Month: July 2025

London, England — Tottenham Hotspur have secured a major summer signing after agreeing to a £55 million deal with West Ham United for Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Kudus. The 24-year-old is expected to undergo a medical on Thursday ahead of finalising a six-year contract with the North London club. Football transfer expert David Ornstein confirmed the […]

Istanbul, Turkey — Super Eagles forward Umar Sadiq is attracting attention from three Turkish Super Lig clubs as Spanish side Real Sociedad prepares to offload the striker this summer. Sadiq, who joined Sociedad in 2022, is no longer in the club’s plans for the upcoming 2025/26 season. Reports from Estadio Deportivo suggest the La Liga […]

Kogi, Nigeria — The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has carried out a joint assessment of the damage caused by recent flooding in parts of Kogi State, particularly in Lokoja and Kabba local government areas. Following initial reports of the flood disaster, NEMA’s Director General, Zubaida Umar, directed the agency’s Abuja Operations Office—responsible for covering […]

Abuja, Nigeria — Two major civil society organisations have urged the federal government to take immediate action over the continued occupation of Osun State local government council secretariats by officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC), despite court rulings declaring their presence illegal. In separate peaceful protests held in Abuja on Wednesday, the Nigeria Society […]

Nigeria – The Senate has launched a comprehensive investigation into the operations of Ponzi schemes in Nigeria, with specific reference to the recent collapse of the Crypto Bullion Exchange (CBEX), which reportedly defrauded Nigerians of over ₦1.3 trillion (approximately $847 million). The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Senator Adetokunbo Abiru (APC, Lagos East), and […]

ABUJA: One of the leaders of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Mallam Salihu Moh. Lukman, has declared that the party’s standard bearer in the 2027 presidential election will emerge through a transparent primary election, saying the party has no special preference. This was as he disclosed that anyone who emerges as candidate of the party […]

Lagos – The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, says the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) will unveil an ambitious 20-year strategic blueprint for traffic management in the state. Giwa said this at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos in commemoration of LASTMA’s 25th anniversary. According to Giwa, the […]

NIGERIA – Popular Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Yul Edochie, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to concentrate on addressing Nigeria’s pressing issues rather than being distracted by conversations surrounding the 2027 general elections. Taking to his Instagram page, the actor stressed that the country is currently grappling with serious challenges, particularly the high cost […]

ABUJA – The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, has said that the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, performed better as FCT Minister than the incumbent minister, Nyesom Wike. This, she noted, is despite the former Rivers State governor’s infrastructure drive in Abuja. Kingibe made the remarks on Tuesday while appearing […]

US/Nigeria – Barely a day after the United States halted the issuance of multiple visa entries to some categories of Nigerian travellers, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has also amended its visa policy to affect Nigerians. The UAE restriction comes 10 months after the UAE amended its visa policy for Nigerians, further restricting the country’s […]