THE 10-day nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests that end today, known by the reduplicative compound “Zanga-Zanga” in Hausaphone northern Nigeria, have ruptured the coalition that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu managed to build with a portion of the northern Nigerian Muslim political establishment…
Ukrainian heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, has expressed interest in a potential third showdown with Anthony Joshua. Usyk, who currently holds the WBA ‘super’, WBC, and WBO heavyweight titles, is set to defend his belts against Tyson Fury on December 21 in Saudi Arabia. On the…
THE Federal Government of Nigeria has committed to disbursing a substantial sum of N280 billion to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc for the expedited completion of a critical segment of the Abuja-Kano Highway. This decision was announced by the Minister of…
NO fewer than 100 people have been killed after an Israeli attack on a school in Gaza housing displaced persons. The school, which is located in Gaza City’s Daraj neighbourhood, was said to have been bombed during morning prayers on…
THE United Kingdom has witnessed a dramatic 35 per cent drop in visa applications over the past year, following the introduction of stricter immigration policies aimed at reducing the country’s intake of foreign nationals. According to official figures released…
TWO days to the end of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA is in a closely contested battle with China to top the gold medal count at the 2024 Paris Games. Dozens of medals across 17 different sports are up…
OVER 400 escaped inmates including several Boko Haram terrorists have remained at large for two years after the attack on the Kuje Medium Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Despite ongoing efforts, security agencies have been unable to…
Egyptian Olympic wrestler, Mohamed ‘Kesho’ Ibrahim, has been arrested and detained in Paris on charges of sexual assault. According to a statement from the Paris prosecutor’s office, “At approximately 5 a.m. on August 9, a man born in March 1998 in Egypt,…
Spain secured the 2024 Olympic men’s football gold medal on Friday after a historic triumph over the host nation, France. Naija News reports that Spain clinched the victory with a score of 5-3 after extra time, highlighted by a crucial double from…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Michael Ango as acting Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS). Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office of the FCT Minister, in a statement in Abuja on…
