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Asian powerhouse South Korea will clash with two-time international runners-up Czechia today at the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara for their opening Group A match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Both footballing nations enter the expanded 48-team tournament eager to secure an early advantage in a competitive group that also features tournament co-hosts Mexico and…
The House of Representatives will vote today on a highly anticipated constitutional amendment bill to establish independent state police structures across Nigeria. Lawmakers released the final print of the sweeping Constitution Alteration Bills on Thursday morning ahead of the decisive plenary session in Abuja. Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu confirmed that the lower chamber chose to…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has blamed the failure of some National Assembly members to secure return tickets during party primaries on poor grassroots preparation, disclosing that several of his colleagues are battling hypertension over their political survival. Akpabio spoke on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Abuja at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress…
A former banker dismissed nearly two decades ago over a disputed university degree has secured judgment against his employer, with the National Industrial Court of Nigeria ruling that the bank wrongfully terminated his appointment based on incorrect information supplied by Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Justice Maureen Esowe, sitting at the Lagos Division, ordered the…
Fresh security concerns have emerged in Nigeria’s aviation sector after a privately operated aircraft that reportedly landed on a roadway near Asaba, Delta State, departed the location and returned to Lagos without obtaining regulatory approval. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Director of Public Affairs and Consumer…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered popular social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist Blessing Okoro, widely known as Blessing CEO, remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service pending the start of her trial on September 24, 2026. Justice Yellim Bogoro gave the order on Wednesday after the Economic and…
Persons with disabilities in Bayelsa State now have legal protection against exclusion after Governor Douye Diri signed the Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) Bill into law, alongside legislation formally establishing the Bayelsa Medical University Teaching Hospital (BMUTH). Diri assented to the bills on Wednesday during the 188th State Executive Council meeting at Government House, Yenagoa,…
The Edo State government has ordered the immediate closure of three secondary schools in Akoko Edo Local Government Area after receiving credible intelligence of a planned mass abduction of students by suspected bandits. A circular issued by the State Ministry of Education and signed by its Permanent Secretary, Mr Enodolomwanyi Otamere, directed the shutdown…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, has published alleged WhatsApp conversations that he says support his claims of bribery involving Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress. The posts on his X handle on Wednesday morning followed demands by Obi’s lawyers for N5 billion in damages and a…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has urged those he accuses of sponsoring rising insecurity across Nigeria to stop their actions and allow the administration of President Bola Tinubu to concentrate on governance and development programmes. Speaking on Tuesday at the flag off of the All Progressives Congress campaign for local government council elections…
