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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has clarified reports alleging non-payment of promotion and salary arrears, insisting that welfare funds have not been withheld under the current leadership of the service. The clarification followed complaints by some personnel over unpaid promotion arrears between 2022 and 2024, with claims that repeated assurances of payment had…
Global spending on international player transfers in men’s football surged to an all-time high of $13.08 billion (€10.9 billion) in 2025, according to the latest FIFA Global Transfer Market Report released on Wednesday. FIFA revealed that a record 86,158 international transfers were completed across men’s football during the year, underlining the continued commercial expansion of…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed allegations that Nigeria’s newly passed tax laws were altered after leaving the National Assembly, insisting that the versions signed into law fully reflect the resolutions reached by lawmakers. Akpabio addressed the controversy during plenary on Wednesday, following concerns raised by Abdussamad Dakuku, a member of the House of Representatives,…
A Federal High Court has moved to expedite the trial of former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The court announced its intention to conclude the proceedings within the next ten days. This decision follows months of legal arguments surrounding the controversial 2022 Naira redesign policy. Furthermore, the presiding judge has established a final deadline in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially arraigned a former high-ranking official. Dr. Tersoo Loko, the erstwhile Chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, faced the court today. He appeared before Justice Idris Mohammed at the Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi. Alongside him, ten other individuals are facing serious criminal…
China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal syndicate, a powerful scam mafia accused of running brutal fraud compounds in Myanmar and killing workers who attempted to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday. According to Xinhua news agency, the executed individuals were convicted of multiple serious crimes, including homicide, illegal detention,…
Kwara State has secured two Chinese-backed investments valued at about $35 million, marking a significant boost to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s drive to deepen industrialisation and expand the state’s manufacturing base. The investments include a $20 million lithium processing factory and a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant worth over $15 million, both promoted by ER-KANG Company Limited, according…
Victor Osimhen is ready to spearhead Galatasaray’s ambitious quest for European history tonight at the Etihad Stadium. The Turkish champions face a formidable Manchester City side in a high-stakes Champions League encounter. This match represents more than just a fight for knockout qualification for the Istanbul-based giants. Galatasaray currently sits only two goals away from…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the recurring collapse of Nigeria’s national electricity grid, describing the situation as a clear contradiction of the President’s 2022 campaign promise on power supply. In a statement posted on his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, Obi recalled Tinubu’s…
West Ham United completed the signing of winger Adama Traore from Fulham on Wednesday for an undisclosed fee, bringing the 30-year-old speedster back to a club managed by Nuno Espirito Santo, his former boss at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Hammers, currently third from bottom in the Premier League and five points from safety, described the…
