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Nigerian MMA prospects David Samuel and Juliet Ukah secured impressive victories at the Professional Fighters League (PFL) event in Pretoria, South Africa. Samuel dominated his welterweight tournament bout, stopping Abdelrahman Mohammad with a first-round submission after showcasing sharp striking. Ukah, a Police Corporal known as “Golden Bones,” maintained her unbeaten record by earning a split…
Oil prices spiked on Monday after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, reversing a brief reopening of the vital waterway. This escalation follows a US-led blockade of Iranian ports and the seizure of an Iranian vessel by an American destroyer. Tehran now threatens to target any ship attempting to bypass its restrictions. The move casts…
The stark reality that more than half of Nigeria’s children sleep unprotected from malaria-carrying mosquitoes is drawing renewed focus as the nation prepares to mark the 2026 World Malaria Day. According to the Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey (NMIS) 2025, just 44.9 per cent of children sleep inside an insecticide-treated net (ITN), while a troubling…
Hollywood honoured Eddie Murphy with the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dolby Theatre on Saturday. Peers and family gathered to celebrate his five-decade career in comedy and film. The 65-year-old icon appeared visibly moved as stars offered prolonged standing ovations. Spike Lee presented the award, noting Murphy’s profound influence on national morale….
A sophisticated wave of ransomware attacks has battered Nigerian government agencies and tier-1 financial institutions over the past three weeks, exposing deep fragilities in the nation’s digitising economy. Reports from the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) confirm that “coordinated and sophisticated” threat actors have breached critical infrastructure, causing…
Gunmen abducted 15 passengers on the Calabar-Oron waterways last Friday. The victims were travelling by ferry from Cross River to Akwa Ibom when the attackers struck. Police confirmed the incident following a report from a naval officer. Security forces now scramble to track the kidnappers. The trail remains cold for now. The Cross River police…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a nationwide surveillance and mop-up operation following the discovery of unregistered and suspected counterfeit toothpaste products bearing the “Coglaet” brand in Kaduna State, in what the agency describes as a potential risk to public health and safety. The development stems from…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry declared Monday that Washington is not genuinely pursuing a diplomatic resolution to the weeks-long war, accusing the United States of repeated ceasefire violations that have undermined fragile truce efforts. Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, speaking at a weekly press briefing in Tehran, said American actions “do not in any way indicate seriousness…
The Nigerian Exchange Limited has extended its daily trading session to seven hours, effective Monday, 27 April 2026, as the bourse moves to deepen liquidity and align more closely with global market standards. Trading will now commence at 9:00am and close at 4:00pm West Africa Time, replacing the previous four-hour, thirty-minute window that ran…
A formal notice issued by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on April 17, 2026, warning broadcasters against expressing personal opinions, allegedly intimidating guests, or deviating from neutrality, has triggered sharp condemnation from former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), and Amnesty International. The commission, citing a rise in breaches of…
