The Nigerian Army Corps of Infantry on Friday held a colourful and emotional pull-out ceremony for 28 senior officers retiring from active service at the Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre in Jaji, Kaduna State.
The retired officers comprised 17 Major-Generals and...
The founder and Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has overtaken South African billionaire Johann Rupert to emerge as Africa’s second-richest individual.
Rabiu’s rise follows one of the largest wealth increases recorded globally this year, according to the Bloomberg...
Colombian singer Shakira and Nigerian Grammy-winning Afrobeat superstar Burna Boy are set to release the official 2026 FIFA World Cup song — “Dai Dai” on May 14.
FIFA selected the song as official song for the global tournament to be...
Nigeria’s Minister-designate for Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, has denied reports claiming he pledged to fix the country’s troubled power grid within three months, describing the reports as a distortion of his comments during his Senate screening.
In a statement issued...
Instagram has officially discontinued support for end-to-end encrypted direct messages as of Friday, marking a major shift in the platform’s privacy features.
The announcement was made through an update on Instagram’s Help page, where users were informed that encrypted messaging...
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has submitted his nomination form to the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Kano State.
The governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, disclosed this in a statement posted...
Arsenal are firmly back in control of the Premier League title race and a win at struggling West Ham on Sunday could all but seal the Gunners' first English title in 22 years.
Manchester City stormed back into contention last...
Oil prices rose about 1% on Friday, May 8, 2026, after renewed fighting broke out between the United States and Iran.
The clash threatened a shaky ceasefire and dashed hopes for progress on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz,...
By Lukman Abdulmalik
What Is Hantavirus?
Hantavirus is not one disease but a family of viruses carried primarily by rodents. Different rodent species carry different strains, and the illness they cause in humans varies significantly depending on the strain involved.
The hantavirus...
The Nigerian stock market closed on a negative note as investors lost N1.92 trillion, following sell-offs in banking and cement stocks on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
This is amid reactions to new regulatory guidelines by the Central Bank of Nigeria...
