit in the first nine months of 2025, as exports fell by nearly N941 billion and imports more than doubled, according to foreign trade data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The figures reveal a dramatic reversal from the same period in 2024,…
In a decisive enforcement action, at least ten unlicensed traditional medicine practitioners have been arrested and charged in court in Cross River State following a formal petition by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Cross River State branch. The arrests stemmed from a campaign by a group organizing traditional medicine trade fairs at the Calabar…
The recent enactment of Nigeria’s new tax reform laws has ignited a controversy, with allegations of unauthorized alterations prompting calls for an official investigation from civil society and regional groups. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Arewa Youth Assembly are leading demands for transparency and accountability. The suite of laws, signed…
The remaining 130 students abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Niger State, have been released, bringing a definitive end to one of Nigeria’s largest recent mass kidnappings. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Communication, Mr. Sunday Dare, confirmed the development in a post on his official…
Gold prices soared to a historic high on Monday, driven by growing market confidence that the U.S. Federal Reserve will extend its rate-cutting cycle into the coming year. In early trading, the spot price of gold reached an all-time peak of $4,383.76 per ounce, surpassing its previous record of $4,381.52 set in October. The…
A regional assembly in Japan on Monday backed the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power station—a landmark decision that brings the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility a step closer to generating electricity for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The Niigata prefectural assembly approved a supplementary resolution endorsing Governor Hideyo Hanazumi’s earlier decision to…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commenced nationwide sales of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at a pump price of ₦739 per litre across all MRS Oil Nigeria Plc filling stations, in a move expected to ease fuel costs and stabilise Nigeria’s downstream petroleum market. The refinery announced the development in a statement issued on Sunday, describing the…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee meeting on Friday, declared that any challenge to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 would be, in his assessment, an act of political futility. Addressing party leadership at the State House Conference Centre, Shettima framed the upcoming electoral contest as…
